| Post Name | Engineering Assistant Gr III |
|---|---|
| Department | Kerala State Construction Corporation Ltd |
| Question Paper Code | 074/2021 |
| Category Code | 204/2019 |
| Date of Test | 4 August 2021 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which method of soil exploration is suitable for a depth of 3 m ?
Answer
B. Probing
2
What is the name of foundation, if the foundation’s depth is less than or equal to its
width ?
Answer
D. Shallow foundation
3
What is a temporary structure, to remove water and soil from an area and make it
possible to carry out the construction work under reasonably dry condition ?
Answer
A. Cofferdam
4
Which scaffold is suitable, if proper hard ground is not available for standards to rest ?
Answer
A. Cantilever scaffold
5
Which plaster material is used for making the room sound proof ?
Answer
C. Acoustic
6
What is the defect in painting seen as glossy patches ?
Answer
B. Flashing
7
Which masonry has regular stones of square or rectangular shape with accurate bed
joints ?
Answer
C. Ashlar fine masonry
8
Which bond consists of alternate courses of headers and stretchers ?
Answer
C. English bond
9
Which type of foundation is recommended for black cotton soil ?
Answer
B. Under-reamed pile foundation
10
Which pile is used to protect water front structures against impact from ship/floating
object ?
Answer
D. Fender pile
11
What is the percentage gypsum added in manufacture of cement ?
Answer
C. 3 – 4 %
12
What is the classification of marble ?
Answer
A. Metamorphic rock
13
The presence of moisture in sand increases the volume of sand is called ________
of sand.
Answer
C. Baulking
14
The timber which is fully or partly covered with resin is known as the
Answer
A. Imperg timber
15
_________ defect is indicated by white decayed spots which are concealed by healty
wood.
Answer
A. Druxiness
16
What is the process in manufacturing of bricks if the clay is made loose and any
ingredient to be added to it ?
Answer
D. Blending
17
The term ________ is used to indicate fine earthenware which is white, thin and
semi-transparent.
Answer
C. Porcelain
18
The _______ mixing gives green colour to ordinary cement.
Answer
C. Iron oxide
19
In the following which type of cement used in marine constructions ?
Answer
B. Pozzolana cement
20
__________ is the chemical most commonly used in accelerating admixtures,
especially for nonreinforced concrete.
Answer
A. Calcium chloride
21
What is the ratio between the area of crop irrigated and the quantity of water required
during entire period of growth ?
Answer
B. Duty
22
The process of loosing water from the leaves of plants is termed as
Answer
C. Transpiration
23
A diversion head works is constructed to
Answer
D. All of the above
24
A Manometer is used to measure
Answer
D. Difference of pressure between two points in a pipe
25
In a __________, the canal is taken below the drainage and flow in the canal is open
channel flow.
Answer
B. Super passage
26
The function of a ________ is similar to that of weir, but the heading up of water is
effected by the gates alone. No solid obstruction is put across the river.
Answer
A. Barrage
27
What is the first watering before sowing the crop ?
Answer
B. Paleo
28
Which is the graphical representation of average rainfall between rainfall excess ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
29
Which is called safety valve of a dam ?
Answer
C. Spill way
30
What is the time between first watering of a crop on sowing to its last watering before
harvesting ?
Answer
A. Base period
31
What is the unit for measuring rainfall ?
Answer
A. Milimeter
32
Which element of hydroelectric power plant reduce the water hammer pressure
formed in the penstock ?
Answer
B. Surge tank
33
Which is provided in the diversion head work to scour away silt deposited ?
Answer
D. Under sluices
34
Which canal is constructed to feed two or more canal ?
Answer
B. Feeder
35
The property of a liquid which offers resistance to the movement of one layer over
another adjacent layer of liquid is called
Answer
D. Viscosity
36
_________ refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible
and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle.
Answer
B. Green building
37
________ area means usable floor area excluding staircase, lift, walls.
Answer
C. Carpet area
38
A building whose roofs and walls are independent of any other building with open
spaces on all sides as specified
Answer
D. Detached building
39
A level intermediate floor in any storey over hanging and overlooking a floor
beneath
Answer
A. Mezzanine floor
40
As per NBC the site plan shall be drawn to a scale of not less than ______ provided that
when circumstances area such as to make a smaller scale necessary or sufficient.
Answer
C. 1 : 400
41
The distance between any accessible part of the building and the electric supply
mains should be between ________ horizontally.
Answer
A. 1.2m to 2.0m
42
The area of a bathroom shall not be less than
Answer
C. 1.5 sq.m.
43
________ estimate is an approximate and is prepared on the basis of cubical content
of the building.
Answer
D. Cubic rate
44
The method of determining the rate of an item considering the cost of materials,
cost of labours, hire of tools and plants, supervision charges or overhead charges,
contractor’s profit etc. is known as
Answer
B. Rate analysis
45
_________ is the value at the end of utility period without being dismantled.
Answer
B. Salvage value
46
_______ is the annual periodic payment for repayment of the capital amount invested
by a party.
Answer
A. Annuity
47
The arrangement of doors and windows in external walls of a buildings which the
occupants to receive and enjoy nature’s gifts as sunshine, breeze and the beauty of
landscape and at the same time protecting the inmates from the effects
Answer
C. Aspect
48
Placing of different units of building with respect to the sun prevailing wind direction,
rain and topography of the locality is called
Answer
D. Orientation
49
What is the name of horizontally sliced building viewed from top ?
