The earth pulls all objects towards

its periphery

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its centre

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Both centre and periphery

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Earth never pulls any objects. It is the inbuilt attractive force in a body which attracts it downwards

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The correct option is A its centre
Any object falls down from a tree due to the gravity of earth. In fact, the earth attracts or pulls all the objects towards its centre. Every object falls vertically downwards. This direction is towards the centre of the earth. If it was not towards the centre, then the objects will fall in a direction which is not along the vertical direction.

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