Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

you go to a very high hill station. you have a picnic there. you try to cook food in open pan. you find that the time taken for cooking is more than it took back at your home.

  1. the above statement is false

  2. because the water boils at less than 100 degree celcius on hill, so more time is required

  3. because water is very cold at hill station

  4. none of the above.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

At higher altitudes, atmospheric pressure is lower, which causes water to boil at temperatures below 100°C. Since the maximum temperature reached by boiling water is lower, food takes longer to cook. This is a real phenomenon observed in hill stations and mountains.

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