Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Highways are always constructed in straight line (B) Highways may be provided horizontal curves (C) Highways may be provided vertical curves (D) Highways may be provided both horizontal and vertical curves
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The type of curves generally provided on highways, is (A) Critical curve (B) Transition curve (C) Vertical curve (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Curves in the same direction separated by short tangents, are called (A) Simple circular curves (B) Compound curves (C) Transition curves (D) Broken-back curves
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Detailed survey is carried out for a strip of land about 30 m at sharp curves (B) Levels are taken along the trace cut at an interval of 20 m (C) Contour interval is generally adopted at 2 metres vertical interval (D) All the above
Description : The curve composed of two arcs of different radii having their centres on the opposite side of the curve, is known (A) A simple curve (B) A compound curve (C) A reverse curve (D) A vertical curve
Last Answer : (C) A reverse curve
Description : If the radii of a compound curve and a reverse curve are respectively the same, the length of common tangent (A) Of compound curve will be more (B) Of reverse curve will be more (C) Of both curves will be equal (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The minimum ratio of the radii of two circular curves of a compound curve, is kept (A) 1.25 (B) 1.5 (C) 1.75 (D) 2.0
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Horizontal curves on highways are provided (A) To break the monotony of driving (B) To discourage the tendency to increase speed (C) To decrease the mental strain on drivers (D) All the above
Description : Passing zones are generally not provided on (A) Summit curves (B) Horizontal curves (C) Two lane highways (D) All the above
Description : Design of horizontal curves on highways, is based on (A) Design speed of vehicles (B) Permissible friction on the road surface (C) Permissible centrifugal ratio (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The rate of flow of water through a unit cross-sectional area under a unit hydraulic gradient, is called coefficient of permeability (B) ... aquifers, is governed by the Darcy's law (D) The term 'transmissibility' was introduced by Meinzer
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The width of the right-of-way is decided so as to accommodate (A) Formation width (B) Side slopes (C) Horizontal curve (D) Vertical curve
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) In king post truss, one vertical post is used (B) In a queen post truss, one vertical post is used (C) In a queen post truss, two vertical posts are used (D) None of thes
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The width of the wall is constructed thicker at the base in a stepped fashion (B) A long vertical load transferring concrete structure is ... ) The pile which transfers the load to a hard rock bed at certain depth is called load bearing
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Horizontal D.P.C. is provided at plinth level in internal walls (B) D.P.C. is provided under door and verandah openings (C) Vertical D.P.C. is not provided in internal walls (D) Cement concrete is a rigid damp-proofing material
Description : Pickup the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The invert of pressure conduit is independent of the grade of the hydraulic gradient line (B) The pressure conduits may be taken uphill ... m (C) Aqueducts and tunnels sections are generally kept circular (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Minimum desirable width of medians on rural highways is 5 metres (B) Minimum width of medians should be 3 metres (C) On long bridges and viaducts, the width of medians should be 1.5 m (D) All the above
Description : Over-turning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using (A) Compound curve (B) Vertical curve (C) Reverse curve (D) Transition curve
Last Answer : (D) Transition curve
Description : ferent grades are joined together by a (A) Compound curve (B) Transition curve (C) Reverse curve (D) Vertical curve
Last Answer : (D) Vertical curve
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Safety fences are provided on either side of a roadway if embankments are in excess of 6 metres (B) Safety fences are provided on outside of the ... 2.5 metres intervals if embankments are between 1.6 metres to 3 metres (D) All the above
Description : Transition curves are introduced at either end of a circular curve, to obtain (A) Gradually decrease of curvature from zero at the tangent point to the specified quantity at the junction of the ... specified amount at the junction of the transition curve with main curve (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Gradual increase of super-elevation from zero at the tangent point to the specified amount at the junction of the transition curve with main curve
Description : In a flow net (A) Flow lines and equipotential lines cross each other at right angles (B) Fields are rectangles whose length is twice the breadth (C) Smaller the dimensions of the field, ... gradient and velocity of flow through it (D) For homogeneous soil, the curves are smooth and circular
Last Answer : Option A
Description : The type of transition curves generally provided on hill roads, is (A) Circular (B) Cubic parabola (C) Lemniscate (D) Spiral
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The smaller the size of the pores, the higher the water can rise above the water table (B) Below the water table, the pore water may be static (C) The hydrostatic pressure depends on the depth below the water level (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The retaining wall should be structurally capable to resist the applied earth pressure (B) The section of the retaining wall should be so ... off water from the earth retained, weep holes are provided near the top of the retaining wall
Description : Select the incorrect statement from the following [ A ] Reinforcing bars in a column should not be less than 12 mm in diameter [ B ] The number of longitudinal bars in a circular column should not ... The minimum percentage of longitudinal steel in columns should be 0.8% [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ B ] The number of longitudinal bars in a circular column should not exceed four
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Different solids have different equilibrium moisture curves (B) Total condenser or reboiler is considered equivalent to one theoretical plate in McCabe-Thiele method of ... (D) Even a forced draft cooling tower cannot cool water below the wet bulb temperature
