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

A simple pendulum
B torsional pendulum
C compound pendulum
D second’s pendulum

Correct Answer: compound pendulum

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 compound pendulum. Thus the periodic time of a compound pendulum is minimum when the distance between the point of suspension and the centre of gravity is equal to the radius of gyration of the body about its centre of gravity.
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