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1. The main reinforcement in a simply supported RCC member placed at

Top fibre Side fibre


Bottom fibre None of these


2. If the load at the free end cantilever beam is increased the failure will occur at the:

Free end Centre


Support None of the above


3. Chemically, marble is known as

Siliceous rock Metamorphic rock


Argillaceous rock Calcareous rock


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4. Brick lintels are used when the span is

Less than two meter Less than three meter


Less than one meter None ofthese


5. Mastic asphalt is normally used for:

Sound insulation Water proofing


Fire proofing None of these


6. Limestone comes under the category of

Aqueous rock Sedimentary rock


Stratified rock All the above


7. Plaster of paris is obtained by calcining:

Gypsum Kankar


Lime stone None of these


8. The inner curve of an arch is known as
Spandril Extrados
Intrados or soffit None of the above A 3
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9. The frog of a brick is normally made on its

Shorter face Bottom face


Longer face Top face


10. The projected portion of the tread beyond the face of the riser is

Newel Scotia


Soffit Nosing


11. Dog-legged stair is

Half -turn stair Quarter turn stair


Three quarter turn stair Continuous stair


12. The portion of the brick cut to form angles other than right angle in plan is known as

Queen closer Squint brick


Quoion brick None of the above


13. The course of stone masonry provided at the top of a wall and usually ornamental in shape are known as

Corbel Throughting


Projecting course Cornice


14. The member used in inclined position for supporting the strainer post is

Tension rod Compression rod


Strut Tie beam


15. An arrangement for supporting an unsafe structure temporarily is known as
Pilling Under pinning
Scaffolding Shoring
16. The area of any irregular figure plotted map is measured with:

Pentagraph Sextant


Clinometer Planimeter


17. On a diagonal scale, it is possible to read upto

One dimension Two dimension


Three dimension Four dimension


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18. Superelevation depends on

Surface condition of the rod Radius of the curve


Speed of the vehicle and above


19. Contour lines close together indicate

Gentle slope Steep slope


Plane ground Valley


20. The whole circle bearing of a line is 120·, its reduced bearing is

S300E N600E


N120·E S600E


21. The simpson's rule for determination of area is used when the no . of offset is

Two Three


Even Odd


22. The zero of the graduated circle of a prismatic compass is located a

South end East end


North end Anyone of these


23. The working edge of an alidade is known as edge.

Ebonite Fiducial


Straight Graduated


24. Which type of foundation is provided on a weak soil?

Grillage Column footing


Raft foundation All the above


25. Vicat apparatus is used for:

Consistency test Test for setting time


Test for tensile strength None of these


26. A hard water may contain:

Calcium carbonate Magnesium Sulphate


Magnesium bicarbonate Any of the above


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27. Bleaching powder is:

Slaked lime Chloride of lime


Hypo-chlorite lime None of the above


28. Permanent hardness of the water can be removed by

Adding lime Adding chlorine


Boiling Zeolite process


29. The waste water frome bathrooms, lavatory basins, kitchen etc are called

Sullage Night soil


Waste soil None of these


30. The gas which is mainly responsible for explosion in sewers is called:

Methane Ethane


Carbon Monoxide None of the above


31. For maximum alkalinity of water pH value should be:

Less than 7 More than 7


21 14


32. One Newton is equal to

dynes lOS dynes


dynes 107 dynes


33. The moment of force is equivalent to

The sum of the moments acting on a body


The vertical sum of the moments acting on a body


The algebraic sum of the moments acting on a body


None of the above


34. The property of a material by which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called:

Elasticity Malleability


Rigidity Viscosity


35. Bending moment on a section is maximum where shear force is
2 5
10 Zero
36. Snowcem is:

Mixture of lime and pigment Chalk powder


Coloured cement None of the above


37. Bressummer process is used for the manufacture of:

Pig Iron Wrought Iron


Cast Iron Steel


38. The covering on the exposed top of the wall is called:

Cornice Coping


Corbel Cramp


39. Seasoning of timber is essential to remove:

Knots from timber Sap from timber


Twisted fibre from timber Roughness of timber


40. The horizontal member forming the bottom of the frame is called as

Transom Still


Rail Sill


41. The maximum percentsge ingredient in cement is that of:

Magnesium Oxide Aluminium


Silica Lime


42. Corrosion resistance of stainless steel is due to

Sulphur Manganese


Chromium Chromium Vanadium


43. Alumina is

Al202 AhSO.


