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Guidelines:
• No negative marking; Time limit: 30 mins
• Ties will be resolved using starred questions ( Q2, 6, 17, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
• Usage of phones, calculators, text books or any other malpractice will lead to disqualification
• It’s ok if you are not a spelling bee
• Answer to be written in the space provided below
• Top 5 teams advance to the final

1. How many 50kg bags of cement are needed to fill a box of volume 1m3?
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2. (*) Strength of concrete is directly proportional to

a. Water cement ratio
b. Cement water ratio
c. Sand cement ratio
d. Water aggregate ratio
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3. A certain amount of mortar introduced into the mixer prior to the commencement of concreting
is called _______________
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4. Which soaks into the ground more? A one inch rain spread over:
1. 6 minutes
2. 6 hours
3. 6 days
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5. Name the indicator used in acid-base titrations which turns pink in acidic solution and
colourless in acidic solution.
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6. (* ) X is a two-dimensional graphical representation of the transformation law for the Cauchy

stress tensor. The abscissa, and ordinate, of each point on the X, are the magnitudes of the
normal stress and shear stress components, respectively, acting on the rotated coordinate
system. What is X?
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7. The principle says that when an incompressible fluid moves through different sizes of tube, the
fluid's speed changes. If the speed of the fluid increases, pressure decreases & vice versa. Name
the principle
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8. What is an Isogonal line?
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9. Brinell test is used to measure the ___________ of a material

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10. Fe 250
Fe 415
Fe 500
What do the numbers represent in these?
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11. X is a temporary enclosure built within, or in pairs across, a body of water and constructed to
allow the enclosed area to be pumped out, creating a dry work environment for the major work
to proceed. What is X?
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12. In Limit State Method of design, the factor of safety for steel and concrete respectively are _____
and ______.
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13. Vehicles and people: Bridge : : Water: ______________

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14. Line connecting places having the same rainfall is ___________

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15. Broad gauge > ______ > meter gauge > narrow gauge
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16. The ratio of strength of undisturbed soil sample to strength of disturbed soil sample is
_______________.
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17. (*) Concrete is weak in tension. This property is attributed to the presence of __________________.
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18. Tenali is planning to grow paddy in his farm. The crop will be planted in the kharif season. His
farm is located on a hill. Which method of farming should he use?
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19. A city X was created just a couple of years ago. It is considered as one of the most rapidly
growing cities in India. An engineer wants to forecast the population of X. Which method of
population forecasting would be the right choice
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20. The dream project of CM Nara Chandra Babu Naidu is to build a world class capital city for
Andhra Pradesh. This city was once the ancient capital of the Satavahana kings. The master plan
for the city is being proposed by Singapore. Which City?
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21. The world got its first fully solar powered airport in 2016. It was an Indian airport. Name the
airport.
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22. In countries where snowfall is common, layers of ice are formed on the road making them
slippery. To prevent this, something is commonly sprinkled on the roads so that the ice layers
are not formed. What is sprinkled?
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23. ISRO recently completed the launch of a series of 7 satellites which was quoted as the “Desi GPS”.
These satellites will make India self-dependant with respect to its GPS needs. Identify the
satellite series
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24. Elon Musk, the Tony Stark of the real world has many companies involved in futuristic
technologies. One of his newer companies is working on a high-speed transport which moves at
a speed >760mph. Name this new mode of transport
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25. Which is the largest machine in the world. It lies in a 27 km long tunnel beneath the France-
Switzerland border.
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26. India has the second highest population in the world. This population is getting concentrated in
its cities. It has led to a major housing crisis and given rise to slums. The largest slum settlement
in the world is in Mumbai.
What is it called?
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27. Countries like Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar & Maldives which don’t have fresh water sources use
this method to produce majority of the water that they require. During the recent Kaveri
protests Subramanya Swamy suggested that we adopt this method instead of fighting over
water.
Which method?
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28. Tenali went to Taipei 101 and saw that they had a 660-tonne steel ball at the top.
Why is the ball placed there?
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29. In 1977, when this rule was first introduced in Paris to curb pollution levels, there was a lot of
confusion. The Govt in Delhi enforced this rule in Jan 2016. Which rule?
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30. Which was the tallest structure on earth in the year 2500 B.C. It held that position for almost
3800 years?
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31. (*) Connect the following:

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32. (*) Connect the following:

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34. (*) Connect the following

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35. (*) Connect the following

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