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The axis of precession is parallel to axis of spin during rolling for only a selected few positions.

(a) False

(b) True

I had been asked this question in a national level competition.

My question comes from Effect of Gyroscopic Couple on a Navalship during Pitching & Rolling in chapter Gyroscopic Couple and Precessional Motion of Machine Dynamics

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The correct option is (a) False

Easy explanation: The axis of precession is parallel to the axis of spin during rolling for all positions, if this condition is not met then there can be other effects like pitching which can occur.

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