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नेपाल इञ्जिनियरिङ्ग सेवा, सिभिल समूह, जनरल उपसमूह

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मिति : २०६८/२/८
समयः ४५ मिनेट । SET - २ पर्णा
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विषयः सिभिल इञ्जिनियरिङ्ग सम्बन्धी
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1. Water is open channel and streams measured through

A) Barrage B) Dam
C) Weir D) Canal

2. The hydromantic force exerted by 2m deep water on the gase downstream is equal to
A) 140KN B) 1OKN
C) 20KN D) 30KN

3. The discharge in open channel in inversely proportional to

A) Roughness of the section B) Slope of the channel Cohesion is defined as
B) Sectional area D) hydraulic radius

4. Cohesion is defined as:

A) Attraction of molecules of same materials B) attraction of molecules of different materials
C) Both of the above D) none of the above

5. Type of foundation are

A) Shallow foundation B) deep foundation
C) Both of the above D) none of the above

6. The strength of a soil is usually indentified by

A) Effective stress B) Direct tensile stress
C) Direct compressive stress D) Ultimate shear stress

7. The solid transported by wind and deposited is called

A) Lacustrine soil B) Aeolian soil
C) Marine soil D) alluvial soil
 8. The maximum water content of a saturated soil at which a reduction in its moisture does not cause a decrease
in volume of soil is called
A) shrinkage limit B) liquid limit
C) plastic limit D) elastic limit

9. Lap in bars are equal to

A) bond length B) twice bond length
C) 1.5 twice bond length D) none of above

10. The amount of reinforcement for main hairs in a slab is balanced upon
A) Maximum bending moment B) minimum shear force
C) Maximum shear force D) minimum bending moment

11. The minimum size (diameter) of the longitudinal bars in the column should be
A) 16mm B) 10mm
C) 12mm D) 14mm

12. A column is considered as a long column if its slenderness ratio is more than
A) 28 B) 12
C) 20 D) 24

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13. A type of bond into a brick masonry consisting of alternative course of header and stretcher is called
A) Heading bond B) Flemish bond
C) Stretching bond D) English bond

14. Damp proofing is done

A) Along the walls of the building B) along the floors of the buildings
C) Both along walls and floor of the building D) along the walls beams and floor of the building
15. The wooden piece joining the bottom ends of the rafters
A) Boarding B) eaves beard
C) Purling D) Batten

16. A type of flooring made with special aggregate of marble Chips mixed with white and coloured cement, is
called
A) asphah flooring B)granolith\hic flooring
C) terrazzo flooring D) mosaic flooring

17. Disinfection of drinking water is done to remove

A) Bacteria’s B) Turbidity
C) Odour D) colour

18. Runoff is the quantity of water which flows

A) In rivers B) in sewer pipes
C) due to leakage in pipes D) none of above

19. The underground structure in the form of circular or rectangular tank for the purpose of admitting sewerage
into it from the intercepting chamber is called
A) Soak pit B) septic tank
C) Cesspool D) privy pit

20. Self-cleaning velocity of sewer will be increased as

A) Diameter of sewer pipe increase B) diameter of sower pipes decrease
C) Both of them D) none of them

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21. The force exerted by flowing water on the sediment particles to course their motor is called:
A) eddy force B) buoyant force
C) Attractive force D) kinematic force

22. over irrigation result in

A) Drainage B) water-logging
C) Fertility D) wilting
23. Drop structures in canal is provided for
A) Providing bridge B) energy dissipation
C) Maintaining the ground slope D) creating high velocity

24. In geometric design of highways the most controlling features are

A) Speed, comfort B) Speed, safety
C) Safety, comfort D) all of above

25. Which of the following is not true about highway drainage?

A) Excess moisture causes chemical reaction in subgrade and Pavement materials
B) Excess moisture in subgrade causes its instability
C) Excess moisture in stabilized soil and water bound macadam reduces strength of pavement
D) Excess moisture in subgrade causes variation in volume of subgrade

26. A water bound macadam road is an example of

A) Semi-rigid pavement B) rigid pavement
C) Flexible pavement D) none of the above

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27. The minimum stopping sight distance for a trunk road on Level terrain is
A) 85m B) 200m
C) 195m D) 110m

28. Specification is the:

A) basis for carry out engineering works
B) Basis for ascertain quality of construction works
C) Basis for execution of contracts
D) All of above

29. Which of the following is not considered while preparing item rate estimate?
A) Inflation on material and wage of manpower B) The unit rate of materials
C) The wage of manpower D) The charge of equipment and tools

30. The fundamental units is metric system are

A) Kilometre, kilogram, second B) Centimetre, gram, second
C) Meter, kilogram, second D) None of Above
31. Plinth area estimate is an approximate estimate mostly under that estimation of
A) Bridge B) irrigation ch
C) Building D) Road

12. The tender is

A) Notice inviting bids B) written offer submitted by contractor to execute works
C) An agreement enforceable by law D) none of above

33. Types of organization used is construction industry is

A) Effective organization B) line organization
C) Line staff organization D) functional organization

34. What are the key dates of a standard contracting procedure of project?
A) Call for bidding and contract award
B) Call for bidding bid submission, bid evaluation
C) Call for bidding, bid Submission, bid evaluation and contract award
D) Call for bidding, bid submission and contract award

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35. The run way orientation is made so that landing and take up are
A) Transverse to wind direction B) against the wind direction
C) Along the wind direction D) perpendicular to wind direction

36. A curve of varying radius is known as:

A) Transition curve B) Simple curve
C) Compound curve D) Reverse curve

37. The theodolite is an instrument used for measuring accurately

A) Linear measurement B) Horizontal angles only
C) Vertical angles only D) Horizontal and vertical angles

38. A fixed point of known elevation above datum is:

A) Reference line B) Bench mark
C) Datum line D) Reduced level

39. An imaginary line joining points of equal elevation on earth surface is:
A) Contour line B) contour surface
C) Contour gradient D) level line

40. Fundamental principle of surveying in to work from the

A) Higher level to lower level B) whole to part
C) Part to the whole D) lower level to higher level

41. The ordinary cement used is general constructions is a

A) Rapid hardening cement B) Portland Cement
C) High alumina cement D) Pozzolanic cemet

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42. The states of concrete are

A) Elastic and hardened state B) elastic and plain state
C) Plastic and hardened state D) none of above

41 Excess of alumina in a brick earth causes

A) Brittleness B) Cracking and warning on drying
C) Loss of cohesion D) impermeable

44. Stale stone is a

A) Granular rock B) igneous rock
C) Sedimentary rock D) metamorphic mock

45. What type of paint do you recommend in doors on the exterior wall of a building?
A) Oil distemper B) French polish
C) Varnish exterior D) enamel paint

46. Bending moment diagram of simply supported beam with a point lead at the centre of the span is
A) Parabola B) Triangular
C) Rectangle D) Diagonal

47. Stress may be defined as force per unit

A) Volume B) length
C) Area D) none of above

48 Factor of safety is defined as:

A) % of elongation before failure B) ratio of yield strength to working strength
C) Ratio of ultimate strength to working strength D) ratio of ultimate strength to yield strength

49. Fatigue is the failure of a material under:

A) Constant load but occasionally well above static load
B) Varying loads, well below ultimate static load
C) Constant loads well below ultimate static load
D) Varying loads well above ultimate static load

50. The loss of head at entrance in a pipe is:

2 2
0.75V V
A) B)
2g 2g
2 2
0.5 V 0.355V
C) D)
2g 2g

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