tnpsc ae exam

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AE 2007

1. M20 grade of concrete is obtained from the

nominal mix

a) 1 : 2 :4 b) 1 : 3 : 6

c) 1 : 1 : 3 d) 1 : 1 : 2

2. The concrete slum recommended for beams

and slabs isa) 2! to !0 mm b) 2! to "! mm

c) 30 to 12! mm d) !0 to 100 mm

3. The ercentage of fine aggregate to be

combined #ith coarse aggregate $) is

determined b%

a)1

2

& ' & ( x 100

& ' &b)

2

1

& ' & ( x 100

& ' &

c)2

1

& & ( x 100

& &

d)1

2

& & ( x 100

& &4. *hich of the follo#ing grades is not

recommended b% +, : 4!6 - 164/

a) M 100 b) M 200 c) M 400 d) M !!0

!. +n concrete #alls construction oints should

be roided at the

a) &loor leel b) ,offit leel of lintels

c) ,ill leel of #indo#s d) ll of these

6. The construction oint in cement concrete

a) ,hould be located #here bending moment islarge.

b) ,hould be located #here shear force is large.

c) ,hould not be roided at the corners.

d) ,hould be saced at a distance of 3 m aart

in case of huge structures.

". &or slabs and beam the grade of concrete

mix generall% used is

a) 1 : 1 : 4 b) 1 : 2 : 4

c) 1 : 2 : 6 d) 1 : 1 : 4

. The total number of grades of concrete

mixes as er +, : 4!6 is

a) ! b) 6 c) " d)

. 5rdinar% concrete ma% not be used for the

grade of concrete as

a) M 400 b) M 300 c) M 100 d) M 1!0

10. The ratio of arious ingredients b% olume

e.g. cement : sand : aggregate in concrete ofgrade M 200 is

a) 1 : 2 : 6 b) 1 : 2 : 4

c) 1 : 2 : 3 d) 1 : 1 : 3

11. The caacit% of concrete mixture is

exressed in terms of

a) *eight of aggregates er batch

b) olume mixture handled er batch

c) Total olume of mixture roduced er hour

d) Total olume of mixture roduced er da%

12. 7ul8ing of coarse aggregatesa) is less as comared to sand

b) is more than that of sand

c) is negligible

d) is 1!9 at 49 moisture content

13. The crushing strength of a first class bric8 is

a) 30 8gcm2 b) !! 8gcm2

c) "! 8gcm2 d) 10! 8gcm2

14. ;laster of ;aris is obtained from the

calcinations ofa) olomite d) ?%sum

1!. Metallic oxide used in the form of o#der

in a aint is called

a) @xtender b) 7ase c) ehicle d) ,olent

16. The roert% of materials due to #hich it

can be transformed into thin sheets b% heating

a) Malleabilit% b) >uctilit%

c) Toughness d) Aardness

1". +n &e41! grade steel the number 41!

denotes #hich of the follo#ing in Bmm2/

a) Comressie strength b) Dltimate strength

c) 7rea8ing strength d) Eield strength

1. Consider the follo#ing statements:

Assertion (A) :;ure lime ta8es a long time to

deelo adeFuate strength.

Reason (R) :;ure lime has slo# hardening

characteristics.

a) 7oth $) and $G) are true and $G) is the

correct exlanation of $)

b) 7oth $) and $G) are true and $G) is not the

correct exlanation of $).

c) $) is true but $G) is false.

d) $) is false but $G) is true

1. The standard siHe of bric8s as er +ndian

,tandard is

a) 20cm x 10cm x 10cm b) 23cm x 12cm xcm

c) 1cm x cm x cm d) 1cm x cm x cm

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20. The hardest stone aailable till no# is

a) diamond b) carborundum

c) FuartH d) marble

21. Match =ist + correctl% #ith =ist ++ and select

%our ans#er using the codes gien belo# :

List I (Rock) List II (Type)

a) 7asalt $1) sedimentar%

b) =ignite $2) igneousc) =imestone $3) calcareous

d) ,late $4) metamorhic

Codes:

