| Post Name | II GRADE OVERSEER / DRAFTSMAN -CIVIL SR FOR PH |
|---|---|
| Department | IRRIGATION |
| Question Paper Code | 085/2016/OL |
| Category Code | 537/2014 |
| Date of Test | 28 December 2016 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
The preamble of Indian Constitution prepared by
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C. Jawaharlal Nehru
2
Who is regarded as "Jhansi Rani" of Travancore ?
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A. Animaskrine
3
Human Rights Commission came to exist in India
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B. 1993 September 28
4
Who is said "No caste, No religion and No god to man" ?
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B. Sahodaran Ayyappan
5
Among the following which is regarded as the "Protector of Indian Constitution"
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C. Supreme Court
6
Among the following who sang the song of Vande Madharam in the midnight meeting of Indian Independence ?
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D. Sujatha Kripalani
7
The first woman chief justice of Kerala High Court
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B. Sujatha Manohar
8
The novel written by Swadeshabimani Ramakrishna Pillai
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C. Narakathil Ninnu
9
The novel "Nurayum Pathayum" written by
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A. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
10
Who abolished slave trade in Tranvancore ?
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C. Rani Lakshmi Bai
11
The first national park in Kerala
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C. Iravikulam
12
Who is called "Kerala Tagore" ?
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D. Vallathole
13
Advaita Chintha Padhadi is the literary work of
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C. Chattambi Swamikal
14
The aim of Rajiv Awaz Yojana
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D. Slum free India
15
The eradication of unemployment programme of Kudumbasree known as
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B. Kerala Sree
16
The publisher of the news paper "Al Ameen"
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D. Muhammed Abdul Rahman
17
The leader of Guruvayoor Sathyagraha
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B. K. Kelappan
18
The year of Vaikyam Sathyagraha
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C. 1924
19
Herman Gundert is associated with which Christian Missionaries in Kerala ?
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D. B.E.M.
20
How many satalites were launched by PSLV C 34 on its mission ?
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D. 20
21
Sand stone is a i) sedimentary rock ii) aqueous rock iii) siliceous rock The answer is
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D. all (i), (ii) and (iii)
22
If a number of forces are acting simultaneously on a particle, then the resultant of these forces will have the same effect as that of the applied forces. This principle is called
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A. Principle of physical independence of vectors
23
The maximum settlement of raft foundation on clayey soil should be limited to
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D. 65 to 100 mm
24
The least count of prismatic compass is
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C. 15'
25
If the magnetic bearing of the sun at a place at noon in Southern hemisphere is 167°, the magnetic declination at that place is
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C. 13° E
26
Ratio of inertia force to viscous force is called
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A. Reynold's Number
27
The ordinates of a curve are 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12 and 15 cm respectively at a common distance of 3 cm. The area using the trapezoidal rule will be equal to:
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B. 144 cm²
28
The unit of measurement of plastering is in
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C. sqm
29
The major ingredient of cement is
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D. Lime
30
Priming is not required in
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A. Reciprocating Pumps
31
A portion of embankment having a uniform up gradient of 1 in 500 is circular with a radius of 1000 m at the centre line. It subtends 180° at the centre. If the height of the embankment is 1 m at the lower end and the side slope is 2 : 1, the earthwork involved is:
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D. 27,500 m³
32
The optimum depth for Kov watering of rice is
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C. 190 mm
33
The expected out turn of 2.5 cm cement concrete flooring per mason per day is
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C. 7.5 sq.m.
34
A circle will appear as ________ on an isometric drawing.
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A. Ellipse
35
Lami's theorem is applicable only for
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C. Coplanar and concurrent forces
36
Slate is formed by the metamorphic action on
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A. Shale
37
The number of bricks per cubic meter of brick masonry is
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C. 500
38
The type of roof which slopes in two directions with a break in the slope on each side is called
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C. Gambrel roof
39
Sum of tread and rise must lie between
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B. 400 to 450 mm
40
In the construction of arches, sand box method is used for
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C. Striking of centering
41
The slenderness ratio of masonry walls should not be more than
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B. 20
42
Pick up the portion not included in plinth area
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D. Courtyard
43
Hydrographic survey deals with the mapping of
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A. Large water bodies
44
EDMI stands for
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A. Electronic Distance Measuring Instrument
45
GPS is a precised system to provide accurate timing and location launched by
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B. USA
46
The moment of inertia of a triangular section with base b and height h about an axis through the centre of gravity and parallel to the base is given as:
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C. bh³/36
47
If the resultant of two forces has the same magnitude as either of the forces, then the angle between the forces is
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D. 120°
48
One newton is equivalent to:
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D. 1/9.81 kg-wt
49
Crushing strength of a good building stone should be more than
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B. 100 MPa
50
The percentage of Alumina in good brick earth lies between
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A. 20 to 30%
51
Le Chatelier's test is used to determine the
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A. Soundness of cement
52
Basic purpose of retarder in concrete is
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A. to increase the initial setting time of cement paste in concrete
53
Theodolite is an instrument used for
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D. measurement of both horizontal and vertical angles
54
The process of turning the telescope about the vertical axis in horizontal plane is called
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D. swinging
55
Scale on which three dimensions can be measured called
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D. Comparative scale
56
As per Indian standard, length of one link in 30 m chain should be
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D. 20 cm
57
Most suitable soil for highway embankment is
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A. Granular soil
58
Which of the following lines is a part of dimension ?
