A body is rotating uniformly about a vertical axis fixed in an inertial frame. The resultant force on a particle of the body not on the axis is 

(a) vertical 

(b) horizontal and skew with the axis 

(c) horizontal and intersecting the axis 

(d) none of these.


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(c) horizontal and intersecting the axis

Explanation: 

Since the body is rotating uniformly, a particle not on the axis moves in a uniform circular motion. This circle will be horizontal with its center at the intersecting point with the axis. So it has a radial acceleration and hence a radial resultant force. Thus this force will be horizontal and intersecting the axis.