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Correct Answer: Option (A)
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Standard Reference VerifiedFor an object falling freely from rest under uniform gravitational acceleration $g$, displacement is given by $d = \frac{1}{2}gt^2$. This represents a quadratic relationship ($d \propto t^2$), which is a parabola opening upward starting from the origin $(0,0)$. Graph (a) correctly depicts this upward parabolic curve.
$d \propto t^2$ means the curve must be non-linear and concave upward, as shown in (a).
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