Description : While designing a water supply of an industrial township, industrial and commercial water demand of total supply, is assumed (A) 10 % (B) 10 to 15 % (C) 15 to 20 % (D) 20 to 25 %
Last Answer : (D) 20 to 25 %
Description : The total domestic consumption in a city water supply, is assumed (A) 20 % (B) 30 % (C) 40 % (D) 60 %
Last Answer : (D) 60 %
Description : The efficiency of a pumping set, is generally assumed (A) 50 % (B) 55 % (C) 60 % (D) 65 %
Last Answer : (D) 65 %
Description : According to Whitney's theory, ultimate strain of concrete is assumed to be (A) 0.03 % (B) 0.1 % (C) 0.3 % (D) 3 %
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : In capitalism ____ losses assumed by the customers. A. economics. B. technological. C. natural. D. social.
Last Answer : B. technological.
Description : Super-elevation on roads in snow bound areas, should generally not exceed (A) 15 % (B) 12 % (C) 10 % (D) 7 %
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : A 40 kW engine has a mechanical efficiency of 80 %. If the frictional power is assumed to be constant with load, what is the approximate value of the mechanical efficiency at 50 % of the rated load? (a) 45% (b) 55 % (c) 65% (d) 75%
Last Answer : Ans :c
Description : An intense rain is falling at a uniform rate of 7.5 cm/hour for a period of 60 minutes on a basin whose area is 500 hectares. If the average infiltration capacity during the entire rain period is assumed to be 1.5 ... of the basin, is (A) 40 cumecs (B) 60 cumecs (C) 80 cumecs (D) 100 cumecs
Description : Total mechanical losses ( frictional losses , pumping loss in intake and exhaust and power accessories) will amount to a.10-20 % ihp b.2-10 % ihp c.20-30 % ihp d.30 -50 % ihp
Last Answer : a.10-20 % ihp
Description : If the expected time of completion of a project is 60 weeks with a standard deviation of 5 weeks, the probability of completing the project in 50 weeks and 65 weeks respectively will be (A) 2.3% and 84.1% (B) 97.7% and 84.1% (C) 97.7 % and 15.9% (D) 15.9% and 97.7%
Last Answer : (A) 2.3% and 84.1%
Description : The weight of a pycnometer containing 400 g sand and water full to the top is 2150 g. The weight of pycnometer full of clean water is 1950 g. If specific gravity of the soil is 2.5, the water content is (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Last Answer : (D) 20 %
Description : A good quality stone absorbs water less than (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 25 %
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : A stone is rejected if it absorbs water more than (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : A good building stone should not absorb water more than (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Description : Distribution mains of any water supply, is normally designed for its average daily requirement (A) 100 % . (B) 150 % (C) 200 % (D) 225 %
Last Answer : (D) 225 %
Description : If the depth of moist sand in a cylinder is 15 cm and the depth of the sand when fully inundated with water is 12 cm, the bulking of the moist sand, is (A) 10 % (B) 12 % (C) 15 % (D) 25%
Description : A 1st class brick immersed in water for 24 hours, should not absorb water (by weight) more than (A) 10 % (B) 15 % (C) 20 % (D) 25 %
Description : The weight of a good quality brick when immersed in water for a period of 16 hours should not exceed the weight of dry brick (A) 20 % (B) 15 % (C) 10 % (D) None of these
Description : An ordinary Portland cement when tested for its fineness, should not leave any residue on I.S. sieve No. 9, more than (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Last Answer : (B) 10 %
Description : 1% of voids in a concrete mix would reduce its strength by about (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Last Answer : (A) 5 %
Description : In case of hand mixing of concrete, the extra cement to be added is (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Description : If the average compressive strength is 4000 kg/cm2 and standard deviation is 500, the co-efficient of variation is (A) 10 % (B) 12.5 % (C) 15 % (D) 18.5%
Description : The individual variation between test strength of sample should not be more than (A) ±5 % of average (B) ± 10 % of average (C) ± 15 % of average (D) ±20 % of average
Description : Rate of flow of sewage is generally assumed A. More than the rate of water supply B. Equal to the rate of water supply C. Less than the rate of water supply D. At 150 litres per capita
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : A 150 kW electric motor has an efficiency of 92 %, when it operates at full load. Calculate the losses in the machine. (A) 92 kW (B) 150 kW (C) 163 kW (D) 13 kW
Last Answer : efficiency -output /input * 100 150/0.92----------163(input) losses-----(163--150) ---------13kw.
