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1. As per IRC, the maximum limit of superelevation in plain and rolling terrains and in snow bound areas is fixed as:

A

8%

B

7%

C

5%

D

6%

2. Impermeable formations which contains water but are not capable of transmitting and not supplying significant quantity is known as:

A

Aquifer

B

Aquifuge

C

Aquiclude

D

Aquitard

3. Guide bank is hydraulic structure across an alluvial river are

A

Absolute and are not used in modern structures

B

Always used in pairs on both sides of river

C

Useless in meandering streams

D

Preventing the outflanking of structure by the changing course of stream

4. Which vibrators are used for road slabs?

A

Surface vibrators

B

Internal Vibrators

C

Vibrating tables

D

Shutter vibrators

5. Turning the telescope in a horizontal plane is called:

A

Plunging

B

Centering

C

Swinging

D

Transiting

6. If the boundary is stationary, the velocity of fluid at the boundary will be _______.

A

different

B

constant

C

zero

D

half

7. The angle made by a contour line passing through a point with a line of maximum slope at that point is:

A

90 degree

B

45 degree

C

0 degree

D

180 degree

8. For a specific month pan evaporation 200 mm, crop coefficient is 0.5, calculate water requirement of crop in mm.

A

120

B

100

C

110

D

50

9. Modulus of resilience is the ratio of:

A

Ultimate Strength to Modulus of Elasticity

B

Longitudinal strain to lateral strain

C

Square of Yield Stress to Modulus of Elasticity

D

Square of Yield Stress to Modulus of Toughness

10. What is the head loss for fresh plain-sedimentation sludge?

A

It is about 9 times that of water

B

It is about equal to that of the water

C

It is about 1.5 to 4 times that of water

D

It is equal to 7 times that of water

11. Which of the statements is FALSE?

A

Rectangle is symmetric about both the axes,X̄ = 0 and Ȳ = 0

B

T section is symmetrical about both X-X axis and Y-Y axis

C

Semicircle that is symmetrical about Y-Y axis, Then X̄ = 0

D

Equilateral Triangle is symmetrical about X-X axis if the base of the triangle is oriented in the Y-Y axis

12. The width of the trench is generally kept _________ to ________ mm more than the outside diameter of the pipe, with a minimum width of 750 mm which is required for laying the pipe conveniently.

A

100 to 200

B

750 to 900

C

200 to 250

D

300 to 500

13. For a simply supported subjected to uniformly distributed load, if the length of the beam is doubled, deflection becomes ______ times.

A

8

B

12

C

16

D

4

14. Compass surveying is useful compared to chain surveying when:

A

A large area needs to be covered

B

Uneven terrain needs to be surveyed

C

A small area needs to be covered in great detail

D

Chain Survey tools are not available

15. Which one of the following surveys is NOT based upon the nature of the field survey?

A

Cadastral survey

B

Geological survey

C

Astronomical survey

D

Hydrographic survey

16. What consistency of cement paste is required to calculate the initial setting time?

A

0.85P

B

0.90P

C

0.50P

D

0.75P

17. In Eastern India, the first passenger train ran between:

A

Howrah to Hooghly

B

Dhanbad to Haldia

C

Dhanbad to Hooghly

D

Howrah to Haldia

18. In a pipe 400 mm diameter and 800 m length an oil of specific gravity 0.8 is flowing at rate 0.50 m cube /s. Find: i) Head lost due friction (hf) ii) Power request maintain flow (p) (Assume Kinematic viscosity of oil = 0.3 stoke)

A

hf = 34.55 m, p = 132.65 KW

B

hf = 50.7 m, p = 140 MW

C

hf = 30.6 m, p = 130.5 KW

D

hf = 33.55 m, p = 131.65 KW

19. The planes of maximum and minimum normal stresses are at an angle of _______ to each other.

A

120 degree

B

90 degree

C

45 degree

D

60 degree

20. The ratio moment of inertia of a section about the neutral axis to the distance of the outermost layer from the neutral axis is known as:

A

Section modulus

B

Young`s modulus

C

Modulus of elasticity

D

Poisson`s ratio