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1. The air is blowing at a speed of 75 knots in the direction of the aircraft flying at a ground speed of 775 knots. The airspeed of the aircraft is

a) 775 knots

b) 75 knots

c) 850 knots

d) 675 knots

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2. The minimum basic runway length of class 'E' type airport is

a) 400 m

b) 600 m

c) 750 m

d) 1500 m

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3. The width of the taxiway is kept about

a) 1/3rd of the runway width

b) 1/4th of the runway width

c) 1/2 of the runway width

d) Equal to the runway width

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4. Which of the following is not true about a cavity wall?

a) air space is provided within the wall

b) metal or ties are used to join the strops of the wall

c) air space is filled with suitable material

d) all of the above

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5. The area covered by flat brick soling is approximately... times for brick on edge:

a) 2

b) 1.5

c) 1

d) 0.5

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6. A bifurcated stair is normally used in:

a) Residential building

b) Office building

c) Modern public building

d) None of the above

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7. The workability of concrete can be improved by the addition of the following compounds:

a) iron

b) sodium

c) zinc

d) sulphur

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8. Construction team means:

a) An engineer

b) An owner

c) A contractor

d) All of the above

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9. The reduction in project time normally results in:

a) Decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost

b) Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost

c) Increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both

d) Decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both

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10. In a CPM/PERT network, the number of events is:

a) Less than the number of activities

b) More than the number of activities

c) Equal to the number of activities

d) All of the above

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11. 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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12. The solidification of molten magma within the earth's crust results in the formation of

a) sedimentary rocks

b) metamorphic rocks

c) basalts and traps

d) granite and pegmatite

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13. A stone is rejected if the water absorption is more than

a) 10%

b) 20%

c) 25%

d) 30%

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14. *The function of frog is

a) to form a key during laying

b) reduction in weight

c) advertisement of the manufacturer

d) all of the above

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

a) Orthographic

b) Perspective

c) Isometric

d) Oblique

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16. In orthographic projection, which one has all three views the same:

a) Cube

b) Circle

c) Sphere

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

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17. Dashed (dotted) line is used for indication:

a) Edge of the object

b) Hidden edge of the object

c) Centre line of the object

d) All of the above

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18. The expenses of items that do not come under any regular head of items and the cost of unforeseen items are called

a) Lump-sum

b) Extras

c) Customary charges

d) Contingencies

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19. The most reliable estimate is:

a) Preliminary estimate

b) Plinth area estimate

c) Detailed estimate

d) Cube rate estimate

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20. 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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21. The steepest gradient in ordinary condition should not exceed

a) ruling gradient

b) maximum gradient

c) exceptional gradient

d) floating gradient

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22. Marked local depression in a surface layer arising from the wearing away of material is called

a) pot hole

b) blow hole

c) rut

d) depression

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23. In case of a multi-lane road, overtaking is generally permitted

a) from the left

b) from the right

c) from left and right

d) not permitted

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24. The hydrostatic force exerted by 2 m deep water on the gate downstream is equal to

a) 40 kN

b) 10 kN

c) 20 kN

d) 30 kN

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25. Cavitations is collapsed by

a) low pressure

b) high pressure

c) low velocity

d) high velocity

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26. One horsepower is equal to

a) 1 kW

b) 0.746 kW

c) 0.836 kW

d) 0.756 kW

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

a) 1/2

b) 2/3

c) 3/2

d) 3/4

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28. *Main purpose of mean water training for rivers is

a) flood control

b) to keep the channel in good shape by sufficient disposal of suspended and bed load

c) to provide sufficient depth of water in navigable channels during low water position

d) all of the above

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29. *Fall is provided in the canal of

a) ridge

b) valley

c) contour

d) inundation

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30. The kharif crop is sown

a) at the end of summer

b) at the end of the north-east monsoon

c) at the beginning of the south-west monsoon

d) in mid-summer

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31. *The phenomenon of decreased resistance of material due to the reversal of stress is called

a) creep

b) fatigue

c) elasticity

d) plasticity

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32. *Stress may be defined as force

a) volume

b) length

c) area

d) none of the above

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33. *Load required to produce unit deflection is called

a) stiffness

b) ductility

c) elasticity

d) malleability

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34. The slope of the curve of S.F. diagram at any section will be equal to

a) the slope of loading at that section

b) the ordinate of loading diagram at that section

c) the area of loading diagram from end to that section

d) the bending moment at that section

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35. If the stress produced by a prismatic bar is equal to the working stress, the area of the cross-section of the prismatic bar becomes

a) zero

b) infinite

c) maximum

d) minimum

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36. The triaxial apparatus is usually used for

a) Unconsolidated-untrained test

b) Consolidated-untrained test

c) Drained test

d) All of the above

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37. Which of the following is responsible for the shear resistance in soils?

a) Intergranular friction

b) Cohesion and adhesion between the soil particles

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

d) None of the above

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38. Cohesive soils are:

a) Good for embankment as they have high shear strength

b) Poor for backfills because of large lateral pressure

c) Good for backfills because of poor shear strength

d) Low lateral pressure

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39. The value of net allowable bearing pressure is:

a) Net safe bearing capacity

b) Net safe settlement pressure

c) Minimum of net safe bearing capacity and net safe settlement pressure

d) Gross safe bearing capacity

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40. 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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41. A doubly reinforced beam is economical as compared to a singly reinforced beam because

a) the size of the section is small

b) the depth of the section is small

c) compressive steel is under-stressed

d) concrete is not stressed to its full value

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42. In case of RCC building, the expansion joint is normally provided if the length of the building exceeds

a) 20 m

b) 30 m

c) 45 m

d) 50 m

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43. Spacing of stirrups in a rectangular beam is

a) kept constant throughout the length

b) increased towards the center of the beam

c) increased at the ends

d) increased at the center of the beam

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44. With the help of leveling, we measure

a) horizontal angle

b) vertical angle

c) deflection angle

d) none of the above

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45. In a constant level tube, the size of the bubble remains constant because the upper wall of the tube has

a) a relatively small radius

b) a relatively large radius

c) a flat surface

d) none of the above

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46. Short offsets are measured with

a) an ordinary chain

b) an invar tape

c) a metallic tape

d) a steel tape

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47. The ratio of maximum hourly consumption and average hourly consumption of the maximum day is

a) 1.2

b) 1.5

c) 1.8

d) 2.7

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48. Which traps have parallel legs?

a) P-Trap

b) Q-Trap

c) gully trap

d) S-Trap

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49. Detention time for the detritus tank is:

a) 1-2 minutes

b) 2-3 minutes

c) 3-4 minutes

d) 4-5 minutes

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50. Rotary pumps are suited for

a) small discharge

b) large discharge

c) high head

d) none of the above

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