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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

A

increases

B

decreases

C

remain unchanged

D

increases or decreases depends upon the weight of man

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C
The volume of water a man drinks , will be equal to additonal volume of water displaced by the boat, due to which the level of water will remains same.
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