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  • Question

  • A borrow pit soil has a dry density of 17 kN/m3. How many cubic meters of this soil will be required to construct an embankment of 100 m3 volume with a dry density of 16 kN/m3.


  • Options
  • A. 94 m3
  • B. 106 m3
  • C. 100 m3
  • D. 90 m3

  • Correct Answer
  • 94 m3 

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    • 1. In scanty rainfall regions, the camber provided will be

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    • A. nil
    • B. flatter
    • C. steeper
    • D. None of these.
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    • 2. The radius of curvature of the arc of the bubble tube is generally kept

    • Options
    • A. 10 m
    • B. 25 m
    • C. 50 m
    • D. 100 m
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    • 3. The solid angles are measured in

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    • A. degrees
    • B. grades
    • C. radians
    • D. steradians.
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    • 4. The absolute minimum sight distance required for stopping a vehicle moving with a speed of 80 km ph, is

    • Options
    • A. 120 m
    • B. 200 m
    • C. 640 m
    • D. none of these.
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    • 5. The expected out turn of 12 mm plastering with cement mortar is

    • Options
    • A. 2.5 sq m
    • B. 4.0 sq m
    • C. 6.0 sq m
    • D. 8.0 sq m
    • E. 10 sq m
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    • 6. An ideal flow of a liquid obeys

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    • A. Continuity equation
    • B. Newton's law of viscosity
    • C. Newton's second law of motion
    • D. dynamic viscosity law,
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    • 7. Attracting groynes are built

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    • A. perpendicular to the bank
    • B. inclined down stream
    • C. inclined up stream
    • D. none of these.
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    • 8. All reinforcement should be free from

    • Options
    • A. loose mill scales
    • B. loose rust
    • C. paints
    • D. oil
    • E. all the above.
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    • 9. The pressure less than atmospheric , pressure, is known

    • Options
    • A. suction pressure
    • B. vacuum pressure
    • C. negative gauge pressure
    • D. all the above.
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    • 10. The rainfall at any place is described by

    • Options
    • A. its intensity
    • B. its duration
    • C. its frequency
    • D. all the above.
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