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Post NameIII RD GRADE OVERSEER CIVIL - SR FOR SC ST - IRRIGATION AND III RD GRADE OVERSEER - TRACER - PUBLIC WORKS - IRRIGATION
DepartmentIII RD GRADE OVERSEER CIVIL - SR FOR SC ST - IRRIGATION AND III RD GRADE OVERSEER - TRACER - PUBLIC WORKS - IRRIGATION
Question Paper Code102/2014
Date of Test15 July 2014
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
102/2014 | | Maximum ; 100 marks ‘Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes l. The international nautical mile is same as:
Answer
C. 1.852 Km/hr
2
The true weight of a granular material is its: |
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a. The Property of a solid to sustain shock load without permanent deformation :
Answer
D. Resilience
4
The pH value of strong caustic aoda is about :
Answer
B. 13
5
The measuring or recording wheel of a Planimeter is divided into —————————— parts.
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B. 100
6
The North end of a compass needle deflect downwards in which hemisphere : |
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B. Northern hemisphere |
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Invar tape is made up of alloy of : |
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C. 2%)
8
In Orthographic Projection the rays are assumed to be :
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C. c) Parallel
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The recommended method of Dimensioning of a sphere with diameter 50 mm is :
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D. S฿50
10
Termites found in coastal regions of South India are called :
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B. Drywood
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Box Sextant is an instrument used for measuring angles :
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C. Upto 120° with a minute accuracy
12
The magnitude of super elevation depends on :
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A. Speed of vehicle / radius of curve
13
1 acre = ______ m^2.
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A. 4047
14
The area in which a crop is grown at a particular time or crop season is known as :
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B. Culturable cultivated area
15
The Soundness test of cement by Le-Chateliers apparatus gives unsoundness due to :
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C. Both free lime and magnesia
16
The shape of stress-strain curve for concrete prescribed by IS 456-1978 is :
Answer
Question Cancelled
17
The economic spacing of a roof truss dependa upon :
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C. Dead loads and live loads
18
Ties are load carrying members of a frame which are subjected to :
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B. - Axial tension load
19
Lime mortar is made by:
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C. Hydraulic lime
20
The percentage of alumina in a good brick earth lies between : :
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B. 20-30% + |
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The major ingredients of Portland cement are : |
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A. Lime 62% and Silica 22%
22
The common admixture used to accelerate the initial set of concrete is ;
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B. Calcium chloride
23
The seasoning of timber is required to :
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D. Remove sap from the timber
24
Ply-wood is specified by :
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25
Asemi rigid material used for making DPC is :
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C. Mastic asphalt
26
The workability of concrete is influenced most by it :
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27
. The distemper is used to coat :
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B. Interior surface not exposed to weather
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The correction for sag is:
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B. Always subtractive
29
The rise and fall method of levelling is :
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D. Provides a check on the reduction of intermediate point levels
30
The series of uniformly spaced contour lines represents
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C. Uniform Slope
31
The bending moment at the free end of a cantilever beam carrying any type of load is :
Answer
A. | “ero
32
The depth of excavation for foundation is generally checked with :
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C. Boning rod
33
The heading of water above its normal level while passing under the bridge is known as :
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C. Afflux
34
A temporary structure constructed to prevent water from entering an area where a permanent structure is to be constructed :
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D. Cofferdams
35
The minimum thickness of stone masonry 18 ;
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36
The actual size of a etandard brick is :
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B. 19x9*x9em
37
Stairs of a residential building should have a minimum width of :
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A. 90cm
38
The maximum particle size of fine aggregate is :
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B. 4.75 mm
39
The minimum thickness for plastering for random rubble masonry :
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Question Cancelled
40
The point of contra flexure is a point where ;
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B. Bending moment changes sign
41
A temporary structure constructed to prevent water from entering an area where a permanent structure is to be constructed :
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B. River training work
42
The rays drawn to the points of known location from the un-plotted station occupied by the plane table are termed :
Answer
D. Resectors
43
End support of a bridge is called :
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A. Abutment
44
When a canal and river happen to meet at the same level then :
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A. A level crossing is used
45
In prismatic compass the magnetic needle used is :
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B. Broad form
46
The smallest division of a metric levelling staff is :
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D. 0.005 m
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The vertical distance between two consecutive contour lines is called :
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B. Contour interval
48
Contractor's profit is usually :
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B. 10%
49
The water consumption per capita per day is :
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C. 135 litres
50
The initial lead for earth work is :
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A. 50m |
51
The resultant of two forces P and Q acting at an angle A is making an angle o with force P then : P sin e P cos 0
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C. tan alpha = Q sin theta/(P + Q cos theta)
52
Maximum frictional force comes to play when a body just begins to slide over the other is :
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C. Limiting frietion
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The maximum force required to slide a body of weight W on a rough horizontal plane is :
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54
The velocity of a body on reaching the ground from a height h is :
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C. V2gh
55
The unit of angular velocity is :
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C. rad/sec
56
Unit of power in SI unit is :
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C. Watt
57
PERT stands for :
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C. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique
58
The carriage way is protected by wide shoulders.
