| Post Name | Tracer - Local Self Government 633/2025 |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 078/2026 |
| Category Code | 633/2025 |
| Date of Test | 17 August 2026 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
An instrument made of lead bar enclosed in rubber and can be bent into any shape
to draw smooth curve passing through any given points
Answer
B. Flexible curve
2
The length to width ratio of drawing sheet is
Answer
D. β2 : 1
3
Which type lines are used for drawing diagonal lines, hatching etc. ?
Answer
B. Type B
4
In a drawing, the letters and numbers are designated by their
Answer
A. Height
5
Which of the following statements are correct for Rhomboid ?
i. Opposite sides are equal and parallel
ii. All sides are equal
iii. Angles are not right angle
iv. Angles are right angle
Answer
A. i, iii
6
Actual length of a room is 10 m and is represented by 200 mm in the drawing. Then
the scale of the drawing is
Answer
B. 1 : 50
7
In first angle projection
i. Top view comes below front view
ii. Front view comes below top view
iii. Right side view drawn to the left side of front view
iv. Right side view drawn to the right side of front view
Answer
A. i, iii
8
The length to height ratio of closed filled arrow head is
Answer
B. 3 : 1
9
Which of the following standard should considered in planning ?
Answer
D. local building β Bye laws
10
Which of the following is used as escape elements in building for fire safety ?
Answer
A. lobbies
11
Which is an item rate estimate ?
Answer
B. Annual repair
12
Which estimate is prepared while the original sanctioned estimate is exceeded by
more than 5% ?
Answer
C. Revised
13
While calculating the quantity of brick work, no deduction or addition shall be made
for the following
i. Opening upto 1 sq m in section
ii. Ends of joints, beams, lintels, posts, rafter, corbel, steps etc.
iii. Opening upto 0.1 sq m in section
iv. Wall plates and bed plates, bearing of slab, chajjah where the thickness does not
exceed 10 cm
Answer
C. ii, iii, iv
14
While preparing estimate, plastering bands of 30 cm or below are measured in
Answer
A. Running meter
15
Which of the following cost is not included in rate analysis of an item ?
Answer
C. land cost
16
Quantity of dry materials required for one cu m of finished concrete in M 15 grade is
Answer
A. Cement β 0.22 cu m, Sand β 0.44 cu m, Aggregate β 0.88 cu m
17
Unit of measurement for dPC
Answer
B. Square meter
18
What is printed list of rates of various items of work maintained by the engineering
department ?
Answer
A. Schedule of rates
19
The total cost of construction including land or the original total amount required to
possess a property
Answer
D. Capital cost
20
The gradual exhaustion of the usefulness of a property due to structural deterioration,
use, life, wear and tear, decay and obsolescence.
Answer
B. depreciation
21
The test is done to find out the rate of wear of stones which are used in road
construction
Answer
A. Attrition test
22
The slump value for normal RCC work
Answer
D. 80-150 mm
23
Which lime used for plastering and whitewashing ?
Answer
A. Fat lime
24
Harmful ingredients in brick earth
Answer
D. All of these
25
Who was the inventor of artificial cement ?
Answer
D. Joseph Aspidin
26
The quantity of gypsum added in cement to
Answer
C. Retard the setting
27
Period of natural seasoning of timber in presence of air
Answer
D. 2-4 year
28
The liquid substance which hold the ingredients of a paint in liquid suspension
Answer
B. Vehicle
29
Cast iron manufacture in
Answer
A. Cupola furnace
30
Which steel is used for manufacture of structural steel ?
Answer
B. medium carbon steel
31
Brass is an alloy of
Answer
B. Copper and zinc
32
When cement is added to lime mortar to improve quality and achieve early
strength
Answer
C. Gauged mortar
33
The horizontal course of masonry project from the face of wall at every floor or sill level
Answer
D. String course
34
The cut underside of a projected course of masonry which is provided to check the
creepage of rain water on the underside of projected portion
Answer
A. Throating
35
A wooden headed hammer used for wooden headed chisel
Answer
B. mallet
36
The type of bond in which the bricks are laid in course inclined at 45Β° in two directions
from the center
Answer
D. Herring bone bond
37
The transverse member used in bricklayer scaffolding one end of which is placed
into the hole on the wall
Answer
B. Putlog
38
The minimum load which may cause the failure of foundation is called
Answer
C. Ultimate bearing capacity
39
Provision of a layer of water repellent material between the source of dampness and
part of structure adjacent to it is called
Answer
D. Membrane damp proofing
40
The space between the back of the arch ring and the horizontal plane tangent to
the crown
Answer
A. Spandril
41
The tool used for pulling out nails, tack from wood
Answer
C. Pincer
42
In which type of stair, the bottom wide flight is divided at a landing into two narrower
flights which branch off to the right and left
Answer
C. Bifurcated stair
43
The height of slump cone is
Answer
A. 30 cm
44
The method by which compressive stresses are induced in the structure artificially
before it is loaded
Answer
D. Pre stressed concrete
45
The clear cover for foundation slabs and beams
Answer
D. 50 mm
46
Which type of welding is used when the members to be connected overlap each
other ?
Answer
A. Fillet weld
47
Going in cm + (2 Γ Rise in cm) should be
Answer
C. 60-65
48
The topmost horizontal member of a door frame is
Answer
D. Head
49
The roof which slopes two direction is
Answer
B. Gable roof
50
The temporary structure constructed to remove water from the construction area
Answer
A. Coffer dam
51
A combined footing is commonly used when
Answer
C. Two columns are spaced close to each other
52
For cantilever beam main reinforcement is placed at
Answer
D. Top
53
Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
i. Crop period is the total time that elapses between the sowing of the crop and its
harvesting.
ii. Crop period represents the total time during which the crop remains in the field.
iii. Crop period is the total time between the first watering done for the preparation of
the land for sowing of a crop and the last watering done before its harvesting.
iv. Crop period is essential for determining the total water requirement of a crop.
