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1. ACN refers to

a) Airport code number

b) Airport classification number

c) Airport capacity number

d) Aircraft classification number

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2. The best direction of a runway is along the direction of

a) Longest line on wind rose diagram

b) Shortest line on the wind rose diagram

c) Line clear of the wind rose diagram

d) None of the above

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3. The color of the wind direction indicator is

a) White and black

b) Red and white

c) Orange and white

d) All of the above

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4. The bearing capacity of a soil:

a) increases with an increase in the area of footing

b) increases with a decrease in the size of footing

c) is not affected by the size of the footing

d) decreases with a decrease in the area of footing

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5. The bond in which all courses are laid as stretcher is known as:

a) stretcher bond

b) header bond

c) english bond

d) flemish bond

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6. An ornamental projection from the face of a brick wall is called:

a) header

b) stretcher

c) corbel

d) cornice

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7. 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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8. In time cost optimization using CPM, the crashing of activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having:

a) Highest cost slope

b) Least cost slope

c) Crashing has no relation with cost slope

d) None of the above

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9. A guarantee amount that is provided by the contractor to the employer towards the successful execution of the contract is known as:

a) Tender security

b) Bid security

c) Performance security

d) Advance security

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10. In PERT, pessimistic time is:

a) The minimum time in which any activity can possibly be accomplished

b) The maximum time which an activity might require

c) The time which has the highest probability of occurrence

d) None of the above

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11. The base in a paint has the following function

a) it forms the body of the paint

b) it reduces the shrinkage cracks

c) it reinforces the films of the paint after it has dried and prevents the penetration of paint to lower surfaces

d) all of the above

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12. *Efflorescence in brick is caused due to an excess of:

a) alumina

b) iron oxide

c) silica

d) alkalis

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13. A stone is rejected if the water absorption is more than

a) 10%

b) 20%

c) 25%

d) 30%

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14. *Suitable aggregate is obtained from... rock.

a) igneous

b) sedimentary

c) metamorphic

d) none of the above

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15. 9H pencil is...... than the 7H pencil.

a) Softer

b) Harder

c) Medium

d) None of the above

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16. The locus of points for which the sum of the distance from each point to two fixed points is equal is called:

a) A hyperbola

b) An ellipse

c) A cone

d) A parabola

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17. Horizontal lines are drawn:

a) Left to right

b) Right to left

c) Top to bottom

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

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18. Salvage value of any structure is

a) Less than the scrap value

b) More than the scrap value

c) Equal to the scrap value

d) All of the above

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19. As per norms prepared by the ministry of transport & works, one porter can carry a weight of

a) 50 kg upto 5 kosh

b) 40 kg upto 4 kosh

c) 30 kg upto 3 kosh

d) None of the above

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20. One metric horsepower is equal to

a) 1.36 kW

b) 0.736 kW

c) 1.736 kW

d) 0.746 kW

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21. A pavement is classified as flexible or rigid pavement based on its

a) wearing course

b) base course

c) sub-base

d) sub-grade

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22. Siddhartha highway connects

a) Belahiya-Pokhara

b) Kathmandu-Pokhara

c) Birgunj-Pokhara

d) none of the above

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23. Road metal thickness of the layer to be compacted should not exceed

a) 5 cm

b) 10 cm

c) 15 cm

d) 30 cm

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24. The depth of flow after the hydraulic jump is

a) d2 = d1/2 [√1+8(Fe)1^2 -1]

b) d1 = d2/2 [√1+8(Fe)1^2 -1]

c) d2 = d1/3 [√1+8(Fe)1^2 -1]

d) d2 = d1/2 [√1+2(Fe)1^2 -1]

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25. *Capillarity of water is

a) directly proportional to surface tension

b) inversely proportional to the angle of contact

c) inversely proportional to the diameter of the pipe

d) all of the above

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26. As per our convenience which one is correct with respect to the dimensionless number?

