Question

The handle of a tube well (boring well) is a :

• A. $1^{st}$ order lever
• B. $2^{st}$ order lever
• C. $3^{st}$ order lever
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A $1^{st}$ order lever

$\text{Solution}:$

1. First class levers have the fulcrum between the force and the load.

2. In first order lever the pivot remains in between the effort and the load as in the tube well

$\text{Hence A is the correct option}$