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1. Which of the following is carried out by two theodolite method?

A. Geodetic survey B. Circular curve ranging
C. Astronomical survey D. Tacheometric survey
Ans. B
2. Effective length of a column fixed at one end and free at the other end is

A. B.

C. 2l D. l
Ans. C
3. The main bars in RCC column should be at least
A. 10 mm B. 12 mm
C. 16 mm D. 20 mm
Ans. B
4. The maximum dry density of soil is 15 kN/m 3 at OMC 23%. Find air void (%) of the soil. If
specific gravity of soil is 2.6
A. 10 B. 2
C. 6 D. 12
Ans. C
5. The manometer head (Hm) of a centrifugal pump is given by
A. Pressure head at outlet of pump – pressure head at inlet
B. Total head at inlet total head at outlet
C. Total head at outlet – total head at inlet
D. None of the above
Ans. C
6. The discharge passing over an ogee spillway is given by (where, L is effective length of
spillway crest and H is the total head over the spillway crest including velocity head.)
A. CLH3/2 B. CLH3/2
C. CLH5/2 D. CLH1/2
Ans. A
7. Steel unit generates which of the following Air Pollutants ?
A. Particulate smoke, CO, fluoride B. SO2, NOx, particulate smoke
C. NOx, SO2, particulate D. SO2, Acid Mist
Ans. B
8. Floating car method is a _________
A. speed and delay study. B. spot speed study.
C. origin and destination study. D. accident study.
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9. The distance between the gauge faces of stock rail and tongue rail at the heel of the switch
is called
A. Heel divergence B. Flange way clearance
C. Switch angle D. Throw of switch
Ans. A
10. Air permeability test is done to measure:
A. Setting time of cement B. Soundness of cement
C. Chemical composition of cement D. Fineness of cement
Ans. D
11. In a transit theodolite, the error due to non-parallelism of axis of telescope level and line
of collimation can be eliminated by
A. reading both verniers.
B. reading different parts of main scale.
C. reading left and right face observations.
D. taking both right and left swing readings.
Ans. C
12. Torque corresponding to a twist of one radian in a shaft over its unit length is called
A. Torsional rigidity B. Torsional stress
C. Flexural rigidity D. Moment of resistance
Ans. A
13. Yield line theory leads to result in
A. Elastic solution B. Lower bound solution
C. Upper bound solution D. Unique solution
Ans. C
14. In case of stratified soil layers, the best equation that can be adopted for computing the
pressure distribution is
A. Skempton’s B. Westergaard’s
C. Prandtl’s D. Rankine’s
Ans. B
15. An inward flow reaction turbine:
A. Impulse turbine B. Francis turbine
C. Pelton turbine D. All the above
Ans. B
16. In a Canal Syphon type Cross Drainage Work
A. canal bed is below the drain
B. canal bed is above the drain
C. canal bed and the drain at the same level
D. canal and the drain crossing at right angles
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17. Sludge bulking can be controlled by

A. Coagulation B. Chlorination
C. Denitrification D. Aeration
Ans. B
18. As per IRC, the maximum superelevation permissible in a snowbound hilly terrain is:
A. 4% B. 5%
C. 7% D. 10%
Ans. B
19. Find the grade compensation for a 6 degree curve on a Broad Gauge railway track
A. 0.16% B. 0.20%
C. 0.24% D. 0.32%
Ans. C
20. Which of the following is the most accurate estimate?
A. Plinth area estimate B. Cube rate estimate
C. Detailed estimate D. Building cost index estimate
Ans. C
21. Station pointer is used for:
A. solving 3 point problem of hydrographic survey
B. determining water level and its variation
C. measuring angles
D. measuring discharge of a stream
Ans. A
22. A cantilever beam of length l is subjected to a vertical load w at its free end. If the flexural
rigidity EI of the beam is constant, determine the deflection at its free end?

A. B.

C. D.

Ans. A
23. End bearing splices are used for
A. Bars in tension B. Bars in compression
C. Resist torsion D. None of the above
Ans. B
24. Which of the following are true for Pumping in test?
A. This test is economical than pumping out test
B. Its results are more reliable than pumping out test
C. They are conducted just closer to the hole where plumping out test was performed
D. All of the above
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25. The vertical depth of the centre of pressure, for the inclined plane surface below the
free surface of the liquid is

