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Post NameLECTURER Gr.I-RURAL ENGG. - RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Question Paper Code061/2020
Category Code068/2015
Date of Test19 December 2020
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
If f(x ) � �� sin x cos x 0�� , then f(x + y) is �� 0 0 1��
Answer
B. f(x) f(y)
2
Let A be a non-singular matrix of order 4. Then det
Answer
C. |A|3
3
The coefficient of rth and (r + 1)th terms in the expansion of (1 + x)20 are in the ratio 1 : 2, value of r
Answer
A. 7
4
The value of tan 225° cot 400° + tan 675° cot 315°
Answer
Question Cancelled
5
The slope of the line perpendicular to x āˆ’ 3y + 5 = 0 is:
Answer
D. āˆ’3
6
The function f(x) = x³ āˆ’ 3x² + 4x:
Answer
A. Strictly increasing in (āˆ’āˆž, āˆž)
7
Derivative of cos–1(sin x) with respect to x
Answer
D. –1
8
The area bounded by the curve y = x³, the x-axis and the ordinates x = āˆ’2 and x = 1 is:
Answer
B. 17/4
9
The integrating factor of the differential equation x ļæ½ y ļæ½ 2x 2 dx 1
Answer
C. x
10
Integral of with respect to x sin x cos2 x 2
Answer
A. tan x – cot x + c
11
Low heat cement contains
Answer
D. Small percentage of tricalcium aluminate and high percentage of dicalcium silicate
12
For a circular section of masonry having diameter ā€˜d’, allowable eccentricity for an axial load is
Answer
A. d 8
13
The minimum depth of foundation given by Rankine’s formula, for a soil of safe bearing capacity of 18 tonnes/sq.m, density 2000 kg/m3 and angle of repose of soil 30° is
Answer
B. 1.00 m
14
The length of a line measured with a 20 m chain was found to be 300 m. It was afterwards found that the chain was 0.04 m too long. The true length of the line is
Answer
C. 300.60 m
15
A line of level was run from bench mark ā€˜A’ of reduced level 100.854 to a bench mark ā€˜B’ of reduced level 102.652. If the sum of back sights was 2.190 and foresights 0.400, then closing error of levelling work is
Answer
A. – 0.008 m
16
Which of the following is true for a 4 stroke SI engine with regard to the camshaft speed ?
Answer
B. Half the crankshaft speed
17
Which of the following is not an engine part ?
Answer
C. Differential
18
Octane number of a fuel is calculated by comparing the knocking with a mixture of
Answer
D. Iso octane and normal heptane
19
If the torque due to brake load is 200 kNm and the engine speed is 600 rpm, the brake power developed in metric HP is
Answer
C. 17.07 HP
20
Choose the correct combination.
Answer
C. Pelton turbine-High head low discharge, Francis turbine-Medium head medium discharge
21
If the value of power factor in an A.C. circuit is unity. The load is
Answer
C. Resistive
22
Three resistances of 10 ohms, 15 ohms and 30 ohms are connected in parallel. The total resistance of the circuit is
Answer
A. 5 ohms
23
Magnetic flux has the unit of
Answer
D. Weber
24
An alternating voltage is equal to 141.4 sin 377t, what is the value of frequency ?
Answer
B. 60 Hz
25
A certain appliance uses 100 W. If it is allowed to run continuously for 12 days, how many kilowatt-hours of energy does it consume ?
Answer
C. 28.8 KWh
26
What will be the voltage at the DC terminals of a 3 phase full bridge rectifier fed from a 415 V, 50 Hz supply ?
Answer
D. 560 V
27
Which one of the following material is used for making red colour LED ?
Answer
C. GaAsP
28
What is the maximum size of memory addressed by an 8 bit address bus in a microcontroller ?
Answer
A. 256 bytes
29
Which register points to the address of next instruction to be executed ?
