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plan, measures now 14.5¢m, Theshrunk scale is given by 1m equal to’ 1034m b) 1097m =) 0.9m @ 9.70m ‘The desirable length of overtaking zone as per IRC recommendation is equal to ‘two times the overtaking sight distance three times the overtaking sight distance five times the overtaking sight distance overtaking sight distance Ifthe average centre to centre spacing of vehicles is 20 meters, then the basic capacity ofa traffic lane at.a speed of 50 kmh is!- 1000 vehicles per hour ) "2000 vehicles per hour 2500 vehicles per hour @) 2500vehicles per day In CBR test, the value of CBRis calculated at :~ 7.8mmpenetrationonly —b) 5.0mm penetration only 2.5mmpenetrationonly d) both2.5mm and 5.0mm penetrations ‘The main function ofa fish plateis: toallow rail to expand and contract freely tojoin the tworaiis together ~ 4 tojoin rails with the sleeper none of the above‘Consider the following surveys Reconnaissance survey 2) Preliminary survey ‘Trafficsurvey 4) Location survey ‘The correct sequence in which these surveys are conducted before the alignment of a track is finalized is :~ 3,124) 31,42 Oo 1824 @ 13,42 Compared to mild steel, cast iron has :- high compressive strength 2 high tensile strength low compressive strength 4) lowtensile strength Theeorrect answer's = land4 by land2 o 2and3 qd) Sand4 Increase in fineness of cement :~ decreases the rate of strength development and increases the bleeding ofeement inereases the rate of strength development and leads to higher shrinkage increases the rate of strength development and reduces the rate of deterioration reduces the rate of strength development and leads to higher shrinkage ‘One-dimensional method of flow analysis means:~ neglecting the vaciationsin the longitudinal direction neglecting the variations in the transverse directions uniform flow steady uniform flow The difference between total head line and piezometric head line represents ~ the depth of low b) the velocity head thepressurchead —d)_theelevation of the bed of the channel ‘Tho two alternate clepths in a 2.5 m wide rectangular channel are 0.625 m and 1.296 m respectively, ‘The discharge in the channel in m/sis:~ B24 4.68 Oo 648 aQ14) In water supply, ajar test is performed 1) toobtain the optimel dose of coagulant 2) tofindouttheoptimal time required for floculation 8) tofindthechlorine content of water ‘The correct statement(s)is/are:~ ® onlyl —b) only2) stand?) alloftheabove_ QU8) As per IS 456 for a double reinforced section, the equivalent area of conereteis given by:~ 5 » me py Bg Beg == 4 4 Q16) The conditions which are satisfied both in elastic and plastic. analysis a) — equilibriumcondition b) —_yieldingcondition ©) both'a’and'b' @ — noneofthe above Q17) The point of contraflexurein a loaded beam is the point where := a) — theshear force changes sign ») thebending moment changes sign ©) thebending moment is maximum @ — noneofthe above @18) ‘Two prismatic beams A and B have same length. ‘The one having larger of the following will be stronger in flexure !~ a) section modulus >). areaofcross—section ©) — momentofinertia Q19) Tnvapid sand fitters :~ 1) theeffective size of the sand is approx, 0.5 mm. 2) rate offiltration is of the order of 120-160 m /day 58) bacteria removal is upto 90% % Of the above statements, thecorrect statement(s) is/are :~ a) only1 b) land?) ands d)—allotgeo ») Q2a) Which of the following statement is correct ‘~ specific yield of water bearing material is the ratio of volume of water held against gravity drainage and the total volume of the material drained. field capacity ofa water bearing material is the ratio of volume of water obtained by gravity drainage and the total volume of the material drained or dewatered, sum of specific yield and fieid capacity is equal to the porosity of the water bearing material, specificretention is reciprocal of the field capacity. ‘Theoretically the void ratio in soil can have the following values: less than oneonly