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| 4951. |
A moist soil sample of volume 60 cc. weighs 108 g and its dried weight is 86.4 g. If its absolute density is 2.52, the degree of saturation is |
| A. | 54% |
| B. | 64% |
| C. | 74% |
| D. | 84% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4952. |
The ultimate bearing capacity of a soil, is |
| A. | total load on the bearing area |
| B. | safe load on the bearing area |
| C. | load at which soil fails |
| D. | load at which soil consolidates. |
| Answer» D. load at which soil consolidates. | |
| 4953. |
An ideal transition curve is |
| A. | cubic parabola |
| B. | cubic spiral |
| C. | clothoid spiral |
| D. | true spiral. |
| Answer» D. true spiral. | |
| 4954. |
Pantagraph is used for |
| A. | measuring distances |
| B. | measuring areas |
| C. | enlarging or reducing plans |
| D. | setting out right angles |
| Answer» D. setting out right angles | |
| 4955. |
The slip at critical angle, is generally known |
| A. | 1-line |
| B. | rupture plane |
| C. | slip plane |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4956. |
The property of a soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupture, elastic rebound and also a volume change, is known |
| A. | porosity |
| B. | plasticity |
| C. | permeability |
| D. | ductility. |
| Answer» C. permeability | |
| 4957. |
According to Rankine's fromula, the minimum depth of foundation |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/soil-mechanics-and-foundation-engineering/42-11-177-1.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/soil-mechanics-and-foundation-engineering/42-11-177-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/soil-mechanics-and-foundation-engineering/42-11-177-3.png"> |
| D. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/soil-mechanics-and-foundation-engineering/42-11-177-4.png"> |
| Answer» B. <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/soil-mechanics-and-foundation-engineering/42-11-177-2.png"> | |
| 4958. |
The branch of surveying in which both horizontal and vertical positions of a point, are determined by making instrumental observations, is known |
| A. | tacheometry |
| B. | tachemetry |
| C. | telemetry |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4959. |
If the angular measurements of a traverse are more precise than its linear measurements, balancing of the traverse, is done by |
| A. | Bowditch's rule |
| B. | Transit rule |
| C. | Empirical rule |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» C. Empirical rule | |
| 4960. |
Effective length of a runway is the distance between |
| A. | ends of the runway |
| B. | point of intersection of the obstruction clearance line and the extended plane of the runway surface, and the other end of the runway |
| C. | point of intersection of the glide path and the extended plane of the runway surface and the other end of the runway |
| D. | ends of the clear way on either side. |
| Answer» C. point of intersection of the glide path and the extended plane of the runway surface and the other end of the runway | |
| 4961. |
For the proposed air port, the survey project provides |
| A. | master plan |
| B. | topograhic plan |
| C. | grading plan |
| D. | drainage plan |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4962. |
If lift off distance of an craft is 2000 m, the clear way at the end of the runway should not be less than |
| A. | 145 m |
| B. | 152.5 m |
| C. | 162.5 m |
| D. | 172.5 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4963. |
In levelling operation |
| A. | when the instrument is being shifted, the staff must not be moved |
| B. | when the staff is being carried forward, the instrument must remain stationary |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | neither (a) nor (b). |
| Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b). | |
| 4964. |
In instrument landing system |
| A. | L.O.M. and L.M.M. are installed on one side and Localizer antenna on the other side |
| B. | L.O.M. and Localizer are installed on one side and L.M.M. on the other side |
| C. | Localizer and L.M.M. are installed on one side and L.O.M. on the other side |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» B. L.O.M. and Localizer are installed on one side and L.M.M. on the other side | |
| 4965. |
The maximum value of the angle of turning of the nose gear large jet aircrafts, is limited to |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4966. |
The angle of internal friction is maximum for |
| A. | angular-grained loose sand |
| B. | angular-grained dense sand |
| C. | round-grained dense sand |
| D. | round-grained loose sand |
| E. | clays. |
| Answer» C. round-grained dense sand | |
| 4967. |
If the bulk density of the soil is and water content , then dry density of the soil, is |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/soil-mechanics-and-foundation-engineering/48-11-256-1.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/soil-mechanics-and-foundation-engineering/48-11-256-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/soil-mechanics-and-foundation-engineering/48-11-256-3.png"> |
