J06.

Permissible limits
of
measurement on rough errOr in
or hilly
yrounthaiinming
(a) 1:2000
(b) 1:1000
(c) 1:500 (d) 1: 250
107. During chaining along a
of the survey party has atraight
follower has five three i ne,
arrows, the arroW
follower from the
starting ande\ea
(a) Three chains pointchainwil
(b) Four
(c) Five chains be
()
108. Invar tapes are made None of
of these
(a) Nickle and steel (b) an alloy of
(c) Tin and steel (d) Copper and
109, Chainage is the stee
Aluminium
distance
(a) Along a chain line measuraa dand st
(b) Perpendicular to
a chain line
(c) Perpendicular to a tie line
(d) None of these
110. In chain
survey execution, the
is first step ag
101. Hydrographic survey deals with the (a) Reference sketches
(a) Large water
bodies
mapping of (6) Marking stations
(6) Canal system (c) Running survey line
(c) Colour mnovement (d) Reconnaissance
(d) None of these 111. Asoil has liquid limit of
102. If the smallest 35%, shrinkage limit of220%60%, plastic init
division moisture content of 50%. and it has anabur
than the smallest divisionof ofa Vernier is longer index of the soil? What is the
the Vernier is its primary scale, hquidity
known as (a) 0.4 (6) 0.6
(a) Direct Vernier (b) (c) 1.5
Double Vernier (d) 1.3
(c) Simple Vernier (d) 112. The effective
103. A well conditioned triangleRetrograde Vernier stress
soil are c= 10 kPa strength parameters af.
has angles not less and o
than and more than strength on a plane within =the300, then shes
(a) 10°, 90°
respectively. mass at a point where total saturated sal
(6) 20, 120° 300 kPa and pore water normal stress is
(c) 90°, 120° (d) None of these will be pressure is 150 kP,
104. Compensating errors in chaining are (a) 90.5 kPa (6) 96.6kPa
(a) Proportional to the length of the (c) 101.5 kPa (d) 105.5 kPa
line
(6) Proportional to the square root of 113. If the pores of a soil are
the length completely full of a
of the line only, the soil is said to be
(c) Inversely proportional to the square root of (a) wet soil (6) fully saturated sol
the length of the line (c) dry soil (d) partly saturated sol
(d) Inversely proportional to the length of the 114. A soil sample has void ratio of 0.5 and its porosir
line will be close to
105. If a chain is found too short on testing, it can be (a) 50 % (6) 66%
adjusted by ..... (c) 100 % (d) 33 %
(a) Straightening the links 115. Gradually varied flow is
(a) Steady uniformed flow
(6) Inserting additional circular rings
(c) Flattening the circular rings
(6) Steady non-uniform flow
(c) Unsteady uniform flow
(d) Any of the options (d) Unsteady non-uniform flow
 BlufTb o d ys u r f a c p

125. Acanal, designed to

Option: irrigate throughnut the year
s m o o t h
so that friction can be neglected
la) Is withstrcamlines (a) Permanent canal (b) Perennial canal
Coincides

b) coincide with (c) Continuous canal (d)

streamlines
126. On rolling land, the Green canal
not
Docs
(c) to streamlines
P e r p e n d i c u l a r

method of applying water

d) pressure on an inclined plane is
Centre of (a) Check flooding (b)
(c) Border flooding (d) Free flooding
centrojd

the
ia) At
127. In plains the minimum Furrow flooding
centroid

Above the
b)
Below the
centroid
is length of transition curve
c)
ld) At metacentre

