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1. The length of the runway is increased per 300 m rise above M.S.L.

a) 4%

b) 5%

c) 6%

d) 7%

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2. Pick up the component not applicable to airplanes

a) wings

b) fuselage

c) air screw

d) none of the above

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3. The minimum length of runway for class 'C' type airport is

a) 600 m

b) 750 m

c) 900 m

d) 1500 m

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4. The types of footing provided at the boundary line should be:

a) Raft

b) Combined

c) Isolated

d) Grillage

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5. 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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6. D.P.C. stands for:

a) double plastered column

b) double pinned cleat

c) damp proof course

d) design Portland cement

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7. To support a heavy structure in sandy soil, the type of foundation generally used is:

a) combined footing

b) raft footing

c) pier footing

d) strap footing

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8. Policy is:

a) A rule or a set of rules never to be violated

b) A definite rule along which one has to proceed

c) A procedure for preparing the project report

d) A set of broad guidelines stipulated by management

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9. No agreement is between:

a) Client, engineer

b) Engineer, contractor

c) Client, contractor

d) Contractor, sub-contractor

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10. Line & staff organization is mostly suitable for:

a) Simple work

b) Complicated work

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) None of the above

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11. A pug mill is used for

a) softening brick earth

b) moulding brick earth

c) tempering brick earth

d) all of the above

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12. Rapid hardening cement attains early strength due to

a) a larger proportion of lime grounded finer than in ordinary cement

b) a small proportion of lime grounded finer than in ordinary cement

c) the presence of an excess percentage of gypsum

d) none of the above

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13. The maximum percentage of water absorption of 2nd class bricks in 24 hrs should be limited to

a) 10%

b) 15%

c) 20%

d) 24%

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14. Limestone is a

a) igneous rock

b) sedimentary rock

c) metamorphic rock

d) granite rock

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15. Which line type is thin and light?

a) Visible line

b) Construction line

c) Centre line

d) All of the above

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16. The polyhedra having two equal and similar end bases, parallel to each other and joined by other faces which may be rectangles or parallelograms is called:

a) A prism

b) A pyramid

c) A cylinder

d) A cone

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17. 9H pencil is...... than the 7H pencil.

a) Softer

b) Harder

c) Medium

d) None of the above

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18. The value shown in the account book after allowing necessary depreciation is known as

a) Salvage value

b) Book value

c) Market value

d) Rateable value

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

a) Stationery

b) Postage

c) Workman's compensation insurances, etc.

d) None of the above

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20. The tender is:

a) A notice inviting bids

b) A written offer submitted by a contractor to execute works

c) An agreement enforceable by law

d) None of the above

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21. Generally, sight distance at a curve is...

a) more

b) less

c) equal to

d) all of the above

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22. The full width of land acquired before finalizing a highway is known as

a) width of formation

b) right of way

c) carriage way

d) road way

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23. In a concrete road, when the sub-grade is very poor and the road is subjected to heavy traffic, then

a) sub-base is provided

b) reinforcement is provided

c) soil is stabilized

d) asphalt concrete is provided on the surface

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24. *Rotameter is used for measuring

a) density of fluids

b) value of fluids in a pipe

c) discharge of fluids

d) pressure in fluids

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25. An oil of specific gravity 0.7 and pressure 0.14 kgf/cm^2 will have the height of oil as

a) 70 cm of oil

b) 2 m of oil

c) 20 cm of oil

d) 80 cm of oil

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26. 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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27. 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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28. *Total losses in the canal are

a) 40% of the total discharge

b) 10% of the total discharge

c) 60% of the total discharge

d) equal to seepage losses

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29. The kharif crop is sown

a) at the end of summer

b) at the end of the north-east monsoon

c) at the beginning of the south-west monsoon

d) in mid-summer

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30. The mean velocity, for a channel of given depth, which will just keep the channel free from silting or scouring its bed throughout the year, is called

a) optimum velocity

b) ideal velocity

c) critical velocity

d) all of the above

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31. *Load required to produce unit deflection is called

a) stiffness

b) ductility

c) elasticity

d) malleability

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32. The moment of inertia of an area will be least with respect to

a) central axis

b) horizontal axis

c) vertical axis

d) none of the above

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33. A viscoelastic material

a) is an elastic material

b) has a small plastic zone

c) has a time-dependent stress-strain relation

d) has a viscous surface

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34. If the stress produced by a prismatic bar is equal to the working stress, the area of the cross-section of the prismatic bar becomes

a) zero

b) infinite

c) maximum

d) minimum

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35. A column that fails primarily due to buckling is known as

a) long column

b) short column

c) wear column

d) medium column.

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36. Flow lines and equipotential lines are

a) Parallel to each other

b) Perpendicular to each other

c) Not intersecting lines

d) Intersecting lines at 90°

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37. If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids in a soil, then the values of porosity and voids ratio respectively are

a) 1.0 and 0

b) 0 and 1

c) 0.5 and 1

d) 1 and 0.5

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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 that may be inclined or horizontal

c) The back of the wall is vertical and smooth

d) All of the above

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39. The difference of the range of water between liquid limit and plastic limit is called

a) Fluidity index

b) Relative consistency

c) Shrinkage index

d) Plasticity index

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40. One of the graphical methods for earth pressure determination is:

a) Newmark's influence chart method

b) Mohr diagram method

c) Culmann's method

d) Taylor's method

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41. The strength of concrete increases with an increase in

a) water cement ratio

b) size of aggregate

c) aggregate cement ratio

d) moisture content

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42. In a column, the pitch of the ties shall be

a) least lateral dimension of the column

b) 16 x θ of the smallest longitudinal bar

c) 48 x θ of the transverse reinforcement

d) least of the above

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43. The unit weight of RCC is taken as

a) 2.2 t/m³

b) 2.3 t/m³

c) 2.4 t/m³

d) 2.5 t/m³

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44. Find the length of curve if the radius of the curve is 50 m, and the angle of deflection is 60°

a) 52m

b) 104m

c) 34m

d) none of the above

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45. Cubic parabola is a type of

a) transition curve

b) vertical curve

c) compound curve

d) simple curve

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46. Chain surveying is used for

a) small areas in open ground

b) small areas with crowded details

c) small areas with simple details

d) large areas with simple details

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47. Grit chamber has a detention period of:

a) 45 sec to 90 sec

b) 2 min to 5 min

c) 20 min to 30 min

d) 2 hours to 4 hours

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48. 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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49. In the partially ventilated single-stack system of plumbing, the number of vertical pipes is:

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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50. Steel pipes are

a) generally laid underground and no expansion joint is required

b) connected by riveted or welded joints

c) suitable for withstanding high internal pressure

d) all of the above

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