Description : The percentage of minimum reinforcement of the gross sectional area in slabs, is (A) 0.10 % (B) 0.12 % (C) 0.15 % (D) 0.18 %
Description : By over-reinforcing a beam, the moment of resistance can be increased not more than (A) 10 % (B) 15 % (C) 20 % (D) 25 %
Description : The moisture content in a well seasoned timber is (A) 4 % to 6 % (B) 10 % to 12 % (C) 15 % to 20 % (D) 100 %
Description : A concrete structure is set on fire and the temperature raises to 1000°C. The strength of concrete as compared to original strength reduces to (A) 10 % (B) 15 % (C) 20 % (D) 25 %
Description : The catalytic converter for conversion of SO2 to SO3 by contact process should have a feed with SO2 content between (A) 2-5 % (B) 7-10 % (C) 12-15 % (D) 20-25 %
Last Answer : (B) 7-10 %
Description : Consider a disk queue with I/O requests on the following cylinders in their arriving order: 6,10,12,54,97,73,128,15,44,110,34,45 The disk head is assumed to be at cylinder 23 and moving in the direction ... . The disk head movement using SCAN-scheduling algorithm is: (1) 172 (2) 173 (3) 227 (4) 228
Last Answer : (2) 173
Description : Maximum super-elevation on hill roads should not exceed (A) 5 % (B) 7 % (C) 8 % (D) 10 %
Description : For calculating the tractive force along an upgrade of an asphalt road, the most probable value of the co-efficient of traction resistance is assumed (A) 1/10 (B) 1/20 (C) 1/30 (D) 1/100
Description : A first class brick when immersed in cold water for 24 hours should not absorb water more than (A) 15 % (B) 20 % (C) 22 % (D) 25 %
Description : The maximum area of tension reinforcement in beams shall not exceed (A) 0.15 % (B) 1.5 % (C) 4 % (D) 1 %
Description : The practical limit of moisture content achieved in air drying of timber is (A) 5 % (B) 15 % (C) 25 % (D) 35 %
Description : For determining the moisture content of a soil sample, the following data is available Weight of container = 260 g, Weight of soil sample and = 320 g container, Weight of soil sample (dried) and = 310 g container. The moisture content of the soil sample, is (A) 15 % (B) 18 % (C) 20 % (D) 25 %
Last Answer : (C) 20 %
Description : For maximum strength and durability minimum percentage of cement, by weight is (A) 15 % (B) 20 % (C) 25 % (D) 30 %
Description : Dolomite is a lime stone which contains carbonate of magnesia upto (A) 15 % (B) 20 % (C) 25 % (D) 45 %
Description : Estimates of a water supply project depends upon the rate of water supply per capita consumption and probable population estimated at the end of the design period of (A) 5 to 10 years (B) 10 to 15 years (C) 15 to 20 years (D) 20 to 30 years
Last Answer : (D) 20 to 30 years
Description : A 220/440 V, 50 Hz, 5 KVA, single phase transformer operates on 220V, 40Hz supply with secondary winding open circuited. Then (A) Both eddy current and hysteresis losses decreases. (B) Both ... same but hysteresis loss increases. (D) Eddy current loss increases but hysteresis loss remains the same.
Last Answer : (A) Both eddy current and hysteresis losses decreases.
Description : Name the mode of transportation that reduces trains-shipment losses and delays in the supply of petroleum and gases? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Pipelinesis the mode of transportation that reduces trains-shipment losses and delays in the supply of petroleum and gases.
Description : How much power is needed to supply the losses associated with the production of the magnetic field in a 3-phase motor?
Last Answer : You need to conduct No load and full load losses tests todetermine the losses.
Description : [53] The iron loss of the transformer is negligible during short circuit test because A. The entire input is just sufficient to meet Cu losses only B. Flux produced is a small fraction of the normal flux C. Iron core becomes fully saturated D. Supply frequency is held constant
Last Answer : B. Flux produced is a small fraction of the normal flux
Description : For designing the dock, the proportion of ship load assumed to be borne by keel blocks is (A) 5/8 (B) 3/8 (C) 3/16 (D) 5/16
Last Answer : (A) 5/8
Description : The rainfall on five successive days on a catchment was 3, 6, 9, 5 and 1 cm respectively. If the -index for the storm can be assumed to be 3 cm/day, the total direct runoff from the catchment due to this storm is (a) 11 cm (b) 24 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 20 cm
Last Answer : (a) 11 cm
Description : A compacted soil sample using 10% moisture content has a weight of 200 g and mass unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3 . If the specific gravity of soil particles and water are 2.7 and 1.0, the degree of saturation of the soil is (A) 11.1 % (B) 55.6 % (C) 69.6 % (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 55.6 %
Description : A soil sample of mass specific gravity 1.92 has moisture content 30%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.75, the degree of saturation, is (A) 95.4 % (B) 95.5 % (C) 95.6 % (D) 95.7 %
Last Answer : Option D
Description : The minimum super-elevation in rolling terrain in plains, is limited to (A) 4 % (B) 5 % (C) 6 % (D) 7 %
Description : Ruling gradient on hill roads 300 m above M.S.L. is kept (A) 4 % (B) 5 % (C) 7 % (D) 8 %