1. If the end stations of a line are free from local attraction, then the difference between fore bearing and back bearing of that line should be

120°

180°

360°

90°

2. The angle between the two plane mirrors of an optical square should be

30°

45°

60°

90°

3. The whole circle bearing of line AB and AC are 18° and 335° respectively. What is the value of the included angle CAB

307°

354°

177°

42°

4. The two point problem or three point problem is method of

Orientation

Resection

Traversing

and

5. Working edge of an Alidate is known as

Ebonite edge

Fiducial edge

Straight edge

Graduated edge

6. A correction for error due to refraction is

0.01 d2 m

0.001 d2 m

0.01122 d2 m

0.078 d2 m (where d is horizontal distance in km.)

7. Length of long chord in a simple circular curve having central angle q is .

R sin theta/2

2R sin theta/2

R cos theta/2

2R cos theta/2

(where R is radius of the curve)

8. Planimeter is used for measuring

Volume

Area

Slope angle

Contour gradient

9. The first reading from a level station is

Fore sight

Intermediate sight

Back sight

Straight sight

10. Correction for pull or tension in a tape is given by

Cp P0) AE

Cp LAE

Cp P0)/AE L

Cp L/AE(P P0)

11. The fore bearing of a line is 150° 40'. Its back bearing will be

105°

330°

220°

209°

12. The size of a theodolite is specified by

the length of telescope.

the diameter of vertical circle.

the diameter of lower plate.

the diameter of upper plate.

13. The correction of sag is

always additive

always subtractive

always zero

sometimes additive sometimes subtractive

14. If the quadrantal bearing of a line is N 25° then the whole circle bearing of the line is

S 25° E

205°

335°

295°

15. The R.L. of a point A on the floor is 100 m. The back-sight reading on A is 2.455 m. If the fore-sight reading on the point B on the ceiling is 2.745 the R.L. of the point B will be

94.8 m

99.71 m

100.29 m

105.20 m

16. The following consecutive readings were taken with a dumpy level and a 3 m staff on a continuous sloping ground

0.425, 1.035, 1.950, 2.360, 2.950, 0.750, 1.565, 2.450
Which of the above readings are back-sights

0.425, 2.950, 0.750

0.425, 2.360, 0.750

0.425, 0.750

0.425, 2.950, 0.750, 1.565

17. The distance of the visible horizon from a height of 36 m above msl is given by

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18. The radial offset at a distance x from the beginning of circular curve of radius R is given by

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19. The length and breadth of a field of area 33600 m2 on map is 12 cm and 7 cm respectively. The R.F. of the scale will be

1 400

1 20

1 800

1 2000

20. If q1 and q2 are the angles of deviation from A to the top and bottom of a vertically held rod of length at B. The horizontal distance AB is

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21. An invar tape is made of an alloy of

Copper and Steel

Brass and Nickel

Nickel and Steel

Brass and Steel

22. The principle of "working from whole to part" is used in surveying because

plotting becomes easy.

survey work can be completed quickly.

accumulation of error is prevented.

All of these

23. For a well conditioned triangle, no angle should be less than

20°

30°

45°

60°

24. The statement "included angle is affected by local attraction" is

true

partially true

false

partially false

25. If the magnetic quadrantal bearing of a line is S 46° W and magnetic declination at that place is 2° then true whole circle bearing of that line will be

229°

224°

148°

48°

26. Contour interval within the limits of a map

may be constant.

may not be kept constant.

must be kept constant.

may vary according to the configuration.