Answer
C. Plan
50
What is the full form of FSI ?
Answer
B. Floor Space Index
51
_________ shall be drawn to the same scale as the building plan shall include plans
and sections of private water supply and sewage disposal systems.
Answer
A. Service plan
52
________ means a prescribed building line drawn with reference to the centre line
of a street and laid down in each case by the authority on the street side of which
nothing can be erected or re-erected.
Answer
D. Set back line
53
The clear vertical distance measured from the finished floor surface to the finished
ceiling surface
Answer
A. Head room
54
Which type of building comes in group H ?
Answer
C. Storage
55
What is the measuring unit for cornice ?
Answer
A. Meter
56
Measurements from the scale to the drawing are transferred with the aid of a
Answer
B. Divider
57
The T-square is used for drawing _______ lines.
Answer
C. Horizontal
58
9 km is represented by 1.8 cm, what is the scale ?
Answer
A. 1 : 500000
59
The size of the letter is described by its
Answer
B. Height
60
The line connecting a view to a note is called a
Answer
C. Leader line
61
The curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling along a straight
line is called a
Answer
B. Cycloid
62
When a pyramid or a cone is cut by a plane parallel to its base, thus removing the
top portion, the remaining portion is called its
Answer
C. Frustum
63
_____ is used to transfer the true or relative dimension of an object to the drawing.
Answer
B. Scale
64
The projection on the vertical plane is called
Answer
A. Front view
65
The areas of the two subsequent sizes of drawing papers are in the ratio
Answer
C. 2 : 1
66
The curvature of the earth is taken into account when the extend of area is more
than
Answer
C. 250 km2
67
The magnetic bearing of the line is 55°30� and the magnetic declination is 4°10� east.
The true bearing of the line will be
Answer
A. 59°40�
68
For locating distant and inaccessible points, the method used in plane table surveying is
Answer
C. Intersection
69
A line made up of points having zero declination are known as
Answer
B. Agonic lines
70
Turning the telescope about its vertical axis in the horizontal plane is called
Answer
C. Swinging
71
A series of closed contour lines on the map represent a ______ if the higher values
are inside.
Answer
C. Hill
72
The projection of a traverse on a line perpendicular to the meridian is known as
Answer
B. Departure of the line
73
The backsight reading on a bench-mark of reduced level 100.00 is 1.745. If foresight
reading on the point is 0.820, the reduced level of the point is
Answer
C. 100.925
74
The _______ determines the size of the theodolite.
Answer
A. Diameter of the lower plate
75
The object of surveying is to prepare
Answer
B. Plan
76
The method of surveying in which field work and plotting work are done simultaneously
is called
Answer
B. Plane tabling
77
GPS stands for
Answer
A. Global Positioning System
78
EDM in a total station measures directly
Answer
D. Horizontal distance
79
In levelling, the correction for refraction (in metres) is equal to
Answer
C. 0.0112 D2
80
When the angular and linear measurements are equally precise in traversing, the
balancing of the traverse is done by
Answer
C. Bowditch’s rule
81
Short key used to draw a circle is
Answer
B. C
82
Full form of CPU
Answer
C. Central Processing Unit
83
The command that a computer used to draw parallel lines to the existing one is
Answer
B. Offset
84
A pattern of dots that appears on a screen but that does not print is called
Answer
A. Grid
85
The Auto CAD command used for drawing line is
Answer
A. L
86
The Auto CAD command used for drawing construction line is
Answer
B. XL
87
_______ command is used to erase the unwanted lines.
Answer
A. Trim
88
_______ commands breaks a poly line into its individual segments.
Answer
B. Explode
89
– 40°C = ______ °F.
Answer
A. – 40
90
The length of a metal rod is 86 cm. It is bent into the form of a rectangle so that its
length is 7 cm greater than its breadth. The length of the rectangle is
Answer
C. 25
91
A water tank in the shape of square prism has a capacity to hold 36000 lit. of water.
What will be the sides of the tank if its height is 4 meter ?
Answer
D. 3
92
Total surface area of a cube of side ‘a’ is
Answer
C. 6a2
93
A spherical ball of iron has been melted and recast into smaller balls of half the
radius of the original ball. How many such balls can be made if there is no wastage
of material ?
Answer
B. 8
94
A rectangular sheet has a length of 10 cm and breadth 8 cm. Four quadrants of circle
each of radius 3 cm are cut away from the corners. What is the area of the remaining
portion ?
Answer
D. 51.74 cm2
95
In the case of a simple machine, the ratio of load to be lifted to the effort applied is
known as
Answer
A. Mechanical advantage
96
A mass of 10 kg is placed at a height of 30 m from the ground. The potential energy
of the body will be
Answer
C. 2940J
97
A metal piece with a weight of 60 kg is resting on an even surface. If a force of
18 kg is able to just produce the motion, find the co-efficient of friction.
Answer
B. 0.3
98
The ratio of lateral strain to the linear strain within the elastic limit is known as
Answer
A. Poisson’s ratio
99
A train having a length of 150 m is moving with a velocity of 10 m/sec. How much
time it will take to cross a bridge of length 100 m ?
Answer
C. 25 sec.
100
One joule = _______ Ergs.
Answer
D. 107
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