| Post Name | TRACER - SR FOR ST |
|---|---|
| Department | TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING |
| Question Paper Code | 057/2016/OL |
| Category Code | 178/2015 |
| Date of Test | 23 June 2016 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
The river Bhartapuzha joins with the Arabian sea at _______
Answer
B. Ponnani
2
Which is the first mountain railway in India ?
Answer
A. Darjeeling
3
The largest plateau in India is the ______
Answer
D. Deccan Plateau
4
Black soil is good for growing ______
Answer
C. Cotton
5
The Bakel fort, the biggest one in Kerala was built by ______
Answer
A. Ikkeri Nayiks
6
Who led the Rovolt of 1857 in Bihar ?
Answer
D. Kunwar Singh
7
The 'Economic History of India' was published by ______
Answer
B. R.C. Dutt
8
Who suggested that the Indian National Congress was a product of Lord Dufferin's brain ?
Answer
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
9
_____ congress was significant for the famous Congress League Pact ?
Answer
B. Lucknow
10
Who organized Abhinav Bharat as a secrete Society in 1904 ?
Answer
D. V.D. Savarkar
11
The Kochi Pulaya Mahasabha was founded under the leadership of ______
Answer
D. K.P. Karuppan
12
Who started the Sanskrit educational center called 'Tatwa Prakasika Ashram' in 1898 ?
Answer
B. Vagbhatananda
13
In 1931 Vakkom Moulavi published a journal called _______
Answer
B. Deepika
14
Vedadhikara Nirupanam was written by _______
Answer
C. Chattampi Swamikal
15
In which year Sree Narayana Guru founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva ?
Answer
B. 1913
16
Who is the richest person in the world ?
Answer
C. Bill Gates
17
Who headed the Moon Mission ?
Answer
B. G. Madahavan Nair
18
The Fifa World Cup football tournament 2018 will be held in _______
Answer
A. Russia
19
Who is the first Indian to win two Oscars ?
Answer
B. A.R. Rahman
20
Who is the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest ?
Answer
C. Bachandri Pal
21
The rocks which are formed from molten magma are called
Answer
B. Igneous rocks
22
According to ISI the strength of concrete is achieved after
Answer
D. 28 days
23
The standard size of masonry brick is
Answer
C. 19 cm × 9 cm × 9 cm
24
Ornamental moulded course placed on the top of the wall is
Answer
A. Cornice
25
Lime mortar is made by
Answer
C. Hydraulic lime
26
The common admixture used to accelerate the initial set of concrete is
Answer
B. Calcium chloride
27
The percentage of Alumina in a good brick earth lies between
Answer
C. 20 – 30 %
28
The maximum particle size of fine aggregate is
Answer
B. 4.75 mm
29
When a brick cut off lengthwise the cut out bricks are called
Answer
B. Queen closer
30
Frogs made in the bricks are
Answer
C. To form a key for holding the mortar
31
The type of bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers is called
Answer
B. Double Flemish bond
32
The Angular or radiating steps which are provided for changing the direction of a stair, are called
Answer
A. Winders
33
In a single day the maximum height of masonry to be raised should not be more than
Answer
C. 1.5 m
34
The type of masonry in which the stones are fine, chisel, dressed and the thickness of joint, does not exceed 3 mm is called
Answer
D. Ashlar fine masonry
35
In the manufacture of brick pug mill is used for
Answer
D. Kneading
36
A badly mixed cement concrete results in
Answer
C. Honey combing
37
A pointed arch which forms isosceles or equilateral triangle is generally known as
Answer
B. Two centered arch
38
The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, its
Answer
A. Purlin
39
The window which projects outside a room of a building for admitting more light and air is known as
Answer
A. Bay window
40
The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily is known as
Answer
A. Shoring
41
For 1 cu. m of finished concrete, the quantity of dry material required in their proportion is
Answer
D. 1.54 m³
42
Contractors profit is usually
Answer
B. 10 %
43
One cubic m cement = _______ bags.
Answer
C. 30 bags
44
A carriageway in which cement concrete wearing surface is provided for the wheel tracks only
Answer
C. Crete way
45
The finished top width of earth work in fill or cut for receiving the road structure is
Answer
A. Formation width
46
A fund which is accumulated gradually by deposits for replacement of any construction at the end of its useful life is known as
Answer
A. Sinking fund
47
Regular polygon having 10 equal sides is called
Answer
D. Decagon
48
The type of pile which is driven at an inclination to resist inclined force is known as
Answer
C. Batter pile
49
In chain surveying perpendicular to chain lines are set out by
Answer
D. An optical square
50
The international nautical mile is same as
Answer
C. 1.852 km/h
51
The measuring or recording wheel of a Planimeter is divided into ______ parts.
