Consider the following statements:1.High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.2.Low clouds have a high absorption of infrared radiation emanating from the Earth's surface and thus cause warming effect.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A

   1 only

   1 only. High clouds are not primarily a cooling reflector in the keyed physics.

2. B

   2 only

   2 only. Low clouds are the stronger reflectors (cooling), not IR absorbers that warm as stated.

3. C

   Both 1 and 2

   Both. Each sentence swaps the usual high/low cloud radiative roles.

4. D

   Neither 1 nor 2

   Neither. High clouds tend to trap outgoing IR (warming); low clouds raise albedo (cooling). The statements reverse that.

Summary. Official key is (d) neither. High, thin clouds are better at trapping long-wave radiation; low, thick clouds reflect solar radiation and cool the surface. Statement 1 and statement 2 swap those roles.