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Post NameOVERSEER GR.II/DRAFTSMAN GR.I(CIVIL) ST ONLY - HARBOUR ENGG.
Question Paper Code028/2020
Category Code301/2018
Date of Test24 September 2020
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
The ratio of the length of the drawing to the actual length of the object is
Answer
A. Representative Fraction
2
A conic section which have only one directrix is
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C. Parabola
3
Rapid hardening Portland cement having quick rate of gain of strength due to higher content of
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A. Tricalcium Silicate
4
The property of increase in volume of fine aggregate due to moisture is called
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B. Bulking
5
Good brick earth this constituent imparts plasticity to the earth it can be moulded
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B. Alumina
6
It is the liquid substance which hold the ingredient of paint in liquid suspension
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C. Vehicles
7
In chemical classification of rock, marble is known as
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C. Calcareous rock
8
The process of heating the limestone to redness in contact with air is termed as
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A. Calcinations
9
The portion from which the branches is removed receives nourishments from the trunk and dark rings which are known as
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A. Knots
10
It indicate the loss of water penetrated into the soil it may join some underground water
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D. Infiltration
11
For potable water, the amount of chloride should not exceed
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D. 250 ppm
12
The theoretical time taken by a particle of water to pass between entry and exit of a setting tank is known as
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A. Detention period
13
The valve is an automatic device which allows water to go one direction only
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D. Reflex valve
14
The term used to indicate the waste water from bathroom, kitchen etc.
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C. Sullage
15
It is constructed to provide a connection between the high level branch sewers to low level main sewer with a minimum amount of disturbances
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A. Drop Manhole
16
Amount of oxygen required to carrying out the biological decomposition of dissolved solids in sewage under aerobic condition at standard condition
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C. Biochemical oxygen demand
17
The term is used to indicate the sludge which is obtained by settling sewage in presence of abundant oxygen
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A. Activated Sludge
18
The quantity of liquid waste which flows in sewers during the period of rainfall is known as
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D. Storm sewage
19
What is the minimum amount of DO required for the survival of aquatic animals ?
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D. 4 mg/l
20
The length of a surveyor’s chain is
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C. 66ft
21
The meridian through a point is the line in which a plane, passing that point and the north and south poles, intersection with surface of the earth
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C. True meridian
22
Convert the angle 327�24�00� to Quadrantal bearing
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A. N 32°36�00�W
23
The process of determining the plotted position of the station occupied by the plane table, by means of sight taken towards known point, location of which have been plotted
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D. Resection
24
It is the method of direct leveling the object of which is solely to determine the difference in two point regardless of the horizontal position of the point with respect of each other
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D. Fly leveling
25
Contour lines of different elevation can intersect only in the case of
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B. Overhanging cliff
26
It is the line passing through the intersection of the horizontal and vertical cross hairs and optical centre of the object glass and its continuation
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C. Line of collimation
27
An angle is measured two or more times by allowing the vernier to remain clamped each time at the end of each measurement instead of setting it back at zero when sighting at the previous station
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A. Repetition method
28
It is a combination of an electronic theodolite and an electronic distance meter
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C. Total station
29
A small pocket instrument used for measuring horizontal and vertical angle
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A. Box sextant
30
When the vertical circle of a theodolite is on the right side of the observer, the position is
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D. Face right
31
In an open traverse the included angle at a station is 209°16�00�, deflection angle at that point is
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A. 29°16�00�
32
Which method is used for balancing the traverse when angular and linear measurements are equally precise ?
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A. Bowditche’s rule
33
Point where alignment changes from curve to straight
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C. Point of tangency
34
The process of collecting information about an object or an area without being the direct contact
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C. Remote sensing
35
The value of the strength of the material below which not more than 5 percent of the test results are expected to fall
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D. Characteristic strength
36
In limit state of flexure the maximum strain in concrete at the outermost compression fiber in bending is taken as
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A. 0.0035
37
The maximum spacing of shear reinforcement measured along the axis of the member should not exceed
Answer
Question Cancelled
38
The strength of a compression member with helical reinforcement the strength of similar member with lateral ties is
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B. 1.05 times
39
The member subjected to torsion shall be designed for fictitious shear which is function of the actual shear and torsion
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B. Equivalent shear
40
Minimum size of longitudinal bars in a column shall be
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B. 12 mm
41
In RCC retaining wall extra bars provided to satisfy the bearing pressure are known as
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B. Dowel bars
42
The minimum elongation percentage on standard gauge of mild steel is
Answer
Question Cancelled
43
A member if a truss which is under compressive force is known as
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C. Strut
44
Distance from centre of bolt-hole to the nearest edge is known as
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B. Edge distance
45
Minimum pitch of bolts shall not be less than
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C. 2.5d
46
Least value of design strength of bolt in bearing, design strength of bolt in shear is known as
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C. Bolt value
47
The member of a roof truss subjected to transverse load and rest on rafters are known as
Answer
D. Purlins
48