a) WIS-MIE-RIV-FIG-EIP

b) WIE-MIS-RIV-FIG-IEP

c) MIE-WIS-RIG-FIV-PIE

d) WIG-MIS-RIE-FIV-IPE

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27. Head loss due to friction in a pipe is given by the Darcy-Weisbach equation

a) h_f = 4fLV^2/2gd

b) h_f = fLV^2/2gd

c) h_f = 0.5V^2 / 2g

d) h_f = (v_1-v_2)^2 / 2g

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28. Area velocity method is used to measure.

a) area

b) velocity

c) discharge

d) none of the above

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29. The most commonly adopted method of irrigation for cereal crops is

a) furrow flooding

b) border flooding

c) check flooding

d) free flooding

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30. The factor affecting the pattern of sediment deposition in a reservoir is

a) sediment size

b) shape of the reservoir

c) river valley slope

d) all of the above

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31. 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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32. *Which of the following gives Modulus of Elasticity

a) the ratio of linear stress to linear strain

b) the ratio of shear stress to shear strain

c) the ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain

d) the ratio of the normal stress

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33. The radius of gyration of a rectangular section is not proportional to

a) the square root of the moment of inertia

b) the square root of the inverse of the area

c) the square root of the moment of inertia divided by the area of the section

d) none of the above

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34. *Proof resilience is the greatest stored energy at

a) limit of proportionality

b) elastic limit

c) plastic limit

d) yield point

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35. *A cable subjected to U.D.L. over its entire span assumes a shape of

a) semi-circle

b) an isosceles triangle

c) parabola

d) none of the above

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36. Talus' is the soil transported by

a) Wind

b) Water

c) Glacier

d) Gravitational force

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37. Berms are used to:

a) Increase the weight of the dam

b) Reduce seepage losses

c) Increase shear strength

d) Increase factor of safety

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38. The maximum water content at which a reduction in water content does not cause a decrease in the volume of the soil mass is known as

a) Liquid limit

b) Plastic limit

c) Shrinkage limit

d) Ductile limit

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39. The critical exit gradient of the seepage of water in soils

a) Increases with a decrease in the specific gravity

b) Increases with an increase in the specific gravity

c) Decreases with an increase in the liquid limit

d) None of the above

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40. The strength of a soil is generally identified by

a) Direct tensile stress

b) Net stress

c) Ultimate shear stress

d) Direct ultimate compressive stress

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41. Separation of ingredients from concrete during transportation is known as

a) bleeding

b) creep

c) segregation

d) shrinkage

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42. The amount of reinforcement for main bars in a slab is based upon

a) maximum bending moment

b) minimum shear force

c) maximum shear force

d) minimum bending moment

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43. A doubly reinforced beam is economical as compared to a singly reinforced beam because

a) the size of the section is small

b) the depth of the section is small

c) compressive steel is under-stressed

d) concrete is not stressed to its full value

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44. A curve consists of two areas of different radii bending in the same direction and lying on the same side of their common tangent and their centers being on the same side of the curve is known as a

a) transition curve

b) vertical curve

c) compound curve

d) reverse curve

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45. A chain is made up of mild steel or galvanized iron wire of diameter

a) 1 mm

b) 3 mm

c) 5 mm

d) 7 mm

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46. The direction of the steepest slope on a contour is

a) along the contour

b) at an angle to the contour

c) at right angles to the contour

d) none of the above

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47. The clarigesters are:

a) circular septic tanks

b) circular imhoff double storage tanks without bottom hoppers

c) rectangular septic tanks

d) none of the above

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48. Groundwater from artesian wells

a) contains no suspended materials

b) contains dissolved salts

c) requires less treatment

d) all of the above

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49. A circular section of sewer has the advantage of:

a) least parameter for a given area

b) offers the least opportunities for deposits

c) more suitable when the discharge is approximately constant

d) all of the above

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50. As compared to cast iron pipes, steel pipes are

a) stronger

b) heavier

c) costlier

d) all of the above

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