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1. The angle between the longitudinal axis of the fuselage and an inclined plane below which the views of the pilots are blocked by some part of the aircraft is known as

a) Pitch angle

b) Cockpit cutoff angle

c) Slope angle

d) Horizontal angle

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2. Runway is designed on the basis of

a) Runway length

b) Types of airport

c) Types of aircraft

d) Wheel load of aircraft

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3. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (I.C.A.O.), the runway lengths of aerodromes have been coded by

a) Seven English alphabets

b) Last seven English alphabets

c) First five English alphabets

d) First five natural numbers

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4. The FAR is defined as the ratio of:

a) Total floor area of a building to the ground floor

b) Site area of a building to the ground floor

c) Ground floor to the site area

d) Total floor areas of a building to the site area

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5. A wooden block fixed on the back side of a door frame on its post is known as:

a) Rebate

b) Reveal

c) Stop

d) Cleat

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6. Workability of concrete mix with a low water-cement ratio is determined by:

a) slump test

b) tensile strength test

c) compaction factor test

d) flexural strength test

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7. Which of the following statements is true:

a) clays are more than sands

b) pressure of organic matter in a soil decreases the bearing capacity of soil

c) aluminous cement is used for foundations in soils with chemical deposits

d) all of the above

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8. The most critical stage of construction is the construction of:

a) Foundation

b) Plinth level

c) Beam and slab

d) All of the above

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9. Military organization is known as:

a) Line organization

b) Line and staff organization

c) Functional organization

d) None of the above

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10. Free float is the:

a) Portion of independent float

b) Portion of positive total float

c) Portion of interfering float

d) All of the above

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11. 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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12. The constituent responsible for setting of hydraulic lime underwater is

a) silica

b) clay

c) calcium oxide

d) carbon dioxide

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13. Which of the following statements is not correct?

a) kiln-seasoned timber is stronger than naturally seasoned timber

b) moisture content in the timber can be reduced to any desired level in kiln seasoning

c) kiln seasoning is quicker than natural seasoning

d) kiln seasoning requires less stacking space but more expensive than natural seasoning

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14. Pick up the air-entraining agent from the following

a) animal fats

b) natural wood resins

c) alkali salts

d) all of the above

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15. Perspective drawing is done for:

a) Not for civil engineers

b) Show details of market products

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) None of the above

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16. The isometric length of the edge of the cube is obtained by:

a) Adding 0.815 in the actual length

b) Dividing the actual length by 0.815

c) Multiplying the actual length by 0.815

d) None of the above

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17. In architectural drawing, all letters should be uniform in:

a) Size and shape

b) Sloped and shade

c) Spacing

d) All of the above

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18. According to ISI method of measurement, the order is in the sequence

a) Length, breadth & height

b) Breadth, length & height

c) Height, length & breadth

d) All of the above

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19. For estimating painting area for iron grillwork over a door or window opening, the area measured will be:

a) 1.00 Ã— the area of the opening between door/window frame

b) 1.25 Ã— the area of the opening between door/window frame

c) 1.50 Ã— the area of the opening between door/window frame

d) 2.00 Ã— the area of the opening between door/window frame

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20. When additional works are added to the original works, the estimate is called:

a) Plinth area estimate

b) Surface area estimate

c) Cubical content estimate

d) Supplementary estimate

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21. Traffic density is

a) number of vehicles moving in a specific direction per lane per day

b) number of vehicles moving in a specific direction per hour

c) number of vehicles per unit length

d) maximum number of vehicles passing a given point in one hour

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22. The California bearing Ratio (CBR) test is carried out for:

a) evaluating the shearing strength of the soil sample

b) evaluating the stability of soil subgrade

c) evaluating the water content of the subgrade

d) evaluating the compressive strength of the soil sample

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23. The joints parallel to the center line of the road are called?

