When the force acting on a surface increases, the pressure on a given area.

increases

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remains the same

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Solution

The correct option is A increases
 Pressure is force per unit area. Thus, we can say that pressure is directly proportional to force, when the area over which it acts is constant. Hence, on increasing the force acting on a given area, the pressure increases.

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