| Post Name | ASSISTANT ENGINEER- CIVIL |
|---|---|
| Department | HARBOUR ENGINEERING |
| Question Paper Code | 153/2017 |
| Date of Test | 19 December 2017 |
| Medium of Question | English |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 79 |
3
Digestion of the sludge. Which of these statements are correct ?
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C. 2 and 3 only
4
3m + r – 3n Codes : a b c
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D. 4 1 2
5
Refer to a common datum, say MSL
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B. 1, 3 and 5
6
The national leader who praised Ayyankali as an “untiring warrior” ?
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B. Mahatma Gandhi
7
India’s first Lunar probe “Chandrayan 1” confirmed the presence of what in moon ?
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B. Water
8
How many members were there in the drafting committee of Indian Constitution ?
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B. 7
9
Sree Narayana Guru built a temple for Saradadevi in 1912 at
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A. Sivagiri
10
Carrying two month old baby in her arms, who participated Civil Disobedience Movement in Kerala ?
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A. A. V. Kutti Malu Amma
11
The Nobel Prize Winner of 2017 for literature
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Question Cancelled
12
‘Sadhu Jana Doothan’ was a magazine charted by
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C. John Joseph
13
The most outstanding feature of Indian Constitution is
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C. Flexibility
14
Pradhan Manthri Jhan Dhan Yojana is a nation-wide scheme launched by Indian Govt. for
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B. Financial inclusion of every individual who does not have bank account is to be achieved
15
The Ezhava Memorial was submitted to
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A. Sree Moolam Thirunal
16
How many schedules does Right to Information Act, 2005 have ?
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D. 2
17
The national leader who participated Vaikom Satyagraha on the basis of GandhijiÂ’s advice
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A. Vinobha Bave
18
Ayyankali burnt Ooruttu Ambalam School in connection with
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B. Kandala Lahala
19
NITI Ayog is a Govt. of India Policy to replace
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C. Planning Commission
20
The literary journal which is known as the Ezahava Gazette
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A. Vivekodayam
21
A pumped storage plant is a
Answer
Question Cancelled
22
If a water tank, partially filled with water is being carried on a truck, moving with a constant horizontal acceleration, the level of liquid will
Answer
C. Rise on the rear side and fall on the front side of the tank
23
The unit of dynamic viscosity of a fluid is
Answer
B. Ns/m2
24
In a Bernoulli equation, used in pipe flow, each term represents
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A. Energy per unit weight
25
For steady incompressible flow through a closed-conduit of uniform cross-section, the direction of flow will always be
Answer
D. From higher to lower piezometric head
26
While planning a water supply reservoir, as compared to an irrigation reservoir the design yield may be kept
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Question Cancelled
27
The metacentre is
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D. Point of intersection of buoyant force and centre line of body
29
In a Francis turbine, the runner blades are radial at the inlet and the discharge leaves the runner radially at the exit. For this turbine
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B. The absolute velocity is radial at the outlet
30
A centrifugal pump has its impeller of 50 cm diameter at inlet, and it rotates at 1200 rpm. The tangential velocity of the impeller at the inlet is
Answer
B. 10 m/s
31
A test used for determining the biological quality of drinking water is
Answer
B. Coliform test
33
If A is to the South of B and C is to the East of B. In what direction is A with respect to C ?
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D. South-West
34
How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers which are immediately followed by an odd number as well as immediately preceded by an even number ? 8, 6, 7, 6, 8, 9, 3, 2, 7, 5, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 2, 2, 8, 1, 1, 9
Answer
Question Cancelled
35
If , then the value of n is & $ n 2 ” ”
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B. 3/2
36
Find the sum to n terms of the series 6 + 66 + 666 +
Answer
D. None of these
37
A, B, C and D play a game of cards. A says to B, if I give you 8 cards, you will have as many as C has and I shall have 3 less than what C has. Also, if I take 6 cards from C, I shall have twice as many as D has. If B and D together have 50 cards, how many cards has A got ?
Answer
A. 40
40
The local scour depth in front of a semicircular shaped rectangular pier having width equal to w aligned parallel to the flow below the surrounding bed is
Answer
A. 2 w
41
Soundness test of cement is carried out to determine its
Answer
A. Free lime content
42
What treatment is adopted for making timber fire-resistant ?
Answer
B. AbelÂ’s process
44
If w is the percentage of water required for normal consistency of cement, water to be added for determination of initial setting time is
Answer
D. 0.85 w
45
Hardness of water is caused by the presence of calcium (Ca2+) and magnesium (Mg2+) ions. Which are the least soluble forms of calcium and magnesium at normal water temperature ?
Answer
D. CaCO3 and Mg(OH)2
46
The number of bricks required per cubic metre of brick masonry is
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C. 500
47
The spacing of tile drains to relieve waterlogged land is directly proportional to the
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D. Coefficient of permeability of the soil to be drained
48
Which one of the following correctly defines aquiclude ?
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D. A geological formation which is essentially impermeable to the flow of water
49
Which one of the following sections performs better on the ductility criterion ?
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C. Under-reinforced section
50
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
51
Which one of the following filters should be recommended for protected rural water supply project ?
