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1. According to I.C.A.O., the recommended length of the airport is decided on

a) Sea level elevation

b) Standard sea level temperature (15Â°C)

c) Effective gradient percentage

d) All of the above

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2. The length of the runway under standard atmospheric conditions at the site is 1800m. The design length of the runway is, if the actual RL of the site is 1200m

a) 2304 m

b) 2704 m

c) 2504 m

d) 2640 m

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3. The coordinates of the ends of a runway are (5000, 5000) and (8000, 7000). The coordinates of another runway are (4600, 5100) and (7000, 5300). The coordinates of the A.R.P are

a) (6500, 6000)

b) (5800, 5200)

c) (6150, 5600)

d) (8000, 7000)

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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. For road pavements, the cement generally used is:

a) Ordinary Portland cement

b) Rapid hardening cement

c) Low heat cement

d) Blast furnace slag cement

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6. A moulding provided under nosing to beautify the elevation of the step is known as:

a) Scotia

b) Nosing

c) Soffit

d) Flier

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7. Curing of concrete:

a) reduces the shrinkage of concrete

b) prevents the properties of concrete

c) prevents loss of water by evaporation

d) all of the above

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8. CPM adopts:

a) Deterministic approach

b) Probabilistic approach

c) Fantastic approach

d) All of the above

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9. Mobilization advance up to 10% of the cost of work is given to a contractor:

a) On commencement of work at the site for payment of a loan taken by him

b) For the purchase of construction materials

c) For the payment of advances to labor and staff

d) For all activities required to start the work at the site

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10. A drawback of a bar chart is:

a) It is difficult to judge whether an activity is completed or not

b) All the activities represented are independent of each other

c) The sequence of activities is not clearly defined

d) It is not possible to judge whether the activity is ahead or behind the schedule.

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11. In the manufacture of plywood, the veneers are placed such that the grains of one layer are

a) at 45┬░ with the grains of the other

b) at right angles with the grains of the other

c) at 60┬░ with the grains of the other

d) parallel to the grains of the other

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12. Quick setting cement is used

a) for the construction of structures under water

b) to obtain very light strength

c) where resistance to acidic water is required

d) none of the above

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13. *Teakwood is suitable for

a) starts articles

b) furniture

c) railway sleeper

d) all of the above

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14. The silicious and aluminous minerals themselves, which do not have cementitious qualities but which react with lime in the presence of water at normal temperature to form cementitious compounds, are known as

a) glazed materials

b) porcelains

c) pozzolanic materials

d) carbonaceous materials

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15. The techniques for free-hand sketch to drawing a straight line is:

a) Fixing two end points

b) Fixing length of the line

c) Fixing the center of the line

d) All of the above

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16. The width of the standard A-series drawing paper such as A4, A3, A2 .... is:

a) 1/3 times the length of the paper

b) 1/âˆš2 times the length of the paper

c) 1/2 times the length of the paper

d) 1/âˆš3 times the length of the paper

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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. Specification is the

a) Basis for carrying out engineering works

b) Basis for ascertaining the quality of construction works

c) Basis for the execution of contracts

d) All of the above

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19. The explosive for blasting is usually expressed in terms of

a) explosive power

b) volume of earthwork that can be blasted

c) kilograms

d) none of the above

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20. Indicating works left in excavated trenches to facilitate the measurement of borrow pits are known as

a) Jambs

b) Posts

c) Tell-tael

d) None of the above

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21. Signs should normally be mounted so that the lower edge of the sign plate is...

