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1. The minimum length of runway for class 'C' type airport is

a) 600 m

b) 750 m

c) 900 m

d) 1500 m

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2. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

a) L.O.M. is installed at 7.2 km from the threshold

b) L.M.M. is installed at 1.0 km from the threshold

c) Localizer antenna is installed at 300m from the other end of the runway

d) Glide slope antenna is installed at the center of the runway about 150m on one side

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3. Beaufort scale used for measuring the strength of the wind is indicated by 13 numerals. They are...

a) 0 to 12

b) 1 to 13

c) 2 to 14

d) 3 to 15

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4. The flash set of ordinary Portland cement paste is:

a) Premature hardening

b) Surface hardening only

c) Hardening without the development of heat of hydration

d) All of the above

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5. Bulking of sand is:

a) mixing of different sizes of sand particles

b) mixing of lime with sand

c) mixing of water with sand

d) swelling of sand when wetted

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6. Expansion Joint in a building is generally provided if the length of concrete exceeds:

a) 10 m

b) 20 m

c) 30 m

d) 45 m

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7. The roof covering preferred for a large span is:

a) Flat roof

b) Sloppy

c) Domes

d) Conical

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8. Critical path:

a) Is the shortest path

b) Is the bad path

c) Has the maximum slack

d) Has the minimum slack

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9. Time and progress chart of construction is known as:

a) Bar chart

b) Gantt chart

c) CPM

d) All of the above

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10. The independent float affects only:

a) Preceding activities

b) Succeeding activities

c) The particular activity

d) None of the above

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11. *The main constituent, which is mainly responsible for hydraulicity is

a) water

b) clay

c) silica

d) carbon dioxide

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12. The process of taking out stones of various sizes from natural rocks is known as

a) dressing

b) seasoning

c) quarrying

d) none of the above

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13. Stucco paints are suitable for

a) stone masonry

b) brick walls

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

d) none of the above

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14. *The liquid part of the paint is called

a) pigment

b) vehicle

c) solvent

d) drier

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15. Drawing board is made of:

a) Well-seasoned softwood

b) Well-seasoned hardwood

c) Moistened softwood

d) Moistened hardwood

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16. Find the RF for scale 1cm = 25 km:

a) 1/250

b) Jan-00

c) 1/25000

d) 1/2500000

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17. Inking pen is used for drawing....... in ink.

a) Writing

b) Curve

c) Straight line

d) None of the above

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18. The actual weight of cement bag is more in case of

a) paper bag

b) jute bag

c) nylon bag

d) poked bag

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19. The building material brick

a) Absorbs more heat than stone

b) Absorbs less heat than stone

c) Absorbs equal heat as the stone

d) May be less or more

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20. Normally which one contract gives the maximum value of the project

a) labor contract

b) item rate contract

c) LS contract

d) all of the above

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21. Design of flexible pavements involves,

a) wheel loads

b) type and intensity of traffic

c) climate of the region

d) sub-grade conditions

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22. In side drains, the free board should remain at least

a) 10 cm below the road surface

b) 25 cm below the road surface

c) 50 cm high from the road surface

d) 25 cm high from the sub-soil water level

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23. Design of flexible pavements is based on

a) mathematical formulae

b) empirical formulae

c) a compromise of pure theory and pure empirical formula

d) none of the above

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24. 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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25. If the fluid particles move in straight lines and all the lines are parallel to the surface, the flow is called

a) steady

b) uniform

c) compressible

d) laminar

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26. The minimum head loss will occur in

a) orifice meter

b) venturimeter

c) nozzle meter

d) none of the above

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27. *Pressure head is given by

a) P/w

b) z

c) v/2g

d) all

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28. Cross walls provided across the stream, built under the floor of a hydraulic structure at the upstream and downstream ends of the pavement to avoid scour and protect floors, abutments etc., and which is carried up to another, is called

a) back walls

b) curtain wall

c) flarred wall

d) parapet wall

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29. The types of reservoirs in which water control devices are not provided are known as:

a) retarding reservoir

b) detention reservoir

c) both (a) and (b)

d) none of the above

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30. *Meandering of the river increases the length of the river while cut-off

a) increase in the width of the river

b) decrease the length of the river

c) increase the length of the river

d) decrease the width of the river

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31. The maximum bending moment caused by a moving load on a fixed-end beam occurs

a) at the support

b) under the load

c) at mid span

d) none of the above

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32. Which of the following end conditions permits the displacement in any direction and also rotation

a) fixed end

b) hinge end

c) free end

d) roller end

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33. *The ratio of change in volume to the original volume is called:

a) linear strain

b) lateral strain

c) volumetric strain

d) Poisson's ratio

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34. The variation of the bending moment in the segment of a beam where no external load is present is

a) linear

b) parabolic

c) cubic

d) rectangular

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35. Along the neutral axis of a simply supported beam

a) fibers do not undergo strain

b) fibers undergo very little strain

c) the fibers are subjected to maximum stress

d) none of the above

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36. *Earth pressure acting at a height of ..... in case of inclined surcharge is:

a) h/2 from the base of the wall

b) h/3 from the base of the wall

c) h/4 from the base of the wall

d) h/5 from the base of the wall

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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. The ratio of plasticity index to flow index is called

a) Activity ratio

b) Liquidity index

c) Toughness index

d) Shrinkage index

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39. If the shearing stress is zero on two planes, then the angle between the two planes is

a) 45°

b) 90°

c) 135°

d) 180°

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40. 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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41. The factor of safety for steel is based on its

a) yield stress

b) ultimate stress

c) both (a) and (b) above

d) none of the above

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42. In a two-way slab, the torsion steel is provided at the

a) top

b) bottom

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

d) none of the above

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43. In an RCC beam, N.A means

a) not applicable

b) neutral axis

c) natural axis

d) normal axis

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44. Level surface is parallel to

a) horizontal surface

b) vertical surface

c) datum surface

d) none of the above

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45. Boning rod is used

a) setting out of sewer

b) setting out of road

c) setting out of canal

d) all of the above

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46. A traverse consists of six sides; then the sum of external angles must be

a) 1080°

b) 540°

c) 720°

d) 1440°

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47. The term "septic" refers to.....?

a) Anaerobic bacterial environment that develops in the tank

b) Refers to safety and precaution

c) Drainage of waste materials

d) Aerobic bacterial environment that develops in the tank

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48. Turbidity for domestic water is undesirable because it

a) is unaesthetic

b) causes change of taste

c) gives apparent colour

d) none of the above

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49. In Chezy's formula v=c√ms for calculating the velocity of flow in a circular sewer, the Chezy's constant c depends upon:

a) size of the sewer

b) shape of the sewer

c) roughness of the sewer

d) all of the above

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50. Grit chamber has a detention period of:

a) 45 sec to 90 sec

b) 2 min to 5 min

c) 20 min to 30 min

d) 2 hours to 4 hours

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