Direction: Read the following paragraph and choose the correct option...
According to Newton’s second law of motion the force acting on the body is the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration by which the body is moving.
In case if a body is at a rest position the force acting on the body is equal to the weight of the body which is acting downward on the body and this is equal to the product of mass of the body and the acceleration due to gravity.
⇒ F = W = Mg
Where, W = weight of the body, M = mass of the body and g = acceleration due to gravity.
Now as we know that the acceleration due to gravity is not the same it is dependent on the latitude. I.e. it is increasing on increasing the latitude and vice-versa.
Now as we know that the latitude is minimum at the equator and maximum at the poles on the surface of the earth.
So the acceleration due to gravity is minimum at the equator and maximum at the poles on the surface of the earth.
Now the weight of the body is directly proportional to the acceleration due to the gravity on the surface of the earth.
So the weight of the body is maximum at the poles and minimum at the equator on the surface of the earth.
So this is the required answer.