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1. The depressions and undulations in the pavement of the runway are caused due to

a) Impact of heavy wheel loads

b) Punching effect

c) Failure of subgrade

d) All of the above

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2. Pick up the correct statement from the following

a) Landing speed is directly proportional to the wing loading

b) Wing loading remaining constant, the takeoff distance is directly proportional to the power loading

c) Neither (a) nor (b) of the above

d) Both (a) and (b) of above

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3. The number of traverse rows of light in the approach lighting near the threshold (As per Calvert & ICAO) is

a) 6 & 28

b) 28 & 6

c) 29 & 21

d) 21 & 29

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4. The fineness of cement is tested by:

a) Le Chatelier's apparatus

b) Sieve analysis/air permeability

c) Vicat's needle

d) Specific surface air permeability method

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5. The bearing capacity of a soil depends on:

a) grain size of the soil

b) load intensity

c) depends on the load

d) rate of loading

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6. The projections of the head or sill of a door or window frame are known as:

a) Style

b) Reveal

c) Mullion

d) Horn

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7. The cement-sand mortar preferred in 1/2 brick walls is:

a) 1:02

b) 1:04

c) 1:08

d) 1:06

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8. The completion report includes:

a) The details of the final bill paid to the contractor

b) The details of all the bills paid to the contractor

c) The details of all the bills, variations along with as-built drawings

d) The compilation of all the documents during project implementation

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9. The scheduled completion time of an operation in CPM chart is mentioned on:

a) Left top corner outside the circle

b) Left top corner inside the circle

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

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10. If, for an activity, the optimistic time is 1 day, pessimistic time is 11 days, and the most likely time is 3 days, then the expected time is:

a) 3 days

b) 4 days

c) 5 days

d) 6 days

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11. Which category does the sandstone belong to?

a) igneous rocks

b) metamorphic rock

c) sedimentary rock

d) foliated rocks

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12. Laterite is an example of

a) agrillaceous rock

b) volcanic rock

c) organic rock

d) siliceous rock

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13. Fire bricks are used

a) to reflect heat

b) to increase heat flow

c) to decrease heat flow

d) all of the above

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14. *Galvanizing means

a) depositing a fine film of zinc on iron or steel by dipping in molten zinc

b) depositing a fine film of tin on iron or steel by dipping in molten tin

c) depositing a fine film of lead on iron or steel by dipping in molten iron

d) none of the above

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15. 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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16. Symbol.....indicates:

a) Brick

b) Stone

c) Steel

d) Concrete

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17. Structural working drawing illustrates:

a) Covers to the reinforcement

b) Sizes of sections

c) Number and size of bars

d) All of the above

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18. The appropriate cost to the complete labor as a percentage of the total cost of the building is

a) 10%

b) 25%

c) 40%

d) 5%

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19. 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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20. The concealed faces of the frames of doors and windows are painted with

a) Two coats of primer

b) Two coats of the same enamel paint which is applied for the rest of the frame

c) Varnishes

d) Two coats of coal tar

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21. Design of flexible pavements is based on

a) mathematical formulae

b) empirical formulae

c) a compromise of pure theory and pure empirical formula

d) none of the above

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22. The joints parallel to the center line of the road are called?

a) transverse joint

b) expansion joint

c) longitudinal joint

d) all of the above

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23. Surface painting is

a) marking of white and yellow lines on pavement

b) providing a thin bituminous layer over WBM roads

c) application of bitumen concrete layer over WBM road

d) application of a hot mix of bitumen and the stone chips over it

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24. *The float method is used to measure

a) the discharge in an open channel

b) the velocity in an open channel

c) discharge open in an open channel

d) all of the above

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25. Mach number is the ratio of inertia force to

a) viscosity

b) Froude number

c) gravitational force

d) elasticity

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26. *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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27. Specific weight of sea water is more than that of pure water because of

a) dissolved air

b) dissolved salts

c) suspended matter

d) all of the above

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28. *Irrigation distributor canals are generally aligned along

a) contour lines

b) valley lines

c) ridge lines

d) straight lines

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29. The number of dams in Bandhra irrigation may be

a) equal to

b) between 1 and 3

c) greater than 2

d) any of the above

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30. *In a concrete-lined canal, the permissible velocity of water is

a) 1 m/sec

b) 2 m/sec

c) 3 m/sec

d) 4 m/sec

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31. The value of Poisson's ratio always remains

a) greater than one

b) lesser than one

c) equal to one

d) none of these

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32. Find the bending moment at the center and also find the maximum bending moment

a) 10 kN-m, 12 kN-m

b) 15 kN-m, 10 kN-m

c) 20 kN-m, 12 kN-m

d) 10 kN-m, 15 kN-m

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33. The section modulus of a rectangular section is proportional to

a) area of the section

b) square of the area of the section

c) product of the area & depth

d) half moment of inertia of the section

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34. The maximum shear stress will always occur at

a) neutral axis

b) top extreme fiber

c) a fiber in the cross-section depending on configuration

d) bottom extreme fiber

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35. The moment of inertia of a triangular section b x h about the base is

a) bh^3/12

b) bh^3/18

c) bh^3/36

d) all of the above

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36. Physical weathering occurs due to

a) Temperature changes

b) Wedging action of ice

c) Spreading of roots of plants

d) All of the above

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37. Overconsolidation may be due to

a) The weight of the ice sheet or glacier which is melted away

b) The weight of the landslide which is removed

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

d) None of the above

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38. A fully saturated soil is called

a) One phase system

b) Two phase system with soil and air

c) Two phase system with soil and water

d) Three phase system

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39. The wall constructed to resist horizontal pressure is:

a) Main wall

b) Partition wall

c) Retaining wall

d) All of the above

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40. Talus' is the soil transported by

a) Wind

b) Water

c) Glacier

d) Gravitational force

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41. Spacing of longitudinal bars measured along the periphery of the column should not be more than (as per IS: 456-2000)

a) 20 cm

b) 25 cm

c) 30 cm

d) 15 cm

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42. In the working stress design, the allowable bending compressive strain in RCC is

a) 0.003

b) 0.0003

c) 0.002

d) none of the above

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43. The maximum reinforcement in a column to consider the practical problem is

a) 4%

b) 5%

c) 6%

d) 8%

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44. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon

a) leader

b) follower

c) length of chain

d) length of offset

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45. If Θ is the angle of the slope, L is the length of the slope, and H is the difference in elevation between the two ends of the link, then the slope correction will be

a) L sin Θ

b) 2Lsin^2 Θ/2

c) L sin Θ/2

d) 2L sin 2Θ

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46. If the magnetic declination is (-)6°0' and the reduced bearing of a line is S40°01'E, the true bearing of the line is

a) S 134°0'E

b) S 146°01'E

c) S 46°0'E

d) S 34°01'E

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47. A 1 m cast iron pipe carries a discharge of 0.785 cum/sec, the velocity of flow will be

a) 0.9 m/sec

b) 1.0 m/sec

c) 1.2 m/sec

d) none of the above

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48. The velocity of flow does not depend on:

a) grade of sewer

b) hydraulic mean depth of sewer

c) roughness of sewer

d) length of sewer

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49. Salvaging is:

a) extraction of essence from waste

b) dumping of solid waste

c) sanitary land filling of solid waste

d) none of the above

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50. Which device warns that the liquid is above the pump level?

a) High-level alarm

b) Check valve

c) Union

d) Pump lift chain

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