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A man sitting in a bus travelling in a direction from west to east with a speed of `40km//h` observes that the rain-drops are falling vertically down. To the another man standing on ground the rain will appear

A

To fall vertically down

B

To fall at an angle going from west to east

C

To fall at an angle going from east to west

D

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