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What happens to the pressure at the bottom of a container filled with an incompressible liquid if the container undergoes a uniform upward acceleration?

A. It decreases
B. It remains unchanged
C. It increases✓ Correct Answer
D. It drops to zero

💡 Solution & Explanation

When an enclosed liquid container experiences upward acceleration, the effective gravitational field strength inside the fluid increases according to the sum of gravitational and inertial acceleration terms. This increase in effective gravity directly amplifies the hydrostatic pressure at the base of the container. Fluid mechanics concepts are frequent highlights in general physics questions.

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