The force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing there is more than the weight of the person if the elevator is

Going up and down with uniform speed.

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Solution

The correct option is A Going up and down with uniform speed.
The force exerted by the floor of the elevator on a foot of an individual standing there is actually more than your weight of an individual if the elevator is going up as well as slowing down $.$
It is for the cases for that acceleration is in an upward direction and positive $.$
Hence,
option $(A)$ is correct answer.

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