a b c d

) 1 3 4 2

7) 1 2 3 4

C) 2 3 1 4

>) 2 1 3 4

22. =ime suitable for ma8ing mortar of good

strength isa) h%draulic lime b) fat lime

c) lean lime d) none of these

23. ?lass #ool is used as a

a) sound absorbing medium

b) heat insulating material

c) both $) and $7) d) none of the these

24. The standard siHe of bric8s as er +ndian

,tandard is

a) 20cm x 10cm x 10cm b) 23cm x 12cm xcm

c) 1cm x cm x cm d) 1cm x cm x cm

2!. series of stes #ithout an% latform brea8

or landing in their direction is called

a) riser b) tread c) flight d) nosing

26. Ga8ing shores refer to

a) horiHontal members b) ertical members

c) inclined members d) members in an% osition

2". @xansion oints in masonr% #alls are

roided in #all lengths greater than

a) 10 m b) 20 m c) 30 m d) 40 m

2. *hich of the follo#ing scaffoldings is

suitable for stone masonr%/

a),ingle scaffolding b)>ouble scaffolding

c)Cantileerscaffoldingd),usended scaffolding

2. The head room in a staircase should not belessthan

a) 3.! m b) 3 m c) 2.1 m d) 2 m

30. The arrangement of suorting an existing

structure b% roiding suorts underneath is

8no#n as

a) shoring b) ac8ing c) ilingd) underinning

31. t%e of bond into a bric8 masonr%

consisting of alternate course of headers and

stretchers is called

a) @nglish bond b) &lemish bondc) ,tretching bond d) Aeading bond

32. Aerringbone bond is used for

a) *alls haing thic8ness more than 4 bric8s

b) rchitectural finish to the face #or8

c) ornamental anels in bric8 flooring

d) all of these

33. +n concrete #alls construction oints

should be roided at the

a) &loor leel b) ,offit leel of lintelsc) ,ill leel of #indo#s d) ll of these

34. The construction oint in cement concrete

a) ,hould be located #here bending moment is

large.

b) ,hould be located #here shear force is large.

c) ,hould not be roided at the corners.

d) ,hould be saced at a distance of 3 m aart

in case of huge structures.

3!. 5ne cumecda% is eFual toa) .64 hectares metres b) 6.4 hectares

metres

c) 64 hectares metres d) Bone of these

36. n artesian aFuifer is

a) n unconfined aFuifer b) confined

aFuifer

c) #ater table aFuifer

d) ,ame as erched #ater table

3". The aerage annual rainfall at an% station is

the mean aerage of annual rainfall oer a

eriod of

a) 10 %ears b) 2! %ears

c) 3! %ears d) !0 %ears

3. The h%drolog% is a science #hich deals

#ith the

a) 5ccurrence of #ater on the earth

b) >istribution of #ater on the earth.

c) Moement of #ater on the earthd) ll of these.

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3. The science #hich deals #ith the h%sical

features and conditions of #ater on the surface

is called

a) A%drometr% b) A%drograh%

c) A%droshere d) A%draulics

40. The earthKs #ater circulator% s%stem is

8no#n as

a) *ater c%cle b) A%drologic c%clec) ;reciitation c%cle d) ll of these

41. The h%drologic c%cle is exressed b% the

eFuation.

a) ; ( @ - G b) ; ( @ ' G

c) ; ( @ x G d) ; ( @ G

*here : ; ( reciitation

@ ( eaoration and G ( runoff.

42. ccording to >ic8enKs formula the flood

discharge L in cumes is gien b%a) L ( C23 b) L ( C34

c) L ( C!6 d) L ( C"

43. &or madras catchments the flood discharge

is estimated from L ( C23. This formula is

8no#n as

a) >ic8enKs formula b) G%eKs formula

c) Ba#ab ang 7ahadur formula

d) +nglis formula

44. ccording to &anningKs formula the flooddischarge $ L) in cumes is gien b%

a) L ( C23 b) L ( C34

c) L ( C!6 d) L ( C"

4!. The free board in a channel is goerned b%

the

a) ,iHe of canal b) =ocation of the canal

c) *ater surface fluctuations d) ll of these

46. The #ater shed channel is also called

a) ,ide sloe channel b) Contour channel

c) Gidge channel d) ll of these.

4". +n case of cereal cros the irrigation is

generall% done b%

a) chec8 method b) furro# method

c) srin8ler method d) border method

4. The amount of #ater reFuired to fill u the

ore saces in soil articles b% relacing all air

held in ore saces is 8no#n asa) &ield caacit% b) ,aturation caacit%

c) aailable moisture d) ll of these

4. ,uerfluous #ater is also called

a) Caillar% #ater

b) ?raitational #ater

c) A%groscoic #ater

d) Bone of these

!0. *hich of the follo#ing is the correct

seFuence of the arts of a canal s%stem/

a) Aead #or8s distributor% branch canals andminor

b) Aead #or8s main canal branch canal

distributor% and minor

c) Aead #or8s main canal branch canal

minor and distributor%

d) Bone of these.

!1. +rrigation canals are generall% aligned along

a) contour line b) #ater shed

c) straight line d) alle% line

!2. *ater logging is caused duet to

a) inadeFuate drainage facilities

b) oerirrigation

c) resence of imermeable strata

d) all of these

!3. The soil becomes racticall% infertile if its

A alue is

a) 0 b) " c) 11 d) 14

!4. *hen the ratio of the moment M and axial load; is greater than = 61 the resultant of the

comressie bearing ressure #hich acts at a

distance % from one side is gien b%

a)= M

% ( 3 ;

b)= ;

% ( 2 M

c)= M

% (2 ;

+

d)= M

% (3 ;

+

!!. +n a restressed concrete member

a) high tensile steel and ordinar% concrete are used.b) high strength concrete and high tensile steel are

used.

c) high strength concrete and mild steel bar are used.

d) high strength concrete and deformed bars are

used.

