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A man getting down a running bus, falls forward because -

A

due to inertia of rest, road is left behind and man reaches forward

B

due to inertia of motion upper part of body continues to be in motion in forward direction while feet come to rest as soon as they touch the road

C

he leans forward as a matter of habbit

D

of the combined effect of all the three factors stated in (A), (B) and (C)

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