Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 1 - Safety and House keeping

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1 : What is the name of artery?

A : Facial
B : Cardio
C : Brachial
D : Temporal

2 : What does the symbol refer?

A : Physical hazard
B : Biological hazard
C : Ergonomic hazard
D : Noise and vibration

3 : What is the term of the outermost layer of

earth?
A : Lithosphere
B : Atmosphere
C : Hydrosphere
D : Thermosphere

4 : What is ABC of first aid?

A : Aid, break, control
B : Avoid, bleeding, control
C : Airway, breathing, circulation
D : Accident, bleeding, circulation

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 Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 2 - Lettering, Dimensioning and
Scales
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5 : What is the name of part labelled as ‘X’? C : Top to bottom

D : Bottom to top

10 : What is the size / height in mm for material

list and dimensioning in drawings?
A : 9 to 10
B : 7 to 8
C : 5 to 6
D : 3 to 4

A : Blade 11 : What is the format of lettering on a drawing

sheet?
B : Stock
C : Working edge A : All alphabets in capital letters
B : All alphabets in small letters
D : Ebony edge
C : In a sentence only first alphabet
D : In a sentence only abbreviation
6 : What is the minimum width of border on left
side of A0 and A1 drawing sheet?
A : 26 mm 12 : What is the name of given scale?
B : 24 mm
C : 22 mm
D : 20 mm

7 : What is the size / Height in mm for sub -

titles of drawing?
A : 3-5 A : Plain scale
B : 6-8 B : Comparative scale
C : 9 - 10 C : Diagonal scale
D : 11 - 12 D : Vernier scale
8 : What is the name of the dimensioning
arrangement?

A : Chain dimensioning
B : Parallel dimensioning
C : Aligned dimensioning
D : Unidirectional dimensioning

9 : How the dimensions can be read in aligned

system of dimension technique?
A : Left hand edge of drawing sheet
B : Bottom of Right hand edge of drawing sheet

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 Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 2 - Lettering, Dimensioning and
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13 : What is the name of given scale? C : Reticulated finish

D : Hammer dressed finish

17 : What is the description of ‘G1’ in centre

line?
A : Chain thin
B : Dashed thin
C : Dashed thick
D : Continuous thick

A : Plain scale
B : Comparative scale
C : Vernier scale
D : Diagonal scale

14 : What is the equation for required length of

scale?
RF
A : Length to be measured

Length to be measured
B :
RF

C : RF x length to be measured
D : RF x length of scale required

15 : Which rock has a main content of silica?

A : Argillaceous rock
B : Siliceous rock
C : Calcareous rock
D : Foliated rock

16 : What is the name of dressing of stone?

A : Dragged finish
B : Furrowed finish

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 Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 3 - Projection and Views
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18 : Where the rear view is placed in first angle A : 1

projection? B : 2
A : Right side of right side view C : 3
B : Bottom of elevation D : 4
C : Left side of right side view
D : Top of elevation 22 : What is the name of triangle with three
sides are equal and three angles are equal?
19 : What is the name of view represented? A : Scalene triangle
B : Isosceles triangle
C : Equilateral triangle
D : Right angled triangle

23 : What is the name of polygon?

A : Multi view
B : Isometric view
C : Oblique view
D : Perspective view

20 : What is the name of solid represented?

A : Octagon
B : Hexagon
C : Nonagon
D : Heptagon

24 : Where the plan is placed in third angle

projection?
A : Below elevation
B : Above elevation
C : Left of elevation
D : Right of elevation
A : Cube
B : Hexahedron 25 : Which type of sand using concrete work?
C : Tetrahedron A : Course sand
D : Octahedron B : Fine sand
C : Smort sand
21 : Which is a pentagonal prism? D : Muram sand

26 : What is the dimension of sand after

screening?
A : 3.75mm
B : 4.00mm
C : 4.75mm
D : 5.25mm

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27 : What is the selection of mortar ratio in

brick work construction?
A : 1:2
B : 1:3
C : 1:4
D : 1:5

28 : Which material used for reduced setting

time of cement?
A : Silica
B : Gauged
C : Surki
D : Gypsum

29 : What is the mixed method of cement

mortar?
A : Cement and sand in wet
B : Cement and sand in dry
C : Cement and sand mix twice up/down
D : Cement and sand on a water

30 : Which one option is clay product?