(a) V/R
offlow OCcurs when (b) V²/1.5R
Separation

pressure gradient (c) 2.7V²/R

(d) V'24R
18.
128. The magnitude of
(a)
Tends to approach zero Indian Railways on super-elevation
Broad gauge is
provided in
(b) Becomes negative (a) 1.315 V²/R
(c) Changes abruptly (6) 0.615 V/R
(c) 0.81 v²R
(d) Reduces to a value when vapour formation (d) 0.415 V²/R
129. Asimply supported beam
of
starts
with diameter d and lengthl circular cross section
dimensional flow is one which load W at the centre of the carries aconcentrated
119.
Aone
of the beam is beam. The strength
(a) Is uniform
(a) VD3
proportional to,
(6) Is steady
uniform (6) VD²
(c) D³/1 () D²/1
(c) Takes place in strianght lines 130. Which of the following
(d) Involves zero transverse components of flow
have the least value ofmaterials is expected to
body floats in stable equilibrium Young's modulus of
120. A
elasticity?
a) When its metacentric height is zero (a) Wood
AWhen metacentre is above centre of gravity (6) Copper
(o) When its centre of gravity is below its centre (c) Glass
of buoyancy (d) Aluminium
(d) None of these 131. Two shafts of same length and material are
121. Viscosity of a fluid with specific gravity 1.3 is in series, If the ratioof their diameters is 2,joined
then
measured to be 0.0034 Ns/m. Its kinemeatic the ratio angle of twist will be
viscosity, in m/s is (a) 2 (6) 4
(a) 2.6 x 10-6 (6) 4.4 x 10-6 (c) 8 (d) 16
(c) 5.8 x 10-6 (d) 7.2 x 10-6 132. An open-coiled halical spring of mean diameter
D, number of coils N and wire diameter d is
122. Fire hose nozzle is generally made of
subjected to an axial force P. The wire of the
(a) Divergent shape (b) Convergent shape spring will be subject to
(c) Cylindrical shape (d) Parabolic shape (a) Direct shear only
123. Energy loss in flow through nozzle as compared (6) Combined shear and bending only
to venturimeter is
(c) Combined shear, bending and twisting
(a) Same (6) More (d) Combined shear and twisting only
(c) Less (d) Unpredictable 133. The ratio of moment of inertia about the neutral
124. The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on axis to the distance of the most distant point of
an immersed body is called the section from the neutral axis is called
(a) Upthrust (a) Polar modulus
(b) Buoyancy (6) Section modulus
(c) Centre of pressure (c) Modulus of rupture
(d) Flexural rigidity
(d) All options are correct
 A3, Barometer is used to measure
I34 Fra hollmw shal of rstemal and internal dianeters (a) pressure in pipes, channela
Cm and 5 cn respectivev, the torsionnl
sctmal noduhus wmlllbe apposimntely (b) atmospheric pressure
ig 184 Cm (c) very low pressure
(b) 275 Cm?
d) difference of pressure
(d) 536 cm?
144. Flow meters based on
between two
1 Asoil circular shafl has been subjectcd toa pure obstruction pointa
lorsion moment The rati0 of masimum shenr
orifice plntes can be used with
upto approximately Reynolpridn'aiple ike
Shhss to maxImum normal stress at any poimt
would be (a) 500 (b) 1000 numher
(g) 1.2
(c) 2000 (d) 4000
(b) 2:3
ic) 1:1 (d) 2:1 145. The state of the soil when plants fail
136. Flat spiral springs are used in sufficient water for their
(a) maximun saturated point
requirement ttois extra
(a) Cvcles (b) Road vehicles
(6) permanent wilting point
(c) Railway wagons (d) Watches
137. Aolumn with highest equivalent length has (c) ultimate utilization point
(d) None of these
ia) Both ends fixed
(b) Both ends hinged or pin-joined 146. The field capacity of a soil is 25%, its
(c) One end fixed, the other entirely free
wilting point is 15% and specific dry
is 1.5. If the depth of root zone of unit permanent,
(d) One end fixed, other end hinged the storage capacity of the soil is
fa cropis 80weicmgh,
138. Refer Rankine's empirical correlation for buckling (a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm
load of an intermediate column. the value of constant (c) 12 cm (d) 14 cm
and will be least for a column made of
(a) Cast-iron
147. According to the recommendations of
(6) Wrought iron Conference the width formation of Nagpur
(c) Mild steel (d) Timber National Highway in hard rock an ideal
139. If a point load acting at the mid span of a (a) 8.9 cm (6) 7.9 cm
cutting is
fixed
beam of uniform section produces fixed end (c) 6.9 cm () 6.5 cm
moments of 60 kNm, then same load spread 148. It Lthe length of rail and Ris the
uniformly over the entire span will produce fixed curve, the versine h for the curve is radius of a
end moments equal to
(a) a= L/4R (6) a = L'/4R
(a) 20 kNm (6) 30 kNm
(c) 40 kNm (c) h= L/8R (d) h=L'/16R
(d) 45 kNm 149, Pick up the incorrect
140. At a point ina strained material, if two statement from the
mutually following
perpendicular tensile stresses of 2000 kg/cm and (a)
1000 kglem are acting ,then the intensity Manholes are provided in sewer pipes at
tensile
stress on a plane inclined at 150 to the axis of suitable intervals
the minor stress will be (6) Catch basins are
generally provided in
(a) 125 kg/cm? sewers for carrying drainage discharge
(6) 250 kglem? (c) Inlets are generally provided in all
(c) 500 kg/em? (d) 1000 kg/cm? sewers
(d) None of these
141. The property by which a liquid
opposes relative
motion between its different layers is called 150. If q is the average sewege flow from
a city of
(a) surface tension ) c0-efficient of
population P, the maximum sewage flow
viscosity (a) Q= (4 + P)/(18 + NP)]g
(c) viscosity (d) osmosis (6) Q= ((18 +P) / (4+ VP)]g
142. The a tmospheric pressure with rise in (c) Q= ((18 + NP) /(4 + P)]g
altitude
decreases, (d) Q= [(5 + P)/(15 + VP)lg
(a) linearly 151. A body is said to be in equilibrium if
(6) first slowly then steeply (a) it moves horizontally
(c) first steeply and then gradually (6) it moves vertically
(d) unpredictable (c) it rotates about its C.G.
(d) None of these
 Ncting normally on the cross section of
The
focS

