JEE Main Physics question
**Statement 1:** In circular motion, the centripetal and centrifugal forces, acting in opposite directions, balance each other. **Statement 2:** The centripetal force is a real force (in the inertial/ground frame), while the centrifugal force is a pseudo-force (that appears only in the rotating frame); they are not both "real" forces acting together in a single frame.
Answer: (A)
Solution
In the rotating frame, the outward centrifugal pseudo-force exactly cancels the real centripetal force, giving equilibrium there (Statement 1 true); this is consistent
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