JEE Main 202324 JanuaryEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2023
- Date
- 24 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Gravitation
JEE Main 2023 · 24 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Gravitation
Given below are two statements: Statement I: Acceleration due to...
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Acceleration due to earth's gravity decreases as you go 'up' or 'down' from earth's surface.
Statement II: Acceleration due to earth's gravity is same at a height '' and depth '' from earth's surface, if .
In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer form the options given below
Options
- AStatement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
- BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- CStatement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
- DBoth Statement I and II are correct
Correct answer
C. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
Step-by-step solution
At any height, [Given: ]
and at any depth,
Clearly, decreases in both cases. But if , then value of will not be the same.
Therefore, statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.