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 ABOUT ME : ANIRUDDHA ROY
▪ M.Tech (IIT Bombay)
▪ 3+ years of nationwide GATE teaching experience
▪ Area of Expertise :Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering,
Geotechnical Engineering ,Surveying, Irrigation Engineering and
Hydraulic Structures, CMM, Steel
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1. A bar of uniform cross-section is subjected to
uniaxial tension and develops a strain of 1/600 in
the direction of the force. If Poisson's ratio of the
bar is 1/3 then the change in volume per unit
volume is
1
A. ( + ) 1800
1
B. ( − ) 1800
1
C. ( + ) 900
1
D. ( − ) 900
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2. A loading causes beam ABC to deform linearly from A
to C. If the displacement at C is Δ then the normal
strain ϵBD is equal to

A.
5L

B. 2
5L
2
C.
3L
4
D.
5L
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3. The displacement at the end C of the overhanging
beam as shown below is
wL3
A.
12EI
wL3
B.
24EI
wL4
C.
24EI
wL4
D. 48EI
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4. Axial force in member BC is :
A. M/l (Tension)
B. M/l (Compressive)
C. 2/3 (M/I) (Tensile)
D. 2/3 (M/I) (Compressive)
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5. Consider the following statements regarding design of
tension members by limit state method:
1. It is an iterative method.
2. It is checked only for net cross-sectional area from
the factored load and from it trial cross-section is
chosen.
3. Safety against net section rupture and block shear
failure is checked after connection design.
4. Finally it is checked for maximum slenderness ratio,
which is must.
Which of the above statements are CORRECT?
A. 2 and 3 B. 1,2 and 4
D. 1,3 and 4 D. All of these
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6. In the empirical expression for the static modulus EC in
terms of the characteristic cube strength fck' given by
IS IS 456:2000, the constant 5000 has the unit of
A. MPa
1
B.
(MPa)1/2
C. (MPa)1/2

D. Unit less dimensionless

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7. For waist slab having span ‘l’ in longitudinal direction in
staircases, the approximate slab thickness ‘t’ for simply
supported end conditions may be taken as
A. l/28
B. l/40
C. l/20
D. l/25
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8. For a given activity, the optimistic, most likely and
expected time estimates are 4, 10, 10 days
respectively. The variance for this activity is
A. 1 unit
B. 2
C. 3 units
D. 4 units
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9. Consider the following statements:
1. Crash time of an activity is that time of completion
which can not be reduced further.
2. Direct cost includes the cost of material, labour and
equipment.
3. Indirect cost includes administrative cost,
depreciation, insurance charges.
4. Direct cost reduces with time whereas indirect cost
increases with time.
Which of the following statements are CORRECT?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. All of the above
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10. Consider the following statements regarding resource
allocation:
1. The activities with earliest start time get the first
priority.
2. Priorities are decided on the basis of float available
in the activities.
3. Non critical activities can not be rescheduled to free
the resources for critical activities.
Which of the above statement are CORRECT?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. all of these
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11. The maximum total quantity of dry aggregate by mass
per 50 kg of cement to be taken as the sum of the
individual masses of fine and coarse aggregates, for
M10 grade of concrete is
A. 625 kg
B. 330 kg
C. 480 kg
D. 250 kg
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12. Camphor in plastic is used as
A. Resin
B. Filler
C. Plasticizer
D. Catalyst
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13. While conducting the flow measurement using a
rectangular notch, an error of 1% in head over the
notch is observed. The percentage error in the
computed discharge is
A. 0.75
B. 1.00
C. 1.50
D. 2.50
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14. Consider the following statements regarding the
properties of soil:
1. Clayey soil has small thixotropic value than sand.
2. Liquidity index and consistency index are used to
study the behaviour of fine grained soil in field
conditions.
3. Higher the flow index, higher the rate of change of
shear strength with water content.
4. Higher the plastic limit of soil, higher the plastic
range of soil.
Which of the above statements are CORRECT?
A. 3 and 4 B. 2 and 3
C. 1,2 and 4 D. 2,3 and 4
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15. Consider the following statements in reference to the
graph shown below:
1. Soil represented by curve ‘a’ has larger shear
strength than the soil represented by curve ‘b’.
2. Flow index is directly proportional to shear strength.
3. Curve a and curve b have equal shear strength.
Which of the above statements is(are) CORRECT?
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 2
D. 2 only
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16. Due to continuous pumping for 5 hours from a
catchment of 20 ha, having porosity of 25% and
specific retention of 10%, groundwater level dropped
by 1 m. The corresponding change in storage is
A. 6 ha-m
B. 5 ha-m
C. 4 ha-m
D. 3 ha-m
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17. Consider the following statements:
1. Emphysema is a disease caused by prolonged
exposure to NO2.
2. Aromatic hydrocarbons are more harmful than
aliphatic hydrocarbons.
3. National ambient air quality standards of India have
specified maximum annual concentration of PM10 and
PM2.5 to be 60 μg/m3 and 40 μg/m3 respectively.
Which of the above statements are CORRECT?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1,2 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 1 and 3
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18. Consider the following statements:
1. Error due to temperature variation is natural error.
2. Plane surveying is adopted for most of the civil
engineering projects.
3. The principle of surveying is working from whole to
part.
4. The clogging of chain rings with mud introduces
negative cumulative correction.
Which of the above statements are CORRECT?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1 and 4
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19. If 𝑖 = −1, then find the value of 𝑖 ?

A. 2
B. 1
𝜋
C. − 2
𝜋
D. 𝑒 −2
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20. Raju cycled 10 km South from his house, turned
right and went 5 km and again turned right and
cycled 10 km and then turned left and cycled 10 km.
How many kilometers will he have to cycle back to
reach his house?
A. 10 km
B. 5 km
C. 20 km
D. 15 km
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21. Consider the following statements about metallic atoms.

A characteristic of the structure of metallic atoms is that

1. Their outermost orbital of electrons is nearly complete

and they attract electrons from other atoms.

2. Their atoms are smaller and more compact than those

of non-metallic elements.

Which of the above is/are correct?

A. 1 only B. 2 only

C. 1 and 2 only D. None of above

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22. Consider following statements and choose correct

options about polymers?

1. The polymers found in nature are known as

natural polymers which control the life process in
plants and animals and known as biopolymers.

2. Starch, cellulose, proteins and nucleic acids are

examples of synthetic polymers.

Which of the statement/s is/are true?

A. 1 only B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2 D. None the above

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23. Cause and effect diagram used to
1. Identify and organize possible causes of problem.
2. Identify possible causes of solution.
3. Identify possible causes of problem and
determining its relation. The correct answer is
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 1,2 and 3
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24. Consider the following statements regarding ecological
pyramid:
1. The length of each horizontal bar of ecological pyramid
represents the total number of individual at each trophic
level in an ecosystem.
2. In pyramid of biomass, the organisms in each trophic level
are weighted instead of being counted.
3. The pyramid of energy is always inverted, with a large
energy base at the top.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1,2 and 3
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25. The Sendai Framework is associated with which
of the following fields?
A. Conservation of biological diversity
B. Disaster risk reduction
C. Agreement on biosafety
D. Convention on desertification
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