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1. The process of mixing, transporting, placing, and compacting concrete using ordinary Portland cement should not take more than:

a) 30 minutes

b) 40 minutes

c) 60 minutes

d) 75 minutes

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2. Pile foundations are enormously used in:

a) Bridge foundations

b) Machine foundations

c) Tall buildings

d) Towers

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3. The maximum percentage of warping along the sides of tiles is

a) 2%

b) 5%

c) 8%

d) 1.10%

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4. In fluids, steady flow occurs when

a) the condition of flow change steadily with time

b) the condition of flow do not change with time

c) the condition of flow remains the same at adjacent points

d) the velocity vector remains constant at a point

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5. Grading of sand causes great variation in:

a) workability of concrete

b) strength of concrete

c) durability of concrete

d) all of the above

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6. In a gravity canal, F.S.L is always

a) at the ground level

b) below the ground level

c) a few cm above the ground level

d) 4 to 5 meters above the ground level

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7. The enlarged head of a supporting column of a flat slab is technically known as

a) capital

b) drop panel

c) column head

d) none of the above

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8. The minimum number of consulting firms for the direct purchase of services is:

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

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9. *The stress at which the extension of a material takes place more quickly as compared to the increase in load is called

a) elastic limit

b) plastic limit

c) breaking point

d) yielding point

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10. *Bernoulli's equation is applied to

a) venturimeter

b) orifice meter

c) pitot tube

d) all of the above

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11. At the freezing point of water, concrete:

a) Sets freely

b) Sets slowly

c) Sets rapidly

d) Does not set

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12. Pick up the correct abbreviation from the following:

a) I.L.S (Instrument Landing System)

b) L.O.M. (Low Powered Outer Marker)

c) L.M.M. (Low Powered Middle Marker)

d) All of the above

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13. Where manholes shall be installed in a sewer system?

a) At the middle of each line

b) At all intersections, changes in grade, size, alignment

c) At ends of a curvilinear sewer

d) At distances not greater than 50m

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14. The numerical value of vorticity is.....of the rotation

a) twice

b) thrice

c) same

d) all of the above

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15. Boulder lining is useful where

a) the groundwater level is above the bed of the canal

b) prevention of erosion is required

c) both (a) and (b) above

d) none of the above

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16. The bearing of the longest line of a wind rose is S 45Â°E. The bearing of the runway will be numbered

a) 135Â°

b) 315Â°

c) 13

d) All of the above

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17. Runway surface strength of TIA is

a) 34 F/A/W/T

b) 44 F/A/W/T

c) 54 F/A/W/T

d) 64 F/A/W/T

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18. When the angular and linear measurements are equally precise in traversing, the balancing of the traverse is done by:

a) transit rule

b) empirical rule

c) Bowditch's rule

d) none of the above

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19. Contractor profit is added to

a) Detailed estimate

b) Rate analysis

c) Valuation

d) Salvage

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20. *Hydraulic gradient is equal to

a) difference in water surface / total length of the channel

b) total loss due to friction / total length of the channel

c) wetted perimeter / total length of the channel

d) area of cross-section / total length of the channel

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21. In order to consider temperature changes, metal pipes are usually provided with

a) expansion joints

b) contraction joints

c) anchorages

d) pressure relief valves

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22. 1 British gallon=.........litres.

a) 4.546

b) 3.785

c) 5.456

d) 7.385

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23. The expression EI(d^4y/dx^4) at any section for a beam is equal to

a) load intensity at the section

b) shear force at the section

c) BM at the section

d) slope of the section

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24. The bacteria which can survive with or without oxygen is known as...

a) aerobic bacteria

b) anaerobic bacteria

c) facultative bacteria

d) none of the above

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25. Distribution of earth pressure with depth is:

a) Parabolic

b) Hydrostatic

c) Non-linear but increasing

d) Volume controlled

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26. Distribution reinforcement in a simply supported slab is provided to distribute

a) load

b) temperature stress

c) shrinkage stress

d) all of the above

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27. *Tensile internal force tends to:

a) crush the member

b) elongate the member

c) shorten the member

d) smash the member

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28. The disadvantage of water logging of fields is

a) plant diseases

b) growth of water weeds

c) rise of salt in the surface layer

d) all of the above

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29. Tender documents do not contain:

a) Tender form

b) BOQ

c) Amount of earnest money

d) Unit rate

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30. The bending moment diagram for a cantilever beam subjected to a moment at the end of the beam would be

a) rectangle

b) triangle

c) parabola

d) cubic parabola

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31. Which one is correct?

a) quick lime slow in setting

b) quick lime rapid in slaking

c) quick lime generates heat on water addition

d) all of the above

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32. If the temperature increases, the sensitivity of a bubble tube

a) increases

b) decreases

c) remains constant

d) none of the above

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33. In side drains, the free board should remain at least

a) 10 cm below the road surface

b) 25 cm below the road surface

c) 50 cm high from the road surface

d) 25 cm high from the sub-soil water level

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34. Perspective projection is used to represent:

a) Real exact size of the object

b) Real exact shape of the object

c) Natural View of the object

d) All of the above

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35. Total cost of the project is:

a) Direct cost and outage loss of project

b) Direct cost and overheads

c) Direct cost and indirect cost

d) None of the above

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36. The load-carrying capacity of the pile is............due to skin friction.

a) Increases

b) Decreases

c) Constant

d) None of the above

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37. 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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38. The following element of a paint is used as base, pigment as well as drier

a) red lead

b) white lead

c) black lead

d) all of the above

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39. The minimum amount of steel required in RCC column (230x350) is

a) 360 mm²

b) 460 mm²

c) 560 mm²

d) 600 mm²

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40. The solid which is generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides which remains fixed is called:

a) A prism

b) A pyramid

c) A cylinder

d) A cone

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41. The concrete mix which causes difficulty in obtaining a smooth finish is known to possess:

a) Segregation

b) Internal friction

c) Hardness

d) Bleeding

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42. *Which of the following gives Modulus of Elasticity

a) the ratio of linear stress to linear strain

b) the ratio of shear stress to shear strain

c) the ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain

d) the ratio of the normal stress

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43. The building material brick

a) Absorbs more heat than stone

b) Absorbs less heat than stone

c) Absorbs equal heat as the stone

d) May be less or more

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44. *Efflorescence in brick is caused due to an excess of:

a) alumina

b) iron oxide

c) silica

d) alkalis

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45. 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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46. Active earth pressure is

a) Always less than passive earth pressure

b) Always greater than passive earth pressure

c) Sometimes greater than passive earth pressure

d) Equal to passive earth pressure

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47. The change in road directions is made possible by introducing

a) horizontal curve

b) vertical curve

c) inclined curve

d) none of the above

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48. In the full grouted method of construction of bituminous roads, rolling is done with:

a) initially 8t roller and 10t roller later

b) initially 10t roller and 20t roller later

c) initially 1t roller and 2t roller later

d) initially 15t roller and 30t roller later

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49. In chain survey execution, this first step taken is

a) reconnaissance

b) marking station

c) running survey line

d) reference sketches

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50. The per capita consumption of a locality will be more when

a) good-quality water is supplied

b) during summer months

c) distribution pressure is increased

d) all of the above

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