Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Physics

Question:

When a running horse stops suddenly, the rider bends forward. This is in accordance with which of the following?

Options:

Newton's third law of motion

Law of Gravitation

Law of Inertia

Newton's second law of motion

Correct Answer:

Law of Inertia

Explanation:

Inertia: It is the property of a body by virtue of which the body opposes change in its initial state of rest or motion with uniform speed on a straight line.

Inertia is of two types:

1. Inertia of rest

2. Inertia of motion

Some examples of Inertia/first law:

1. When a car or train starts suddenly, the passengers bend backward.

2. When a running horse stops suddenly, the rider bends forward.