2. ROUND 1
1.) Pycnometer method for water content
determination is more suitable for
a.) Clay
b.) Sand
c.) Loess
d.) Silt
3. ROUND 1
2.) In stokes law ,the terminal velocity of
particle is
a.) proportional to radius of particle
b.) proportional to square of radius
c.) inversely proportional to square of
radius
d.) inversely proportional to radius
4. ROUND 1
3.) Pretreatment of soil to remove organic
matter by oxidation is done with
a.) Sodium Hexametaphospate
b.) Oxygen
c.) Hydrogen Peroxide
d.) Hydrochloric Acid
5. ROUND 1
4.) Toughness index of soil is ratio of
a.) Plasticity index to Flow index
b.) Liquid index to Flow index
c.) Consistency index to Flow index
d.) Shrinkage index to Flow index
6. ROUND 1
5.) Honey combed structure is found in
a.) Gravels
b.) Coarse sands
c.) Fine silts and sand
d.) Clay
7. ROUND 1
6.) Weakest bond in soils
a.) Ionic bond
b.) Covalent bond
c.) Hydrogen bond
d.) Secondary valence bond
8. ROUND 1
7.) Coefficient of permeability of soil
a.) Increases with increase of temp
b.) Increases with increase of temp
c.) Increases with decrease in unit weight
of water
d.) Decreases with increase in void ratio
9. ROUND 1
8.) Lime stabilization is generally used for
stabilizing
a.) Gravels
b.) Sands
c.) Clays
d.) All
10. ROUND 1
9.) Minimum surcharge for C.B.R test is
a.) 2.5 kg
b.) 3.5 kg
c.) 4.5 kg
d.) 5.5 kg
11. ROUND 1
10.) The formation which contains water but
is not able to transmit is called
a.) Aquifer
b.) Aquiclude
c.) Aquifuge
d.) Aquiguard
12. ROUND 2
1.) If a member is subjected to an axial load
,the plane normal to the axis of loading
carries
a.) Minimum normal stress
b.) Maximum normal stress
c.) Maximum shear stress
d.) Minimum shear stress
13. ROUND 2
2.) A cantilever of length ‘L’ carries a point
load ‘W’ at free end.The B.M diagram is
a.) Parabola with maximum ordinate at
centre of beam
b.) Parabola with maximum ordinate at
cantilever end
c.) Triangle with maximum ordinate at
free end
d.) Triangle with maximum ordinate at
cantilever end
14. ROUND 2
3.) The B.M at a section , where shear force
is zero, will be
a.) Zero
b.) Maximum
c.) Minimum
d.) Either maximum or minimum
17. ROUND 2
6.) A short column of rectangular section
carries a point load (W) actin with an
eccentricity (e).The shape of kernel area
would be
a.) Square
b.) Rectangle
c.) Circle
d.) Rhombus
18. ROUND 2
7.) Two shafts, one solid and one hollow
have same length, material and weight.
The hollow shaft compared to solid shaft
is
a.) More strong
b.) Less strong
c.) Have same strength
d.) Cannot determine
19. ROUND 2
8.) The maximum shear stress in a thin
cylindrical shell when subjected to
internal pressure P is equals to
a.) PD/4t
b.) PD/8t
c.) PD/2t
d.) PD/t
20. ROUND 2
9.) The equivalent length is equal to half of
actual length of a column with
a.) one end fixed and other end free
b.) both ends fixed
c.) one end fixed and other end hinged
d.) both ends fixed
21. ROUND 2
10.) In a simply supported beam,
temperature variations produces
a.) Large stresses
b.) Small stresses
c.) Zero stress
d.) None
22. ROUND 3
1.) The green house effect is due to :
a.) penetrability of low wavelength
radiations through co2
b.) penetrability of low wavelength
radiations through o3 layer
c.) impermeability of long wavelength
radiations through co2 of the atmosphere
d.) impermeability of long wavelength
radiations through o3 layer
23. ROUND 3
2.) Chlorofluorocarbons release a chemical
harmful to ozone is :
a.) Fluorine
b.) Sulphur dioxide
c.) Chlorine
d.) nitrogen peroxide
24. ROUND 3
3.) Ozone day is observed on :
a.) September 16
b.) January 3
c.) November 10
d.) March 26
25. ROUND 3
4.) Motor vehicles act was introduced in
a.) 1949
b.) 1939
c.) 1929
d.) 1934
27. ROUND 3
6.) The darker zone in lakes where light
