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A tunnel has been dug into a solid sphere of non-uniform mass density as shown in the figure. As one moves from `A` to `B`, the magnitude of gravitational field intensity

A

will continuously decrease

B

will decrease up to the centre of the sphere and then increase

C

may increase or decrease

D

will continuously increase

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The correct Answer is:
C
As the sphere is having non uniform mass density, so nothing can be predicted about the variation of gravitational field intensity.
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