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Sand is dusted to the railway tracks during rainy season to:

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make it always wet

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increase the friction

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reduce the consumption of fuel

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make it always dry

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Solution

The correct option is B increase the friction
Sand is dusted to the railway tracks to reduce the smoothness of the track. This results in increase of friction.

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