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Post NameTracer - Soil Survey and Soil Conservation
Question Paper Code025/2019
Category Code133/2018
Date of Test21 June 2019
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
Ina gear, the pitch diameter divided by number of teeth is called
Answer
A. Module
2
Clearance between mating part is measured by
Answer
C. Feeler gauge
3
A dimension is stated as 25 + 0.02 mm in a drawing, what is the tolerance ?
Answer
D. 0.04 mm
4
| Which is the purest form of iron ?
Answer
B. Wrought iron
5
Which one of the following metals is drilled without coolant or cutting fluid ?
Answer
D. Grey cast iron
6
Which is a non-ferrous alloy ?
Answer
A. Brass
7
One micron = ______ mm
Answer
B. 0.001
8
| Which heat treatment process is suitable to relieve internal stress ?
Answer
C. Annealing
9
| What does the designation M16 x 2 indicate ?
Answer
A. ISO metric fine thread
10
A high percentage of carbon content in steel tends to make it
Answer
D. Hard and brittle
11
What is the outer diameter of washer when a nominal diameter of bolt is 5 mm ?
Answer
B. 13mm
12
What is name of the nut which is a hexagonal nut with washer ?
Answer
A. Flanged nut
13
What type of failure will occur when rivets are smaller than necessary ?
Answer
C. Shearing of rivet
14
A high speed steel has to be forged. Which colour indicates the most suitable forging temperature ?
Answer
A. Yellow
15
Which one of the following threads is used on mechanical jack ?
Answer
D. Square
16
The Pitch diameter of the external screw thread is checked by
Answer
B. Screw thread micrometer
17
In triple start thread if the pitch is 4 mm then the lead is
Answer
B. 12mm
18
Cast iron cannot be forged because it has the property of
Answer
C. Brittleness
19
Ina single-start thread
Answer
A. Lead and pitch are equal
20
The most important quality of any lubricant is
Answer
B. Viscosity
21
The position in which it is easiest to weld is
Answer
A. Flat
22
The unit of power is
Answer
D. Joule per second
23
What is brazing filler rod made of ?
Answer
A. Brass
24
Ifthe shaft dia. is 60 mm, how many bolts are recommended for rigid flange coupling ?
Answer
D. 4
25
A double cut file is used for filing on
Answer
B. _ steel
26
While grinding one must use
Answer
C. Safety goggles
27
The point angle of centre punch is
Answer
C. 90°
28
The box nut of a bench vice is made of
Answer
D. Phosphorous bronze
29
The hand vice is used for
Answer
C. Doing minute work
30
The least count of a Vernier Calliper is
Answer
A. 0.02 mm
31
Which of the following is a direct measuring tool ?
Answer
C. Steel rule
32
Ratchet stop in the micrometre helps to
Answer
B. control the pressure
33
A cutting tool used to finish and enlarge a hole is known as
Answer
D. Reamer
34
The body of a flat chisel is usually made in the shape of
Answer
B. Octagonal
35
A hole which is not made through full depth of the component is known as
Answer
A. Blind hole
36
The piles which are used to transfer load through water or soft soil to a suitable bearing stratum.
Answer
B. End bearing pile
37
Which foundation is a special type of isolated footing, generally provided for heavily loaded steel stanchions, specially in those location where bearing capacity of the soil is poor ?
Answer
A. Grillage foundation
38
The termination of the wall in a stepped fashion, it is termed as
Answer
D. Racking back
39
In which bond the header course is provided only after 3-5 stretcher courses ?
Answer
C. Garden wall English bond
40
Which roof is economically suitable for spans upto 4.2 m?
Answer
C. Couple close roof
41
Which plaster is provided in X- rooms ?
Answer
B. Barium plaster
42
The formation of very loose mass of plastered surface due to poor bond between successive coats. It is termed as
Answer
D. None of these A 7 25/2019
43
The pipe provided to preserve the water seal of trap is termed as
Answer
A. Anti-siphonage pipe
44
A simply supported beam of span ‘/’ and carrying a uniformly distributed load of 'W' per unit length, then the maximum bending moment is
Answer
C. WEIS
45
The smallest division on the graduated jar of the Symon's rain gauge is
Answer
B. 0.2mm
46
The difference of level between the top of the dam and maximum water level is termed as
Answer
D. Net free board
47
The free board of earth dam ranges from
Answer
B. 1.25m—3.5m
48
The lining is carried out by forcing a slurry of cement mortar under pressure through a nozzle on the canal surface is termed as
Answer
A. Shotcrete lining
49
What is the maximum flood discharge by Ryve's formulae?
