| Post Name | DRAFTSMAN (ARCHITECTURAL) GR I |
|---|---|
| Department | PWD ARCHITECTURAL WING |
| Question Paper Code | 048/2017/OL |
| Category Code | 065/2016 |
| Date of Test | 19 June 2017 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which day is observed as National Voters Day ?
Answer
C. January 25
2
Which year was the 5th and last visit of Gandhiji in Kerala ?
Answer
A. 1937
3
Which Chinese traveller who visited Kerala in A.D. 1409 ?
Answer
B. Mahuvan
4
Who wrote the book "Keralthinte Desa Namangal" ?
Answer
D. Chattambi Swami
5
Who established the Chala Bazar in Thiruvananthapuram ?
Answer
A. Raja Kesavadas
6
Who was the publisher of the Journal "Deepika" ?
Answer
A. Vakkam Abdul Khadir Maulavi
7
Who is known as "Father of the library movement in Kerala" ?
Answer
B. Puthuvayil Narayana Panicker
8
World Alzheimers day observed on
Answer
C. September 21
9
Who is the director of the Malayalam film "Neythukkaran" ?
Answer
C. Priyanandan
10
Who was the head of the fiscal responsibility and budget management committee ?
Answer
B. N. K. Singh
11
Who started "Adilahala" a revolt against the upper caste society ?
Answer
D. Poikayil yohannan
12
Who is known as the campaigner of Swadesi movement ?
Answer
A. A. V. Kuttimalu Amma
13
Who was the founder and editor of the journal "Shreemati" ?
Answer
D. Anna Chandy
14
Who is known as "Sarasa Kavi" ?
Answer
C. Mooloor S. Padmanabha Panicker
15
The highest literary honour instituted by Kerala government is known as
Answer
D. Ezhuthachan Award
16
Which list included "adoption" ?
Answer
C. Concurrent list
17
The latest Indian constitutional amendment related to
Answer
B. GST Bill
18
Who is the founder of the Malayalam journal "Vivekodayam" ?
Answer
D. Kumaranasan
19
How many official languages of U.N.O. ?
Answer
A. 6
20
Which is the "Study of mosses" dealt with ?
Answer
B. Bryology
21
If a force acts on a body, it sets up some resistance to the deformation. This resistance is known as
Answer
A. Stress
22
The term deformation per unit length is applied for
Answer
B. Strain
23
Modulus of elasticity is the ratio of
Answer
C. Stress to strain
24
The ratio of lateral strain to the linear strain is called
Answer
D. Poissons ratio
25
The value of Poisson's ratio for steel varies from
Answer
B. 0.25 to 0.35
26
The algebraic sum of the resolved parts of a number of forces in a given direction is equal to the resolved part of their resultant in the same direction. This is known as
Answer
B. Principle of resolution of forces
27
The resultant of two forces P and Q acting at an angle θ is
Answer
B. √(P² + Q² + 2PQ cos θ)
28
In order to determine two effects of forces acting on a body, we must know
Answer
D. All of the above
29
In a compound lever, the leverages of all the simple levers is
Answer
C. Multiplied
30
The force of friction between two bodies, one lying above the other, depends upon the roughness of the
Answer
A. area of their contact
31
According to Lami's theorem, the three forces
Answer
D. may not be any of the two
32
The centre of gravity of hemisphere lies at a distance of _____ from its base.
Answer
A. (3r)/8
33
The bending moment at the free end of a cantilever beam carrying any type of load is
Answer
A. Zero
34
An inverted T section is subjected to shear force F. The maximum shear stress will occur at
Answer
B. Neutral axis of the section
35
When a solid shaft is subjected to torsion, the shear stress induced in the shaft at its centre is
Answer
A. Zero
36
The relation between Youngs modulus (E) Shear modulus (C) and Bulk modulus (K) is given by
Answer
C. E = (9KC)/(3K + C)
37
A localised compressive stress at the area of contact between two members is known as
Answer
B. crushing stress
38
The total strain energy stored in a body is termed as
Answer
A. Resilience
39
The stress induced in a body, when suddenly loaded is _________ the stress induced when the same load is applied gradually.
