| Post Name | JUNIOR TECHNICAL OFFICER -CIVIL- NCA - OBC - KERALA FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 031/2017/OL |
| Category Code | 045/2014 |
| Date of Test | 21 April 2017 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which is the oldest mountain range in India ?
Answer
B. Aravalli hills
2
Which among the following strait separates India and Sri Lanka ?
Answer
C. Palk Strait
3
Where does the river Brahmaputra originate from ?
Answer
A. Angsi glacier
4
Who was the first Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission in India ?
Answer
D. Gulzarilal Nanda
5
Who introduced the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 ?
Answer
B. Lord Lytton
6
Which among the following is called as the Magna Carta of English education in India ?
Answer
A. Wood's Despatch
7
When was New Delhi officially inaugurated as the Capital of India ?
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C. 1931
8
Which among the following was the 8th Five Year Plan period in India ?
Answer
C. 1992-1997
9
Which river banks in Kerala the famous 'Shivaratri' festival is being conducted ?
Answer
B. Periyar
10
Which was the oldest nadu in the Chera kingdom ?
Answer
D. Kolathunad
11
Who was the editor of journal 'Abhinava Keralam' ?
Answer
B. Vagbhatananda
12
When was Pandit K. P. Karuppan nominated as the member in the Cochin Legislative Council ?
Answer
A. 1923
13
Who published the book called 'Treatment of Thiyyas in Travanocore' ?
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C. Dr. Palpu
14
When did Shree Narayana Guru start the 'Advaita Ashram' at Aluva ?
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D. 1913
15
Who founded the religious congregation for men, called as Carmelites of Mary Immaculate ?
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C. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
16
Who wrote the famous work Kandal Kadukalkkidayil Ente Jeevitham ?
Answer
B. Kallen Pokkudan
17
Who was the recipient of Vallathol Award for the year 2015 ?
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A. Anand
18
Who was the champion of Australian Open for Men's single in 2016 ?
Answer
B. Novak Djokovic
19
What is the chronological order of Ronald Trump among the Presidents of America ?
Answer
C. 45
20
Who is the oldest woman who swims across the English Channel ?
Answer
A. Linda Ashmore
21
The quantity of cement in 1 : 2 : 4 mix of 1m³ concrete is about
Answer
B. 343 kg
22
Permutit method is employed for removing
Answer
C. Hardness
23
If a material is incompressible, its bulk modulus is
Answer
D. Infinite
24
A line of level was run from a bench mark no. 1 of RL 100.05 to a bench mark no. 2 of RL 101.70. If the sum of back sights is 2.01 and that of foresight is 0.40, the closing error of leveling work is
Answer
D. – 0.04 m
25
The wastewater treatment initiated by symbiotic relationship between algae and bacteria is
Answer
C. Oxidation pond
26
The maximum crushing value for aggregate used for wearing surfaces such as roads and runways is
Answer
D. 30
27
Maximum daily demand at a water purification plant is 12 Million litres/day. If the detention time is 6 hrs. and velocity of flow is 0.2 m/minute, the capacity of the tank is
Answer
D. 3000 m³
28
The number of independent elastic constants for a linear elastic isotropic and homogeneous material is
Answer
A. 2
29
Fine aggregates are not suitable for RCC work if they belong to
Answer
D. Zone 4
30
The stiffness matrix of a beam element is given by (2EI/L)[[2, 1], [1, 2]]. Then the flexibility matrix is
Answer
A. (L/6EI)[[2, −1], [−1, 2]]
31
Allowable shear stress in an unstiffened web of a steel beam of grade 250 N/mm²
Answer
B. 100 N/mm²
32
The plastic modulus of a section is 4.8 × 10⁻⁴ m³. The shape factor is 1.2. The plastic moment capacity of the section is 120 KNm. The yield stress of the material is
Answer
C. 250 MPa
33
