Description : Select the correct statement. (A) A contour is not necessarily a closed curve. B) A contour represents a ridge line if the concave side of lower value contour lies towards the higher value contour ... each other except in case of an overhanging cliff (D) All of the above statements are correct
Last Answer : (C) Two contours of different elevations do not cross each other except in case of an overhanging clif
Description : Contour lines of different elevations can unite to form one line, only in the case of (A) A vertical cliff (B) A saddle (C) A water shed line (D) A hill top
Last Answer : (A) A vertical cliff
Description : Straight, parallel and widely spaced contours represent (A) A steep surface (B) A flat surface (C) An inclined plane surface (D) Curved surface
Last Answer : (C) An inclined plane surface
Description : Profile levelling is usually done for determining (A) Contours of an area (B) Capacity of a reservoir (C) Elevations along a straight line (D) Boundaries of property
Last Answer : (C) Elevations along a straight line
Description : Closed contours of decreasing values towards their centre, represent (A) A hill (B) A depression (C) A saddle or pass (D) A river bed
Last Answer : (B) A depression
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The minimum vertical clearance of overhanging cliffs or any other structure above the surface of a hill road, should be (A) 3 m (B) 4 m (C) 5 m (D) 6 m
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
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°
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The major principal stress in an element of cohesion-less soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is (A) Vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium (B) Vertical if the ... state of plastic equilibrium (C) Inclined at 45° to the vertical plane (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
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
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 : The constant vertical distance between two adjacent contours, is called (A) Horizontal interval (B) Horizontal equivalent (C) Vertical equivalent (D) Contour interval
Last Answer : (D) Contour interval
Description : Contour interval is (A) The vertical distance between two consecutive contours (B) The horizontal distance between two consecutive contours (C) The vertical distance between two points on same contour (D) The horizontal distance between two points on same contour
Last Answer : (A) The vertical distance between two consecutive contours
Description : The direction of projection for the range of a projectile to be maximum on an inclined plane having angle of inclination 30? to the horizontal, whould be a.45? with horizontal b.30? with vertical c.30? with horizontal d.60? with inclined plane e.45? with inclined plane
Last Answer : b. 30? with vertical
Description : In case of a double line river, contours are (A) Stopped at the banks of the river (B) Stopped at the edge of the river (C) Drawn across the water (D) Drawn by parabolic curves having their vertex at the centre of the water
Last Answer : (B) Stopped at the edge of the river
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 : A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff. Assuming no air resistance, the acceleration of the ball while it is in flight is: w) in the vertical direction only x) in the horizontal direction only y) in the vertical and horizontal directions z) zero.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTION ONLY
Description : The principle of conservation of energy cannot be applied in case of a.Flow of heat through a metal b.Ideal flow of water in a pipe c.Simple pendulum d.Sliding of a particle along inclined plane with friction e.A particle moving in gravitational field
Last Answer : e. A particle moving in gravitational field
Description : In which case power required would be more a.In lifting up a weight of 100 kg at a velocity of 3 m/sec but accelerating upwards at 0.5 m/sec b.In lowering a weight of 100 kg along an a inclined plane ... speed of 3 m/sec e.In lowering the weight at a velocity of 3 m/sec and acceleration of 1 m/sec2
Last Answer : a. In lifting up a weight of 100 kg at a velocity of 3 m/sec but accelerating upwards at 0.5 m/sec
Description : In tangential tacheometry, an ordinary level staff is used (A) Leaning towards the instrument for inclined sights upward (B) Leaning away from the instrument for inclined sights downwards (C) Vertical in all cases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Vertical in all cases
Description : If vertical angles of inclined sights do not exceed 10° and non-verticality of the staff remains within 1°, stadia system of tacheometric observations are made on (A) Staff normal (B) Staff vertical (C) Staff normal as well as vertical (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Staff normal
Description : In non-cohesive soil in passive state of plastic equilibrium (A) Major principal stress is horizontal (B) Minor principal stress is vertical (C) Major principal stress is vertical (D) Minor and major principal stresses are equally inclined to the horizontal
Last Answer : (B) Minor principal stress is vertical
Description : A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant ... inclined to the horizontal at an angle of (A) 7° (B) 10° (C) 12° (D) 17
Last Answer : (C) 12°
