Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Acceleration due to gravity is different at different places on the surface of earth.
Statement II : Acceleration due to gravity increases as we go down below the earth’s surface.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

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Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Due to Rotation, g varies at different places on earth’s surface.

Acceleration due to gravity decreases as we go down below the earth’s surface.

$g_{d} = g_{s} (1 - \frac{d}{R})$

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