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B. 1.25to2m (റ) 2tc4m
59
The head quarter of Indian Road Congress is at :
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D. New Delhi
60
For water bond macadam road the recommended camber 18 :
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C. lm30tolin4o - (1) 1in 80 to lin 120
61
The speed of locomotive in India on broad gauge is between :
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C. 96 and 120 Km/hr
62
The rail section first designed in Indian Railways was :
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A. Double headed type
63
The carriage way is protected by wide shoulders.
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C. 2t04m
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The device used for change the direction of engine is called :
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A. Turn tables
65
The side slope of embankment for a railway track is taken as :
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B. 2:1
66
The minimum depth for Ballast for B.G tracks in India is :
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B. 25cm
67
Coning of wheel is done with a taper of about :
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D. 1 in 20
68
The first class bricks should have a minimum crushing strength of :
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B. 105 Kg/cm?
69
Quick lime is
Answer
C. Product left after calcinations of pure lime stone
70
Glazing is used to make earthenware :
Answer
D. Impervious
71
The previous layer consist of sand and gravel supplying drinking water is known as :
Answer
C. Aquifers
72
The slope of water table near the well due to draw down of water from well is known as :
Answer
Question Cancelled
73
The measurement of colour in water is carried out by means of :
Answer
Question Cancelled
74
The permissible turbidity of drinking water is :
Answer
B. 5-10 ppm .
75
The structure which is constructed to connect a high level branch sewer to a low level main sewer with minimum disturbance is called :
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C. Drop man hole.
76
Fora residential building in a plot of an area 500 sqm the permissible covered area is :
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C. 60% of site area
77
Murum is an example of :
Answer
B. Metamorphic rock : |
78
The specific gravity of a good building atone should be :
Answer
Question Cancelled
79
The tiles are burnt in typical kiln is known as : ;
Answer
C. Sialkote kiln
80
The type of stone masonry adopted for the construction of residential building is :
Answer
Question Cancelled
81
A horizontal mortar joint on which masonry units are laid is called : i
Answer
C. Upright
82
The vertical member of' a shutter of doors and windows is called :
Answer
B. Styles
83
The structure which is constructed to connect. ഒ high level branch sewer to a low level main sewer with minimum disturbance is called ;
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B. 50% of site area
84
Force whose lines of action meet in one point are called :
Answer
C. Concurrent forces
85
The portion of road way used by the high speed and power driven vehicles ;
Answer
Question Cancelled
86
An ornamental projection from the phaze of a wall is:
Answer
Question Cancelled
87
The type of pile which is driven at an inclination to resist inclined force is known :
Answer
C. Batter pile
88
In chain surveying perpendiculars to chain lines are set out by :
Answer
D. An optical square
89
The under surface of a stair is called:
Answer
D. Soffit
90
Bullet proof glass is made of thick glass sheet sandwiched by a layer of :
Answer
C. Vinyl-resin plastic
91
The centre of the super scribed circle is called :
Answer
B. Circum centre
92
For tacheometre the additive and multiplying constants are :
Answer
A. Oand 100
93
The line which passes through the foci and terminated by the ellipse is the :
Answer
A. Major Axis
94
The surface tension of a liquid is its property by which it enable to resist :
Answer
B. Tensile stress
95
Sewer pipes are made of :
Answer
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96
In the manufacture of brick, the Pugg mill are used :
Answer
A. Kneading
97
The slump recommended for concrete in mass concrete :
Answer
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98
A carriage way in which a cement concrete wearing surface is provided for wheel tracks only :
Answer
C. Crete ways
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For one cubic metre 1 : 2 : 4 concrete using 20 mm metal, the quantity of course aggregate required is
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D. 0.90 m
100
The path traced by the projectile is called :
Answer
A. Trajectory

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