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A hollow cylinder of mass `m` made heavy at its bottom is floating vertically in water. It is tilted from its vertical position through an angle `theta` and is left. The restoring force acting on it is

A

`mg cos theta `

B

`mg sin theta `

C

`mg [(1)/(cos theta) -1]`

D

`mg [(1)/(cos theta )+1]`

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