Statement (I): Leakage reactance of the lower cage in a doub

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Direction: Each of the question consist of two statements, one labeled as the ‘Statement (I)’ and the other as ‘Statement (II)’. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these items using the codes given below:

Statement (I): Leakage reactance of the lower cage in a double-squirrel-cage motor is considerably higher than that of the upper cage.
Statement (II): The lower cage has high permeance for leakage flux.

[ESE (IES) EE 2017 (Technical)]

A Both Statement (I) and Statements (II) are individually true and Statements (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I)

B Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is not the correct explanation of Statement (I)

C Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false

D Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true