a) 2 m above the level of the carriageway

b) 2.5 m above the level of the carriageway

c) 3 m above the level of the carriageway

d) 3.5 m above the level of the carriageway

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22. The stopping sight distance required on a down slope of a road is:

a) the same as the horizontal road

b) less than that in horizontal road

c) more than that in the horizontal road

d) none of the above

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23. The removal of material from the surface of the road by grinding or rubbing action is called

a) descaling

b) abrasion

c) grinding

d) none of the above

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24. Which of the following has the highest coefficient of discharge:

a) sharp-edged orifice

b) venturimeter

c) cipolleti weir

d) borda's mouthpiece running full

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25. *Losses are more in

a) laminar flow

b) critical flow

c) turbulent flow

d) transition flow

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26. Critical depth (he) is given by (where q= rate of flow per unit width of channel)

a) (q^2/g)^1/3

b) (q^2/g)^1/4

c) (q^2/g)^1/2

d) none of the above

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27. *Variation in volume of liquid with variation in pressure is called

a) plasticity

b) viscosity

c) compressibility

d) none of the above

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28. The fall using a parabolic glacis for energy dissipation is

a) vertical drop fall

b) glacis fall

c) inglis fall

d) montague fall

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29. 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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30. The ratio of the rate of change of the discharge of an outlet to the rate of change of the discharge of the distributing channel is called

a) sensitivity

b) flexibility

c) proportionality

d) setting

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31. The number of reaction components at a hinged end of a general loading is

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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32. *Which of the following sections is the most efficient in carrying bending moments

a) rectangular section

b) circular section

c) I-section

d) T-section

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33. The section modulus of a rectangular section is proportional to

a) area of the section

b) square of the area of the section

c) product of the area & depth

d) half moment of inertia of the section

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34. Find the value of thrust, if the member (beam) is subjected to an inclined force having a magnitude of 5 kN and an inclination with the vertical of 30°

a) 2.5 kN

b) 5 kN

c) 2.5 √3 kN

d) 7.5 kN

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35. *A beam is said to be of uniform strength if

a) bending moment is the same throughout the beam

b) deflection is the same throughout the beam

c) bending stress is the same throughout the beam

d) none of the above

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36. The percentage of the porosity of loose sand is in the range of

a) 5 to 15%

b) 15 to 30%

c) 30 to 40%

d) 40 to 50%

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37. The types of soil, which contain particles of almost the same size

a) Uniform soil

b) Uniformly graded soil

c) Skip-graded soil

d) Gap-graded soil

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38. Agent of transportation for alluvial soils is

a) Water

b) Gravity

c) Wind

d) Ice

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39. The angle between the directions of the failure and the major principal plane is equal to:

a) 90° + effective angle of shearing resistance

b) 90° + half of the angle of shearing resistance

c) 45° + half of the angle of shearing resistance

d) 45° - half of the angle of shearing resistance

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40. The water content of soils can be accurately determined by

a) Calcium carbide

b) Sand bath

c) Alcohol method

d) Oven drying method

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41. The ratio of effective length of a column which is fixed at both ends to the distance between the supports is about

a) 2.0

b) 1.0

c) 0.7

d) 0.50

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42. The workability of concrete can be improved by

a) increase the size of aggregate

b) decrease the size of aggregate

c) increase the coarse of aggregate

d) increase the flaky aggregate

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43. The types of failure occurring in a beam due to shear force is termed as

a) diagonal tension failure

b) flexural tension failure

c) diagonal compression failure

d) all of the above

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44. The dip of the needle

a) is constant

b) varies from place to place & is zero at the equator and maximum at the poles

c) is zero at the equators and poles

d) none of the above

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45. In normal condition, the difference of fore and back bearing should be?

a) 0°

b) 90°

c) 135°

d) 180°

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46. The range of accuracy in measuring distance by EDM with respect to ODM is

a) more

b) equal

c) less

d) none of the above

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47. Goaty water refers to...

a) odour of water

b) turbidity of water

c) colour of water

d) all of the above

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48. Incrustation of well pipes can be reduced by:

a) using a screen having a larger area of opening

b) using acid-resistant material screen

c) removing the incrusted deposit

d) reducing the pumping rate

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49. A perched aquifer generally occurs

a) in an aquiclude

b) in an artesian aquifer

c) above the water table

d) below the water table

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50. The valve provided on the suction pipe in a tube-well is

a) air relief valve

b) reflux valve

c) pressure

d) sluice valve

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