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1. The threshold markings are

a) 4m wide

b) 1m clear space between adjustments

c) 45m in length

d) All of the above

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2. The cheapest mode of transport is

a) air

b) water

c) railway

d) roadway

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3. If the width of the approach area near the runway end is 150 m, the width of the approach area at a distance of 3 kilometers from the runway end will be

a) 1500 m

b) 1200 m

c) 1000 m

d) 800 m

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4. While designing an air-entrained concrete:

a) Water-cement ratio is reduced

b) Proportion of aggregates is reduced

c) An allowance for the entrained air is made

d) All of the above

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5. The vertical member fixed between steps and handrail is known as:

a) String

b) Baluster

c) Soffit

d) Scotia

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6. The D.P.C. is provided for efficiency, at:

a) just below the ground floor level

b) the window sill level

c) any where in the wall

d) below the topmost floor level

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7. Bringing the floor to a true level surface by means of screeds is known as:

a) Topping

b) Bedding

c) Screeding

d) None of the above

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8. The main disadvantage of line organization is:

a) Monopoly at the top level

b) Rigid structure

c) Delay in communications

d) All of the above

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9. When all the paths are arranged according to the descending order of the float, the path which is next to the critical path is known as:

a) Under-critical path

b) Sub-critical path

c) Semi-critical path

d) All of the above

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10. The relation between jobs of a particular type and various durations they have consumed for completion is expressed by:

a) Normal distribution curve

b) Beta distribution curve

c) Frequency distribution curve

d) None of the above

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

a) clay

b) granita

c) quartz

d) lime stone

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12. The bricks are properly soaked in water before use for the following reason

a) to wash the kiln dust for better bondage with mortar

b) to avoid the chances of absorption of water from the mortar

c) to spread the mortar uniformly between them

d) all of the above

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13. Strength of cement, with storage

a) increases

b) decreases

c) same

d) difficult to tell

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14. French polish is made by dissolving the resin

a) in oil

b) in water

c) in spirit

d) in turpentine

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15. Picture plane is:

a) Transparent

b) Opaque

c) Semi-transparent

d) All of the above

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16. A tetrahedron has four equal:

a) Square faces

b) Rectangular faces

c) Triangular faces

d) None of the above

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17. The isometric length of the edge of the cube is:

a) More than the actual length

b) Equal to the actual length

c) Less than the actual length

d) All of the above

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18. Rate analysis prepared by the ministry of transport and work includes

a) Labour & material

b) Labour, material & equipment

c) Labour, material & supervision

d) All of the above

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19. The document showing the account of work done or supply of material, including the particulars and quantities, is called

a) Bill

b) Voucher

c) Balance sheet

d) None of the above

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20. The expenses of items that do not come under any regular head of items and the cost of unforeseen items are called

a) Lump-sum

b) Extras

c) Customary charges

d) Contingencies

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21. Super elevation provided from the center of the road to the outer edge is known as

a) cambering

b) peaking

c) hampering

d) tempering

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22. The thickness of the parapet wall on the valley side of the roadway is usually kept as

a) 20 cm

b) 40 cm

c) 60 cm

d) 80 cm

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23. If the coefficient of lateral friction is constant, then the value of required super elevation increases with

a) increase in both speed and radius of curve

b) decrease in speed and with an increase in the radius of the curve

c) increase in speed and with a decrease in the radius of the curve

d) None of the above

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24. For the flow of liquid from an open-ended tube (nozzle) leading to the formation of a spray of liquid drops, the number generally is

a) Euler number

b) Froude number

c) Weber number

d) Reynolds number

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25. For the laminar flow through a circular pipe, the maximum velocity is

a) the maximum velocity=1.5 times the average velocity

b) the maximum velocity=2.0 times the average velocity

c) the maximum velocity=2.5 times the average velocity

d) none of the above

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26. If S is the height of the crest above the base of the channel and H is the head of water over the weir, whose length is L and discharge is Q m^3/sec, the velocity of approach V_a is

a) √2gh

b) Q/L(H-L)

c) Q/L(H+L)

d) L(H+S)/Q

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27. Hooke's law for solids is analogous to

a) Newton's law of viscosity

b) Pascal's law

c) Boundary layer theory

d) continuity equation

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28. *To avoid an interruption in the field of a siphon, the air vessel is provided

a) at the summit

b) at the inlet

c) at the outlet

d) none of the above

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29. The sudden and turbulent passage of water from a low level critical depth to high level above critical depth, during which the velocity passes from supercritical to subcritical, is known as

a) jump

b) hydraulic jump

c) sudden fall

d) all of the above

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30. The ratio of the rate of change of the discharge of an outlet to the rate of change of the discharge of the distributing channel is called

a) sensitivity

b) flexibility

c) proportionality

d) setting

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31. Centrifugal force acts at a curve

a) along the center line

b) towards the center

c) away from the center

d) all of the above

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32. *Bending moment diagram of a simply supported beam having a uniformly distributed load is

a) rectangular

b) parabolic

c) triangular

d) all of the above

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33. A beam of uniform strength will have at every cross-section the same

a) deflection

b) stiffness

c) BM

d) bending stress

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34. *The magnitude of a shear force at a distance of L/4 from either end of a simply supported beam with load P applied at midspan is equal to:

a) P

b) P/2

c) P/4

d) P/8

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35. A body having similar properties throughout

a) homogeneous

b) isomorphic

c) isotropic

d) anisotropy

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36. Which of the following is not the purpose of a foundation?

a) To distribute the weight of the structure

b) To load the substratum evenly

c) To provide a level surface for building construction

d) To increase the safe bearing capacity of the soil

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37. The permissible settlement in the case of an isolated foundation on clayey soils is:

a) 25 mm

b) 45 mm

c) 65 mm

d) 85 mm

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38. Uniformity coefficient of a soil is:

a) always less than 1

b) always equal to 1

c) equal to or less than 1

d) equal or greater than 1

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39. If the sand in situ is in the densest state, then its relative density is

a) Equal to zero

b) Equal to one

c) Between 0 and 1

d) Greater than 1

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40. 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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41. The minimum straight lap length in tension bars with hooks in an RCC beam is

a) 15 times the diameter of the bar or 200mm

b) 12 times the diameter of the bar or 400mm

c) 20 times the diameter of the bar or 400mm

d) none of the above

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42. A rigid frame is a structure composed of members which are connected by

a) a single rivet

b) rigid joints

c) simple bearing

d) none of the above

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43. A flat slab is supported

a) on beams

b) on columns

c) on beams and columns

d) on columns monolithically built with slab

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44. The maximum angular error in laying the direction is 3°; if this maximum displacement of the point on paper is the same for both sources of error, the accuracy in the offset measurement will be

a) 1 in 18

b) 1 in 19

c) 1 in 25

d) 1 in 30

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45. The trunion axis or transverse axis is

a) the axis about which the telescope can be rotated in a vertical plane

b) the axis about which the telescope can be rotated in a horizontal plane

c) also known as the line of collimation

d) none of the above

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46. Which of the following terms is not associated with leveling:

a) foresight

b) bench mark

c) bearing

d) change point

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47. Velocity of flow through a grit chamber is:

a) 30 to 60 cm/sec

b) 30 to 60 cm/min

c) 15 to 45 cm/sec

d) 15 to 45 cm/min

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48. 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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49. A manhole is generally provided at each:

a) bend

b) junction

c) change of gradient

d) change of sewer diameter

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50. The capacity of a flushing cistern for water closets is:

a) 1-2 liters

b) 10-15 liters

c) 5 liters

d) 20-25 liters

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