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A person wearing a wrist watch that keeps correct time at the equator goes to N-pole. His watch will

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Keep correct time

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gain time

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loose time

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cannot say

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Solution

The correct option is D Keep correct time
Wrist watches don't work on the principle of gravity (like pendulum clocks). Thus there will be no effect.

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