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Suppose a tunnel is dug along a diameter of the earth. A particle is dropped from a point a distance h directly above the tunnel. The motion of the particle as seen from the earth is

A

(i), (ii)

B

(i), (iii)

C

(ii), (iii)

D

(iii), (iv)

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D

Force outside tunnel is not proportional to displacement hence, no SHM.
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