A. B.

C. D.

Ans. C
26. Water requirement for the crops is equal to
A. Consumptive use
B. Consumptive use + Application loss
C. Consumptive use + Application loss + Special needs for land preparation,
transplantation
D. Consumptive use + Application loss + Surface runoff
Ans. C
27. The units in which both sedimentation & digestion process of sludge take places
simultaneously is
A. skimming tank B. imhoff tank
C. detritus tank D. digestion tank
Ans. B
28. Modulus of subgrade reaction using 30cm diameter plate is obtained as 200N/cm 3. The
value of the same using standard plate will be
A. 500 B. 80
C. 100 D. 200
Ans. B
29. The gauge of a railway track is defined as:
A. The clear distance between inner faces of two rails
B. The clear distance between outer faces of two rails
C. The centre to centre distance between two rails
D. The distance between inner faces of a pair of wheels
Ans. A
30. The carpet area of a residential building may be _________ of plinth area.
A. 15% to 30% B. 30% to 40%
C. 40% to 50% D. 50% to 65%
Ans. D
31. The angle between two plain mirrors of an optic square is ________.
A. 0° B. 30°
C. 45° D. 90°
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32. A rectangular beam of width 200mm is subjected to a shear force of 40kN. If the maximum
shear stress of the cross section is 2 N/mm2, the depth of the beam should be
A. 100 mm B. 150 mm
C. 200 mm D. 225 mm
Ans. B
33. The negative moment reinforcement are provided at least
A. 1/5th of total reinforcement B. 1/4th of total reinforcement
C. 1/3rd of total reinforcement D. 1/6th of total reinforcement
Ans. C
34. If the initial void ratio is less than critical void ratio for a shear test on cohesionless soil
then the volume of sample
A. Increases B. Decreases
C. Remains Constant D. first decreases then increases
Ans. D
35. At sea level, the value of atmospheric pressure is close to
A. 1.033 m of water column B. 10.33 m of water column
C. 103.3 m of water column D. 101.3 m of water column
Ans. B
36. Defective air circulation in plant’s root zone is an effect of
A. Mixed cropping B. Fall in soil moisture content
C. Water logging D. High temperatures
Ans. C
37. Sulphur dioxide is an air pollutant, which is mainly emitted by
A. Coal burning B. Gasoline fuel
C. Tyres D. Carburettor
Ans. A
38. What will be the max flow in VPH for relation v=55 - 0.44k,where v is speed in kmph and
k isdensity in vpkm
A. 2000 B. 1718
C. 1500 D. 1000
Ans. B
39. Cement used for railway sleepers is designated as
A. 40-S B. 53-S
C. 46-S D. 48-S
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40. Bar charts are suitable only for

A. Minor projects B. Medium Projects
C. Major projects D. Huge projects
Ans. A
41. The value of additive constant in analectic lens is ________.
A. 100 B. 0
C. 0.5 D. 10
Ans. B
42. A cube of volume 5000 cc is subjected to an allround stress of 1400 kg/cm 2. If the
volumetric change is 5cc, the bulk modulus of the material ( in x10 6 kg/cm2) is:
A. 0.5 B. 1.4
C. 2 D. 3.4
Ans. B
43. In a singly reinforced balanced section , if M 30 concrete and Fe 415 steel is used, then
the value of neutral axis factor (k) in L.S.M. is
A. 0.42 B. 0.46
C. 0.48 D. 0.52
Ans. C
44. Density index of medium dense sand is
A. 20 B. 30
C. 50 D. 80
Ans. C
45. The pressure of a liquid measured with the help of a piezometer tube is:
A. Vacuum pressure B. Gauge pressure
C. Absolute pressure D. Atmospheric pressure
Ans. B
46. When the reservoir is full, the maximum compressive force in a gravity dam is produced
A. at the toe.
B. at the heel.
C. within the middle third of base.
D. at centre of base.
Ans. A
47. The waste stabilization lagoons can be
A. Aerobic B. Anaerobic
C. Facultative D. Any of the above
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48. The consistency and resistance to flow of bitumen can be determined by

A. Viscosity test B. Penetration test
C. Ductility test D. Softening point test
Ans. A
49. The numbers of sleepers required for construction 500 m long railway track, using sleeper
density of M+5 and rail length of 10 m
A. 500 B. 750
C. 600 D. 650
Ans. B
50. A Dummy activity
A. has no bearing on the network and can appear any where
B. has only head event but no tail event
C. has tail event but no head event
D. neither requires any time nor any resources
Ans. D
51. The deflection at any point of a perfect frame can be obtained by applying a unit load at
the joint in
A. Horizontal direction B. Vertical direction
C. Inclined direction D. The direction in which deflection is required
Ans. D
52. The maximum area of tension steel in a beam shall not exceed
A. 0.15 bD B. 0.12 bD
C. 0.04 bD D. 1.00 bD
Ans. C
53. The stress which is responsible for retaining water in capillary tube above the free water
surface of the water body in which the capillary tube is inserted, is:
A. Capillary compression B. Capillary tension
C. Capillary pore pressure D. None of the above
Ans. D
54. Outriggers are used for
A. crawler mounted mobile cranes to enhance its stability
B. wheel mounted mobile cranes to enhance its stability
C. fixing the lattice boom in a crane
D. fixing the telescopic boom in a crane
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55. In the displacement method of structural analysis, the basic unknown is

A. Displacement B. Force
C. Displacement and force D. None of these
Ans. A
56. Relation between Young’s modulus and cube strength of concrete is:

A. B.

C. D.
Ans. C
57. Wicket gates are:
A. Gate valve in a penstock B. Sluice gates of dam
C. Runner vanes of reaction turbine D. Guide vanes of reaction turbine
Ans. D
58. Excavation exceeding 1.5 m in width as well as 10 m 2 on plan but not exceeding 30 cm in
depth shall be described as
A. Surface excavation B. Surface dressing
C. Excavation in trenches D. Cutting
Ans. A
59. Design of foundation for a large generator is guided, primarily, by
A. Frequency B. Deformation
C. Strength D. Stiffness
Ans. A
60. Hydraulic jump for energy dissipation is used in:
A. Saft spillway B. Syphon spillway
C. Side channel spillway D. All of these
Ans. B
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