Gate Exam HR Interview


Two closely-coiled helical springs 'A' and 'B' are equal in all respects but the number of turns of spring 'A' is double that of spring 'B'. The stiffness of spring 'A' will be __________ that of spring 'B'.


A. one-sixteenth
B. one-eighth
C. one-fourth
D. one-half

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Gate Other Question


A localised compressive stress at the area of contact between two members is known as


A. tensile stress
B. bending stress
C. crushing stress
D. shear stress


In a tensile test, when the material is stressed beyond elastic limit, the tensile strain __________ as compared to the stress.


A. decreases slowly
B. increases slowly
C. decreases more quickly
D. increases more quickly