A fruit hanging from the top branch of a tree possesses

gravitational potential energy

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Solution

The correct option is D gravitational potential energy
A fruit, hanging from the top branch of a tree, is at rest at a certain height from the earth"s surface.
So, it possesses gravitational potential energy.

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