UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

A round steel bar of overall length 40 cm consists of two equal portions of 29 cm each having diameters of 10 cm and 8 cm respectively. If the rod is subjected to a tensile load of 10 tones, the elongation will be given by :(E = 2 x 106 kg/cm2)

A 1/10π (1/25 + 1/16) cm

B 2/10π (1/25 + 1/16) cm

C 3/10 π (1/25 + 1/16) cm

D 4/10 π (1/25 + 1/16) cm

ANS:A - 1/10π (1/25 + 1/16) cm

No, the equal portions will be 20 cm each.