Time period of simple pendulum increases by an amount $\sqrt 2 $ times at height $'h'$ from the surface of earth. Then the value of $h$ is

  • A

    $0.25\ R$

  • B

    $0.4\ R$

  • C

    $0.5\ R$

  • D

    $R$

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