To minimize the wind forces on the roof, the slope of the roof in degrees should not exceed
Answer
A. 30°
49
The ratio of lateral strain to axial strain is a constant for a homogeneous material
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A. Poisson’s ratio
50
The maximum energy stored at elastic limit of a material is known as
Answer
C. Proof resilience
51
A simply supported beam of span ‘l’ carries a uniformly distributed load ‘w’ per unit length, the maximum BM at the midpoint will be
Answer
A. wl2/8
52
The shear stress in a circular shaft of radius r subjected to torsion is maximum at a point:
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D. At the surface of the shaft
53
Modulus of section ‘z’ of hollow circular section with external diameter ‘D’ and internal diameter ‘d’ will be
Answer
B. �/32D(D4 – d4)
54
A circular column of diameter ‘d’ under any load will have compressive stress throughout the section of the load act within concentric circle known as core, of diameter
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D. d/4
55
Euler’s crippling load for a column of length ‘l’ with both ends fixed is
Answer
C. 4�2EI/L2
56
A fixed beam of span ‘L’ is loaded with central point load ‘W’. The BM at centre will be
Answer
A. WL/8
57
Maximum deflection at free end of a cantilever of span ‘l’ under a uniformly distributed load of ‘w’ per unit length is given by
Answer
A. wl4/8EI
58
The tendency of a material to fracture without appreciable deformation is called
Answer
D. Brittleness
59
When a body is fully immersed in water, the point through which the resultant pressure act is known as
Answer
B. Centre of pressure
60
A flow in which the velocities of liquid particles at all section of the pipe or channel are equal is called
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A. Uniform flow
61
It is an instrument to determine the velocity at required point in the flowing stream
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C. Pitot tube
62
It is a velocity at which the flow changes laminar flow to the turbulent flow
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C. Critical velocity
63
It is a tank is also provided just on the upstream of the power to control the pressure variation and eliminate the effect of water hammer
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A. Surge tank
64
I is the ratio of inertia force to the gravity force
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A. Froude’s number
65
It is defined as the fall of moisture from the atmosphere to the earth surface in any form
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D. Precipitation
66
The permeable formation having structure which permits appreciable quantity of water to move through them under ordinary field condition
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D. Aquifer
67
It is the overflow portion of dam, over which surplus discharge flow from the reservoir to the down stream
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A. Spillway
68
An embankment protected on all sides by stone or concrete block, built at right angle to the axis of the weir separation of the weir and the under sluices
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C. Groyne
69
The crops which cannot normally be grown without irrigation water are called
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A. Wet crops
70
The relation between the area irrigated and the quantity of water used is expressed as
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A. Duty
71
The amount of water stored in river channel without any artificial storage is known as the
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C. Valley storage
72
The area of the land which drain into the stream of reservoir is called
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D. Catchment area
73
Canal normally used for diversion or flood water of river is
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D. Inundation canal
74
It is defined as the slope of the line joining the crown and the edge of the surface
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A. Camber
75
The solution of bitumen, asphalt or coal tar in solvents is
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B. Cut backs
76
It is a safety island and serves the dual purpose of affording the protection to the pedestrians and segregating the traffic into the proper channel
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A. Refuge island
77
The pavement which can resist tensile stresses and having very little resistance to deformation under the wheel load
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D. Rigid pavement
78
The longitudinal movement of the rails in a track due to various reasons
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A. Creeping of rails
79
Clear horizontal distance between inner face of two rails forming the track at the top is
Answer
A. Gauge
80
Arrangement to divert train from one track to another is known as
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A. Turn out
81
Station which are meant only for the control of the track is called
Answer
D. Cabin station
82
Paved surface used for landing and take-off of aircraft is known as
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D. Runway
83
Upstream nose of a bridge pier shaped for easy and smooth flow of water through it is known as
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C. Cut water
84
The supports provided to the super structure of the bridge at the abutments and piers allowing free longitudinal or angular movements to the main girders or trusses of bridge
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D. Bearings
85
A bridge having maximum span 6 m is called
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C. Culvert
86
The formal approval by the department concerned of the project proposal for incurring the expenditure on a work initiated is
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C. Administration sanction
87
Determination of rate of an item of work from quantities of materials and labours are and their cost is
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D. Analysis of rate
88
The total area of floor in between walls and consists of floor of all rooms, verandahs, passages, corridors etc. are known as
Answer
C. Floor area
89
One cubic meter of Portland cement weights
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B. 1440 kg
90
The term used to denote the gradual reduction in the useful life of the asset is
Answer
C. Depreciation
91
The value at the end of the utility period without being dismantled
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B. Salvage value
92
The capacity of doing work by an artisan or skilled labour in the form of quantity of work per day is known as
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A. Out tern work
93
The expected out tern of cement concrete 1 : 2 : 4 per mason per day is
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B. 5.0 m3
94
The drafting setting used to constrain the movement of cursor either horizontal or vertical direction is
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C. Ortho command
95
The command used to set drawing boundaries in AUTO CAD is
Answer
D. Limits
96
Volume right cone having 20 cm base diameter and 15 cm height
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B. 1570 cm3
97
The price Rs. 100 of an object is increased twice 10% then the present price is
Answer
B. 121
98
Set back distance required at rear of a building is
Answer
B. 1.50 m
99
Minimum area of bathroom with water closet
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Question Cancelled
100
Minimum width of tread without nosing in residential building is
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B. 25.00 cm

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