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A man is sitting in a boat which is floating in a pond. If the man drinks some water from the pond, the level of water in the pond decreases.

A

increases

B

decreases

C

remains unchanged

D

increases are decreases depends upon the weight of man

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C
The volume of water a man drinks, will be equal to additional volume of water displaced by the boat , during to which the level of water will remain same.
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