Assertion : Bending a wire does not effect electrical resistance.
Reason : Resistance of wire is proportional ot resistivity of material.
AIIMS 2016, Easy
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Resistance wire $R = \rho \frac {I}{A}$, where $\rho $ is resistivity of material which does not depend on the geometry of wire. Since when wire is bent resistivity, length and area of cross-section do not change, therefore resistance of wire also remain same.
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