27. Closed contours with higher values outwards, represent a

Hill

Pond

Plain surface

None of these

28. The process of turning the telescope about the vertical axis in horizontal plane is known as

Transiting

Reversing

Plunging

Swinging

29. Plotting of inaccessible points on a plane table is done by

Intersection

Traversing

Radiation

None of these

30. The Standard Meridian of India is 1 1

35° E

82 E

67 W

120° W 2 2

31. Which of the following closely represents the shape of the earth

Spheroid

Ellipsoid

Oblate spheroid of revolution

Prolate spheroid

32. Which of the following instrument is generally used for base line measurements

Chain

Steel tape

Metallic tape

Invar tape

33. Two theodolite method to set a simple curve does not require

linear measurements

angular measurements

both and

None of these

34. The three-point problem can be solved by

Tracing paper method

Bassel's method

Lehmann's method

All of these

35. How many links are there in a Gunter's chain

50

100

150

200

36. The true length of a line is known to be 200 m. When measured with a 20 m tape, the length is 200.80 m. The correct length of the 20 m tape is

19.92 m

19.98 m

20.04 m

20.08 m

37. The following figure shows entries in a field book for chain line AB. What is the distance between trees Tand 1 2

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4 m

5 m

7 m

12 m

38. The contour lines

never intersect each other.

always intersect each other.

intersect in case of an overhanging cliff.

None of the above

39. Minimum pitch of rivets should not be less than

3 d

1.5 d

2.0 d

2.5 d

40. The effective throat thickness of a fillet weld is

equal to the size of the weld.

a function of the angle between the fusion sides.

length of the hypotenuse of the triangle formed.

0.7 times the size of weld.

41. For a steel member in tension, the permissible stress in axial tension is given by

0.5 fy

0.6 fy

0.66 fy

0.75 fy

42. For a steel column, the permissible stress in axial compression depends mainly on

effective length

sectional area

radius of gyration

slenderness ratio

43. For simply supported steel beam, the maximum deflection should be 1 1

1/300 of the span

1/325 of the span

1/350 of the span

400 of the span

44. The member of a roof truss which supports the purlins is known as

Principal rafter

Principal tie

Main strut

Sag tie

45. Most economical section for a steel column is

Square section

Circular section

Tubular section

Hexagonal section

46. The structural member in which the tensile force is acting parallel to its longitudinal axis is called

Tension member

Tie

and both

None of these

47. The load on a lintel is assumed as uniformly distributed, if the height of the masonry above it is upto a height of

the effective span

1.25 times the effective span

1.50 times the effective span

2.0 times the effective span

48. The difference between gross diameter and nominal diameter for the rivets upto 25 mm diameter is

1.0 mm

1.5 mm

2.0 mm

2.5 mm

49. The thickness of the gusset plate for column base should not be less than

6 mm

8 mm

12 mm

40 mm

50. The angle of inclination of lacing bar with the longitudinal axis of the column should preferably be between

10° to 30°

30° to 40°

40° to 70°

80° to 90°

51. The effective length of battened column is increased by



10%

15%

25%

52. If strength of joint per pitch length is equal to 2556 kg and original strength of plate per pitch length is 4260 kg, joint efficiency will be

60%

52.75%

53%

53.25%

53. Minimum size of weld for a 9.5 mm thick plate will be

4.0 mm

5.0 mm

6.0 mm

8.0 mm

54. The tensile strength of M25 grade concrete will be

3.5 N/mm2

5.0 N/mm2

25.0 N/mm2

35.0 N/mm2

55. The live load taken for the design of roof of an industrial building using truss which is accessible, is

0.75 kN/m2

1.5 kN/m2

2.0 kN/m2

5.0 kN/m2

56. The slenderness ratio of a steel column supported throughout its length by a masonry wall is

zero

10

100

infinity

57. A strut is a

flexible member

compression member

tension member

torsion member

58. Which operation cannot be done easily on mild steel

Drilling

Punching

Cutting

Hardening

59. Two angles are placed back to back and are connected by only one leg of each angle to the same side of a gusset plate. The net effective area is A1 K A2 where K is taken as 3AA+ A 1 1 1212

