Assistant Engineer – Civil – Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
QUESTIONS
Exam Assistant Engineer
Category Number 139/2012
Exam Date 2013-09-07
Total Questions 100
Alphacode A
Question1:-The terminal velocity of a small sphere settling in a viscous fluid varies as the
A:-Inverse square of diameter
B:-Inverse of diameter
C:-first power of its diameter
D:-inverse of fluid viscosity
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question2:-A cement bag contains 0.035 cubic meter of cement by volume. How many bags will one tonne of cement
comprises
A:-16
B:-17
C:-18
D:-20
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question3:-Efflorescence of bricks is due to
A:-Soluble salts present in clay for making bricks
B:-High Porosity of bricks
C:-High Silt Content in the soil used
D:-Excessive burning burning of bricks
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question4:-Which of the following constituent in earth gives plasticity to mould bricks in suitable shape
A:-Silica
B:-Lime
C:-Alumina
D:-Magnesia
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question5:-The compound which contributes the highest share of heat of hydration in cement is
A:-Tricalcium Silicate
B:-Tricalcium aluminate
C:-Gypsum
D:-Combined lime
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question6:-Putty is made up of .
A:-White lead and turpentine
B:-Powdered chalk and raw linseed oil
C:-Red lead and linseed oil
D:-Zinc oxide and boiled linseed oil
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question7:-In making Concrete ,maximum density is achieved by,
A:-Using sufficient cement to fill all the voids
B:-Controlling the particle size of the ingredient
C:-Controlling the particle size distribution of the ingredient
D:-Reducing the quantity of mixing water
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question8:-which one of the following is not a vehicle in paints
A:-Nut oil
B:-Poppy oil
C:-Tung oil
D:-Turpentine oil
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question9:-In high tensile steel carbon should be less than
A:-0.10%
B:-0.15 %
C:-0.70 %
D:-1.5%
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question10:-The head room for a staircase should not be less than
A:-3.50m
B:-3m
C:-2.10m
D:-2m
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question11:-The ratio of cement mortar preferred in load bearing walls in brick masonry is
A:-1:2
B:-1: 6
C:-1:8
D:-1:12
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question12:-A curtain wall carries
A:-wind load
B:-Self weight
C:-roof load
D:-no load
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question13:-In ordinary residential and public buildings ,the DPC is provided at
A:-Plinth level
B:-Ground level
C:-roof level
D:-lintel level
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question14:-Laterite is a
A:-argillaceous rock
B:-silicious rock
C:-calcarious rock
D:-magma
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question15:-Marble is
A:-Igneous rock
B:-metamorphic rock
C:-stratified rock
D:-sedimentary rock
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question16:-In any case the bearing of lintel should not be less than
A:-100 mm
B:-150 mm
C:-200 mm
D:-300 mm
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question17:-The resultant of two equal forces(F) acting in opposite directions will be
A:-2 F
B:-√2 F
C:-0.707 F
D:-zero
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-The set of forces ,whose resultant is zero, are known as
A:-equilibrium forces
B:-collinear forces
C:-coplanar forces
D:-concurrent forces
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question19:-The centre of gravity of a plane lamina is not at its geometrical centre if it is a
A:-Circle
B:-square
C:-rectangle
D:-right angled triangle
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question20:-A system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium when
A:-force polygon closes
B:-funicular polygon closes
C:-both force and funicular polygon closes
D:-all the forces are coplanar concurrent
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question21:-The diagram showing the point of application and line of action of forces in their plane is called
A:-Vector diagram
B:-space diagram
C:-force diagram
D:-funicular diagram
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question22:-The specification of earth work in foundation trenches,drains etc. Lift ordinarly specified is
A:-0m
B:-1.50 m
C:-5 m
D:-3m
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question23:-In analysis of rates contractors profit is taken at the rate of
A:-1%
B:-5%
C:-10%
D:-20%
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question24:-One cubic metre of cement concrete (1:2:4) is to be mixed by volume .Number of cement bags required
approximately will be
A:-6
B:-8
C:-3
D:-4
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question25:-The thickness of plastering to masonry wall is usually
A:-6 mm
B:-30mm
C:-22mm
D:-12mm
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question26:-In a detailed estimate the provision for contingencies is,usually
A:-1%
B:-3% to 5%
C:-10%
D:-12% to 50%
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question27:-Original cost of property minus depreciation is
A:-book value
B:-salvage value
C:-capital value
D:-obsolence value
