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1. The allowable clay silt in sand for mortar is:

a) 4 to 6%

b) 6 to 8%

c) 8 to 10%

d) 10 to 14%

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2. The assumption of Rankine's theory of earth pressure is:

a) The soil is semi-finite, homogeneous, dry, and cohesionless

b) Ground surface is a plane which may be inclined or horizontal

c) Back of the wall is vertical and smooth

d) All of the above

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3. The lift-off distance along the center of the runway between the starting point and

a) End of the runway

b) End of the stopway

c) Point where the aircraft becomes airborne

d) Point where the aircraft attains a height of 10.7m

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4. Water hammer is a phenomenon that occurs

a) when pressure increases sudden closure of the valve

b) when pressure decreases sudden opening of the valve

c) due to the elastic material of the pipe

d) due to the incompressible nature of the fluid

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5. The mode of transport which can't be used in foggy weather is

a) air

b) water

c) highway

d) pedestrian

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6. *Drop structures in the canal are provided for

a) providing a bridge

b) energy dissipation

c) maintaining ground slope

d) creating high velocity

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7. *Stainless steel metal is an alloy of

a) copper and zinc

b) copper and tin

c) copper and nickel

d) nickel and chromium

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

a) clay

b) granita

c) quartz

d) lime stone

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9. Theoretically, the void ratio in soils can have the following values

a) >1

b) <1

c) >0.5

d) All of the above

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10. Distemper is generally used in:

a) walls

b) wood

c) steel

d) none of the above

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11. *A flow is said to be laminar when

a) the fluid particles move in a zig-zag way

b) the Reynolds number is high

c) the fluid particles move in layers parallel to the boundary

d) none of the above

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12. The cheapest mode of transport is

a) air

b) water

c) railway

d) roadway

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13. Shear strain is defined as

a) change in the angle between planes at right angles

b) distortion of fiber

c) change in angle between two angles

d) strain that normally occurs

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14. The maximum amount for the approval of tender by Gazetted 3rd class officer is:

a) Three crore

b) Seven crore

c) Fifteen crore

d) More than fifteen crore

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15. Compensator is used to make the line of sight perpendicular to the vertical axis in the case of

a) dumpy level

b) theodolite

c) all of the above

d) automatic level

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16. The percentage voids (n) has a value

a) 0 < n < 100

b) Sr ≤ 0

c) n > 0

d) n ≤ 0

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17. The compaction of concrete improves:

a) Density

b) Strength

c) Durability

d) All of the above

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18. The thickness of slabs and beams must be measured to the nearest

a) 0.001 m

b) 0.005 m

c) 0.01 m

d) 0.05 m

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19. Sewage is treated by aerobic bacteria action in:

a) septic tank

b) settling tank

c) trickling filter

d) oxidation pond

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20. Which of the following is not a part of a contract agreement?

a) Price schedule

b) Work schedule

c) Manning schedule

d) Cost Estimate

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21. The workability of concrete can be improved by the addition of the following compounds:

a) iron

b) sodium

c) zinc

d) sulphur

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22. Pegmatite is an example of

a) sedimentary rock

b) extrusive igneous rock

c) intrusive igneous rock

d) igneous rock

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23. The shear strength of a soil is proportional

a) Directly to the angle of internal friction

b) Directly to the tangent of the angle of internal friction

c) Inversely to the angle of internal friction

d) None of the above

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24. All the axonometric projections are a single-plane... projection.

a) Orthographic

b) Perspective

c) Isometric

d) Oblique

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25. *The discharge passing through the crest having a length of 1.25m, a height of the flow of water 0.25m, and C_d = 0.035 is

a) 0.0116 cm³/sec

b) 0.116 cm³/sec

c) 0.0160 cm³/sec

d) 0.00116 cm³/sec

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26. The type of joint used in joining the plain ends of cast-iron pipes is

a) flanged joint

b) flexible joint

c) dresser coupling joint

d) socket and spigot joint

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27. *Meandering of rivers is caused by

a) excessive discharge during the floods, when turbulence is developed

b) increase in width

c) heavy deposition

d) all of the above

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28. In hill roads, the extra widening is generally provided

a) fully on the inner side of the curve

b) fully on the outer side of the curve

c) equally on both sides of the curve

d) none of the above

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29. The bed of a canal is lowered in the case of

a) level crossing

b) canal siphon

c) siphon aqueduct

d) none of the above

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30. Camber is provided on

a) straight road

b) curved road

c) super-elevation

d) all of the above

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31. The projection of any feature on the horizontal plane is called:

a) Plan

b) Elevation

c) Map

d) All of the above

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32. An estimate is:

a) The calculation of quantities required item construction of a work

b) The computation of expenditure likely to be incurred in the construction of a work

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

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33. White cement is produced in

a) flyash kiln

b) coal kiln

c) oil-fired kiln

d) electrical form kiln

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34. A pressure conduit laid underground may not be subjected to

a) internal pressure of water

b) pressure due to external load

c) longitudinal temperature stress

d) all of the above

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35. Bond strength of HYSD bar as compared to plain bar is more by

a) 20%

b) 30%

c) 40%

d) 60%

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36. Inverted siphon is called:

a) depressed sewer

b) sag sewer

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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37. Liquidated damage is directly related to

a) Terms of condition

b) Real damages

c) Cost of the project

d) Depreciation

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38. When the fluid is at rest, the shear stress is

a) maximum

b) zero

c) unpredictable

d) none of the above

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39. Degree of saturation of a soil is generally

a) Above 100%

b) Below zero

c) Between 0% and 100%

d) None of the above

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40. An example of a level surface is

a) surface of earth

b) surface of sea

c) surface of reservoir

d) surface of a still lake

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41. The rate of rise or fall of a road along its alignment is known as

a) gradient

b) camber

c) side slope

d) super elevation

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42. In a fixed beam, the points of contraflexure,

a) for a UDL load are 2

b) for a concentrated load are 2

c) for a moment applied load are 2

d) all of the above

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43. *The ratio of the largest load in a test to the original cross-sectional area of the piece is called:

a) elastic limit

b) ultimate stress

c) yield stress

d) breaking stress

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44. The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam subjected to a uniformly distributed load (w) over the span is

a) WL^3 / 8EI

b) WL^3 / 48EI

c) 5WL^3 / 48EI

d) 5WL^3 / 384EI

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45. Shear force diagram for a cantilever carrying a UDL over its whole length is

a) rectangle

b) triangle

c) parabola

d) cubic parabola

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46. Which of the following is not true about a cavity wall?

a) air space is provided within the wall

b) metal or ties are used to join the strops of the wall

c) air space is filled with suitable material

d) all of the above

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47. Prolongation of a chain line across an obstruction in chain surveying is done by

a) drawing perpendiculars with a chain

b) making angular observations

c) solution of triangles

d) all the above methods

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48. The workability of concrete can be improved by

a) more sand

b) more cement

c) more fine aggregate

d) fineness of coarse aggregate

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49. Isometric projection is:

a) An orthographic projection of pictorial type

b) An oblique projection

c) Both (A) and (B)

d) None of the above

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50. Performance security is necessary:

a) After contract agreement to a successful bidder

b) Before bid opening to all bidders

c) During bid opening to all bidders

d) Before contract agreement to successful bidders

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