The effective length of a compression member held in position and restrained in direction at both ends in terms of actual length 'L' is
Answer
B. 0.65 L
34
The efficiency of sedimentation tank for a given discharge can be increased by
Answer
A. increasing surface area of tank
35
The type of boring/drilling used in site exploration of rock formations is
Answer
C. Percussion boring
36
The most commonly used disinfectant in public distribution systems in India is
Answer
C. Chlorine
37
The permissible limit for iron in drinking water according to latest Indian standard (IS 10500, 2012) is
Answer
B. 0.3 mg/L
38
The relationship between modulus of elasticity 'E' and modulus of rigidity 'N' in terms of Poisson's ration '1/m' is
Answer
A. E = 2N (1+1/m)
39
The treatment method to remove floating impurities in water is
Answer
D. Screening
40
Vee-Bee test is used to find the
Answer
C. Workability
41
The method of plane tabling used for establishing the instrument stations only is
Answer
B. Resection
42
Before testing setting time of cement, one should test for
Answer
C. Consistency
43
The split tensile strength of concrete, when performed on a concrete cylinder of Diameter 'D', Length 'L' and ultimate load 'P' is
Answer
B. (2P)/(πDL)
44
If the porosity of soil is 0.5, then its void ratio is
Answer
B. 1
45
The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam subjected to a concentrated load at the midpoint is (W = Load; L = Span; EI = Flexural rigidity).
Answer
C. (WL³)/(48EI)
46
For a cohesionless soil in its densest state the density index becomes
Answer
A. One
47
The coefficient of permeability in cm/sec when effective size of soil is 0.1 cm is
Answer
D. 1
48
Aquifer in which water table serves as the upper zone of saturation is
Answer
A. Non artesian aquifer
49
Piles used to protect water front structures against impact from floating bodies are
Answer
B. Fender piles
50
The seepage velocity (Va) is connected to discharge velocity (V) and porosity (n) by
Answer
A. Va = V/n
51
A discrete particle undergoing plain sedimentation in a settling tank of length L, Breadth B, and Depth D will be captured in the tank with 100% efficiency, if the settling velocity (Vs) (Q=discharge in the tank).
Answer
A. Vs > (Q)/(LB)
52
The coagulant used for treating boiler feed water is
Answer
B. Sodium aluminate
53
Which property of the aggregate is found by impact test ?
Answer
A. Toughness
54
The permissible limit of hardness for drinking water according to IS 10500, 2012 is
Answer
C. 600 mg/L
55
The effective pressure at any plane in a soil mass is equal to
Answer
D. Total vertical pressure minus pore pressure
56
A 20 m chain was found to be 0.02 m too long after chaining 100 m. It was found to be 0.04 m too long after chaining 600 m. If the chain was correct before commencement of work then the true distance is
Answer
A. 600.8 m
57
If the whole circle bearing is 132°12’ its quadrantal bearing is
Answer
D. S 47° 48’ E
58
The magnetic bearing of a line AB is 130° 40’. What is the true bearing if magnetic declination is 10° 15’ W
Answer
A. 120° 25’
59
The stress below which a material has a high probability of not failing under reversal of stress is known as
Answer
D. Endurance limit
60
The bearing of line AB is 152° 20’. the angle ABC is 124° 38’. Then the bearing of BC is
Answer
B. 96° 58’
61
A soil has a porosity of 40%. The specific gravity is 2.70. Its dry density is (Take unit weight of water 9.81 KN/m³)
Answer
C. 15.89 KN/m³
62
The highway research board classification of soil is based on
Answer
B. Particle size composition and plasticity characteristics
63
If the normal cross section 'A' of a member is subjected to tensile force 'P' the resulting normal stress on an inclined plane at an angle 'θ' to transverse plane will be
Answer
B. P/A cos²θ
64
The maximum value of Poisson's ratio for an elastic material is
Answer
B. 0.50
65
The shear stress on principal plane is
Answer
B. Zero
