The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid
displaced by the body. This definition is according to
(A) Buoyancy
(B) Equilibrium of a floating body
(C) Archimedes' principle
(D) Bernoulli's theorem

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Answer: Option C

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