When a rigid body is suspended vertically and it oscillates with a small amplitude under the
action of the force of gravity, the body is known as *
1 point
(A) simple pendulum
(B) torsional pendulum
(C) compound pendulum
(D) second’s pendulum

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Answer :

(C) compound pendulum

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