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1. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

a) Approximate geometric center of the landing area is called airport reference point

b) The boundaries of the horizontal surface and conical surface are marked with reference to the airport reference point

c) The location of the airport on a map is the position of the airport reference point

d) All of the above

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2. Runway is designed on the basis of

a) Runway length

b) Types of aircraft

c) Types of airport

d) Nose gear

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3. The capacity of an airport depends upon:

a) Maximum acceptable delay for departing aircraft

b) Number of taxiways available

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

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4. The inner section of a cavity wall is generally known as:

a) buttress

b) leaf wall

c) pilaster

d) pillar

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5. A plate load test is useful to determine:

a) bearing capacity of foundation

b) settlement of foundation

c) both bearing capacity and settlement of foundation

d) none of the above

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6. Slump test of concrete is a measure of its?

a) Consistency

b) Compressive strength

c) Tensile strength

d) Impact value

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7. Gypsum is added for:

a) color

b) strength

c) controlling setting time

d) none of the above

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8. Which of the following time estimates is related to PERT?

a) Most likely time estimate

b) Pessimistic time estimate

c) Optimistic time estimate

d) All of the above

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9. In PERT, the most likely time is:

a) The minimum time in which any activity can possibly be accomplished

b) The maximum time which an activity might require

c) The time which has the highest probability of occurrence

d) None 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. *Porcelain is used as

a) storage vessels

b) hard wares

c) sanitary wares

d) soft wares

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12. Creosote oil is used to preserve the wood from

a) rot and white ant

b) fire hazards

c) cracking

d) none of the above

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13. 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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14. The defect in painting caused due to the sliding of one layer of paint over another layer is known as

a) wrinkling

b) peeling

c) alligatoring

d) none of the above

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15. Axonometric drawing is a drawing like:

a) Parallel to the plane

b) Perpendicular to the plane

c) Inclined to the plane

d) All of the above

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16. Picture plane is:

a) Horizontal plane

b) Vertical plane

c) Inclined plane

d) None of the above

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17. The following are polyhedron except:

a) Prism

b) Pyramid

c) Cube

d) Cylinder

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18. Bill of quantities is prepared based on:

a) Actual construction quantities

b) Estimated quantities

c) Variation in estimated quantities

d) None of the above

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19. The unit of measurement for concrete work in R.C.C. is

a) sq m

b) cu m

c) 10 sq m

d) 10 cu m

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20. Contractor tax

a) 1.50%

b) 2.50%

c) 5%

d) 10%

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21. As per NRS 2070, a minimum width of the footpath should be

a) 60 cm

b) 120 cm

c) 150 cm

d) 300 cm

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22. The absolute minimum radius of curve for safe operation for a speed of 100 kmph is

a) 100 m

b) 200 m

c) 300 m

d) 400 m

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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. *The main assumption of Bernoulli's equation is

a) the velocity of energy of liquid particles across any cross-section of a pipe is uniform

b) no external force except gravity acts on the liquid

c) there is no loss of energy of the liquid while flowing

d) all of the above

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25. An oil of specific gravity 0.7 and pressure 0.14 kgf/cm^2 will have the height of oil as

a) 70 cm of oil

b) 2 m of oil

c) 20 cm of oil

d) 80 cm of oil

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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. The term z is known as

a) potential energy

b) pressure energy

c) potential energy per unit weight

d) none of the above

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28. *A wall built across a small channel and provided with a regulating arrangement to head up water on the upstream side is known as

a) head wall

b) regulating wall

c) retaining wall

d) none of the above

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29. The main advantage of lining an irrigation channel is

a) a reduction in the loss of water due to seepage

b) economy in the use of cultivable land which would otherwise be prone to water logging

c) withstand higher velocities so causing a proportional reduction in cross-sectional area

d) all of the above

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30. *The amount of water required to fill up the pore spaces in soil particles by replacing all air held in pore spaces is known as

a) filled capacity

b) available moisture

c) saturation capacity

d) all of the above

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31. A cantilever beam is the one which is supported with

a) one end hinge and other on rollers

b) one end fixed and other on rollers

c) both ends on rollers

d) one end fixed and the other free

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32. A brittle material has

a) no plastic zone

b) no inelastic zone

c) a very little plastic zone

d) a large plastic zone

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33. The ratio of moment of inertia of a square section to that of a circular section for a given depth is given by

a) <1

b) >1

c) 1

d) none of the above

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34. The method of increasing fatigue resistance by overstressing the metal by successively increasing the loading is known as

a) compounding

b) coaxing

c) relaxing

d) enduring

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35. *The total time of collision and restitution of two bodies is called

a) time of collision

b) period of collision

c) period of impact

d) all the above

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36. The quantity of water seeping through a soil is

a) Proportional to the head of water downstream

b) Proportional to the head of water upstream

c) Proportional to the total head loss

d) None of the above

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37. Water content is defined as the ratio of

a) Weight of water to weight of solids

b) Weight of solids to weight of water

c) Total amount of water in soil

d) All of the above

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38. Chemical weathering occurs because of

a) Oxidation

b) Carbonation

c) Hydration

d) All of the above

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39. The maximum pressure which a soil can carry without shear failure is called:

a) Safe bearing capacity

b) Net ultimate bearing capacity

c) Net bearing capacity

d) Ultimate bearing capacity

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40. The permeability of a soil deposit in situ can be best obtained by

a) Falling head permeameter

b) Constant head permeameter

c) Pumping test

d) None of the above

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41. The center-to-center spacing of vertical stirrups in a rectangular beam is

a) minimum near the support

b) maximum near the support

c) minimum near the center

d) none of the above

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42. 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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43. The durability of concrete is proportional to

a) sand content

b) water cement ratio

c) aggregate ratio

d) cement aggregate ratio

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44. The resection by a two-point problem as compared to the three-point problem:

a) requires more labor

b) takes less time

c) gives more accurate results

d) none of the above

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45. For the construction of a highway railway

a) longitudinal sections are required

b) cross sections are required

c) both longitudinal and cross sections are required

d) none of these

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46. When the following scale is the smallest one

a) 1cm = 10m

b) 1cm = 100m

c) 1cm = 1000m

d) 1cm = 10,000m

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47. Time of concentration depends upon:

a) slope of the catchment

b) intensity of rainfall

c) nature of soil

d) all of the above

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48. Scour valves are provided

a) at every summit of rising mains

b) at very depression and dead ends to drain out the waste water that may collect there

c) at street corners to control the flow of water

d) all of the above

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49. A sewer that collects sewage from toilets is called:

a) lateral sewer

b) branch sewer

c) main sewer

d) outfall sewer

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50. The common pipe used in house plumbing is:

a) PVC

b) HDPE

c) GI

d) CI

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