Question

Statement 1 :The force of attraction due to a hollow spherical shell of uniform density, on a point mass situated inside it is zero.
Statement 2 : The gravitation field due to the shell inside the shell will be zero

• A. Statement $-1$ is true, Statement $-2$ is false
• B. Statement $-1$ is false, Statement $-2$ is true
• C. Statement $-1$ is true, Statement $-2$ is true and Statement $-2$ is a correct explanation for Statement $-1.$
• D. Statement $-1$ is true, Statement $-2$ is true but Statement $-2$ is not a correct explanation for Statement $-1.$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Statement $-1$ is true, Statement $-2$ is true, and
Statement $-2$ is a correct explanation for Statement $-1.$
The shell theorem is true, because gravitational force follows inverse square law.