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1. The ICAO has two governing bodies named

a) Parliament & Association

b) Council & Parliament

c) Assembly & Council

d) Association & Assembly

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2. The meteorological condition that influences the size and location of an airport is

a) Atmospheric pressure

b) Reduced level

c) Direction of wind

d) All of the above

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3. The CBR method is used to design

a) Flexible pavement

b) Rigid pavement

c) None of the above

d) All of the above

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4. The brick laid with its length 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. The 9cm x 9cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face is generally known as:

a) stretcher

b) face

c) front

d) header

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6. Lap is the horizontal distance between the vertical joints in:

a) stone masonry

b) brick masonry

c) both of the above

d) none of the above

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7. An ideal warehouse is provided:

a) Waterproof masonry walls

b) Waterproof roof

c) Few windows which remain generally closed

d) All of the above

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8. Which of the following is an event in a CPM network:

a) Concrete cured

b) Walls plastering

c) Excavation for foundation

d) Fixing of the door

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9. Total cost of the project is:

a) Direct cost and outage loss of project

b) Direct cost and overheads

c) Direct cost and indirect cost

d) None of the above

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10. The relation between jobs of a particular type and various durations they have consumed for completion is expressed by:

a) Normal distribution curve

b) Beta distribution curve

c) Frequency distribution curve

d) None of the above

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11. Suitable stone for a gravity retaining wall is

a) light

b) heavy

c) hard

d) soft

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12. The quality of lime is checked by

a) slaking

b) dimension test

c) seasoning

d) ball test

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13. The strength of RHPC for one day is equal to...day of OPC

a) 2 days

b) 3 days

c) 4 days

d) 5 days

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14. The most economical methods of sawing wood is

a) radial sawing

b) tangential sawing

c) quarter sawing

d) flat sawing

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15. 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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16. Pencil of...... grade sharpened in the form of...... is used for sketching.

a) Soft & conical point

b) Low and conical point

c) Hard & conical point

d) Chisel & conical point

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17. To prevent warping of the board,......are cleated at its back:

a) Packing

b) Wooden block

c) Batten

d) None of the above

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18. In the case of laying gullies, intercepting traps, the cost includes:

a) Setting and laying

b) Bed concreting

c) Connection to drains

d) All of the above

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19. 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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20. If the payment of annuity begins after some years in the future, it is known as

a) Substitute agency

b) Debitable agency

c) Secondary agency

d) Creditable agency

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21. Road metal thickness of the layer to be compacted should not exceed

a) 5 cm

b) 10 cm

c) 15 cm

d) 30 cm

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22. The super elevation obtained by the rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement

a) causes no change in the vertical alignment

b) results in balancing the earthquake

c) avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain

d) is preferred in steep terrain

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23. The width formation of a road means the width of:

a) carriageway

b) pavement and shoulders

c) embankment at ground level

d) embankment at the top level

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24. Open channel flow is

a) one in which the liquid is flowing in a conduit and has a free surface

b) one in which the liquid is flowing in a closed conduit running full

c) a covered channel running full

d) one in which the liquid is flowing in a conduit under pressure

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25. *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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26. *Capillary rise is proportional to

a) surface tension

b) unit weight of water

c) diameter of the pipe

d) none of the above

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27. In the case of vortex flow, the level of water at the center is

a) higher than circumference

b) lower than circumference

c) same as circumference

d) all of the above

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28. *The consumptive use of water for a crop

a) is measured as the volume of water per unit area

b) is measured as the depth of water on the irrigated area

c) may be supplied partly by precipitation and partly by irrigation

d) all of the above

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29. As compared to a gravity dam, earthen dams

a) require a sound rock foundation

b) require less skilled labour

c) require skilled labour

d) require more cost

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30. For a proportional outlet, the flexibility is

a) zero

b) one

c) between zero and one

d) more than one

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31. The beam strongest in flexure will have the maximum

a) moment of inertia

b) section modulus

c) area of cross-section

d) none of the above

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32. The bending moment diagram for a cantilever beam subjected to a moment at the end of the beam would be

a) rectangle

b) triangle

c) parabola

d) cubic parabola

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33. For a column of given material, the Rankine's constant depends on

a) length of the column.

b) diameter of column

c) moment of inertia of column

d) none of the above

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34. *Strut is a

a) horizontal member

b) vertical member

c) inclined member

d) compression member

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35. The slope of the curve of S.F. diagram at any section will be equal to

a) the slope of loading at that section

b) the ordinate of loading diagram at that section

c) the area of loading diagram from end to that section

d) the bending moment at that section

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36. The wall constructed to resist horizontal pressure is:

a) Main wall

b) Partition wall

c) Retaining wall

d) All of the above

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37. Cement stabilizer is suitable for

a) RCC

b) Masonry

c) Soil stabilization

d) All of the above

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38. Stability analysis shall be made considering:

a) Total stresses

b) Normal stresses

c) Effective stresses

d) Shear stresses

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39. Piping in soils is due to

a) Low exit gradient

b) Erosion of subsoil by high velocity of seepage flow

c) Leakage of water through pipes laid in dams

d) Passage of water through well-connected pores in soil.

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40. A grillage foundation is used under:

a) Heavy load-bearing wall

b) Set of columns

c) Combined footing

d) Heavy loaded situations

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41. The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab is

a) one-fourth the width of the panel

b) half the width of the panel

c) radius of the column

d) diameter of the column

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42. The types of failure in which stress in concrete and steel reaches its permissible value at a time is called balance failure. At this stage, the location of the neutral axis is

a) above the critical neutral axis

b) matches with the critical neutral axis

c) below the critical neutral axis

d) all of the above

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43. Workability of concrete is inversely proportional to

a) water-cement ratio

b) size of aggregate

c) time of transit

d) none of the above

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44. A Cadastral Map is a map having

a) small-scale map

b) medium-scale map

c) large-scale map

d) all of the above

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45. Local attraction in compass surveying may be due to

a) faulty adjustment in the compass

b) the presence of magnetic materials

c) loss of magnetism in the needle

d) friction of the needle at the point

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46. Compensating errors in chaining or other surveys are

a) proportional to the length of the line

b) proportional to the square root of the length of the line

c) inversely proportional to the square root of the length of the line

d) inversely proportional to the length of the line

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47. A pressure conduit laid underground may not be subjected to

a) internal pressure of water

b) pressure due to external load

c) longitudinal temperature stress

d) all of the above

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48. Nahni trap is made of:

a) mud

b) cast iron

c) steel

d) all of the above

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49. Gravity conduits

a) carry water under gravity

b) follow the hydraulic gradient line

c) are carried through tunnels in deep cutting

d) all of the above

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50. The types of formwork provided for ferrocement tank in rural water supply schemes are

a) steel

b) wood

c) HDP pipe

d) all of the above

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