UPSC NDA I 2024 General Ability Paper

A uniform meter scale of mass 0.24 kg is made of steel. It is kept on two wedges, W1  and W2 , in a horizontal position. W1 is at a distance of 0.2 m from one of its ends, while W2  is at distance of 0.4 m from the other end. If the force on the scale is N₁ due to W₁ and N₂ due to W₂, then : (take g =10·0 m s^-2