Description : Explain the Stepping method of measuring the horizontal distance of sloping ground with sketch.
Last Answer : In direct method which is also known as stepping method, horizontal distance is directly measured as shown in fig. Stepping Method Horizontal distance between A and B is required to be measured. Procedure ... next step starts from the C and the method is continued till point B reached.
Description : Assertion A: Intervention of undulations in the sea bed reduces the depth of wave at the section. Reason R: No wave can have a height greater than the depth of water through which it passes Select your answer based on ... of A (C) A is true but R is false (D) A is false but R is true
Last Answer : (A) Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of A
Description : The distance between steps for measuring downhill to obtain better accuracy (A) Decreases with decrease of slope (B) Increases with increase of slope (C) Decreases with increase of slope (D) Decreases with decrease of weight of the chain
Last Answer : (C) Decreases with increase of slope
Description : A uniform slope was measured by the method of stepping. If the difference in level between two points is 1.8 m and the slope distance between them is 15 m, the error is approximately equal to (A) Cumulative, + 0.11 m (B) Compensating, ± 0.11 m (C) Cumulative, - 0.11 m (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Cumulative, + 0.11 m
Description : Subtense bar is an instrument used for (A) Levelling (B) Measurement of horizontal distances in plane areas (C) Measurement of horizontal distances in undulated areas (D) Measurement of angles
Last Answer : (C) Measurement of horizontal distances in undulated areas
Description : While rotating the theodolite in the horizontal plane, the bubble of the bubble tube takes up the same position in its tube, it indicates (A) The rotation axis is vertical (B) The trunnion ... (C) The line of collimation is perpendicular to vertical axis (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (A) The rotation axis is vertical
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The lines of sight while observing back sight and fore sight lie in the same horizontal plane (B) The staff readings are measurements made ... readings are taken, coincides with the level surface through the telescope axis (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The angle which an inclined plane makes with the horizontal when a body placed on it is about to move down is known as angle of (A) Friction (B) Limiting friction (C) Repose (D) Kinematic friction
Last Answer : (C) Repose
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 : While measuring the distance between two points along upgrade with the help of a 20 m chain, the forward end of the chain is shifted forward through a distance (A) 20 (sin - 1) (B) 20 (cos - 1) (C) 20 (sec - 1) (D) 20 (cosec - 1)
Last Answer : (C) 20 (sec - 1)
Description : A transformer is a device for (a) stepping up (or down) DC voltage (b) generating electricity (c) stepping up (or down) AC voltage (d) converting AC into DC
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : In addition to stepping up or stepping down the input line voltage, what additional purpose does the transformer serve?
Last Answer : . It isolates the chassis from the power line.
Description : What do you think of Governor Andrew Cuomo stepping down?
Last Answer : Good. (I wonder if conservatives will call this “cancel culture”... nah)
Description : Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO until June. Opinions?
Last Answer : You have some kind of official source for this? I can’t find any confirmation of it, either on the official Apple site or on any of the Apple rumor sites.
Description : Extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a single lane hill road of radius 80 m for a design speed of 50 km ph and for a vehicle with wheel base 6.0 m is (A) 0.225 m (B) 0.589 m (C) 1.250 m (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The total value of extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a two lane hill road of radius 42 m for a design speed of 50 kmph and for vehicles with wheel base 6 m, is (A) 0.500 m (B) 0.589 m (C) 1.089 m (D) 0.089 m
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : For measuring flow by a Venturimeter, if should be installed in (A) Vertical line (B) Horizontal line (C) Inclined line with flow downward (D) In any direction and in any location
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Contour interval on a map sheet denotes (a) Vertical distance of contour lines above the datum plane (b) Vertical distance between two successive contour lines (c) Slope distance between two successive contour lines (d) Horizontal distance between two successive contour lines
Last Answer : (b) Vertical distance between two successive contour lines
Description : To orient a plane table at a point roughly south of the mid-point of two inaccessible conical hill stations and in the plains, a point is selected in line with AB and table is oriented at by bringing ab ... , is (A) Unique and correct (B) Incorrect (C) Manifold and correct (D) Not reliable
Last Answer : (C) Manifold and correct
Description : Pantograph is used for (A) Measuring distances (B) Measuring areas (C) Enlarging or reducing plans
Last Answer : (C) Enlarging or reducing plans
Description : A particle moves along a rough plane inclined at 30? to the horizontal. The co-efficient of friction between the particle and the plane is 0.1. Its initial velocity is 15 m/sec. The ratio of the velocity of the particle when it move ... be in the regions a.8 ? 10 b.5 ? 7 c.2 ? 3 d.4 ? 6 e.10 ? 13
Last Answer : b. 5 ? 7
Description : 0 Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The point through which the resultant of the shear stresses passes is known as shear centre (B) In the standard rolled channels, the shear centre ... horizontal plane and away from the C.G., outside of the leg projection (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) When the electric field oscillates in the direction of the electric vector, a plane polarised wave is formed (B) When the electric vector is ... right angles to the plane of incidence, horizontal polarization wave is formed (D) All of these
Description : An open vessel of water is accelerated up an inclined plane. The free water surface will (A) Be horizontal (B) Make an angle in direction of inclination of inclined plane (C) Make an angle in opposite direction to inclination of inclined plane (D) Any one of above is possible
