Given below are two statements : Statement I : An elevator can go up or down with uniform speed when its weight is balanced with the tension of its cable. Statement II : Force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing on it is more than his/her weight when the elevator goes down with increasing speed. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Question

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : An elevator can go up or down with uniform speed when its weight is balanced with the tension of its cable.

Statement II : Force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing on it is more than his/her weight when the elevator goes down with increasing speed.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

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