!6. The moment of resistance of rectangular

sections in #hich neutral axis lies #ithin the flange

m to be obtained in restressed concrete beams as

a) M ( fu$ d - 0.42 xu)

b) M ( fud

c) M ( fu$ d - 0.42 xu)d) M ( fu$ d - 0.4 )

!". Match =ist + #ith =ist ++ correctl%.

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LIST I LIST II

) >oubl% reinforced

section

1. ,ericeabilit%

7) =imit state design 2. >urabilit%

C) Minimum coer 3. Geduction in

sectional deth

>) ,an deth ratio 4. Dltimate moment

caacit%

Codes :a) 2 71 C3 >4

b) 4 73 C1 >2

c) 1 72 C3 >4

d) 3 74 C1 >2

!. &or M 20 concrete under no circumstances

een #ith shear reinforcement shall the nominal

shear stress exceed.

a) 2.! Bmm2 b) 2.0 Bmm2

c) 2. Bmm2 d) 1. Bmm2

!. *hen the ratio of the moment M and axialload ; is greater than =61 the resultant of the


distance % from one side is gien b%

a)= M

% ( 3 ;

b)=

% ( ;

2 M

c)= M

% (;2

+

d)= M

% (3 ;

+

60. +n a restressed concrete member

a) high tensile steel and ordinar% concrete are

used.

b) high strength concrete and high tensile steel

are used.

c) high strength concrete and mild steel bar are

used.

d) high strength concrete and deformed bars are

used.

61. Maximum distance bet#een exansion

oints in structures as er +, 4!6 : 1" isa) 1! m b) 30 m c) 4! m d) 60 m

62. The moment of resistance of rectangular

sections in #hich neutral axis lies #ithin the

flange m to be obtained in restressed concrete

beams as

a) M ( fu ;$ d - 0.42 xu) b) M ( f u ;d

c) M ( fu $ d - 0.42 xu) >) M ( fu ;$ d - 0.4 )

63. Consider the follo#ing statements :

+n an GCC column the itch of the ties shall be+. The least lateral dimesion of the column

++. 16 times the diameter of longitudinal bar.

+++. 4 times the diameter of transerse

reinforcement.

5f the statements:

a) =east of + I ++ b) Maximum of + ++ I +++

c) =east of + ++ I +++ d) Maximum of ++ I +++

64. The maximum diameter of the

reinforcement bar in GCC slab is

a) 10 mm b) 20 mmc) san 120 d) slab thic8ness

6!. The maximum comressie strain ermitted

in GCC column of failure load is

a) 0.002 b) 0.003 c) 0.004 d) 0.00!

66. The minimum ercentage of longitudinal

reinforcement in GCC column is

a) 0.6 b) 0. c) 0.1 d) 1.2

6". +n circular slabs the reinforcement isroided in the form of

a) Gadial bars b) Circumferential bars

c) Gadial and circumferential bars

d) 7ars as roided in one#a% slab.

6. +n a saturated cla% #ith a unit #eight of

22 8Bm3if the #ater table is at ground

surface the effectie stress at 3 m deth

is

a) 36.6 8Bm2 b) 36.4 8Bm2

c) 36.4 8Bm2 d) 36.6 8Bm2

6. The increase in stress at 4m beneath the

centre of a circular footing of 3 m

diameter for a load of 1!00 8B is

a) 1!0 8;a b) 30 8;a

c) 2 8;a d) 3".! 8;a

"0. Coefficient of consolidation has the unit

a) 42 TL b) TL2 c) 13

TL d)

LT

"1. The ustream and do#nstream sloes of

an earth dam is critical for the

a) reseroir artial ool condition

b) stead% seeage condition

c) earthFua8e condition

d) sudden dra# do#n condition

"2. The net ultimate bearing caacit% of a

urel% cohesie soil

a) deends on #idth of footing and isindeendent of deth of footing

b) deends on deth of footing and is

indeendent of #idth of footing

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c) deends on both #idth and deth of

footing

d) is indeendent of both deth and #idth

of footing

"3. Gise in #ater table in noncohesie soil

uto the ground surface tends to cause

reduction in bearing caacit%

aroximatel% b%a) 2!9 b) !09

c) "!9 d) 09

"4. To sustain lateral load

a) inclined iles #ith negatie batter #ill be

more suitable

b) inclined iles #ith ositie batter #ill be

more suitable

c) increase the diameter and length of ile

d) none of these.

"!. late load test is useful to estimate

a) settlement of foundation

b) bearing caacit% of foundation

c) both bearing caacit% and settlement

of foundation

d) none of these

"6. Consider the follo#ing statements :

The ultimate consolidation settlement

deends uon+. Coefficient of olume change

++. ;ressure increment

+++. Coefficient of consolidation

+. +nitial thic8ness of soil la%er.

