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1. The depressions and undulations in the pavement are caused due to

a) Improper compaction of subgrade

b) Impact of heavy wheel loads

c) Punching effect

d) All of the above

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2. Beaufort scale measures the velocity (km/h) of the wind at a height of

a) 10 m

b) 20 m

c) 30 m

d) 40 m

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3. A domestic airport is an airport that handles only

a) Flight from a different country

b) Flight within the same country

c) Both A and B

d) None of the above

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4. In stairs, stringers are:

a) Outer projecting edge of a tread

b) Vertical member between two treads

c) Sloping member that supports the step in a stair

d) None of the above

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5. The bricks having one or two edges rounded for use in curved corners are called:

a) round nose

b) bull nose

c) cow nose

d) buffalo nose

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6. A block of stone placed on a wall or column to distribute the load to the masonry is called:

a) lintel

b) bearing

c) bed block

d) none of the above

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7. The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily is known as:

a) shoring

b) scaffolding

c) underpinning

d) jacking

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8. Line organization is mostly suitable for:

a) Simple work

b) Complicated work

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) None of the above

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9. For a safe working environment in the working site, "Tool Box Talk" is conducted:

a) During the work

b) At the end of the day's work

c) Before the start of the day's work

d) During lunch hour

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10. The most critical stage of construction is the construction of:

a) Foundation

b) Plinth level

c) Beam and slab

d) All of the above

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11. A badly mixed cement concrete results in

a) segregation

b) bleeding

c) honeycombing

d) none of the above

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12. Suitable stone for a gravity retaining wall is

a) light

b) heavy

c) hard

d) soft

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13. The advantage of adding pozzolana to lime is

a) to impart greater strength

b) all of the above

c) to reduce shrinkage

d) to increase resistance to cracking

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14. Material generally not used as an extender in paints is

a) powdered silica

b) gypsums

c) talc

d) zinc white

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15. What is the aspect ratio for the letter shown?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 0.5

d) 3

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16. Angles in multiples of 15Â° are constructed by the combined use of:

a) T-square and set-square

b) Set-square and scale

c) Scale and French curve

d) French curve and erasing shield

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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. Liquidated damage is directly related to

a) Terms of condition

b) Real damages

c) Cost of the project

d) Depreciation

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19. Method of calculating the quantity if which out to out and in to in lengths are considered regardless of calculating through the total center line of the walls, and useful of different thicknesses is called:

a) Center line method

b) Crossing method

c) Long wall and short wall method

d) Differentiated method

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20. In the analysis of rates, what percentage of total cost is provided towards water charges?

a) 5%

b) 7.50%

c) 1.50%

d) 10%

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21. In hill roads of Nepal, the side drains are provided

a) on the hillside of the road

b) on the outer side of the road

c) both sides of the road

d) none of the above

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22. If the path traveled along the road surface is less than the circumferential movement of the wheels due to rotation, then it results in

a) slipping

b) revolving

c) skidding

d) all of the above

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23. The percentage reduction of gradient for compensating the loss of tractive force of a vehicle along a radius R is

a) 1/R

b) 50/R

c) 75/R

d) 100/R

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24. *The term v^2/2g is known as

a) kinetic energy

b) pressure energy

c) kinetic energy per unit weight

d) none of the above

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25. *Capillary rise is proportional to

a) surface tension

b) unit weight of water

c) diameter of the pipe

d) none of the above

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26. The viscosity of gases varies with temperature

a) directly proportional

b) inversely proportional

c) constant

d) none of the above

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27. A steady uniform flow is through a

a) long pipe at decreasing rate

b) long pipe at constant rate

c) long pipe at increasing rate

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. In a gravity canal, F.S.L is always

a) at the ground level

b) below the ground level

c) a few cm above the ground level

d) 4 to 5 meters above the ground level

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30. Water found on the surface of the soil, which is not capable of movement either by gravity or capillary and can only be driven off by heat, is called

a) water vapour

b) moisture

c) hygroscopic water

d) none of the above

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31. The square root of the ratio of moment of inertia and cross-section area of the member is known as

a) least lateral dimension

b) second moment of inertia

c) radius of gyration

d) section modulus

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32. An orthotropic material has

a) inelastic properties

b) non-homogeneous properties

c) the same properties in an orthogonal direction

d) different properties in three perpendicular directions

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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. Which one is correct if the deflection of a beam is y

a) θ = dy/dx

b) dθ/dx = d²y/dx²

c) M = EI/R

d) all of the above

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35. The maximum bending moment caused by a moment M applied at a distance 'a' from one end on a simply supported beam is.... (where L=span, a>L/2)

a) M

b) Ma/L

c) M(L-a)/L

d) ML/a

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36. If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids will be

a) Less than the specific gravity of soil

b) Equal to the specific gravity of soil

c) Greater than the specific gravity of soil

d) Independent of the specific gravity of soil

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37. Core-cutter method is used for

a) Determining the density of soil

b) Obtaining samples for direct shear test

c) Determining the bearing capacity of soil

d) Compacting soil

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38. Base failure refers to a failure surface that:

a) Is above the toe of the slope

b) Includes the toe of the slope

c) Is below the toe of the slope

d) None of the above

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39. Electrical analogy method is used to

a) Find electrical conductivity of soil

b) Draw flow net

c) Find the depth to the water table

d) Find the water content in a soil

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40. Negative skin friction:

a) Increases the load-carrying capacity of the pile

b) Decreases the load-carrying capacity of the pile

c) Neither increases nor decreases the load-carrying capacity of the pile

d) All of the above

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41. The minimum diameter of bars for a slab is generally

a) 6 mm

b) 8 mm

c) 10 mm

d) 12 mm

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42. An air entraining agent when added in concrete improves

a) strength

b) workability

c) density

d) durability

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43. The approximate ratio of the direct tensile strength to flexural strength is

a) 0.25

b) 0.33

c) 0.5

d) 0.90

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44. The instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is

a) graph meter

b) planimeter

c) area meter

d) clinometers

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45. The main difference between an optical square and a prism square is

a) no adjustment is required in a prism Square as the angle between the reflecting surfaces is fixed

b) an optical square is more accurate

c) the principle of working is different

d) all of the above

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46. The maximum permissible difference allowed while taking down the fore bearing and back bearing of a line is

a) 15'

b) 15"

c) no such limit

d) 1°

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47. Septic tank is provided for:

a) To eliminate the sewer system

b) Tank for sedimentation cum disposal under aerobic conditions

c) Oxygen-free sedimentation cum disposal under anaerobic conditions

d) None of the above

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48. Letache is observed in:

a) septic tank

b) sewage

c) landfill

d) none of the above

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49. The maximum diameter of a sewer pipe should preferably be:

a) 100 cm

b) 200 cm

c) 300 cm

d) 450 cm

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50. Suitable sewer section for both combined and separate systems is:

a) circular section

b) rectangular section

c) egg-shaped section

d) horse-shoe type section

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