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In a tug of war contest , two groups of people pull on a horizontal rope from the two ends ( Assume massless rope)

A

The winning group will be one which exerts greater force on the rope

B

The winning group will be one which exerts greater force on the ground

C

The tension in the rope will be equal to force exerted by each teams in the rope

D

The winning group will be one which exerts a force on rope , greater than its breaking strength

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    A
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    B
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