The weight of a body is maximum at MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The weight of a body is maximum at
A. Same everywhere
B. Poles
C. Equator
D. Centre of Earth
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
g_pole > g_equator due to less centrifugal effect and Earth's oblateness. At centre g=0, weightless. So weight max at poles.

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If a body travels half the distance with speed v1 and remaining half with speed v2, average speed is
A. (v1+v2)/v1v2
B. √(v1v2)
C. 2v1v2/(v1+v2)
D. (v1+v2)/2

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
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A wire of resistance 6 Ω is stretched to thrice its original length. New resistance is
A. 2 Ω
B. 36 Ω
C. 54 Ω
D. 18 Ω

Correct Answer: Option C


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Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?
A. Gamma rays
B. Ultraviolet
C. X-rays
D. Infrared

Correct Answer: Option A


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