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1. Normally, fuel provided in aircraft having a piston engine is

a) Kerosene oil

b) Petrol

c) Gasoline

d) Diesel

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2. The landing and takeoff of an aircraft are made against the direction of wind. In no case, the center line of the runway should make an angle with the wind direction exceeding

a) 10Â°

b) 20Â°

c) 30Â°

d) 40Â°

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3. For A, B, and C types of airports, the longitudinal gradient of the runway recommended by ICAO is:

a) 1%

b) 1.50%

c) 2%

d) 2.50%

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4. The minimum depth of the foundation on clayey soil is:

a) 60cm

b) 90cm

c) 120cm

d) 150cm

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5. The process of hardening the concrete by keeping its surface moist is known as:

a) placing

b) wetting

c) curing

d) compacting

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6. Width of wall footing (according to thumb's rule) is: (where t = thickness of the wall)

a) 2t+150

b) 2t+300

c) 2t

d) t+300

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7. Higher load-carrying capacity of a strut depends on:

a) Larger area of cross-section only

b) Larger area of cross-section and smaller length

c) Independent of the area of cross-section

d) All of the above

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8. On a bar chart, the various activities of a project are shown by:

a) Shaded area

b) Horizontal lines

c) Vertical lines

d) Dot marks

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9. In PERT technique, completion of an activity is called:

a) Head activity

b) Head event

c) Tail activity

d) Tail event

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10. At an event other than the final event, if no activity emerges, it results in an error called:

a) Looping

b) Dangling

c) Interfacing

d) Splicing

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11. *The main constituent, which is mainly responsible for hydraulicity is

a) water

b) clay

c) silica

d) carbon dioxide

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12. The function of the base of an oil paint is

a) to form the body of the paint

b) to reduce the shrinkage cracks

c) to reinforce the film of the paint after drying

d) to prevent the penetration of paint to lower surfaces

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13. *Which constituent is the best cementing material in cement?

a) tri-calcium silicate

b) tri-calcium aluminate

c) di-calcium silicate

d) free lime

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14. The tool used for quarrying of stones is

a) dipper

b) spalling hammer

c) jumper

d) priming needle

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15. 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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16. Angles in multiples of 15Â° are constructed by the combined use of:

a) T-square and set-square

b) Set-square and scale

c) Scale and French curve

d) French curve and erasing shield

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17. The given symbol represents:

a) School

b) Temple

c) Church

d) Catenary

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18. Plinth area of a building does not include:

a) Area of the wall at floor level

b) Area of stair cover

c) Internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq.m. in area

d) Area of the cantilevered porch

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19. The building material brick

a) Absorbs more heat than stone

b) Absorbs less heat than stone

c) Absorbs equal heat as the stone

d) May be less or more

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20. The value of the property (without being disassembled) at the end of the useful life period is known as

a) Scrap value

b) Salvage value

c) Junk value

d) Book value

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21. Cross ruts are formed along an earthen road because of

a) heavy rainfall

b) steep camber

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

d) none of the above

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22. 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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23. Raised portion of the road between longitudinal ruts is known as

a) rut

b) pot height

c) camber

d) reel

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24. The viscosity of gases varies with temperature

a) directly proportional

b) inversely proportional

c) constant

d) none of the above

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25. The ratio of the percentage error in the discharge and the percentage error in the measurement of head over a rectangular notch is

a) 1/2

b) 2/3

c) 3/2

d) 3/4

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26. Critical depth (he) is given by (where q= rate of flow per unit width of channel)

a) (q^2/g)^1/3

b) (q^2/g)^1/4

c) (q^2/g)^1/2

d) none of the above

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27. *The hydraulic radius is equal to

a) area divided by the square of the wetted perimeter

b) wetted area divided by the wetted perimeter

c) the wetted perimeter divided by the area

d) the square root of the area

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28. A counter berm is

a) a horizontal benching provided on the outer slope

b) a vertical benching provided on the outer edge of the bank

c) a horizontal benching provided on the inside slope

d) a vertical benching provided on the inner edge of the bank

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29. A canal which is aligned at right angles to the contour is called

a) contour canal

b) branch canal

c) side slope canal

d) none of the above

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30. Gibb's module is a type of

a) non-modular outlet

b) semi-modular outlet

c) rigid-modular outlet

d) open flume outlet

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31. The diagram showing the variation of axial load along the span is called

a) thrust diagram

b) shear force diagram

c) bending moment diagram

d) none of the above

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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 phenomenon of decreased resistance of material due to the reversal of stress is called

a) creep

b) fatigue

c) elasticity

d) plasticity

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34. The crippling load for a column with both ends hinged is

a) πΕΙ/ L^2

b) π^2EI/4L^2

c) π^2EI/L^2

d) 4π^2EI/L^2

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35. An isotropic material has

a) elastic mass

b) homogeneous mass

c) elastoplastic mass

d) none of the above

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36. Base failure refers to a failure surface that:

a) Is above the toe of the slope

b) Includes the toe of the slope

c) Is below the toe of the slope

d) None of the above

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37. On wetting, cohesive soils

a) Lose permeability

b) Gain shear strength

c) Lose elasticity

d) Decrease their shear strength

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38. Active earth pressure is

a) Always less than passive earth pressure

b) Always greater than passive earth pressure

c) Sometimes greater than passive earth pressure

d) Equal to passive earth pressure

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39. The specific gravity of sandy soils/gravel is

a) <1.5

b) <2.0

c) >2.0

d) >2.5

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40. Compaction of soil is aimed at

a) Decreasing dry density

b) Increasing porosity

c) Decreasing void ratio

d) Decreasing shear strength

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41. 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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42. A rib slab is provided for

a) plain ceiling

b) acoustic insulation

c) heat insulation

d) all of the above

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43. The maximum strain in the tension reinforcement in the section of a flexural member at failure shall not be less than (if fy is the characteristic strength of steel and Es is the modulus of elasticity of steel)

a) 0.0020

b) fy/(1.15Es) + 0.002

c) fy/(1.15Es) + 0.003

d) 0.0300

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44. A straight line tangential to the longitudinal curve of the level tube at its center is known as

a) horizontal axis

b) line of collimation

c) bubble line

d) line of right

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45. A relatively fixed point of known elevation above the datum is called

a) datum point

b) benchmark

c) reduced level

d) reference point

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46. Axis method of traverse correction is used when

a) the angles are measured very accurately

b) the lengths are measured very accurately

c) both (a) and (b) are not measured very accurately

d) any of the above

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47. The interference of the well depends upon

a) the number of wells

b) spacing between wells

c) types of wells

d) all of the above

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48. If P is the total internal pressure, d is the diameter of the pressure conduit, and t is the thickness of the conduit, the hoop's stress is

a) d.p / 2t

b) d.p / t

c) d.t / 2p

d) d.t / p

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49. In the partially ventilated single-stack system of plumbing, the number of vertical pipes is:

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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50. Normally the shape of the demand line is

a) straight

b) curved

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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