Description : The foundations are placed below ground level, to increase (A) Strength (B) Workability (C) Stability of structure (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making (A) Heat insulated (B) Sound insulated (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Increase in water content in a cement concrete (i) Increases workability (ii) Increases the strength [ A ] i [ B ] ii [ C ] both (i) and (ii) [ D ] neither (i) nor (ii)
Last Answer : [ A ] i
Description : The slope correction may be ignored if (A) The slope of the ground is less than 3° (B) To slope of the ground is say 1 in 19 (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Last Answer : (C) Both (a) and (b
Description : I.S. Sieve Nos. 10 mm and 4.75 mm are generally used for grading of (A) Coarse aggregates (B) Fine aggregates (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)
Description : The concrete slump recommended for foundations, is (A) 25 to 50 mm (B) 30 to 125 mm (C) 50 to 100 mm (D) 75 to 125 mm
Description : Consider the following activities in a building construction: 1. Concreting of roof slabs 2. Brick-jelly lime concrete terracing 3. Erection of form work for slab 4. Construction of parapet wall in terrace The correct sequence of these ... (B) 3, 1, 4, 2 (C) 3, 1, 2, 4 (D) 1, 3, 4, 2
Last Answer : (C) 3, 1, 2, 4
Description : High magnesia lime is added to hot sugar cane juice (during the manufacture of sugar) to (A) Flocculate the impurities (B) Facilitate fast filtration (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : A certain thickness of the coal, if stored unscientifically on soft (katcha) ground having no metallic/concrete flooring gets sunked into the ground, which is termed as the 'carpet loss'. The carpet loss may be of the order of __________ cms. (A) 1 to 2 (B) 3 to 4 (C) 5 to 15 (D) 20 to 40
Last Answer : (C) 5 to 15
Description : Pile foundations are generally preferred to for (A) Bridge foundations (B) Sky scrapper buildings (C) Residential buildings (D) Runways
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The depth of excavation of foundations, is generally measured with a (A) Ranging rod (B) Steel tape (C) Levelling staff (D) Boning rod
Description : Under reamed piles are generally used for (A) Machine foundations (B) Factory building (C) Tall structures (D) All the above
Description : To ensure that supporting area of an offset footing of a boundary wall is fully compressive, the C.G. of load must act (A) At the centre of the base (B) Within the middle third of the base (C) Within the middle fifth of the base (D) Neither (a), (b) nor (c)
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The earth work of cutting in trenches or borrow pits in fairly uniform ground is measured with the help of average depths of the dead men (B) ... a nor b is feasible, are measured from the fillings after deduction of voids (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : A centrifugal pump is required to be primed before starting if it is located (A) At higher level than water level of reservoir (B) At lower level than water level of reservoir (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Last Answer : (A) At higher level than water level of reservoir
Description : How to Level a Concrete Slab Before Flooring ?
Last Answer : How to Level a Concrete Slab Before Flooring This is a project that shouldn't be too difficult to tackle. Leveling a concrete slab should be done when it's not too cold outside or raining, since ... as necessary to match the surrounding concrete. Stay off the floors for at least 12 to 24 hours.
Description : For the construction of buildings, the subheads of the estimate are (A) Earthwork, Concrete work, Brick work (B) Brickwork, Stone work, Roofing (C) Brickwork Flooring, Wood work, Steel work (D) All the above
Description : For constructing a terrazzo floor, Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) A base course is prepared as in cement concrete flooring (B) A 32 mm thick layer of cement concrete ... final grinding is over, oxalic acid mixed with water is spread over and rubbed hard with soft material
Description : The main function of a muffle in the muffle furnace is to (A) Protect the charge from the effects of the products of combustion (B) Smooth out temperature inequalities on the combustion side of the muffle wall (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : The heating capacity of muffle furnace depends on the (A) Surface area & emissivity of the stock (B) Properties of the muffle wall (temperature, area, and emissivity) (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : An ideal nozzle design aims at (A) Minimising wall friction (B) Suppressing boundary layer separation (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Isothermal turbulent flow of a fluid results in decrease of its pressure, which depends on the (A) Wall roughness (B) Reynolds number (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Fanning friction factor for laminar flow of fluid in a circular pipe is (A) Not a function of the roughness of pipe wall (B) Inversely proportional to Reynolds number (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : If the catalyst pore size is small in comparison with the mean free path, collisions with the pore wall controls the process'. The diffusivity under this condition is called 'Knudsen diffusivity', which is affected by the (A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Temperature
Description : Capacity of a rotary dryer depends on its (A) rpm (B) Inclination with ground surface (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Separation of isotopes is generally done using a/an __________ centrifuge. (A) Ultra (B) Disk-bowl (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (A) Ultra
Description : There is generally an agreement within the auditing profession and the courts that the auditor a. Is both a guarantor and an insurer of the financial statements. b. Is a guarantor but not an ... not a guarantor of the statements. d. Is neither a guarantor nor an insurer of financial statements
Last Answer : Is neither a guarantor nor an insurer of financial statements
Description : For different layers of cement concrete floor. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The lowest layer consists of consolidated ground (B) A 10 cm thick clean sand is laid on consolidated ground (C) ... sand (D) A 10 cm thick cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is laid on top layer
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Cyanobacteria have A-a gram-positive cell wall B- a gram-negative cell wall C- Neither (a) nor (b) D-No cell wall
Last Answer : a gram-negative cell wall
Description : Up and down,up and down, touching neither sky nor ground. What is it? -Riddles
Last Answer : A pump handle.