Correct statements are :

a) + ++ and +++

b) + ++ and +

c) ++ +++ and +

d) + +++ and +

"". Coefficient of earth ressure at rest is

a) sin1+ b) sin1

c)sin1

1

+d)

sin1

1

#here is the angle of internal friction of

soil.

". +n Gan8ineKs earth ressure theor% #hich

of the follo#ing assumtion is made/a) *all face is rough and ertical

b) 7ac8fill is cohesie soil

c) *all face is smooth and ertical

d) @lastic eFuilibrium is satisfied

". +f the settlement of a single ile is

denoted b% , and that of a grou of B

identical iles $each ile carr%ing the

same load) b% gS thenS

Sg#ill

a) be eFual to 1 irresectie of #idth of

groub) be eFual to B irresectie of #idth of

grou

c) decrease as the #idth of grou increases

d) increase as the #idth of grou increases

0. ,heet ile #alls deend for their suort

on the

a) actie resistance of soil

b) assie resistance of soil

c) #eight of the structure

d) t%e of soil

1. Match List I #ith List II correctl% and

select %our ans#er using the codes gien

belo# :

List I

(Type of coffer da)

List II

(!ei"#t of coffer da)

a) Cantileer sheet

ile

1. ,mall to moderate

heights

b) Cellular 2. Moderate heights

c) 7raced 3. Moderate to large

heights

d) >ouble #all 4. er% small heights

Codes :

a b c d

A 4 1 2 3

$ 4 3 1 2

C 1 3 4 2

% 3 2 4 12. The Aammer efficienc% of dro hammer

is

a) 0."! to 1.00 b) 0."! to 0.!

c) 0."! to 0.! d) 0."! to 1.0!


The follo#ing criteria should be

considered for the design of grait%

retaining #all:

+. ,afe against sliding++. ,afe against oerturning

+++. ,afe against tensile stresses

+. ,afe against bearing caacit% failure

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5f these statements :

a) + ++ and +++ are correct

b) ++ and + are correct

c) + ++ and + are correct

d) ll are correct

4. Timber sheet iling is suitable for theheights

a) N 2M b) N 3M c) N 4M d) N !M

!. +dentif% the incorrect statement. The

effects of ile driing in cla%s lead to

a) remoulding of the soil

b) immediate increase in shear strength

c) alteration of state of stress

d) dissiation of excess ore ressure

6. The bearing caacit% of cohesie soildeends uon the

a) densit% of soil

b) cohesion of soil

c) siHe of footing in lan

d) deth of footing

". Consider the follo#ing statements :

>esign of shallo# foundation inoles :

+. ,election of factor of safet% againstshear failure

++. ,election of ermissible total and

differential settlement

+++. Comarison of estimated and

ermissible settlements.

5f these statements:

a) + and ++ are correct

b) + and +++ are correct

c) ++ and +++ are correct

d) ll are correct

. Consider the follo#ing statements :

The bac8fill soil in retaining #all should

be

+. rigid

++. freedraining

+++. #ith high angle of internal friction


a) + and +++ are correct

b) ll are correct

c) ++ and +++ are correct

d) +++ alone is correct

. The curature of the earth is ta8en into

consideration if the limit of sure% is

a) !0 to 100 8m2 b) 200 to 2!0 8m2

c) more that 2!0 8m2 d) 100 to 200 8m2

0. line oining the otical center of the obect

glass and the center of the e%e iece is 8no#n as

a) fundamental line b) axis of leel tube

c) axis of telescoe d) line of collimation

1. The ground location of the roosed rail#a%

line mar8ed on the ma 8no#n as

a) location sure% b)construction sure%

c)final sure% d)route sure%

3. Contour lines closed together indicatea) gentle sloe b) stee sloe

c) lane ground d) alle%

4. The measurement of deth belo# the #ater

surface is called

a) deression b) negatie eleation

c) underground deth d) sounding

!. The method used for al%ing correction to

latitudes and deartures and closing error is

a) 7ouditch method b) Transist method

c) ?rahical method d) n% of these

6. The leeling of and instrument is done so that

a) ertical axis is trul% ertical

b) line of sight is trul% horiHontal

c) otical axis is trul% horiHontal

d) line of collimation is trul% horiHontal

". The image formed of the obectie in a

telescoe should lie

a) at the e%e obserer b) at the e%eiece

c) at the center of the telescoe

d) in the lane of crosshair.

