Given below are two statements: Statement I : Virtual images can be formed by both concave and conve

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Given below are two statements: Statement I : Virtual images can be formed by both concave and convex mirrors. Statement II : A convex mirror always forms a magnified virtual image. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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(b) : Statement I is true because a concave mirror forms a virtual image when the object is placed between its pole and principal focus, while a convex mirror always forms a virtual image for real objects. Statement II is false because a convex mirror always forms a diminished (smaller) virtual image, never a magnified one.