Question

The centre of gravity and the centre of buoyancy of a floating body in stable equilibrium

(i) are always same

(ii) are always along a same vertical line

• A. only (i) is true
• B. only (ii) is true
• C. Both (i) and (ii) are correct
• D. only (i) is false

Answer 1

The correct option is D

only (i) is false

The centre of gravity and the centre of buoyancy of a floating body in stable equilibrium are not always same and need not necessarily be along the same vertical line.