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1. Holding line marking is provided in

a) Runway

b) Taxiway

c) Shoulder

d) Threshold

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2. Runway of the airport is designed by

a) Impact load

b) Aircraft load

c) Axle load

d) All of the above

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3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

a) Runway edge from the landing side is called the threshold

b) Localizer indicates to the pilot his position with respect to the proposed alignment

c) The glide slope indicates the correct angle of descent

d) All of the above

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4. 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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5. Water-cement ratio by weight is:

a) Same as the volume

b) All of the above

c) Higher as compared to that by volume

d) Less than that by volume

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6. The member laid horizontally to support common rafters and which transmits the loads to the trusses or wall is:

a) Rafter

b) Batten

c) Purlin

d) Strut

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7. Under strap footing, individual footings are connected by:

a) PCC beam

b) strap beam

c) column

d) raft

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8. Critical path is:

a) Shortest path for the earliest completion of the project

b) Longest path of the network from the first event to the last event

c) Ideal path by preceding along which the project can be completed as per the schedule.

d) The path that takes into account the completion of all the parallel activities

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9. In CPM:

a) Time optimization is given prime importance

b) Cost optimization is given prime importance

c) Cost is directly proportional to time

d) All of the above

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10. Positive float can occur when it is:

a) Sub-critical activity

b) Critical activity

c) Super-critical activity

d) Normal activity

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11. In the case of a clamp for the burning of bricks, the bricks/fuel are laid at a slope of...

a) 10┬░

b) 15┬░

c) 20┬░

d) 25┬░

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12. *Le-Chatelier's apparatus is used to carry out

a) consistency test

b) soundness test

c) compressive strength

d) tensile strength

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13. Which of the following is not a hardwood?

a) deodar

b) sal

c) teak

d) oak

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14. *The defects in wood due to hardening is

a) knots

b) rind galls

c) burls

d) none of the above

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15. The projection in which the length, breadth, and height of an object are shown in one view is known as:

a) Pictorial projection

b) Isometric projection

c) Cavalier projection

d) Cabinet projection

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16. Set squares are not used to draw:

a) Straight line

b) Vertical line with T-square

c) Horizontal line

d) All of the above

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17. Drawing is the...... of engineers.

a) Language

b) Tool

c) Machine

d) All of the above

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18. The volume of concrete for a reinforced concrete isolated sloped footing with top and bottom areas equal to A1 and A2 and with a height equal to h is given by:

a) V = h/2 [A1+A2+(âˆšA1A2)]

b) V = h/3 [A1+A2+(âˆšA1A2)]

c) V = h/3 [A1+A2]

d) V = h/3 [A1+A2+2A1A2]

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19. The unit of measurement for electric wiring or electrification light, fan plug points is

a) point

b) meter

c) number

d) no unit

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20. Plinth area estimate is an approximate estimate mostly used for the estimation of:

a) Bridges

b) Irrigation channel

c) Building

d) Road

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21. Which one is correct sequence with respect to four stages of survey in a highway alignment?

a) reconnaissance, map study, preliminary survey, final survey

b) map study, reconnaissance preliminary survey, final survey

c) reconnaissance, preliminary survey, map study, final survey

d) preliminary survey, reconnaissance, map study, final survey

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22. Patching should be done just:

a) after the rainy season

b) after the summer season

c) before the winter season

d) before the rainy season

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23. Los Angeles testing machine is used for

a) attrition test

b) abrasion test

c) impact test

d) cashing strength test

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24. The ratio of the percentage error in the discharge and the percentage error in the measurement of head over a rectangular notch is

a) 1/2

b) 2/3

c) 3/2

d) 3/4

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25. *The width of a weir with end contraction is

a) equal to the width of the channel

b) less than the width of the channel

c) half the width of the channel

d) none of the above

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26. As per our convenience which one is correct with respect to the dimensionless number?