Answer
A. Program counter
30
The output voltage of an inverter is controlled by
Answer
C. Pulse width
31
The defect in timber indicated by red or yellow tinge caused due to poor ventilation during storage is called
Answer
D. Foxiness
32
As per IS 1237 : 2012 the average percentage of water absorption in weight of cement concrete flooring tiles shall not exceed
Answer
A. 10
33
The percentage of alumina should contain in a brick is
Answer
C. 20 – 30
34
Pick the not harmful ingredient present in brick earth from the following.
Answer
C. Small quantity of magnesia
35
As per IS 1077 – 1992, the non-modular size of the brick is
Answer
A. 230 mm Ɨ 110 mm Ɨ 70 mm (length, breadth, height)
36
Fat lime is also called as
Answer
B. Rich lime
37
Excess of sulphur present in cement will make cement to
Answer
B. Unsound
38
Which test is used in cement to detect the presence of uncombined lime ?
Answer
C. Soundness
39
Density of cement is
Answer
A. 1440 kg/m3
40
The thin layer of sap between sap wood and inner bark in timber is
Answer
D. Cambium layer
41
The alternative name of Potash - lime glass is
Answer
B. Hard glass
42
The defect caused by the water vapour which is trapped behind the painted surface
Answer
C. Blisting
43
Which method is not used to estimate bearing capacity of soil ?
Answer
D. Proctor method
44
An enclosure built within or in pairs across, a body of water to allow the enclosed area to be pumped out and creates a dry work environment so that the work can be carried out safely is called
Answer
A. Coffer Dams
45
A projecting stone which is usually provided to serve as support for joist truss etc. is called
Answer
A. Corbel
46
The edge of a gable, running between eaves and ridge is called
Answer
B. Verge
47
The joint used in stairs formed by fitting the entire thickness of the end of one member for a short distance into another piece
Answer
C. Housed joint
48
The depression or recess made inside the door frame to receive the door shutter is called
Answer
B. Rebate
49
The paint containing binding material such as polyvinyl lactate, styrene, alkyd resin and other synthetic resins
Answer
C. Emulsion paints
50
The permissible stress in compression of M30 concrete in bending as per IS 456 -2000 is
Answer
A. 10 N/mm2
51
The best estimate of the time required to accomplish an activity (m) or a path (M), assuming everything proceeds as normal
Answer
A. Most likely time
52
The valve used in pipe lines for convenience in manually closing the pipes to control the flow of water
Answer
A. Globe valve
53
Damp proof course is measured in
Answer
A. m2
54
The name of contract where the contractor quotes rates for item work exclusive of the element of materials which are supplied by department free of cost
Answer
A. Labour contract
55
The start or completion of task, is significant point in project and does not consume time or resources is called
Answer
A. Event
56
If the observed for bearings of a line AB is 142 degrees 18 minutes, find its back bearings
Answer
C. 322 degrees 18 minutes
57
The bearing of a line AB is 152 degrees 20 minutes and the angle ABC is 124 degrees 38 minutes. What is the bearing of BC ?
Answer
A. 96 degrees 58 minutes
58
Find the correction for curvature for a distance of 800 m.
Answer
A. 0.05 m
59
The method of levelling adopted to determine the difference of level between two points at considerable distance apart with great precision
Answer
B. Reciprocal levelling
60
Find the angle between the lines OA and OB if their respective bearings are 16 degrees 10 minutes and 332 degrees 18 minutes.
Answer
B. 316 degrees 8 minutes
61
Find the delta for a crop if the duty for a base period of 110 days is 1728 hectares / cumec.
Answer
A. 0.55 m
62
The area in which crop is grown at a particular time or crop season is called
Answer
C. Culturable Cultivated Area
63
The impermeable formation which neither containing water nor transmits any water
Answer
A. Aquifuge
64
The name of dam constructed to store water during floods and release at a safe rate when the flood recedes
Answer
B. Detention dam
65
The spillway which the flow passing over a weir or ogee crest is carried away by the channel running essentially parallel to the crest
Answer
B. Side channel spillway
66
The structure which raises the water level in the river so that the commanded area can be increased
Answer
A. Diversion head work
67
ā€œThe amount of silt held in suspension is proportional to the upward force of vertical eddies and varies with bed width and some power of the velocity of flow in the channelā€ The above statement is based on which theory ?
