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Statement-1: The acceleration of a particle near the earth surface differs slightly from the gravitational acceleration
Statement-2: The earth is not a uniform sphere and because the earth rotates.

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Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true: Statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1

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Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1

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Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.

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Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.

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