b) — morethanone less than 0.5 @)—canbeless or more than one ‘The maximum dry density upon which any soil can be compacted depends upon: moisture content only. amount of compaction energy only both moisture content and amount of compaction energy none of the above ‘Afloating body is said tobe in a state of stable equilibrium: when the metacentre is above the centre of gravity when the metacentre is below the centre of gravity when the metacentre height is zero only when its centre of gravity is below its centre of buoyancy ‘The ratio of average velocity to maximum velocity for steady laminar flow ineircular pipes is !~ V2 b) 2/3. oO 3/2 a 2 Drag force isa function of ~ projected area ofthe body mass density of the fluid velocity of the body ‘The correct answeris Lan) Sewerage treatment units are designed for. average flow onl b) maximum flow only ©) minimum fiow only @) maximum and minimum flow 27) Foroxidation ponds D detention timeis usually 2 to 6 weeks 2) organic loading is generally more than 1000kg/hectare/day 3) BODremoval is upto 90% 4) Coliform removal is upto 99% Ofthe above statements, the correct statements are lands)“ Zandd) I,3andd. '@) lloftheabove (G25) The term whick define the loading rates ofan activated sludge plants are:= 2 Aeration period or hydraulic retention time (HRT) 2) BOD loading per unit volume of aeration 8) Food to microorganism (F/M) ratio * — Sludgeage Ofthe above terms, the correct terms are: . lands) “i.3and¢ 2 3and4 a alloftheabove / 29) Ifa body isin equilibrium under several forces, vector diagram shoul remain ee ee 50) Unit load method used in the structural analysisis!~ 3, applicable only to statically indeterminate structures ») another name for Stiffness method © anextension of Maxwells Betti Theorem @ based on Catigliano's Theorem Q81) Which of the following assumption is not m perlectframe/truss:~ @) All members are pin jointed ©) Allmembersare loaded at the centre © Selfweightofthe members isneglected s @ Allmembers are subjected either tension or compression =.36) a ° aan) a » 3 @ as) | >) Ao ® |__| él linearly quadratically cubically @)— quartically Relation between Young's Modulus (E), Shear Modulus (G) and Poisson's Ration (w) is~ G=E/20+y)) ») /+y) G=E/2W-D] @ G=E/20—v) In the limit state design method of RCC structures, the partial safety factor for steel according to 1S : 456-2000 is: ~ Li >) 0.87 od 1.00 O15 Which one of the following is categorized as long term lossof prevstress| inaPSC member? Loss due toelasticshortening —_b) Lossduetorelaxation of strands Lossduetoanchorageslip 4) Loss duetofriction Rupture ofthe net section in steel plate with bolted connections oceurs dueto:- Tension ») Compression Flexure ® Combined Baler's buckling formula is appliceble tocolumns = subjected to eccentricload having initial curvature initially straight and subjected t only axial loads allofthese Indian Standazd code 18 : 10202 design of Air entrained medium and high strength concrete Non-air entrained medium and Air entrained medium mixes Both for'a'and'b’ 1982 presents guidelines fur—sen the requirement of hond is, hot getting ‘The economical option of satisfy the requirement forbond is by :~ a) Bundlingofbars ») providing smaller diameterbars more in number ©) providinglarger diameter bars less in number @) providing same diameter bars more in number 40) Fora simply supported cantilever beam, the ratio ofthe effective span to effective depth of the beam should be less than to satisfy the deflection criterion: a) 10 >) 26 oo 20 a7 Ordinary Measurement Book b) Standard Measurement Book 34) Which ofthe following measurementsis not usedin PWD? a) © Check Measurement Book d) Running Measurement rows (Q42) In a two way slab with corners held down, the torsion is provided at cornersin :~ a) middle b) bottom top @ — both'b'and’e! Alidadeisusedin: ‘Traverse Surveying b) Geodetic Surveying Plane Table Surveying @) Hydrographic Surveying Q44) Spirit varnish generally consists of :- a) oil, waxandresin b) alcohol, wax