The kinetic energy needed to project a body of mass $m$  from the earth's surface (radius $R$ ) to infinity is

  • A

    $\frac {mgR}{2}$

  • B

    $2mgR$

  • C

    $mgR$

  • D

    $\frac {mgR}{4}$

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