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1. According to I.C.A.O., the slope of the transitional surface at right angles to the center line of the runway is kept

a) 1 in 4

b) 1 in 5

c) 1 in 6

d) 1 in 7

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2. For the proposed airport, the survey project provides

a) Master plan

b) Grading plan

c) Topographic plan

d) All of the above

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3. Runway dimension of TIA after extension held in 2020 AD is

a) 3350 m X 46 m

b) 3050 m X 46 m

c) 2760 m X 46 m

d) None of the above

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4. Size of fine aggregates should not exceed:

a) 2.0 mm

b) 3.0 mm

c) 3.75 mm

d) 4.75 mm

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5. Concrete gains strength due to:

a) chemical reaction of cement with sand and coarse aggregate

b) hydration of cement

c) evaporation of water from concrete

d) all of the above

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6. Water-cement ratio is:

a) volume of water to that of cement

b) weight of water to that of cement

c) volume of concrete to that of water

d) both (a) and (b) of the above

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7. Workability increasing admixture is used in concrete to?

a) Make self-compacting concrete

b) To retain fluidity

c) Make pumpable concrete

d) All of the above

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8. The maximum amount for the approval of tender by Gazetted 3rd class officer is:

a) Three crore

b) Seven crore

c) Fifteen crore

d) More than fifteen crore

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9. The main advantage of line organization is:

a) Effective command and control defined responsibilities at all levels

b) Ability to make quick decisions at all levels

c) Strict discipline in the Organization

d) All of the above

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10. Indirect cost of the project:

a) Decreases with duration

b) Decreases up to optimum duration and then increases with duration

c) Increases with duration

d) All of the above

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11. *Bitumen is generally obtained from

a) organic material

b) petroleum product

c) synthetic material

d) coal

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12. *Strike is used to remove the

a) crowded people

b) stop the work

c) surplus clay of the mould

d) all of the above

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13. Dormant period (2-5hr) is concerned with

a) hydration of cement

b) fineness of cement

c) soundness of cement

d) workability of cement

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14. Granite is not suitable for ordinary building purposes because

a) it can not be polished

b) it is not a fireproof material

c) it is costly

d) it has less crushing strength

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15. In case of perspective projection, the picture plane is placed:

a) Between eye and object

b) Outside of eye towards eye

c) Outside of the object towards the object

d) All of the above

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16. The given symbol represents:

a) School

b) Temple

c) Church

d) Catenary

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17. In isometric view, a circle is seen as:

a) A parabola

b) A hyperbola

c) A cone

d) An ellipse

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18. Indicating works left in excavated trenches to facilitate the measurement of borrow pits are known as

a) Jambs

b) Posts

c) Tell-tael

d) None of the above

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19. The volume of concrete for a reinforced concrete isolated sloped footing with top and bottom areas equal to A1 and A2 and with a height equal to h is given by:

a) V = h/2 [A1+A2+(âˆšA1A2)]

b) V = h/3 [A1+A2+(âˆšA1A2)]

c) V = h/3 [A1+A2]

d) V = h/3 [A1+A2+2A1A2]

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20. Which one information is found through specification?

a) Nature of works

b) Quality of materials

c) Types of workmanship

d) All of the above

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21. The effect of gradient on safe overtaking sight distance is

a) to increase it on descending grades and decrease it on ascending grades

b) to decrease it on descending grade and increase it on ascending grades

c) to increase it on both descending grades and ascending grades

d) to decrease it on both descending grades and ascending grades

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22. The shoulder provided along the road edge as compared to traffic lanes should be

a) smoother

b) rougher

c) same

d) none

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23. Bleeding may occur due to

a) an excess of tar material

b) insufficient quantity of binding

c) binder not hot enough at the time of application

d) all of the above

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24. If the density of a fluid is constant from point to point in a flow region, it is called

a) steady flow

b) incompressible flow

c) uniform flow

d) rotational flow

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25. Specific weight of liquid

