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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion (A) : For a simple microscope, the angular size of the object equals the angular size of the image. Reason (R) : Magnification is achieved as the small object can be kept much closer to the eye than 25 cm and hence it subtends a large angle. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

1. A is true but R is false
2. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
3. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
4. A is false but R is true

Correct answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Solution

Both statements are accurate; the assertion correctly describes the relationship between the angular sizes of the object and its image in a simple microscope, while the reason explains how magnification occurs by positioning the object closer to the eye, thereby increasing the angular size.

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