Given below are two statements:
Statement I : For a planet, if the ratio of mass of the planet to its radius increases, the escape velocity from the planet also increases.
Statement II: Escape velocity is independent of the radius of the planet.
In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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As, the escape velocity is given by,
If ratio of mass to radius of planet 
increases, the escape velocity also increases.
Escape velocity is inversely proportional to square root of radius of planet.
So, statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.
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