Description : In active state of plastic equilibrium in a non cohesive soil with horizontal ground surface (A) Major principal stress is horizontal (B) Minor principal stress is vertical (C) Major principal stress is vertical (D) Minor and major principal stresses are equally inclined to horizontal
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
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The artificial barrier constructed to enclose "n area for safe anchorage, is called break water (B) The smoothened surface at the top end of ... fending (C) The effective berthing lengths of inclined guays can be adjusted (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : On a grading curve, the gap grading is represented by (A) A horizontal line (B) A vertical line (C) N.W. inclined line (D) N.E. inclined line
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Inclined borings are made for taking samples under existing structures (B) Inclined borings are occasionally used instead of vertical holes (C) The ... bore hole is vertically above the bottom of an adjacent bore hole (D) All the above
Description : A stilling well is required when the stage measurement is made by employing : a) Bubble gauge b) Float gauge recorder c) Vertical staff gauge d) Inclined staff gauge
Last Answer : b) Float gauge recorder
Description : Shear reinforcement is provided in the form of (a) Vertical bars (b) Inclined bars (c) Combination of vertical and inclined bars (d) All the above
Last Answer : (d) All the above
Description : The locus of the end point of the resultant of the normal and tangential components of the stress on an inclined plane, is (A) Circle (B) Parabola (C) Ellipse (D) Straight line
Last Answer : (C) Ellipse
Description : Least force required to draw a body up the inclined plane is W sin (plane inclination + friction angle) applied in the direction (A) Along the plane (B) Horizontally (C) Vertically (D) At an angle equal to the angle of friction to the inclined plane
Last Answer : (D) At an angle equal to the angle of friction to the inclined plane
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 : 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 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 internal friction of soil mass is the angle whose (A) Tangent is equal to the rate of the maximum resistance to sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on ... on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane (D) None of these
Description : An open tank containing liquid is moving with an acceleration on an inclined plane. The inclination of the free surface of the liquid will be __________ to the acceleration of the tank. (A) Equal to (B) Directly proportional (C) Inversely proportional (D) None of these
Description : Center of pressure on an inclined plane is (A) At the Centroid (B) Above the Centroid (C) Below the Centroid (D) At metacentre
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 : For true difference in elevations between two points and , the level must be set up (A) At any point between A and B (B) At the exact midpoint of A and B (C) Near the point A (D) Near the point B
Last Answer : (B) At the exact midpoint of A and B
Description : If the elevations along a road increase, the slope of the road along the longitudinal direction, is known as (A) Gradient (B) Grade (C) Positive grade (D) Negative grade
Description : During last phase of the reconnaissance, details of the grade line is recorded on 2 metre poles to indicate (A) Direction of the proposed alignment (B) Distance between the previous and forward pegs (C) Relative elevations of pegs (D) All the above
Description : Which of the following statements is a requirement of Coast Guard Regulations (46 CFR) concerning emergency diesel generator engines? A. The fuel must have a flash point not less than 75°F. B. ... to each side of the vertical. D. The starting battery must produce 12 consecutive cranking cycles.
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : Which of the following are statically determinate beams? (a) Only simply supported beams (b) Cantilever, overhanging and simply supported (c) Fixed beams (d) Continuous beams
Last Answer : (b) Cantilever, overhanging and simply supported
Description : The representation of general topography of a very flat terrain is possible only (A) By drawing contours at large interval (B) By drawing contours at small interval (C) By giving spot levels at large interval (D) By giving spot levels to salient features at close interval
Last Answer : (D) By giving spot levels to salient features at close interval
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 : The truss element can deform only in the a.vertical direction b.horizontal direction c.inclined direction d.axial direction
Last Answer : d.axial direction
Description : If you cross a cliff with jelly beans what do you get? -Riddles
Last Answer : Rock Candy!!!
Description : The work done in sliding a block of weight of 50 kg up a plane inclined at an angle of 30? to the horizontal so that the block is lifted through 1 m ( a.More than 50 kgm b.50 kgm c.Less than 5 kgm d.15 kgm only e.None of the above
Last Answer : a. More than 50 kgm
Description : In a beam, the neutral plane (A) May be its centre (B) Passes through the C.G. of the area of cross-section (C) Does not change during deformation (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Does not change during deformation