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1. Aprons are serviced as:

a) Main runway

b) to connect the terminal building with paved runway

c) Cargo loading and unloading

d) Aircraft parking only

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2. The best direction of a runway is along the direction of

a) Longest line on wind rose diagram

b) Shortest line on the wind rose diagram

c) Line clear of the wind rose diagram

d) None of the above

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3. The total correction for elevation and temperature for the basic runway length should not be more than

a) 50%

b) 35%

c) 20%

d) None of the above

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4. In brick masonry, lintels are preferred to arches because arches:

a) are difficult to construct

b) require strong abutments to withstand arch thrust

c) require more headroom to span the opening

d) all of the above

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5. For compacting plum concrete road surface of thickness less than 20 cm, we use:

a) Internal vibrator

b) Screed vibrator

c) Form vibrator

d) None of these

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6. The bearing capacity of a soil:

a) depends on the size of the footing

b) load intensity

c) depends on the load

d) rate of loading

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7. Gypsum is a:

a) Slow-setting material

b) Quick-setting material

c) Setting agent

d) Heat-resisting material

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8. Which of the following is an event in a CPM network:

a) Concrete cured

b) Walls plastering

c) Excavation for foundation

d) Fixing of the door

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9. The direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is:

a) Maximum

b) Minimum

c) Zero

d) Infinite

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10. It means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, anything of value to influence improperly the actions of another party:

a) Corrupt practice

b) Fraudulent practice

c) Coercive practice

d) Collusive practice

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11. *Conglomerate is a

a) sedimentary rock

b) granite rock

c) metamorphic rock

d) all of the above

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12. *In the sieve analysis of the fineness test, the residue on IS sieve No. 90╬╝ after 15 minutes of sieving should not be more than

a) 5%

b) 7.50%

c) 10%

d) 15%

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13. Creosote oil is used to preserve the wood from

a) rot and white ant

b) fire hazards

c) cracking

d) none of the above

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14. *Pug mill is used for

a) clay preparation

b) clay moulding

c) brick drying

d) brick burning

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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 dimension line is generally:

a) A thin line and broken at the middle

b) A thick line and broken at the middle

c) A thick line and solid at the middle

d) A thin line and continuous at the middle

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17. The dimension lines are marked in a building drawing with:

a) Arrows

b) Ticks or dots

c) Arrows or ticks

d) Arrows or dots

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18. In the long and short wall method of estimation, the length of the long wall is the center to center space between walls plus

a) breadth of the wall

b) half of the breadth of the wall on each side

c) one-fourth of the breadth of the wall on each side

d) none of the above

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19. The gradual accumulation of amounts by way of annual periodic deposits, which is meant for the replacement of the structure at the end of its useful life period, is known as

a) Annuity depreciation

b) Depreciation

c) Sinking fund

d) Solatium

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20. Which one area must be greater at any floor of a building?

a) Carpet area

b) Plinth area

c) Floor area

d) None of the above

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21. A road sign indicating parking for four vehicles is

a) warning sign

b) prohibitory sign

c) mandatory sign

d) informatory sign

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22. Which vehicle has the highest equivalent pcu

a) car

b) light truck

c) hand cart

d) bullock cart

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23. The concrete pavement is provided when the daily traffic load per lane exceeds

a) 100 ton

b) 1000 ton

c) 500 ton

d) 10,000 ton

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24. The phenomenon of rising of a liquid surface in a tube of small diameter relative to the adjacent normal level of the liquid is known as

a) capillary rise

b) capillary fall

c) rising

d) none of the above

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25. Cavitations is collapsed by

a) low pressure

b) high pressure

c) low velocity

d) high velocity

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26. For uniform flow in the channel

a) the total energy line, hydraulic gradient line, and the bottom of the channel are parallel

b) the total energy line and water surface are horizontal, while the bottom of the channel is inclined

c) total energy line, water surface, and the bottom of the channel are parallel

d) none of the above

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27. The viscosity of gases varies with temperature

