According to principle of transmissibility of forces, the effect of a force upon a body is (A) Maximum when it acts at the center of gravity of a body (B) Different at different points in its line of action (C) The same at every point in its line of action (D) Minimum when it acts at the C.G. of the body

According to principle of transmissibility of forces, the effect of a force upon a body is
(A) Maximum when it acts at the center of gravity of a body
(B) Different at different points in its line of action
(C) The same at every point in its line of action
(D) Minimum when it acts at the C.G. of the body
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(C) The same at every point in its line of action
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