and turpentine ©) pigmentandsyntheticresin d) — spiritandshellac 935) Which of the toliowing turbine is axial flow—impulse turbine? a) Pelton Wheel b)Kaplon Turbine © Francis Turbine @ — Noneofthese Q46) The thickness of the laminar boundary layer on a lat plate at a point X's 20 mm and at a point ¥ downstream by 1 mt of X is 30 mm, Weet is the distance of X from the leading edge of the plate? ° ® 600mm “b) 800mm ec) 1000mm dd) 1250mmaan a) ») ° ad) Q48) a) Qu gp os ‘The length of summit curve on a two lane two way high way depends ‘upon. allowable rate of change of centrifugal acceleration coefficient of lateral friction required overtaking sight distance required stopping sight distance Diameter 'd' ofa system of ‘n' parallel pipes which replace a pipe with dia'D'is caleulated using formula. d=Din b) d=D/n" ©) d=D/n™ d@) d=Din™ ‘Aroad is having a horizontal curve of 400 m radius on which a super elevation of 0.07 is provided. The coefficient of lateral friction lized on the curve when the vehicle is traveling at 100 kmphis: db) 0.13 0.15 d 04 Water flows at a depth of 0.1 mt with a velocity of 6 m/s in a rectangular channel. The alternate depth is ~ 030m b) 040m ) 086m d) 081m Meandering of river generally occurs i rocky stage b) boulder stage delta stage @) through stage stage. Fora given discharge, critical flow depth in an open channe! depends on Channel geometry only Channel geometry and bed slope Channel geometry, bed slope and roughness Channel Geometry, bed slope, roughness and Reynold’s number Unconfined compression testis most suitable for determining the: Sensitivity ofclays Settlement of embankments Strength of partially saturated clay None of the aboveQ54) A direct shear test was conducted on a sands; under a normal — ED stress of 200 KN / Sqmt which failed at a shear stress of 100 KN/ sqm, ‘Then angle of internal friction of the soil is BD 295 a 266 30.0 ad 326 Q55) Soil of a borrow pit has a: dry density of 17kN/m’. How ‘many m’ ¢soil Will be required to construct an embankment having a neler «Pid m with dry density of 16kN/m°? a) 94m’ b) 106m? 100m’. @ 90m" Q56) A sample of saturated sand tested in a drained Triaxial compression test showed an angle of internal friction of 30°. Deviatroic stress at failure for the sample at: a confining pressure of 200 Kpa is equal to !- a) 200Kpa b) 400: Kpa c) 600Kpa d) 800. Kpa Q57) Which of the following twocriteria ‘are used to determine the allowable bearing capacity of a foundation? a) tensile failure and compressive failure >) settlement and tensile failure ©) bond failure and shear failure @ shear failure and settlement Q58) Void ratios of the densest, loosest and the natural states of a sand Sepoalt, are 0.2, 0.6 and 0.4 respectively. The relative density of the posit is" a) 00% db) 75% oO 50% ad) 25%, Q59) Consider the following statements !- 1) Permeability of a soil decreases as: the effective stress acting on the soil 3 ‘The presence of organic matter in the soil increases its permeability 3) Entrapped air decreases the permeability ofa soil a) lonly b) Land2only o} 2and3 @ lands Q60) What are the air pollutants responsible for acid rain within and downwind areas of major industrial emissio: a) Hydrogen sulfide and oxides, of nitrogen or b) Sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen. ©) Carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide @ Methane and Hydrogen Sulfideee Bangladesh >) Afghanistan Pakistan @ Nepal ‘Mallika Sarabhai is associated with which of the following fields: Social Service >) Classical Music Classical Dance @) Sports ‘Who wrote the book “Discovery of India”? Mahatma Gandhi b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad Jawaharlal Nehru @) RK-Narayan 7) India’s Burst satellite gstation is lovated at Chennai b) Ahmedabad ‘Thumba @ Sriharikota can GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Sun Templeissituated at! Haridwar b) Vrindavan Kanyakumari @ Konark ‘The first Railway line in India was started in: 1828 b) 1835 1853 @ 