Description : Which one of the following statements about self-regulatory programmes is FALSE? A)they are usually less expensive than governmental ones VU Cafeteria B)their guidelines are generally more ... nor the authority to enforce guidelines D)the guidelines are generally stricter than governmental ones
Last Answer : D)the guidelines are generally stricter than governmental ones
Description : Horizontal construction joints in concrete walls are generally provided at (A) Soffit level (B) Window sill level (C) Floor level (D) All the above
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Cherrapunji is located on the south side of Garo hills. 2. Cherrapunji is about 1700 m above mean sea level. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following should be included in the audit plan? I. The nature, timing and extent of planned risk assessment procedures. II. The nature, timing and extent of planned further audit procedures at the assertion level. a. I only b. II only c. Both I and II d. Neither I nor II
Last Answer : Both I and II
Description : In_______encoding, the duration of the bit is divided into twohalves. Thevoltage remains at one level during thefirst half and moves to the other level in the second half. The transition at the middle of the bit ... Manchester B) differential Manchester C) both (a) and (b) D) neither (a) nor (b)
Last Answer : both (a) and (b)
Description : In______, the changeor lackof change in the level of the voltagedetermines the value of the bit. A) NRZ-I B) NRZ-L C) both (a)and (b) D) neither (a) nor (b)
Last Answer : NRZ-I
Description : In_____, the level of the voltagedetermines the valueof the bit. A) NRZ-I B) NRZ-L C) both (a) and (b) D) neither (a) nor (b)
Last Answer : NRZ-L
Description : Which of the two given options is of the level of understanding? I) Define noun. II) Define noun in your own words. Options: A) Only I B) Only II C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
Last Answer : B) Only II
Description : Which of the two given options is of the level of understanding? (I) Define noun. (II) Define noun in your own words. (A) Only I (B) Only II (C) Both I and II (D) Neither I nor II
Last Answer : Answer: B Human cognition is having 3 levels of thinking process viz. Memory Level ; Understanding Level; and Reflective Level. Among these, Memory level is related to Recall and Recognition of ... and ABSORPTION of the content hence the option 2 is reflects the understanding level in clare terms.
Description : In a reservoir the average volume of sediment deposition is 0.15 million cubic per year. If the dead storage and total capacity of the reservoir are 8 million cubic metres and 36 million cubic metres respectively, (A) The ... reducing after 60 years (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Last Answer : (C) Both (a) and (b)
Description : Check valves are installed (A) On the delivery side of the pumping set (B) At the interconnections between polluted water system and a potable water system (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Description : shaft subjected to a bending moment M and a torque T, experiences (A) Maximum bending stress = 32M d 3 (B) Maximum shear stress = 16 T d 3 (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Description : The Huygens telescope eye piece (A) Is aplanatic (B) Achromatic (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Description : In levelling operation (A) When the instrument is being shifted, the staff must not be moved (B) When the staff is being carried forward, the instrument must remain stationary (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Description : The method of reversal (A) Is usually directed to examine whether a certain part is truly parallel or perpendicular to another (B) Makes the erroneous relationship between parts evident (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The rate of change of bending moment is equal to rate of shear force (B) The rate of change of shear force is equal to rate of loading (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b
Last Answer : (D) Both (a) and (b
Description : The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to (A) Coefficient of permeability of soil (B) Total head loss through the soil (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)
Description : When a cohesionless soil attains quick condition, it looses (A) Shear strength (B) Bearing capacity (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (6
Description : Factor of safety against sliding of a slope, is the ratio of (A) Actual cohesion to that required to maintain stability of slope (B) Shear strength to shear stress along the surface (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)
Description : While propagating through homogeneous, isotropic media, (A) Directions of both the fields are orthogonal (B) Both the fields are at right angles to the direction of propagation (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)