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Which of the following statements are true about acceleration due to gravity ?
(a) 'g' decreases in moving away from the centre if `rgtR`
(b) 'g' decreases in moving away from the centre if `rltR`
( c ) 'g' is zero at the centre of earth
(d) 'g' decreases if earth stops rotating on its axis

A

a & b

B

a, b & c

C

a & c

D

a, b, c & d

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