a) WIS-MIE-RIV-FIG-EIP

b) WIE-MIS-RIV-FIG-IEP

c) MIE-WIS-RIG-FIV-PIE

d) WIG-MIS-RIE-FIV-IPE

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27. *The flow in which the path of individual particles of liquid cross each other is called

a) uniform flow

b) turbulent flow

c) stream line flow

d) none of the above

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28. In a gravity dam, the total force due to wave pressure acts at a height of (Where hw is the height of wave)

a) 0.375 hw above the still water level

b) 0.5 hw above the still water level

c) 0.66 hw above the still water level

d) 0.92 hw above the still water level

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29. The discharge coefficient of an ogee spillway is:

a) 1.2

b) 1.8

c) 2.02

d) 3.7

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30. The aqueduct or super passage type of cross drainage headworks are used when

a) high flood drainage discharge is small

b) high flood drainage discharge is large and short-lived

c) high flood drainage discharge is large and continues for a long time

d) none of the above

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31. Buckling load for a given column depends upon

a) length of the column only

b) least lateral dimension only

c) both length and least lateral dimension

d) none of the above

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32. *Compression members always tend to buckle in the direction of the

a) parallel to the axis of the load

b) perpendicular to the axis of the load

c) least radius of gyration

d) least cross-section

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33. *The product EI is called

a) flexural rigidity

b) torsional rigidity

c) second moment of area

d) none of the above

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34. The maximum shear stress will always occur at

a) neutral axis

b) top extreme fiber

c) a fiber in the cross-section depending on configuration

d) bottom extreme fiber

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35. A section of a beam is said to be in pure bending if it is subjected to

a) constant bending moment and constant shear force

b) constant bending moment and zero shear force

c) constant shear force and zero bending moment

d) none of the above

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36. Earth pressure at rest can be defined as lateral pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wall tends to

a) Move away from the backfill

b) No movement relative to the backfill

c) Move into the soil

d) All of the above

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37. Falling head permeability test is preferable when the soil sample is

a) Clayey

b) Silty sand

c) Sandy

d) Sandy gravel

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38. A clay deposit that is not fully consolidated under the existing overburden pressure is known as

a) Normally consolidated soil

b) Overconsolidated soil

c) Underconsolidated soil

d) None of the above

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39. The permissible settlement in the case of an isolated foundation on clayey soils is:

a) 25 mm

b) 45 mm

c) 65 mm

d) 85 mm

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40. Plasticity needle/Proctor needle is used to determine

a) Plastic limit of the soil used in compaction

b) Penetration resistance to control field compaction

c) Penetration value of bitumen used in road construction

d) Swelling index of black cotton soil

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41. A diagonal crack is introduced in a beam due to

a) bending moment (BM)

b) shear force (SF)

c) bending moment & shear force (BM & SF)

d) none of the above

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42. The one-way slab is one

a) which is short and bends in two directions

b) the slab which bends only along one direction

c) reinforced in one direction only

d) all of the above

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43. In a simply supported slab, alternate bars are curtailed at

a) 1/4th of the span

b) 1/5th of the span

c) 1/6th of the span

d) 1/7th of the span

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44. *The observed reading on a leveling staff was 3.545 m. If the staff was 0.150m off from the original ground level, what should be the correct reading?

a) 3.695m

b) 3.548m

c) 3.395m

d) all of the above

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45. The representation of general topography of a very flat terrain is possible only

a) by drawing possible only

b) by drawing contours at a large interval

c) by giving spot levels at a large interval

d) by giving spot levels to salient features of close interval

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46. The angle that can be set by a French cross-staff is

a) 45°

b) 90°

c) 45° or 90°

d) none of the above

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47. Booster pump is used for

a) water supply

b) sewage pumping

c) pressure increase

d) drinking purposes

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48. Harmful bacteria are called:

a) Parasites

b) Anaerobic bacteria

c) Aerobic bacteria

d) Pathogens

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49. A heavy metal having non-toxic property

a) lead

b) copper

c) zinc

d) silver

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50. The peak water consumption hours as recommended by the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage (DWSS) is.... hours.

a) 5.00-7.00

b) 7.00-12.00

c) 12.00-17.00

d) 17.00-19.00

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