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प्रश्न
Sivarajan placed a meter stick in the playground at 7.00 am in the morning. How will the shadow of the stick at noon look in comparison to the one in the morning
विकल्प
There will be no shadow
The shadow will be longer and on the opposite side as the sun
The shadow will be shorter and on the same side as the sun
The shadow will be shorter
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उत्तर
The shadow will be shorter
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