. The ertical distance bet#een t#o consecutie

contours is 8no#n as

a) suer eleation b) eleation siHe

c) contour eleation d) contour interal

. +n case of hand leel crosshair roided on

a) obectie side b)diahragm

c) sighting side d) none of these

100.&or determining the elocit% of flo# of

underground #ater the most commonl% usednonemirical formula is

a) >arc%Ks formula b) ,lichterKs formula

c) AaHenKs formula d) =ace%Ks formula

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101. lum is chemicall%

a) Coer sulhate b) luminium sulhate

c) &errous sulhate d) &erric sulhate

102.The most ideal disinfectant used for

drin8ing #ater is

a) alum b) lime c) chlorine d) nitrogen

103. &or a cit% deeloed hahaHardl% the

la%out the distribution ies referred to is

a) ring s%stem b) radial s%stem

c) grid iron s%stem d) dead end s%stem

104. The ale that allo#s #ater to flo# in one

direction is called

a) drain ale b) gate ale

c) sluice ale d) reflux ale

10!. The ermissible turbidit% of domestic#ater ma% be bet#een

a) 1 to ! m b) ! to 10 m

c) 10 to 20 m d) 0 to 10 m

106.Aardness is due to salts of

a) calcium and sodium

b) calcium and magnesium

c) calcium and otassium

d) calcium and iron

10".The silica scale is used for measuringa) Colour b) temerature c) odour d . Turbidit%

10.;ic8 out the #ater borne disease from the

follo#ing:

a) T%oid b) Malaria

c) >engu feer d) ;lague

10. ,etting elocit% of discrete article

deends

a) diameter of article

b) secific grait% of article

c) iscosit% of #ater

d) all of these

110. +n modern s#imming ools the filter used

for treatment is

a) Gaid and grait% filter b) ;ressure filter

c) Micro straining d) >iatomaceous earth filter

111. The screens are fixed

a) ;erendicular to the direction of flo#b) arallel to the direction of flo#

c) at an angle 30O to 60O to the direction of flo#

d) none of these

112.The alue of dismantled materials is 8no#n

as

a) ,alage alue b) Mar8et alue

c) 7oo8 alue d) ,cra alue

113. *hile anal%Hing the rates contractorKs

rofit is added at the rate of

a) 1 9 b) 3 9 c) ! 9 d) 10 9

114. The #eight of cement in one bag is

a) 4! 8g b) !0 8g c) 60 8g d) 6! 8g

11!. +n detailed estimate the olumes are

#or8ed out to the nearest

a) 0.001 m3 b) 0.00! m3 c) 0.01 m3 d) 0.0!

m3

116. The boo8 alue goes on PPP and at the

end of the utilit% eriod of the roert%.a) Geducing eer% %ear

b) +ncreasing eer% %ear

c) Geducing eer% month

d) +ncreasing eer% month

11". The item #hose amount is not 8no#n

definitel% but ma% be reFuired is treated as a

a) =umsum item b) ;roisional item

c) Geair item d) ll of these.

11. record of receits issues and runningbalances of each article of stoc8 is 8et in

a) ,chedule of rate b) Measurement boo8

c) 7in card d) ll of these.

11. The area of semicircular ortion of the

arch is calculated as

a)1 2Q x r3

b)1 2Q x r2

c)31 Q x r

3 d)

31 Q x r2

120. Maor #or8 is one if the exenditureexceeds RGs.S

a) 10000 b) !0000 c) !000 d) 20000

121. Gadius of summit cure is eFual to

a)=

G (B

b)=

G (2B

c)=

G (3B

d)=

G (4B

122. horiHontal cure on a road roidesa) Change in direction

b) Change in the gradient of road

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123. The alue of ruling gradient in lain as

recommended b% +ndian Goad Congress is

a) 1 in 10 b) 1 in 20 c) 1 in 30 d) 1 in 40

124. The rate of rise or fall of the road surface

along its length is called

a) Cant b) ,uer eleation

c) ?radient d) 7an8ing

12!. camber consisting of t#o straight sloes

oining at the center is called

a) 7arrel camber b) ,loed camber

c) Comosite camber d) Bone of these

126. for the #aterbound Macadam road the

recommended camber is

a) 1 in 24 to 1 in 30 b) 1 in 36 to 1 in 4

c) 1 in 60 to 1 in 0 d) 1 in 0 to 1 in 120

12". The coefficient of hardness is

a)loss in #eight in gm

100 3

b)loss in #eight in gm

!0 3

c)loss in #eight in gm

40 3

d)loss in #eight in gm

20 3

12. The 1: 20 gradient ma% also be exressed

as

a) 10 ercent grade b) 20 ercent grade

c) ! ercent grade d) Bone of these

12. n% gradient on a road is said to be an

excetional gradient if it is

a) less than the minimum gradient

b) less than the maximum gradient

c) greater than the minimum gradient

d) greater than the maximum gradient

130. +mact test is conducted on road metal to

determine its

a) hardness b) comressie strength

c) brittleness d) toughness

131. The alue of coefficient of friction

bet#een the t%re and the aement surface ma%

be assumed as

a) 0.10 b) 0.11 c) 0.12 d) 0.13

132. 7ar chart is dra#n for

a) ctiit% ersus resources

b) Gesources ersus rogress

c) Time ersus actiit%

d) ;rogress ersus time

133. The grah sho#n in figure is

a) Aistogram b) &reFuenc% ol%gon

c) 5gie cure d) Bormal distribution

134. ;@GT is an abbreiation for

a) ;erformance @aluation Gating and Timing

b) ;rogram @aluation Geie# TechniFue

c) ;eriodical @stimation of Gesource Treasure

d) ;ertinent @Fuation Gelated to a Tas8.

