The intake opening is generally covered by a screen to prevent entry of debris etc. and its level is
kept
(A) At the level of water of the source
(B) At the bottom of water of the source
(C) At about 2.5 m above the bottom
(D) None of these
Description : The intake opening is generally covered by a screen to prevent entry of debris etc. and its level is kept (A) At the level of water of the source (B) At the bottom of water of the source (C) At about 2.5 m above the bottom (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) At about 2.5 m above the bottom
Description : Depth of borings for soil investigation, is generally kept below low water level (A) 30 m (B) 35 m (C) 45 m (D) 40 m
Last Answer : (C) 45 m
Description : The frog of the brick in a brick masonry is generally kept on (A) Bottom face (B) Top face (C) Shorter side (D) Longer side
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Sharp crested weirs are generally used (A) For large flows (B) For small flows (C) For streams carrying high sediment loads (D) For rivers carrying floating debris
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The chlorine supply cylinders are generally kept at 38°C to 40°C to prevent (A) Conversion into crystals (B) It from burning (C) It from explosion (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Conversion into crystals
Description : Pick up the correct statement applicable to plate load test (A) Width of the test pit for plate load test is made five times the width of the plate (B) At the centre of the test pit, a hole is dug ... at the centre of the test pit, is kept at the level of the actual formation (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Water gets evaporated from water surfaces and land surfaces, get converted into water drops at lower temperatures, flows over ground surface and finally meets its source, i.e. lake, sea, etc. This ... Hydrological cycle (B) Water cycle (C) Evaporation and precipitation cycle (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Depth of reinforcement below the surface of a concrete pavement, is generally kept (A) 5 cm (B) 6 cm (C) 7 m (D) 9 m
Description : Pick up the correct specification of one-room quarters generally adopted from the following: (A) Six quarters in a row (B) The size of room is either 3.5 m × 3 m or 4.2 m × 2.5 m (C) The front verandah is kept 2 m wide (D) All the above
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 : The radius of curvature of the arc of the bubble tube is generally kept (A) 10 m (B) 25 m (C) 50 m (D) 100 m
Last Answer : (D) 100 m
Description : The maximum harbour depth below lowest low water is generally equal to (i) Loaded draft +1.2 m when bottom is rock (ii) Loaded draft +1.8 m when bottom is soft (iii) Loaded draft +1.2 m when bottom is ... ) and (iii) are correct (C) (ii) and (iv) are correct (D) (iii) and (iv) are correct
Last Answer : (D) (iii) and (iv) are correct
Description : During percussion drilling (A) Ground water observations are hindered due to entry of the slurry in the soil below the bottom of the hole (B) Caving or mixing of strata are caused in soft soils or ... The soil to a considerable depth below the bottom of the hole gets disturbed (D) All the above
Description : While selecting the location of an intake for collecting surface water, the factor considered, is (A) The intake point should be near as far as possible to the treatment plant (B) The intake point should ... (C) The intake point in meandering rivers should be on concave banks (D) All the above
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 : Does wrapping the bottom part of houses etc., with plastic work to prevent them from being flooded? See detail.
Last Answer : It can provided the water can’t get in under the plastic and sandbags. Otherwise, there will still be some seepage with a pump required to remove excess water.
Description : Which one of the following statements regarding septic tanks is wrong? A. A gap of 7.5 cm between the bottom of the covering slab and the top level of scum is provided B. The outlet invert level is kept ... . The minimum width of septic level is 90 cm D. The depth of tank is kept equal to its width
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : An R.C.C. lintel is spanning an opening of 2 m span in a brick wall. The height of the roof is 2.9 m above the floor level and that of the opening is 2.1 m above the floor level. The lintel is to be ... (B) UDL of wall (C) UDL of wall + load from the roof (D) Triangular load + load from the roof
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Depth of lean concrete bed placed at the bottom of a wall footing, is kept (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) Equal to its projection beyond wall base (D) Less than its projection beyond wall base
Description : Which of the following procedures represents the best method to prevent the freezing of batteries continuously exposed to low temperatures? A. The battery caps should be removed. B. The battery cap ... in a fully charged condition. D. The battery should be disconnected from its charging source.
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) If ports are closed, the dry intake towers will not have any water (B) Even if ports are closed, the wet intake tower will have water ... to reservoir level (C) No buoyant force acts on wet intake towers (D) All the above
Description : Are most of you aware that the air-intake systems on most newer cars are on the bottom of the car?
Last Answer : What kind of car is it? Most GM cars have the intake in the engine compartment to one side of the radiator near the headlights. It is designed to be self draining so water won’t get in.