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B. Extension lines
59
If the sum of all forces acting on a body is zero, then the body may be in equilibrium provided the forces are
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A. Concurrent
60
In SI unit, unit of force and energy are respectively
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C. Newton and Joules
61
Plywood is made by bonding together thin layers of wood in such a way that the angle between the grains of any layer to grains of adjacent layer is
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D. 90°
62
For testing compressive and tensile strength of cement, the cement mortar is made by mixing cement and standard sand in the proportion of
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B. 1 : 3
63
The nominal size of modular brick with mortar joints is
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C. 20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
64
Force polygon representing a set of forces in equilibrium is a
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B. closed polygon
65
Angles between two forces to make their resultant minimum and maximum are respectively
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D. 180° and 0°
66
Rate of change of angular momentum is equal to
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B. Torque
67
For a given velocity of a projectile, the range is maximum when the angle of projection is
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B. 45°
68
Higher pitch of roof i) results in stronger roof ii) require more covering material iii) results in weaker roof iv) require less covering material The correct answer is
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A. (i) and (iii)
69
For masonry work with solid bricks consistency of mortar should be
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B. 9 to 13 cm
70
The type of bond provided in brick masonry for carrying heavy loads is
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C. English bond
71
The triangular space formed between the extra dos and horizontal line drawn through the crown of arch is called
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B. spandrel
72
The principle of working of an optical square is based on
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D. double reflection
73
In an internal focusing type of telescope, the lens provided is
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A. concave
74
The rise and fall method provides complete check on
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D. all of these
75
Which of these is an angle measuring instrument ?
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C. Sextant
76
Which type of line is particular to section drawing ?
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B. Cutting plane lines
77
Manometer is used to measure
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D. Pressure in pipe and channels
78
1 atmospheric pressure is equivalent to:
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D. 760 mm of Hg
79
Half turn stair change their direction through
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B. 180°
80
Which of the following methods of applying water may be used in rolling land ?
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A. Boarder flooding
81
Following staff readings were taken with a level, the instrument having been moved after third and sixth reading 2.200, 1.620, 0.980, 2.250, 2.840, 1.280, 0.600, 1.960, 1.450 If R.L. of first point is 100.000 m, then RL of last point is
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B. 101.340
82
The type of surveying which requires least office work is
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C. plane table surveying
83
Intersection method of detailed plotting is most suitbale for
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C. hilly area
84
Stream lines and path lines always coincide in the case of
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A. steady flow
85
If in a closed traverse, sum of north latitudes is more than the sum of the South latitudes and also that the sum of west departures is more than the sum of east departures, the bearing of the closing line lies in the
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B. SE quadrant
86
Continuity equation is based on law of conservation of
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D. Mass
87
Which of the following is used the measure discharge ?
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B. Venturi meter
88
The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of liquid is taken to act is called
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C. centre of pressure
89
Sensitivity of bubble tube can be increased by
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B. Increasing the diameter of bubble tube
90
Contour interval is
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A. inversely proportional to the scale of map
91
Error due to bad ranging is
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A. cumulative, positive
92
First observation taken on turning point is
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B. Foresight
93
Pressure at the summit of a syphon is
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B. Less than atmospheric pressure
94
If the fore bearing of a line is observed to be 12°24', then the back bearing of line is
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D. 192°24'
95
The major loss of energy in long pipes is due to
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D. Friction
96
At magnetic poles, the dip of magnetic needle is
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C. 90°
97
For a sphere of radius 15 cm moving with a uniform velocity of 2 m/sec through a liquid of specific gravity 0.9 and dynamic viscosity 0.8 poise, the Reynold's number will be
Answer
C. 675
98
The instrument used in plane tabling for obtaining horizontal and vertical distance directly without resorting is called
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C. telescopic alidade
99
Water surface of a still pond represents
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A. level surface
100
A bearing noted 45°NE represents
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A. Quadrantal system
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