shown
inthe figure given below 160. In case of principal axes of a section
n
cro m p r e s s i v e s t r e s s
ba (a) sum of moment of inertia is zero
tensile stress (6) difference of moment of inertia is Zero
c ) s h e a rs t r e s s
(c) product of moment of inertia is zero
None of
these (d) None of these
n of atest piece, the material
yield
point
161. The stain energy stored in a body due to external
A Hooke's law loading within the elastic imit is kngwn as
obeys

(a) behaves in an clastic manner

r e g a i n s its original shape on removal of the (a) Malleability
(c)
load (b) Ductility
undergoes plastic deformation
concrete column 200 x 200 mm in cross-
(c) toughness
with four steel bars of () resilience
section is reinforced
1200 mm2 total cross sectional area. What is the l62. The area under stress strain curve
reperesents
safeload for the column if permissible stress in
concrete is 5 N mm² and E, -15 E,? (a) Breaking strength of material
la) 264MN (6) 274 MN (b) toughness of material
(c) 284MN (d) 294 MN (c) hardness of material
steel rod of sectional area 25 sq. mmn connects
165. A. walls 5 mapart. The nuts at the ends
parallel
(a) energy required to cause failure
two
were tightened when the rod was heated at 100° 163. The partial factor of safety for concrete as per IS
=0.000012/(C° E 456-2000
C. If a,tel steel = 0.2 MN /mm'
the tensile force developed at a temperature of (a) 1.5 (6) 1.15
50°C is (c) 0.87 (d) 0.466
(a) 80 N/
mm? (6) 100 N/mm?
164. Approximate ratio of the strenght of the cement
(c) 120 N/
mm2 (d) 150N/mm2
concrete of 7 days to that of 28 days is
Theratio of tangential and normal components (a) 0.56 (6) 0.85
166. ofa stress on an inclined plane through 9° to the
(c) 1
direction of the force is () 1.15
(a) sin (6) cose 165. Durability of concrete is proportional to.
(c) tan (d) cos0 (a) sand content
157. Pick up the correct statement from the following (b) water-cement ratio
(c) aggregate ratio
(a) for a uniformly distributed load, the shear (d) cement-aggregate ratio
force varies linearly
166. The Young's modulus of concrete (Ec) is given
(b) for a uniformly distributed load, bulk modular by.
curve is a parabola
(c) for a load varying linearly, the shear force (a) 1000 fck (6) 5000 Vft
curve is a parabola (c) 5000f (d) 1000 Nfk
(d) Alloptions are correct 167. Low temperature during concrete laying.
158, At any point of a beam, the section modulus may (a) increases strength
be obtained by dividing the moment of inertia of (6) decreases strength
the section by.
(c) has no effect on strength
(a) depth of the section
() depends on other factors
(6) depth of the neutral axis
(c) maximum tensile stress at the section 168, Water cement ratio is generaly expressed in
volume of water required per
(d) maximum compressive stress at the section
(a) 10 kg
159, The moment of inertia of a circular section about
any diameter D, is (6) 20 kg
(a) (nD?)/64 (6) (nD)/32 (c) 30 kg
(c) (nD) /64 (d) (nD)/64 (d) 50 kg
 tenailo atreaa in high yield
176. The allowable
169, The entrained air in concrete deformed atecl stirrups Uscd in
(o) inemasrs workability concrete is (in
N/mm') reinioree trem
fm
(b) decreases workability ( ) 140 (h) 190
ir) incrases s{rength (c) 230 (d) 260
i ) None of thCse 179. M10 grade of concrete
170, Poisson's ratio for concrete mix.
appoximates
(a) Inereases with richer mix (a) 1:3:6 (b) 1:1:2
(b) deereases with richer mix (c) 1:2: 4 (d) 1:1.5:3
(c) remains constant
180. The process of proper and accurate
(d) Nonc of these
171. The test most suitable for concrete of very low
of concrete ingredients for uniformity
is known as
measuremer
wokability is (a) batching (b) grading
(a) slum test (6) Compaction factor test (c) mixing (d) none of
these
(c) Vec-Bee test (d) All options are correct 181. In limit state approach,
172. The design shear stress in reinforced cement spacing of Thain
reinforcement controls primarity.
concrete depends on - (a) collapse (6) durability
A. Characteristic strength of concrete (c) deflection (d) cracking
B. Percentage of longitudinal tensile
reinfor-cement. Characteristic strength of steel 182. In case of two way slab, the limiting
(a) OnlyA (6) Only B
of the slab is
delectium
(c) OnlyC (d) Both A and B
(a) primarily afunction of fthe long sppan
173. The strength and quality of concrete depends on (6) primarily afunction of the short. span
(a) aggregate shape (c) independent of long or short span
(b) aggregate grading (d) dependent on both long and short
183. Diagonal tension in beam spans
(c) surface area of the aggregate
(a) is maximum at neutral axis
(d) All options are correct
(6) decreases below the neutral
174. In the conventional pre-stressing, the diagonal increases above the nutral axis
axis and
tension in concrete
(a) increases (c) increases below the neutral
axis and
decreases above the neutral axis
(6) decreases
(c) does not change (d) remains the same in both above and
the neutralaxis below
(d) may increase or decrease
184. The ratio of the maximum diameter of th.
175. The approximate allowable stress in axial reinforcing bar in a slab and the total thicknesy
compression in reinforced concrete is of the slab should not exceed
(a) 0.25f (6) 0.44 tck (6) 15
(a) 1/4
(c) 0.33fk (d) 0.30fk (c) 1/6 (d) /8
176. The tensile strength of concrete to be used in the 185. In bending, the maximum strain in concrete at
design of reinforced concrete member is the outer-most compression fibre is taken as..
(a) 0.2fk (6) 0.1fek (a) 0.002 (6) 0.0025
(c) 0.7fA (d) 0
(c) 0.0035 (d) None of these
177. The minimum quantity of cement content that
is needed in 1 m³ of a reinforced concrete which 186. The purpose of reinforement in pre-stresed
concrete is
is not directly exposed to weather is about
(in kg) (a) toprovide adequate bond stress
(a) 200 (b) 250 (6) to resist tensile stresses
(c) 300 (d) 350 (c) to impart initial compressive stress in concrete
(d) All options are correct
 the span o f n bridge increnses, the impact
193. The strength of fillet weld is
fnctor

