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State PCS PYQPrelims 2021

UPPCS · Question 77

After cutting a cucumber, if salt is added, then water comes out due to:

  1. Active transport
  2. Passive transport
  3. Osmosis
  4. Diffusion
Show answer & explanation

Answer: (C) Osmosis

Explanation

Salt makes the outside hypertonic, so water moves out of cells by (ex)osmosis.