Answer
A. Only i and ii
54
Capillary water in soil refers to
Answer
B. Water present in excess of hygroscopic water, held in soil pores by molecular
attraction
55
The volume of water that is temporarily stored in the permeable bank of a reservoir
when the reservoir fills and drains out as the water level in the reservoir is lowered
is known as
Answer
D. Bank storage
56
Groynes (spurs) are primarily constructed to
Answer
B. Protect banks from erosion
57
The canal, which is aligned along the ridge
Answer
C. Watershed canal
58
The main purpose of providing a surge tank in a hydroelectric power plant is
Answer
B. To reduce the water hammer pressure formed in the penstock
59
The purpose of applying the principle of working from whole to part in surveying is
Answer
B. To prevent the accumulation of errors
60
Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
i. The direction of true meridian through a point can be established by astronomical
observations.
ii. True bearing of a line is the horizontal angle that it makes with the magnetic
meridian.
iii. The direction of the magnetic meridian can be established with the help of a
magnetic compass.
iv. The magnetic bearing of a line is measured using a magnetic compass.
Answer
C. Only i, iii and iv
61
GPS measurements are referenced to which geodetic system ?
Answer
C. WGS84
62
The resection method in plane table surveying is used to
Answer
B. determine the position of station by sighting known points
63
In a Total Station, measurement of distance is accomplished by
Answer
B. modulated microwave or infrared carrier signal
64
Elimination of parallax in a levelling instrument is achieved by
Answer
C. Focusing both the eyepiece and the objective
65
In differential levelling, the arithmetic check is given by
Answer
A. Ξ£B.S β Ξ£F.S = Last R.L β First R.L
66
Which of the following is considered the most accurate method of interpolation of
contours ?
Answer
C. Arithmetical method
67
The degree of precision in calculating irregularly shaped areas using Simpsonβs rule
and the Trapezoidal rule can be increased by
Answer
D. Increasing the number of ordinates
68
Rankineβs method of deflection angle is particularly useful for setting out
Answer
B. A circular curve of long length and large radius
69
A non-circular curve introduced between a straight and a circular curve or between
two branches of a compound curve or a reverse curve is known as
Answer
D. Transition curve
70
Turning the telescope about its vertical axis in the horizontal plane in a theodolite is
known as
Answer
D. Swinging
71
The angle between the preceding line and the succeeding line is called
Answer
A. Deflection angle
72
The space between two lines in a double-line field book is reserved for
Answer
B. Entering chainages
73
Which of the following βFunction Keyβ can be used for βToggles between grid on and
offβ ?
Answer
C. F7
74
Function defined for βCtrl + Yβ key stroke is
Answer
D. Redo
75
What is the full form of UCS system ?
Answer
B. User Co-ordinate System
76
What is the primary purpose of using layers in 2d drafting ?
Answer
A. To organise and manage complex drawing
77
Which command is used to customize your shortcut keys in Auto CAd ?
Answer
C. CUI
78
Which of the following is a way to add a viewport to a layout in Auto CAd ?
Answer
A. Using mVIEW command
79
In which tool bar we can find erase, trim in Auto CAD ?
Answer
D. modify tool bar
80
Which short key is used to close the currently active program in Auto CAd ?
Answer
B. Alt + F4
81
If efficiency of a lifting machine is kept constant, its velocity ratio is directly proportional
to its
Answer
B. mechanical advantage
82
The temperature of a substance is 28Β°C. What is the temperature of same substance
in Kelvin scale ?
Answer
C. 301 K
83
A body of mass 2 kg is thrown upward with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. After 2 seconds,
its kinetic energy will be (take g = 10 m/s2)
Answer
A. 0 J
84
Two vertical poles are standing on a same horizontal line at a distance apart. One is
36 m height and other is 62 m, in height. If the smaller pole make a shadow of length
20.5 m. What will be the length of shadow of larger pole ?
Answer
C. 35.3 m
85
Which is more elastic ?
Answer
D. Steel
86
Find the perimeter of sector of circle with radius 7 cm and sector angle 120Β°.
Answer
B. 28.67 cm
87
The curve having its radius varying gradually from an infinite to a finite value equal
to that of the circular curve to be connected or vice versa is
Answer
D. All of these
88
The gradient on which a motor vehicle moving with a constant speed, continues to
descend with the same speed without any application of power or breaks is
Answer
B. Floating gradient
89
The main highways running through the length breadth of the country connecting
major ports, foreign highways and capital of states, etc. are known as
Answer
A. National highway
90
The road pavement which can change their shape to some extent without rupture
are known as
Answer
B. Flexible pavements
91
The art of providing an outward slope of 1 in 20 to the treads of wheels of rolling
stock, is
Answer
C. Coning of wheels
92
The plates which are used to rail joints to maintain the continuity of rails in a track
Answer
A. Fish plates
93
The end supports of a bridge superstructure is
Answer
B. Abutment
94
The heading up of water above its normal level while passing under the bridge is
Answer
C. Afflux
95
It is safe water, which is bacteriologically and chemically pure
Answer
B. distilled water
96
This types of joint is mostly used for joining concrete and asbestos pipes of large
diameter
Answer
A. Collar joint
97
They are automatic valves, they allow the flow in one direction only
Answer
B. Reflux valve
98
The presence of inorganic substances like clay, pebbles, sand, silt etc. are
Answer
C. Physical impurities
99
The liquid which passes out of the outlet pipe of septic tank is
Answer
A. Effluents
100
It includes all type of house waste and garbage in dry form
Answer
D. Refuse
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