Answer
B. Slow sand filter
53
The consistent of cement which act as binder are
Answer
D. Tricalcium Silicate, Dicalcium Silicate and Tri-Calcium Aluminate
54
As per IS 456 the cross sectional area of longitudinal steel in a column should not be less than
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A. 0.8% of the area of the column
55
The relation between modulus of rupture fcr, splitting strength fcs and direct tensile strength fct is given by
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B. fcr > fcs > fct
56
The ratio of the diameter of reinforcing bars and the slab thickness is
Answer
D. 1/8
58
When the effect of wind or earthquake load is considered in the design of rivets and bolts for steel structures, by what percentage the permissible stresses may be exceeded ?
Answer
B. 25%
59
Traps are used in household drainage system to
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A. Prevent entry of foul gases in the house
60
Reflection cracking is observed in
Answer
D. Bituminous overlay over cement concrete pavement
62
For different concrete specimens, each hydrated to the same degree, the permeability is
Answer
B. Lower with lower water cement ratio and higher cement content
63
A contractor wishes to determine a suitable combination of manual labour and machine work for the excavation of a multistorey construction. For every cubic metre of excavation, 3 man-hours are needed, or 0.2 machine-hour. Costs involved are Rs. 20 per man-hour and Rs. 500 per machine-hour. The total quantity of excavation is estimated to be 4000 cum. The optimal quantity of excavation to be done manually for minimum total cost will be
Answer
Question Cancelled
64
A building with a gabled roof will experience pressure on its leeward slope which is
Answer
B. Always –ve
69
TerzaghiÂ’s Consolidation theory is applicable to one-dimensional consolidation test
Answer
A. For small load increment ratios
70
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
Answer
A. Visco-elastic material – Small plastic zone
71
Two circular footings of diameters D1 and D2 are resting on the surface of a purely cohesive soil. The ratio D1/D2 = 2. If the ultimate load carrying capacity of the footing of diameter D1 is 200 kN/m2, then the ultimate bearing capacity (in kN/m2) of the footing of diameter D2 will be
Answer
B. 200
72
In the case of a pile foundation, negative skin friction may occur at a load which is
Answer
D. Of any magnitude
75
A propped cantilever beam of span, l is loaded with UDL of intensity w/unit length, all through the span. Bending moment at the fixed end will be
Answer
A. wl2/8
76
If a three hinged parabolic arch is subjected to uniformly distributed load of w/m over entire horizontal span, then horizontal thrust will be 2
Answer
D. wl2/8h
78
In the EulerÂ’s formula for buckling load, PE = , value of factor n least in case of n E I l a column with
Answer
B. One end fixed and other free
80
Average yield from standard tube wells is of the order of
Answer
B. 50 L/s
81
If 60 ppm is concentration of suspended solids present in turbid raw water, then how much dry solids will be deposited per day in the tank assuming 70% removal in the basin and average specific gravity of the deposit is 2 ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
82
Which of the following statements explains the term pyrolysis ?
Answer
A. Solid-waste is heated in closed containers in oxygen-free atmosphere
83
Ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is getting destroyed owing to its reaction with
Answer
D. Chlorofluorocarbons
84
A combined value of flakiness and elongation index is to be determined for a sample of aggregates. The sequence in which the two tests are conducted is
Answer
C. Flakiness index test followed by elongation index test on the non-flaky aggregates
85
As per IRC : 67 : 2001, a traffic indicating the speed limit on a road should be of
Answer
A. Circular shape with White Background and Red Border
86
If the jam density is given as kf and the free flow speed is given as B , then men flow for a linear traffic speed-density model is given by
Answer
A. 1/4 kf B
87
The formation width of a double lane NH embankment is
Answer
D. 12 m or more
89
In pressure penstock 4500 m long, water is flowing at a velocity of 4 m/s. If the velocity of the pressure wave travelling in the pipe, due to sudden complete closure of a valve at the downstream end, is given as 1500 m/s, what would be the period of oscillation in second under frictionless condition ?
Answer
A. 6
90
A shaft turns at 150 rpm under a torque of 1500 Nm. Power transmitted is
Answer
C. 7.5 k
91
Which one of the following is the correct statement ? In a gusseted base, when the end of the column is machined for complete bearing on the base plate, the axial load is assumed to be transferred to the base plate
Answer
C. 50% by direct bearing and 50% through fastenings
92
Which one of the following shovel excavators is considered most efficient in loading carriers ?
Answer
C. Backhoe
93
Which type of brick masonry bond is provided for heavy loads on masonry ?
Answer
A. English bond
94
The working range of a crane is limited horizontally for maximum lift only by
Answer
D. Counter Weight
95
The displacement method is also referred to as
Answer
D. Slope-deflection method
96
The allowable shear stress in the web of mild steel beam decreases with
Answer
A. Increase in h/t ratio
97
For an I-beam, the shape factor is 1.12. If the allowable stress (with factor safety in bending is 1.5) is increased by 20% for wind and earthquake loads, the modified load factor is
Answer
D. 1.4
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Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List – I List – II a. Pelton turbine 1. Mixed flow b. Francis turbine 2. Operating under low head and large discharge c. Kaplan turbine 3. Operating under high head and large discharge d. Banki turbine 4. No draft tube Codes : a b c d
Answer
C. 4 1 2 3
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