a) transverse joint

b) expansion joint

c) longitudinal joint

d) all of the above

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24. The upward water pressure at the base of the structure is called

a) up

b) down

c) uplist

d) downlift

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25. *If the velocity in a fluid flow does not change with respect to the length of the direction of flow, it is called

a) steady flow

b) uniform flow

c) incompressible flow

d) rotational flow

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26. *The main assumption of Bernoulli's equation is

a) the velocity of energy of liquid particles across any cross-section of a pipe is uniform

b) no external force except gravity acts on the liquid

c) there is no loss of energy of the liquid while flowing

d) all of the above

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27. Hydrostatic pressure on a dam depends upon its

a) length

b) depth

c) shape

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

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28. As per Lacey's theory, the silt factor is

a) directly proportional to average particle size

b) directly proportional to the square root of the average particle size

c) inversely proportional to average particle size

d) not related to the average particle size

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29. The formula V=0.55 mD0.64 is given by

a) Lacey

b) Kennedy

c) Chazy

d) none of the above

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30. When the discharge of a well decreases by the design amount, then this type of well is called

a) damage well

b) rough well

c) less capacity well

d) sick well

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31. *The inclined member carrying compressive load in the case of frames and trusses is

a) Post

b) stanchion

c) strut

d) column

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32. *The maximum BM produced in a simply supported beam having a span of 4 m and subjected to a UDL of 10 kN/m

a) 10 kN-m

b) 20 kN-m

c) 30 kN-m

d) 40 kN-m

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33. *Proof resilience is the greatest stored energy at

a) limit of proportionality

b) elastic limit

c) plastic limit

d) yield point

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34. The moment of inertia of a triangular section b x h about the base is

a) bh^3/12

b) bh^3/18

c) bh^3/36

d) all of the above

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35. *The Young's Modulus of elasticity is defined as the ratio of stress & strain within the

a) plastic limit

b) all of the above

c) yield limit

d) elastic limit

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36. Number of blows required to penetrate the sampler & cone for a depth of ...&... is known as penetration number

a) 30cm & 20cm

b) 20cm & 30cm

c) 40cm & 50cm

d) 50cm & 40cm

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37. Flow path/flow channel is

a) The space between two adjacent flow lines

b) Direction of flow

c) The space between two equipotential lines

d) None of the above

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38. 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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39. The value of net allowable bearing pressure is:

a) Net safe bearing capacity

b) Net safe settlement pressure

c) Minimum of net safe bearing capacity and net safe settlement pressure

d) Gross safe bearing capacity

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40. Sheet pile walls are used as:

a) Retaining walls for waterfront construction

b) Load-bearing pile foundations

c) Seepage preventing devices

d) Uplift preventing devices

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41. Which of the following statements is correct? As the area of steel increases

a) the depth of the neutral axis decreases

b) the depth of the neutral axis increases

c) the lever arm increases

d) none of the above

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42. Shrinkage in concrete increases its

a) tensile strength

b) flexural strength

c) bond strength

d) shear strength

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43. Which of the following factors influence the strength of concrete?

a) compaction

b) curing

c) water-cement ratio

d) all of the above

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44. Least count is given by

a) the smallest division of the primary scale

b) the smallest division of the secondary scale

c) both a) and b) above

d) none of the above

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45. During chaining along a straight line, the leader of the survey party has three arrows, and while the follower has five arrows. The distance of the follower from the starting point will be

a) three chains

b) four chains

c) five chains

d) none of the above

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46. Bowditch's rule is applied to

a) an open traverse for graphical adjustment

b) determine the effect of local attraction

c) a closed traverse for the adjustment of closing error

d) none of the above

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47. The interference of the well depends upon

a) the number of wells

b) spacing between wells

c) types of wells

d) all of the above

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48. Asbestos pipes are

a) highly resistant to corrosion

b) light in weight and easy to transport

c) highly flexible to resist deflection up to 120

d) very smooth

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49. Ovoid sewers are best suited for:

a) separate system

b) combined system with less fluctuations

c) combined system with very wide fluctuations

d) outfall sewer

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50. According to the guidelines of DWSS, the maximum number of users in each stand post should be:

a) 50

b) 100

c) 150

d) 200

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