| D. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/soil-mechanics-and-foundation-engineering/48-11-256-4.png"> |
| Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/soil-mechanics-and-foundation-engineering/48-11-256-4.png"> | |
| 4968. |
Soils containing organic matters |
| A. | are of spongy nature |
| B. | swell with decrease of moisture |
| C. | shrink with increase of moisture content |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. swell with decrease of moisture | |
| 4969. |
A grillage foundation |
| A. | is provided for heavily loaded isolated columns |
| B. | is treated as spread foundation |
| C. | consists of two sets of perpendicularly placed steel beams |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4970. |
An outlet is said to be proportional if its flexibility, is |
| A. | zero |
| B. | less than one |
| C. | more than one |
| D. | one |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4971. |
The ratio of the discharge over a trapezoidal crest to a rectangular crest of Sarda falls of identical parameters, is |
| A. | 1.084 |
| B. | 1.074 |
| C. | 1.064 |
| D. | 1.054 |
| E. | 2.053 |
| Answer» B. 1.074 | |
| 4972. |
For standing crops in undulating sandy fields, the best method of irrigation, is |
| A. | sprinkler irrigation |
| B. | free flooding |
| C. | check method |
| D. | furrow method |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. free flooding | |
| 4973. |
For cereal crops the most commonly adopted method of irrigation, is |
| A. | free flowing method |
| B. | check method |
| C. | furrow method |
| D. | sprinkling method. |
| Answer» C. furrow method | |
| 4974. |
While deciding the alignment of a proposed canal taking off from a river at B, three alignments of approximately equal lengths are available. These cross a drainages at C1, C2 and C3 where drainage bed levels C1 > C2 > C3, you will provide at site C3 |
| A. | an aqueduct |
| B. | a syphon aqueduct |
| C. | a super passage |
| D. | a syphon. |
| Answer» B. a syphon aqueduct | |
| 4975. |
The maximum pressure which a soil can carry without shear failure, is called |
| A. | safe bearing capacity |
| B. | net safe bearing capacity |
| C. | net ultimate bearing capacity |
| D. | ultimate bearing capacity. |
| Answer» B. net safe bearing capacity | |
| 4976. |
Pick up the correct sequence of the part of a canal system from the following |
| A. | Head work-distributary-branch canal-minor |
| B. | Head works-main canal-branch canal-dis-tributary-minor |
| C. | Head works-main canal-branch canal-minor-distributary |
| D. | Heads works-branch canal-main canal distributary, minor. |
| Answer» C. Head works-main canal-branch canal-minor-distributary | |
| 4977. |
A counter berm is |
| A. | a horizontal benching provided on the inside slope |
| B. | a horizontal benching provided on the outside slope |
| C. | a vertical benching provided on the outer edge of the bank |
| D. | a vertical benching provided on the inner edge of the bank. |
| Answer» C. a vertical benching provided on the outer edge of the bank | |
| 4978. |
For diversion of flood water of rivers, the type of canal constructed, is |
| A. | ridge canal |
| B. | perennial canal |
| C. | inundation canal |
| D. | canal. |
| Answer» D. canal. | |
| 4979. |
Pick up the correct definition from the following: |
| A. | The lateral pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wall moves away from the back fill, is generally known as active earth pressure of the soil |
| B. | The lateral pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wail moves towards the soil, is generally known as 'Passive earth pressure of the soil' |
| C. | The lateral pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wall has no movement relative to the back fill, is known as 'earth pressure at rest of the soil' |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4980. |
If is the angle of deflection of the curve, T1 and T2 are its points of tangencies, the angle between the tangent at T1 and long chord T1 T2 will be |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/surveying/64-3.203-1.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/surveying/64-3.203-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/surveying/63-3.187-1.png"> |
| D. | |
| E. | 2 . |
| Answer» D. | |
| 4981. |
The reduced levels of the ends A and B of a runway are 3025 m and 3035 m and that of its mid-point is 3015 m. The reduced level of the horizontal surface, is |
| A. | 3070 m |
| B. | 3060 m |
| C. | 3075 m |
| D. | 3015 m |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. 3015 m | |
| 4982. |
The height of the pilot's eye above the runway surface is assumed |
| A. | 1 m |
| B. | 3 m |
| C. | 4 m |
| D. | 5 m |
| Answer» C. 4 m | |
| 4983. |
For night landing, the thresholds are lighted |
| A. | green |
| B. | red |
| C. | white |
| D. | yellow |
| Answer» B. red | |
| 4984. |
Pick up the component not applicable to aeroplanes |
| A. | wings |
| B. | engines |
| C. | air screw |
| D. | fuse lage |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4985. |
If water table is comparatively high, the irrigation canal becomes useless, due to |
| A. | large amount of seepage |
| B. | water logging of the cultivated areas |