Description : Chain surveying is well adopted for (A) Small areas in open ground (B) Small areas with crowded details (C) Large areas with simple details (D) Large areas with difficult details
Last Answer : (A) Small areas in open ground
Description : The instrument which is used in plane tabling for obtaining horizontal and vertical distances directly without resorting to chaining, is known as (A) Plane alidade (B) Telescopic alidade (C) Clinometer (D) Tacheometer
Last Answer : (B) Telescopic alidade
Description : If the plane table is not horizontal in a direction at right angles to the alidade, the line of sight is parallel to the fiducial edge only for (A) Horizontal sights (B) Inclined sights upward (C) Inclined sight downward (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Horizontal sights
Description : In a square beam loaded longitudinally, shear develops (A) On middle fibre along horizontal plane (B) On lower fibre along horizontal plane (C) On top fibre along vertical plane (D) Equally on each fibre along horizontal plane
Last Answer : (D) Equally on each fibre along horizontal plane (D) Equally on each fibre along horizontal plane
Description : When a rectangular beam is loaded longitudinally, shear develops on (A) Bottom fibre (B) Top fibre (C) Middle fibre (D) Every-horizontal plane
Last Answer : (D) Every-horizontal plane
Description : The centre of percussion of a solid cylinder of radius r resting on a horizontal plane will be (A) r/2 (B) 2r/3 (C) r/A (D) 3r/2
Last Answer : (D) 3r/2
Description : The maximum shear stress occurs on the filament which makes an angle with the horizontal plane equal to (A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90
Last Answer : (B) 45°
Description : In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on (A) Horizontal plane only (B) Vertical plane only (C) Both horizontal and vertical planes (D) All planes except horizontal and vertical planes
Last Answer : (D) All planes except horizontal and vertical planes
Description : Terzaghi's analysis assumes: (A) Soil is homogeneous and isotropic (B) Elastic zone has straight boundaries inclined at = to the horizontal and plastic zones fully developed (C) Failure zones do not extend above the horizontal plane through the base of the footing (D) All the above
Description : A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m² when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of ... N/mm² and 0° (C) 0.2 N/mm² and 0° (D) 0.05 N/mm² and 45°
Description : Failure of the stability of slopes, generally occurs along (A) Slip plane (B) A horizontal surface (C) A curved surface (D) All the surfaces
Description : Rankine's theory of active earth pressure assumes (A) Soil mass is homogeneous, dry and cohesionless (B) Ground surface is a plane which may be horizontal or inclined (C) Back of the wall is vertical and smooth (D) All the above
Description : A plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support, is known as (A) Natural slope line (B) Repose line (C) The line (D) All the above
Description : The angle of repose of a soil is the maximum angle which the outer face of the soil mass makes (A) With the horizontal (B) With the vertical (C) With the perpendicular to the inclined plane of the soil (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The total pressure force on a plane area is equal to the area multiplied by the intensity of pressure at the Centroid, if (A) The area is horizontal (B) The area is vertical (C) The area is inclined (D) All of the above
Description : Consider the following pre-conditions for correct use of a theodolite: 1. The vertical axis need not be perpendicular to the plane of the plate level bubble. 2. The line of sight must be perpendicular to the horizontal axis. 3. The axis of ... ? (a) 1, 2, 3 & 4 (b) 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 1 & 4 only
Last Answer : (b) 2 only
Description : Formation width of a hill road is the distance between (A) Outer end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall (B) Outer end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall (C) Inner end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall (D) Inner end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
Description : An object on the top of a hill 100 m high is just visible above the horizon from a station at sea level. The distance between the station and the object is : (a) 38.53 km (b) 3.853 km (c) 3853 km (d) 385.3 km
Last Answer : (a) 38.53 km
Description : Horizontal acceleration due to earthquake results in (A) Hydrodynamic pressure (B) Inertia force into the body of the dam (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
Description : Which of the following statements about markup pricing is correct? A)The use of similar markups reduces price competition. B)Markup pricing is inconvenient to use. C)Markup pricing results in a high ... low price when demand is low. D)Using markups makes pricing a time-consuming, difficult process.
Last Answer : A)The use of similar markups reduces price competition.
Description : Surveys which are carried out to provide a national grid of control for preparation of accurate maps of large areas are known (A) Plane surveys (B) Geodetic surveys (C) Geographical surveys (D) Topographical surveys
Last Answer : (B) Geodetic surveys
Description : Which of the following methods of theodolite traversing is suitable for locating the details which are far away from transit stations? (A) Measuring angle and distance from one transit station (B) ... at one station and distance from other (D) Measuring distance from two points on traverse line
Last Answer : (B) Measuring angles to the point from at least two stations
Description : All the following statements about endemic goiter are true except (A) It occurs in areas where soil and water have low iodine content (B) It leads to enlargement of thyroid gland (C) It results ultimately in hyperthyroidism (D) It can be prevented by consumption of iodised salt
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : What is correct Sisters Stepping Up or is it Sisters' Stepping Up?
Last Answer : It's sisters stepping up. Only if the sisters owned stepping up would it be possessive.
Description : Tilt of the staff in stadia tacheometry increases the intercept if it is (A) Away from the telescope pointing down hill (B) Towards the telescope pointing up-hill (C) Away from the telescope pointing up-hill (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Away from the telescope pointing up-hill
Description : A stone weighing 10 Newtons is sitting on the side of a hill that is at a 30o angle with the horizontal. What is the magnitude of the component of the stone's weight parallel to the side of the hill.
Last Answer : ANSWER: 5 NEWTONS