Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Rotation of the earth shows effect on the value of acceleration due to gravity (g).
Statement II: The effect of rotation of the earth on the value of ' g ' at the equator is minimum and that at the pole is maximum.
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Rotation affects the value of g as,
where, 
is latitude angle
At poles: 
(no effect)
At equator 
So, g at poles is maximum and at equator, it is minimum.
So, Statement I is true but statement II is false.
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