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1. A circular hole of 50mm diameter is cut out from a circular disc of 100mm dia as shown in
figure. The centre of gravity of the section will lie

O
A a) in theBshaded area b) in the hole

c) at O d) outside the disc

2. Static friction is always ___________ dynamic friction

a) equal to b) less than

c) greater than d) none of these

3. A ladder is resting on a smooth ground and leaning against a rough vertical wall. The
frictional force will act

a) towards the wall at its upper end b) downward at its upper end

c) away from the wall at its upper end d) upward at its upper end

4. A section of beam is said to be in pure bending, if it is subjected to

a) constant BM and constant SF b) constant SF and zero BM

c) constant BM and zero SF d) none of the above

5. The polar modulus for a solid shaft of diameter D is,

2 3
D D
a) 4 b) 6

D3 D4
c) 32 d) 64

6. The hoop stress in a thin cylindrical shell is

a) longitudinal stress b) compressive stress

c) circumferential tensile stress d) radial stress

7. A principal plane is a plane which carries

a) maximum shear stress b) given stresses of higher magnitude

c) no shear stress d) plane inclined at 45 to x-axis

8. According to Eulers column theory, the crippling load for ac column length l, hinged at
both ends is,

2 EI 2 EI
a) l2 b) 4 l2

4 2 EI 2 2 EI
c) l2 d) l2

9. Which of the following beams will have points of contraflexure? (neglect self weight)

a) a simply supported beam with uniformly distributed load over entire span

b) an overhanging beam with loading only over supported span and not on overhangs

c) a fixed beam subjected to concentrated load

d) a cantilever beam subjected to uniformly varying load

10. If M bending moment, I moment of inertia and R radius of curvature of the beam,
then which of the following holds true,
2 2
1 d y EI 1 d y M
a) = = b) = =
R d x2 M R d x 2 EI

d 2 y EI d2 y M
c) R= 2
= d) R= 2
=
dx M d x EI

11. The property of material enabling it to be drawn into thin wires is called

a) toughness b) hardness

c) ductility d) malleability

12. A footing which supports two columns is known as

a) continuous footing b) combined footing

c) strip footing d) step footing

13. Laterite is chemically classified as

a) calcerous rock b) argillaceous rock

c) siliceous rock d) metamorphic rock

14. The types of brick suitable for panel walls for multi storeyed building is
 a) hollow bricks b) perforated bricks

c) either (a) or (b) d) none of these

15. Le-chatelier method is used to determine

a) initial setting of cement b) fineness of cement

c) normal consistency of cement d) soundness of cement

16. A bar chart is drawn for

a) time versus activity b) activity versus resources

c) resources versus progress d) progress versus time

17. The co efficient of active earth pressure is always __________as compared to the
coefficient of passive earth pressure

a) more b) less

c) same d) none of the above

18. The relation between co-efficient of consolidation (cv), time factor (Tv), drainage path
(d) and time (t) is given by

d2T v d2 t
c
a) v = c =
b) v T v
t

tTv Tv
c) c v = d) c v =
d2 d2 t

19. At liquid limit, soil has

a) high shear strength b) no shear strength

c) negligible or very small shear strength d) no relation with shear strength

20. Falling head permeameter is preferable when soil sample is

a) clayey b) silty sand

c) sandy d) sandy gravel

21. Raising of water table in shallow foundations, near foundation level

a) reduces bearing capacity b) increases bearing capacity

c) increases and then decreases bearing capacity d) does not affect bearing capacity
22. When the staff is held on a BM of RL100.000, the staff reading was 2.000. When the staff
was held on station P, the reading was 3.000. Hence the height of the instrument is,

a) 100.000 b) 102.000

c) 103.000 d) 98.000

23. The main objective of providing a camber is

a) to make road surface impervious b) to make road surface durable

c) to drain off rainwater from road surface quickly d) all the above

24. The super elevation is directly proportional to (where V- velocity of vehicle, B width of
the pavement)

a) V b) 1/V

c) 1/B d) B

25. Which of the following statements is false?

a) A summit curve is provided when a positive grade meets a negative grade

b) A circular curve may be a reverse curve

c) A transition curve tends to counteract the swaying outwards of a vehicle

d) None of these

26. The traffic volume is equal to

traffic density traffic speed

a) traffic speed b) traffic density

c) ( traffic density traffic speed ) d) None of the above

27. Eutrophication of a lake is

a) deterioration of water bodies with biological growths b) organic pollution

b) enrichment of water quality with nutrients d) inorganic pollution

28. Sludge digestion is

a) disposal of sludge b) dilution of sludge

c) removal of waste products from sludge d) stabilization of sludge

29. Which of the following gases is not an air pollutant?

 a) CO b) CO2

c) SOx d) NOx

30. The resultant hydrostatic force acts through a point known as

a) centre of gravity b) centre of buoyancy

c) centre of pressure d) None of the above

31. The bernoullis equation can take the form

p1 v 21 p2 v 22 p 1 v 21 p 2 v 22
a) + 2 g + z1 = + 2 g + z2 b) g + 2 + z 1= g + 2 + z 2
1 2 1 2

p1 v 21 z 1 p 2 v 22 z 2 p 1 v 21 p2 v 22
c) + 2 g + g = + 2 g + g d) g 2 g 1 g + 2 g + z 2
+ + z =
1 2 1 2