Al20sSi Os AhK2S0.


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44. The beaming capacity of a soil cannot be increaaed by

Grouting Compacting


Moistening the soil Withdrawal of moiature from the soil


45. The process of keeping concrete moist for several days after finishing is called:

Peering Setting


Curing Compacting


46. Duco is the trade name for:

Bituminous paint Oil paint


Cellulose paint Water paint


47. The members which support covering material of a sloping roof, are

Rafters Purlins


Battens Strut


48. The ratio of total volume of water delivered to a crop to the area on which it has been spread is called:

Delta Duty


Base period Runoff


49. Cross staffis an instrument used for:

Levelling Inclination


Setting out right angle Measure horizontal distance


50. The horizontal angle between true meridian and magnetic meridian is known as

Magnetic declination The curvature of the earth


Radiation Altitude


51. Broken stones placed on earth surface for their protection against the action of water or weather:

Regulator Riprap


Scour Silt


52. The upstream nose of a bridge pier shaped for ease and smooth flow of water past it

Cut-water Ease water


Wing wall Shutter


53. The property of concrete which permits the percolation or passage of water through it

Permeability Floating


Cribbing Ductility


54. The formation of a whitish loose powder or crust on the surface of brick walls is called:

Effiorescence Extrados


Haunch Jambs


55. is made from ordinary clay, similar to that used for bricks, burnt at a low temperature and the articles are porous and weak.

Stone ware Earthen ware


Terra-cotta Hollow bricks


56. The waste from furnace and resembles burnt coal

Furnace slag Clinker


Coke breeze Asbestos


57. A polishing abrasive made artificially by mixing in certain proportions sand and carbon and heating the mixture is an electric furnace:

Carborundum Emery


Coke Ballast


58. The increase in volume of sand or aggregate caused by the absorption of water:

Bleeding Bulking


Cribbing Curing


59. An additional floor ,gallery or balcony erected between the floor and ceiling of any storey:

Landing Mezzanine floor


Mosaic floor q» Lobby


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60. A small vertical window built in a sloping roof

Dormer Clarastorey


Bay North light


61. The process of supporting the existing structure for renewing or repairing the lower walls or foundation:

Scaffolding Piling


Shoring Underpinning


62. Lightweight concrete weighing less than:

1600 kglcu.m 1500 kglcu.m


1200 kglcu.m 1000 kglcu.m


63. The inward tilt or transverse inclination given to the cross section of a carriage way on a horizontal curve in a rod is called:

Sub way Camber


Gradient Super elevation


64. arch is built over a lintel or a flat arch to relieve the latter of the superincumbent weight.

Jack arches Segmental arch


Relieving arch None of the above


65. One H.P ,how many kilo watts?

745.7 7457


0.7457 74.57


66. One Are is equal meters.
99 200
100 10
67. The vertical distance between the dip and crown weir ofa trap is known 88

Waterseal Flushing is terms


Water closets Drains


68.
A channel which is designed to irrigate during only part of the year is

69.
A junction so designed to that traffic streams are divided to enable them to pass over or under each other:


Fly over Aqueduct


Supper passage Subway



70.
The stone aggregate is bound together by a binder applied to penetrate to the desired depth is called:


Asphalt Macadam


Gutter Formation



71.
The loosening of the top surface of a road by mechanical or other means:


Scarifying Stepping


Stripping Screenings



72.
The area from which rainfall flows into a drainage line, out fall or reservoir etc


Rainfall Run-off


Catchments Drains



73.
A temporary enclosure built to exclude water from the working area and to permit free access to the area within during the construction must be undertaken below water level:


Earthen dam Gravity dam


Caisson Coffer-dam



74.
Removal of sewage by a network of underground pipelines or sewers with water:


Conservancy system Water carriage system


Waste water system One pipe system



75.
A ventilating pipe connected to or close to the outlet side of a trap seal:


Soil pipe Siphonage pipe


Antisiphonage pipe Vent pipe



76.
are available made of thin iron plates of flat, circular or oblong shapes in which gauge thickness are cut at the edges.


