Given below are two statements :
Statement I: The law of gravitation holds good for any pair of bodies in the universe.
Statement II : The weight of any person becomes zero when the person is at the centre of the earth.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I: The law of gravitation holds good for any pair of bodies in the universe.
Statement II : The weight of any person becomes zero when the person is at the centre of the earth.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- (A)Both statement I and Statement II are true✓ Correct
- (B)Both statement I and Statement II are false
- (C)Statement I is true but Statement II are false
- (D)Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer: (A)
Solution
Statement I is true because the law of gravitation is a universal law that applies to any pair of bodies in the universe.
Statement II is also true. At the center of the Earth, the gravitational field because the mass distribution is symmetric around that point, resulting in zero net gravitational force. Hence, the weight () becomes zero.
Therefore, both statements are true, and the answer is (A).
Statement II is also true. At the center of the Earth, the gravitational field because the mass distribution is symmetric around that point, resulting in zero net gravitational force. Hence, the weight () becomes zero.
Therefore, both statements are true, and the answer is (A).
JEE Main · 2022 · 27 Jun 2022 · Shift 1 · Single correct option