Given below are two statements.
Statement I: A cyclist is moving on an unbanked road with a speed of 
and takes a sharp circular turn along a path of radius of 2 m without reducing the speed. The static friction coefficient is 0.2. The cyclist will not slip and pass the curve. ( 
)
Statement II: If the road is banked at an angle of 
, cyclist can the curve of 2 m radius with speed of 
without slipping.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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: On horizontal ground,
Cyclist will not slip and he can turn safely. So, statement I is true.
If road is banked at 
, then
Similarly, 
Since, speed of cyclist 
is between 
and 
, he can safely turn.
Statements II is true.
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