Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Motion in a straight Line

Question:

Read the following questions and give your answer using the following options:

Statement - 1 A body may be accelerated even when it is moving uniformly.
Statement - 2 When direction of motion of the body is changing, the body must have acceleration.

Options:

Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is correct explanation for Statement - 1.

Statement - 1 is true; Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is not correct explanation for Statement - 1.

Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is false.

Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true.

Correct Answer:

Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is correct explanation for Statement - 1.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is correct explanation for Statement - 1.

In uniform circular motion, there is acceleration of constant magnitude.