A : Ceramic Tiles
B : Mosaic Tiles
C : Cement block
D : Plasticity material

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 Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 4 - Component parts of Building
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31 : What is the name of the part labelled as ‘x’?

A : Pith
B : Bast
C : Sap wood
D : Heart wood

32 : What is the term used for covering or

killings of all knots in wood surface by red lead?
A : Finishing
B : Knotting
C : Stopping
D : Cleaning

33 : What is the name of the defect in timber?

A : Knot
B : Cup shakes
C : Star shakes
D : Radial shakes

34 : What is the use of thin sheets of wood

varies from 0.4 mm to 6 mm thickness?
A : Plywood
B : Fibre board
C : Laminated board
D : Veneers

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 Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 5 - Computer aided drafting
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35 : Which symbol refers to line command?

A :

B :

A : Array command
C : B : Break command
C : Mirror command
D : Explode command

38 : What is the term for drawing elements like

D : line, arc and circle?
A : Options
B : Command
C : Entity
D : Programme

39 : What is the system to locate a point by its

36 : Which symbol refers to ellipse command? distance and angle of the co-ordinate system?
A : A : Cartesian co- ordinate
B : Polar co-ordinate
C : Relative co-ordinate
D : Absolute co-ordinate

B : 40 : What is the name of tool bar that contains

functions of commands?
A : Draw tool bar
B : Modify tool bar
C : Standard tool bar
C : D : Properties tool bar

41 : What is the term that you can always

extract the information into a spreadsheet or data
base to produce a list?
D : A : Block attribute
B : Object properties
C : BHATCH options
D : Creating objects

42 : What angle is used to draw right isoplane?

37 : What is the name of command? A : 30º and 90º
B : 60º and 90º
C : 150º and 90º
D : 30º and 150º

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 Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 6 - Building Materials and Masonry
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43 : What is the name of dressing of stone? B : Compressive strength test

C : Soundness test
D : Tensile strength test

48 : Which cement is more suitable for

construction of abutment and piers?
A : High alumina cement
B : Rapid hardening cement
C : Modified port land cement
A : Dragged finish D : Sulphate resisting cement
B : Furrowed finish
C : Reticulated finish 49 : What is the formula to find safe bearing
D : Hammer dressed finish capacity of soil?
A : Ultimate bearing capacity ¸ Factor of safety
44 : What is marked as ‘x’ in brickwork? B : F.O.S / U.B.C
C :

D :

50 : Which type of foundation is recommended

for black cotton soil?
A : Raft foundation
A : Cornice brick B : Strap foundation
B : Bullnose brick C : Spread footing foundation
C : Cant brick D : Stepped footing foundation
D : Round ended brick
51 : Which foundation is suitable, if the safe
45 : Name the process of removing about 20cm bearing capacity of soil is very low and it is required
depth of soil to a certain area for manufacturing of to distribute heavy concentrated load over a large
brick. area?
A : Unsoiling A : Raft foundation
B : Tempering B : Inverted arch foundation
C : Blending C : Combined footing
D : Cleaning D : Grillage foundation

46 : Which test is conducted to know the 52 : Which method of soil exploration is suitable
classification of lime? for a depth of 3m?
A : Ball test A : Open excavation
B : Visual test B : Probing
C : Impurity test C : Wash boring
D : Workability test D : Auger boring

47 : Which is the test done using vicat

apparatus?
A : Fineness test

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 Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 6 - Building Materials and Masonry
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53 : What is the name of foundation?

A : King closer
B : Bevelled bat
C : Queen closer
D : Mitered closer
A : Wall footing
B : Strap footing 56 : What is the name of brick?
C : Rectangular footing
D : Single footing

54 : What is the name of pile?

A : Cellular clay brick

B : Hollow clay brick
C : Hollow concrete brick
D : Perforated brick

A : Pre cast concrete pile

B : Friction pile
C : Batter pile
D : End bearing pile

55 : What is the name of brick?

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 Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 6 - Building Materials and Masonry
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57 : What is the name of form labelled as ‘x’ in

bricks masonry?

