Q.1) The ideal shape of transition curve for a railway track is?
A) Cubic parabola
B) Bernoulli’s lemiscate
C) S-curve
D) Spiral
Option (D)
Q.2) Camber in the road is provided for –
A) Counteracting the centrifugal force
B) Effective drainage
C) Having proper sight distance
D) Avoiding overturning
Option (B)
Q.3) Total reaction time suggested by IRC –
A)3 sec
B) 2.4 sec
C) 5 sec
D) 1.5 sec
Option (B)
Q.4) Total reaction time of driver does not depend upon –
A) Perception time
B) Brake reaction time
C) Mental condition of driver
D) Speed of vehicle
Option (D)
Q.5) An ideal horizontal transition curve is a :
A) Parabola
B) Circle
C) Clothoid spiral
D) Hyperbola
Option (C)
Q.6) Identify the one which is not an ozone layer depleting chemical?
A) Hydrochloric acid
B) Copper Sulphate
C) Carbon Tetrachloride
D) Methyl Chloride
Option (B)
Q.7) For a beam, Shear span is defined as the zone where :
A) Bending moment is constant
B) Bending moment is zero
C) Shear force is constant
D) Shear force is zero
Option (C)
Q.8) The unit in which both sedimentation and digestion process of sludge takes place simultaneously is :
A) Imhoff tank
B) Skimming tank
C) Deritus tank
D) Digestion tank
Option (A)
Q.9) Identify the factor that does not affect the bearing capacity of a purely cohesive soil?
A) Width of footing
B) Density of soil
C) Angle of shearing resistance of soil
D) Depth of footing
Option (A)
Q.10) The major and minor principal stresses on a two dimensional element are 10 MPa and -6 Mpa respectively. The maximum shear stress on the element is :
A) 11.7 MPa
B) 8 MPa
C) 10 MPa
D) 16 MPa
Option (B)
Q.11) As per IS:800-2007, for a web (having d=depth of web, tw = thickness of web, ɛ = yield stress ratio) without stiffners, the resistance to shear buckling shall be verified using the condition :
A) d/tw > 37ɛ
B) d/tw > 67ɛ
C) d/tw > 45ɛ
D) d/tw < 67ɛ
Option (B)
Q.12) Identify the incorrect statement about Muller Breslau principle :
A) It is applicable only for indeterminate structures
B) It gives excellent experimental approach to determine the influence lines for indeterminate structures
C) It gives analytical method to find influence line diagram
D) It is applicable when the material is within the elastic limit and obeys Hook’s law
Option (B)
Q.13) According to ICAO recommendation, while selecting the site for a runway, as the elevation of the locality changes, the rate at which runway length has to be modified is :
A) Increased at the rate of 7% per 300m rise in elevation above MSL
B) Decreased at the rate of 9% per 300m rise in elevation above MSL
C) Decreased at the rate of 5% per 300m rise in elevation above MSL
D) Increased at the rate of 10% per 300m rise in elevation above MSL
Option (A)
Q.14) The shape of prohibitory sign used as Traffic sign is :
A) Octagonal
B) Rectangular
C) Circular
D) Triangular
Option (C)
Q.15) In mechanics, a dynamical problem can be solved as a statically using :
A) Work energy method
B) Impulse and Momentum method
C) D’Alembert’s principle
D) Newton’s third law
Option (C)
Q.16) The slope of e versus log σ plot for a soil mass gives :
A) Co-efficient od consolidation
B) Co-efficient of permeability
C) Co-efficient of volume compressibility
D) Compression index
Option (D)
Q.17) Tinnitus is due to :
A) Water pollution
B) Light pollution
C) Sound pollution
D) Land pollution
Option (C)
Q.18) Identify the wastewater treatment unit which uses both aerobic and anaerobic mechanism for the removal of organic matter?
A) Activated sludge process
B) Trickling filter
C) Stabilization ponds
D) Oxidation ditch
Option (C)
Q.19) The principle of conservation of angular momentum for a rigid body is applicable when :
A) External forces and moments are absent
B) Resultant external moment is zero
C) Internal forces add to zero
D) External forces add to zero
Option (B)
Q.20) The principle of virtual work states that, for a body to be in equilibrium the virtual work should be :
A) Maximum
B) Minimum
C) Any value between 0 and 1
D) Zero
Option (D)