32. Chezys formula is given as,

a) V =i mC b) V =C mi

c) V =m iC d) None of the above

33. Cavitation takes place if the pressure of flowing liquid at any point is

a) more than vapour pressure of fluid b) equal to vapour pressure of fluid

c) less than vapour pressure of fluid d) All the above

34. The mercury does not wet the glass due to the property of liquid known as

a) cohesion b) adhesion

c) viscosity d) surface tension

35. The discharge through a turbine is

a) directly proportional to H1/2 b) inversely proportional to H1/2

c) directly proportional to H3/2 d) inversely proportional to H3/2

36. A compound pipe of diameters d1, d2 having lengths l1 and l2 is to be replaced by an

equivalent pipe of uniform diameter d and of the same length l as that of the compound
pipe. The size of the equivalent pipe is given by,
 l l1 l2 l l1 l2
= + = +
a) d 2 d 21 d 22 b) d 3 d 31 d 32

l l1 l2 l l1 l2
= 4+ 4 = 5+ 5
c) 4
d d1 d2 d) 5
d d1 d2

37. The plan of a building is in the form of a rectangle with centre line dimensions of outer
walls as 9.7m x 14.7m. If the thickness of the wall in super structure is 0.3m, then its plinth
area is

a) 150m2 b) 147m2

c) 145.5m2 d) 135.36m2

38. The resultant of two forces equal to P/4 each and acting at right angles is

a) P/2 b) P/2

c) 2 d) P/3

39. When a bar of length l and diameter d is rigidly fixed at the upper end and hanging freely,
the total elongation produced in bar due to its own weight is, (w= weight per unit volume of
the bar)
2
wl wl
a) 2E b) 2E

w l3 w l4
c) 2E d) 2E

40. A rectangular section with b/d ratio of 0.5 and circular section have same area of cross
section 10,000mm2. The ratio of moment of resistance of the rectangle to that of the circle is

a) 1.67 b) 0.6

c) 1 d) 0.5

41. Two steel columns P (length L and yield strength fy=250MPa) and Q (length 2L and yield
strength fy=500MPa) have the same cross-sections and end conditions. The ratio of buckling
load of column P to that of column Q is,

a) 0.5 b) 1.0

c) 2.0 d) 4.0
3m

E
B C

42. The pin jointed truss is loaded as shown in the figure. The force in the member ED is

a) 40kN (Compressive) b) 80kN (Tensile)

c) 80kN (Compressive) c) 120kN (Compressive)

43. According to IS:456-2000, maximum compressive stress in concrete for design purpose
is taken as,

a) 0.370fck b) 0.416fck

c) 0.446fck d) 0.670fck

44. If fck and fy are cube compressive strength of concrete and yield stress of steel
respectively and Es is modulus of elasticity of steel, for all grades of concrete, then ultimate
flexural strain in concrete can be taken as
D f ck
a) 0.002 6m 3m b) 100
40 kN
fy
c) 0.0035 c) ( 1.15 E s)+ ( 0.002 )

45. Two plates are connected by fillet welds of size 10mm and subjected to tension as shown.
The thickness of each plate is 12mm. The yield stress and the ultimate tensile stress of steel
100mm
are 250MPa and 410MPa respectively. The welding is done in the workshop (mw=1.25). As
per the limit state method of design, the minimum length of each weld to transmit a force P
equal to 270kN is

a) 100mm

b)105mm

150mm
 c) 110mm

d) 115mm

46. The difference between the maximum void ratio and minimum void ratio of a sand
sample is 0.30. If the relative density of this sample is 66.6% at a void ratio of 0.40, then
void ratio of this sample at the loosest state will be

a) 0.40 b) 0.60

c) 0.70 d) 0.75

47. According to Terzaghis equation, the bearing capacity of strip footing resting on cohesive
soil (c = 10kN/m2) per unit depth and unit width (assume Nc=5.7) is

a) 47kN/m2 b) 57kN/m2

c) 67kN/m2 d) 77kN/m2

48. Consider two RCC beams, P and Q, each having the section 400mm x 750mm (effective
depth d=750mm) made with concrete having max = 2.1 N/mm2. The design shear in beam P is
400kN and in beam Q is 750kN. Considering the provision of IS:456-2000, which of the
following statements is true?

a) shear reinforcement should be designed for 175kN for beam P and the section for
beam Q should be revised

b) Nominal shear reinforcement is required for beam P and the shear reinforcement
should be designed for 120kN for beam Q

c) Shear reinforcement should be designed for 175kN for beam P and the shear
reinforcement should be designed for 525kN for beam Q

d) The section for both beams P and Q need to be revised.

49. In the figure below, the overtaking sight distance is

a) BC b) BD

c) AC d) AD
50. If bearing of AB = 40, bearing of BC = 300, then ABC =

a) 80 b) 100

c) 260 d) 180

51. The maximum discharge through a circular channel takes place when depth of flow is
equal to

a) 0.95d b) 0.30d

c) 0.81d d) 0.50d