Answer
B. Kennedey’s theory
68
The structure constructed transverse to the river flow and extend from the bank into river up to a limit
Answer
A. Groynes
69
Find the specific gravity of a fluid having viscosity 0.03 poise and kinematic viscosity 0.015 stokes.
Answer
A. 2.0
70
Find the surface tension in a soap bubble of 30 mm diameter when the inside pressure is 4 N/m² above atmospheric pressure.
Answer
C. 0.015 N/m
71
The type of flow which velocity at any given time does not change with respect to space
Answer
C. Uniform flow
72
Pick the assumption which is not used in Bernoulli’s equation.
Answer
C. Flow is compressible
73
Pick the correct relation used in an orifice.
Answer
A. Coefficient of discharge = Coefficient of velocity Ɨ Coefficient of contraction
74
Cipolletti weir is having side slopes as
Answer
C. 1 horizontal to 4 vertical
75
The energy correction factor for laminar flow through a circular pipe is
Answer
B. 2
76
The Reynolds number for a laminar flow is 1600. Find the coefficient of friction between pipe and fluid for that flow.
Answer
A. 0.01
77
The hydraulic machines which convert hydraulic energy in to mechanical energy is
Answer
A. Turbines
78
The visibility necessary for a driver to be able to see an obstruction in time to bring the vehicle to a halt without a collision is defined as
Answer
A. Stopping sight distance
79
A soil sample has a porosity of 20 percent. Calculate void ratio.
Answer
C. 0.25
80
The ratio of plasticity index to flow index is defined as
Answer
A. Toughness index
81
Pick the method of removing permanent hardness.
Answer
C. Base exchange process
82
The process of removing suspended matters from the water by keeping it quiescent in tanks, so that the suspended matters may settle down in the bottom due to force of gravity is called
Answer
A. Plain sedimentation
83
The type of wastewater treatment process for treating sewage or industrial wastewaters using aeration and a biological floc composed of bacteria and protozoa
Answer
A. Activated sludge process
84
The process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in a liquid or substance
Answer
A. Aeration
85
The mass specific gravity of a soil equals 1.35. The specific gravity of solids is 2.70. Determine the void ratio under the assumption that the soil is perfectly dry.
Answer
D. 1.00
86
Choose the factor which is not affecting compaction.
Answer
D. None of the above
87
As per IS 2950-1965, the maximum differential settlement should not exceed ___________ for a raft foundation resting on clayey soils.
Answer
C. 40 mm
88
The diameter of bulb in a under reamed pile may be taken as
Answer
B. 2 to 3 times the diameter of the stem
89
The coefficient of consolidation can be determined in laboratory by
Answer
A. Square root of time fitting method
90
Pick the method in which water content of soil sample cannot be determined.
Answer
D. None of the above
91
Modulus of rigidity of steel is
Answer
A. 75 GPa – 80 GPa
92
Find the degree of static indeterminacy of propped cantilever.
Answer
C. 1
93
Moment distribution method is used to
Answer
A. Analyze indeterminate structures
94
Find the slope at the free end of a cantilever with uniformly distributed load w/m over a span L.
Answer
B. wL³/(6EI)
95
Find the deflection at the free end of a cantilever with span ā€œLā€ subjected to a clockwise moment ā€œMā€ at the free end.
Answer
B. ML2/2EI
96
The moment of inertia of a triangle about its base is given by
Answer
C. bh3/12
97
The number of days required to remove the prop of a beam having a span of 8 m as per IS 456-2000
Answer
C. 21 days
98
Normally structures exceeding __________ in length are designed with one or more expansion joints, as per IS 456-2000.
Answer
B. 45 m
99
Which option is used to find the pitch of lateral tie used in R C C column as per IS 456-2000 ?
Answer
C. 16 times the smallest diameter of the longitudinal bar to be tied
100
The maximum diameter of reinforcing bars permitted in an R C C slab having overall depth 140 mm, as per IS 456-2000
Answer
D. 16 mm

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