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1. The standard length of the runway of an airport is 3000 m and actual RL is 600 m. Find the design length of the runway

a) 3210 m

b) 3420 m

c) 3630 m

d) 3840 m

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2. The difference in pressure head measured by a mercury-oil differential manometer for a 20 cm difference of mercury level will be (specific gravity of oil-0.8)

a) 2.72m of oil

b) 2.52m of oil

c) 3.20m of oil

d) 0.2m of oil

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3. Volume is measured correct to the nearest:

a) 0.01 cum

b) 0.02 cum

c) 0.03 cum

d) 0.04 cum

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4. A repelling groyne is aligned

a) parallel to bank

b) perpendicular to bank

c) pointing up stream

d) pointing down stream

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5. As per NRS 2070, a minimum width of the footpath should be

a) 60 cm

b) 120 cm

c) 150 cm

d) 300 cm

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6. Total project time is the:

a) Sum of the duration of all activities

b) Sum of the duration of non-critical activities

c) Sum of the duration of critical activities

d) None of the above

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7. River on alluvial plains is usually

a) aggrading type

b) degrading type

c) meandering type

d) stable type

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8. The tendency of dense sand to expand on the application of shearing load is known as

a) Thixotropy

b) Dilatancy

c) Remoulding less

d) Degree of sensitivity

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9. Nahni trap is made of:

a) mud

b) cast iron

c) steel

d) all of the above

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10. *Short column taking maximum load having equal section

a) sal

b) pcc

c) chir

d) none of the above

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11. As moisture content of soil increases, cohesion of soil

a) Increases

b) Decreases

c) Constant

d) All of the above

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12. The roof covering preferred for a large span is:

a) Flat roof

b) Sloppy

c) Domes

d) Conical

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13. The variation of the bending moment in the segment of a beam where no external load is present is

a) linear

b) parabolic

c) cubic

d) rectangular

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14. The seepage flow through a porous medium is generally

a) Turbulent

b) Supercritical

c) Transitional

d) Laminar

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15. Pick up the correct statement from the following

a) The minimum turning radius of the aircraft decides the size of the apron and the radius of the curves at taxi-ends

b) Takeoff and landing distances for an aircraft determine the minimum runway length

c) The length of the normal haul of the aircraft decides the frequency of operation

d) All of the above

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16. If the specific gravity of oil is 0.7, then find the density of oil

a) 1000 kg/cm^3

b) 900 kg/cm^3

c) 800 kg/cm^3

d) 700 kg/cm^3

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17. In strainer type wells

a) the flow is radial

b) the flow is spherical

c) area of flow depends upon the size of the cavity

d) all of the above

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18. Choose the incorrect statement:

a) Arrow representing activity in CPM network is drawn without any scale

b) Head of an activity represents the finish of an activity

c) Tail of an activity represents the start of an activity

d) None of the above

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19. *As the elastic limit reaches, tensile strain

a) decreases more rapidly

b) increases more rapidly

c) decreases in proportion to the stress

d) increases in proportion to the stress

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20. An aquiclude is

a) a non-artesian aquifer

b) a large underground water body

c) a confined bed of impervious material between aquifers

d) an artesian aquifer

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21. The necessity of irrigation is required due to

a) less rainfall

b) non-uniform rainfall

c) commercial crops

d) all of the above

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22. Lap is the horizontal distance between the vertical joints in:

a) stone masonry

b) brick masonry

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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23. Which one is not drafting equipment?

a) Drafter

b) Dust cloth

c) Scale

d) None of the above

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24. The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass is known as

a) Porosity

b) Void ratio

c) Specific gravity

d) Water content

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25. I.C.A.O has classified

a) Runways

b) Lengths

c) Pavement strengths

d) All of the above

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26. For any point on the surface with a given inclination, the contour gradient possible is

a) one

b) two

c) infinite

d) none of the above

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27. Short offsets are measured with

a) an ordinary chain

b) an invar tape

c) a metallic tape

d) a steel tape

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28. The initial and final setting times for ordinary Portland cement are approximately related by (where T & t are the final and initial setting times)

a) T = 540+t

b) T = 270+t

c) T = 90+1.2t

d) T = 90+t

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29. *Quick lime is

a) calcium oxide

b) calcium hydroxide

c) calcium carbonate

d) none of the above

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30. The term P/pg is known as

a) kinetic energy

b) pressure energy per unit weight

c) kinetic energy per unit weight

d) none of the above

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31. *A piece of timber whose thickness and width are respectively 5 cm and 10 cm is called

a) cant

b) deal

c) bauk

d) strip

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

a) header

b) stretcher

c) corbel

d) cornice

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33. Practical fluids possess

a) viscosity

b) surface tension

c) compressibility

d) all of the above

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34. Terzaghi's theory of one-dimensional consolidation assumes:

a) Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated

b) Water and soil particles are incompressible

c) Deformation of the soil is entirely due to a change in volume

d) All of the above

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35. Orthographic projection means:

a) 90Â°

b) 30Â°

c) 45Â°

d) None of these

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36. Carpeting is

a) laying of a road surface

b) laying of red carpets on a road

c) laying of bitumen or concrete layer on a road

d) operation of removing ice from a road after snowfall

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37. A flat slab is supported

a) on beams

b) on columns

c) on beams and columns

d) on columns monolithically built with slab

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38. During the calculation of RCC, the amount of steel deducted is

a) 3% of the total steel

b) 5% of the total steel

c) 10% of the total steel

d) 0% of the total steel

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39. In a singly reinforced beam

a) compression is borne entirely by concrete

b) steel possesses initial stresses when embedded in concrete

c) plane sections transverse to the center line of the beam before bending remain plane sections after bending

d) elastic modulii for concrete and steel have different values within the limits of deformation of the beam

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40. In ordinary residential buildings, the damp proofing course is generally provided at:

a) ground level

b) water table level

c) plinth level

d) none of the above

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41. "Dental Caries" will be absent where the following is present

a) mottled enamel of teeth

b) itai-itai

c) methemoglobinemia

d) cancer

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42. Distemper is generally used in:

a) walls

b) wood

c) steel

d) none of the above

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43. Pensky-Marten's apparatus is used for the determination of

a) specific gravity

b) softening point

c) fire and flash point

d) viscosity

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44. In a continuous beam, the point where bending moment changes sign is called

a) point of inflection

b) point of virtual hinge

c) point of contraflexure

d) all of the above

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45. Lime suitable for making mortar of good strength

a) hydraulic lime

b) fat lime

c) lean lime

d) none of the above

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46. Perspective projection is used to represent:

a) Real exact size of the object

b) Real exact shape of the object

c) Natural View of the object

d) All of the above

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47. Total project cost:

a) Increases with time

b) Decreases with time

c) Initially reduces with time and then increases with further increases

d) Constant

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48. *The shear force in a concrete beam is assumed to act

a) along the longitudinal axis

b) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis

c) on a plane normal to the longitudinal axis

d) vertically downward

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49. The value of the property or structures becomes less by its becoming out of date in style is known as

a) Scrap value

b) Salvation value

c) Junk value

d) Obsolescence

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50. The area of the earth's surface is taken into account only if the extent of the survey is more than

a) 60 sq km

b) 160 sq km

c) 260 sq km

d) 500 sq km

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