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1. Speed of

a) Sound at 0Â°C is 1190 km/h

b) Sound varies 2.4 km/h per degree centigrade rise in temperature

c) Sound at 0Â°C is called one Mach

d) All of the above

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2. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (I.C.A.O.), the strength of runway pavements has been coded by

a) Seven English alphabets

b) Last seven English alphabets

c) First seven English alphabets

d) First seven natural numbers

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3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

a) Runway edge from the landing side is called the threshold

b) Localizer indicates to the pilot his position with respect to the proposed alignment

c) The glide slope indicates the correct angle of descent

d) All of the above

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4. The expansion of Portland cement is indicated by its soundness. It can be tested by:

a) Le Chatelier's apparatus

b) Vicat's needle

c) Specific surface air permeability method

d) Normal consistency

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5. Negative skin friction on piles:

a) increases the bearing load

b) decreases the pile capacity

c) increases the net capacity of the pile

d) does not affect the net capacity of the pile

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6. Pile foundations are suitable for:

a) waterlogged soils

b) soft rocks

c) compact soils

d) multistoried buildings

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7. For road pavements, the cement generally used is:

a) Ordinary Portland cement

b) Rapid hardening cement

c) Low heat cement

d) Blast furnace slag cement

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8. The area under the B-curve is divided into two equal parts by:

a) Expected time

b) Optimistic time

c) Pessimistic time

d) Most likely time

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9. Higher standard deviations mean:

a) Lower uncertainty

b) Higher uncertainty

c) Medium uncertainty

d) All of the above

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10. If the probability factor is zero, the chances of completing the project in scheduled time are:

a) 0%

b) 50%

c) 75%

d) 100%

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11. Suitable stone for a gravity retaining wall is

a) light

b) heavy

c) hard

d) soft

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12. Limestone is a

a) igneous rock

b) sedimentary rock

c) metamorphic rock

d) granite rock

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13. In the briquette test, the seven-day tensile strength of good Portland cement should not be less than

a) 20 kg/cm^2

b) 30 kg/cm^2

c) 25 kg/cm^2

d) 35 kg/cm^2

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14. Which of the following is not a hardwood?

a) deodar

b) sal

c) teak

d) oak

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15. The techniques for free-hand sketch to drawing a straight line is:

a) Fixing two end points

b) Fixing length of the line

c) Fixing the center of the line

d) All of the above

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16. The two parts of T-square are......and......

a) Vertical and horizontal edge

b) Straight and slant edge

c) Stock and blade

d) Blade and batten

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17. As-built drawing is normally constructed...... the construction

a) Before construction

b) Simultaneously with construction

c) After construction

d) All of the above

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18. Steel formwork can be used up to about.........times.

a) 35

b) 40

c) 45

d) 50

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19. The capacity of a flushing cistern is normally

a) 12 to 15 litres

b) 20 to 25 litres

c) 30 to 40 litres

d) 1 to 5 litres

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20. The unit of payment for fixing of glass panes or cleaning is in

a) kg

b) number

c) sq m

d) cu m

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21. The angle of most acute vision of a driver is a cone of

a) 3┬░

b) 10┬░

c) 15┬░

d) 20┬░

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22. Sub-surface drainage of a road means removal of rainwater from

a) the surface of the road

b) the sub-grade or sub-surface of the road

c) the surface and sub-surface of the road

d) the soil mass

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23. Best road suitable for pneumatic & iron-wheeled vehicles is

a) earth road

b) WBM road

c) bituminous road

d) concrete road

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24. In an open channels the analysis of a sugar is done by using

a) continuity equation

b) momentum equation

c) energy equation

d) none of the above

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25. Which of the following quantities are dimensionless?

