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1. The direction of magnetic meridian at a place:

A

Do not change with time

B

is always zero

C

Changes with time

D

is always equal to true meridian

2. The ratio of actual length of a column to the least radius of gyration of the column is known as:

A

Slenderness ratio

B

Crippling load

C

Euler`s formula

D

Buckling load

3. The basic requirements of an ideal alignment are short, easy, safe, and economical. What does `easy` mean in the statement?

A

Easy to remove the accident locations

B

Easy to change the alignment

C

Easy to construct, maintain, easy gradients and curves

D

Easy to reconstruct the road and adjust with different weather conditions

4. Which of the following is NOT a necessary ingredient of plain cement concrete?

A

Water

B

Aggregates

C

Calcium chloride

D

Cement

5. The effective stress at a point in a soil mass =

A

Pore water pressure - Total stress

B

Neutral stress

C

Total stress - Pore water pressure

D

Total stress + Pore water pressure

6. When conducting CBR test, it is observed that the load dial reading at 2.5 mm penetration is 33 divisions, if the one division represents 190 kg load in the calibration chart, what is the CBR at 2.5 mm penetration?

A

5.60%

B

3.60%

C

2.60%

D

4.60%

7. Head regulator of canals are constructed at:

A

Off take point

B

Downstream side of off take point

C

Inlet of main channel

D

Upstream side of off take point

8. The errors such as sag in chain and chain not being horizontal during stepping are common in:

A

Incorrect ranging

B

Incorrect length of chain

C

Slope measurement

D

Loose chain

9. The process to counterbalance the consumption of D.O due to the de-oxygenation, atmosphere supplies oxygen to the water is called __________.

A

De-oxygenation

B

Self-purification

C

Re-oxygenation

D

Dilution

10. In transition, time losses for discharge flow are:

A

0%

B

5%

C

7.5 %

D

10%

11. If the sampler tube is pushed at the bottom of the bore hole to a distance of 585 mm with length of the sample recovered being 535 mm. Then the value of recovery ratio is ______.

A

91.45 %

B

87.13 %

C

81.20 %

D

78.00 %

12. In gravity dam, if Hw= height of waves then freeboard is generally provided equal to :

A

0.57

B

Hw

C

3/2 Hw

D

2/3 Hw

13. How much cement is required to make the 10 kg concrete of M15 mix proportion?

A

1.56 Kg

B

1.42 Kg

C

1.14 Kg

D

1.28 Kg

14. Sand replacement method of determination of field density of soil is suitable for:

A

Clayey soil

B

All types of soil

C

Gravelly, sandy and dry soil

D

Silty soil

15. The chain which is commonly used for measuring fields in cadastral survey is called:

A

Gunter`s chain

B

British chain

C

Engineer`s chain

D

Revenue chain

16. The strain produced by shear stress is known as:

A

Tensile strain

B

Shear strain

C

Volumetric strain

D

Compressive strain

17. By using a tacheometer with a horizontal line of sight, the three hair readings are recorded as 2.100, 1.852 and 1.534 m. If the multiplying constant is 100 and additive constant is zero, then the distance between the instrument and stadia rod station is:

A

31.80 m

B

56.60 m

C

185.20 m

D

24.80 m

18. _________ load is one which is spread over a beam in such a way that the rate of change of loading varies from point to point.

A

Concentrated

B

Varying

C

Point

D

Uniform

19. The most important material used in the construction of flexible pavements is:

A

Bitumen

B

Granular soil

C

Copper

D

Coarse aggregates and fine aggregates

20. What are the total number of reactions at the 3-D fix support?

A

5

B

2

C

4

D

6