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1. 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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2. The name of the first plane that landed on the old golf course, which makes the present location of Tribhuvan International Airport is

a) twinatter

b) glider

c) boing

d) helicopter

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3. What is the function of aircraft drainage?

a) To remove surface runoff

b) To lower the sub-surface water level

c) To intercept & divert the surface and ground water flow

d) All of the above

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4. The approximate ratio of strength of 30 cm concrete cube to that of 15 cm cube is:

a) 1.1

b) 1

c) 0.9

d) 0.75

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5. An aggregate is known as a cyclopean aggregate if the size is more than:

a) 4.75 mm

b) 30 mm

c) 60 mm

d) 75 mm

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6. A retaining wall may be built of:

a) brick masonry

b) stone masonry

c) plain cement concrete

d) all of the above

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7. The method of damp proofing in which a layer of water repellent substance is provided between the source of dampness and part of the structure, adjacent to it is known as:

a) membrane damp proof

b) integral damp proof

c) guiniting

d) surface treatment

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8. Indirect cost of the project:

a) Decreases with duration

b) Decreases up to optimum duration and then increases with duration

c) Increases with duration

d) All of the above

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9. The activity that consumes maximum time is called:

a) Event

b) Node

c) Critical

d) None of the above

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10. Muster rolls are used for:

a) To pay wages of workers employed on a daily basis

b) To record the daily construction activities

c) To evaluate the construction activities

d) To evaluate the performance of workers

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11. The amount of insoluble residue & residual retained (OPC) on IS90 sieve

a) 1.5% & 10%

b) 4% & 10%

c) 10% & 1.5%

d) 1.5% & 4%

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12. *The percentage of carbon in cast iron is:

a) 0.70%

b) 1.2 to 1.7%

c) 1.20%

d) 2 to 4.5%

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13. *The pigment commonly used in the manufacture of cement is

a) ambers

b) iron oxide

c) lamp black

d) all of the above

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14. A badly mixed cement concrete results in

a) segregation

b) bleeding

c) honeycombing

d) none of the above

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15. Horizontal lines are drawn:

a) Left to right

b) Right to left

c) Top to bottom

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

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16. Drawing pins/cello tapes are used to:

a) Draw a drawing

b) Move the drawing

c) Fix the drawing

d) All of the above

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17. Measurements from scale to the drawing are transferred with the aid of:

a) Scale

b) Compass

c) Divider

d) Plumbing fork

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18. The minimum space left from the property line (In Kathmandu valley) for the provision of window/door is

a) 1 m

b) 3 ft

c) 5 ft

d) 7 ft

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19. The depreciation of the value of the building costs are generally not considered for the initial:

a) First year of the building

b) Two years of the building

c) Five years of the building

d) Twenty years of the building

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20. The actual size of the modular brick (as per IS Code) is

a) 19cm x 9cm x 9cm

b) 20cm x 9cm x 9cm

c) 20cm x 10cm x 9cm

d) 20cm x 10cm x 9cm

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21. The distance over which excavated material is transported is called

a) lead

b) haul

c) run

d) all of the above

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22. The minimum number of vehicles for the position of a traffic rotary is

a) 100 per hour

b) 300 per hour

c) 500 per hour

d) 500 per day

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23. Minimum thickness of the base of a flexible pavement is

a) 10 cm

b) 15 cm

c) 20 cm

d) 25 cm

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24. In fluids, steady flow occurs when

a) the condition of flow change steadily with time

b) the condition of flow do not change with time

c) the condition of flow remains the same at adjacent points

d) the velocity vector remains constant at a point

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25. For the laminar flow through a circular pipe, the maximum velocity is

a) the maximum velocity=1.5 times the average velocity

b) the maximum velocity=2.0 times the average velocity

c) the maximum velocity=2.5 times the average velocity

d) none of the above

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26. *Barometers are used to measure

a) pressure in water channels, pipes, etc.

b) difference in pressure at two points

c) atmospheric pressure

d) very low pressure

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27. *An ideal flow of a liquid obeys

a) continuity equation

b) Newton's second law of viscosity

c) Newton's second law of motion

d) dynamic viscosity

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28. *Which is the best hydraulic section of the following open channel cross-section?

a) Rectangle

b) Triangle

c) Trapezoidal

d) Semicircle

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29. The amount of evaporation loss is

a) 1 to 2 percent of the water entering the canal

b) 2 to 5 percent of the water entering the canal

c) 5 to 10 percent of the water entering the canal

d) 50 to 20 percent of the water entering the canal

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30. The mean velocity, for a channel of given depth, which will just keep the channel free from silting or scouring its bed throughout the year, is called

a) optimum velocity

b) ideal velocity

c) critical velocity

d) all of the above

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31. *A beam is said to be loaded in pure bending when

a) Bending moment is constant

b) Bending moment is zero

c) Bending moment is changing linearly

d) Bending moment and shear force are changing linearly

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32. A long vertical member subjected to an axial compressive load is called

a) column

b) strut

c) tie

d) tanchion

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33. *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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34. Longitudinal cracks observed in timber beams are due to

a) high bending stresses

b) application of concentrated loads over the beam

c) shear failure between the layers

d) timber not being in compression

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35. A perfectly elastic body is

a) that body which recovers its original shape completely after the removal of force

b) a body of such a material with a lot of extensibility

c) a body made of rubber only

d) a body whose cross-sectional dimensions are very small

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36. Sheet pile walls are used as:

a) Retaining walls for waterfront construction

b) Load-bearing pile foundations

c) Seepage preventing devices

d) Uplift preventing devices

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37. Three phase diagram of soil represents

a) Solids, pebbles, and clay

b) Dust, fine sand, and coarse sand

c) Solids, water, and air

d) Solid volume and mass

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38. The passive earth pressure of a soil 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) Any of the above

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39. Which method is quickest to find the water content of soils?

a) Oven dry method

b) Alcohol method

c) Calcium carbide method

d) Sand bath method

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40. A soil that is 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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41. The amount of reinforcement for main bars in a slab is based on

a) minimum shear force

b) maximum shear force

c) minimum bending moment

d) maximum bending moment

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42. A simply supported beam shall be deemed to be a deep beam if the ratio of effective span to overall depth is

a) 2

b) 2.5

c) 3

d) 3.5

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43. The neutral axis of a T-beam exists

a) within the flange

b) at the bottom edge of the slab

c) below the slab

d) all of the above

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44. The trunion axis or transverse axis is

a) the axis about which the telescope can be rotated in a vertical plane

b) the axis about which the telescope can be rotated in a horizontal plane

c) also known as the line of collimation

d) none of the above

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45. Natural error in leveling is caused due to

a) wind vibration

b) atmospheric refraction

c) temperature variation

d) all of the above

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46. In tacheometric survey, the method which provides easy reading of the staff is

a) three hair method

b) height of instrument method

c) even angle method

d) none of the above

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47. Gravity conduits

a) carry water under gravity

b) follow the hydraulic gradient line

c) are carried through tunnels in deep cutting

d) all of the above

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48. Baffle wall in septic tank is:

a) Short side wall

b) Long side wall

c) Honeycomb inner wall

d) None of the above

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49. Which is the oldest waterworks in Nepal?

a) Bhim Dhara scheme

b) Bir Dhara scheme

c) Sundarijal scheme

d) Dudh Pokhari scheme

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50. When more than two sewers join in a manhole:

a) their tops should be at the same level

b) their centers should be at the same level

c) their bottoms should be at the same level

d) they can be either way

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