Answer
C. Q = CM²ᐟ³
50
The minimum concentration of dissolved oxygen is required in water for the sustenance of fish life is ranges from
Answer
C. 4to5 mg/l
51
The density of concrete may be taken as
Answer
C. 2440 ke\m?
52
As per IS : 456 the minimum depth required to simply supported beams are
Answer
B. Span/20
53
In the absence of detailed design the percentage of steel for concrete may be taken approximately for column is
Answer
D. 1to5%
54
Strength of weld is equal to
Answer
A. Permissible stress x Throat area
55
The width of carriage way is 10 m and the rise of camber is 1m, then what is the rate of the camber ?
Answer
B. 1in5
56
The headquarters of the southern central railway is
Answer
B. Secunderabad
57
After the outer signal towards station in a stop signal and exactly placed at the station limit is called
Answer
D. Home signal
58
A line was shown to a magnetic bearing of 35°15' in an old map, when the declination was 13°45'E. To what bearing should it to be set now if the present magnetic declination is 4°15'W ?
Answer
C. 43°15'
59
Combined correction of levelling is
Answer
A. —0.0673 D*m
60
For important traverse survey’s, the permissible angular error is
Answer
C. 15"/N
61
Line AB and BC intersect at B and < B is measured by theodolite, then the deflection angle of line BC is given by
Answer
A. 180°-
62
If ‘f be the focal length of the objective and ‘fi’ that of the eye piece, then magnifying power is given by
Answer
A. f/fi
63
The plane perpendicular to both the horizontal and vertical planes is known as
Answer
D. None of these 25/2019 10 A
64
A solid having twelve equal and regular pentagons is known as
Answer
C. Dodecahedron
65
The point of the conic at which the conic cuts its axis is known as
Answer
D. Vertex
66
Minimum crushing strength of ‘A’ grade brick is
Answer
B. 7—14N/mm?
67
The first Indian cement factory was installed in
Answer
D. Tamil Nadu
68
Recommended slumps of concrete for road construction is
Answer
A. 20-40 mm
69
The lime which contains mainly calcium oxide and is capable of slacking with water is
Answer
A. Quick lime
70
Corrosion resistance of stainless steel is due to the presence of
Answer
B. Chromium
71
Which one of the following is an example of primary memory of a computer ?
Answer
A. RAM
72
The extension of word document is
Answer
D. .docx
73
Malayalam typing software 'ISM' stands for
Answer
D. Intelligent Script Manager
74
Shortcut used for 'paste'
Answer
B. ctri+V
75
What is the default font size of a word document based on normal computer ?
Answer
C. 12pt
76
1KBis
Answer
B. 1024 bytes
77
A large capital letter at the beginning of a text block that has the depth of two or more regular lines.
Answer
C. Drop cap
78
Senda similar letter or document to multiple recipients
Answer
D. Mail merge
79
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space is called
Answer
A. LAN
80
The brain of any computer system is
Answer
C. CPU
81
How many percentage of total population in Kerala living in Urban Area ?
Answer
C. 47.7%
82
'Chavala Koothu' is a folk art form performs during Vishu celebration in which district of Kerala ?
Answer
D. Kozhikode
83
Climate of Kerala is known as
Answer
B. Tropical Monsoon
84
Dr. Palpu was a Physician who worked under which state ?
Answer
C. Mysore
85
Who published the magazine ‘Sadhujan Dootan’ ?
Answer
B. Pampady John Joseph
86
Who was related to Muthukulam Speech of 1947 ?
Answer
A. Mannathu Padmanabhan
87
Who told the message “No caste, No religion, No god for mankind” ?
Answer
D. Sahodaran Ayyappan
88
Who is the author of the book "Jathikummi"?
Answer
B. Pandit Karuppan
89
World Radio Day is observed on
Answer
C. February 13
90
Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
Answer
C. Sunil Arora
91
15" Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held at
Answer
A. Varanasi
92
Who won the Australian Open Women's Singles, 2019 ?
Answer
B. Naomi Osaka
93
Who was the recipient of Odakkuzhal Award in 2018 ?
Answer
C. E.V. Ramakrishnan
94
Southern part of Eastern coast
Answer
A. Coromandel Coast
95
Javadi Hills, Shevroy Hills and Pachaimal Hills lies in the
Answer
B. Deccan Plateau
96
The Amaravathi river is the longest tributary of
Answer
D. Kaveri
97
What is the other name for Regur soil ?
Answer
A. Black soil
98
Who founded "Bharat Naujawan Sabha" ?
Answer
A. Bhagat Singh
99
"India Today" a book written by
Answer
B. R.P. Dutt
100
Among the following lakes which is not located in Thiruvananthapuram ?
Answer
D. Moortyad 25/2019 14 A

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