Last Answer : (C) Heat removal load on cooler remains constant, even with increase of the reflux ratio in a distillation column
Description : In case of a hair pin bend of a highway, (A) Minimum radius of inner curve is 14 m (B) Minimum radius of transition is 15 m (C) Circular compound curve may be provided (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Water disinfected with ozone is free from any odour (B) Ozone removes bacterias as well as colour and odour (C) Ozonized water becomes tasteless (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Ozonized water becomes tasteless
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Porosity of clay sand soil is 45% (B) Porosity of pure sand is 35% (C) Porosity of sand stone is up to 15% (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following regarding fire hydrants (A) Fire hydrants are fitted in water mains at 100 m to 150 m apart at fire (B) The minimum water pressure hydrants, is kept 1.5 kg/ ... to 1.5 kg/cm2 is made available for 4 to 5 hours for constant use (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Iron salts produce heavy flocks and hence remove more suspended matter (B) Iron salts remove hydrogen sulphides (C) Iron salts can be used over a limited range of pH values (D) Iron salts impart corrosiveness to water
Last Answer : (C) Iron salts can be used over a limited range of pH values
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The source of surface water is from (A) Streams and rivers (B) Storage reservoirs (C) Springs (D) Ponds and lakes
Last Answer : (C) Springs
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The flow in strainer type wells is radial (B) The flow in cavity type wells in spherical (C) In strainer type wells, area of flow ... pipe (D) In cavity type wells, area of flow depends upon the size of the cavity
Last Answer : (C) In strainer type wells, area of flow depends upon the length of the strainer pipe
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Free surface ground water is subjected to atmospheric pressure (B) Water table surface rises and falls with seasons (C) ... directly proportional to the rate of drawl of water (D) Level of water table remains stationary
Last Answer : (D) Level of water table remains stationary
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. Intake of water supply should (A) Be nearer to the treatment plant (B) Receive water from purer zone of the source (C) Be located downstream of waste water disposal point (D) Remain easily accessible during floods
Last Answer : (C) Be located downstream of waste water disposal point
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The water entering the slow sand filters should be treated by 9.386 coagulants (B) The depth of water on the filter should be twice the ... is 0.75 times the depth of filter sand, the water obtained is purest (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The net amount of water which joins the surface streams in a catchment, is known as surface run-off (B) The amount of water which ... over the catchment, is termed as the yield of the drainage basin (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The underground sources of water, is from (A) Wells (B) Springs (C) Infiltration wells (D) Storage reservoirs
Last Answer : (D) Storage reservoirs
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The pH value of water indicates the logarithm of reciprocal of hydrogen ion concentration in water (B) Higher value of pH ... value of pH means higher hydrogen ion contraction (D) Lower value of pH gives alkaline solution
Last Answer : (D) Lower value of pH gives alkaline solution
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: The torsional resistance of a shaft is directly proportional to (A) Modulus of rigidity (B) Angle of twist (C) Reciprocal of the length of the shaft (D) Moment of inertia of the shaft section
Last Answer : (D) Moment of inertia of the shaft section
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) While measuring a distance with a tape of length 100.005 m, the distance to be increasing by 0.005 m for each tape length (B) An increase in ... ) A 100 m tape of cross section 10 mm 0.25 mm stretches about 10 mm under 5 kg pull
Last Answer : (B) An increase in temperature causes a tape to increase in length and the measured distance is too large
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The C.G. of a circle is at its center (B) The C.G. of a triangle is at the intersection of its medians (C) The C.G. of a ... intersection of its diagonals (D) The C.G. of a semicircle is at a distance of r/2 from the center
Last Answer : (D) The C.G. of a semicircle is at a distance of r/2 from the center
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement (A) The cross-sectional area of the welded member is effective (B) A welded joint develops strength of its parent metal (C) Welded joints provide rigidity (D) Welding takes more time than riveting
Last Answer : (D) Welding takes more time than riveting
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Compaction has no effect on the structure of a soil (B) Permeability decreases with increase in the dry density of a compacted soil (C) ... a dry side compacted soil (D) Dry side compaction soils swell more when given access to moisture
Last Answer : (A) Compaction has no effect on the structure of a soil
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The intensity of horizontal shear stress at the elemental part of a beam section, is directly proportional to (A) Shear force (B) Area of the section ... . of the area from its neutral axis (D) Moment of the beam section about its neutral axis
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) In the stem of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided near the earth side (B) In the toe slab of a retaining wall, reinforcement is ... slab of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided at the top of the slab (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: Tensile reinforcement bars of a rectangular beam (A) Are curtailed if not required to resist the bending moment (B) Are bent up at suitable ... to serve as shear reinforcement (D) Are maintained at bottom to provide at least local bond stress
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) At two meteorologically homogeneous stations, the average annual precipitation is same (B) If the average annual precipitation at two places is same these are ... homogeneous stations (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The super-elevation on roads is (A) Directly proportional to width of pavement (B) Directly proportional to velocity of vehicles (C) Inversely proportional to acceleration due to gravity (D) Inversely proportional to the radius of curvature