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The bottom and top ends of slump mould are parallel to each other (B) The axis of the mould is perpendicular to the end faces (C) The ... clean and free from set cement (D) The mould is in the form of a frustum of hexagonal pyramid
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 : The role of the M cell is to A- .trap virus in mucus and prevent entry B- induce apoptosis in virus-infected small intestinal epithelia cells C- pass bacteria or virus to underlying macrophages for ... and presentation of antigen D- they use their cilia to propel mucus out of the small intestine
Last Answer : pass bacteria or virus to underlying macrophages for processing and presentation of antigen
Description : The stem of a cantilever retaining wall which retains earth level with top is 6 m. If the angle of repose and weight of the soil per cubic metre are 30° and 2000 kg respectively, the effective width of the stem at the bottom, is (A) 51.5 (B) 52.5 (C) 53.5 (D) 54.5
Description : The main function of a divide wall is to (A) Control the silt entry in the canal (B) Prevent river floods from entering the canal (C) Separate the under-sluices from weir proper (D) Provide smooth flow at sufficiently low velocity
Description : A control meter is preferred to a weir because (A) It measures the discharge even in silt Leiden streams (B) The velocity of approach of the channel increases above the control, and thus removes the silt completely (C) It is not damaged by floating debris (D) All the above
Description : When the reduced level of the water source is higher than the reduced level of the consumer's place, water is generally supplied (A) By pumping system (B) By gravitational system (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) All the above
Last Answer : (B) By gravitational system
Description : Which of the following statements about head injury and concomitant hyponatremia are true? A. There are no primary alterations in cardiovascular signs. B. Signs of increased intracranial pressure may be ... central pontine injury. E. This patient is best treated by restriction of water intake.
Last Answer : Answer: A DISCUSSION: Acute symptomatic hyponatremia is characterized by central nervous system signs of increased intracranial pressure. Changes in blood pressure and pulse are secondary to ... lead to central pontine myelinolysis. Oliguric renal failure may rapidly develop in severe hyponatremia
Description : The valve fitted closely in a recess against an opening in a pipe, is generally (A) Wedge shaped circular disc (B) Spherical disc (C) Parallelepiped disc (D) Conical shaped circular disc
Last Answer : (A) Wedge shaped circular disc
Description : The diameter of the column head support a flat slab, is generally kept (A) 0.25 times the span length (B) 0.25 times the diameter of the column (C) 4.0 cm larger than the diameter of the column (D) 5.0 cm larger than the diameter of the column
Last Answer : Option A
Description : The thickness of a reinforced brick partition wall, is generally kept (A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 20 cm
Description : Dead storage of a reservoir of Q capacity generally provided for silt deposition during its life time, is generally kept (A) 1/8th Q (B) 1/6th Q (C) 1/5th Q (D) 1/4th Q
Last Answer : (D) 1/4th Q
Description : (i) Excess of opening capital over closing capital of proprietor under single entry system.
Last Answer : Write a word, term, or phrase which can substitute each of the following statements : (i) ... (v) The incomplete method of the accounting system.
Description : What does the filiform apparatus do at the entrance into ovule? (a) It brings about opening of the pollen tube. (b) It guides pollen tube from a synergid to egg. (c) It helps in the entry of pollen tube into a synergid. (d) It prevents entry of more than one pollen tube into the embryo sac
Last Answer : (b) It guides pollen tube from a synergid to egg.
Description : Obesity generally reflects excess intake of energy and is often associated with the development of (A) Nervousness (B) Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (C) Hepatitis (D) Colon cancer
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Restriction of salt intake is generally recommended in (A) Diabetes mellitus (B) Hypertension (C) Cirrhosis of liver (D) Peptic ulcer
Last Answer : B
Description : For individuals known to be dying by virtue of age and/or diagnoses, which of the following signs indicate approaching death: a) Increased restlessness As the oxygen supply to the ... Increased urinary output Based upon decreased intake, urinary output generally decreases in amount and frequency.
Last Answer : a) Increased restlessness As the oxygen supply to the brain decreases, the patient may become restless.
Description : To prevent settling down of sewage both at the bottom and on the sides of a large sewer, self-cleaning velocity recommended for Indian conditions, is A. 0.50 m/sec B. 0.60 m/sec C. 0.70 m/sec D. 0.75 m/sec
Description : The bed slope in slow sand filters, is generally kept (A) 1 in 50 (B) 1 in 75 (C) 1 in 100 (D) 1 : 200
Last Answer : (C) 1 in 100
Description : In a three hinged arch, the third hinge is generally kept at (A) Crown of the arch (B) Midpoint of the crown and left support hinge (C) Midpoint of the crown and right support hinge (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Crown of the arch
Description : The width of the rib of a T-beam, is generally kept between (A) 1/7 to 1/3 of rib depth (B) 1/3 to 1/2 of rib depth (C) 1/2 to 3/4 of rib depth (D) 1/3 to 2/3 of rib depth
Description : Thickness of broken line markings on multi-lane road for lanes is generally kept (A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm
Description : Thickness of broken centre line markings for a four lane road, is generally kept (A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm
Description : Width of the shoulders of carriage way is generally kept (A) 100 cm (B) 125 cm (C) 150 cm (D) 250 cm
Description : The shape of docks and basins is generally kept (A) Rectangular ways (B) Diamond shape guys (C) Inclined guys (D) All of these
Last Answer : (D) All of these
Description : The size of mould for bricks, is generally kept (A) A little large to specified size (B) A little small to specified size (C) Equal to specified size (D) 10% larger than specified size
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The sand in the sand pile is well compacted (B) The sand is kept moist at the time of placing and tamping (C) Sand piles are generally used under column loads (D) All of the above
Description : In frog, fenestra ovalis is (a) the communication between the pharynx and the tympanic cavity (b) the external opening of the tympanic cavity which is covered by the tympanic membrane (c) the ... ear (d) the opening in the auditory capsule which separates the middle ear from the internal ear.
Last Answer : (c) the air filled cavity of the middle ear