A : Header
B : Quoin closer
C : Queen closer
D : Quoin stretcher

58 : What is the name of bond?

A : Rat trap bond

B : Brick on edge bond
C : Flemish (Single) bond
D : Flemish (Double) bond

59 : What is the bond used in masonry?

A : Diagonal bond
B : Garden wall (English) bond
C : Monk bond
D : Single Flemish bond

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 Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 7 - Plastering / Damp proof course
and Flooring
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60 : What is the minimum wall plastening B : Preparation on surface

thickness? C : Coat of distemper
A : 12mm D : Killing all knots
B : 13mm
C : 14mm 68 : What is the name of damp proofing
D : 15mm method?

61 : Which preparation work to be done before

plastering wall?
A : Wall surface cleaned
B : All holes properly filled
C : Level dots fixing
D : Surfaces brushing and scrapping

62 : Which material used for pebble dash

plastering?
A : Rough Stone
B : Hard Stone
C : Crushed stones
D : Smooth stone A : Treatment to basement
B : Treatment to external walls
63 : What is the ratio requirements of cement C : Treatment to sloping ground
mortar? D : Treatment to expansion joint in flat roof
A : 53.36 kg
B : 63.36 kg 69 : What is the name of part marked as ‘x’?
C : 67.50 kg
D : 73.56 kg

64 : Which is the defect in painting?

A : Coating
B : Soda mixing
C : Under coating
D : Blistering

65 : Which tool used for different surfaces in

paint?
A : By spraying pistol
B : By gun A : Brick jelly
C : By grinding B : Hot bitumen coating
D : By sand paper C : Lime mortar
D : Mind puska
66 : Where varnish to be applied?
A : Steel 70 : What is the treatment to protect the
B : Wooden building against termites to remove stumps, roots,
C : Wall logs and waste?
D : Ply wood A : Soil treatment
B : Structural treatment
67 : What is preparatory work to be done C : Pre construction treatment
before varnishing? D : Post construction treatment
A : Priming coat

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 Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 7 - Plastering / Damp proof course
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71 : What is the material used for quick setting

highly elastic and superior work? 76 : Which floor wax is applied as a final coat of
A : Barium plaster polishing to get glossy surface?
B : Acoustic plaster A : Mosaic floor
C : Gypsum plaster B : Terrazzo floor
D : Granite silicon plaster C : Flagstone floor
D : Granolithic floor
72 : What is the structural member that should
be constructed with fire resistant material and well
separated from heat of the building?
A : Wall openings
B : Floors and roofs
C : Walls and columns
D : Building fire escape element

73 : What is the name of floor?

A : Marble floor
B : Muram floor
C : Mosaic floor
D : Solid ground floor

74 : Which floor is applied with a thin coat of

cement-cow-dung?
A : Murum floor
B : Linoleum floor
C : Mud floor
D : Asphalt floor

75 : Which is a form of disintegrated rock with

building material?
A : Flagstone
B : Murum
C : Mosaic
D : Granolithic

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Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 8 - Surveying (Chain, Compass, Plane
table)
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77 : What is the principle of survey? B : Reduced bearing system

A : Traverse C : Quadrantal bearing system
B : Triangulation D : Whole circle bearing system
C : Work from whole to part
D : Work from part to whole 83 : What is the name of method plotting in
compass survey?
78 : What is the process of establishing
intermediate points in line with the terminal points
before measuring a distance by using chain?
A : Marking
B : Ranging
C : Chaining
D : Offseting

79 : Which type of ranging is adopted while end

stations are intervisible?
A : Direct ranging
B : Ranging by eye
C : Indirect ranging
D : Ranging by line ranger

80 : Where the booking is entered in the field

book? A : Included angle method
A : Top of the page B : Paper protractor method
B : Bottom of the page C : Parallel meridian method
C : Top of the page and worked down wards D : Rectangular co-ordinate method
D : Bottom of the page and worked up wards
84 : What is the inclination of the needle with
81 : What is the rule for converting R.B to the horizontal in prismatic compass?
W.C.B, if a line lies in between 90° and 180°? A : Dip of the needle
A : W.C.B = R.B B : The magnetic needle
B : W.C.B = 180° - R.B C : Declination of needle
C : W.C.B = 360° - R.B D : Local attraction of needle
D : W.C.B = 180° + R.B
85 : What is the error if the compass is affected
82 : What is the system of bearing? by external influences?
A : The pivot being bent
B : Local attraction
C : Inaccurate levelling
D : The vertical hair being thick

