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प्रश्न
The blue colour of sky is due to:
(a) refraction of light
(b) dispersion of light
(c) diffraction of light
(d) scattering of light
उत्तर
scattering of light
The blue colour of the sky is due to the scattering of light by the air molecules in the atmosphere.
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