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- Question
Which of the following factors are associated with the behaviour of sand mass during earthquake to cause liquefaction?
1. Number of stress cycles
2. The frequency, and amplitude of vibration of waves generated by an earthquake
3. Characteristics of sand
4. Relative density
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Options- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
- C. 2 and 4
- D. 3 and 4
- Correct Answer
- 1, 2, 3 and 4
- 1. The maximum energy stored at elastic limit of a material is called
Options- A. resilience
- B. proof resilience
- C. modulus of resilience
- D. bulk resilience Discuss
- 2. Which one of the following parameters is considered to determine the reflectance of a vegetation canopy
Options- A. Solar zenith angle
- B. Azimuth angle
- C. Look angle
- D. Number and arrangement of leaves
- E. All of these Discuss
- 3. The reflection of solar energy is characterised by the water content in the leaf, in the reflective optical infrared:
Options- A. visible (0.4 - 0.7 ?m) region
- B. near-IR (0.7 - 1.3 ?m) region
- C. short wave-IR (1.3 - 2.7 ?m) region
- D. None of these Discuss
- 4. Leaf reflactance depends primarily on :
Options- A. the pigments
- B. internal cell structure
- C. equivalent water content
- D. All of these Discuss
- 5. The coherence length over which there is a strong relationship between amplitudes is;
Options- A. directly proportional to the bandwidth
- B. inversely proportional to the bandwidth
- C. the square of the bandwidth
- D. none of these Discuss
- 6. Ratio of bearing capacity of double Under Reamed (U.R.) pile to that of single U.R. pile is nearly
Options- A. 2
- B. 1.5
- C. 1.2
- D. 1.7 Discuss
- 7. Consider the following statements regarding Plane Table surveying :
1. It is less accurate than chain surveying.
2. It is not necessary to do accurate centering of plane table for small scale survey.
3. Compass rule may be made use for adjusting the plane table transverse.
4. From the instrument station, resectors are drawn to plot the position of object in the field.
Of these statements :
Options- A. 1, 2 and 4 are correct
- B. 2, 3 and 4 are correct
- C. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
- D. 1, 3 and 4 are correct Discuss
- 8. A horizontal rod AB carries three loads of 3.0 kg, 7.0 kg and 10.0 kg at distances of 2.0 cm, 9.0 cm and 15 cm respectively from A where it is hinged. Neglecting the weight of the rod, which is the point at which the rod will be balance?
Options- A. 10.95 cm form A
- B. 11.25 cm from A
- C. 12.55 cm from A
- D. 13.25 cm form A Discuss
- 9. Two simply supported beams B1 and B2 have spans l and 2l respectively. Beam B1 has a cross-section of 1 x 1 units and beam B2 has a cross-section of 2 x 2 units. These beams are subjected to concentrated loads W each at the centre of their spans. The ratio of the maximum flexural stress in these beams is
Options- A. 4
- B. 2
- C.
- D.
Discuss
- 10. A locomotive has four pairs of driving wheels carrying an axle load of 24 x 104 N. The maximum load that can be pulled if the coefficient of friction is 1/6, is
Options- A. 32 x 104 N
- B. 16 x 104 N
- C. 8 x 104 N
- D. 4 x 104 N Discuss
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Correct Answer: proof resilience
Correct Answer: All of these
Correct Answer: short wave-IR (1.3 - 2.7 ?m) region
Correct Answer: All of these
Correct Answer: inversely proportional to the bandwidth
Correct Answer: 1.5
Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 4 are correct
Correct Answer: 10.95 cm form A
Correct Answer: 4
Correct Answer: 16 x 104 N
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