a) surface tension

b) specific weight

c) angular velocity

d) Mach number

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26. To avoid an interruption in the flow of a siphon, the air vessel is provided

a) at the inlet

b) at the outlet

c) at the summit

d) at the point between the inlet and outlet

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27. 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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28. Sediment deposit in a reservoir can be reduced by

a) providing vegetal cover in the catchment area

b) avoiding reservoir sites that are prolific sources of sediment

c) adopting soil conservation measures in the catchment area

d) all of the above

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29. Which of the following is not a Rabi crop?

a) potato

b) groundnut

c) wheat

d) sugarcane

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30. In irrigation canals, drops are needed if

a) the width of the canal is less than its depth

b) the velocity of flow is less than the critical one

c) the natural slope is very steep

d) the natural slope is very smooth

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31. The maximum number of transverse shear forces possible at one end of an element of a plane truss are

a) zero

b) one

c) two

d) three

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32. The value of buckling load is ... than the crushing load in the case of a long column

a) less

b) more

c) equal

d) none of the above

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33. *Centre of gravity of a semi-circle is... above the base AB (Dia.)

a) 2r/π

b) 4r/3π

c) r/8

d) r/4

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34. The maximum deflection in a cantilever beam carrying a uniformly distributed load (w) over spans is (Where L is span of beam, W is total load and EI is flexural rigidity)

a) 3WL^3 / 2EI

b) WL^3 / 8EI

c) WL^3 / 5EI

d) WL^3 / 3EI

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35. *If the shear force along a section of a beam is zero, the bending moment at the section is:

a) zero

b) maximum

c) minimum

d) average of maximum-minimum

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36. The ratio of volume of air void to the volume of voids is known as

a) Air content

b) Wet porosity

c) Percentage voids

d) Degree of saturation

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37. The internal molecular attraction of a soil is known as cohesion:

a) Increases as the moisture content decreases

b) Is more in well-compacted clays

c) Depends upon the external applied load

d) Decreases as the moisture content increases

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38. Peat is composed of

a) Clay and sand

b) Decayed vegetable matter

c) Inorganic silt and silty clay

d) Synthetic chemicals

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39. The safe B.C. of a soil can be defined as:

a) Ultimate load on the bearing area

b) Load intensity beyond which the soil should not be loaded

c) Load at which the soil fails

d) Load beyond which the soil yields

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40. A vertical wall is subjected to a liquid pressure on its one side, the total pressure on the wall acts at a distance of:

a) H/3

b) H/2

c) 2H/3

d) 3H/4

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41. Minimum spacing between horizontal parallel reinforcements of the same size should not be less than

a) one diameter

b) two diameters

c) three diameters

d) four diameters

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42. The safe bond stress between concrete and steel is determined by

a) tensile test

b) compressive test

c) shear test

d) pull-out test

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43. In a two-way slab, the lifting of corners occurs due to

a) zero moment at the center

b) torsional moments on the slab

c) unbalanced moments on the slab

d) none of the above

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44. The longitudinal section of the surface of the bubble tube is

a) straight

b) circular

c) parabolic

d) elliptic

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45. Which one of the following is not a personal error?

a) the table not being perfectly leveled

b) the table not being perfectly central

c) the table not being perfectly clamped

d) none of the above

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46. The error eliminated by taking the mean of both face observations is

a) error due to eccentricity of verniers

b) error due to imperfect adjustment of levels

c) error due to the line of collimation not being perpendicular to the horizontal axis

d) all of the above

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47. The ratio of the maximum daily consumption to the average demand is

a) 1.2

b) 1.5

c) 1.8

d) 2.7

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48. Disinfection of water involves.....

a) killing of diseases bacteria

b) produce of diseases of water

c) no change diseases bacteria

d) none of the above

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49. Merit of water carriage sewage system:

a) no human agency is involved in this system

b) no problem of foul smell or hygienic trouble

c) less area is required

d) all of the above

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50. PH value of water for water supply

a) 6.5 to 8.5

b) 5.5 to 7.0

c) 7.0 to 9.5

d) 5.5 to 9.5

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