Which of the following is true for the pressure exerted by a liquid?
(a) pressure does not depend on depth.
(b) pressure is only exerted in the downward direction.
(c) Pressure is exerted both downwards and sideways but downwards pressure is greater than sideways pressure.
(d) At the same depth, pressure is same in all directions.

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Solution

(d) At the same depth, pressure is the same in all directions.

Pressure exerted by a liquid increases with depth and acts in all directions, but it is the same at all points in a horizontal plane at a given depth in a stationary liquid.

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