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1. As per ICAO for determining the basic runway length, an aircraft should come to a stop within

a) 50% of runway length

b) 60% of runway length

c) 70% of runway length

d) 80% of runway length

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2. An aircraft is flying in an atmosphere of 30Â°C with a speed of 1234 km/h. Its speed is known as

a) Subsonic

b) Sonic

c) Supersonic

d) Mach

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3. Taxiway is located in between the

a) Apron and hangers

b) Terminal and apron

c) Runway and apron

d) None of the above

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4. Efflorescence in cement is caused due to an excess of:

a) Alumina

b) Iron oxide

c) Lime

d) Alkalis

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5. In one day, the height of stone masonry:

a) 0.8m

b) 1.2m

c) 2.5m

d) 3m

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6. If the water-cement ratio of concrete is 0.6, then water required for mixing concrete is:

a) 8 kg

b) 10 kg

c) 12 kg

d) 30 kg

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7. The course of stone placed immediately below the cornice along the face of the wall is:

a) frieze

b) corbel

c) arrise

d) cornice

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8. If a is the optimistic time, b is the pessimistic time, and m is the most likely time, then the average time is equal to:

a) (a + b + m) / 6

b) (a + 2b + m) / 6

c) (a + 2b + 4m) / 6

d) (a + 4m + b) / 6

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9. Insurance provision in GCC is applicable for:

a) Loss of damaged material, plants

b) Loss of damaged equipment

c) Personal death or injury

d) All of the above

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10. Most of the works related to measurement of items and making entry to the measurement book is initiated by:

a) Site supervisor

b) Site engineer

c) Resident engineer

d) Project in charge

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11. Most weather-resisting metamorphic rock is

a) lime stone

b) slate

c) marble

d) quartzite

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12. *The most commonly used accelerator for concreting is

a) gypsum

b) calcium chloride

c) calcium oxide

d) calcium sulphate

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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 maximum percentage of clay content for making good tiles is about

a) 20%

b) 30%

c) 40%

d) 50%

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15. During drawing a drawing, we start from:

a) Top to bottom of drawing paper

b) Bottom to top of drawing paper

c) Left to right of drawing paper

d) Both (a) and (c) of the above

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16. 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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17. The point of intersection of coordinate axes is called:

a) Zero-zero

b) Origin

c) Cross point

d) All of the above

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18. The technique of finding the fair price of an existing building or property is known as

a) Estimation

b) Valuation

c) Pricing

d) Costing

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19. Specification is the

a) Basis for carrying out engineering works

b) Basis for ascertaining the quality of construction works

c) Basis for the execution of contracts

d) All of the above

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20. In the analysis of rates, what percentage of total cost is provided towards water charges?

a) 5%

b) 7.50%

c) 1.50%

d) 10%

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21. In hill roads, the extra widening is generally provided

a) fully on the inner side of the curve

b) fully on the outer side of the curve

c) equally on both sides of the curve

d) none of the above

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22. Signs should normally be mounted so that the lower edge of the sign plate is...

a) 2 m above the level of the carriageway

b) 2.5 m above the level of the carriageway

c) 3 m above the level of the carriageway

d) 3.5 m above the level of the carriageway

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23. Longitudinal ruts are formed because of

a) heavy rainfall

b) heavy axle loads of vehicles

c) iron-wheeled traffic

d) combined iron-wheeled and pneumatic traffic

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24. *Surface float is used to measure

a) pressure

b) difference in pressure

c) viscosity of flow

d) none of the above

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25. *The term v^2/2g is known as

a) kinetic energy

b) pressure energy

c) kinetic energy per unit weight

d) none of the above

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26. *Differential manometers are used to measure

a) pressure in water channels

b) difference in pressure at two points

c) atmospheric pressure

d) very low pressure

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27. A siphon is used

a) to connect water reservoirs at different levels intervened by a hill

b) to supply water to a town from a higher level to a lower level

c) to fill up a tank with water at a higher level from a lower level

d) none of the above

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28. *The hydraulic jump is known as

a) standing wave

b) positive surge

c) negative wave

d) none of the above

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29. The factor affecting the pattern of sediment deposition in a reservoir is

a) sediment size

b) shape of the reservoir

c) river valley slope

d) all of the above

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30. *In a syphon aqueduct, the maximum uplift pressure on the floor occurs when

a) the canal is full

b) the canal is full and drainage is dry

c) the canal is empty and the water table in the stream rises to the canal bed

d) both canal and drainage are full

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31. Find the elongation of a bar if c/s area of the bar is A, length 1, applied load p, modulus of elasticity of material is E

a) PI/AE

b) AE/PI

c) PA/IE

d) PE/AI

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32. The algebraic sum of the shear flow of a section in any direction must be equal to

a) zero

b) net shear force

c) the shear force in that direction

d) none of the above

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33. *A point where SF is zero, BM is

a) maximum

b) minimum

c) either maximum or minimum

d) none of the above

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34. *Hooke's law holds good up to:

a) Yield point

b) Plastic limit

c) Elastic limit

d) Breaking point

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35. *A tie is a member which

a) is subjected axial compression only

b) is subjected axial tension only

c) is subjected moment tension only

d) is subjected two equal and opposite forces.

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36. 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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37. Overconsolidation may be due to

a) The weight of the ice sheet or glacier which is melted away

b) The weight of the landslide which is removed

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

d) None of the above

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38. A soil sample contains a degree of saturation of 30%, find the percentage of air voids

a) 70%

b) 30%

c) 60%

d) 50%

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39. Cohesionless soil is

a) Sand

b) Silt

c) Clay

d) Clay and silt

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40. The slope of the flow curve obtained in the liquid limit test is called

a) Liquidity index

b) Plasticity index

c) Toughness index

d) Flow index

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41. 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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42. An under-reinforced section means

a) steel is provided at the underside only

b) steel provided is insufficient

c) steel provided on one face only

d) steel will yield first

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43. Main reinforcement in an RCC beam is used for

a) bending moment

b) shear force

c) moment of resistance

d) none of the above

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44. If the plane table is not horizontal in a direction at right angles to the alidade, the line of sight is parallel to the fiducial edge only for:

a) horizontal sights

b) inclined sight upwards

c) inclined sight downwards

d) none of the above

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45. Crosshairs in a surveying telescope are fitted

a) in the objective glass

b) in the ground

c) in the optical center of the eyepiece

d) all of the above

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46. An offset scale always has the zero mark at

a) middle

b) end

c) either middle or at the end

d) none of the above

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47. Presence of algae in water indicates that the water is

a) hard

b) soft

c) acidic

d) pure

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48. The service pipes must be designed to carry

a) 3 times the average demand

b) 4 times the average demand

c) 1 times the average demand

d) 2 times the average demand

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49. The open channels supported above the ground over trestles are called

a) tunnel

b) aqueduct

c) flume

d) conduit

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50. What will be the daily per capita water demand for a city of 0.2 million people whose total water requirement per annum is 19,710,000 cubic meters?

a) 250 liters

b) 280 liters

c) 270 liters

d) 260 liters

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