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1. A flexible pavement of the runway consists of

a) Finishing course, surface course, and base course

b) Surface course, base course, and sub-base course

c) Base course, sub-base course, and rough course

d) All of the above

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2. Annex 14 published by ICAO contains

a) Specification of airport

b) Specification of aircraft

c) Construction of runway

d) All of the above

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3. The airplane of IAR was hijacked from Tribhuvan International Airport in

a) 1998

b) 1999

c) 2000

d) 2001

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4. The load-bearing cantilever projection from the face of a masonry wall is called:

a) header

b) stretcher

c) corbel

d) cornice

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5. If the compaction factor is 0.95, the workability of concrete is:

a) very low

b) low

c) medium

d) high

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6. Concrete is filled in how many layers in a slump cone slump test?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

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7. For a given water content, workability decreases if the concrete aggregates contain an excess of:

a) thin particles

b) flat particles

c) elongated particles

d) all of the above

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8. No agreement is between:

a) Client, engineer

b) Engineer, contractor

c) Client, contractor

d) Contractor, sub-contractor

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9. The occurrence of the completion of an activity is called its:

a) Head event

b) Tail event

c) Dual-role event

d) All of the above

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10. For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents:

a) Minimum time

b) Maximum time

c) Maximum cost

d) Minimum cost

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11. *The minimum compressive strength of a 2nd class bricks should be

a) 25 kg/cm^2

b) 70 kg/cm^2

c) 105 kg/cm^2

d) 140 kg/cm^2

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12. Sandstone contains mostly

a) quartz and lime

b) quartz, lime, and silica

c) silica, aluminium, and lime

d) igneous

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13. Most weather-resisting metamorphic rock is

a) lime stone

b) slate

c) marble

d) quartzite

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14. In arches, stratified stones are placed so that their planes are

a) parallel

b) radial

c) perpendicular

d) all of the above

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15. Which line type is thin and light?

a) Visible line

b) Construction line

c) Centre line

d) All of the above

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16. In case of unidirectional method of dimensioning, they can be read from:

a) Bottom side of the drawing sheet only

b) Right side of the drawing sheet only

c) Top side of the drawing sheet only

d) Left side of the drawing sheet only

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17. Freehand drawing is done for:

a) Generate new idea

b) To make correction

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

d) None of the above

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18. In CGI sheet roofing, the overlap along the length of the sheet should not be less than?

a) One corrugation

b) One and a half corrugation

c) Two corrugation

d) None of the above

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19. Specifications for the holdfasts are given in terms of

a) Number

b) Weight

c) Volume

d) Length

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20. Working out the exact quantities of various items of work is known as

a) Estimating

b) Mensuration

c) Quantity surveying

d) Valuation

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21. Road metal thickness of the layer to be compacted should not exceed

a) 5 cm

b) 10 cm

c) 15 cm

d) 30 cm

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22. Bitumen stabilization acts as:

a) a hydrophilic medium

b) an adhesive for coarse-grained and a waterproofing agent for fine-grained

c) a destroyer of organic matter and hence more strength

d) all of the above

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23. 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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24. *The upper surface of the weir over which water flows is known as:

a) vein

b) nappe

c) sill

d) none of the above

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25. Hydraulic gradient line and total energy line are

a) same

b) different

c) differ by pressure head

d) differ by static head

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26. *Orifice-meter is used to measure:

a) pressure at the point

b) discharge

c) average speed

d) velocity

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27. The numerical value of vorticity is.....of the rotation

a) twice

b) thrice

c) same

d) all of the above

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28. The average delta of a rice crop is nearly

a) 30 cm

b) 60 cm

c) 120 cm

d) 150 cm

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29. The other name for an unconfined aquifer is

a) temporary aquifer

b) permanent aquifer

c) free aquifer

d) perched aquifer

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30. With respect to inlet and outlet, which one is correct?

a) When cross drainage flow is small, an inlet is constructed

b) When canal flow is small, an outlet is constructed

c) The number of outlets may be equal to the number of inlets

d) All of the above

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31. Find the maximum BM induced in a simply supported beam if the beam is subjected to a point load of 4 KN at the center of the beam and the span of the beam is 4 m

a) 8 KN-m

b) 4 KN-m

c) 2 KN-m

d) 1 KN-m

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32. Normally, the numerical value of Poisson's is

a) 0.3 for steel

b) 0.15 for concrete

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

d) none of the above

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33. *Which of the following is dimensionless?

a) bulk modulus

b) strain

c) shear stress

d) none of the above

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34. *The ratio of the intensity of stress in a case of a suddenly loaded to that of gradually applied load is

a) same

b) half

c) twice

d) thrice

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35. The limit of proportionality depends upon

a) area of cross-section

b) types of loading

c) types of material

d) none of the above

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36. A soil sample has the following characteristics: S-50%, G-2.6, W-30%, find the void ratio, e

a) 1.56

b) 2.56

c) 0.56

d) 5.61

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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. Which of the following statements is true?

a) In a dry soil, all the voids are filled with air.

b) In a saturated soil, all the voids are filled with water.

c) In a partly saturated soil, the voids are occupied by both air and water.

d) All of the above

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39. The factor of safety of embankments shall be:

a) At least 1.0

b) At least 1.5

c) At least 2.0

d) At least 2.5

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40. Hygroscopic water can be removed by

a) Gravity flow

b) Free flow

c) Heating

d) All of the above

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41. The shear reinforcement in an RCC beam is provided to resist

a) diagonal tension

b) diagonal compression

c) vertical shear

d) horizontal shear

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42. An under-reinforced section means

a) steel is provided at the underside only

b) steel provided is insufficient

c) steel provided on one face only

d) steel will yield first

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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 theory of probability is applied to

a) cumulative errors

b) compensative errors

c) accidental errors

d) none of the above

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45. Plane table surveying is a graphical method of surveying in which:

a) fieldwork and plotting proceed simultaneously

b) plotting is done later while records are taken in the field book

c) only fieldwork is done

d) none of the above

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46. Direct distance measurement method is more suitable to measure in

a) hilly area

b) plain area

c) line of sight

d) none of the above

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47. If the period of incubation at 37°C is 15 days in the relative stability test on sewage, the relative stability is:

a) 99%

b) 99.9%

c) 99.99%

d) 100%

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48. The design discharge for the separate sewer system is taken equal to:

a) dry weather flow

b) 2x dry weather flow

c) 4x dry weather flow

d) 6x dry weather flow

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49. The slope of the hydraulic grade line is always towards the well due to pumping. This line of depressed water table is called

a) drawdown curve

b) circle of influence

c) dynamic gradient

d) an inverted cone of depression

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50. Pump efficiency is 85%, motor efficiency is 94% then the combined efficiency of the two is

a) 90%

b) 80%

c) 70%

d) 85%

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