BPSC SDO Irrigation Test December 5th, 2018

Compiled by: Engr. Hafiz Abdul Rasheed Mastoi (SDO Irrigation)

1. Cantilever column has stiffness formula

 A. 6 EI/L3
 B. 12 EI/L3
 C. 4 EI/L3
 D. 3 EI/L3
2. In plane frame, if one support is roller, it will
 A. Move in one direction only
 B. Move in all directions
 C. Resist in all directions
 D. None of these
3. Pressure on retaining wall is in which direction
 A. Horizontal
 B. Vertical
 C. Downward
 D. None of these
4. Strut is a…..member
 A. Compression
 B. Tension
 C. Shear
 D. None of these
5. Lateral force on building depends not upon
 A. Mass
 B. Geometry
  C. Size
 D. Ambient Temperature
6. Twisting in column produces
 A. Bending
 B. Shear
 C. Compression
 D. None of these
7. Pile load test is
 A. Dynamic in foundation capacity assessment
 B. Static in determination of foundation capacity
 C. Vibratory
 D. None of these
8. Bearing pads
 A. Reduce stresses
 B. Increase performance of foundation
 C. Increase stresses
 D. None of these
9. Ductility is increased with
 A. High percentage of steel
 B. High strength concrete
 C. Using smaller fonts in Designing
 D. None of these
10. Plastic hinge in a beam is the
 A. Decreased moment resisting capacity
11. Day to day Cement used is
 A. Rapid Hardening
  B. Low heat cement
 C. Portland Cement
 D. None of the above
12. FEM means
 A. Finite Elementary Matrix
 B. Finite Elementary Method
 C. Fix Element Method
 D. Finite Element Method
13. CPM means
 A. Critical Path Method
14. Hydraulic Gradient is
 A. Vector of difference b/w head along flow path
 B. Slope of the Channel
 C.
15. Poisson’s Ratio is
 A. Axial strain to Transverse Strain
 B. Transverse strain to axial strain
 C. Longitudinal stress to Transverse strain
 D. None of the above
16. Cable of prestress has grade
 A. 40
 B. 60
 C. 270
 D. None of the above
17. Structure suitable for much longer span is
 A, Girder
  B. Truss
 C. Arch Bridge
 D. Suspension Bridge
18. Centroid of Right angled Triangle is
 A. b/3, 2h/3
 B. 2b/3, 2h/3
 C. b/3, h/3
 D. None of the above
19. Centroid of triangle is found by intersection of
 A. Medians
 B. angle bisector
 C. Altitudes
 D. none of the above
20. Simply Supported beam has maximum deflection at
 A. supports
 B. mid
 C. 1/3 from supports
 D. None of the above
21. Simply supported beam with UDL has maximum moment
 A. wl2/8
 B. wl2/12
 C. wl2/4
 D. None of the above
22. Flexible Pavement has
 A. Asphalt with reinforcement
 B. Asphalt without reinforcement
 C. Concrete with reinforcement
  D. None of the above
23. Sensitivity to flexible pavement design is
 A. Axial load
 B. Number of axles
 C. Number of axle and ESAL
 D. None of the above

