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1. Pick up the component not applicable to airplanes

a) wings

b) fuselage

c) air screw

d) none of the above

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2. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

a) In single-engine airplanes, the engine is provided in the nose of the aircraft

b) In double-engine airplanes, one engine on either wing is placed symmetrically

c) In three-engine airplanes, two engines are placed on both wings, and one engine is placed in the tail

d) None of the above

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3. 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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4. The type of rock suitable for coarse aggregate should be:

a) Tough

b) Hard

c) Heavy

d) Light

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5. The main purpose of a cavity wall is:

a) sound insulation

b) damp proofing

c) heat insulation

d) cost saving

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6. A moulding provided under nosing to beautify the elevation of the step is known as:

a) Scotia

b) Nosing

c) Soffit

d) Flier

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7. The flooring suitable for a noiseless situation (theater, churches, libraries, etc.) is:

a) Cork flooring

b) Wooden flooring

c) Timber flooring

d) Granolithic flooring

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8. An event is:

a) A definite job

b) A definite time interval

c) The terminals of an activity

d) A definite position of an activity

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9. A drawback of a bar chart is:

a) It is difficult to judge whether an activity is completed or not

b) All the activities represented are independent of each other

c) The sequence of activities is not clearly defined

d) It is not possible to judge whether the activity is ahead or behind the schedule.

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10. The Force Account or AMANAT, a method of carrying out the construction work is done by:

a) Contractor using his own tools, staff, equipment, etc.

b) Owner using his own tools, staff, equipment, etc.

c) Sub-contractor using his own tools, staff, equipment, etc.

d) None of the above

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11. The soil used for the manufacture of bricks should preferably not contain the following material

a) alkalies

b) pebbles

c) manganese

d) iron oxide

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12. If rainwater falls on hot bricks, then the shape of the brick gets deformed, this defect is known as

a) efflorescence

b) chuffs

c) bloating

d) nodule

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13. Identify the process responsible for the formation of igneous rocks

a) solidification of molten mass of silicates below or at the surface of earth

b) changes in texture or mineral composition or both of igneous and sedimentary rocks due to high temperature and heavy pressure

c) deposited layers of sand and silt subjected to enormous overburden pressures over geological times

d) none of the above

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14. Which one is correct?

a) PPC gains strength slowly as compared to OPC

b) ultimate strength of PPC is higher than OPC

c) PPC has higher resistance of chemical attack

d) all of the above

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15. The projection in which the length, breadth, and height of an object are shown in one view is known as:

a) Pictorial projection

b) Isometric projection

c) Cavalier projection

d) Cabinet projection

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16. The hardness of pencil lead increases as the numeral letter H:

a) Increase

b) Remains constant

c) Decreases

d) None of the above

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17. In third angle projection, the top view is put:

a) Above front view

b) Below front view

c) Side view

d) None of the above

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18. The number of corrugations in a galvanized corrugated sheet is usually

a) 6

b) 8

c) 10

d) 12

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19. When not specified, the volume of steel in R.C.C work is taken as

a) 1% to 1.6% of R.C.C. volume

b) 2% to 4% of R.C.C. volume

c) 4% to 6% of R.C.C. volume

d) 0.6% to 1.0% of R.C.C. volume

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20. A fixed stipulated sum of penalty payable by the contractor having no relationship with real damage is known as

a) Fixed penalty

b) Liquidated damages

c) Damage charges

d) Compensatory payment

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21. Intensity of traffic classified as light is

a) 100 t/m width/day

b) 120 t/m width/day

c) 160 t/m width/day

d) all of the above

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22. The minimum angle for crossing is

a) 30┬░

b) 45┬░

c) 60┬░

d) 75┬░

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23. Extra width of psychological widening on the curve is provided

a) inner side only

b) outer side only

c) half on both sides

d) none of the above

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24. *The specific weight of water 1000 kg/m^3

a) at normal pressure of 760 mm

b) at 4°C temperature

c) at mean sea level

d) all of the above

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25. *Barometers are used to measure

a) pressure in water channels, pipes, etc.