5A1/5A+ A2

3A1/3A1+ A2

5A1/A2+ 5A1

3A1+A2/3A1

60. In Unwin's formula d 6ROUTE units of d and t is taken as

Millimeter

Meter

Centimeter

Decimeter

61. As compared to field rivets, the shop rivets are

Stronger

Weaker

Equally strong

None of these

62. The ratio of volume of voids in the soil to its total volume is defined as v

Porosity

Void ratio

Degree of saturation

Mass density

63. Density of the soil may be increased by

Compaction

Consolidation

and both

Stabilization

64. Uniformity coefficient is the ratio of the following

D10 and D20

D30 and D60

D40 and D50

None of these

65. The relation between void ratio and degree of saturation of soil is given by WS G

e S/WG

e WG/S

e WS/G

e G/WS

where, symbols have their usual meaning.

66. When c is cohesion, s is the applied normal stress f is angle of internal friction, the shear strength of the soil t will be equal to

t c sigma tan theta

t c sigma tan theta

t s sigma tan theta

t s sigma tan theta

67. A soil sample has a porosity of 40%. If G 2.70, the dry density of soil will be 9.81 kN/m3) w

15.89 kN/m3

31.78 kN/m3

17.85 kN/m3

19.81 kN/m3

68. Load carrying capacity of the foundation on sand, mainly depends upon

length of the foundation

depth of foundation

breadth of foundation

size of foundation

69. The dry unit weight of a soil sample is 1.9 gm/cc and the specific gravity is 2.65, what will be the porosity of the soil

29.91%

28.30%

2.83%

None of these

70. The liquid limit and plastic limit of a soil are 35% and 15% respectively. If the flow index is then toughness index is

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

71. The liquid limit and plastic limit of a cohesive soil are determined in laboratory as 40% and 20% respectively. The plasticity index of the soil will be

10%

20%

30%

40%

72. When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit

the total volume of soil will reduce.

the total volume of soil will remain constant.

the total volume of soil will increase.

None of these

73. The permeability of cohesive soil is best determined by using

Falling-head permeameter

Constant-head permeameter

Oedometer

None of these

74. The Darcy's law states as

V alpha A

V alpha Q

V alpha h

V alpha i

(Notations have their usual meaning)

75. Coefficient of consolidation is measured in

cm2/g

cm2/sec

g/cm2/sec

g-cm/sec

76. Sheep foot roller is mostly used for the compaction of which type of soil

Clays

Silt

Sand

Gravel

77. The relationship between void ratio and porosity is 1+e 1-e e e

n

n 1-e

n

n

78. A pile which obtains most of its load carrying capacity at the base of pile is known as

end bearing pile

friction pile

composite pile

None of these

79. A soil has bulk density 2.3 g/cc and water content 15%. The dry density of the soil sample is

1.0 g/cc

1.5 g/cc

2.0 g/cc

2.5 g/cc

80. Undisturbed soil sample is obtained by

Direct excavation

Thin walled samplers

Thick walled samplers

Augers

81. The largest value of stability number for soil is

0.26

0.13

2

4

82. Maximum size of silt size particles as per I.S. classification is

0.425 mm

2 mm

0.75 mm

0.075 mm

83. Lime stabilisation technique is very effective to improve properties of

Silty soil

Sandy soil

Plastic clayey soil

Non-plastic soil

84. Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by

Compressibility

Permeability

and both

None of these

85. The action of negative skin friction on the pile is to

increase the ultimate load on the pile

reduce the allowable load on the pile

maintain the working load on the pile

reduce the settlement

86. Which test is carried out to determine the safe tension for a pile

pull-out test

lateral load test

cyclic load test

none of these

87. For uniformly graded soil, the value of uniformity coefficient is approximately

1

3

4

6

88. In a cohesion-less soil deposit having a unit weight of 1.5 t/m3 and an angle of internal friction of the active and passive lateral earth pressure intensities (in at a depth of 10 m will, respectively be

15 and 5

5 and 45

10 and 20

20 and 10

89. If K is coefficient of permeability, mis coefficient of volumetric change and g is unit v w weight of water, then coefficient of consolidation will be

