1. Net irrigation requirement of a crop is given by (a) Consumptive use + field losses (b) Consumptive use + conveyance losses (c) Consumptive use + field losses + conveyance losses (d) Consumptive use – effective rainfall 2. Water logging is the state of soil where (a) the water table is brought very nearer to
1. To increase the setting time of cement the following is added (a) Calcium Hydroxide (b) Sodium (c) Red Oxide of Mercury (d) Gypsum 2. Fire resistant mortars are made by using clay (a) Free from lime (b) Containing Iron oxide (c) Containing Dissolved Air (d) Of low compaction 3. The factor mainly contributing to
1. The recommended curing period for Portland Pozzolana Cement concrete (PPC) to attain full strength for concrete exposed to dry and hot weather condition is (a) 7 days (b) 10 days (c) 14 days (d) 28 days 2. If Ø denotes the diameter of steel reinforcement, as a rough rule, full anchorage of steel stressed
1. Poison’s ratio for steel within elastic limit, ranges from (a) 0.15 to 0.20 (b) 0.25 to 0.27 (c) 0.25 to 0.33 (d) 0.30 to 0.33 2. The rivets which are heated and then driven in the field, are known as (a) Power driven shop rivets (b) Power driven field rivets (c) Hand driven rivets
1. Benching in high hill cut slope is provided for (a) Beautification of the slope (b) Tree plantation (c) Increase in stability of the slope (d) Easy access of the slope 2. The main function of providing Weep hole in retaining is (a) To increase the gravitational weight of the wall (b) To provide easy
1. The maximum water content at which a reduction in water content does not cause a decrease in volume of soil mass, is known as (a) Liquid limit (b) Plastic limit (c) Shrinkage limit (d) Permeability limit 2. The plasticity index is the numerical difference between (a) Liquid limit and plastic limit (b) Plastic limit
1. The Fore Bearing of a line AB in the Whole Circle Bearing System is 132038′. What will be its Fore Bearing in the Quadrantal Bearing System? (a) S 47°22′ W (b) S 42°38′ E (c) S 47°22′ E (d) S 47°22′ W 2. The method of levelling in which the difference in elevation between
1. What will be the shape of the Bending Moment Diagram for a simply supported concrete beam acted upon by a uniformly distributed dead and live loads of 5 KN/m throughout the whole span? (a) rectangular (b) triangular (c) circular (d) parabolic 2. Which of the following is true for an under reinforced concrete section?
1. As per Indian Standards, the size of a modular brick with mortar is (a) 19cm × 9cm × 9cm (b) 20cm × 10cm × 10cm (c) 19cm × 19cm × 9cm (d) 20cm × 20cm × 10cm 2. The most important purpose of providing frog in a brick is to (a) reduce weight of
1. The rail is designated by its (a) Length (b) Weight (c) cross-section (d) weight per unit length 2. Due to battering action of wheels over the end of the rails, the rails get bent down and are deflected at ends. These rails are called (a) roaring rails (b) hogged rails (c) corrugated rails (d)
