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MPSC Rajyaseva 2024 GS Paper 1 — Question 51

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वर फेकलेल्या कणाची गती शून्य असते परंतु त्याचे त्वरण किती असते ? / A particle thrown up has zero velocity but how much will be the acceleration ?

1)शून्य / Zero
2)अनंत / Infinity
3)गुरुत्वाकर्षणा एवढे त्वरण / Equal to acceleration due to gravity✓ Correct
4)एक / One

At the highest point of its trajectory, a particle thrown upwards has zero instantaneous velocity, but the acceleration acting on it is still the constant acceleration due to gravity (g downwards).

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