Statement (I): The failure of a mild steel specimen of circu

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Direction: Each of the question consist of two statements, one labeled as the ‘Statement (I)’ and the other as ‘Statement (II)’. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these items using the codes given below:

Statement (I): The failure of a mild steel specimen of circular cross-section, subjected to a torque occurs along its cross-section.
Statement (II): The failure occurs on a plane of the specimen subjected to maximum shear stress; and mild steel is relatively weak in shear.

[ESE (IES) CE 2016 P1]

A Both statement (I) and statement (II) are individually true and statement (II) is the correct explanation of statement (I)

B Both statement (I) and statement (II) are individually true and statement (II) is not the correct explanation of statement (I)

C Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false

D Statement (I) is false but statement (II) is true