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1. The diagram showing the variation of BM along the span of the beam is called

a) BMD

b) SFD

c) thrust diagram

d) all of the above

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2. The crushing strength of a stone depends upon its

a) texture

b) specific gravity

c) luster

d) both (a) and (b) of above

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

a) 2/3

b) 3/2

c) 2/5

d) 5/2

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4. Pegmatite is an example of

a) sedimentary rock

b) extrusive igneous rock

c) intrusive igneous rock

d) igneous rock

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5. Uniformity coefficient of a soil is:

a) always less than 1

b) always equal to 1

c) equal to or less than 1

d) equal or greater than 1

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6. The shear reinforcement in an RCC beam is provided to resist

a) diagonal tension

b) diagonal compression

c) vertical shear

d) horizontal shear

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7. The brick of special shape used in brick masonry is called:

a) bat

b) closer

c) squint

d) templet

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8. If a beam fails in bond, then

a) increase the depth of the beam

b) use thicker but fewer numbers of bars

c) use thinner but more numbers of bars

d) providing vertical stirrups

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9. The most suitable section of a lined canal is

a) triangular section with a circular bottom for small canals

b) trapezoidal section with rounded corners for large canals

c) both (a) and (b) above

d) none of the above

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10. Which traps have parallel legs?

a) P-Trap

b) Q-Trap

c) gully trap

d) S-Trap

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11. For a well-graded soil, the coefficient of curvature will be between

a) 1 and 10

b) 2 and 8

c) 3 and 7

d) 1 and 3

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12. A communicable disease is

a) cancer

b) fluorosis

c) tuberculosis

d) goitre

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13. The top and sides of a clamp (pazawah) is plastered with mud and cow dung to prevent....

a) stealing of brick

b) low quality brick

c) escape of heat

d) firing the neighboring houses

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14. In the specification of earthwork in foundation trenches, drains, etc. lead specified is (IS code)

a) 30 m

b) 1.5 m

c) 50 m

d) 100 m

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15. The base material for distemper is

a) clay

b) chalk

c) lime

d) all of the above

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16. In the center line method of working out volumes, for cross walls, what deductions must be made from the center line length at each junction?

a) twice the breadth

b) breadth

c) 1.5 times the breadth

d) half the breadth

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17. Find the actual length of the runway if RL of the airport is 100 m and the basic length of the runway is 600m

a) 614 m

b) 610 m

c) 605 m

d) 615 m

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18. *The correction for refraction is given by

a) 0.0785d^2m

b) 0.0112 d^2m

c) 0.0673 d^2m

d) none of the above

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19. The California bearing Ratio (CBR) test is carried out for:

a) evaluating the shearing strength of the soil sample

b) evaluating the stability of soil subgrade

c) evaluating the water content of the subgrade

d) evaluating the compressive strength of the soil sample

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20. A foundation may be classified as a strip foundation if:

a) Length is very large

b) Length is very large compared with uniform width

c) Load is applied at long intervals

d) None of the above

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21. A cantilever beam of span 4m and carrying a point load of 10 kN located at 3m from the fixed end. Find the BM at the fixed and free end

a) 30 kN-m, 0

b) 30 kN-m, 10 kN-m

c) 10 kN-m, 30 kN-m

d) none of the above

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22. 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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23. The total correction for elevation and temperature for the basic runway length should not be more than

a) 50%

b) 35%

c) 20%

d) None of the above

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24. Corrosion of well pipes can be reduced by:

a) using thicker pipes

b) reducing the flow velocity

c) reducing the draw dawn

d) all of the above

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25. Angle of 45° with the chain line may be set out with

a) optical square

b) prismatic square

c) open cross-staff

d) French cross-staff

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26. Circle and arcs of circles are drawn by means of a:

a) Lengthening bar

b) Divider

c) Compass

d) T-square

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27. *The crops require maximum water during

a) first watering when the crop has grown a few centimeters

b) first watering before sowing the crops

c) last watering before harvesting

d) all of the above

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28. Centrifugal force acts away from the center of the path while centripetal force

a) does not act

b) away from the center of the path

c) towards the center of the path

d) all of the above

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29. At the point of application of concentrated load on a beam, there is

a) maximum BM

b) sudden change in the slope of BM

c) point of contraflexture

d) maximum deflection

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30. The chairman of the material rate fixation committee in the district is

a) CDO

b) LDO

c) Chairman of DDC

d) SP

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31. The assumption of Rankine's theory of earth pressure is:

a) The soil is semi-finite, homogeneous, dry, and cohesionless

b) Ground surface is a plane which may be inclined or horizontal

c) Back of the wall is vertical and smooth

d) All of the above

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32. Canals taking off from a river with or without a head regulator are called

a) feeder canal

b) inundation canal

c) ditch canal

d) contour canal

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33. The types of footing provided at the boundary line should be:

a) Raft

b) Combined

c) Isolated

d) Grillage

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34. Which of the following quantities are dimensionless?

a) surface tension

b) specific weight

c) angular velocity

d) Mach number

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35. Which of the following is not a machine used in road construction?

a) excavator

b) bulldozer

c) tower crane

d) roller

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36. The length/diameter ratio of cylindrical specimens used in a triaxial test is generally

a) 1

b) 1.5

c) 2

d) 2.5

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37. *The instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angle is

a) planimeter

b) clinometer

c) ghat tracer

d) sextant

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38. The concrete pavement is provided when the daily traffic load per lane exceeds

a) 100 ton

b) 1000 ton

c) 500 ton

d) 10,000 ton

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39. Poppet valve is a type of

a) air valve

b) blow-off valve

c) sluice valve

d) none of the above

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40. In a singly reinforced beam (concrete), as the load increases

a) only concrete will resist tension

b) only steel bars will resist tension

c) both concrete and steel will resist tension

d) both concrete and steel will resist compression

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41. The maximum deflection in a cantilever beam carrying a concentrated load 'w' at the free end is (Where L is span of bean, W is total load and EI is flexural rigidity)

a) WL^3 / 8EI

b) WL^2 / 5EI

c) WL^3 / 3EI

d) 3WL^3 / 2EI

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42. Crashing of the project means:

a) Reducing the completion time by expending more resources

b) Reducing the project cost by delaying the completion time

c) Reducing the project size to save resources

d) Reducing the project cost by reducing the completion time

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43. In time cost optimization using CPM, the crashing of activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having:

a) Highest cost slope

b) Least cost slope

c) Crashing has no relation with cost slope

d) None of the above

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44. If an aircraft is flying at a ground speed of 600 km/h in the air having a velocity of 100 km/h in the same direction, compute the airspeed of the aircraft

a) 1500 km/h

b) 600 km/h

c) 700 km/h

d) All of the above

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45. *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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46. The drawing for municipality is done at scale:

a) 1" = 8'

b) 1:50

c) 0.11111111111111

d) Both (a) and (c)

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47. The specifications of a cement bag for storage are:

a) Weight 50 kg

b) Height 18 cm

c) Plan area 3000 sq. cm

d) All of the above

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48. *The float method is used to measure

a) the discharge in an open channel

b) the velocity in an open channel

c) discharge open in an open channel

d) all of the above

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49. An EPC contract means:

a) End of planning and construction

b) Evaluation, planning, and construction

c) Engineering, planning, and construction

d) Engineering, procurement, and construction

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50. The foundation in which a cantilever beam is provided to join two footings is known as:

a) strip footing

b) strap footing

c) combined footing

d) raft footing

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