b) difference in pressure at two points

c) atmospheric pressure

d) very low pressure

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26. 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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27. *The difference between the total energy gradient line and the total energy line is

a) kinetic head

b) pressure head

c) datum head

d) loss of head

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28. *When the canal runs below the drain, the cross drainage work provided is called

a) aqueduct

b) super passage

c) level crossing

d) syphon

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29. *Available moisture may be defined as the

a) moisture content at permanent wilting point

b) difference in water content of the soil between field capacity and permanent wilting point

c) maximum moisture-holding capacity

d) all of the above

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30. In a syphon spillway, the effective head is measured

a) as the difference in levels of water upstream and downstream of the spillway

b) as the difference in levels between the headwater and the average ground level

c) as the height of the crest above ground

d) none of the above

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31. Normally, the numerical value of Poisson's is

a) 0.3 for steel

b) 0.15 for concrete

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

d) none of the above

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32. The maximum deflection in a cantilever beam carrying a uniformly distributed load (w) over spans is (Where L is span of beam, W is total load and EI is flexural rigidity)

a) 3WL^3 / 2EI

b) WL^3 / 8EI

c) WL^3 / 5EI

d) WL^3 / 3EI

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33. For a beam of uniform strength if its depth is maintained constant then its width will vary in proportion to

a) bending moment

b) (B.M)^2

c) (B.M)^3

d) (B.M)

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34. In a beam where shear force is maximum, the bending moment will be

a) maximum

b) zero

c) minimum

d) no relation

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35. According to Hook's law, which one is correct?

a) σ=E

b) σE=1

c) σ = Εε

d) all of the above

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36. If you are asked to classify soils into 3 categories, which of the following categorizations would you prefer?

a) Clayey, Silty, and Sandy

b) Clayey, Sandy, and Granular

c) Clayey, Silty, and Loamy

d) Coarse-grained, fine-grained, and highly organic

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37. The ratio of plasticity index to flow index is called

a) Activity ratio

b) Liquidity index

c) Toughness index

d) Shrinkage index

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38. California Bearing Ratio test is used:

a) To find the bearing capacity of the soil

b) To find the thickness of a flexible pavement

c) To find the ratio of ultimate bearing capacity to net bearing capacity

d) None of the above

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39. For the same soil, an increase in compaction effort

a) Does not affect OMC

b) Increases OMC

c) Decreases OMC

d) Decreases more dry density

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40. The minimum depth of the building foundation in:

a) Sandy soil is 80 cm to 100 cm

b) Clay soils is 90 cm to 160 cm

c) Rocky soils is 5 cm to 50 cm

d) All of the above

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41. A reinforced concrete beam will crack if tensile stress set up in the concrete below the neutral axis is

a) less than the permissible stress

b) more than the permissible stress

c) equal to the permissible stress

d) any one of the above

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42. Minimum embedment of reinforcement in a concrete flexural member should be

a) 30 θ

b) 40 θ

c) 50 θ

d) 60 θ

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43. The approximate ratio of the direct tensile strength to direct compressive strength test

a) 0.33

b) 0.25

c) 0.10

d) 0.05

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44. The Philadelphia rod is a type of

a) solid staff

b) folding staff

c) telescopic staff

d) none of the above

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45. If the needle is truly magnetic and is not sluggish

a) it will always be oscillating and never stop

b) when it stops, it will be exactly on the magnetic meridian

c) it will always be free from local attraction

d) all of the above

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46. Boning rod is used

a) setting out of sewer

b) setting out of road

c) setting out of canal

d) all of the above

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47. A circular gravity aqueduct is preferred because of

a) its maximum hydraulic mean depth

b) maximum area per unit of wetted perimeter

c) minimum cost of construction

d) all of the above

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48. If in the relative stability test on sewage, the period of incubation at 20°C is 15 days, the relative stability is:

a) 95.95%

b) 96.05%

c) 96.86%

d) 100%

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49. The most suitable excreta disposal unit for human excreta is:

a) Privy pit

b) Cesspool

c) Soak pit

d) None of the above

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50. The sewage in an inverted siphon will flow under what condition?

a) Air

b) Vacuum

c) Pressure

d) Gravity

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