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The value of geo-centric parallax to be added to the observed altitude of sun is
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A. 9" cos ?
B. 9" sin ?
C. 9" tan ?
D. 9" cot ?.
Correct Answer
9" cos ?
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1. Principle involved in the relationship between submerged unit weight and saturated weight of a soil is based on
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A. Equilibrium of floating bodies
B. Archimedes' principle
C. Stokes' law
D. Darcy's law
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Correct Answer: Archimedes' principle
2. Pick up the correct statement regarding columns.
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A. The cross sectional area of longitudinal reinforcement, should not be less than 0.8% nor more than 4% of its gross sectional area
B. The minimum of longitudinal bars provided in rectangular and circular columns are 4 and 6 respectively
C. In helically reinforced column, the minimum number of longitudinal reinforcement should be six
D. If the effective length of a column is less than three times its lateral dimension, it is generally called a pedestal
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
3. A close coil helical spring when subjected to a moment
M
having its axis along the axis of the helix
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A. it is subjected to pure bending
B. its mean diameter will decrease
C. its number of coils will increase
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: it is subjected to pure bending
4. Setting out a curve by two theodolite method, involves
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A. linear measurements only
B. angular measurements only
C. both linear and angular measurements
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: angular measurements only
5. The concrete slump recommended for columns, is
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A. 25 to 50 mm
B. 25 to 75 mm
C. 75 to 125 mm
D. 50 to 100 mm.
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Correct Answer: 75 to 125 mm
6. If a concrete column 200 x 200 mm in cross-section is reinforced with four steel bars of 1200 mm
2
total cross-sectional area. Calculate the safe load for the column if permissible stress in concrete is 5 N/mm
2
and
E
s
is 15
E
c
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A. 264 MN
B. 274 MN
C. 284 MN
D. 294 MN
E. None of these.
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Correct Answer: 284 MN
7. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. Inlets are provided on the road surface at the lowest point for draining rain water
B. Inlets are generally provided at an interval of 30 m to 60 m along straight roads
C. Inlets having vertical openings, are called curb inlets
D. Inlets having horizontal openings, are called horizontal inlets
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
8. 'Drift' is the material picked up, mixed, disintegrated, transported and redeposited by
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A. wind
B. gravitational force
C. glaciated water
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: glaciated water
9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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A. Blisters in the finished wrought iron, are caused due to the reaction between oxide of iron and carbon
B. The edges of a finished wrought iron, are rough due to red shortage
C. Pig iron (charcoal) is manufactured from magnetic ore (Fe
3
O
4
)
D. For the manufacture of wrought iron, non-sulphurous fuel is not necessary
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
10. Degree of a railway curve is defined as number of degrees subtended at the centre of a curve by an arc of
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A. 10 m
B. 15 m
C. 20 m
D. 30.5 m
E. 30 m
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Correct Answer: 30.5 m
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