Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Passive solar systems pump a heat-absorbing medium rather than storing heat in a stationary medium.

Statement II:Solar energy can produce high temperatures even in the range of 1000 degrees Celsius or more.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Explanation

The first statement describes pumping a heat-absorbing medium, which is active solar, not the passive kind, so it is wrong.

The second statement that solar energy can reach a thousand degrees Celsius or more is correct.

Passive systems store heat in stationary building mass without pumps, the opposite of the description given.

Concentrating collectors focus sunlight to reach very high temperatures for furnaces and power.

The passive-system claim fails while the high-temperature claim holds.

Solar furnaces at Odeillo demonstrate such extreme concentrated temperatures.

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