Question

A lever in which an effort applied is always more than the load moved is a lever of :

• A. first order
• B. third order
• C. second order
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C

second order

1. Second-order lever: In this type of lever, the load is situated between the effort and the fulcrum.
2. In the lever of second-order, the load arm is always smaller than the effort arm.
3. Thus, always less effort is required to move a heavy load.

Hence, the correct option is (C).