a)decreAses
(n) Ahout 80 to 95 percent of the main rnemher
h )i n c r e a s e s
(b) Equal to that of the main number
e) r e m n i n sc o n s t a n t
(c) More than that of the main memher
increases
up ton critical value of span and (d) Equal toor more than that of mainmember
then decreases
194, Which one of the following is the mode of failure
ofpre-glcSscd concrete in a illet weld material?
which of the following limit states structures,
the design
RR
In
will come (a) Tension (b) Shear
the serviccability limit states?
under
cracking
(c) Bearing (d) Crushing
ia) Flexure and
195. Which one of the following has the highest value
(6)
Deflection and cracking of Poission's ratio?
(c)
Shear, deflection and cracking (a) Rubber
deflection (b) Wood
i )Shear and (c) Copper (d) Steel
a
c o m

subjected to temperature
p o s i t e

system 196. Which of the following elements of a

69. In
riseand with ends constrained Ito remain together, pitched
the component having lower value of coefficient roof industrial steel building primarlly resists
of linear expansion will experience lateral loads parallel to the ridge?
a) tensile stress
(a) bracings (6) purlins
(c) truss (c) columns
(b) compressive stress
197. When the effect of wind or
le) tensile or compressive stress depending earthquake load is
upon the loading
taken into account, the permissible stress
as
specified in riverts may be increased by
)zero value of stress (a) 33.33% (b) 50%
Abeam is supported over three rollers lying in (c) 25%
190. the same plane. The beam is stable () 25%
198. As per IS specifications, which of the
(a) for any general loading following
physical properties of structural steel is taken
For loading with no component in the irrespective of its grade?
direction of the beam
(a) Unit mass of steel
ie) for loading with no component perpendicular (6) Modulus of elasticity
tothe direction of beam
(c) Poisson's ratio
(d) only when no load excepts self-weight acts (d) All options are correct
191. Which of the following assumptions are made 199. When amember is subjected to axial tensile
in the design of rivet joints? load, the greatest normal stress is equal to
A. Rivets are stressed equally (a) half the maximum shear stress
B Stress in plate is maximum at mid-width (6) maximum shear stress
C. Friction between plastes is neglected (c) twice the maximum shear stress
(a) only A (b) A and C only (d) None of these
(c) B andD only (d) A, C and D only 200. The moment distribution method is best suited for
192 Lug angles (a) In determinate pin joined truss
(a) are used to reduce the length of connection (6) rigid frames
(6) are unequal angles (c) space, frames
(d) trussed beam
(c) increases shear legs
(d) alloptions are corrects