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1. Pick up the correct statement from the following

a) The center line of the approach area coincides with that of the runway

b) Approach areas are measured in horizontal surfaces

c) The imaginary inclined plane which is directly above the approach area is called the approach surface

d) All of the above

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2. The maximum length and pavement strength of the runway are that of

a) Al

b) B2

c) B3

d) G7

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3. The bearing of the longest line of a wind rose is S 45Â°E. The bearing of the runway will be numbered

a) 135Â°

b) 315Â°

c) 13

d) All of the above

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4. The self-weight of the footing is not considered:

a) while calculating the upward soil pressure

b) while calculating the area of footing

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

d) none of the above

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5. For compacting plum concrete road surface of thickness less than 20 cm, we use:

a) Internal vibrator

b) Screed vibrator

c) Form vibrator

d) None of these

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6. The stretcher bond in brick masonry can be used only when the wall is of:

a) half brick

b) one and a half brick

c) single brick

d) none of the above

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7. Bearing capacity of soil cannot be improved by:

a) draining sub-soil water

b) ramming crushed stone in soil

c) watering the surface of the soil

d) none of the above

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8. Latest finish time in CPM technique is indicated by:

a) Triangle

b) Circle

c) Rectangle

d) Line

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9. 'Wait' in CPM belongs to the category of:

a) Node

b) Motion

c) Event

d) Activity

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10. The cost corresponding to crash time is:

a) Direct cost is maximum

b) Indirect cost is minimum

c) Total cost may be maximum

d) All of the above

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11. The solvent used in cement paints is

a) turpentine

b) water

c) spirit

d) kerosene

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12. Very strong lime mortar is obtained from

a) quick lime

b) semi-hydraulic lime

c) hydrated lime

d) hydraulic lime

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13. Basalt can be classified as

a) sedimentary rock

b) metamorphic rock

c) intrusive igneous

d) extrusive igneous

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14. *The trunk of the tree left after cutting all the branches is known as

a) plank

b) log

c) bauk

d) strip

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15. The equipment mainly used to transfer the measurements is:

a) Scale

b) Divider

c) Compass

d) Drawing pin

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16. The most important material for drawing is:

a) Pencil and eraser

b) Eraser & paper

c) Paper & pencil

d) None of the above

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17. As-built drawing is normally constructed...... the construction

a) Before construction

b) Simultaneously with construction

c) After construction

d) All of the above

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18. The depreciation of the value of the building costs are generally not considered for the initial:

a) First year of the building

b) Two years of the building

c) Five years of the building

d) Twenty years of the building

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19. The information that can't be included in drawings is conveyed to the estimator through

a) Specifications

b) Cover note

c) Progress chart

d) None of the above

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20. In the case of steel rolling shutters, for the estimation of the painted area, the plain area is multiplied by

a) 3-Apr

b) 1

c) 1 1/4

d) 1 1/2

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21. Number of National highways in Nepal (According to the decision of Ministries of council dated 2076/02/06)

a) 35

b) 92

c) 80

d) 115

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22. Raised portion of the road between longitudinal ruts is known as

a) rut

b) pot height

c) camber

d) reel

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23. Bleeding may occur due to

a) an excess of tar material

b) insufficient quantity of binding

c) binder not hot enough at the time of application

d) all of the above

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24. The section of the Jet leaving an orifice, having the minimum cross-section area, is called

a) orifice meter

b) venturimeter

c) mouthpiece

d) vena contracta

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25. The ratio of the percentage error in the discharge and the percentage error in the measurement of head over a rectangular notch is

a) 1/2

b) 2/3

c) 3/2

d) 3/4

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26. *Viscosity of a liquid

a) drops with temperature

b) rises with temperature

c) does not vary with temperature

d) remains constant up to a certain temperature

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27. *Pascal's law states that pressure at a point is equal in all directions

a) in a liquid at rest

b) in a fluid at rest

c) in a laminar flow

d) in a turbulent flow

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28. Salt present in water, harmful for cultivation purposes, is

a) sodium carbonate

b) potassium sulfate

c) calcium sulfate

d) none of the above

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29. The crest level of an emergency spillway is kept as

a) the same level as the main spillway

b) slightly below the crest level of the main spillway

c) at the full reservoir level

d) slightly above the crest level of the main spillway

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30. *A wall built across a small channel and provided with a regulating arrangement to head up water on the upstream side is known as

a) head wall

b) regulating wall

c) retaining wall

d) none of the above

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31. 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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32. The value of Poisson's ratio always remains

a) greater than one

b) lesser than one

c) equal to one

d) none of these

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33. *The stress at which the extension of a material takes place more quickly as compared to the increase in load is called

a) breaking point

b) plastic point

c) yielding point

d) elastic point

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34. *Young's modulus is the ratio of

a) Volumetric stress/volumetric strain

b) Lateral stress/lateral strain

c) Longitudinal stress/ longitudinal strain

d) Shear stress/ shear strain

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35. The shear force on a beam is proportional to

a) curvature of the axis

b) displacement of the axis

c) sum of the forces

d) sum of the transverse forces

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36. Cohesive soils are:

a) Good for embankment as they have high shear strength

b) Poor for backfills because of large lateral pressure

c) Good for backfills because of poor shear strength

d) Low lateral pressure

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37. Which of the following soils will have the least value of the safe load?

a) Sandstone

b) Limestone

c) Moorum

d) Soft chalk

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38. Cohesionless soil is

a) Sand

b) Silt

c) Clay

d) Clay and silt

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39. The shearing strength of a cohesionless soil depends upon:

a) Dry density

b) Rate of loading

c) Confining pressure

d) Nature of loading

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40. The shear strength of a soil is

a) Directly proportional to the cohesion of soil

b) Directly proportional to the angle of friction of the soil

c) Directly proportional to the normal stress

d) All of the above

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41. The factor of safety for steel as compared to concrete is

a) same

b) lower

c) higher

d) constant

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42. After casting, an ordinary cement concrete on drying

a) shrinks

b) expands

c) remains unchanged

d) can expand or shrink

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43. The size of fine aggregates does not exceed

a) 2.75 mm

b) 3.75 mm

c) 4.75 mm

d) 5.75 mm

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44. The fix of the table is good when:

a) the station is within the great triangle

b) the middle station is farther than the other two stations

c) the angle subtended between two stations is not very small

d) all of the above

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45. The range of accuracy in measuring distance by EDM with respect to ODM is

a) more

b) equal

c) less

d) none of the above

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46. The quadrantal bearing of a line is determined by:

a) prismatic compass

b) surveyor's compass

c) celestial observations

d) none of the above

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47. 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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48. Sewer has to bear:

a) internal pressure of sewage

b) temperature stresses

c) forces due to external loads

d) all of the above

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49. Sewer which gets discharge from two or more main sewers is called:

a) main sewer

b) trunk sewer

c) combined sewer

d) intercepting sewer

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50. When the fall in elevation is greater than 60cm, the manhole provided is called:

a) lamp hole

b) flight manhole

c) drop manhole

d) fall manhole

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