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1. Who was the first Governor-General that laid down the first railway line in India?

A

Lord William Bentinck

B

Lord Dalhousie

C

Lord Lytton

D

Lord Curzon

2. The hydraulic gradient of the soil sample having 6 cm height and 50 cm square cross sectional area under an effective constant head of 40 cm is ______.

A

6.66

B

4.3

C

1.9

D

5.33

3. The Indian Roads Congress (IRC) recommends the ideal shape of transition curve is __________.

A

lemniscate

B

circular

C

cubic parabola

D

spiral

4. Which one of the following expressions is correct as per the height of instrument is concerned?

A

Sum of BS - Sum of FS = Last RL - First RL

B

Sum of BS - Sum of FS = First RL - Last RL

C

Sum of FS - Sum of BS = Last RL - First RL

D

Sum of FS - Sum of BS = First RL - Last RL

5. A RCC column of size 400 × 400 mm has the longitudinal bars of 20 mm. What should be the pitch of lateral ties in this case?

A

300 mm

B

250 mm

C

400 mm

D

270 mm

6. Which one of the following is the CORRECT tool to bend the rails for track maintenance?

A

Jim Crow

B

Rail tong

C

Crowbar

D

Wire Claw

7. A Flow net can be utilized for the purpose of determination of _________.

A

seepage

B

shear strength

C

lateral earth pressure

D

maximum dry density

8. In plate load test, the initial seating pressure applied before applying the actual load is:

A

70 g/cm square

B

450 g/cm square

C

150 g/cm square

D

300 g/cm square

9. Yellow light hand signal shows ___________.

A

proceed

B

proceed cautiously

C

stop

D

terminate

10. The results obtained from the grain analysis is given below: < 2.0 mm - 90% < 0.65 mm - 60% < 0.073 mm - 30% < 0.007 mm - 10% < 0.002 mm - 02% Based on the above results the soil can be classified as:

A

Gap graded

B

Well graded

C

Poorly graded

D

Uniformly graded

11. In which of the following cases, the two contour lines intersect each other?

A

Overhanging vertical cliff

B

Steeper slope

C

For a pond

D

For a hillock

12. In Prandtl`s mixing length theory, u` and v` are assumed to be ________.

A

same

B

co-planner

C

separate

D

different

13. What is the minimum clear cover for column for mild exposure?

A

20 mm

B

30 mm

C

25 mm

D

40 mm

14. The first fully air-conditioned train is introduced between:

A

Howrah and Hooghly

B

Howrah and Delhi

C

Hooghly and Delhi

D

Bombay and Delhi

15. Which Cross Staff can be used to set up any angles (not just 90 degree and 45 degree )?

A

Adjustable Cross Staff

B

Open Cross Staff

C

French Cross Staff

D

Vernier Cross Staff

16. ________ is the Vee-Bee for concrete of very low workability

A

5 - 10 sec

B

2 - 5 sec

C

10 - 20 sec

D

Above 20 sec

17. The main purpose of providing retaining walls at hill roads is:

A

To increase the visibility at curves

B

To provide adequate stability to the roadway and to the slope

C

To provide good drainage

D

To increase the speed at hill roads

18. What is the permissible limit for copper in water?

A

1.5 mg/l

B

0.5 mg/l

C

0.05 mg/l

D

5 mg/l

19. Sheep-foot rollers are used for compacting:

A

Clayey soils

B

Non plastic silts

C

Bitumen mixes

D

Fine sands

20. A two tier structure comprising laying of two pipe systems from drainage sewage and sullage in a building is ideal for ________, and less polluted sullage collected from the building is treated for re-supply for _____________.

A

water recycling, toilet flushing

B

pre-chlorination, washing utensil

C

water filtration, bathing

D

multiple elutriations, for cooking