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A reference frame attached to the earth:...

A reference frame attached to the earth:

A

is an inertial frame by definition

B

cannot be an inertial frame because the Earth is revolving round the Sun

C

is an inertial frame because Newton’s laws are applicable in this frame

D

cannot be an inertial frame because the Earth is rotating about its own axis

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B, D
A rotating or spinning frame is accelerating and hence non-inertial. Option (A) is wrong since Earth is an accelerated frame and hence cannot be an inertial frame.
Option (B) is correct.
Option (C) is incorrect, strictly speaking as Earth is accelerated reference frame (earth is treated as a reference frame for practical examples and Newton’s laws are applicable to it only as a limiting case).
Option D is correct
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