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Per NCERT §4.2, Aristotle's fallacy held that a force is required for which condition?
ATo accelerate a body
BTo stop a moving body
CTo change a body's direction
DTo keep a body in uniform motion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. To keep a body in uniform motion
NCERT §4.2: Aristotle wrongly assumed motion needs force to maintain it. Galileo + Newton corrected this — only ACCELERATION needs force.
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