Answer
B. 100
52
The smallest division of metric leveling staff is
Answer
D. 0.005 m
53
The head quarter of Indian road congress is at
Answer
D. New Delhi
54
A relatively fixed point of known elevation is called
Answer
A. Bench mark
55
The portion of road way designed and constructed for vehicular traffic
Answer
C. Carriage way
56
The initial lead for earthwork is
Answer
A. 50 m
57
In prismatic compass the magnetic needle used is
Answer
B. Broad form
58
When a canal and river happen to meet at the same level then
Answer
A. A level crossing is used
59
Projectors are _______ to each other in orthographic projection.
Answer
A. Parallel
60
The development of surface of a cube consist of _____ equal squares.
Answer
B. 6
61
The development of a curved surface of a cone is a _______ of a circle.
Answer
C. Circumference
62
The solid which has 4 equal faces each an equilateral triangle is
Answer
B. Tetrahedron
63
Right solid is a solid whose axis is ______ to its base.
Answer
D. Perpendicular
64
The concrete slump recommended for beams and slab is
Answer
C. 30 to 125 mm
65
The horizontal angle between the meridian and the survey line measured in clockwise direction is called
Answer
B. Bearing
66
The whole circle bearing of a line is 230°; its quadrantal bearing is
Answer
A. S 50° W
67
While constructing scales, the length of scale required is
Answer
B. R.F × Length to be measured
68
The height of telescopic metric staff
Answer
B. 4 m
69
The reading first entered in the field book of levelling
Answer
A. Back sight
70
The main principle of surveying
Answer
C. Whole to the part
71
If h is the difference in height between end points of chain length l, the required slope correction is
Answer
D. h²/(2l)
72
The size of field book is
Answer
C. 20 × 12 cm
73
1 hector is equal to how many acres ?
Answer
B. 2.47
74
The part of a circle bounded by an arc and its chord is known as
Answer
C. Segment
75
The slope of the road pavement in the longitudinal direction is called
Answer
D. Gradient
76
The surface area of A₀ size drawing sheet is
Answer
B. 1 sq. m
77
Which of the following one is best suitable for accurate measurement of distance ?
Answer
C. Invar tape
78
At magnetic pole, the amount of dip is
Answer
B. 90°
79
In steep and broken ground, the most suitable method of contouring is
Answer
D. By tachometer
80
__________ method is used for plotting the distance and inaccessible objects.
Answer
D. Intersection
81
The overlapping distance recommended for asbestos cement sheet roofing, along the length of the sheet is
Answer
A. 15 cm
82
Area of a circle whose radius is r is given by
Answer
D. πr²
83
sin 90° = ______
Answer
B. 1
84
Area is expressed in ______ units.
Answer
A. Square units
85
Volume of bucket is given by
Answer
C. πh(R² − r²)
86
Area of equilateral triangle is
Answer
A. (√3/4)S²
87
A channel which is designed to irrigate all the year round is called
Answer
C. Perennial canal
88
The rocks which are deposited in layers and can be easily split along such layers is knwon as
Answer
D. Sedimentary rocks
89
The specific gravity of water is taken as
Answer
D. 1
90
A manometer is used to measure
Answer
B. Pressure in pipes and channels
91
The product of mass and acceleration of flowing liquid is called
Answer
A. Inertia force
92
The relation between duty (D) in hectares/cumec delta (Δ) in meters and base period (B) in days is
Answer
B. Δ = 86.4 B/D
93
When the drain is over the canal, the structure provided is known as
Answer
D. Super passage
94
The fall of moisture from the atmosphere to the earth surface in any form is called
Answer
C. Precipitation
95
The Indian Road Congress (I.R.C.) was set up in
Answer
B. 1934
96
The top of the ground on which the foundation of road rests, is called
Answer
A. Sub-grade
97
In a flat arch, the skew back is made to rest in an inclined position so as to make an angle of _______ with springing line.
Answer
D. 60°
98
The lowest part of a structure which transmits the load to the soil is known as
Answer
C. Foundation
99
The most important tool used for brick masonry is
Answer
B. Trowel
100
The under surface of an arch is called
Answer
D. Intrados
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