JEE Main Physics question

A person will get more quantity of matter in kg-wt at **[J & K CET 2004]**

(A)PolesCorrect
(B)At latitude of
(C)Equator
(D)Satellite

Answer: (A)

Solution

The earth is flattened at the poles, so is smallest there, making largest at the poles (and smallest at the equator, where is largest and the rotational effect is greatest). Since a spring balance marked in kg-wt reads

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Question ID VK-154280