Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Miscellaneous Part-2



1. Oil varnish generally consists of
(A) Synthetic resin and spirit
(B) Oil, wax and resin
(C) Resin, oil and turpentine
(D) Spirit, oil and wax
Answer: Option C
2. For testing compressive strength of cement, the size of cube used is
(A) 50 mm
(B) 70.6 mm
(C) 100 mm
(D) 150 mm
Answer: Option A
3. When a brick is immersed in water for 24 hours and then dried, if
(A) No grey or white deposits appear on the surface, the brick is free from soluble salts
(B) 10 percent surface is covered with grey or white deposits, the brick has slight efflorescence
(C) 50 percent surface is covered with grey or white deposits, the brick has serious efflorescence
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
4.Railway projects are treated as
(A) Light construction
(B) Heavy construction
(C) Industrial construction
(D) None of these
Answer: Option B
5.Consider the following statements:
In the critical path method of construction planning, Free Float can be.
1. Greater than Total Float.
2. Greater than Independent Float
3. Equal to Total Float.
4. Less than Independent Float. Of these statements
(A) 1 and 4 are correct
(B) 2 and 3 are correct
(C) 1 and 4 are correct
(D) 1 and 2 are correct
Answer: Option B
6. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) The duration between the earliest start time of the preceding event and latest finish time of
the succeeding event, is called 'float'
(B) The duration of time by which an activity can be delayed without affecting the succeeding
activity, is called free float
(C) The difference between total float and free float, is called interfering float
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
7. Dimensions of a beam need be changed if the shear stress is more than
(A) 10 kg/cm2
(B) 15 kg/cm2
(C) 20 kg/cm2
(D) 25 kg/cm2
Answer: Option C
8. Based on punching shear consideration, the overall depth of a combined footing under a column A, is
(A) (Area of the column A × Safe punching stress)/Load on column A
(B) (Perimeter of column A × Safe punching stress)/(Load on column A + Upward pressure ×
Area of the column)
(C) (Perimeter of column A × Safe punching stress)/(Load on column A × Upward pressure ×
Area of the column)
(D) None of these
Answer: Option B
9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) A pile is a slender member which transfers the load through its lower end on a strong strata
(B) A pile is a slender member which transfers its load to the surrounding soil
(C) A pile is a slender member which transfers its load by friction
(D) A pile is a cylindrical body of concrete which transfers the load at a depth greater than its
width
Answer: Option B
10. In a combined footing if shear stress exceeds 5 kg/cm2, the nominal stirrups provided are:
(A) 6 legged
(B) 8 legged
(C) 10 legged
(D) 12 legged
Answer: Option D
11. Cavitation is caused by
(A) High velocity
(B) High pressure
(C) Weak material
(D) Low pressure
Answer: Option D
12. Deviation of the alignment of a trace cut may be permitted in areas involving
(A) Land slides
(B) Sand dunes
(C) Dens
(D) None of these
Answer: Option A
13. For a 6.6 m wide two lane pavement, berms are provided on either side having a width of
(A) 1.00 m
(B) 1.25 m
(C) 1.50 m
(D) 1.75 m
Answer: Option C
14. The wall constructed for the stability of an excavated portion of a road on the hill side, is known as
(A) Retaining wall
(B) Breast wall
(C) Parapet wall
(D) All the above
Answer: Option B
15. In horizontal angles, the error due to imperfect levelling of the plate bubble is
(A) Large when sights are nearly level
(B) Large for long sights
(C) Less for steeply inclined sights
(D) Large for steeply inclined sights
Answer: Option D

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