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The process due to which an uncharged body acquires electric charges when held near a charged body is called :

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conduction
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induction
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convection
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is D induction
Answer is B.

If a negatively charged object is used to charge a neutral object by induction, then the neutral object will acquire a positive charge. And if a positively charged object is used to charge a neutral object by induction, then the neutral object will acquire a negative charge.
Hence, the process due to which an uncharged body acquires electric charges when held near a charged body is called induction.

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