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1. 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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2. Pick up the correct statement from the following

a) Airscrew converts the energy given by the engine into speed

b) The propellers driven by turbine engines are technically called turbo-props

c) The aircraft which obtains the thrust directly from the turbine engine is called turbo-jets

d) The aircraft which is fitted with a fan in front of the turbo-jet engine is called a turbo-fan propelled aeroplane

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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. The maximum total settlement for isolated foundations on clayey soils should be limited to:

a) 25mm

b) 40mm

c) 65mm

d) 100mm

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5. A bifurcated stair is normally used in:

a) Residential building

b) Office building

c) Modern public building

d) None of the above

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6. The vertical member fixed between steps and handrail is known as:

a) String

b) Baluster

c) Soffit

d) Scotia

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7. The area covered by flat brick soling is approximately... times for brick on edge:

a) 2

b) 1.5

c) 1

d) 0.5

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8. The minimum number of consulting firms for the direct purchase of services is:

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

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9. The occurrence of the starting of an activity is called its:

a) Head event

b) Tail event

c) Dual-role event

d) All of the above

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10. If the height of the frequency-distribution underneath it is equal to unity, then the curve is known as:

a) Normal distribution curve

b) Skew curve

c) Probability distribution curve

d) All of the above

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11. *Oil varnish generally consists of

a) resin, oil, and turpentine

b) oil, wax, and resin

c) synthetic resin and spirit

d) spirit, oil, and wax

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12. Granite is not suitable for ordinary building purposes because

a) it can not be polished

b) it is not a fireproof material

c) it is costly

d) it has less crushing strength

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13. Excess of iron oxide in brick earth causes

a) loss of cohesion

b) decay of bricks

c) the color change i.e. from red to dark blue

d) none of the above

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14. The cracks in the painted surface extending throughout the thickness of the paint are caused due to

a) improper seasoning of the painted wood

b) excessive use of drier

c) too many coats of paint resulting in excessive thickness

d) all of the above

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15. In case of aligned method of dimensioning, they can be read from:

a) Bottoms and right side of the drawing sheet

b) Bottoms and left side of the drawing sheet

c) Bottoms and top side of the drawing sheet

d) All of the above

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16. Freehand sketch is normally used for:

a) Concept

b) Final

c) Discussion

d) None of the above

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17. The given symbol indicates:

a) Temple

b) Mosque

c) Church

d) Museum

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18. Tender does not contain

a) Notice

b) Item of work

c) Estimated cost

d) Item rate

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19. The unit of payment for blasting of rock including stacking is

a) sq m

b) cu m

c) % sq m

d) % cu m

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20. The process of calculating the amount of material, labor, and equipment for a unit of work together with overhead and profit for the contractor is:

a) Abstract of cost

b) Bill of quantity

c) Estimating

d) Rate analysis

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21. The ideal shape of a transition curve is

a) clothoid

b) lamniscate

c) cubic parabola

d) none of the above

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22. Water absorption of the aggregates used for road marking should not exceed

a) 0.30%

b) 0.60%

c) 1%

d) 1.50%

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23. Tyre pressure influences the

a) total depth of the pavement

b) quality of the surface course

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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24. *Head loss increases with

a) an increase in velocity

b) a decrease in velocity

c) a decrease in length of the pipe

d) an increase in the diameter of the pipe

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

a) up

b) down

c) uplist

d) downlift

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26. "Maximum efficiency of power transmission through a pipe is

a) 50%

b) 60%

c) 66%

d) 76%

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27. The profile of rising water on the upstream side of the dam is called

a) back water curve

b) forwater curve

c) normal water curve

d) all of the above

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28. The discharge capacity of the undersluice is

a) twice the maximum discharge of the off-taking canal

b) 20% of maximum flood discharge

c) maximum winter discharge

d) greatest of all of the above

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29. Intensity of irrigation is

a) is the percentage of culturable commanded area proposed to be irrigated annually

b) is always more than 100%

c) is the percentage that could be ideally irrigated

d) all of the above

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30. For standing crops in undulating sandy fields, the best method of irrigation is

a) free flooding

b) check flooding

c) sprinkler irrigation

d) furrow method

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31. *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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32. A beam of uniform strength will have at every cross-section the same

a) deflection

b) stiffness

c) BM

d) bending stress

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33. 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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34. If the Poisson's ratio of a material is 0.25, the ratio of Modulus of Rigidity to the Young's Modulus is

a) 2

b) 0.4

c) 2.5

d) 4

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35. 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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36. The coefficient of earth pressure for loose sand having an angle of internal friction of 30° is:

a) 0.5

b) 1/3

c) 3

d) 1

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37. Compaction of soil is aimed at

a) Decreasing dry density

b) Increasing porosity

c) Decreasing void ratio

d) Decreasing shear strength

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38. Cohesive soils are generally/normally

a) Plastic and also compressible

b) Elastic and also compressible

c) Plastic but incompressible

d) None of the above

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39. The assumption of Coulomb's theory is:

a) Backfill is dry, homogeneous, isotropic, and cohesionless

b) Rupture plane is linear and passes through the toe of the wall

c) Sliding wedge acts as a rigid body, and the value of earth pressure is obtained by considering the equilibrium of the wedge

d) All of the above

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40. Toe failure is most likely in the case of:

a) Steep slopes

b) Gentle slopes

c) All inclinations

d) Very steep slopes

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41. The load-carrying capacity of helically reinforced column compared to a tied column is

a) 5% less

b) 5% more

c) 10% less

d) 10% more

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42. The unit weight of RCC is taken as

a) 2.2 t/m³

b) 2.3 t/m³

c) 2.4 t/m³

d) 2.5 t/m³

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43. In the case of the foundation of rigid base, the distribution pressure on the soil is

a) uniform

b) maximum bending moment

c) minimum in the central zone

d) none of the above

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44. *Error due to imperfect adjustment of plate level is termed as

a) personal error

b) instrumental error

c) natural error

d) none of the above

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45. Distomats is a type of

a) direct distance measuring instrument

b) optical distance measuring instrument

c) electromagnetic distance measuring instrument

d) none of the above

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46. Right face and left face readings are taken to

a) get the correct reading

b) eliminate error of trunnion axis not being exactly horizontal

c) eliminate error in the vertical axis

d) eliminate error in the line of collimation

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47. Mass action' during sedimentation is the property of:

a) decrease in mass of sludge

b) settling of a particle along with the neighboring particle

c) quick spreading of floc

d) increase in mass of sludge

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48. Detention time for the detritus tank is:

a) 1-2 minutes

b) 2-3 minutes

c) 3-4 minutes

d) 4-5 minutes

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49. 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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50. A sewer, which gets its flow from a number of transverse sewers, is known as:

a) interceptor

b) interconnector

c) head sewer

d) branch sewer

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