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1. Runway of the airport is designed by

a) Impact load

b) Aircraft load

c) Axle load

d) All of the above

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2. According to ICAO, all markings on the runways are painted white and on the taxiways

a) Black

b) Red

c) Yellow

d) Green

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3. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (I.C.A.O.), the strength of runway pavements has been coded by

a) Seven English alphabets

b) Last seven English alphabets

c) First seven English alphabets

d) First seven natural numbers

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4. The roof sloping in two directions is called:

a) Hipped roof

b) Gambrel roof

c) Flat roof

d) Mansard roof

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5. Too wet concrete may cause:

a) Segregation

b) Excessive laitance

c) Lower density

d) All of the above

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6. The process of making the background rough before plastering is known as:

a) hacking

b) dubbing out

c) blistering

d) filling

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7. The bearing capacity of a waterlogged soil may be improved by:

a) grouting

b) chemical action

c) drainage

d) compaction

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8. What are the key dates of a standard contracting procedure for a project?

a) Call for bidding and contract award

b) Call for bidding, bid submission, and bid evaluation

c) call for bidding, bid submission, bid evaluation and contract award

d) call for bidding, bid submission and contract award

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9. Standard deviation when the optimistic time is 1 day, pessimistic time is 11 days, and most likely time is 3 days:

a) 2 days

b) 3.5 days

c) 3 days

d) 1.67 days

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10. An example of a parallel activity is:

a) Completing ground floor and starting first floor construction

b) Wall construction and carpentry work of doors and windows

c) Completion of flooring and initiating whitewashing

d) Digging of a well and construction of a septic tank

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11. *A good quality stone must absorb water less than

a) 2.50%

b) 5%

c) 10%

d) 20%

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12. The strength of RHPC for one day is equal to...day of OPC

a) 2 days

b) 3 days

c) 4 days

d) 5 days

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13. The consistency test is performed to find

a) the correct water-cement ratio

b) the fineness of cement

c) the compressive strength

d) tensile strength

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14. Which one is correct?

a) quick lime slow in setting

b) quick lime rapid in slaking

c) quick lime generates heat on water addition

d) all of the above

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15. 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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16. Topographic map is used to represent:

a) Artificial detail

b) Natural detail

c) Construction detail

d) All of the above

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17. The space covered by a drawing on a paper after changing the scale from 1:100 to 1:50 will:

a) Increase by 400%

b) Increase by 200%

c) Decrease by 200%

d) Decrease by 400%

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18. The approximate weight of one cubic meter of mild steel is

a) 1000 kg

b) 2400 kg

c) 1400 kg

d) 7850 kg

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19. Plinth area of a building does not include:

a) Area of the wall at floor level

b) Area of stair cover

c) Internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq.m. in area

d) Area of the cantilevered porch

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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. The main element for providing effective drainage in the case of the road is

a) super elevation

b) camber

c) crown

d) shoulder

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22. To transfer wheel load at expansion joints from one slab to the other

a) tie base is used

b) dowel bars are used

c) hanger bars are used

d) bitumen filler is used

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23. The width of bay on a concrete road is generally taken as

a) >4.5 m

b) <4.5 m

c) 3 to 4 m

d) 2 to 3 m

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24. *The discharge through a trapezoidal channel is maximum when

a) half of the width = sloping side

b) top width = 1/2 sloping side

c) top width = 1.5 sloping side

d) none of the above

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25. *A flow is said to be laminar when

a) the fluid particles move in a zig-zag way

b) the Reynolds number is high

c) the fluid particles move in layers parallel to the boundary

d) none of the above

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26. A siphon is used

a) to connect water reservoirs at different levels intervened by a hill

b) to supply water to a town from a higher level to a lower level

c) to fill up a tank with water at a higher level from a lower level

d) none of the above

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27. Head loss due to friction in a pipe is given by the Darcy-Weisbach equation

a) h_f = 4fLV^2/2gd

b) h_f = fLV^2/2gd

c) h_f = 0.5V^2 / 2g

d) h_f = (v_1-v_2)^2 / 2g

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28. Vertical acceleration due to an earthquake results in

a) an increase in the effective weight of the dam

b) a decrease in the effective weight of the dam

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

d) none of the above

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29. *Diversion headwork is constructed to

a) lower water level in the river

b) regulate the intake of water into the canal

c) regulate silt entry into the canal

d) all of the above

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30. A fall, which maintains its depth, is

a) a low weir fall

b) a trapezoidal notch fall

c) a rectangular notch fall

d) all of the above

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31. *The maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam UDL is applied

a) ends

b) mid

c) 1/2 distance

d) none of the above

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32. If y is the deflection of the beam, then shear force is

a) y

b) dy/dx

c) d²y/dx²

d) d^3y/dx²

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33. A beam of uniform strength will have at every cross-section the same

a) deflection

b) stiffness

c) BM

d) bending stress

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34. If the elasticity of the material is zero then the material is said to be

a) rigid

b) perfect

c) plastic

d) all of the above

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35. *If a cantilever beam of 8m long has a uniformly distributed load of 2KN/m throughout the length and a 10KN point load at the center of the beam, find the moment at the center:

a) 8 KN-m

b) 16 KN-m

c) 32 KN-m

d) 44 KN-m

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36. The shear strength of a soil is proportional

a) Directly to the angle of internal friction

b) Directly to the tangent of the angle of internal friction

c) Inversely to the angle of internal friction

d) None of the above

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37. The property of the soil which allows water to flow through the soil is known as

a) Capillary

b) Permeability

c) Fluidity

d) Viscosity

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38. If the failure of a finite slope occurs through the toe, it is known as:

a) Slope failure

b) Base failure

c) Face failure

d) Toe failure

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39. The angle of internal friction for cohesive soils is equal to:

a) Zero

b) 30°

c) 45°

d) 15°

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40. Compared to dry backfill, submerged backfill will exert:

a) Same earth pressure

b) Less earth pressure

c) More earth pressure

d) Terzaghi

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41. 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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42. For an RCC section, select the most true statement from the following

a) Bond stress = Bond Load/X-area of rebar

b) In a doubly reinforced section, rebars are placed at two tiers on the tensile face

c) Shear stress (π) is perpendicular to the material cross-section

d) Shear stress in rebar is calculated as (π) = Shear force/Nominal surface area of rebar

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43. By over-reinforcing a beam, the moment of resistance can be increased not more than

a) 10%

b) 15%

c) 20%

d) 25%

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44. Instrumental error in leveling is an error due to

a) imperfect adjustment

b) sluggish bubble

c) movement of the objective slide

d) all of the above

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45. The number of horizontal cross wires in a stadia diaphragm is

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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46. The representation of general topography of a very flat terrain is possible only

a) by drawing possible only

b) by drawing contours at a large interval

c) by giving spot levels at a large interval

d) by giving spot levels to salient features of close interval

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47. The underground structure in the form of a circular or rectangular tank for the purpose of admitting sewerage into it from the intercepting chamber is called:

a) Soak pit

b) septic tank

c) Cesspool

d) privy pit

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48. Which traps have curved legs?

a) P-Trap

b) Q-Trap

c) gully trap

d) S-Trap

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49. In the two-pipe system of plumbing, the number of vertical pipes is:

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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50. 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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