Answer
C. twice
40
A beam which is fixed at one end and free at the other is called
Answer
D. Cantilever beam
41
The bending moment on a section is maximum where shear force is
Answer
C. Changing sign
42
When a load on the free end of a cantilever beam is increased failure will occur
Answer
A. At the fixed end
43
The bending moment diagram for a simply supported beam loaded in its centre is
Answer
B. an isoscles triangle
44
A section of beam is said to be in pure bending, if it is subjected to
Answer
C. Constant bending moment and zero shear force
45
The section modulus of a circular section about an axis through it centre of gravity is
Answer
D. πd³/32
46
The maximum deflection of a cantilever beam of length 'l' with a point load W at the free end is
Answer
A. WL³/(3EI)
47
The load required to produce a unit deflection in a spring is called
Answer
C. Spring stiffness
48
The hoop stress in a thin cylindrical shell is
Answer
D. Circumferential stress
49
According to Euler's column theory, the crippling load for a column of length (L) with one end fixed and the other end hinged is
Answer
C. 2π²EI/L²
50
Factor of safety is defined as the ratio of
Answer
A. Ultimate stress to working stress
51
In order to determine the natural features such as valley river lakes etc. the surveying is preferred is
Answer
D. Topographical surveying
52
When the position of a point is to be located accurately by a perpendicular offset, the direction of perpendicular is set out by means of
Answer
B. Optical square
53
In an optical square, the angle between the first incident ray and the last reflected ray is
Answer
C. 90°
54
The obstacle which obstructs vision but not chaining is a
Answer
C. Hill
55
In a prismatic compass, the zero of the graduated ring is located at
Answer
B. South end
56
The magnetic bearing of a line is 55°30’ and the magnetic declination is 4°30’ West. The true bearing of a line will be
Answer
D. 51°
57
The theodolite is an instrument used for measuring very accurately
Answer
C. Horizontal and vertical angles
58
The image formed by the objective in the plane of crosshairs is
Answer
B. Real inverted
59
The brightness of the image __________ the magnifying power.
Answer
D. varies inversely as the square of
60
An angle measured clockwise from the proceeding surveyline to the following surveyline is called
Answer
A. Direct angle
61
A twisted bar has about __________ more yield stress than ordinary mild steel bar.
Answer
D. 50%
62
In singly reinforced beams, steel reinforcement is provided in
Answer
A. Tensile zone
63
The neutral axis of a balanced section is called
Answer
B. Critical neutral axis
64
The longitudinal shearing stresses acting on the surface between the steel and concrete are called
Answer
A. Bond stresses
65
For reinforcing bars in compression, the average bond stress can be increased by
Answer
B. 25%
66
The main advantage of a steel member is that it
Answer
D. all of these
67
For rivet diameters upto 24mm, the diameter of rivet hole is larger than the diameter of rivet by
Answer
B. 1.5mm
68
The rivet line is also known as
Answer
D. All of these
69
If the thickness of plate is 't' mm and the nominal diameter of rivet is 'd'mm, then according to Unwin's formula.
Answer
B. d = 6√t
70
The load on connection is not ecentric for
Answer
C. Double cover butt joint
71
Marble is an example of
Answer
C. Metamorphic rocks
72
In order to dry the quarry sap of a freshly quarried stone it should be exposed to open air for a period of
Answer
C. Six to twelve months
73
The dressing of stone is done
Answer
A. Immediately after quarrying
74
The length of a curved tile varies from
Answer
C. 15 to 20 cm
75
The lime which consists almost entirely of calcium oxide is called
Answer
B. Rich lime
76
A good quality cement should have higher percentage of
Answer
D. tri-calcium silicate
77
The initial setting time of rapid hardening cement should not be less than
Answer
A. 30 minute
78
The rate of hydration and hydrolysis of cement depends upon its
Answer
B. Fineness
79
The solvent used in cement paints is
Answer
C. Water
80
The central part of a tree is called
Answer
B. Pith
81
The minimum load which will cause failure of a foundation is called _________ of the soil.
Answer
C. Ultimate bearing power
82
The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of
Answer
A. Hard rocks
83
When two or more footings are connected by a beam is called
Answer
C. Strap footing
84
The diameter of the drilled piles should not exceed
Answer
C. 600 mm
85
For the pre-cast reinforced concrete πles, the quality of concrete recommended is
Answer
B. M₁₅₀ to M₂₀₀
86
For D.P.C. at plinth level, commonly adopted material is
Answer
D. Cement concrete
87
A brick which is cut in such a way that the width of its one end is half that of a full brick, is called
Answer
A. King closer
88
A stone wall provided to protect the slopes of cutting in natural ground from the action of weather is known as
Answer
B. Breast wall
89
The sill in a wooden partition wall is the ______ wooden member.
Answer
C. Lower horizontal
90
The projections which help in securing the head of a door frame to the masonry are called
Answer
A. Horns
91
No deduction is made for the opening each up to
Answer
A. 0.1m²
92
The bearing of roof or floor slab is given same as the thickness of slab usually
Answer
B. 10 to 15 cm
93
For calculating, length of the steel bar, length of one hook may be taken as, where d is the diameter of the bar.
Answer
C. 9d
94
Weight of 1m³ of steel
Answer
A. 7850 kg
95
The scrap value of a building may be about ________ of its total cost of construction.
Answer
C. 10%
96
__________ depends on the amount of depreciation allowed per year.
Answer
A. Book value
97
The amount of annual instalment of the sinking fund may be foundout by the formulae _____ S = Total amount n = number of year i = rate of interest
Answer
B. Si/[(1 + i)ⁿ − 1]
98
The mortage value of a property is taken as _______ of the caπtalized value.
Answer
A. 1/2 to 2/3
99
Unit of earthwork excavation is
Answer
B. 10m³
100
The percentage of mortar usually required for brick masonry is
Answer
C. 33%
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