Source: Exemplar

A boy is whirling a stone tied with a string in an horizontal circular path. If the string breaks, the stone

Options

Option A

will continue to move in the circular path

Option B

will move along a straight line towards the center of the circular path

Option C is correct

will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path

Option D

will move along a straight line perpendicular to the circular path away from the boy