Civil Engineering MCQs

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A rigid body is in a stable equilibrium if the application of any force__________________?
A. Can raise the cg of the body but can not lower it
B. Tends to lower the cg of the body
C. Neither raises nor lowers the cg of the body
D. None of above
The following is in unstable equilibrium__________________?
A. A uniform solid cone resting on a generator on a smooth horizontal plane
B. A uniform solid cone resting on its base on a horizontal plane
C. A solid cube resting on one edge
D. A satellite encircling the earth