13!. +n the figure gien belo# identif% the

net#or8 #ith the error looing:


ssertion $) : The urose of an exloration

rogramme is to determine the t%e and

engineering roerties of the soils underl%ing

the site.

Geason $G) : The exloration rogramme

should be lanned so that the maximum amount

of information can be obtained at minimum

cost.

a) 7oth and G are true and G is the correct

exlanation of .

b) 7oth and G are true but G is not the correct

exlanation of .

c) is true but G is false.

d) 7oth and G are false.

13". dual role eent is

a) The beginning of one eent and the end of

another

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b) n% eent other than the initial I final eent

c) The head eent as #ell as tail eent

d) Bone of these.

13. +f the actiit% recedes 7 but succeeds

C then the net#or8 is

13. +f the ath of actiities leads bac8 into

itself the resulting error in the net#or8 is

8no#n as

a) >angling b) =ooing

c) +nterfacing d) ,licing

140. Begatie slac8 indicates

a) 5n schedule condition

b) head of schedule condition

c) 7ehind the schedule condition

d) Bone of these.

141. *hich of the follo#ing denotes a dumm%

actiit% G/

142. &loat ma% be defined as the difference

bet#een

a) =atest start time and the earliest start time

b) =atest finish time and the earliest finish time

c) Time aailable and the time reFuired to

comlete the actiit%.

d) ll of these.

143. The broad gauge is PPP. *ide

a) 0.606 m b) 0."62 m c) 1.00 m d)1.6"6 m

144. The chief function of sleeer is to

a) ,uort the rails

b) istribute the load from rails to the ballastd) ll of these.

14!. &or broad gauge trac8 in +ndian Gail#a%s

the standard length of rail is

a) 10.06 m b) 10." m c) 11. m d) 12. m

146. The maximum Cant deficienc% allo#ed

for 7? in +.G. #ithout reduction in seed is

eFual

a) !! mm b) "! mm c) 2! mm d) 6! mm

14". The length of latform should be PPP

the longest train #hich is moing on that

station.

a) ( b) N c) d) 7oth $a) I $b)

14. The alue of coefficient of friction

bet#een the t%re and the aement surface ma%

be assumed as

a) 0.10 b) 0.11 c) 0.12 d) 0.13

14. The siHe of aron deends uona) Bumber of gate ositions

b) ,iHe of loading area reFuired in each t%e of

aircraft.

c) ircraft ar8ing s%stem

d) ll of these.

1!0. Madras harbour belongs to the t%e of

a) Batural b) rtificial

c) ,eminatural d) ,emiartificial

1!1. >r% doc8s are enclosed areas used fora) 7erthing of essels to facilitate loading

b) Geairs of essels

c) 7oth $a) I $b) d) Bone of these.

1!2. >ifferent t%es of etties are gien here.

,a% #hich one is not correct.

a) ;ile I C%linder etties

b) ;ile I 5en etties

c) ,cre# C%linders in ett%

d) Gaft ett%.

1!3. ,tabiliHation ond has #hich of the

follo#ing Hones/

a) erobic Hone - naerobic Hone

b) naerobic Hone - &acultatie Hone

c) &acultatie Hone - erobic Hone

d) erobic Hone - &acultatie Hone - naerobic

Hone

1!4. Bormall% 75> is determined U 20O C for

a eriod ofa) 3 da%s b) ! da%s c) " da%s d) 10

da%s

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1!!. 7acteria #hich use C52 as a source of

carbon are 8no#n as

a) autotrohic b) heterotrohic

c) aerobic d) anaerobic

1!6. unit #or8ing urel% on anaerobiosis is

a) setic tan8 b) actiated sludge

rocess

c) tric8ling filters d) contact beds

1!". 7rea8ing do#n of organic matter into

simle substances b% bacterial action that #ill

decomose no further is

a) sedimentation b) stabiliHation

c) s8imming d) coagulation

1!. The minimum diameter of #or8ing

chamber of a circular manhole should be

a) 0.! m b) 0. m c) 1.2 m d) 2.0 m

1!. *hich is correctl% matched/

) @.Coil M;B index

7) +ron and manganese ,edimentation

C) Turbidit% Aardness

>) *aterborne disease Aeatitis

160. +n +ndia the suitable selfcleaning elocit%

for small se#ers li8e 1! to 30 cm diameter is

RmsecS

a) 0.! b) 1.0 c) 1.! d) 0."!

161. >omestic se#age and industrial se#age

collectiel% is called as

a) dr% #eather flo# b) storm #ater

c) drainage d) se#age

162. Consider the follo#ing statements:

+. *elded structures are usuall% lighter than

rieted structures.

++. *elding allo#s the arrangement of

structural comonents in such a manner that the

oint roides maximum efficienc%.

