Question

Given below are two statements :
Statement I: An elevator can go up or down with uniform speed when its weight is balanced with the tension of its cable.
Statement II: Force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing on it is more than his/her weight when the elevator goes down with increasing speed.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
• B. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
• C. Both statement I and Statement II are false
• D. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Statement-1
When elevator is moving with uniform speed $T=F_g$

Statement-2
When elevator is going down with increasing speed, its acceleration is downward.
Hence