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90. Density index of soil is

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91. A pycnometer is used to determine

Void ratio

Dry density

Water content

Density index

92. The maximum pressure which a soil can carry without shear failure is called

Safe bearing capacity

Net safe bearing capacity

Net ultimate bearing capacity

Ultimate bearing capacity

93. Under-reamed piles are generally

Driven piles

Bored cast-in situ piles

Precast piles

None of these

94. By means of compaction, the following properties of the soil increase

mass density

shear strength

stability

All of these

95. In friction piles, the load is transferred through

skin friction

their bottom tips

and both

None of these

96. Trapezoidal combined footings are required when

the space outside the exterior column is limited.

the exterior column is heavier.

Both and

None of the above

97. The angle of the failure plane with the major principal plane is given by

45° theta

45° theta

45° theta

45° theta

(where is the angle of shearing resistance)

98. Undisturbed soil samples are required for conducting

Hydrometer test

Shrinkage limit test

Consolidation test

Specific gravity test

99. The critical gradient for all soils is normally

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.5

100. The relationship between air content of soil

and its degree of saturation is crexpressed as

a 1 Sr

a Sr 1

a 1 Sr

None of these

101. If d and n are the effective depth and depth of neutral axis of a singly reinforced beam, the lever arm of the beam is n n

d n

n d

d n/3

d n/3

102. The maximum area of tension reinforcement in beams should not exceed

0.15%

1.5%





103. If E and E are modulus of elasticity of concrete and steel respectively, then the modular c s ratio will be

Ec/ES

ES/EC

EC ES/ES-EC

4EC/ES

104. In case of a reinforced concrete beam, as the percentage of tension steel increases

depth of neutral axis decreases

depth of neutral axis increases

there is no effect on neutral axis

None of the above

105. In a singly reinforced beam, if the stress in concrete reaches its permissible limit earlier than that in steel, the beam section is called

under-reinforced section

over-reinforced section

economic section

critical section

106. Which of the following square slab will behave as one-way slab

Simply supported along two opposite edges

Simply supported along three edges

Simply supported along all the four edges

None of the above

107. The shear reinforcement in a reinforced concrete beam is provided to resists

bending moment

compression force

diagonal compression

diagonal tension

108. Equivalent area of a reinforced cement concrete column section is

mAC ASC

AC m ASC

AC ASC

m ASC)alpha c
(Notations have their usual meaning.)

109. The diameter of longitudinal bars in a column should not be less than

8 mm

10 mm

12 mm

16 mm

110. The minimum number of longitudinal bars provided in RCC circular column is

2

4

6

8

111. According to IS 456 2000, side face reinforcement is provided in RCC beams, when depth of beam exceeds

450 mm

750 mm

1000 mm

1250 mm

112. As per IS 456 2000, the minimum grade of concrete to be used in reinforced cement concrete is

M5

M10

M20

M25

113. In pre-stressed concrete member, it is advised to use

low strength concrete only.

high strength concrete only.

low strength concrete but high strength steel.

high strength concrete and high strength steel.

114. As per IS 456-2000, the maximum spacing of shear reinforcement along the axis of the beam for vertical stirrups should be less than

0.75 d

0.80 d

0.70 d

0.75 D (where D is total depth of beam and d is effective depth of beam)

115. In limit state design method, the partial safety factor for steel as per IS 456-2000 is

1.5

1.85

1.15

3.2

116. The nominal shear stress in a reinforced concrete beam is given by b bd

bd/vu

vu/bd

Vu.bd

Vu.b/d

(Notations have their usual meaning.)

