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1. The headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is located in

a) USA

b) Canada

c) France

d) Italy

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2. As per ICAO recommendation, the minimum width of the safety area for instrumental runway should be:

a) 4.50m

b) 78m

c) 150m

d) 300m

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3. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

a) Channelization of pavement is caused by the constant use of tri-cycle gears of the aircraft

b) Blast pads are used over cohesionless soils to resist erosion due to the tremendous speed of the jet blast

c) Over-run areas of at least 300 m length on either side of the runway are provided

d) None of the above

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4. The addition of pozzolana to cement causes:

a) Increased curing time

b) Less heat of hydrogen

c) Reduced permeability

d) All of the above

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5. The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of:

a) hard rocks

b) black cotton soil

c) dry, coarse sandy soils

d) loose, fine sandy soil

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6. A horizontal mortar joint on which masonry units are laid is called:

a) wall joint

b) bed joint

c) cross joint

d) bonded joint

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7. Higher workability of concrete is required if the structure is:

a) Made with cement

b) Thick and reinforced

c) Thin and heavily reinforced

d) Thick and heavily reinforced

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8. Type of organization used in the construction industry is:

a) Line organization

b) Line and staff organization

c) Functional organization

d) None of the above

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9. The figure indicates:

a) An event

b) Activity

c) Burst

d) Merge

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10. In CPM analysis:

a) Emphasis is given to activities

b) Uncertainties are not allowed

c) Activities are represented by arrows

d) All of the above

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11. The calcination of pure lime results in

a) quick lime

b) hydrated lime

c) slaked lime

d) fat lime

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12. The artificial seasoning of timber may

a) reduce moisture

b) make light and strong

c) make fire resistance

d) remove moisture

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13. *In one day, the height of brick masonry construction should generally not exceed

a) 1m

b) 1.5m

c) 2.5m

d) 3m

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14. *The paint highly resistant to fire is

a) enamel paint

b) asbestos paint

c) aluminium paint

d) cement paint

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15. The other name for axonometric projection is:

a) One plane projection

b) Two plane projection

c) Three plane projection

d) All of the above

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16. The lines which are drawn to represent visible edges and surface boundaries of objects are called......

a) Outlines

b) Principle lines

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) None of the above

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17. The projection in which the length, breadth, and height of an object are shown in one view is known as:

a) Pictorial projection

b) Isometric projection

c) Cavalier projection

d) Cabinet projection

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18. Specifications of any works are required only when the work is carried out by:

a) User's committee

b) Muster roll

c) Contractor

d) All of the above

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19. Which of the following is known as general overhead?

a) Losses on advance

b) Interest on investment

c) Traveling Express

d) Amenities to the labor

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20. The process of calculating the amount of material, labor, and equipment for a unit of work together with overhead and profit for the contractor is:

a) Abstract of cost

b) Bill of quantity

c) Estimating

d) Rate analysis

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21. The drawback of rigid pavement is that

a) no cracks occur even if local settlement takes place

b) it acts as a cover over small depressions

c) any small rifts further widen

d) its ability to withstand high loads is less

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22. The end supports of a bridge are called

a) abutment

b) piers

c) wing walls

d) support walls

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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. *The rate of flow through a venturimeter varies as

a) H^1/2

b) H^3/2

c) H^4/2

d) H^5/2

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25. *What affects the quantity of mass of a fluid?

a) acceleration due to gravity

b) distance from the center of the earth

c) elevation of the body

d) none of the above

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26. In an open channel flow

a) the hydraulic gradient line is lower than the liquid surface

b) the hydraulic gradient line coincides with the liquid surface

c) the hydraulic gradient line is higher than the liquid surface

d) none of the above

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27. *Which of the following statements is valid?

a) a fluid with low viscosity resists motion because its molecular structure gives it a lot of internal friction

b) viscosity describes the internal friction of a moving fluid

c) two fluids with the same dynamic viscosities have the same kinematic viscosities irrespective of their densities

d) intensity of liquid pressure at the bottom of a tank is w.g.h/3

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28. A canal used to drain off water from waterlogged areas is

a) ditch canal

b) drain canal

c) perennial canal

d) none of the above

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29. 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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30. The velocity at which eddies in the flow die out is called

a) critical velocity

b) lower critical velocity

c) higher critical velocity

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. The variation of the bending moment in the portion of the beam carrying a linearly varying load is

a) linear

b) parabolic

c) cubic

d) deflection is zero

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33. *A tie is a member which

a) is subjected axial compression only

b) is subjected axial tension only

c) is subjected moment tension only

d) is subjected two equal and opposite forces.

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34. 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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35. *Determinate beam can be analyzed with the help of

a) two equations of statics

b) three equations of statics

c) four equations of statics

d) five equations of statics

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36. The rise of the water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing:

a) Effective angle of shearing resistance

b) Cohesion and effective unit weight of soil

c) Effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance

d) Cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance

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37. The angle between the maximum shear stress plane and the horizontal plane is equal to

a) 15°

b) 30°

c) 45°

d) 50°

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38. The assumption of Rankine's theory of earth pressure is:

a) The soil is semi-finite, homogeneous, dry, and cohesionless

b) Ground surface is a plane which may be inclined or horizontal

c) Back of the wall is vertical and smooth

d) All of the above

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39. A soil that is fully consolidated under the existing overburden pressure is known as

a) Normally consolidated soil

b) Overconsolidated soil

c) Underconsolidated soil

d) None of the above

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40. The ratio of plasticity index to flow index is called

a) Activity ratio

b) Liquidity index

c) Toughness index

d) Shrinkage index

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41. The types of failure occurring in a beam due to shear force is termed as

a) diagonal tension failure

b) flexural tension failure

c) diagonal compression failure

d) all of the above

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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. The ratio of the effective length of a cantilever column to its height is about

a) 2.5

b) 2.0

c) 1.5

d) 1.0

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44. An imaginary line connecting the points of equal elevation on the ground surface is known as

a) contour line

b) contour interval

c) horizontal equivalent

d) contour gradient

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45. A 30 m long tape was standardized at a temperature of 30°C; at the time of measurement, the temperature recorded was 35°C. Then the correction for temperature per tape length is (coefficient of thermal expansion = 0.0001116/°C)

a) + 0.01674m

b) - 0.001674m

c) + 0.002500m

d) - 0.002500m

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46. The chain length which is not the standard metric chain length is

a) 10m

b) 20m

c) 25m

d) 30m

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47. Minimum depth of infiltration gallery is

a) 2 m

b) 3 m

c) 4 m

d) 5 m

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48. The water supply demand in a fully plumbed system in Nepal context

a) 45 lpcd

b) 65 lpcd

c) 112 lpcd

d) 135 lpcd

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49. The characteristics of fresh and septic sewage are:

a) alkaline and acidic

b) acidic and alkaline

c) acidic and acidic

d) alkaline and alkaline

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50. Which test is a must for a house sewer?

a) water test

b) air test

c) compaction test

d) smoke test

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