Directions :
The following eight (8) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.
Code :
Statement I : Sound waves can travel through vacuum.
Statement II : Light is an electromagnetic wave and can travel through vacuum.
[amp_mcq option1=”Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I” option2=”Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I” option3=”Statement I is true but Statement II is false” option4=”Statement I is false but Statement II is true” correct=”option4″]
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2018
– Statement II: Light waves are electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic waves do not require a material medium for propagation; they can travel through vacuum. This is why light from the Sun reaches the Earth through the vacuum of space. This statement is true.