stirrups of shear reinforcements shall not exceed: (a) 0.75 d (b) 0.45 d (c) d (d) 0.6 d; where d = effective depth 2. The minimum percentage of steel in case of an axially loaded R.C.C. column is given by: (a) 1% (b) 0.8% (c) 0.5% (d) 0.2% 3. An R.C.C, column may be considered as short when the ratio of effective length of column to the least lateral dimension does not exceed: (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 20 4. Minimum super elevation in a curve is equal to: (a) zero (b) 5% (c) camber (d) gradient 5. A pavement is classified as flexible or rigid pavement based on its : (a) wearing course (b) base course (c) sub base (d) sub grade 6. Corner steel is provided in slab (a) to resist the bending moment at the corner (b) to make the slab sufficiently rigid (c) to resist torsional moment (d) to prevent displacement of corners 7. In a well seasoned timber, the moisture content will be in the range of : (a) 20-25% (b) 15-20% (c) 10-12% (d) 5-7%
8. No deduction is made in the masonry
for the area of opening does not exceed (in sq m): (a) 0.10 (b) 0.15 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.50 9. Maximum reinforcement in a column is (a) 4% (b) 5% (c) 6% (c) 8% 10. Soils which are transported by the running water are called (a) aeolian soils (b) alluvial soils (c) marine soils (d) lacustrine soils 11. Soils which are formed by transportation of the weathered rock materials by the wind are called. (a) aeoline soils (b) marine soils (c) lacustrine soils (d) alluvial soils 12. Liquid limit exists in
(a) gravels (c) silty soils
(b) sandy soils
(d) clayey soils
13. Finer the cement, more is the :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Early strength Workability Shrinkage cracking All of these
14. 10. True meridians
(a) are parallel to each other (b) converge at a point called pole (c) converge near equator (d) none-of the above. 11. In whole circle system the bearings are measured (a) clock wise from the north point of the reference meridian towards the line of sight round the circle (b) anti clockwise from the north point (c) with the notations of cardinal points N, E, S&W (d) none of the above.
12. A negative declination shows the magnetic
meridian to the (a) eastern side of the true meridian (b) western side of the true meridian (c) southern side of the true meridian (d) none of the above.
19. The following is a Modify command in
AutoCAD. (a) Hatch (b) Line (c) Polyline (d) Array
13. If the magnetic bearing of sun at noon at a
place in southern hemisphere is 150 the magnetic declination at that place is (a) 30E (b) 30W (c) 20E (d) 20W
20. Distance is a (a) Draw (b) Modify (c) Inquiry (d) Dimension, command
14. Isogonic lines are
(a) lines passing through points having same declination at a given point (b) line passing through point of zero declination (c) line passing through point having same dip (d) line passing through point having zero dip. 15. In survey works declinations varies from time to time and place to place. The most important variation is (a) Secular variation (b) Annual variation (c) Diurnal variation (d) Irregular variation 16. One of the natural factors influencing camber is : (a) type of material of wearing course (b) topography of area (c) nature of subsoil met with (d) amount of rainfall 17. Limiting gradient in plains is : (a) 1 in 15 (b) 1 in20 (c) 1 in25 (d) 1 in 30 18. The following is not a Draw command in AutoCAD. (a) Hatch (b) Line (c) Polyline (d) Array
21. A autocad drawing file cannot be saved as
(a) .dwg (b) .dxf (c) .dwt (d) .docx, format 22. The command which ask line width is (a) Offset (b) Polyline (c) Construction line (d) Spline 23. The correct syntax to draw line of length 12 units and angle 1200 with horizontal axis in anticlockwise direction from a point is:
