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1. Type of organization used in the construction industry is:

a) Line organization

b) Line and staff organization

c) Functional organization

d) None of the above

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2. Which pencil is used for a thinner line?

a) H

b) B

c) 2B

d) 2H

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3. *Bitumen is used for

a) waterproofing

b) damp proofing

c) joint filler

d) all of the above

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4. 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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5. If the slenderness ratio for a column is 100 then the column is said to be

a) long

b) medium

c) short

d) none of the above

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6. The information that can't be included in drawings is conveyed to the estimator through

a) Specifications

b) Cover note

c) Progress chart

d) None of the above

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7. The physical classification divides the rocks into

a) calcareous, argillaceous, and silicious

b) organic, semi-organic, and inorganic

c) igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

d) stratified, unstratified, and foliated

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8. The neutral stress in a soil mass is

a) Force per neutral area

b) Force per unit effective area of the soil

c) Stress shared by the particles of the soil

d) Stress shared by the pore water

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9. The distance along the road surface at which a driver may perceive objects at a specific height above the carriage way is known as

a) sight distance

b) stopping sight distance

c) overtaking sight distance

d) intermediate sight distance

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10. Rate of change of bending moment is equal to

a) shear force

b) slope

c) deflection

d) none of the above

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11. A Cadastral Map is a map having

a) small-scale map

b) medium-scale map

c) large-scale map

d) all of the above

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12. The surface perpendicular to the direction of gravity is

a) horizontal surface

b) level surface

c) horizon

d) none of the above

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13. Bill of quantities is prepared based on:

a) Actual construction quantities

b) Estimated quantities

c) Variation in estimated quantities

d) None of the above

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14. Moisture content of aggregate is determined by:

a) displacement method

b) drying method

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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15. Critical activities having total float are:

a) Positive

b) Negative

c) Zero

d) Equal

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16. A cross regulator is provided on the main canal at the

a) downstream of the offtake

b) upstream of the offtake

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

d) none of the above

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17. When the pipes are connected in series, the total rate of flow

a) is equal to the sum of the rate of flow in each pipe

b) is equal to the reciprocal of the sum of the rate of flow in each pipe

c) is the same as flowing through each pipe

d) none of the above

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18. A body having similar properties throughout

a) homogeneous

b) isomorphic

c) isotropic

d) anisotropy

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19. *Which of the following is a good fire resistance material?

a) clay

b) granita

c) quartz

d) lime stone

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20. The highest point on the road surface is called

a) crown

b) camber

c) super elevation

d) center of the road

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21. Which is not a pictorial projection?

a) Oblique projection

b) Orthographic projection

c) Trigonometric

d) Axonometric projection

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22. As compared to shallow tube wells, deep wells have

a) more depth

b) less depth

c) more discharge

d) less discharge

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23. Flexible pavement distributes the wheel load

a) directly to the sub-grade

b) through a set of layers to the sub-grade

c) through structural action

d) all of the above

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24. A G.I. pipe has a coating of

a) zinc

b) lead

c) silver

d) aluminum

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25. The point of intersection of coordinate axes is called:

a) Zero-zero

b) Origin

c) Cross point

d) All of the above

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26. The law which states that the velocity of flow through a porous medium is directly proportional to the hydraulic gradient is

a) Newton's law

b) Stokes's law

c) Darcy's law

d) Reynolds's law

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27. Most common sources of water in hill and terai in our country are...respectively.

a) surface and ground

b) ground and surface

c) surface and surface

d) ground and ground

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28. Which of the following quantities are dimensionless?

a) surface tension

b) specific weight

c) angular velocity

d) Mach number

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29. *A divide wall is provided to

a) control the silt entering the canal

b) separate the under sluices from the weir proper

c) prevent river flood entering the canal

d) all of the above

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30. For a column of given material, the Rankine's constant depends on

a) length of the column.

b) diameter of column

c) moment of inertia of column

d) none of the above

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31. Fineness modulus of fine aggregate is between

a) 2-3.5

b) 3.5-5.0

c) 5-6.0

d) 6-7.0

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32. Mobilization advance up to 10% of the cost of work is given to a contractor:

a) On commencement of work at the site for payment of a loan taken by him

b) For the purchase of construction materials

c) For the payment of advances to labor and staff

d) For all activities required to start the work at the site

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33. The bricks having one or two edges rounded for use in curved corners are called:

a) round nose

b) bull nose

c) cow nose

d) buffalo nose

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34. If the volume of a liquid weighing 3000 kg is 4 cubic meters, then 0.75 is its

a) specific weight

b) specific mass

c) specific gravity

d) none of the above

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35. The area covered by flat brick soling is approximately... times for brick on edge:

a) 2

b) 1.5

c) 1

d) 0.5

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36. Knots in timber are

a) speckled strains

b) signs of branches cut off

c) defects caused by crushing fibers

d) splits radiating from the center

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37. Waterlogging of fields can be reduced by

a) providing canal lining

b) providing intercepting drains

c) controlling intensity of irrigation

d) all of the above

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38. As per ICAO recommendation, the minimum width of the safety area for instrumental runway should be:

a) 4.50m

b) 78m

c) 150m

d) 300m

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39. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

a) Approximate geometric center of the landing area is called airport reference point

b) The boundaries of the horizontal surface and conical surface are marked with reference to the airport reference point

c) The location of the airport on a map is the position of the airport reference point

d) All of the above

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40. A column that fails primarily due to buckling is known as

a) long column

b) short column

c) wear column

d) medium column.

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41. To account for the corrugation, the plain area of the semi-corrugated asbestos sheet is increased by (for whitewashing)

a) 20%

b) 30%

c) 1%

d) 10%

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42. Passive earth pressure is defined as

a) Retaining wall tends to move away from the backfill

b) Retaining wall tends to move towards the backfill

c) Retaining wall is in a stationary position

d) All of the above

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43. The maximum bending moment caused by a moment M applied at a distance 'a' from one end on a simply supported beam is.... (where L=span, a>L/2)

a) M

b) Ma/L

c) M(L-a)/L

d) ML/a

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44. For accurate work, in comparison to the chain, the steel band is used because it

a) is light in weight

b) is easy to handle

c) is practically inextensible

d) all of the above

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45. *Hydraulic gradient line (H.G.L.) represents the sum of

a) pressure head and kinetic head

b) kinetic head and datum head

c) pressure head, kinetic head, and datum head

d) pressure head and datum head

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46. The maximum amount of copper in domestic water should be

a) up to 3 ppm

b) up to 15 ppm

c) up to 45 ppm

d) all of the above

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47. The minimum diameter of bars for a slab is generally

a) 6 mm

b) 8 mm

c) 10 mm

d) 12 mm

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48. The specific gravity of sandy soils/gravel is

a) <1.5

b) <2.0

c) >2.0

d) >2.5

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49. Honeycombed structure is found in

a) Gravels

b) Coarse sands

c) Fine silt and clays

d) Highly plastic clays

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50. Negative skin friction on piles:

a) increases the bearing load

b) decreases the pile capacity

c) increases the net capacity of the pile

d) does not affect the net capacity of the pile

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