Question

Q38. At the poles, weight of a body is :
(A) Minimum
(B) Maximum
(C) Zero
(D) None​

Answer 1

A body weighs more at the poles than at the equator, because the earth is not a perfect square, but it is flattened at the poles. The distance between the equator and the center of the earth is less than at the poles; therefore the force of gravitation is more at the poles than at the equator; and so it weighs more at the poles than equator.

Hence, the weight of a body at the poles will be greater than at the equator.