117. The formwork including the props can be removed from beams only after

1 day

3 days

4 days

14 days

118. When shear stress exceeds the permissible limit in a slab, then it is reduced by

increasing the depth of slab

providing shear reinforcement

using high strength steel

using thinner bars but more in number

119. In limit state design of concrete for flexure, the area of stress block is taken as

0.53 fck× Xu

0.446 fck× Xu

0.420 fck× Xu

0.36 fck× Xu

120. If fck and fy are characteristic strength of concrete and yield stress of steel respectively and ck y E is modulus of elasticity of steel, the ultimate flexural strain in concrete can be taken as

0.002

fck/1000

0.0035

fy/1.15Es+o.oo2

121. Spacing of stirrups in a simply supported rectangular beam is

kept constant throughout the length of beam.

decreased towards the centre of beam.

increased at ends.

increased towards centre of beam.

122. The minimum grade of concrete for pre-tensioned member is

M30

M35

M40

M60

123. High strength concrete possesses

higher modulus of elasticity

small creep strain

Both and

None of these

124. In reinforced concrete, lap splice should not be used for bars having diameter larger than

16 mm

20 mm

10 mm

36 mm

125. Torsional reinforcement is provided in slabs when

corners are held down.

slab makes monolithic construction with wall.

Both of the above

None of the above

126. Method used to make an estimate is

thin wall and thick wall method

centre line method

Both and

centre of gravity method

127. The unit for measurement of damp proof course is

m

m2

m3

None of these

128. While submitting a tender, the contractor is to deposit a certain amount of money of the estimated cost. It is called

Security money

Contract money

Earnest money

None of these

129. The most reliable estimate is

Detailed estimate

Preliminary estimate

Plinth-area estimate

Cube rate estimate

130. In a construction project, the time corresponding to minimum total project cost is

normal time

crash time

between normal and crash time

None of these

131. Number of bricks needed for 1 cu.m. brick work will be

1350

650

500

550

132. The water absorption capacity of first class bricks should not be more than of its weight.

30%

25%

16.6%

50%

133. Lime concrete is prepared by using aggregate and as binding material.

slaked lime

quick lime

mixture of quick lime and cement

lime stone powder

134. The age of a tree may be ascertained by the

radius of its stem



circumference of its stem

number of branches number of annual rings

135. Which of the following is not the constituent of a paint

Iron oxide

Sodium chloride

Turpentine oil

Linseed oil

136. The vertical member used in a door frame is called

Post

Sill

Rail

Bracing

137. Soundness of cement is tested by

Vicat's apparatus

Compression testing machine

Le-Chatelier's apparatus

None of these

138. The type of bond in which every course contains both header and stretcher is called

English bond

Flemish bond

Mixed bond

Russian bond

139. The critical activity has

zero float

minimum float

maximum float

positive float

140. The base material for distemper is

Lime putty

Lime

Cement wash

Chalk

141. Per capita consumption of water per day for domestic purpose should be

85 litres

100 litres

115 litres

135 litres

142. Fire demand of water according to Kuichling's formula, in litres/minute, is given by (where P is population in thousands)

Q 3182 P

Q 3182/P

Q 3182 route P

Q 3182/route P

143. Maximum permissible amount of fluoride for domestic consumption of water should be

0.15 ppm

1.5 ppm

15 ppm

150 ppm

144. The velocity of flow of sewage in a combined sewer should not be less than

0.3 m/s

0.75 m/s

1.0 m/s

6.0 m/s

145. The time interval of cleaning of septic tank should not be more than

5 years

1 year

6 months

2 years

146. Alum is a

Coagulant

Flocculent

Catalyst

Disinfectant

147. Turbidity in water is due to

Organic salts

Suspended and colloidal particles

Algae

Fungi

148. The trap used for an Indian water closet is called

Gully trap

P-trap

Intercepting trap

Anti-syphon trap

149. Sewage treatment units are generally designed for

maximum flow only

minimum flow only

average flow only

Both and

150. Bleaching powder is

Ca(OH)2

ClO2

CaCl2

CaCl(OCl)

