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The earth pulls all objects towards
  1. its centre
  2. its periphery
  3. Both centre and periphery
  4. Earth never pulls any objects. It is the inbuilt attractive force in a body which attracts it downwards

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Earth never pulls any objects. It is the inbuilt attractive force in a body which attracts it downwards
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Both centre and periphery
C
its centre
D
its periphery
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Any object falls down from a tree due to the gravity of earth. In fact, the earth attracts or pulls all the objects towards its centre. Every object falls vertically downwards. This direction is towards the centre of the earth. If it was not towards the centre, then the objects will fall in a direction which is not along the vertical direction.

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