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Post NameTRAINING INSTRUCTOR-SCHEDULED CASTES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Question Paper Code059/2019
Date of Test14 November 2019
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
A plane figure bounded by more than four equal straight lines and containing more than four equal angles is termed as
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B. Regular polygon
2
Standard dimension of the A2 size drawing sheet in millimetres is
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B. 420 × 594
3
Scale used in a drawing is 1:2. The actual length of a 10 mm line in the drawing is
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C. 20 mm
4
In the first angle projection
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A. Object is between the observer and the plane of projection
5
In CAD, the command used to enlarge or reduce the size of a drawing to the required ratio is
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C. SCALE
6
FILLET command is used to
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C. Both A and B
7
Area of any irregular figure of plotted map is obtained by
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D. Planimeter
8
Are is the unit of area of a square of side
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Question Cancelled
9
Volume of Earthwork can be calculated using
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D. All of the above
10
In metric survey chain, number of links per metre is
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B. 5
11
Instrument used to measure angles or drawing lines at the given angles is called as
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Question Cancelled
12
Fractional parts of the smallest division of the main scale can be measured using
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B. vernier scale
13
When 1 cm on a map represents 10 m on the ground, representative fraction of the scale is
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C. 1/1000
14
Standard size of drawing sheets recommended by the Bureau of Indian Standards is
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D. All of the above
15
The path described by a point moving in a plane at a fixed distance from a fixed point is a
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B. circle
16
Geometric method of projection obtained on the plane of projection when the projectors are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the plane of projection is
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Question Cancelled
17
The distance of the top view of a point A situated 20 mm below HP and 30 mm behind VP is
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B. 30 mm above xy line
18
Dimensioning starting from a common feature and shown to the right and to the left of the common feature is called as
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B. parallel dimensioning
19
The command used to lock the movement of cross hair of the pointing device to the nearest grid point is
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A. snap
20
Modifying commands used in autocad are
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D. All of the above
21
Command used to create a new object which has shape of the object selected that can be copied to any plane parallel to the old one is
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A. offset
22
Command used to create multiple copies of an object or objects in a rectangular or circular pattern is
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C. array
23
A circle of radius 7 m has a standard error of 0.02 m on the radius. The standard error of its area is
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D. 0.88 m²
24
One hectare of an area is equivalent to
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B. 10⁴ m²
25
A rectangular piece of property has sides measuring 300 m and 200 m. What is the area of the property in acres?
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A. 14.82
26
Simpson's rule is used to determine the area when the no. of offsets are
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B. odd
27
Area of any irregular figure of plotted map can be obtained accurately by
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D. planimeter
28
The rule based on the assumption that the boundaries are curved lines and are considered as portions of parabola are is
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C. Simpson's rule
29
A cutting formed in level ground has a formation width of 12 m with the sides sloping at 1 vertical to 3 horizontal. If the formation height is 3 m, then the cross sectional area is
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B. 63 m²
30
The prismoidal formula for determining the volume is
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D. h/6 (A₁ + 4Aₘ + A₂)
31
If the smallest division of a vernier is longer than the smallest division of its primary scale, the vernier is known as
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A. Retrograde vernier
32
The curvature of earth is taken into account when the extent of survey is more than
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C. 260 sq km
33
The difference between the most probable value of a quantity and its observed value is called
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C. residual error
34
The errors which arise from inattention, inexperience, carelessness and poor judgment or confusion in the mind of an observer is termed as
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B. mistakes
35
The error due to bad ranging is
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B. cumulative positive
36
A triangle is said to be well-conditioned if none of its angles is less than
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D. 30°
37
In surveyor's compass the Zero is marked at the ______ of the circular graduated ring
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A. both north and south ends
38
The Fore bearings of the lines AB and BC are 60° 10′ and 120° 20′, and their corresponding Back bearings are 259° and 301° 50′ respectively, then the angle B is
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A. 139°40′
39
Local attraction in a compass survey may exist due to
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B. presence of magnetic materials
40
At the equator the amount of dip is
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A. 0°
41
If 'n' is the number of sides, then the total sum of the exterior angle in a closed traverse is
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C. (2n + 4) × 90
42
Magnetic meridian and true meridian are
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Question Cancelled
43
The magnetic bearing of a line is 85°30′ and the magnetic declination at that place is 4°30′ East. True bearing will be
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B. 90°
44
If the bearing of a line is N 34°30′W, then the back bearing of that line will be
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B. S 34°30′ E
45
The method used to orient a plane table at A with reference to two accessible points A and B is
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D. Two-point problem
46
The rays drawn to the points of known location from the unplotted station occupied by the plane table are called
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B. Resectors
47
Which of the following is not a methodology for the solution of a three-point problem?
