Multiple choice

Which of the following statement is false about a pulley?

  1. Force is applied towards gravity

  2. Direction of force can be changed

  3. It is neither a speed multiplier nor a force multiplier

  4. Wheel is fixed over the axle

  5. It is used to lift heavy objects
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D Correct answer
Explanation

It is wrong because wheel is not fixed but rotates freely over the axle.

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