An unpolarised light of intensity $I$ is passed through two polaroids kept one after the other with their planes parallel to each other. The intensity of light emerging from the second polaroid is $\frac{I}{4}$. The angle between the pass axes of the polaroids is (in $^{\circ}$)

  • A
    $45$
  • B
    $0$
  • C
    $60$
  • D
    $30$

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