a) remains constant at every place

b) does not remain constant at every place

c) varies from place to place

d) does not vary on any other planet except earth

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26. *1 m head is equivalent to

a) 0.1 kg/cm^2

b) 0.2 kg/cm^2

c) 0.3 kg/cm^2

d) 0.4 kg/cm^2

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27. *The wetted perimeter of a channel is given by

a) 4.75Q^2

b) 4.75Q

c) 4.75√Q

d) none of the above

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28. *Borrow pits are preferably located in the field

a) on both sides of the canal

b) in the central half section of the canal

c) on the left side of the canal

d) on the right side of the canal

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29. The discharge coefficient of an ogee spillway:

a) depends upon the depth of approach and upstream slope

b) depends upon downstream apron and submergence

c) both (a) and (b) of above

d) none of the above

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30. *The elementary profile of a dam is

a) a trapezoidal

b) a right-angled triangle

c) rectangular

d) none of the above

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31. *Compression members always tend to buckle in the direction of the

a) parallel to the axis of the load

b) perpendicular to the axis of the load

c) least radius of gyration

d) least cross-section

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32. In a continuous beam, the point where bending moment changes sign is called

a) point of inflection

b) point of virtual hinge

c) point of contraflexure

d) all of the above

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33. *The amount of shear force at the maximum bending moment

a) all of the above

b) minimum

c) medium

d) maximum

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34. *Maximum bending moment occurs where

a) shear force is maximum

b) shear force is less than one

c) shear force changes sign

d) deflection is zero

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35. A member that is subjected to reversible tensile or compressible stress may fail at a stress lower than the ultimate stress of the material. The property of the metal is called

a) plasticity of the metal

b) elasticity of the metal

c) fatigue of the metal

d) workability of the metal

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36. The seepage flow through a porous medium is generally

a) Turbulent

b) Supercritical

c) Transitional

d) Laminar

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37. The active earth pressure of a soil can be defined as lateral pressure exerted by the soil when

a) The retaining wall tends to move away from the backfill

b) The wall moves into the soil

c) The wall moves relative to the backfill

d) Any of the above

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38. Units of the coefficient of permeability

a) cm/sec

b) sec/cm

c) cm/sec^2

d) sec^2/cm

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39. Generally, soils are considered as

a) Single-phase system

b) Two-phase system

c) Three-phase system

d) None of the above

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40. Cohesionless soil is

a) Sand

b) Silt

c) Clay

d) Clay and silt

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41. The effective span of a simply supported slab is

a) clear span plus the effective depth of the slab

b) span between outer faces of two walls

c) distance between the center of bearing

d) none of the above

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42. If the effective length of a 32 cm diameter column is 4.40 mts slenderness ratio is

a) 45

b) 50

c) 55

d) 60

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43. Bond strength of HYSD bar as compared to plain bar is more by

a) 20%

b) 30%

c) 40%

d) 60%

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44. The absence of spherical aberration in a telescope is known as

a) achromation

b) crimination

c) aplanation

d) definition

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45. A level line is a

a) line parallel to the mean spherical surface of the earth

b) line normal to the plumb line at all points

c) horizontal line

d) both (a) and (b) of the above

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46. If a chain is found too short on testing, it can be adjusted by

a) straightening the links

b) inserting additional circular rings

c) flattening the circular rings

d) any of the above

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47. The maximum diameter of a sewer pipe should preferably be:

a) 100 cm

b) 200 cm

c) 300 cm

d) 450 cm

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48. Incrustation of well pipes can be reduced by:

a) using a screen having a larger area of opening

b) using acid-resistant material screen

c) removing the incrusted deposit

d) reducing the pumping rate

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49. Turbidity is undesirable because it

a) renders waters unpalatable

b) affects photosynthesis of aquatic life

c) causes milky unite coloration to water

d) causes red and brown stains

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50. GI pipe coming from both sides is joined with a fitting called:

a) Tee

b) Union

c) Elbow

d) Socket

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