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-while submitting a tender the contractor is required to deposit some amount with the department, as
guarantee of the tender known as
A:-bank guarantee
B:-caution money
C:-security deposit
D:-earnest money
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question29:-For a comfortable ascent of stairway the number of steps in a flight should be restricted to a maximum of
A:-10
B:-12
C:-16
D:-20
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question30:-Construction of temporary structure to support an unsafe structure is known as
A:-Shoring
B:-underpinning
C:-scaffolding
D:-Propping
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question31:-Which of the following is not an excavating equipment
A:-Power shovel
B:-Scrapper
C:-Drag line
D:-Hoe
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question32:-An Ideal flow of any fluid must fulfil the
A:-Neweton’s Law of Viscosity
B:-Neweton’s Law of Motion
C:-Boundary layer Theory
D:-Continuity Equation
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question33:-A cubical tank is filled with water. If side of tank is 1m ,pressure on the base of the tank will be
A:-10 000 kg
B:-5 000 kg
C:-1000 kg
D:-4 000 kg
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-The buoyancy depends upon the
A:-The pressure with which the liquid is displaced
B:-weight of the liquid displaced
C:-viscosity of the liquid
D:-compressibility of the liquid
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question35:-block of wood 2m long, 2m wide and 1m deep is floating horizontally in water. If density of wood is 800 kg/m3
,then the volume of water displaced will be
A:-3.2 cum
B:-2.6 cum
C:-2 cum
D:-6 cum
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question36:-The flow in a pipe or channel is said to be uniform when
A:-The liquid particles at all sections have the same velocities
B:-The liquid particles at different sections have different velocities
C:-the quantity of liquid flowing per second is constant
D:-each liquid particles has a definite path
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question37:-Flow in a pipe is laminar if the Reynold’s number is
A:-equal to 10 000
B:-Between 4000 and 6000
C:-between 2000 and 4000
D:-less than 2000
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question38:-Two pipe systems in series are said to be equivalent when
A:-the average diameter in both systems is same
B:-the average friction factor in both the system is same
C:-the total length of the pipes is the same in both the systems
D:-the discharge under the same head is same in both the systems
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question39:-In open channel water flows under
A:-force of gravity
B:-atmospheric pressure
C:-hydrostatic pressure
D:-mechanical pressure
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question40:-weir may be used to measure
A:-velocity of flow
B:-pressure
C:-discharge in a river or channel
D:-kinetic energy
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question41:-The direction of flow of liquid in a propeller pump impeller is in
A:-outward radial direction
B:-axial direction
C:-inward radial direction
D:-the direction tangential to the impeller
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question42:-The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass, is known as
A:-porosity
B:-void ratio
C:-specific gravity
D:-water content
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question43:-Dry density of soil is
A:-always greater than the saturated density
B:-ratio of the weight of soil solids to the volume of solids
C:-ratio of the weight of soil solids to the total volume
D:-determined by stregth test
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question44:-The effective size of a soil is
A:-D10
B:-D30
C:-D20
D:-D40
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question45:-A soil having uniformity coefficient more than 10 is called
A:-uniform
B:-fine
C:-coarse
D:-well graded soil
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question46:-The property of a soil which permits flow of water through its interconnected voids is called
A:-seepability
B:-porosity
C:-permeability
D:-void ratio
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question47:-The functional equation for specific gravity G ,water content w,void ratio e and degree of saturation Sr is
A:-w= Sr G/e
B:-e= Sr w/G
C:-Sr= wG/e
D:-G=Sr w/e
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question48:-The law states that in laminar flow in a saturated soil, the velocity is directly proportional to the hydraulic
gradient is called
A:-Reynold’s law
B:-Bligh’s law
C:-Darcy’s law
D:-Lacy’s law
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question49:-The gradual reduction in volume of a soil mass resulting from an increase in and continued application of
compressive stress and is due to expulsion of water from the pores is called
A:-Compaction
B:-consolidation
C:-settlement
D:-depression
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question50:-The minimum size of plate in plate load test is
A:-100 mm
B:-450mm
C:-200 mm
D:-300 mm
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question51:-Bearing capacity should be calculated from the criteria of
A:-shear only
B:-settlement only
C:-both settlement and shear
D:-cohesion only
