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UPSC 1996: The variation of displacement (d) with time (t) in the case of a particle falling freely under gravity from rest is correctly represented by which of the following graphs?
(a)graph (a)
(b)graph (b)
(c)graph (c)
(d)graph (d)
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) graph (a)
For a body released from rest with constant acceleration g, displacement varies as s = ½ gt², a quadratic relation. On a displacement-time plot this is a parabola opening upward that starts from the origin; among the given sketches this corresponds to graph (a). ([scribd.com](https://www.scribd.com/document/731910047/1996))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1996, GS Paper 1, as Question 119. It falls under Science & Technology > Physics.
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