This question contains Statement - 1 and Statement - 2. of the four choices given after the statements, choose the one that best describes the two statements. Statement - 1: For a mass M kept at the center of a cube of side {}' a', the flux of gravitational field passing through its sides 4 π G M. Statement - 2: If the direction of a field due to a point source is radial and its dependence on the distance ' r' from the source is given as \;1/r², its flux through a closed surface depends only on the strength of the source enclosed by the surface and not on the size or shape of the surface. [AIEEE 2008]

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Correct Answer is : Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is a correct explanation forStatement - 1

Gravitation Part 1