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question52:-Floating foundation is a type of
A:-well foundation
B:-pile foundation
C:-pier foundation
D:-Raft foundation
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question53:-A shallow foundation is a foundation that
A:-has low bearing capacity
B:-has a depth of embedment less than its width
C:-is resting on the ground surface
D:-causes less settlement
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question54:-Diameter of a circular footing is 3m and side of a square footing is 3m.Both the footings are in the same
soil(c-Ø) at same depth. The ultimate bearing capacity of circular footing is
A:-less than square footing
B:-more than square footing
C:-same as square footing
D:-not comparable
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question55:-The energy stored in a material within elastic limit when it is under strain is called
A:-impact
B:-shock resistance
C:-resilience
D:-elasticity
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question56:-The property of a material enabling it to resist deformation under stress is called
A:-toughness
B:-stiffness
C:-strength
D:-brittleness
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-The rate of change of bending moment is equal to
A:-shear force
B:-deflection
C:-slope
D:-axial thrust
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question58:-The point in a beam where the shear force changes sign is called the point of
A:-maximum BM
B:-zero shear
C:-zero curvature
D:-maximum curvature
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question59:-For a simply supported beam ,carrying a uniformly distributed load ,the shape of the bending moment diagram
will be,
A:-triangular
B:-parabolic
C:-circular
D:-cubical
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question60:-A cantilever beam of length L,cross-section A is subjected to a total uniformly distributed Load of W and a
concentrated load W1 at a distance L1 from free end will have maximum moment of
A:-(WL/2)+ W1 L1
B:-(WL2/2)+ W1 L1
C:-[W(L-L1)/2]+ W1 L1
D:-(WL/2)+ W1 (L-L1 )
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question61:-Out of the following mild steel section ,the most economical section is
A:-I section
B:-circular section
C:-rectangular section
D:-channel section
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question62:-The shear stress on the principal plane is
A:-maximum
B:-minimum
C:-zero
D:-intermediate
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question63:-If the number of members provided is more than the requirement,then the frame will be classified as
A:-perfect frame
B:-redundant frame
C:-deficient frame Portal frame
D:-Portal frame
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question64:-The most suitable reason to adopt hollow circular section in place of solid circular shaft Is
A:-weight per unit length is less
B:-more strength for same weight per unit length
C:-easy to manufacture
D:-easy to transport
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question65:-The back sight reading on a BM(200m) was 2.650m.If the inverted staff reading to the bottom of a cantilever
porch slab is 0.350m,the RL of the bottom of the slab is
A:-202.300
B:-203.000
C:-2.3000
D:-3.000
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question66:-A survey in which horizontzl and vertical locations are fixed by linear and angular measurements is known as
A:-geodetic survey
B:-cadastral survey
C:-city survey
D:-Topographical survey
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question67:-The survey in which the curvature of earth is ignored is called
A:-Plane survey
B:-geodetic survey
C:-geological survey
D:-aerial survey
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question68:-As per Indian Standard ,the length of one link in 30m chain should be
A:-0.20m
B:-0.30m
C:-0.40m
D:-0.15m
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question69:-The error in measured length due to sag of chain or tape is known as
A:-positive error
B:-negative error
C:-compensating error
D:-instrumental error
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question70:-The base line is measured with
A:-metallic tape
B:-steel tape
C:-Invar tape
D:-Chain
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question71:-If the fore bearing of a line AB is observed to be 12°24’ ,the back bearing of line AB should be
A:-77°36’
B:-97°36’
C:-167°36’
D:-192°24’
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question72:-At magnetic poles,the dip of magnetic needle is
A:-0 degree
B:-45 degree
C:-90 degree
D:-120 degree
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question73:-In levelling the error due to refraction is
A:-additive
B:-subtractive
C:-compensating
D:-progressive
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question74:-Closed contours with higher values inside represents
A:-depression
B:-Hill
C:-Plane surface
D:-pond
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question75:-When the bubble of the level tube of a level is central
A:-line of sight is horizontal
B:-line of collimation is horizontal
C:-axis of the telescope is horizontal
D:-Geometrical axis of the telescope is horizontal
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question76:-The process of turning the telescope about the vertical axis in a horizontal plane is known as
A:-Reversing
B:-transiting
C:-plunging
D:-swinging
