Statement I : The Earth is shaped more like a tangerine. Statement II : The Earth spins faster at the Poles.

Asked in UPSC CAPF 2011 · Topic: The Earth (Shape of the Earth: Geoid, Oblate Spheroid, Gravity)

1. Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
2. Both the statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
3. Statement I is true but statement II is false
4. Statement I is false but statement II is true

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