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1. Pick up the correct statement from the following

a) The minimum turning radius of the aircraft decides the size of the apron and the radius of the curves at taxi-ends

b) Takeoff and landing distances for an aircraft determine the minimum runway length

c) The length of the normal haul of the aircraft decides the frequency of operation

d) All of the above

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2. The minimum length of runway for class 'C' type airport is

a) 600 m

b) 750 m

c) 900 m

d) 1500 m

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3. Speed of

a) Sound at 0Â°C is 1190 km/h

b) Sound varies 2.4 km/h per degree centigrade rise in temperature

c) Sound at 0Â°C is called one Mach

d) All of the above

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4. The brick laid with its breadth parallel to the face of a wall is known as:

a) header

b) stretcher

c) closer

d) none of the above

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5. Which of the mortar is most suitable for construction work in waterlogged areas?

a) Lime mortar

b) Gauged mortar

c) Cement mortar

d) Mud mortar

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6. The method of damp proofing in which a layer of water repellent substance is provided between the source of dampness and part of the structure, adjacent to it is known as:

a) membrane damp proof

b) integral damp proof

c) guiniting

d) surface treatment

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7. Bituminous asphalt/asphaltic felt is used as D.P.C. on the surface:

a) horizontal

b) vertical

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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8. The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as:

a) Normal time

b) Crash time

c) Optimistic time

d) Standard time

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9. Construction team means:

a) An engineer

b) An owner

c) A contractor

d) All of the above

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10. Time and progress chart of construction is known as:

a) Bar chart

b) Gantt chart

c) CPM

d) All of the above

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11. The quick lime as it comes from kilns is called

a) milk lime

b) hydraulic lime

c) lump lime

d) hydrated lime

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12. *A piece of timber whose thickness and width are respectively 5 cm and 10 cm is called

a) cant

b) deal

c) bauk

d) strip

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13. Kaolin (china clay) is a

a) calcareous rocks

b) argillaceous rocks

c) siliceous rocks

d) sandy rocks

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14. The solvent used in cement paints is

a) turpentine

b) water

c) spirit

d) kerosene

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15. In the engineering field, freehand drawing is mostly used for:

a) Shape

b) Size

c) To express easily to the client

d) To express dimension

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16. A technical drawing of an object that shows the relationship or order of assembly of the various parts is known as:

a) Orthographic projection

b) Exploded view drawing

c) Compacted view drawing

d) Axonometric drawing

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17. The given symbol represents:

a) School

b) Temple

c) Church

d) Catenary

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18. The unit of measurement for beading provided in door and window frame, rafters, etc., is

a) metre

b) cm

c) quintal

d) cu m

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19. During the calculation of RCC, the amount of steel deducted is

a) 3% of the total steel

b) 5% of the total steel

c) 10% of the total steel

d) 0% of the total steel

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20. The useful part of the livable area of a building is also known as

a) Carpet area

b) Circulation area

c) Horizontal circulation area

d) Plinth area

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21. Bitumen is soluble in

a) diesel

b) petrol

c) ammonia

d) carbon disulphide

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22. The provision of wind guy cable in a suspension bridge is

a) to take live load

b) to take dead load

c) to fix walkway

d) to provide lateral stability

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23. A wall constructed to retain the earth from slippage on the hillside of a roadway is called

a) breast wall

b) retaining wall

c) parapet wall

d) none of the above

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24. If the fluid particles move in a zig-zag way, the flow is called

a) unsteady

b) non-uniform

c) turbulent

d) incompressible

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25. At the vena contracta, the jet has the minimum cross-sectional area, and so the velocity of the liquid at this section will be

a) minimum

b) maximum

c) average

d) critical

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26. *The wetted perimeter of a channel is given by

a) 4.75Q^2

b) 4.75Q

c) 4.75√Q

d) none of the above

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27. *The types of instrument used to measure low pressure with accuracy is

a) piezometer

b) barometer

c) micro manometer

d) mechanical gauge

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28. *Which of the following is not a cross drainage work?