86 : What is the name of the error that the

fittings of table and tripod being loose?
A : Errors of manipulation
B : Errors of sighting
C : Errors of instrumental
D : Errors of plotting

A : Fore bearing system

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Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 8 - Surveying (Chain, Compass, Plane
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87 : How you will test the plane table board that

the upper surface of the board should be perfect
plane?

A : Checks the straight edge in all directions

B : Set up and level the plane table over a station
C : If the bubble is not central position, the error
by keeping packing between the underside of the
board
D : Correct the edge by filling and again test

88 : What is the method of survey?

A : Radiation
B : Resection
C : Traversing
D : Intersecting

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Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 9 - Surveying Topography, Theodolite
and Total station
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89 : What does the hand signal represents? C : Contouring line

D : Contour interval

93 : What method of contour is suitable for

contouring in hilly areas?
A : By square method
B : By cross section method
C : By tachometry method
D : By levelling method

94 : What is the purpose of using theodolite

primarily?
A : To measure vertical angle only
B : To measure inclined angle only
C : To measure horizontal angle only
D : To measure horizontal vertical angles

95 : What is the name of the part marked as ‘X’?

A : Move to my left
B : Move to my right
C : Establish the position
D : Return to me

90 : What is the name of part marked as ‘X’?

A : First position of telescope

B : Second position of telescope A : Trivet
C : Third position of telescope B : Eye piece
D : Fourth position of telescope C : Telescope
D : Tripod head
91 : How many permanent adjustment are
required in dumpy level? 96 : What is the one main scale division of
A : One vernier thedolite?
B : Two A : 15’ - 0ʺ
C : Three B : 20’ - 0ʺ
D : Four C : 22’ - 0ʺ
D : 25’ - 0ʺ
92 : What is the name of the imaginary line of
constant elevation on the ground surface?
A : Relief
B : Contour line

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Civil engineering Assistant – Semester 1 Module 9 - Surveying Topography, Theodolite
and Total station
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97 : How the first operation act if the total

station is sighted to target? 1:B ; 2:D; 3:A; 4:C; 5:A; 6:D; 7:A; 8:C; 9:B; 10:D;
A : Rotation of optical axis 11:A; 12:B; 13:D; 14:C; 15:B ; 16:B; 17:A; 18:C; 19:C;
B : Rotation of horizontal axis 20:C; 21:C; 22:C; 23:D; 24:B; 25:A; 26:C; 27:D; 28:D;
C : Rotation of vertical axis 29:C; 30:A; 31:A; 32:B; 33:A; 34:D; 35:A; 36:D; 37:A;
D : Rotation of liner of collimation 38:C; 39:B; 40:C; 41:A; 42:A; 43:B; 44:A; 45:A; 46:A;
47:C; 48:C; 49:A; 50:A; 51:A; 52:B; 53:C; 54:A; 55:B;
98 : Which is the latest development in a total 56:D; 57:C; 58:A; 59:A; 60:A; 61:B; 62:C; 63:B; 64:D;
station? 65:A; 66:B; 67:D; 68:B; 69:B; 70:C; 71:D; 72:D; 73:D;
A : High accuracy 74:C; 75:B; 76:B; 77:C; 78:B; 79:A; 80:D; 81:B; 82:D;
B : Robotic 83:C; 84:A; 85:B; 86:C; 87:A; 88:D; 89:A; 90:A; 91:B;
C : High resolution 92:B; 93:C; 94:C; 95:B; 96:B; 97:A; 98:B; 99:A;
D : Automatic 100:D;

99 : What is ENH in input parameters of tatal

station?
A : Easting, northing, R.L of the instrument
B : Easting, Northing, Height of the instrument
C : Easting, Northing, Height of the tripod
D : Easting, Northing, Height of the reflector

100 : What is marked as ʹxʹ?

A : Objective lens
B : Collimator
C : Optical plummet
D : Data out connector

ANSWERS :

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