| C. | uncertain water demand |
| D. | spread of malaria |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4986. |
A river is said to be of |
| A. | aggrading type if it builds up its bed to a certain slope |
| B. | degrading type if it cuts its bed to a certain slope |
| C. | meandering type if it flows in sinuous curve |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4987. |
A land is said to be water-logged if its soil pores within |
| A. | a depth of 40 cm are saturated |
| B. | a depth of 50 cm are saturated |
| C. | root zone of the crops are saturated |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» D. all the above. | |
| 4988. |
According to the steel beam theory of doubly reinforced beams |
| A. | tension is resisted by tension steel |
| B. | compression is resisted by compression steel |
| C. | stress in tension steel equals the stress in compression steel |
| D. | no stress is developed in compression concrete as well as in tension concrete |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4989. |
In a singly reinforced beam, if the permissible stress in concrete reaches earlier than that in steel, the beam section is called |
| A. | under-reinforced section |
| B. | over reinforced section |
| C. | economic section |
| D. | critical section. |
| Answer» C. economic section | |
| 4990. |
A pre-stressed concrete member is preferred because |
| A. | its dimensions are not decided from the diagonal tensile stress |
| B. | large size of long beams carrying large shear force need not be adopted |
| C. | removal of cracks in the members due to shrinkage |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4991. |
If W is the uniformly distributed load on a circular slab of radius R fixed at its ends, the maximum positive radial moment at its centre, is |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/77-13-106-3.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/77-13-106-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/77-13-106-1.png"> |
| D. | zero |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. zero | |
| 4992. |
If p1 and p2 are mutually perpendicular principal stresses acting on a soil mass, the normal stress on any plane inclined at angle to the principal plane carrying the principal stress p1, is : |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/82-13-162-1.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/82-13-162-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/82-13-162-3.png"> |
| D. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/82-13-162-4.png"> |
| E. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/82-13-162-5.png"> |
| Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/82-13-162-4.png"> | |
| 4993. |
For M 150 grade concrete (1:2:4) the moment of resistance factor is |
| A. | 0.87 |
| B. | 8.50 |
| C. | 7.50 |
| D. | 5.80 |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. 7.50 | |
| 4994. |
A very comfortable type of stairs is |
| A. | straight |
| B. | dog legged |
| C. | geometrical |
| D. | open newel. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4995. |
For a ribbed slab |
| A. | clear spacing between ribs shall not be greater than 4.5 cm |
| B. | width of the rib shall not be less than 7.5 cm |
| C. | overall depth of the slab shall not exceed four times the breadth of the rib |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4996. |
A pile weighing W1 kg penetrates S metres with its last blow. If W2 is the weight of the hammer having a drop of H metres, the pile can carry a maximum external load |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/81-13-154-1.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/81-13-154-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/81-13-154-3.png"> |
| D. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/81-13-154-4.png"> |
| Answer» C. <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/rcc-structures-design/81-13-154-3.png"> | |
| 4997. |
The minimum thickness of a flat slab is taken |
| A. | 13 cm |
| B. | L/32 for end panels without drops |
| C. | L/36 for end panels without drops |
| D. | L/36 for interior panels without drop |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 4998. |
According to I.S. : 456, slabs which span in two directions with corners held down, are assumed to be divided in each direction into middle strips and edge strips such that the width of the middle strip, is |
| A. | half of the width of the slab |
| B. | two-third of the width of the slab |
| C. | three-fourth of the width of the slab |
| D. | four-fifth of the width of the slab |
| E. | three-fifth of the width of the slab. |
| Answer» D. four-fifth of the width of the slab | |
| 4999. |
Columns may be made of plain concrete if their unsupported lengths do not exceed their least lateral dimension |
| A. | two times |
| B. | three times |
| C. | four times |
| D. | five times |
| E. | six times. |
| Answer» D. five times | |
| 5000. |
The maximum ratio of span to depth of a slab simply supported and spanning in one direction, is |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 20 |
| E. | 15 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |