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A body floats in a liquid contained in a beaker. If the whole system as shown in fig. 15.3.13 falls freely under gravity then the upthrust on the body due to liquid is

A

zero

B

equal to the weight of liquid displaced

C

equal to the weight of the body in air

D

equal to the weight of the immersed portion of the body

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Weight of any freely falling body is zero.
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