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1. In the premix asphalt concrete of airport pavement construction, the aggregate is also heated

a) For easy work ability

b) For easy spreading

c) To generate a homogeneous mix

d) All of the above

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2. Holding aprons, run-up pads, or holding bays are placed adjacent to the ends of runways for

a) Both of the above

b) None of the above

c) Storage of aircraft prior to takeoff

d) Use as a space to let bypass another aircraft

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3. Aprons are serviced as:

a) Main runway

b) to connect the terminal building with paved runway

c) Cargo loading and unloading

d) Aircraft parking only

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4. For reinforced cement concrete lintels and slabs, the nominal size of coarse aggregates should not exceed?

a) 10 mm

b) 15 mm

c) 20 mm

d) 40 mm

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5. The main component of pozzolana is:

a) Silicious material

b) Calcium chloride

c) Calcium sulfate

d) Tricalcium silicate

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6. If the average compressive strength is 4000kg/cm2 and standard deviation is 500, the coefficient of variation is:

a) 10%

b) 12.50%

c) 15%

d) 18.50%

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7. The 9cm x 9cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face is generally known as:

a) stretcher

b) face

c) front

d) header

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8. The number of pre-operations associated with an operation may be:

a) One only

b) Two only

c) More than one

d) Three only

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9. The independent float affects only:

a) Preceding activities

b) Succeeding activities

c) The particular activity

d) None of the above

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10. Assuming that the cost varies with time, the cost-slope is defined as:

a) Crash cost - Normal cost / Crash time

b) Crash cost - Normal cost / Normal time

c) Crash cost - Normal cost / Normal time - Crash time

d) None of the above

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11. *Quartzite is a

a) sedimentary rock

b) metamorphic rock

c) organic rock

d) calcareous rock

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12. *The weight loss on heating of bitumen used for pavement should not be more than

a) 1%

b) 3%

c) 4%

d) 5%

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13. The maximum percentage of clay content for making good tiles is about

a) 20%

b) 30%

c) 40%

d) 50%

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14. *Bitumen is generally obtained from

a) organic material

b) petroleum product

c) synthetic material

d) coal

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15. 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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16. Which type of line is a part of dimension?

a) Extension line

b) Break line

c) Cutting plane line

d) Phantom line

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17. 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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18. In a sanitary pipeline for 3 m length, how many skilled labor are required

a) 2 person

b) 1 person

c) 3 person

d) 4 person

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19. The measurement of steel grills is taken in terms of

a) weight

b) none of the above

c) area

d) volume

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20. The technique of finding the fair price of an existing building or property is known as

a) Estimation

b) Valuation

c) Pricing

d) Costing

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21. Camber depends on

a) amount of rainfall

b) grade of wearing coarse

c) smoothness of the base course

d) permeability of subgrade

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22. During maintenance of potholes, the potholes formed are enclosed by a rectangular boundary. The material inside, which is to be taken out and the pit formed, is carefully filled with aggregate and binder such that

a) it projects 10 mm above the existing level

b) it matches the existing level

c) it projects 10 mm below the existing level

d) none of the above

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23. Which vehicle has the lowest equivalent pcu

a) car

b) light truck

c) hand cart

d) bullock cart

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24. Pick up the correct statement from the following

a) total energy gradient is the graphical representation of the total head at any section of a pipeline

b) vertical distance between the total energy line and hydraulic grade line is equal to the velocity head

c) vertical distance between the total energy line and total energy gradient represents the loss of head

d) all of the above

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25. If the Froude number in open channel flow is equal to 1.0, the flow is called

a) critical flow

b) streaming flow

c) shooting flow

d) none of the above

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26. Total pressure on the top of a closed cylindrical vessel completely filled with liquid is directly proportional to

a) radius

b) (radius)^2

c) (radius)^3

d) (radius)^4

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27. ........ is defined as the maximum increase in water level in the path of the flow of water

a) afflux

b) rising of the wall

c) flood

d) rainfall

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28. *The discharge through a channel is maximum when

a) m = d/3

b) m = b/2

c) m = d

d) m = 1.5d

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29. The flow of water after spilling over the spillway respectively is

a) at a right angle and parallel to the weir crest

b) parallel and at a right angle to the weir crest

c) parallel to the weir crest in both

d) none of the above

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30. A straight or curved retaining wall with its profile gradually changing from one slope to another is called

a) curtain wall

b) back wall

c) flarred wall

d) parapet wall

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31. *The slope of an elastic curve at the point of contraflexture

a) must be equal to zero

b) greater than zero

c) need not be equal to zero

d) none of the above

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32. In a simply supported beam with span, L subjected to a point load, W at the center. Find the maximum bending moment induced in the beam

a) WL/2

b) WL/3

c) WL/4

d) WL/8

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33. Euler's formula for a column of length 1, with one end fixed and other hinged is

a) P= 2π^2EI/l^2

b) P = π^2EI/4l^2

c) P= 4π^2EI/l^2

d) none of the above

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34. Which of the following materials will have the highest Young's Modulus?

a) brass

b) timber

c) mild steel

d) copper

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35. *Centrifugal force is given by

a) v^2/R

b) mv^2/R

c) mxa

d) all of the above

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36. In Rankine's earth pressure theory, the following assumption is made:

a) Wall face is rough and vertical

b) Backfill is cohesive soil

c) Wall face is smooth and vertical

d) Elastic equilibrium is satisfied

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37. The minimum depth of the building foundation in:

a) Sandy soil is 80 cm to 100 cm

b) Clay soils is 90 cm to 160 cm

c) Rocky soils is 5 cm to 50 cm

d) All of the above

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38. The total stress in a soil is

a) Force per neutral area

b) Force per unit effective area

c) Stress taken by the particles of the soil

d) Stress taken by pure water

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39. In the case of a backfill with a sloping surface, the total active pressure on the wall of height H acts at:

a) H/3 above the base parallel to the base

b) H/3 above the base parallel to the sloping surface

c) H/2 above the base parallel to the base

d) H/2 above the base parallel to the sloping surface

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40. *Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is:

a) Less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure

b) Greater than active earth pressure but lesser than passive earth pressure

c) Greater than both active and passive earth pressure

d) Lesser than both active and passive earth pressure

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41. In the working stress design, the allowable bending compressive strain in RCC is

a) 0.003

b) 0.0003

c) 0.002

d) none of the above

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42. Which type of vibrator is generally used in concrete work

a) screen

b) needle

c) none

d) surface

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43. According to the steel beam theory of doubly reinforced beams

a) tension is resisted by tension steel

b) compression is resisted by compression steel

c) stress in tension steel equals the stress in compression steel

d) all of the above

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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. The rise and fall method

a) provides a check on the intermediate readings

b) is preferable for differential and check leveling

c) suitable for important works

d) all of the above

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46. The limiting length of an offset does not depend upon

a) accuracy of the work

b) method of setting out perpendiculars

c) scale of plotting

d) indefinite features to be surveyed

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47. Suitable sewer section for both combined and separate systems is:

a) circular section

b) rectangular section

c) egg-shaped section

d) horse-shoe type section

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48. Lead in water causes

a) plumbo solvency

b) stains on clothes and paper

c) damages water systems

d) permanent bluish skin

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49. If D is the diameter of the upper circular portion, the overall depth of a standard egg-shaped section, is:

a) D

b) 1.2D

c) 1.5D

d) 2D

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50. Before entering a manhole, a candle is lowered into the manhole:

a) to illuminate it

b) to detect toxic gases

c) to give a signal to the adjacent manhole

d) to find out the presence of oxygen

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