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Isaac Newton was born in . . . . . .
a) USA  
b) England          
c) Japan
d) Russia

b

Newton proposed a theory of causes of motion in his book named . . . . . .
a) philosophiae naturalis principia              
b) opticks
c) the world as I see it        
d) none of these

a

“If the net (external) force acting on an object is zero, the object will maintain its state of rest or uniform motion (constant velocity)”, this is the statement of . . . . . . . .
a) Newton’s 3rd law of motion        
b) Newton’s 1st law of motion
c) Newton’s 2nd law of motion        
d) Newton’s law of universal gravitation

b

The property of a body due to which it resists a change in its state of rest or of uniform motion is known as . . . . . . . .
a) momentum                     
b) friction
c) inertia                                              
d) torque

c

Newton’s first law of motion is also called . . . .
a) law of universal gravitational      
b) law of inertia
c) ohm’s law                        
d) hooke’s law

b

Newton’s first law indicates that a state of rest (zero velocity) and a state of constant velocity are………………
a) different                                           
b) equivalent
c) both a & b                       
d) none of these

b