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1. The name of the first plane that landed on the old golf course, which makes the present location of Tribhuvan International Airport is

a) twinatter

b) glider

c) boing

d) helicopter

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2. The CBR method is used to design

a) Flexible pavement

b) Rigid pavement

c) None of the above

d) All of the above

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3. Pick up the component not applicable to airplanes

a) wings

b) fuselage

c) air screw

d) none of the above

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4. Bar bending schedule is prepared in RCC structure for:

a) To calculate the quantity of reinforcement

b) Bar benders

c) Checking the bill

d) All of the above

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5. Strength of cement with the passage of time:

a) increases

b) decreases

c) fluctuates

d) remains constant

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6. The type of aggregate of the same nominal size, which contains fewer voids when compacted, is:

a) rounded spherical

b) irregular

c) flaky

d) none of these

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7. The foundations are placed below ground level to increase:

a) strength

b) workability

c) stability of structure

d) all of the above

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8. Railway projects are treated as:

a) Light construction

b) Heavy construction

c) Industrial construction

d) None of the above

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9. Construction team means:

a) An engineer

b) An owner

c) A contractor

d) All of the above

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10. The owner gets assurance of work progress and quality from:

a) Supervisor

b) Contractor

c) Engineer

d) Labours

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11. The fineness of cement is tested by:

a) air permeability method

b) le-chatlier method

c) vicat's apparatus

d) all of the above

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12. The base material for distemper is

a) clay

b) chalk

c) lime

d) all of the above

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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. *Brass is an alloy of

a) copper and zinc

b) copper and tin

c) copper and nickel

d) copper and chromium

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15. The angle between two horizontal lines is:

a) 0Â°

b) 180Â°

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) None of the above

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16. The solid which is generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides which remains fixed is called:

a) A prism

b) A pyramid

c) A cylinder

d) A cone

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17. Drawing pins/cello tapes are used to:

a) Draw a drawing

b) Move the drawing

c) Fix the drawing

d) All of the above

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18. Which of the following is not a common size of reinforcement bars?

a) 16 mm

b) 20 mm

c) 25 mm

d) 32 mm

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19. 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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20. End lap provided in asbestos cements is equal to

a) 5 cm

b) 10 cm

c) 15 cm

d) 25 cm

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21. A road sign indicating 'Keep Left' is

a) warning sign

b) prohibitory sign

c) mandatory sign

d) informatory sign

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22. Camber is provided to the road surface in the transverse direction to:

a) check the speed of the vehicle

b) divide the width of the pavement

c) drain off the water

d) economize the cost of construction

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23. The portion of the road surface, which is used by vehicular traffic, is known as

a) carriage way

b) shoulder

c) express way

d) all of the above

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24. In a flowing liquid, a particle may possess

a) potential energy

b) kinetic energy

c) pressure energy

d) all of the above

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25. To ensure that water does not rise more than 100 cm above the crest, for a discharge of 5.00 m^3/sec, the length of the weir will be (Cd = 0.62)

a) 2.48 m

b) 2.73 m

c) 2.50 m

d) 2.51 m

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26. *Cipolletti weir is a trapezoidal weir having a side slope of

a) H:V::1:2

b) H:V::2:1

c) H:V::1:4

d) none of the above

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27. The most economical section of a circular channel for the maximum discharge is when

a) depth of water = 0.95 diameter of the circular section

b) hydraulic mean depth = 0.286 diameter of the circular section

c) wetted perimeter = 2.6 diameters of the circular section

d) all of the above

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28. *The process by which unculturable soil made culturable is known as

a) reclamation

b) leaching

c) efflorescence

d) salinity

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29. Siltation of a reservoir can be reduced by

a) land management

b) providing sluice gates at different levels

c) providing gully plugging check dams and contour bunds in the catchment area

d) all of the above

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30. *Economic height of a dam is

a) very low

b) very high

c) corresponds to the minimum cost of a dam per unit of storage

d) none of the above

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31. The point of contraflexure occurs in a beam

a) cantilevers only

b) simply supported only

c) overhanging only

d) all of the above

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32. *A truss is completely analyzed, when

a) the direct stress in all the members are found

b) all the external reaction components are determined

c) the equilibrium is satisfied

d) none of the above

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33. *The velocity of a moving body is:

a) A vector quantity

b) A scalar quantity

c) A constant quantity

d) None of the above

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34. *The centre of gravity of a triangle is at the point where three

a) medians of the triangle meet

b) perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet

c) bisectors of the angle of the triangle meet

d) none of these

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35. *Which of the following gives Bulk Modulus?

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 of equal magnitude on all six faces of a solid cube to the volumetric strain

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36. A wall constructed to retain the earth from slippage on the hillside of the roadway is called:

a) Breast wall

b) Retaining wall

c) Parapet wall

d) Wing wall

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37. Bearing capacity of soil is determined by:

a) Plate load test

b) Standard cone test

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

d) None of the above

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38. The difference between the undisturbed shear strength and remoulded shear strength is known as

a) Thixotropy

b) Dilatancy

c) Remoulding less

d) Degree of sensitivity

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39. The principal stress is maximum on

a) Minor principal plane

b) Intermediate principal plane

c) Major principal plane

d) None of these

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40. The factor of safety of embankments shall be:

a) At least 1.0

b) At least 1.5

c) At least 2.0

d) At least 2.5

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41. The approximate ratio of the direct tensile strength to direct compressive strength test

a) 0.33

b) 0.25

c) 0.10

d) 0.05

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42. What is the minimum period for which the lime concrete in the foundation be left wet without the construction of masonry over it?

a) 15 days

b) 12 days

c) 9 days

d) 7 days

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43. A doubly reinforced beam is used

a) when extra safety factor is required

b) when the depth and width of the beam are restricted

c) when the depth of the beam is more than the width

d) a large moment of resistance is desired

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44. The location of the contour gradient for a highway is best set out from

a) ridge down the hill

b) saddle down the hill

c) bottom to the ridge

d) bottom to the saddle

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45. Height of the instrument is equal to:

a) reduced level of the benchmark + foresight

b) reduced level of the benchmark + backsight

c) reduced level of the benchmark + intermediate sight

d) backsight + foresight

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46. An instrumental error in compass survey is because

a) inaccurate leveling

b) variation in declination

c) no counterweight provision to counteract dip

d) local attraction due to base current-carrying conductors

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47. If 10 ml of raw sewage is diluted to 250 ml, the dilution factor is:

a) 24

b) 25

c) 1/25

d) none of the above

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48. Water demand for public use as compared to the total demand, kept in the design of waterworks for a city, is

a) 5%

b) 10%

c) 20%

d) 25%

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49. The pressure at the inlet and outlet in a break pressure tank is

a) zero and 1 m

b) 1 m and zero

c) zero and zero

d) 1 m and 1 m

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50. The rate of flow in an artesian spring is continuous and

a) increases in the rainy season

b) is constant in all conditions

c) increases as the water table rises

d) decreases in the drought season

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