1883 Bhopal disaster was the result of - Collapsing ofa dam b) Great fire Plagueepidemic @) Leakageof gas Which of the following countries is not a member of the SAARC countries? ‘Which of the followings the smallest city (area wise) in the world? Cuba b) Japan Grenoila Vatican City StatePEC Q69) in India, Teacher's Day is celebrated on? a) November 14 2) January 30 ) September5 @ October 10 70) People from which state celebrate their harvest around Markar Sakranti a) Andhra Pradesh b) Kerala 2 © Karnataka @) Bangalore Q71) Complete the number series by choosing the correct alternative: series:-1,2,4, 7,11, 16, a) 20 b) 2h O22 a 24 172) The numbers in the following squares are filled if some rule beset haloes Complete the lank squave by choosing the comvec’ number e]?]4 36] 1 [16 25[ 49] 25 a) 2 3 oO a 64 Q13) Ifin a code GATBis written as ICVG, how can RAT will be written in that! code: a) UCV b) as 2 TeV @ ° SBU QUA) Doctor: Diagnosis: Judge:? a) Court >) Punishment 2 Lawyer @) Judgement Q75) Choose the odd manout!+ a) Physies b) Chemistry © Botany @) Biology Q76) Ifin certain code the word HATis written as 29, what will be the coc’ for RAT? a) 40 39 42 a 37 gg7 Q77) Find the od one out: a 13 ob 61 Oo 97 @ 17 Q78) If'b’ says that his mother is the only daughter of'a's' mother. Howis'a! related to'b'? a) Son b) Father © Maternaluncle @) Grandfather Q79) Select the one which is different from the other three ~ a) Week ») Month ©) Fortnight @) Session Q80) Fillin the blankin square: 1 [a6] 4 2 [ese] 64 8 [a2] 2 a 6 b) 52 128 @ 612 ENGLISH Directions ( Q 81~85): Read the passage given below and complete the| statements that follow with the help of given options. Ranji woke up at dawn, It was Sunday. His examination was only two| weeks away. ie should have been studying. He had other things on mind. He wanted to play one or two games of cricket before he eat down, for studying. He was in no mood to study history or algebra. “I want to| be a crickever when I grow up. Maths or history will be of no use to me.” His mother was a cricket fan. “You will need maths to calculate your batting averages and you may become part of history one day,” she said. Q81) Ranji woke up : a) before the sun had risen b) asthesunrose © lateinthe morning @)— whenhis mother valled himQ82) He woke up at dawn because 8) hewanted tostudy » ©) —hehadtogo to school @ Q83) The other thing on his mind was. a) — oneor two gamesof cricket b) tostudy algebra a Q84) He did not want to study history because heloved to study algebra ») _hehadnointerest in history ©) hewanted to become acricket player @ — hismother was acricket fan Q85) Evenacricket playerneeds maths to a) calculatehisbatting averages ») calculate the fee he gets for playing <) calculate the daily expenses in his life ® become part ofhistory he wanted to pray he wanted to play cricket tostudyhistory = his mother'slove of cricket Directions ( Q 86-90) : Complete the sentences given below with the help of options that follow each sentence. Q86) Honesty'is.. «+ best policy. aa ban othe GST ets i, ory sg. rupee for you. aoa ban the @ — noarticle @ — noarticle Qs8) a) of in a) the Q89) Tam unanswerable my officer. a with b) into a of ad to Q90) Thecarran anold dog. a) on b) into over dupDirection (Q. 91-95): Ont of the four alternatives choose the word / phrase that is most nearly thesamein meaning as the given word Qo) FAITHFUL a) disobedient 92) REPLY a) answer 93) SOIL a) sky Q94) TEACH a) guide Q95) UNEASY a) disturbed Direction (Q 96 - 100) : Out of the four alternatives choose the word ‘that is most nearly the opposite to the given word: 96) HAPPY a) serious) 97) SMOOTH risky) Q98) ARRIVAL a) return b) 99) REWARD a) harmless b) 100) CHEAP a) costly BD 1b) loyal >) ask ») village ») follow ») calm silent od) rough =} coming o) punishment less a ° ° ° bored dangerous @) fatal departure d) meet ° enough d)_— sufficient a lawless d) rebellious inquire €) examine earth) sea learn d)— imbibe content d) quiet @ sad coward = d) rule