Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Statement 1: Mass of a body is defined as the quantity of matter contained in it.
Statement 2: Mass of a body remains constant and does not change from place to place.
Statement 3: Mass of a body can not be zero.
Statement 4: Unit of mass is Newton.

Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.

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Only statement 1 is correct.

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Only statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct .

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Only statements 3 and 4 are correct.

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The correct option is C Only statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct .
Mass is defined as the quantity of matter contained in it. Mass of a body can never be zero because it will imply that no matter is contained in it, which is not possible. Mass of a body remains constant at any point in the universe. The fundamental unit of mass is kg.

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Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Statement 1: Mass of a body is defined as the quantity of matter contained in it.
Statement 2: Mass of a body remains constant and does not change from place to place.
Statement 3: Mass of a body can not be zero.
Statement 4: Unit of mass is Newton.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Statement 1: Mass of a body is defined as the quantity of matter contained in it.
Statement 2: Mass of a body remains constant and does not change from place to place.
Statement 3: Mass of a body cannot be zero.
Statement 4: Unit of mass is kg.

Q. Read the following statements. If they are true for mass, write M against them. If they are true for weight, write W.
(a) It is the gravitational force on the body.
(b) It is the quantity of matter in the body.
(c) It will not change from place to place.
(d) It is measured in Newtons.
(e) It remains the same on the surface of the earth and on the surface of the moon.
(f) It will change from place to place.
(g) It is measured with a spring balance.
(h) It is measured in kilograms.
(i) It becomes zero in outer space.
(j) It is measured with a beam balance.

Statement 1: If the mass of a boy on earth is 50 kg, suddenly if he is taken to mars then mass of the boy would decrease by some factor.

Statement 2: Mass is the measure of quantity of matter contained in an object.

Q. Assertion :STATEMENT-1 : Work done by a force on a body whose center of mass does not move may be non-zero. Reason: STATEMENT-2: Work done by a force depends on the displacement of the centre of mass.

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