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Consider these two statements: Statement I: Newton's law of gravitation applies to every pair of bodies in the universe. Statement II: A person's weight becomes zero at the centre of the Earth. Choose the correct option about their truth values.

1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Solution

The law of gravitation is universal (true). Inside the Earth, g decreases linearly with depth and reaches zero at the centre, so weight = mg = 0 there (true).

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