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A body is kept on the floor of a train. When the train accelerates forward, the body gains a backward acceleration. Which force is responsible for the backward acceleration?

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A train moving with an acceleration forms a noninertial frame of reference. A pseudo force develops in such a frame. The pseudo force in this instance acts opposite to the direction of acceleration, and it causes a backward acceleration of the body kept on the floor.
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