The ratio of the radii of gyration of a circular disc about a tangential axis in the plane of the disc and of a circular ring of the same radius about a tangential axis in the plane of the ring is

  • A
    $2 : 3$
  • B
    $2 : 1$
  • C
    $\sqrt{5} : \sqrt{6}$
  • D
    $1 : \sqrt{2}$

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