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question77:-The hinged end of a propped cantilever of span L settles by an amount δ, then the rotation of the hinged end
will be
A:-δ/L
B:-2δ/L
C:-3δ/2L
D:-4 δ/3L
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question78:-Two beams carrying identical loads, simply supported, are having same depth but beam A has double the width
as compared that of beam B. The ratio of the strength of beam A to that of beam B is
A:-1/2
B:-1/4
C:-2
D:-4
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question79:-Defection can be controlled by using the appropriate
A:-aspect ratio
B:-modular ratio
C:-span/depth ratio
D:-water cement ratio
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question80:-In a load-balanced prestressed concrete beam under self load ,the cross-section is subjected to
A:-axial stress
B:-bending stress
C:-axial and bending stress
D:-axial and shear stress
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question81:-In a cantilever retaining wall of height ‘h’ the horizontal pressure of earth will act at a distance of
A:-h/2 from top
B:-h/4 from base
C:-h/3 from top
D:-h/3 from base
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question82:-The minimum size of reinforcement bars in RCC column is
A:-6mm
B:-8 mm
C:-10mm
D:-12mm
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question83:-In a cantilever beam tensile reinforcement is provided
A:-on the top of the beam
B:-on the bottom of the beam
C:-in the middle of the beam
D:-on the top and bottom of the beam
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question84:-In a doubly reinforced rectangular beam, the allowable stress in compression steel is
A:-equal to the permissible stress in tension in steel
B:-more than the permissible stress in tension in steel
C:-less than the permissible stress in tension in steel
D:-not related to the permissible concrete compression stress
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question85:-The section in which concrete is not fully stressed to its permissible value when stress in steel reaches its
maximum value, is called
A:-under reinforced section
B:-over reinforced section
C:-doubly reinforced beam
D:-cantilever beam
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question86:-A hydrograph is a plot of
A:-Precipitation against time
B:-Stream flow against time
C:-surface run off against time
D:-Recorded run off against time
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question87:-The instrument used for measuring wind speed is
A:-Anemometer
B:-Rotameter
C:-Odometer
D:-Atmometer
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question88:-The method of moment distribution in structural analysis can be treated as
A:-Force method
B:-Displacement method
C:-Flexibility method
D:-An exact method
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question89:-Which one of the following tests is performed in the laboratory to determine the extent weathering of
aggregates for road work
A:-soundness test
B:-crushing test
C:-Impact test
D:-Abrasion test
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question90:-Which one of the following method is used in the design of rigid pavements
A:-CBR method
B:-Group Index method
C:-westergaards method
D:-Mcleod s method
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question91:-The Plasticity index of the granular sub base material should be
A:-les than 6
B:-grater than 6
C:-greater than 9
D:-between 15 and 20
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question92:-For removal of temporary hardness in water
A:-Water os filtered
B:-Water is boiled
C:-Lime is added
D:-Chlorination is done
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question93:-Zeolite is
A:-A naturally occurring salt
B:-Hydrated silica
C:-Hydrated alumina-silicate
D:-Dehydrated calcium silicate
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question94:-Coagulants are used when turbidity of water is more than
A:-50ppm
B:-60 ppm
C:-70 ppm
D:-80 ppm
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question95:-The Contact pressure distribution under a rigid footing on a cohesionless soil Would be
A:-Uniform throughout
B:-Zero at centre and maximum at edges
C:-Zero at edges and maximum at centre
D:-Maximum at edges and minimum at centre
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question96:-The minimum grade of concrete used for RCC work shall be
A:-M10
B:-M15
C:-M20
D:-M30
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question97:-The stripping time for form work props of beam having span more than 6m is
A:-2 days
B:-7 days
C:-14 days
D:-21 days
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question98:-In water bound macadam roads,binding material to hold stones is
A:-sand
B:-red earth
C:-cement
D:-quarry dust
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question99:-Plinth area of a building is
A:-Built up covered area measured at sill level
B:-Built up covered area measured at lintel level
C:-Built up covered area measured at plinth level
D:-carpet area
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question100:-The maximum horizontal distance between reinforcement in RCC slab in tension as per IS 456 is
A:-Three times the effective depth or 300 mm whichever is less
B:-Three times the effective depth
C:-300mm
D:-150 mm
Correct Answer:- Option-A
