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1. If the width of the approach area near the runway end is 150 m, the width of the approach area at a distance of 3 kilometers from the runway end will be

a) 1500 m

b) 1200 m

c) 1000 m

d) 800 m

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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. As the elevation of the airport increases, the runway length

a) Increases

b) Decreases

c) Constant

d) All of the above

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4. The cement becomes useless if its absorbed moisture content exceeds:

a) 2%

b) 3%

c) 4%

d) 5%

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

a) Alumina

b) Iron oxide

c) Lime

d) Alkalis

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6. The wooden piece joining the bottom ends of rafter is called:

a) Ridge

b) Valley

c) Eaves

d) Gutter

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7. The roof suitable in high mountainous regions is:

a) Hipped roof

b) Gambrel roof

c) Flat roof

d) Mansard roof

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8. Slack time in PERT analysis:

a) Can never be greater than zero

b) Is always zero for critical activities

c) Can never be less than zero

d) Is minimum for critical events

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9. Inspection of construction works for quality control is carried out and covers:

a) Sampling, examination, and field testing of materials

b) Testing specimens in the laboratory

c) Observation of construction equipment and plant

d) All of the above

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10. Critical path network helps the engineer to:

a) Concentrate his attention on critical activities

b) Divert the different resources from non-critical activities to critical activities

c) Be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities

d) All of the above

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11. *The commonly used cement in making cement paints is

a) Portland cement

b) alumina paint

c) white cement

d) any of the above

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12. The small areas on the painted surface enclosed by hairline cracks are called

a) crazing

b) crocodiling

c) chalking

d) blistering

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13. Refractory bricks are specially manufactured

a) to withstand high crushing pressure

b) to withstand high temperature

c) to have high insulation against sound

d) none of the above

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14. Granite is not suitable for ordinary building purposes because

a) it can not be polished

b) it is not a fireproof material

c) it is costly

d) it has less crushing strength

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15. A cylinder can be created by drawing a rectangular shape then the........ tool:

a) Sweep

b) Revolve

c) Extrude

d) None of the above

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16. As-built drawing is normally constructed...... the construction

a) Before construction

b) Simultaneously with construction

c) After construction

d) All of the above

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17. All the axonometric projections are a single-plane... projection.

a) Orthographic

b) Perspective

c) Isometric

d) Oblique

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18. The thickness of slabs and beams must be measured to the nearest

a) 0.001 m

b) 0.005 m

c) 0.01 m

d) 0.05 m

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19. When it is not specified, the number of holdfasts for a door is usually taken as

a) 2

b) 4

c) 6

d) 8

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20. The amount of cement required per cubic meter having mix (1:3:6) is

a) 4.3 bags

b) 3.3 bags

c) 6.3 bags

d) 5.3 bags

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21. The full width of land acquired before finalizing a highway is known as

a) width of formation

b) right of way

c) carriage way

d) road way

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22. The distance along the road surface at which a driver may perceive objects at a specific height above the carriage way is known as

a) sight distance

b) stopping sight distance

c) overtaking sight distance

d) intermediate sight distance

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23. The portion of the road surface, which is used by vehicular traffic, is known as

a) carriage way

b) shoulder

c) express way

d) all of the above

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24. Liquids

a) cannot be compressed

b) do not occupy definite shape

c) are not affected by change in pressure and temperature

d) none of the above

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25. Gauge pressure is

a) absolute - atmosphere

b) absolute + atmosphere

c) atmospheric ± absolute

d) none of the above

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26. *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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27. The line joining the points to which the liquid rises in vertical piezometer tubes fitted at different cross-sections of a conduit is known as

a) hydraulic gradient

b) piezometric line

c) pressure grade line

d) all of the above

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28. The primary cause of meandering is

a) excess of total charge during flood

b) minimum of total charge during flood

c) average of total charge during flood

d) none of the above

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29. *The main function of the diversion headworks of a canal from a river is

a) to remove silt

b) to control floods

c) to store water

d) to raise water level

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30. When the base period of the crop is 100 days, the delta for the crop will be if the duty of the crop is 432 he/cumec.

a) 432 cm

b) 200 cm

c) 864 cm

d) 100 cm

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31. *The maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam UDL is applied

a) ends

b) mid

c) 1/2 distance

d) none of the above

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32. The maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam loaded with a UDL of w/m having span l is

a) wl^2/2

b) wl^2/4

c) wl^2/8

d) wl^2/16

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33. Identify the correct relationship that exists among the modulus of elasticity (E), modulus of rigidity (N), and bulk modulus (k) is

a) E= 3K+N/9KN

b) E= 3KN/3K+N

c) E= 9KN/3K+N

d) E= K/N

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34. If a material has identical properties in all directions, it is said to be

a) homogeneous

b) isotropic

c) elastic

d) orthotropic

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35. *Stress in a beam due to simple bending is

a) inversely proportional

b) directly proportional

c) curvilinear related

d) all of the above

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36. According to Terzaghi's theory, the ultimate B.C., at ground surface for a purely cohesive soil and for a smooth base of a strip footing is:

a) 2.57c

b) 5.14c

c) 10.28c

d) 12.0c

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37. The reduction factor to the bearing capacity of soil due to the water table at a depth equal to the width of the footing below the footing is:

a) 0.25

b) 0.50

c) 0.75

d) 1.00

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38. A vertical wall is subjected to a liquid pressure on its one side, the total pressure on the wall acts at a distance of:

a) H/3

b) H/2

c) 2H/3

d) 3H/4

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39. In Rankine's earth pressure theory, the following assumption is made:

a) Wall face is rough and vertical

b) Backfill is cohesive soil

c) Wall face is smooth and vertical

d) Elastic equilibrium is satisfied

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40. Soils are basically

a) Organic materials

b) Inorganic materials

c) Mineral materials

d) Organic and inorganic materials

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41. According to the steel beam theory of doubly reinforced beams

a) tension is resisted by tension steel

b) compression is resisted by compression steel

c) stress in tension steel equals the stress in compression steel

d) all of the above

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42. Large size aggregate is better in yield high strength but in no case greater than

a) 2/3 of the minimum thickness of the member

b) 1/3 of the minimum thickness of the member

c) 3/4 of the minimum thickness of the member

d) 1/4 of the minimum thickness of the member

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43. Laps in bars are equal to

a) bond length

b) twice bond length

c) 1.5 to twice bond length

d) none of the above

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44. The errors due to bad ranging are

a) cumulative positive

b) cumulative negative

c) compensating

d) cumulative positive or negative

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45. A relatively fixed point of known elevation above the datum is called

a) datum point

b) benchmark

c) reduced level

d) reference point

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46. A level tube is used to make the line of sight horizontal. It is filled with

a) ether

b) chloroform

c) synthetic alcohol

d) all of the above

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47. If 10 ml of raw sewage is diluted to 250 ml, and the dissolved oxygen content of the diluted sample changes from 9 mg/l to 5 mg/l after incubation at 20°C. for 5 days, BODs of raw sewage is:

a) 0.16 mg/l

b) 4 mg/l

c) 10 mg/l

d) 100 mg/l

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48. Traddle pump is operated by

a) hand

b) foot

c) electric

d) all of the above

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49. The pipe used to carry discharge from sanitary fittings like bathrooms, kitchens, etc., is:

a) waste pipe

b) soil pipe

c) vent pipe

d) anti-siphonage pipe

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50. The ratio of maximum to average sewage flow for mains up to 1 m in diameter is usually:

a) 1.0

b) 1.2

c) 1.5

d) 2.0

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