151. Separate soil pipe and waste pipe system is known as

Single stack system

One-pipe system

Single syphon system

Two-pipe system

152. Wet latrine is also known as

Earth privy

Bore-hole privy

Aqua privy

Can privy

153. In small towns, the most appropriate system of sewerage is

Separate system

Combined system

Conservancy system

Partially separate system

154. To sustain high external and internal pressures, the most appropriate sewer material is

C.I. pipe

Steel pipe

Vitrified clay pipe

R.C.C. pipe

155. The sewerage system originates from

Main sewer

House sewer

Outfall sewer

Sub-main sewer

156. In house plumbing system, the leakage of different pipes is tested by

Smoke test

Air test

Water test

All of these

157. The number of independent equations to be satisfied for static equilibrium in a space structure is

2

3

4

6

158. The relationship between Young's modulus of elasticity Bulk modulus and Poisson ratio is given by

E 2K 2µ)

E 3K

E 3K 2µ)

E 2K

159. For a circular cross-section, the relationship between the maximum shear stress and maxaverage shear stress is gives as

qmax= 9/8qav

q max 4/3qav

q max qav

q max 8/3qav

160. The number of points of contraflexure in a cantilever beam are

zero

one

two

None of these

161. The maximum deflection of a cantilever beam of length with a point load at the free end is

WL3/8 EI

WL3/3 EI

WL3/16 EI

WL3/48 EI

162. The load shared by the member BC of the structure shown in figure below is

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163. Slenderness ratio of an RC column is the ratio of its length to its

shortest side of a column

long side of a column

area of cross section

None of these

164. A steel rod of 2 cm2 area and 1 metre in length is subjected to a pull of 40,000 N. If Young's modulus is 2 × 105 N/mm2, the elongation of the rod will be

10 mm

100 mm

1 mm

0.1 mm

165. A cantilever beam of span L is subjected to a u.d.l. of W per unit length intensity throughout its length. The maximum deflection in the beam will be

WL4/6 EI

WL4/8 EI

WL4/48 EI

WL4/96 EI

166. If Poisson's ratio for a material is 0.5, then the elastic modulus for the material is

three times its shear modulus

four times its shear modulus

three times its bulk modulus

two times its bulk modulus

167. A simply supported beam carries two equal point loads at a distance of L/3 from either supports. The bending moment at mid span is

WL/3

2 WL/3

WL/3

zero

168. The Euler's crippling load for a 2 m long slender steel rod of uniform cross-section hinged at both the ends is 1 kN. The Euler's crippling load for a 1 m long steel rod of the same cross-section and hinged at both the ends will be

2 kN

4 kN

6 kN

8 kN

169. The force in the vertical member of the truss shown in figure will be

<img src='./qimages/3399-169.jpg'>
2t

5t

8t

zero

170. The shear force diagram for a simply supported beam of span L is shown in figure. The maximum bending moment in the beam is

<img src='./qimages/3399-170.jpg'>

171. The ratio of the moment of inertia of a rectangular section about its base and an axis parallel to its base and passing through its centre of gravity is .

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

172. The maximum value of Poisson's ratio for an elastic material is

0.25

0.5

0.75

1.0

173. If a material has identical properties at all locations, the material is assumed as

Isotropic

Elastic

Homogeneous

None of these

174. When a solid shaft is subjected to torsion, the shear stress induced at its centre is



maximum

minimum

zero average

175. If the shear force at a section of a simply supported beam is zero, the bending moment at

minimum

average of maximum and minimum

zero

maximum

176. The simple bending equation is

M/I R/E f/y

I/M E/R f/y

M/I E/R f/y

M/I R/E y/f
(Notations have their usual meaning)

177. The thickness of slab base for steel column is given by the section is

<img src='./qimages/3399-177.jpg'>

178. For a column of length L having one end fixed and other free, the effective length of the column is

2L

L

L/2

L/route2

179. The maximum bending moment, for a simply supported beam of span L and having a uniformly distributed load per unit length all over its length, is

WL2/2

WL2/4

WL2/8

WL2/12

180. The ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain is called

Strain ratio

Modular ratio

Poisson's ratio

Young's modulus