(a) @12 < 120
(b) 12@ , <120 (c) @12 < -240 (d) < 120 @ 12 24. Text is a (a) Modify command (b) Draw command (c) Dimension command (d) None of the above 25. The symbol can be written in text format by typing (a) %%p (b) %%c (c) %%d (d) %%o 26. The default short cut key for object snap on is (a) F2 (b) F3 (c) F8 (d) F9
28. Leader is a (a) Draw (b) Modify (c) Inquiry (d) None of these 29. The following is a draw command (a) Scale (b) Trim (c) Array (d) Region 30. The command which ask Edge is (a) Rectangle (b) Polyline (c) Polygon (d) Fillet 31. In under-reinforced section : (a) the depth of the actual neutral axis is less than the balanced neutral axis depth (b) the depth of the acual neutral axis is more than the balanced neutral axis (c) the concrete reaches maximum permissible stress first (d) both concrete and steel reach maximum permissible stresses simultaneously. 32.The unit of measurement for concrete work in RCC is in. (a) m (b) cu m (c) 10 sqm (d) 100 sq m 33. The unit of measurement for steel works in trusses and its parts is in (a) M.Ton.11 l (b) Cm (c) Numbers (d) Kilograms 34. While estimating for plastering, usually no deduction is made for (a) Ends of beams (b) Small openings upto 0.5 sq.m (c) End of rafters (d) All of the above
35. Number of bricks of size 20 cm * 10 cm *
10 cm required for 100 cubic metres of masonry wall is (a) 500 (b) 5000 (c) 50000 (d) 500000 36. The expected out turn of brick work in cement mortar in foundation and plinth per mason per day, is: (a) 1.00 m3 (b) 1.25 m3 (c) 1.50 m3 (d) 1.75 m3 37. One cubic metre of cement concrete (1: 2: 4) is to be mixed by volume. Number of cement bags required will be approximately (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 11 38. The estimated quantity of cement required in cement mortar (1:6) per cubic metre will be (a) 5.6 bags (b) 6.4 bags (c) 6.8 bags (d) 8 bags 39. One cubic metre of mild steel weights about (a) 1000 kg (b) 3625 kg (c) 7850 kg (d) 12560 kg 40. In a detailed estimate, the provision for contigendes is, usually (a) 1% (b) 3% to 5% (c) 10% (d) 12% to 20% 41. Annual rent is generally fixed at of value of building. (a) I% to 2% (b) 2% to 5% (c) 5% to 10% (d) 10% to 25% 42. Original cost of property minus depreciation is (a) book value (b) salvage value (c) rateable (d) obsolence value 43. A standing advance of fixed sum of money given to a individual of the department. a. Hand Receipt.
44. The PWD form used for First & Final Bill is (a) Form 24 (b) Form 27 (c) Form 25 (d) Form 26
51. The degree of saturation of a soil at its
shrinkage limit is: (a) zero % (b) 50% (c) 75% (d) 100%
45. The money given by the contractor while
submitting a tender (a) Security Deposit (b) Advance deposit (c) Earnest money (d) Any one of the above
52. Phreatic line indicates the surface of
seepage water within the body of: (a) earth dam (b) masonry dam (c) concrete dam (d) coffer dam
46. The top reinforcement at the support
section of a continuous beam shall be extended from either face of the column up to a distance equal to : (a) effective span/3 (b) effective span/6 (c) effective span/5 (d) effective span/8 47. Vicat apparatus is used to determine: (a) durability of aggregate for concrete (b) impurities of water for concrete (c) initial and final setting time of cement (d) the strength of concrete 48. For purpose of determining the seismic force in structure, India has been classified into several zones and Calcutta falls in : (a) Zone I (b) Zone III (c) Zone IV (d) Zone V 49. Which of the following materials has the highest carbon percentage? (a) Cast Iron (b) Mild Steel (c) High Carbon Steel (d) Stainless Steel 50. Long term losses in a post-tensioned girder are due to :
53. Maximum size of clay particles is around :
