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Keeping the mass of the earth as constan...

Keeping the mass of the earth as constant, if its radius is reduced to 1/4th of its initial value, then the period of revolution of the earth about its own axis and passing through the centre, (in hours) is (assume the earth to be a solid sphere and its initial period of rotation as 24 h)

A

12

B

3

C

6

D

1.5

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