Q.1) Infiltration rate should be always :
A) < infiltration capacity
B) ≤ infiltration capacity
C) > infiltration capacity
D) ≥ infiltration capacity
Option (B)
Q.2) Name the lime which is commonly used in white washing?
A) Quick lime
B) Fat lime
C) Hydraulic lime
D) Slaked lime
Option (B)
Q.3) A centrifugal pump delivers a liquid when pressure rise in impeller is equal to –
A) Kinetic head
B) Velocity head
C) Manometric head
D) Static head
Option (C)
Q.4) The most definitive estimate is :
A) Cube rate estimate
B) Plinth area estimate
C) Preliminary estimate
D) Detailed estimate
Option (D)
Q.5) The line perpendicular to the meridian to projection of a traverse is –
A) Bearing of the line
B) Latitude of the line
C) Departure of the line
D) Co-ordinate of the line
Option (C)
Q.6) What will be the infiltration rate if the intensity of rainfall > infiltration capacity of soil?
A) > infiltration capacity
B) = rate of rainfall
C) > rate of rainfall
D) = infiltration capacity
Option (D)
Q.7) The turning of telescope about the vertical axis in horizontal plane is called as :
A) Plunging
B) Swinging
C) Transiting
D) Reversing
Option (B)
Q.8) Which of the following soil is transported by Gravitational forces?
A) Drift
B) Talus
C) Loess
D) Dune sand
Option (B)
Q.9) Which of the following pump is successfully used for lifting water to the turbines?
A) Air lift pump
B) Reciprocating pump
C) Jet pump
D) Centrifugal pump
Option (C)
Q.10) What is the ratio of the rate of change of outlet discharge to the rate of change of discharge of the parent channel known as?
A) Semi-module
B) Sub-proportionality
C) Flexibility
D) Sensitivity
Option (C)
Q.11) Fluids that do not follow the linear relation between shear stress and rate of deformation are termed as :
A) Ideal fluids
B) Non-Newtonian fluids
C) Newtonian fluids
D) Plastic fluids
Option (B)
Q.12) Which of the following methods is not a type of test to determine the shear strength?
A) Unconfined Compressive Strength
B) Triaxial Shear Test
C) Vane Shear Test
D) Three-Dimensional Consolidation Test
Option (D)
Q.13) The operation of levelling in which only backsight and foresight readings are taken at every setup of the level is called…….levelling.
A) Compound
B) Profile
C) Fly
D) Reciprocal
Option (C)
Q.14) Which property is enhanced by Tetracalcium Aluminoferrite in cement?
A) Delay in setting
B) Final setting
C) Flash setting
D) Initial setting
Option (C)
Q.15) Which of the following types of pressure is NOT considered in designing of a dam?
A) Uplift pressure
B) Pressure due to earthquake
C) Pressure due to live load
D) Wind pressure
Option (C)
Q.16) Which of the following is NOT an accelerator in making concrete?
A) Formaldehyde
B) Sodium Chloride
C) Ammonia
D) Calcium Chloride
Option (C)
Q.17) Which of the following data is NOT required to prepare a work estimate?
A) Contract document
B) Specifications
C) Rates
D) Drawing
Option (A)
Q.18) The mechanical efficiency of an impulse turbine is generally between –
A) 48 – 50
B) 73 – 75
C) 97 – 99
D) 88 – 90
Option (C)
Q.19) When raindrops evaporate before reaching the earth while passing through dry air is called as :
A) Snowfall
B) Drizzle
C) Virage
D) Sleet
Option (C)
Q.20) Decay in wood is caused in acid medium if pH is :
A) < 1
B) < 5
C) < 6
D) < 4
Option (B)
