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प्रश्न
Explain the following:
People often shake the branches of a tree for getting down its fruits.
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उत्तर
When the branches of the tree are shaken, they come in motion, while the fruits due to inertia remain in a state of rest. Thus, the larger and weakly attached fruits get detached from the branches and fall down due to the pull of gravity.
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