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Intensity of gravitational field inside a hollow uniform spherical shell

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is zero at centre but non-zero at other points.
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is non-zero at all points.
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is zero at all points because various region of shell attracts point mass in various directions, these forces cancel each other completely.
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is non-uniform & varies linearly.
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Solution

The correct option is C is zero at all points because various region of shell attracts point mass in various directions, these forces cancel each other completely.
Gravitational field intensity, g=0 inside all points of uniform spherical shell because of given reason in option. It is known as the Shell Theorem.

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