5th Level
Sub Engineer
- The highest line of sloping roof where two opposite slope meet is known as
(A) Rafter (B) Ridge (C) Crown (D) Cave - Chemically marble is known as
(A) Metamorphic rock (B) Argillaceous rock
(C) Calcareous rock (D) Siliceous rock - In a singly reinforced beam, if permissible stress in concrete reaches earlier than that in steel, the beam section is called
(A) Over-reinforced (B) Under-reinforced
(C) Economic section (D) Critical section - The finest size of soil particle is
(A) Clay (B) Silt (C) Sand (D) Cobble - The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3 mm in diameter is
(A) liquid limit (B) plastic limit (C) shrinkage limit (D) permeability limit - The amount of the method of design of steel framework for greatest rigidity and economy in weight is known as
(A) simple design (B) semi-rigid design (C) fully rigid design (D) all of the above - The most effective method for compacting sand is by using
(A) pneumatic roller (B) sheep footed roller
(C) steel tyre roller (D) vibration - As moisture content of soil increases cohesion of soil
(A) increases (B) decreases (C) constant (D) all of the above - A plane inclined at an angle ϕ to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support is known as
(A) natural support (B) repose line (C) the ϕ line (D) all of the above - Hydraulic radius is equal to
(A) wetted perimeter divided by the area
(B) area divided by the wetted perimeter
(C) area divided by the square of wetted perimeter
(D) square root of the area - The property of a material by which a body returns to its original shape after removal of the force is called
(A) elasticity (B) plasticity (C) ductility (D) malleability - The main reason for placing main reinforcement in RCC cantilever slab/beam is
(A) compression at top (B) tension at top
(C) load at top (D) all of the above - The force acting on the web splice of a plate girder are
(A) axial force (B) shear and axial force
(C) shear and bending force (D) axial and bending force - An open container filled with water is moved vertically downward with a uniform linear acceleration. The pressure at its bottom will be
(A) greater than static pressure (B) equal to static pressure
(C) lesser than static pressure (D) all of the above - Point of contraflexure is a point where the bending moment
(A) minimum (B) maximum (C) zero (D) changes sign - A reinforced concrete beam is assumed to be made of
(A) homogeneous material (B) heterogeneous material
(C) isotropic material (D) none of the above - The center line method is especially adopted for estimating
(A) Circular buildings (B) Hexagonal buildings
(C) Other geometrically shaped buildings (D) All of the above - Continuity equation deal with the law of conservation of
(A) mass (B) momentum (C) energy (D) force - Basic objective of cost estimating is
(A) tax compliance (B) financial analysis (C) cost ascertainment (D)profit analysis - Critical path lies along the activities having total float
(A) zero (B) same (C) negative (D) positive - The key elements required for estimating are
(A) drawing (B) specification
(C) work norms and rate (D) all of the above - Time and progress chart of a construction is also known as
(A) Modified mile stone chart (B) Critical path method chart
(C) Gantt chart (D) All of the above - When drawings are drawn smaller than the actual size of objects, the scale used is said to be
(A) decreasing scale (B) small scale (C) reducing scale (D) enlarging scale - Perspective projection is used to represent
(A) real exact size of object (B) real exact shape of object
(C) natural view of the object (D) all of the above - Topographic map is
(A) map of national feature (B) map of man made features
(C) both A and B (D) none of the above
