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When a body is thrown up, the force of gravity is:

A

in upward direction

B

in downward direction

C

zero

D

in the horizontal direction.

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B
Gravity is the force with which the earth pulls everything towards itself. It is due to gravity that things on earth fall downwards, not upwards.
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