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UPSC Prelims 1990Question 50Science & Technology

Assertion (A): When a ship moves from the sea water into fresh water of a river, the ship will relatively sink. Reason (R): The density of sea water is higher than that of the fresh water.

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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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