66
If the reduced level of floor is 100 and staff reading on the floor is 1.595 and the reading on the staff held upside down against the underside of tee-beam is 3.85, the height of beam above floor is
Answer
A. 5.445 m
67
Most common material used as vehicle of a paint is
Answer
C. Linseed oil
68
Ringlemann chart is used for measuring
Answer
C. Smoke density
69
If the percapita water supply is 180 litres/day, the amount of sewage flow as per Indian condition is
Answer
D. 144 litres/day
70
Minimum crushing strength of brick used in construction is
Answer
D. 35 kg/cm²
71
The ingredient that imparts quick setting property to cement is
Answer
A. Alumina
72
If tₒ is optimistic time, tₚ is pessimistic time tₙ is most likely time then probabilistic time tₘ for completion of an activity is given by
Answer
D. (tₒ+tₚ+4tₙ)/(6)
73
Slow sand filters can remove bacteria from rain water to an extent of
Answer
C. 99%
74
Horizontal tunnels constructed at shallow depth along the bank of a river to intercept ground water table are called
Answer
B. Infiltration gallery
75
The type of settling where particles coalesce and thereby increase in mass is
Answer
C. Flocculant settling
76
Chlorine usage in the treatment of 20,000 m³ of water is 8 kg in a day. Residual chlorine after 10 minutes contact tune is 0.2 mg/L. The chlorine demand is
Answer
B. 0.2 mg/L
77
Peak drainage discharge is obtained when the duration of a rainfall is equal to
Answer
D. Time of concentration
78
The ratio of peak sewage flow to average flow is
Answer
C. 3
79
If the runoff from a catchment is 800 m³ and the preciπtation volume is 3200 m³ then the impervious factor for the catchment is
Answer
B. 0.25
80
The sensitiveness of spirit level if the bubble moves through 4 mm for a change of inclination of 40 seconds is
Answer
D. 0.1 mm
81
For a uniformly graded soil, coefficient of curvature is
Answer
D. 1
82
A body is acted upon by a set of mutually perpendicular shear stresses, the diagonal planes are likely to have
Answer
A. Tension and compression
83
In an elastic material the stress strain relation is always
Answer
C. Linear or non-linear
84
A cylindrical shell is 3 m long and is having 1 m internal diameter and 15 mm thickness. If it is subjected to an internal fluid pressure of 1.5 N/mm² then hoop stress is
Answer
B. 50 N/mm²
85
Factor of safety for steel is generally taken as
Answer
C. 1.85
86
The maximum shear stress for a rectangular section of width b and depth d subjected to shearing force F is
Answer
D. 1.5 (F)/(bd)
87
The percentage reduction of total live load for first storey below the top most storey may be taken as
Answer
D. 10%
88
The strengthening of foundation of an existing building having shallow footings when a building with a deep foundation has to be constructed adjoining to it
Answer
A. Under pinning
89
The uppermost or central voussoir of an arch is
Answer
C. Key
90
Vertical window which is built on a sloping surface of roof is
Answer
B. Dormer window
91
The king post and queen post of a truss roof is subjected to
Answer
C. Tensile stress
92
Carbonate and non-carbonate hardness can be removed by
Answer
C. Lime and sodium carbonate
93
The rate of filtration for slow sand filter is about
Answer
A. 100-200 L/hr/m²
94
Nalgonda technique is used for the removal of
Answer
D. Fluoride
95
The amount of free residual chlorine in treated water should be
Answer
B. 0.2 −1 mg/L
96
The indicator organism for finding the microbiological quality of water is
Answer
C. Coliforms
97
Gaseous pollutant responsible for lung cancer is
Answer
B. CO
98
Winkler's method is used for the determination of
Answer
D. Dissolved oxygen
99
If soil is dried beyond its shrinkage limit it will show
Answer
C. Non volume change
100
A biological treatment process where suspended growth of microorganism is formed is
Answer
D. Activated sludge process
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