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1. I.C.A.O has classified

a) Runways

b) Lengths

c) Pavement strengths

d) All of the above

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2. 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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3. The depressions and undulations in the pavement are caused due to

a) Improper compaction of subgrade

b) Impact of heavy wheel loads

c) Punching effect

d) All of the above

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4. Which of the following walls is not designed for taking lateral load?

a) buttress

b) gravity

c) lateral

d) counterfort

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5. Too wet concrete may cause:

a) Segregation

b) Excessive laitance

c) Lower density

d) All of the above

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6. Bituminous asphalt/asphaltic felt is used as D.P.C. on the surface:

a) horizontal

b) vertical

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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7. The type of bond provided in brick masonry for carrying heavy loads is:

a) english bond

b) double Flemish bond

c) flemish bond

d) garden wall bond

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8. Economic saving of time is obtained by crashing:

a) Cheapest critical activity

b) Cheapest non-critical activity

c) Costliest critical activity

d) Costliest non-critical activity

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9. According to Fulkerson's, the correct event numbers corresponding to events A, B, C, D, E of the network shown in figure 1 are:

a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, respectively

b) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7, respectively

c) 1, 3, 2, 5, 6, 4 and 6, respectively

d) None of the above

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10. 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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11. Strength of cement, with storage

a) increases

b) decreases

c) same

d) difficult to tell

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12. The amount of insoluble residue & residual retained (OPC) on IS90 sieve

a) 1.5% & 10%

b) 4% & 10%

c) 10% & 1.5%

d) 1.5% & 4%

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13. *The type of paint whose main constituent is white or colored cement and is used to protect plastered surfaces, brickwork, masonry in damp places is called

a) luminous paint

b) cement paint

c) bituminous paint

d) anticorrosive paint

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14. 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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15. Working drawing is prepared not for:

a) Bill of quantities

b) Estimation

c) Layout

d) Specification

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16. In case of third angle projection, the plan is kept at:

a) Top

b) Bottom

c) Side

d) None

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17. The following is not included in the title block of a drawing sheet:

a) Sheet no.

b) Scale

c) Size of sheet

d) Method of protection

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18. Specification is the

a) Basis for carrying out engineering works

b) Basis for ascertaining the quality of construction works

c) Basis for the execution of contracts

d) All of the above

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19. The annual periodic payments made for the repayment of the capital invested are known as

a) Annuity

b) Depreciation

c) Sinking fund

d) Salvation

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20. The amount of cement required per cubic meter having mix (1:3:6) is

a) 4.3 bags

b) 3.3 bags

c) 6.3 bags

d) 5.3 bags

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21. A subsidiary area in a carriageway placed so as to control the movement of traffic is known as

a) median strip

b) island

c) flower bed

d) refuge

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22. Longitudinal ruts are formed because of

a) heavy rainfall

b) heavy axle loads of vehicles

c) iron-wheeled traffic

d) combined iron-wheeled and pneumatic traffic

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23. Flexible pavement distributes the wheel load

a) directly to the sub-grade

b) through a set of layers to the sub-grade

c) through structural action

d) all of the above

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24. *Hydraulic gradient line (except siphon)

a) remains above the centerline of the conduit

b) remains below the centerline of the conduit

c) remains parallel to the centerline of the conduit

d) may be above or below the centerline of the conduit

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25. *Uniform flow is said to occur when

a) the size and shape of the cross-section in a particular length remain constant

b) the size and shape of the cross-section change along a length

c) the frictional loss in the particular length of the channel will be more than the drop in elevation

d) the frictional loss in the particular length of the channel will be less than the drop in elevation

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26. If the fluid particles move in a zig-zag way, the flow is called

a) unsteady

b) non-uniform

c) turbulent

d) incompressible

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27. *If the velocity of fluid particles varies from point to point in magnitude and direction, as well as from instant to instant, the flow is said to be

a) laminar

b) turbulent flow

c) uniform flow

d) non-uniform flow

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28. *When the canal runs below the drain, the cross drainage work provided is called

a) aqueduct

b) super passage

c) level crossing

d) syphon

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29. *Main purpose of mean water training for rivers is

a) flood control

b) to keep the channel in good shape by sufficient disposal of suspended and bed load

c) to provide sufficient depth of water in navigable channels during low water position

d) all of the above

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30. 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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31. Effective length of column fixed at one end and hinged at the other end is

a) 1/2

b) 1/√2

c) 1l

d) 1.25l

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32. If the length of a simply supported beam carrying a concentrated load at the center is doubled, the deflection at the center will become

a) two times

b) four times

c) eight times

d) sixteen times

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33. The number of reaction components at a hinged end of a general loading is

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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34. The safe value of stress below which the material will not fail when subjected to a reversal of stress is known as

a) endurance limit

b) fatigue stress

c) tolerance limit

d) elastic limit

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35. *The property of a material by which a body returns to its original shape after removal of the force is called

a) plasticity

b) elasticity

c) ductility

d) malleability

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36. The ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water is called:

a) Void ratio

b) Porosity

c) Specific gravity

d) Degree of saturation

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37. *Earth pressure acting at a height of ..... in case of inclined surcharge is:

a) h/2 from the base of the wall

b) h/3 from the base of the wall

c) h/4 from the base of the wall

d) h/5 from the base of the wall

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38. If a solid suffers a change in volume by the application of external loads but recovers its volume immediately after the load is removed, such a soil is termed as:

a) Compressive soils

b) Plastic solids

c) Elastic soils

d) Perfect soils

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39. 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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40. The minimum number of piles needed to support a column is:

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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41. As per IS: 456, the column is considered as a short column if its slenderness ratio is more than

a) 10

b) 15

c) 18

d) 24

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42. A doubly reinforced beam is economical as compared to a singly reinforced beam because

a) the size of the section is small

b) the depth of the section is small

c) compressive steel is under-stressed

d) concrete is not stressed to its full value

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43. The moment of resistance of an under-reinforced section is computed on the basis of

a) compressive force developed in concrete

b) tensile force developed in steel

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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44. For Y level, Cooke's, and Cushing levels, the line of collimation should coincide with

a) bubble tube axis

b) vertical axis

c) axis of the telescope

d) none of the above

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45. Contour interval is proportional

a) directly to the scale of the map

b) inversely to the scale of the map

c) directly to the flatness of the ground

d) none of the above

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46. In a tacheometer provided with an anallatic lens, the distance between the object glass and the vertical axis is 15 cm. The focal length of the objective is 15 cm, and that of the anallatic lens is 10 cm. Hence, the distance between the two lenses is

a) 17.5 cm

b) 25 cm

c) 30 cm

d) 40 cm

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47. Normally the shape of the demand line is

a) straight

b) curved

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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48. To compensate for losses, thefts, and wastage of water, an allowance made of (as per NWSC)

a) 5%

b) 10%

c) 15%

d) 35%

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49. Dyspepsia (Indigestion) is caused due to

a) iron

b) carbon

c) manganese

d) all of the above

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50. B-coli tests are conducted to serve as a

a) very good indicator of pathogenic bacteria

b) very good indicator of acidity

c) very good indicator of alkalinity

d) means of detecting turbidity

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