STATEMENT-1A vertical iron rod has a coil of wire wound over it at the bottom end.An alternating current flows in the coil. The rod goes through a conducting ring as shown in the figure. The ring can float at a certain height above the coil.BecauseSTATEMENT-2In the above situation, a current is induced in the ring which interacts with the horizontal component of the magnetic field to produce an average force in the upward direction.

• A. Statement -1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement -2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
• B. Statement -1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement -2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1.
• C. Statement -1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
• D. Statement -1 is False, Statement-2 is True.