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JEE Main 2026 · PhysicsMultiple choiceAssertion–reasonMediumConceptual

JEE Main 4 April 2026, Shift 2, Physics Q38

Question 38 of 75 in this shift, Physics question 13 of 25, Section A.

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: In electrostatics, a conductor does not store any net charge inside. Reason R: Inside the capacitor (with no dielectric medium), the free charge carriers, if placed between the plates of capacitor, experience force and drift. Choose the correct answer from the options given below
  1. (1)Both A\mathbf{A} and R\mathbf{R} are true and R\mathbf{R} is the correct explanation of A\mathbf{A}
  2. (2)Both A\mathbf{A} and R\mathbf{R} are true but R\mathbf{R} is NOT the correct explanation of A\mathbf{A}Official answer
  3. (3)A\mathbf{A} is true but R\mathbf{R} is false
  4. (4)A\mathbf{A} is false but R\mathbf{R} is true

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

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