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1. What is the function of aircraft drainage?

a) To remove surface runoff

b) To lower the sub-surface water level

c) To intercept & divert the surface and ground water flow

d) All of the above

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2. 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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3. An aircraft is flying in an atmosphere of 30Â°C with a speed of 1234 km/h. Its speed is known as

a) Subsonic

b) Sonic

c) Supersonic

d) Mach

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4. Which of the following is not true about a cavity wall?

a) air space is provided within the wall

b) metal or ties are used to join the strops of the wall

c) air space is filled with suitable material

d) all of the above

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5. Damp proofing course is done:

a) Along the walls of the building

b) Along the floors of the building

c) Along the walls and floor of the building

d) Along the walls, beams, and floor of the building

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6. The approximate ratio of strength of cement concrete at 3 months to that at 28 days of curing is:

a) 1.15

b) 1.3

c) 1

d) 0.75

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7. If x, y, and z are the fineness moduli of coarse, fine, and combined aggregates, the percentage (p) of fine aggregates to combined aggregates is:

a) P = (z-x / z-y)x100

b) P = (x-z / z-y)x100

c) P = (x-z / z+y)x100

d) P = (x+z / z-y)x100

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8. A drawback of a bar chart is:

a) It is difficult to judge whether an activity is completed or not

b) All the activities represented are independent of each other

c) The sequence of activities is not clearly defined

d) It is not possible to judge whether the activity is ahead or behind the schedule.

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9. If the probability factor is zero, the chances of completing the project in scheduled time are:

a) 0%

b) 50%

c) 75%

d) 100%

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10. In CPM, the actual performance of a task is called:

a) An event

b) An activity

c) A duration

d) Critical task

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11. Bitumen paint renders

a) a protective surface

b) a shining surface

c) a smooth surface

d) a hard surface

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12. An artificial stone made from pieces of marble and cement and used for floor facing of walls, etc., is known as

a) mosaic

b) terrazzo

c) marble

d) none of the above

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13. *The pigment commonly used in the manufacture of cement is

a) ambers

b) iron oxide

c) lamp black

d) all of the above

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14. The argillaceous rocks have their principal constituents as

a) lime

b) clay

c) sand

d) none of the above

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15. The techniques for free-hand sketch to drawing a straight line is:

a) Fixing two end points

b) Fixing length of the line

c) Fixing the center of the line

d) All of the above

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16. The following are polyhedron except:

a) Prism

b) Pyramid

c) Cube

d) Cylinder

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17. View of a circle in orthographic is:

a) Ellipse

b) Circle

c) Ellipse and circle

d) Triangle

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18. The gradual accumulation of amounts by way of annual periodic deposits, which is meant for the replacement of the structure at the end of its useful life period, is known as

a) Annuity depreciation

b) Depreciation

c) Sinking fund

d) Solatium

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19. The unit of measurement for electric wiring or electrification light, fan plug points is

a) point

b) meter

c) number

d) no unit

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20. Providing and assembling in position false work for the construction of RCC superstructure is measured in:

a) Meter

b) Square meter

c) Cubic meter

d) Kg

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21. On a horizontal curve, if the pavement is kept horizontal across the alignment. Then the pressure on the outer wheels as compared to the pressure on the inner wheels will be

a) more

b) less

c) equal

d) none of the above

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22. Stopping sight distance is always

a) less than overtaking sight distance

b) more than overtaking sight distance

c) equal to overtaking sight distance

d) none of the above

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23. Fixed delay is found in roads due to

a) traffic parking

b) traffic signal

c) pedestrian crossing

d) road repair

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24. Gauge pressure is

a) absolute - atmosphere

b) absolute + atmosphere

c) atmospheric ± absolute

d) none of the above

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25. 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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26. A vessel having a depth of 30 cm is filled with water up to a depth of 10 cm from the top level. Find the pressure exerted at a depth of 5 cm and 15 cm from the top of the vessel respectively

a) 0, 50 kg/m^2

b) 0, 150 kg/m^2

c) 0, 100 kg/m^2

d) 50 kg/m^2, 50 kg/m^2

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27. *The discharge through a rectangular channel is maximum when

a) m = d/2

b) d=b/2

c) m=2d

d) both (a) and (b) above

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28. An aggrading river is

a) scouring river

b) silting river

c) both (a) and (b) of above

d) none of the above

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29. *Meandering of rivers is caused by

a) excessive discharge during the floods, when turbulence is developed

b) increase in width

c) heavy deposition

d) all of the above

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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 ratio of the effective length of a column and the minimum radius of gyration of its cross-sectional area is known as

a) buckling factor

b) slenderness ratio

c) crippling factor

d) none of the above

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32. *Hooke's law holds good up to:

a) Yield point

b) Plastic limit

c) Elastic limit

d) Breaking point

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33. *The maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam UDL is applied

a) ends

b) mid

c) 1/2 distance

d) none of the above

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34. 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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35. The difference between SF values at any two sections will be equal to

a) the area of bending moment between the two sections

b) the difference between the slopes of the curve of the loading diagram at two sections

c) the ordinate of shear force diagram at one section plus the slope of the loading diagram multiplied by the distance between two sections

d) the area of the loading diagram between those two sections

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36. Units of the coefficient of permeability

a) cm/sec

b) sec/cm

c) cm/sec^2

d) sec^2/cm

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37. The maximum differential settlement in the case of a foundation on clayey soils is:

a) 10 mm

b) 20 mm

c) 30 mm

d) 40 mm

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38. Weathering of soils is caused by

a) Periodical temperature changes

b) Impact and splitting action of flowing water

c) Impact and splitting action of plants and animals

d) All of the above

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39. The percentage of the porosity of loose sand is in the range of

a) 5 to 15%

b) 15 to 30%

c) 30 to 40%

d) 40 to 50%

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40. Degree of saturation of a soil is generally

a) Above 100%

b) Below zero

c) Between 0% and 100%

d) None of the above

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41. Strength of tor steel as compared to mild steel is

a) more

b) less

c) equal

d) no relation

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42. The minimum number of main bars in a circular column is

a) 4

b) 6

c) 8

d) 12

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43. A circular slab, when subjected to external loading, deforms to assume a shape of

a) hemi-sphere

b) ellipsoid

c) semi-hemisphere

d) paraboloid

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44. Overturning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using

a) transition curve

b) vertical curve

c) compound curve

d) reverse curve

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45. Contour lines

a) cross each other

b) end abruptly

c) are uniformly spaced

d) close somewhere

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46. A chain 33 feet long and consisting of 16 links each 2(1/16) feet long is

a) Engineering chain

b) Gunter's chain

c) Metric chain

d) Revenue chain

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47. Corrosion of well pipes can be reduced by:

a) using thicker pipes

b) reducing the flow velocity

c) reducing the draw dawn

d) all of the above

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48. A sewer that collects sewage from toilets is called:

a) lateral sewer

b) branch sewer

c) main sewer

d) outfall sewer

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49. In the two-pipe system of plumbing, the number of vertical pipes is:

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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50. A circular gravity aqueduct is preferred because of

a) its maximum hydraulic mean depth

b) maximum area per unit of wetted perimeter

c) minimum cost of construction

d) all of the above

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