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  • Question
  • The heaviest line is used to democrate


  • Options
  • A. the low water line
  • B. the high water line
  • C. the limit of swamps
  • D. the direction of current.

  • Correct Answer
  • the high water line 


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    • 1. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The direction of the littoral drift depends upon the direction of the wave with respect to the coastline
    • B. The direction of a river opening to the sea determines the direction of no littoral drift
    • C. Harbour in the path of littoral drift is not constructed to avoid a build up of sand on one side and erosion on the other
    • D. all of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. For nautical purposes, low water level is generally referred to by the navigators
    • B. The depth of the bed of the sea from the surface of water is called sounding
    • C. The contour lines on the bed of a water body are called fathoms
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 3. On a hydrographic map, the following feature is shown :

    • Options
    • A. datum
    • B. high and low water lines
    • C. depth contours
    • D. land and water areas
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick up the item whose weight is added to the weight of respective item, is

    • Options
    • A. Cleats
    • B. Brackets
    • C. Bolts
    • D. Distance separators
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The expected out turn of cement concrete 1 : 2 : 4 per mason per day is

    • Options
    • A. 1.5 m3
    • B. 2.5 m3
    • C. 3.5 m3
    • D. 5.0 m3
    • Discuss
    • 6. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The breakwater which can be used as a platform for loading and unloading of cargo is called a mole
    • B. The brick masonry retaining wall which is used for loading and unloading of cargo is called guay wall
    • C. Three types of break waters are generally provided in harbours
    • D. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Soundings are required for

    • Options
    • A. making nautical charts for navigation
    • B. ascertaining the areas subject to scour or silting
    • C. obtaining detailed information for construction
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The artificial barrier constructed to enclose "n area for safe anchorage, is called break water
    • B. The smoothened surface at the top end of the vertical face of a guay wall, is called fending
    • C. The effective berthing lengths of inclined guays can be adjusted
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. The horizontal angles from the boat between A and B and B and C, the stations on the shore are respectively ?1 and ?2. The distances AB = L1 and BC = L2. For calculating the angle ?2 at C between the boat and station B is obtained by using the following formula: where (? is horizontal angle between A and C at B).

    • Options
    • A.
    • B. ?t tan ?2 = 360° - (?1 + ?2 + ?) = ?
    • C.
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The dock wall is designed as a gravity retaining wall and is tested for

    • Options
    • A. back fill pressure when the dock is empty
    • B. maximum water pressure from the dock without any back fill
    • C. the load charge transmitted to the dock by the movement of loaded vehicles or trains on the way
    • D. all of the above.
    • Discuss


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