Which of the following simple machines are combined to make scissors?

wedge and pulley

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lever and gear

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lever and wedge

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gear and pulley

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Solution

The correct option is B lever and wedge
The blades of the scissors are a pair of wedges in a cross shape which pivot around a fulcrum. The attached handles are levers.
Hence a scissor is a combination of wedge and lever.

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