(a) 0.002 mm (b) 0.02 mm (c) 0.06 mm (d) 0.2 mm 54. The maximum deflection in a steel beam should not generally exceed: (a) span/325 (b) span/300 (c) span/250 (d) span/400 55. Open channel flow is the one in which (a) closed conduit is full of flowing liquid (b) the liquid flowing in a closed conduit has a free surface, (c) covered channel flows full under pressure. (d) the solid boundaries confining the flow are open at top. 56.The most widely used pump for pumping sewage is (a) centifugal pump (b) air pressure pump (c) reciprocating pump (d) none above
57. In a king post truss the number of
vertical post will be: (a) 1
(b) 2 (c) 3 (d) more than three 58. The defect cup shake in timber occurs: a. when the tree is over matured b. when wood dries below fibre saturation point. c. .due to excessive frost action on sap in tree d. due to excessive frost and fierce heat of sun 59. To facilitate quick flow of rain water on R.C.C. flat roof towards spouts it is usually given a slope of: (a) about 2 to 3 (b) about 8 to 10 (c) 15 (d) 22 60. With the increase in moisture content the bulking of sand: (a) increases (b) decreases (c) first increases to a maximum value and then decreases (d) first decreases to a minimum value and then increases 61. In a stair, when rise and tread are expressed in cms, their sum is : (a) 25 to 35 cms (b) 35 to 40 cms (c) 40 to 45 cms (d) 45 to 50 cms 62. The type of door commonly used for garage ad godowns are : (a) swing door (b) revolving door (c) flush door (d) rolling shutter door 63. No deduction is made in the masonry for the area of opening does not exceed (in sq m): (e) 0.10 (f) 0.15 (g) 0.25 (h) 0.50 64. Residual soils are formed by (a) weathering of rocks, acted upon by the forces of transportation. (b) weathering of rocks, not acted upon by the
forces of transportation (c) weathering of rocks, sometimes acted upon by the forces of transportation and sometimes not acted upon by such forces. (d) none of the above. 65. In terms of oxide composition, the minimum percentage of ingredient in the cement is that of (a) lime (b) magnesium oxide (c) alumina (d) silica 66. Following compounds can be used as accelerators except: (a) CaCl2 (b) CaSO4 (c) NaCl (d) Na2SO4 (e) K2SO4 67. Addition of pozzolana admixtures results in (a) improved workability (b) reduction in heat of hydration (c) increased resistance to sulphate attack (d) reduced leaching of calcium hydroxide (e) all of the above 68. Fly ash may be used as (a) a part replacement of cement (b) a part replacement of fine aggregate (c) simultaneous replacement of cement and fine aggregate (d) an admixture (e) all of the above 69. The empirical test used for assessing the workability of fresh concrete is (a) the slump test (b) the compacting factor test (c) the vee-bee consistency test (d) the flow test (e) all of the above 70. The slump of concrete to be transported by belt conveyors should be (a) 25-50 mm (b) 50-75 mm (c) 75-100 mm (d) 100-125 mm (e) 0-125 mm 71 A narrow valley with steep rock sides favours (a) Gravity dam (b) Arch dam (c) Earth dam (d) Buttress dam. 72. For wide valley with deep overburden the most suitable dam is (a) Gravity dam, (b) Arch dam, (c) Earth dam (d) Buttress dam 73. A gravity dam may fail by (a) overturning, (b) sliding, (c) crushing, (d) all of the above. 74. Gravity dams are generally provided with free (a) fall spillway (b) Ogee spillway
(c) Chute spillway (d) Tunnel spillway.
75. For earthen dams in narrow canyons the most suitable spillway is (a) Ogee spillway (b) Chute spillway (c) Side channel (d) Siphon. 76. Bhakra Dam is an example of (a) Arch dam, (b) Rockfill dam, (c) Concrete gravity dam, (d) Buttress dam. 77. As per I.R.C. linear water way for an alluvial stream is considered as (a) 8.4
(b) 4.8
(c) 2.8
(d) 8.2
where Q= Design max discharge.