24. Drain Valve is provided at

 A. Low points
 B. High points
 C. Junction Points
 D. None of these
25. Cavitation is due to
 A. High pressure
 B. Low pressure
 C. High velocity
 D. None of these
26. Capillary action is due to
 A. Cohesion
 B. Adhesion
 C. Both of the above
 D. None of these
27. in Normal Concrete
 A. If cracks are within Limits, Structure can be used
 B. If cracks appear, Structure should not be used
 C. None of these
28. Creep is due to
 A. Impact Load
 B. Sustained load
 C. Moving load
 D. None of these
29. Failure without reaching specified strength due to repeated loading
and unloading is
 A. Plastic Fatigue
 B. Fatigue Failure
 C. Normal Failure
 D. None of these
30. If project Cost is above 15 Billion, which authority can approve it
 A. ECNEC
 B. PDWP
 C. CDWP
 D. None of these
31. Primary function of a beam is
 A, Tension
 B. Flexure
 C. Compression
 D. None of these
32. Compact Section is which
 A. Yields without local buckling
 B. Doesn’t yield
 C. Yields with local buckling
 D. None of these
33. According to BCOP, Axial member has----------reinforcement
  A. Minimum 1% and Maximum 6%
 B. Minimum 0.75% and Maximum 6%
 C. Minimum 1% and Maximum 8%
 D. Minimum 0.75% and Maximum 8%
34. According to BCOP, Lintel beam has
 A. Depth 6 inch and Min reinforcement 0.75%
 B. Depth 6 inch and Min reinforcement 1%
 C. Depth 8 inch and Min reinforcement 0.75%
 D. Depth 8 inch and Min reinforcement 1%
35. According to BCOP, Design life structure of seismic Building has a
return period of
 A. 50 years
 B. 500 years
 C. 475 years
 D. None of these
36. Concrete is designed for a period of
 A. 25 years
 B. 50 years
 C. 400 years
 D. 500 years
37. Shrinkage is caused by
 A. Applied loads
 B. Applied stresses
 C. Strength reduction
 D. None of these
38. Prestress concrete is
 A. Both pretensioned and post tensioned
  B. Pretension only
 C. post tension only
 D. None of these
39. Which contractor has no limit?
 A. C5
 B. C6
 C. C4
 D. None of these
40. In Scheduling, if an item rate is not given
 A. Rate analysis should be done
 B. That item should be neglected
 C. Lump sum cost should be done
 D. None of these
41. If two alternatives are there, what should be done?
 A. Rate analysis should be done
 B. ask Engineer
 C. survey should be carried out
 D. None of these
42. In Compound Interest, Principal amount
 A. is constant
 B. changes every year
 C. changes on quarterly basis
 D. None of these
43. Shear stress is Nil at
 A. the axis of the shaft
 B. outer fiber
 C. at the circumference of the shaft
  D. None of these
44. Bid security is
 A. Less than 5%
 B. More than 50%
 C. Equal to Bid Value
 D. None of these
45. Newtonian Fluid has
 A. Constant Viscosity
 B. Viscosity changes
 C. None of these
46. Maximum number of degree of freedom is
 A. 0
 B. 3
 C. 6
 D. None of these
47. Greater water cement ratio causes
 A. Reduction in Strength
 B. Increase in Strength
 C. No effect in strength
 D. None of these
48. Important consideration in Dam construction is
 A. Low heat of Hydration
 B. Economy
 C. None of these
49. Load factors are
 A. Always greater than 1
  B. Always less than 1
 C. Mostly greater than 1 and fewer are less than 1
 D. None of these
50. Laboratory test for hard rock is
 A. Auger Boring
 B. Rotary Drilling
 C. Diamond Core Drilling
 D. None of these
51. Head of water 50 meter in Tank up to the hole of 10 meter diameter,
has a velocity through the hole
 A. 13.3 m/sec
 B. 31.3 m/sec
 C. 33.3 m/sec
 D. 21.3 m/sec
52. Concrete is poor in
 A. Tension
 B. Compression
 C. Shear
 D. None of these
53. in singly reinforced Concrete Section, Steel to be provided in
 A. Tension zone
 B. Neutral Axis
 C. Compression Zone
 D. None of these
54. Strain is
 A. change in length per unit length
 B. change in length per unit Volume
  C. Change in length per unit area
 D. None of these
55. Stable Equilibrium is when
 A. Center of mass is below center of Buoyancy
 B. Center of mass above center of Buoyancy
 C. Center of mass at the center of Buoyancy
 D. None of these
56. Acid rain is due to
 A. Hydrogen ion
 B. Hydroxyl ion
 C. Sulphate ion
 D. None of these
57. Zeolite process is used for
 A. Turbidity
 B. Hardness
 C. PH value
 D. None of these
58. Noise Level has a unit of
 A. Hertz
 B. Decibel
 C. Diopter
 D. None of these
59. Particles < 1µm, floating in the air are called
 A. Mist
 B. Aerosol
 C. Fume
 D. None of these
60. When Nitrate in water exceeds 50 ppm it causes
 A. Mathenoglobenemia
 B. tooth decay
 C. Coagulation
 D. None of these
61. in Torsion Design Analysis,
 A. Torsion is uniform throughout the section
 B. Torsion is not uniform throughout the section
 C. None of These
62. Successful Bidder is one whose bid is
 A. Lowest bid
 B. Lowest responsive Bid
 C. Highest bid
 D. None of these
63. Plasticity Index is
 A. a semisolid state in which soil remains in plastic state
64. Plastic State of a soil is
 A. when a soil is rolled into diameter of 3mm without minor
surface cracks
65. Submerged body is in stable equilibrium when
 A. weight of body is equal to the weight of the water
66. Bidding is
 A. Impossible without specification
67. In realistic analysis soil is
 A. Hinge
  B. roller
 C. spring
 D. None of these
68. Eccentrically loaded column with lateral force causes
 A. Reduction in simple stresses
 B. Reduction in strength
 C. Geometric nonlinearity
 D. None of these
69. Self-weight beam has
 A. No shear at ends
 B. maximum flexural stresses at mid
 C. Tensile stresses in Neutral axis
 D. None of the above
70. According to BCOP, Compressive strength for specified Cylinder is
 A. Not less than 6000 psi
 B. Not less than 500 psi
 C. Not less than 4000 psi
 D. Not less than 300 psi
71. Greenhouse effect does not depend upon
 A. CO2
 B. Water vapors
 C. Aerosol
 D. None of these
72. Organic soluble matters in water causes
 A. Turbidity
 B. Hardness
 C. Depletion of Oxygen
  D. None of these
73. Prequalification is done for
 A. shortlisting the irrelevant firms
 B. saving the time of bidding process
 C. None of these
74. If moisture content of soil is increased, pressure on retaining wall
 A. Decreases
 B. Increases
 C. Remains unchanged
 D. None of these
75. If two alternatives are available with different cost and different time
period.