penetration is negligible is called
a.) Euphotic zone
b.) Benthic zone
c.) Littoral zone
d.) Limnetic zone
28. ROUND 3
7.) B.O.D / C.O.D ratio will always be
a.) equal to 1
b.) less than 1
c.) more than 1
d.) none
29. ROUND 3
8.) The minimum value of camber provided
for thin bituminous surface hill roads, is
a.) 2.2 %
b.) 2.5 %
c.) 3.0 %
d.) 3.5 %
30. ROUND 3
9.) Border Roads Organisation for hilly
regions, was formed in
a.) 1947
b.) 1954
c.) 1958
d.) 1960
31. ROUND 3
10.) Reinforcement in cement concrete slab
of road pavements, is placed
a.) Longitudinally
b.) Transversely
c.) Longitudinally and Transversely
d.) In form of welded mesh wire
32. ROUND 4
1.) Kinematic viscosity is defined as equal to
a.) Dynamic viscosity x density
b.) Dynamic viscosity / density
c.) Dynamic viscosity x pressure
d.) pressure x density
33. ROUND 4
2.) Poise is the unit of
a.) Mass density
b.) Kinematic viscosity
c.) Viscosity
d.) Velocity gradient
34. ROUND 4
3.) The resultant hydrostatic force acts
through a point known as
a.) Centre of gravity
b.) Centre of buoyancy
c.) Centre of pressure
d.) Centre of point
35. ROUND 4
4.) The flow in pipe is laminar if
a.) Reynolds number is equal to 2500
b.) Reynolds number is equal to 4000
c.) Reynolds number is more than 2500
d.) None of the above
36. ROUND 4
5.) Pitot-tube is used to measure
a.) Pressure
b.) Flow
c.) Velocity at a point
d.) Discharge
37. ROUND 4
6.) Hydraulic gradient line (H.G.L)
represents sum of
a.) Pressure head and Kinetic head
b.) Kinetic head and datum head
c.) Pressure , kinetic and datum head
d.) Pressure head and datum head
38. ROUND 4
7.) Maximum efficiency of power
transmission through pipe is
a.) 50 %
b.) 66.67 %
c.) 75 %
d.) 80 %
39. ROUND 4
8.) Unit Hydrograph theory was enunciated
by
a.) Merril Bernard
b.) W.W.Horner
c.) Le-Roy K.Shermen
d.) Robert E.Horten
40. ROUND 4
9.) The surface Run-off is the quantity of
water
a.) Absorbed by soil
b.) Intercepted by buildings and
vegetative cover
c.) Required to fill surface depressions
d.) That reaches the stream channels
41. ROUND 4
10.) The best instrument for measuring the
velocity of a stream flow is
a.) Pitot tube
b.) Price current meter
c.) Surface float
d.) Sub-Surface float
42. ROUND 5
1.) The reduced bearing of a line is N 87° W.
Its whole circle bearing is
a.) 2830
b.) 2730
c.) 30
d.) 930
43. ROUND 5
2.) The first reading from a level station is
a.) Fore sight
b.) Intermediate sight
c.) Back sight
d.) Any sight
44. ROUND 5
3.) Back bearing of a line is equal to
a.) Fore bearing ± 90°
b.) Fore bearing ± 180°
c.) Fore bearing ± 360°
d.) Fore bearing ± 270°
45. ROUND 5
4.) The longitudinal section of the surface
of bubble tube is
a.) Straight
b.) Circular
c.) Parabolic
d.) Elliptic
46. ROUND 5
5.) Moist curing of the exposed surfaces of
concrete is done at least for
a.) 3 days
b.) 5 days
c.) 7 days
d.) 11 days
47. ROUND 5
6.) For battened struts, the effective length
is increased by
a.) 5 %
b.) 7.5 %
c.) 10 %
d.) 12.5 %
48. ROUND 5
7.) Which of the following is not an isotropic
material
a.) Wood
b.) Gold
c.) Brass
d.) Fine grained material
49. ROUND 5
8.) Which of the following is not applicable
for assumptions in strength of materials
a.) The material should be continuous
b.) The material is isotropic and
homogeneous
c.) Super position principle is applicable
d.) Self weight is considered
50. ROUND 5
9.) Diameter of a rivet hole is made larger
than the diameter of the rivet by
a.) 1.0 mm for rivet diameter upto12 mm
b.) 1.5 mm for rivet diameter exceeding
25 mm
c.) 2.0 mm for rivet diameter over 25 mm
d.) None
51. ROUND 5
10.) As carbon content in steel increases ,
then
a.) Toughness increases
b.) Ductility increases
c.) Hardness decreases
d.) Brittle increases