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- Question
The radius of a simple circular curve is 300 m and length of its specified chord is 30 m. The degree of the curve is
Options- A. 5.73°
- B. 5.37°
- C. 3.57°
- D. 3.75°.
- Correct Answer
- 5.73°
- 1. Permanent adjustments of a level are
Options- A. 2 in number
- B. 3 in number
- C. 4 in number
- D. 6 in number Discuss
- 2. In case of a direct vernier scale
Options- A. graduations increase in opposite direction in which graduations of the main scale increase
- B. smallest division is longer than smallest division of the main scale
- C. graduations increase in the same direction in which graduations of the main scale increase
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 3. Determining the difference in elevation between two points on the surface of the earth, is known as
Options- A. levelling
- B. simple levelling
- C. differential levelling
- D. longitudinal levelling. Discuss
- 4. Contours of different elevations may cross each other only in the case of
Options- A. an over hanging cliff
- B. a vertical cliff
- C. a saddle
- D. an inclined plane. Discuss
- 5. A transit is oriented by setting its vernier A to read the back azimuth of the preceding line. A back sight on the preceding transit station taken and transit is rotated about its vertical axis. The vernier A reads
Options- A. azimuth of the forward line
- B. bearing of the. forward line
- C. back bearing of the forward line
- D. equal to 360°-azimuth of the forward line. Discuss
- 6. In case of a double line river, contours are
Options- A. stopped at the banks of the river
- B. stopped at the edge of the river
- C. drawn across the water
- D. drawn by parabolic curves having their vertex at the centre of the water. Discuss
- 7. A partially saturated soil is classified as
Options- A. one phase soil
- B. two phase soil
- C. three phase soil
- D. four phase soil. Discuss
- 8. The ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass, is known
Options- A. porosity
- B. specific gravity
- C. void ratio
- D. water content. Discuss
- 9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. An unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial compression test
- B. An unconfined compression test is a special case of direct shear test
- C. The confining pressure is maximum during an unconfined compression test
- D. The cylindrical specimen of a soil is subjected to major principal stress till it fails due to shearing along the plane of the failure. Discuss
- 10. The compression index of a soil
Options- A. decreases with an increase in the liquid limit
- B. increases with an increase in the liquid limit
- C. decreases with an increase in the plastic limit
- D. is not related with plastic limit. Discuss
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Correct Answer: 2 in number
Correct Answer: graduations increase in the same direction in which graduations of the main scale increase
Correct Answer: differential levelling
Correct Answer: an over hanging cliff
Correct Answer: azimuth of the forward line
Correct Answer: stopped at the edge of the river
Correct Answer: three phase soil
Correct Answer: porosity
Correct Answer: An unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial compression test
Correct Answer: increases with an increase in the liquid limit
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