+++. >uring #elding the members do not get

disturbed.


a) + ++ I +++ are correct b) + I ++ are correct

c) ++ I +++ are correct d) + I +++ are correct

163. The #ea8est lane in a fillet #eld is

a) ,maller of sides b) ,ide oosite to the force

c) ,ide normal to the force d) Throat

164. Match =ist + #ith =ist ++ correctl%.

List I (Ri&eted 'oint

faire)

List II (*ora)

) >ue to tearing of

lates 1.2

s

Qdn x x

2

7) >ue to bearing of

lates

2. n x bx d x t

C) >ue to double

shearing of riets

3. ;t $d) t

>) >ue to double

shearing of lates

4. ma% be aoided b%

8eeing minimum

edge distancea) 1 72 C3 >4 b) 3 72 C1 >4

c) 3 71 C4 >2 d) 2 73 C1 >4

16!.>esign of rieted oint is based on the

assumtion

a) bending stress in riets is accounted for

b) rieted hole is assumed to be comletel% filled b%

the riet

c) friction bet#een lates is ta8en into account

d) stress in the late is not uniform

166. searate roision for a right turn lane is

to be roided #hen right turning traffic is more

than

a) 2! 9 of total traffic b) 3" 9 of total traffic

c) 33 13 9 of total traffic d) !0 9 total traffic

16". *hich ehicle has the highest eFuialent

;CD/

a) ;assenger car b) ,cooter

c) Truc8 d) Aorse drien ehicle

16. rea roided for ar8ing a car is

a) 10 sF.m. b) 2! sF.m

c) !0 sF.m d) 100 sF.m


LIST I LIST II

) Gunning seed 1. +nstantaneous seed

7) ourne% seed 2. @xcludes dela%

C) ,ot seed 3. erage of seed

measurement>) Time mean seed 4. +ncludes dela%

Codes :

a) 3 71 C2 >4

b) 1 72 C3 >4

c) 2 74 C1 >3

d) 4 72 C3 >3

1"1. s er +GC the carriage#a% #idth for 2

lane traffic should be

a) ".! m b) 10 m c) 12.! m d) 1! m

1"2. s er +, recommendation the aerage

illumination on imortant roads carr%ing fast

moing traffic is

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a) ! =ux b) 10 =ux c) 20 =ux d) 30 =ux

1"3. 5n a right angled road intersection #ith 2

lane t#o#a% traffic the toatal number for

otential conflict oints #ill be

a) 2! b) 24 c) 20 d) 22

1"4. Consider the follo#ing statements.

Collision diagram is used to+. ,tud% accident attern

++. @liminate accidents

+++. >etermine remedial measures

+. Ma8e statistical anal%sis

5f the statements:

a) + and ++ are correct b) + and +++ are correct

c) +++ and + are correct d) ++ and + are correct

1"!. Match =ist + #ith =ist ++ correctl%.

LIST I LIST II

) 5rgin I destinationof stud%

1. Moing obserermethod

7) olume count stud% 2. @noscoe

C) ,ot seed stud% 3. ;ostcard method

>) ourne% seed I

dela% seed

4. Aand% tallies or

counters.

Codes :

a) 1 73 C2 >4

b) 1 72 C3 >4

c) 3 74 C2 >1

d) 4 73 C2 >1

1"6. &or roerl% designed ehicle the resistance

generall% ignored is

a) *ind resistance b) ?rade resistance

c) Golling resistance d) xle resistance

1"". beam fixed at both ends subected to

load * at the center #ill hae maximum

deflection

a)3*=

4@+b)

3! *=

34 @+c)

3! *=

12 @+d)

3*=

12@+

1". *hen the ratio of the moment M and axial

load ; is greater that =61 the resultant of the


distance % from one side is gien b%.

a)=

% (3

M

P

b)=

% (2

P

M

c)=

% (2

M

P

+

d)=

% (3

M

P

+

1". &or a ;in ointed frame the force in the

member 7> is

a) ! t b) ! 2 t c) 10 t d) Vero

10. The rigid ointed frame sho#n #ill

) ,#a% to right b) ,#a% to left

c) Bot s#a% to all d) Bone of these

11. Moment distribution method is best suited

for

a) +ndeterminate ;inointed truss

b) Gigid frames

c) ,ace framesd) Trussed beam

12. @lectronic sreadsheets are

a) =otus 123 b) isiCalc

c) Microsoft @xcel d) ll of these.

13. @lectronic sreadsheets are used to

organiHe and maniulate

a) Textual b) Bumerical

c) @ither $a) or $b) d) 7oth $a) I $b)

14. *hich of the follo#ing is not a function of

C;D/

a) =ocating and retrieing instructions from

C;D

b) >ecoding each instruction

c) Conert electrical information into isual

information

d) ;erform arithmetic or logical oeration.

