Question

A steering wheel of a car is an example of a pulley.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

1. Wheel and axle essentially consist of two cylinders of different diameters joined together, such that if one is made to rotate the other also rotates.
2. Examples of wheel and axle are the steering wheel of a car, a screwdriver, and a drill used by carpenters.
3. Pulley is a flat circular disc having a groove in its edge and capable of rotating around a fixed point passing through its central axis commonly called an axle.
4. In a way axle is a fulcrum around which the pulley rotates.

Hence, the given statement is false.