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D. Kirchoff's method
48
A compound lens free from spherical aberration is called
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Question Cancelled
49
The accuracy required in precise levelling is of the order of
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A. √K mm
50
Closed contours with higher value inside represent a
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B. Hill
51
Two contours of different elevations do not cross each other except in case of a
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C. Overhanging cliff
52
The contour lines are perpendicular to the
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D. Both (A) and (B)
53
The Horizontal distance between any two consecutive contours is called
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C. Horizontal equivalent
54
In an area the contour lines are parallel and equidistant, then the area should be
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D. Uniform slope
55
The square method of indirect contouring is commonly used in
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B. nearly flat areas
56
In direct method of contouring the process of locating point lying on a contour is known as
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C. Vertical control
57
In double-line river the contours are
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B. Stopped at the edge of the river
58
A point of known elevation above the datum line is called
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A. Benchmark
59
The capability of telescope to produce sharp images is known as its
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D. Resolving power
60
The line joining the optical centre of the object glass and the centre of the eye piece is
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B. Axis of telescope
61
In levelling any surface parallel to the mean spheroid of the earth is called
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C. Level surface
62
The combined correction due to refraction and curvature is ______ times of curvature correction
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D. 6/7
63
The Simpson's rule for determination of the area is used when the number of offsets are
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A. Odd
64
Which method gives more accurate results in area calculation?
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C. Simpson's rule
65
A person of height 1.65 m standing on a cliff of height 20 m above the water level on seashore can sight a ship at a distance of about
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B. 18 km
66
The branch of surveying in which measurements of distances is done by computations, is known as
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A. Tacheometry
67
Generally the multiple constant of most of the instruments in tacheometry is
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A. 100
68
A voice communication system mounted on the total station is
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A. Geotronics Unicom
69
In electromagnetic distance measurement the number of cycles completed by the wave in one second is called
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B. Frequency
70
In electronic surveying instruments for the purpose of precise centering ______ is used
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C. Optical plummet
71
The error occurring in Total station instrument such that the tilting axis is not perpendicular to the vertical axis is
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B. Tilting axis error
72
In a total station the first part of the distance error is independent of the distance measured is called
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B. Zero error
73
The algebraic sum of deflection angles in a closed traverse is
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A. 360
74
Which method gives more accurate results in theodolite measurements?
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B. repetition
75
Bowditch rule is applied to
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C. A closed traverse for adjustments of closing error
76
In a total station if the instrument is not firmly tightened on the tripod head, the error introduced is known as
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B. Slip
77
The area of land acquired for the road along its alignment is
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D. Right of way
78
Range of camber to be provided on water-bound Macadam roads is
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B. 3% to 2.5%
79
For a constant value of co-efficient of lateral friction, the value of super elevation increases with
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A. increase in speed and decrease in radius of curve
80
Ruling gradient for roads in plain terrain is
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C. 1 in 30
81
Beginning of the curve where the alignment changes from a tangent to a curve is
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A. point of curve
82
A clothoid is another name of a
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D. Spiral
83
A sprinkler irrigation system is suitable when (i) the land cannot be suitable for surface methods; (ii) Soil is excessively permeable or impermeable; (iii) Depth of soil is shallow over gravel or sand
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C. All of the above
84
Which of the following is a major kharif crop in India?
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B. Rice
85
The first watering before sowing the crop is
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C. Paleo
86
Match correctly the measurement of duty taken at various points. List-I: (i) head of branch canal; (ii) outlet of a canal; (iii) head of main canal; (iv) head of the land to be irrigated. List-II: (p) Gross quantity; (q) Lateral quantity; (r) outlet factor; (s) Net quantity
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D. (i)-q, (ii)-r, (iii)-p and (iv)-s
87
The extension of one or more courses of brick or stone from the face of wall which serves as a support for wall plate is
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B. corbel
88
Foundation suitable for black cotton soil is
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A. Under-ream pile
89
A window provided on the sloping roof is
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B. Dormer window
90
A triangular space formed between the extrados and the horizontal line drawn through the crown of an arch is
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A. Spandril
91
The roof truss to be used when a room is required to be provided in the roof is
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D. Truncated roof truss
92
For plastering on walls: (i) For small openings upto 0.65 sqm, no deduction is made; (ii) For openings above 2 sqm, deduction is made for both faces of the opening
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C. Both (i) and (ii) are false
93
If d is the vertical distance between centres of the upper and lower arms of the bent-up bar, then for a 45° cranked bar, the additional length to be provided for one bent-up is
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Question Cancelled
94
The painting coefficient for panelled door is
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C. 2 ¼
95
The effects of the excessive presence of the various ingredients in bricks are given. Match List-I with List-II. List-I: (p) Alumina; (q) Silica; (r) Lime; (s) Iron oxide; (t) Magnesia. List-II: (u) melts and loses its shape; (v) Shrink and warp during drying and burning; (w) Decay of bricks; (x) Destroys cohesion and makes bricks brittle; (y) Makes bricks dark blue
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B. p-v, q-x, r-u, s-y, t-w
96
Soundness test of cement is performed with the help of
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D. Le Chatelier Apparatus
97
A peculiar curved swelling found on the body of a tree is known as
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B. Rindgalls
98
Carbon content in mild steel is
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C. 0.10 to 0.25%
99
An example of a sedimentary rock is
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D. limestone
100
Rapid hardening cement develops at the age of 3 days the same strength as that is expected of ordinary portland cement at
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A. 7 days

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