1!. *hich of the follo#ing is a seFuentialaccess deice/

a) W inch magnetic tae cassette

b) ! W inch flo% dis8ette

c) 3 inch dis8ette d) Gead*rite rm.


LIST I LIST II

) +nut deice 1. Monochrome

monitor

7) ;ointing deice 2. &lo% dis8ette

C) 5utut deice 3. Mouse>) ,econdar% storage

deice

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a) 2 74 C1 >3

b) 4 73 C1 >2

c) 3 74 C1 >2

d) 4 72 C1 >3

1". ;rogram designed to erform secific

tas8s are called

a) ,%stem soft#are b) lication soft#are

c) Dtilit% rograms d) 5erating s%stem

1. *ord rocessor is used for

a) >ocumentation onl%

b) Bumerical anal%sis onl%

c) Maniulation textual onl%

d) Bone of these.

1. +n comuter terminolog% *B refers to

a) a net#or8 connection connecting comuter

#ithin the single office.

b) #ide area net#or8c) #aelength access net#or8

d) #ide access net#or8

10. The ;roert% of Materials due to #hich it

can be transformed into thin sheets b% heating is

8no#n as

) Malleabilit% 7) >uctilit%

C) Toughness d) Aardness

11. The actual test$s) carried out for the

mechanical roerties of the material is are) &atigue test 7) +mact test

C) Tension and comression test

>) ll of these.

12. &ailure of a ductile material is best

exlained b%

) ;rincial stress criterion

7) ;rincial strain criterion

C) >istortion energ% criterion

>) ,train energ% criterion.

13. The stress deeloed due to imact as

comared to that deeloed #hen the load is

alied graduall% is

) 1.! times 7) 2.00 times

C) 3.00 times >) 4.00 times

14. The energ% stored in a bod% #hen strained

#ithin elastic limit is 8no#n as

) Gesilience 7) ;roof resilience

C) ,train energ% >) +mact energ%.

1!. *hich one of the follo#ing is correctl%

matched in the list/

16. The bending stress in a beam is PPP..

section modulus

) eFual to 7) =ess than

C) more than >) inersel% roortional to.

1". The roduct of EoungKs modulus $@) and

moment of inertia $+) is 8no#n as

) modulus of rigidit% 7) bul8 modulus

C) flexural rigidit% >) torsional rigidi%.

1. *hen the strain in a material incrases #ith

time under sustained constant stress the

henomenon is 8no#n as

) strain hardening 7) h%steresis

C) cree >) iscoelasticit%.

1.The 7M at the fixed end of a cantileer

beam as sho#n in figures is gien b%

) *=2 7) *=

C) *=4 >) *=22

200. The column #ith highest effectie length

has

) both endus hinged

7) both ends fixed

C) one end fixed and the other free

>) one end fixed and the other hinged.

201. +f @ is the EoungKs modulus + is the

moment of inertia then the flexural rigidit% is

) @+ 7) +@

C) @+12 >) @+.

202. Consider the follo#ing statement:

5n lanes haing maximum and minimum

rincial stresses there #ill be no tangential

stress.

,hear stresses on mutuall% erendicular lanes

are numericals eFual.Maximum shear stress is eFual to half the sum

of the maximum and minimum rincial

stresses.

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5f the statement:

) + ++ and +++ are correct

7) + and ++ and correct

C) ++ and +++ are correct

>) + and ++ are correct.

203. Match =ist + correctl% #ith =ist ++ and

select %our ans#er using the codes gie belo#:

=ist + =ist ++$;rincial stress) $ Max. ,hear stress)

a) $'!0 '!0) 1. 2!

b) $'1!0 '!0) 2. Vero

c) $0 ' !0) 3. !0

d) $!0 200) 4. "!.

Codes:

a b c d

) 2 3 4 1

7) 3 2 1 4

C) 3 2 4 1

>) 2 3 1 4

204. Match =ist Correctl% #ith =ist ++ and select

%our ans#er using codes gien belo# $X%K is the

deflection):

=ist + =ist ++

$>ifferentials) $ssociated #ith)

a) d%dx 1. ,hear force

b) d2%dx2 2. ,loe

c) d3%dx3 3. =oad

d) d4%dx4 4. 7ending moment

Codes: a b c d

) 2 3 4 1

7) 2 4 1 3

C) 1 3 4 2

>) 4 2 1 3

20!. Maximum stress theor% of failure is

alicable to

) 7rittle materials onl%

7) ductile materials onl%

C) brittle and ductile materials

>) all structural materials.

206. column #ill hae maximum strength

#hen

) both ends are hinged

7) both ends are fixed

C) one end fixed and the other free

>) one end fixed and the other hinged

20". *hen a load is transferred through onesurface to another surface in contact the stress

is 8no#n as

) tensile stress 7) comressie stress

C) shearing stress >) #or8ing stress

20. +dentit% the correct relationshi from the

follo#ing that exists bet#een modulus of

elasticit% @ modulus of rigidit% C and bul8

modulus ) @ ( CK

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