a) aqueduct

b) super passage

c) level crossing

d) drain crossing

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29. Cross walls provided across the stream, built under the floor of a hydraulic structure at the upstream and downstream ends of the pavement to avoid scour and protect floors, abutments etc., and which is carried up to another, is called

a) back walls

b) curtain wall

c) flarred wall

d) parapet wall

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30. *Main purpose of mean water training for rivers is

a) flood control

b) to keep the channel in good shape by sufficient disposal of suspended and bed load

c) to provide sufficient depth of water in navigable channels during low water position

d) all of the above

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31. *A beam is said to be loaded in pure bending when

a) Bending moment is constant

b) Bending moment is zero

c) Bending moment is changing linearly

d) Bending moment and shear force are changing linearly

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32. Shape of the bending moment diagram for a simply supported beam having a point load at the center is

a) parabolic

b) square

c) rectangular

d) triangular

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33. Which of the following gives Poisson's ratio?

a) ratio of linear stress to linear strain

b) ratio of shear stress to shear strain

c) ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain

d) ratio of the normal stress

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34. Find the bending moment at the center and also find the maximum bending moment

a) 10 kN-m, 12 kN-m

b) 15 kN-m, 10 kN-m

c) 20 kN-m, 12 kN-m

d) 10 kN-m, 15 kN-m

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35. *BM in a cantilever beam having a span of 1.8m and a uniformly distributed load of 4kg/m

a) 4.48 kg-m

b) 5.48 kg-m

c) 6.48 kg-m

d) none of the above

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36. If the soil stays at a place above the parent rock where it is produced, then it is called

a) Stationary soil

b) Static soil

c) Residual soil

d) Immobile soil

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37. Cohesion is defined as:

a) Attraction of molecules of the same material

b) Attraction of molecules of different materials

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

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38. Absorbed water in soil is

a) Same as free water

b) The water chemically combined in the crystal structure of the soil material

c) Having free movement through the soil by gravity

d) Water absorbed from the atmosphere by forces of attraction

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39. In a flow net, which of the following statements is true?

a) Flow lines and equipotential lines intersect at oblique angles

b) Flow lines and equipotential lines intersect orthogonally

c) Flow rate through each flow channel is different

d) The head along each flow line is constant

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40. The percentage voids (n) has a value

a) 0 < n < 100

b) Sr ≤ 0

c) n > 0

d) n ≤ 0

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41. For an RCC section, select the most true statement from the following

a) Bond stress = Bond Load/X-area of rebar

b) In a doubly reinforced section, rebars are placed at two tiers on the tensile face

c) Shear stress (π) is perpendicular to the material cross-section

d) Shear stress in rebar is calculated as (π) = Shear force/Nominal surface area of rebar

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42. Addition of sugar in concrete results in

a) increase in setting time by about 1 hr

b) increase in setting time by about 4 hr

c) decrease in setting time by about 1 hr

d) decrease in setting time by about 4 hr

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43. 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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44. When a chain line encounters a river:

a) chaining is obstructed, but ranging is free

b) ranging is obstructed, chaining is free

c) both ranging and chaining are obstructed

d) both ranging and chaining are free

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45. Invar tapes are made of an alloy of

a) nickel and steel

b) copper and steel

c) tin and steel

d) aluminum and steel

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46. The survey which is carried out to determine absolute locations and the direction of any line on the surface of the earth by making observations of heavenly bodies is called

a) hydrographic survey

b) astronomical survey

c) land survey

d) none of the above

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47. The rate of flow in an artesian spring is continuous and

a) increases in the rainy season

b) is constant in all conditions

c) increases as the water table rises

d) decreases in the drought season

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48. The water carriage sewage system:

a) is cheaper in initial cost than dry conveyance system

b) requires treatment before disposal

c) creates a hygienic problem

d) all of the above

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49. 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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50. The per capita consumption of a locality is affected by

a) climatic condition

b) quality of water

c) distribution pressure

d) all of the above

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