Railways Sample Paper RRBs Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician CBT STAGE-I Sample Paper-27

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    A cricket player catches a fast coming ball by pulling his hands back because

    A)  the ball can come to a position of rest

    B)  the ball can be accelerated

    C)  the ball can exert a greater force

    D)  the ball can exert a lesser force

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    A cricket player lowers his hands to apply a retarding force to change the momentum of the moving ball. By lowering his hands, the time to stop the ball is increased so that r the slayer is not injured. Newton's 2nd law i.e. \[\text{F}=\frac{\text{change}\,\,\text{in}\,\,\text{momentum}}{\text{time}}\]is applied.


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