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प्रश्न
Give reason for the following:
In case of a block and tackle arrangement, the mechanical advantage increases with the increase in the number of pulleys.
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उत्तर
This is because mechanical advantage is equal to the total number of pulleys in both the blocks.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
A pulley is used to change ........................
Answer the following in detail.
How does a pulley make work simpler?
What should be the gear ration of a car : equal to 1, less than 1 or greater than 1, while ascending a hill ?
Give two reasons why the efficiency of a single movable pulley system is not 100%.
The diagram below shows a pulley arrangement.

(i) In the diagram, mark the direction of the forces due to tension, acting on the pulley P.
(ii) What is the purpose of the pulley Q?
(iii) If the tension is T newton, deduce the relation between T and E.
(iv) Calculate the velocity ratio of the arrangement.
(v) Assuming that the efficiency of the system is 100%, what is the mechanical advantage?
(vi) Calculate the value of E
Give reason for the following:
In case of a block and tackle system, the mechanical advantage increases with the increase in the number of pulleys.
Write two uses of pulleys. Is pulley a force multiplier?
A man raises a load of 360 kgf using a block and tackle system of 3 pulleys. If the efficiency of the pulley system is 60%, what effort is applied by the man?
A pulley system has a velocity ratio of 4 and an efficiency of 90%. Calculate:
(i) the mechanical advantage of the system.
(ii) the effort required to raise a load of 300 N by the system.
A pulley is a machine made up of a ______.