78. As per I.R.C maximum scour depth for multi span bridge is given by (a) Dm = 2 x D, (b) Dm = D(W/L)1.56 , (b) both a& b, (d) Dm = 1.27D Where D= normal scour depth, W= Regime width, L= Design water way. 79.The following can be used for waterproofing (a) potash soaps (b) butylstearate (c) petroleum waxes (d) all of the above (e) none of the above 80.The workability of concrete by slump test is expressed as (a) mm3/h (b) mm2/h (c) mm/h (d) mm 89.The tensile strength of concrete is approximately __________of compressive strength of concrete. (a) 50% (b) 20% (c) 10% (d) 5% (e) 1% 90.The standard size of a concrete cube for compressive strength test is (a) 50 mm (b) 100 mm (c) 150 mm (d) 200 mm (e) 250 mm
water-cement ratio (d) batching, mixing, placing
and compaction techniques (e) durability and quality control 93.Drainage gallery is constructed to reduce (a) Water pressure (b) Uplift pressure (c) Silt pressure (d) Earthquake forces. 94.To prevent development of tension at heel the resultant force must lie within (a) middle third, (b) middle sixth, (c) middle half, (d) middle fourth. 95.Erosion of downstream toe of earth dam is (a) hydraulic failure, (b) Seepage failure, (c) Structural failure (d) none of the above. 96.Seepage control of earthen dam depends upon (a) height of dam, (b) Permeability of foundation material, (c) nature of dam soil, (d) all of the above. 97.Spillway gates not provided for (a) side channel spillway,(b) Ogee spillway, (c) Chute Spillway (d) Syphon Spillway 98.If there is very minimum space available, the most appropriate spillway provided is-(a) side channel spillway,(b) Ogee spillway, (c) Chute Spillway (d) Shaft Spillway 99.Iduki Dam in Kerala is an example of (a) Arch dam, (b) Rockfill dam, (c) Concrete gravity dam, (d) Buttress dam. 100.Reynold's number is defined as the ratio of (a) inertia force to gravity force (b) viscous force to elastic force(c) viscous force to gravity force (d) inertia force to viscous force 101. Head lost in friction is governed by (a) Darcy's law (c) Chezy's law (d) Froudes Law (e)None of these
91. The cube strength of concrete exceeds the
cylinder strength by (in percent) (a) 10 to 50 (b) 10 to 15 (c) 15 to 20 (d) 20 to 25 (e) 30 to 40
102.Flow through a pipe takes place due to-(a)
difference of pressure between different sections of the pipeline,(b) downward slope of the pipeline (c) both (a) and (b); (d) none of the above
92. The choice of mix proportions of a concrete
is independent of - (a) grade designation (b) maximum nominal size of aggregate (c) minimum
103. Loss due to friction is treated as- (a) minor
loss (b) major loss (c)moderate loss (d) minimum loss
104.Friction loss through a pipe flow indicates
(a) loss of head due to static coefficient of friction (b) loss of head due to dynamic coefficient of friction (c) loss of head due to surface hardness. (d) loss of flow rate due to surface hardness of the pipe 105. For complete hydration of 100 kg of cement of average composition, the mass of water required, would be (a) 15 kg (b) 25 kg (c) 35 kg (d) 40 kg (e) 42 kg 106.The cyclopan aggregate has a size more than (a) 4.75 mm (b) 20 mm (c) 40 mm (d) 60 mm (e) 75 mm 107. With 4 per cent moisture the bulking of fine sand may be of the order of-- (a) 2 to 5 per cent (b) 5 to 10 per cent (c) 10 to 15 per cent (d) 15 to 25 per cent (e) 25 to 30 per cent 108.Bulking of coarse aggregate is (a) less as compared to that of a sand (b) more than that of sand (c) 15 per cent at 4 per cent moisture content (d) 25 per cent at 4 per cent moisture content (e) negligible
