$A$ body of mass $10 \, kg$ is hanging at rest with the help of a rope wrapped around a cylinder of diameter $0.2 \, m$. The torque applied about the horizontal axis of the cylinder is ....... $N-m$.

  • A
    $98$
  • B
    $19.6$
  • C
    $196$
  • D
    $9.8$

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