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Post NameASSISTANT ENGINEER- CIVIL / HEAD DRAFTSMAN CIVIL
DepartmentARCHAEOLOGY / AGRICULTURE / ENGINEERING WING
Question Paper Code143/2015
Date of Test30 July 2015
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
Most chemically active concrete aggregate are from :
Answer
A. Igneous rock
2
Common sugar added to concrete :
Answer
B. _ Retards the setting of concrete
3
Air permeability test is done to measure: | |
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D. Fineness of cement
4
ASCUis: |
Answer
B. A preservative for timber
5
For concrete exposed to dry conditions, the minimum curing period is :
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C. 10days
6
A window that projects outside the external walls of a room is : :
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D. Bay window
7
A floor slab supported directly on column is called :
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B. Flat slab
8
Service plan : |
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D. all the above A 3 [P.T.O.]
9
The notational colour for existing hazardous building in a site plan is:
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A. Black
10
For a rectangular foundation of width b, eccentricity of load should not exceed :
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D. b/6
11
The projecting ornamental course at the junction of a wall and ceiling : |
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C. Cornice |
12
Group B buildings are: —
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D. educational
13
Roof trusses are generally used when the span exceeds :
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B. 5m 3 |
14
In struck pointing, the face of the pointing is:
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B. sloping outwards
15
Minimum period before striking soffit formwork to slabs :
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C. 3days
16
The line joining the optical centre of object glass to the centre of eye- piece of a telescope is :
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D. Axis of telescope
17
The line normal to the plumb line at all points :
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D. Level line 143/2015 4 A aise ee ee ee
18
The staff readings taken at stations A, B, C, D from a single setup of the level are 0.535, 1.105, 2.155, 1.785. The station B is :
Answer
B. Above C and D
19
The BS is 6.655 taken on BM of RL 400.000. If FS is 1.45, RL of the last station is:
Answer
C. 405.205
20
The horizontal angle between the true meridian and magnetic meridian is known as:
Answer
A. Declination
21
The fore and back bearing of a line differ exactly by :
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B. 180°
22
The angles of elevation from A to the top and bottom of a rod of length 2 m held vertically at B are 45° and 30° respectively. The horizontal distance AB is:
Answer
A. . 4.732m:
23
The sun is at the Autumnal Equinox on :
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C. September 21
24
Subsidiary station established as near the true triangulation station as possible is known as:
Answer
A. Satellite station
25
A ladder of weight W is resting against a smooth vertical wall and a smooth floor. The minimum force to be applied at.the floor end to keep it in equilibrium at angle
Answer
D. 0.5Wcoté
26
The centre of gravity of a right circular hollow cone of diameter d and height h lies at a vertical distance of ______ from the base.
Answer
B. h/3
27
A block of weight 20kN just begins to move along a horizontal surface on application of 5kN horizontal force. The coefficient of friction between block and surface is :
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C. 0.25
28
Which of the following is an incorrect assumption in the analysis of truss?
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D. Weights of members are acting at their centres
29
During strain hardening :
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D. All the above
30
Ability of a material to absorb energy within the elastic range : |
Answer
D. — Resilience |
31
Acantilever beam fixed at left end carries a udl w / unit length over the left half portion and a point load W at the free end. If L is the length of the beam, the bending moment at fixed | end is:
Answer
D. WL+wl2/8
32
A beam ABC, is simply supported at A and B and BC is overhanging. AB = L and BC = L/2 and it carries a point load P at C. The deflection at C is:
Answer
B. PL³/8EI
33
The Poisson's ratio of a material is 0.3 and Young's modulus is 200 GPa. Its Rigidity Modulus is :
Answer
A. 77GPa
34
Bending moment M and torque T are applied on a solid circular shaft. If the maximum bending stress is equal to the maximum shear stress developed, M is equal to:
Answer
C. T/2
35
Surface tension is caused by a force of at the free surface.
Answer
B. Cohesion
36
Find the height of a mountain if pressure measured at its base and top are 74 cm and 60 cm of mercury respectively. Specific weight of air is 11.97 N/m3:
Answer
D. 1560m
37
Astable submerged body has:
Answer
A. Centre of gravity below centre of buoyancy
38
Poise is the unit of:
Answer
D. Dynamic viscosity
39
The velocity distribution at any section of a pipe for steady laminar flow is :
Answer
C. Parabolic
40
In flow through pipe, the efficiency of transmission under conditions of maximum power transmission is:
Answer
B. 66.67%
41
A rectangular channel will be most economical when the flow depth and bottom width are in the ratio
Answer
C. 1:2
42
Water flow in large sized pipes for large flow rates can be measured using :
Answer
C. Venturi meter
43
An inward flow reaction turbine : :
Answer
B. . Francis turbine
44
The amount of moisture present in the air expressed as mass per unit volume is: .
