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UPSC Prelims 1990Question 48Science & Technology

Assertion (A): A tennis ball will bounce higher inCalcutta than it would in Shimla. Reason (R): The downward pull due to gravity is less and air is more rarefied in Shimla than in Calcutta.

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  1. (a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. (c)A is true but R is false
  4. (d)A is false but R is true

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