The earth, moving around the sun in a circular orbit, is acted upon by a force and hence work must be done on earth by this force.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
It is true that sun applies the force on earth but due to its revolution around the sun a centrifugal force generates which balances the force applied by the sun and hence zero work is done on the earth.

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