Question

Two persons pull each other through a massless rope in $\text{‘tug of war’}$ game. Who will win?

• A. $\text{one who pulls the rope with a greater force}$
• B. $\text{one who applies more friction force (shear force) on ground}$
• C. $\text{one who applies more normal force(compressive force) on ground}$
• D. $\text{one whose weight is more}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $\text{one who applies more friction force (shear force) on ground}$

The winner of tug of war is decided by the person who pulls the other person more towards himself. This is done by applying a frictional force on the ground in the forward direction, thus enabling him to move backwards and pull the other person towards him. Thus, more the friction force/ shear force applied, more the other person will be pulled