Gauge measures Sheet gauges


RS joists Channels




Perennial canal Non-Perennial canal
Penstock Minor distributors
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77. Purer form of coal and contains a majority of carbon, is produced from coal artificially:

Carbon steel Coke


Creep Graphite


78. The moisture content at which a specified amount of compaction will produce the maximum dry density in a soil is

Hydroscopic moisture Optimum moisture content


Fully Saturated Partially Saturated


79. Rankine's formula for minimum depth offoundation is
h=E.(I-sin°r
w l+sinO p l+sinO
h= sinor h=pC-sinO)
wi-sinO w l+sinO
80. A portion of masonry built into the front of the wall to strengthen it for lateral stability against thrust from an arch, roof or wind pressure

Bressummer Buttress


Brick core Blocking course


81. Gateway of India is located in which of the following cities?

Kolkata Mumbai


Delhi Agra


82. Which ofthe following is an example ofrift valley in India?

Tapti valley Soan.valley


Narmada valley Kaveri valley


83. Who raised the slogan 'Garibi Hatao'?

Jawaharlal Nehru Rajiv Gandhi


Lal Bahadur Sastri Indira Gandhi


84. In which year NABARD was set up?

1980 1981


1982 1983


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85. Who was the first President ofAll India Trade Union Congress founded in 1920?

C. R. Das Jawaharlal Nehru


Motilal Nehru Lala Lajpat Rai


86. Who declared 'Give me blood and r will give you freedom'?

Subhash Chandra Bose Lala Hardayal


Bhagath Singh Bala Gangadhara Tilak


87. Kudi Arasu is the magazine started by whom?

E V Ramaswamy Naicker Veeresalingam


Jyotiba Phule Subramanya Bharati


88. Kaladi, the birth place of Sankaracharya is located on the banks of which of the following rivers?

Periyar Bharatapuzha


Pampa Chaliyar


89. Which of the following is the biggest mountain passes in Kerala?

EkKtinaykannur Kambam


Perambadi Palghat gap


90. Name the district in which Mullaperiyar Dam located?

Pathanamthitta Kottayam


Idukki Eranakulam


91. Who was the founder ofSamatva Samajam?

Vagbhatananda Chattampi Swamikal


Ayyankali Vaikunda Swamikal


92. Name the Araya community leader who wrote 'Jatikkummi' against caste evils?
Kumaranasan K. P. Vallon
Pandit K P. Karuppan Velukutty
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93. Which among the following is a major work of Sri Narayana Guru?

Daiva Dasakam Duravastha


Atmavidya Kahalam Jeevithakarunya Nirupanam


94. Who was the founder and proprietor of Swadeshabhimani Newspaper?
Kumara Guru Ananda Theerthan
Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi Ramakrishna Pillai
95. Who called Ayyankali as 'Pulaya
Tagore Annie Besant
EMS Nambootiripad Mahatma Gandhi

96. Who won the Dada Saheb Phalke award for contribution to cinema in 2015?

Shashi Kapoor Gulzar


Rishi Kapoor Sanjay Kapoor


97. Who was the chief guest in 2015 Republic Day Celebrations in India?

Mahinda Rajapaksa Barak Obama


Vladimir Putin Nawas Sherif


98. Who was the president of Cuba, recently made a visit to Vatican after a long period of time?

Fidel Castro Ban Ki moon


Raul Castro Torrado


99. What was the motto of 2015 National Games held in Kerala?

Get Set Play Be Ready Play


Set Ready Play Go Get Play


100. 2014 World Cup Football Tournament was held in:

France Argentina

Brazil Germany