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A body floats in a liquid contained in a beaker. The whole system falls freely under gravity. The upthrust on the body due to the liquid is

Option: 1

zero
 


Option: 2

equal to the weight of the liquid displaced
 


Option: 3

equal to the weight of the body in air
 


Option: 4

equal to the weight of the immersed portion of the body.


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For a body falling freely under gravity, the effective value of g is zero. Hence upthrust is zero. Hence the correct choice is (a).

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