a) directly proportional

b) inversely proportional

c) constant

d) none of the above

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28. A low gravity dam is the one in which

a) the height of the water stored is less than 30 m

b) the resultant just passes through the downstream middle third point

c) the maximum principal stress is less than the allowable crushing strength and the upstream face is vertical

d) the height of the dam is less than 5 times the top width

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29. For an earthen dam, least suited spillway is:

a) ogee spillway

b) chute spillway

c) shaft spillway

d) none of the above

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30. *Groynes are provided

a) traverse to the river

b) longitudinal to the river

c) parallel to the river

d) none of the above

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31. *If a beam is loaded transversely, the maximum compressive stress develops on

a) top fiber

b) neutral axis

c) bottom fiber

d) every cross-section

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32. The moment of inertia of an area will be least with respect to

a) central axis

b) horizontal axis

c) vertical axis

d) none of the above

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33. The number of reaction components at a hinged end of a general loading is

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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34. Find the maximum BM induced in a cantilever beam subjected to a point load of 10 KN and a length of the beam is 10 m. The load is located at a distance of 3 m from the free end:-

a) 40 kN-m

b) 50 kN-m

c) 60 kN-m

d) 70 kN-m

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35. An orthotropic material has

a) inelastic properties

b) non-homogeneous properties

c) the same properties in an orthogonal direction

d) different properties in three perpendicular directions

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36. According to Terzaghi's theory, the ultimate B.C., at ground surface for a purely cohesive soil and for a smooth base of a strip footing is:

a) 2.57c

b) 5.14c

c) 10.28c

d) 12.0c

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37. Standard Proctor test is used for determining

a) Optimum moisture content (OMC)

b) Void ratio

c) Coefficient of consolidation

d) Pavement thickness

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38. Terzaghi's analysis assumes:

a) Soil is homogeneous and isotropic

b) Elastic zone has straight boundaries inclined at (Theta = theta) to the horizontal and plastic zones fully developed

c) Failure zones do not extend above the horizontal plane through the base of the footing

d) All of the above

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39. Sheet pile walls are used as:

a) Retaining walls for waterfront construction

b) Load-bearing pile foundations

c) Seepage preventing devices

d) Uplift preventing devices

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40. The thickness of adsorbed layers of soil is measured in

a) Angstroms

b) cm

c) mm

d) Micron

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41. Spacing of stirrups in a rectangular beam is

a) kept constant throughout the length

b) increased towards the center of the beam

c) increased at the ends

d) increased at the center of the beam

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42. The maximum bulking of sand generally occurs at a percentage moisture content of

a) 5

b) 8

c) 11

d) 4

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43. Which of the following factors influence the strength of concrete?

a) compaction

b) curing

c) water-cement ratio

d) all of the above

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44. The correction for curvature as applied to staff reading is

a) d² / 2R

b) -d² / 2R

c) d² / R

d) -d² / R

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45. In trigonometrical leveling, the combined correction is given by (where m=coefficient of refraction)

a) d^2/ 2R

b) (1-2m) d^2 / 2R

c) 0.0673 d^2

d) none of the above

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46. The W.C.B of a line is preferred to a quadrantal bearing merely because

a) the bearing is not completely specified by an angle

b) the bearing is completely specified by an angle

c) the sign of the correction of magnetic declination is different in different quadrants

d) all of the above

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47. Water demand for public use as compared to the total demand, kept in the design of waterworks for a city, is

a) 5%

b) 10%

c) 20%

d) 25%

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48. Size of colloidal particles present in water is

a) 10 to 10^-1 mm

b) 10^-1 to 10^-3 mm

c) 10^-3 to 10^-6 mm

d) 10^-6 to 10^-9 mm

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49. By boiling water, hardness can be removed if it is due to:

a) Calcium sulphate

b) Magnesium sulphate

c) Calcium nitrate

d) Calcium bicarbonate

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50. Growth of the population can be conveniently represented by

a) arithmetical curve

b) geographical curve

c) logistic curve

d) straight line curve

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