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1. In the premix asphalt concrete of airport pavement construction, the aggregate is also heated

a) For easy work ability

b) For easy spreading

c) To generate a homogeneous mix

d) All of the above

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2. Two single runways may be arranged so as to have

a) L-shape

b) T-shape

c) X-shape

d) All of the above

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3. A domestic airport is an airport that handles only

a) Flight from a different country

b) Flight within the same country

c) Both A and B

d) None of the above

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4. Minimum width of stretcher bond, header bond, and single Flemish bond are...... and...... bricks, respectively.

a) 1, 1.5, and 0.5

b) 0.5, 1, and 1.5

c) 1.5, 1, and 0.5

d) 1, 0.5, and 1.5

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5. Grading of sand causes great variation in:

a) workability of concrete

b) strength of concrete

c) durability of concrete

d) all of the above

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6. The joints provided in wooden floors are?

a) Tongue and groove

b) Butt

c) Dove-tail

d) Tee joint

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7. Which of the following is not a tool used in laying a brick wall?

a) Trowel

b) Tri-square

c) Plumb-bob

d) Auger

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8. In PERT analysis, the start and end of activity are represented by:

a) Activity

b) Event

c) Task

d) Work

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9. A project is:

a) A large dam constructed across a river to earn profit

b) Any job involving many people and large money

c) A work of major importance involving huge men and investment

d) An organized teamwork to achieve a set task within the time limit

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10. CPM family includes:

a) Critical Path Analysis (CPA)

b) Critical Path Plotted (CPP)

c) Critical Path Scheduling (CPS)

d) All of the above

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11. *Quick lime is

a) calcium oxide

b) calcium hydroxide

c) calcium carbonate

d) none of the above

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12. German silver is an alloy of

a) zinc, lead, and nickel

b) copper, lead, and nickel

c) copper, zinc, and nickel

d) copper, lead, and zinc

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13. The building stone used for bridge piers and columns is

a) granite

b) limestone

c) marble

d) sandstone

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14. The types of bricks used for the lining of the furnace/combustion chamber are

a) refractory

b) machine made

c) handmade

d) 1st class

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15. Axonometric drawing is a drawing like:

a) Parallel to the plane

b) Perpendicular to the plane

c) Inclined to the plane

d) All of the above

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16. Freehand sketch is normally used for:

a) Concept

b) Final

c) Discussion

d) None of the above

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17. Hatching line is a line which makes an angle of 45Â° with:

a) Horizontal

b) Vertical

c) Main line of the section

d) All of the above

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18. Tender does not contain

a) Notice

b) Item of work

c) Estimated cost

d) Item rate

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19. For estimating painting area for iron grillwork over a door or window opening, the area measured will be:

a) 1.00 Ã— the area of the opening between door/window frame

b) 1.25 Ã— the area of the opening between door/window frame

c) 1.50 Ã— the area of the opening between door/window frame

d) 2.00 Ã— the area of the opening between door/window frame

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20. The standard width of an asbestos cement corrugated sheet is

a) 0.9 m

b) 1.05 m

c) 1.2 m

d) 1.35 m

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21. 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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22. In bituminous macadam road, the binding material used is

a) cement

b) bitumen

c) clay

d) stone dust

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23. 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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24. 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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25. The attraction among different particles of the same material is

a) adhesion

b) cohesion

c) corrosion

d) fusion

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26. The total energy of a liquid in motion is equal to:

a) pressure energy + kinetic energy + potential energy

b) pressure energy - (kinetic energy + potential energy)

c) potential energy - (pressure energy + kinetic energy)

d) kinetic energy - (pressure energy + potential energy)

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27. The viscosity of liquids varies with temperature

a) directly proportional

b) inversely proportional

c) constant

d) none of the above

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28. Optimum depth of kor watering for a rice crop is

a) 13.5 cm

b) 16.5 cm

c) 19 cm

d) 21 cm

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29. The fall, which can be used as a meter fall, is

a) vertical drop fall

b) flumed glacis fall

c) unflumed glacis fall

d) none of the above

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30. The type of fall suitable for any discharge is

a) vertical type

b) straight glacis fall with baffle wall

c) straight glacis fall without a baffle wall

d) all of the above

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31. The number of points of contraflexture in a simply supported beam carrying udl is

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

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32. 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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33. *The tension in a cable supporting a lift

a) is more when the lift is moving downwards

b) is less when the lift is moving upwards

c) Remains constant whether it moves downwards or upwards

d) is less when the lift is moving downwards

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34. Which of the following materials will have the highest Young's Modulus?

a) brass

b) timber

c) mild steel

d) copper

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35. The ratio of moment of inertia of a square section to that of a circular section for a given depth is given by

a) <1

b) >1

c) 1

d) none of the above

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36. The soil transported by wind and deposited is called:

a) Aeolian soil

b) Marine soil

c) Alluvial soil

d) Lacustrine soil

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37. Physical weathering occurs due to

a) Temperature changes

b) Wedging action of ice

c) Spreading of roots of plants

d) All of the above

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38. The wall constructed to resist horizontal pressure is:

a) Main wall

b) Partition wall

c) Retaining wall

d) All of the above

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39. The critical exit gradient may occur when

a) Flow is in an upward direction

b) Seepage pressure is in an upward direction

c) Effective pressure is zero

d) All of the above

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40. Westergaard's theory is more appropriate for

a) layered soils

b) homogeneous deposits

c) anisotropic soils

d) normally consolidated homogeneous soils

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41. In the case of the foundation of rigid base, the distribution pressure on the soil is

a) uniform

b) maximum bending moment

c) minimum in the central zone

d) none of the above

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42. If the thickness of the slab is 100 mm then the maximum diameter of the bar placed in the slab should be

a) 8 mm

b) 10 mm

c) 12 mm

d) 16 mm

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43. In a slab, the pitch of the distribution reinforcement should not exceed its effective depth

a) three times

b) four times

c) five times

d) six times

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44. Hydrographic survey deals with the mapping of

a) large water bodies

b) canal system

c) cloud movement

d) none of the above

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45. The foremost work to be executed while traversing with a compass is

a) marking and referencing of stations

b) running survey lines

c) picking up of details

d) reconnaissance

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46. Contour lines

a) cross each other

b) end abruptly

c) are uniformly spaced

d) close somewhere

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47. The types of diseases caused due to the lack of water are known as

a) waterborne

b) water-washed

c) water-based

d) water vector

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48. Water demand of a city includes

a) domestic water demand

b) commercial and industrial demand

c) fire and public-use demand

d) all of the above

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49. The water which is not chemically pure but does not contain anything harmful to human health is known as

a) pure water

b) wholesome water

c) polluted water

d) none of the water

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50. A sewer, which receives the discharge of a number of house sewers, is called:

a) house sewer

b) lateral sewer

c) intercepting sewer

d) sub-main sewer

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