Correct Answer:
Option C - Despite external force working on a substance, the quality to not change in shape is called rigidity. External force is the factor that changes or tries to change the basic state of a body and due to the rigidity, that body opposes that force and it remains in its original state or tries to remain.
C. Despite external force working on a substance, the quality to not change in shape is called rigidity. External force is the factor that changes or tries to change the basic state of a body and due to the rigidity, that body opposes that force and it remains in its original state or tries to remain.