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प्रश्न
The pressure in a liquid at two points in the same horizontal plane are equal. Consider an elevator accelerating upward and a car accelerating on a horizontal road. The above statement is correct in
पर्याय
the car only
the elevator only
both of them
neither of them
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उत्तर
the elevator only
The two points in the same horizontal line will not have equal pressure if the liquid is accelerated horizontally. There should be vertical acceleration.
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