Answer
A. Absolute humidity
45
The salt concentration in irrigation water is generally measured by :
Answer
B. Electrical conductivity value
46
Optimum depth of kor — watering for rice is :
Answer
C. 19cm 3
47
The crop period of a crop is 120 days. It. requires 10 cm depth of water at every 10 days. | Its delta is :
Answer
A. 120cm
48
The water which cannot be extracted by the plants from the soil is called :
Answer
B. Hygroscopic water |
49
The canal which is not supposed to do any irrigation is called : |
Answer
D. Main canal cad
50
The geological formation which contains and readily yields water to tube wells :
Answer
B. Aquifer | |
51
Type of cross — drainage work where canal is passed below the drainage is : :
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A. Super passage
52
A reservoir which retains excess supplies during periods of peak flows and release them gradually during low flows :
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B. Flood control reservoir |
53
54
Example of subsurface source of water :
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C. Spring |
55
. 65. The standard unit of turbidity of water is that which is produced by 1 mg of —————— dissolved in one litre of distilled water. ,
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A. Finely divided silica.
56
A compound that imparts temporary hardness to water :
Answer
D. Magnesium carbonate
57
Which of the following is incorrect regarding a slow sand filter :
Answer
B. Depth of water should be double the depth of filter sand
58
A method of disinfection of drinking water : |
Answer
D. All the above
59
BOD of effluent from secondary biological treatment of sewage is :
Answer
B. 5 to 10% of the original
60
During sludge digestion: _
Answer
B. Alkaline condition should prevail
61
The disposal method in which solid waste is heated in an oxygen free atmosphere and reduced to gaseous, liquid and solid fractions :
Answer
A. Pyrolysis
62
The best system of plumbing of drainage work in building is :
Answer
B. Two pipe system
63
Water content of soil is 0.15, Degree of saturation 70%, void ratio is 0.61, then specific gravity is : |
Answer
A. 2.85 ee ee
64
The numerical difference between liquid limit and plastic limit is : |
Answer
B. Plasticity index
65
The intensity of vertical stress at depth z below a concentrated load Q, by Boussinesq equation is : |
Answer
C. o, = 0.4775. -
66
The volumetric strain per unit increase in effective stress of soil is defined as : .
Answer
B. Volume compressibility |
67
Failure of a finite slope along a surface that intersects the slope above the toe :
Answer
C. Slope failure
68
The height to diameter ratio of cylindrical specimen for uniaxial compression test of concrete is : |
Answer
D. 2.00
69
Which of the following is a measure of dynamic modulus of elasticity of concrete?
Answer
C. Initial tangent modulus
70
The partial safety factor for strength of concrete for service ability limit state is :
Answer
A. 1.00
71
When reinforcement bars placed short of their required length need to be extended, we use :
Answer
D. splices
72
The ultimate moment of resistance by LSM for a beam with b = 300 mm, d = 550 mm, M20 concrete, reinforced with 4-25mm dia Fe250 bars: »
Answer
C. . 200 kNm
73
Relation between Young's modulus and cube strength of concrete is:
Answer
C. E꜀ = 5000√fck
74
The minimum area of tension reinforcement required in a rectangular beam section 200 mm x 400 mm if Fe415 steel is used at 25 mm effective cover :
Answer
A. 154 mm? —
75
Effective span of a simply supported beam is :
Answer
B. Clear span + effective depth
76
Minimum grade of concrete for pre tensioned pre-stressed concrete :
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C. M40
77
Minimum reinforcement required in either direction in slabs reinforced with high strength deformed bars is: | ;
Answer
B. 0.12 |
78
Structural steel of grade Fe410 A has ultimate tensile strength of : |
Answer
A. 410 MPa
79
The diameter of bolt hole for a bolt of nominal size 12 mm is: |
Answer
C. 13.0mm
80
Common hot rolled steel axial compression members fail by :
Answer
D. Flexural buckling
81
As per Indian Standards, the maximum bearing pressure at the column base should not exceed the bearing strength equal to:
Answer
D. 0.60 fex
82
83
Failure by block shear at an end connection of a plate involves :
Answer
C. Shear along two planes, tension along one plane
84
Which of the following decides the width of taxiway? |
Answer
D. Wing span of aircraft 143/2015 | 12 A
85
Elevator : | |
Answer
A. Controls pitching of aircraft
86
What is the super elevation required on a horizontal circular curve of radius 100m for a design speed of 50 km/h and coefficient of lateral friction 0.15?
Answer
C. 0.047
87
Ruling gradient for mountainous terrain is :
Answer
B. 5%
88
The psychological widening required on a horizontal curve of radius 235 m for a design speed of 65 km/h is :
Answer
A. 0.446 m
89
Ifthe cross slope of a terrain is 20 %, according to IRC classification, it is
Answer
B. Rolling terrain
90
The number of vehicles occupying a unit length of a lane of roadway at a given instant is :
Answer
C. Traffic density
91
Which of the following is a warning sign?
Answer
C. Cycle crossing
92
The gauge of a railway track is defined as : |
Answer
A. The clear distance between inner faces of two rails |
93
Equilibrium cant for a 3° curve on a Broad Gauge track, if the permitted speed’ is 70 kmph, is:
Answer
D. 11.25cm
94
The gradient which determines the maximum load that the engine can haul on a section :
Answer
A. Ruling gradient |
95
The difference between the latest allowable time and the earliest expected time is :
Answer
C. Slack time _
96
Military organisation is :
Answer
A. Line organisation
97
"The Garden City’ principle for town planning was introduced by :
Answer
A. Sir Ebenezer Howard
98
Which of the following is a natural growth of a town?
Answer
D. All the above
99
Honey comb brick wall is measured in : |
Answer
B. Square metres
100
The value of dismantled materials : :
Answer
A. Scrap value

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