If two foundations, one narrow and another wide, are resting on a bed of sand carrying the same intensity of load per unit area, then which one is likely to fail early?

If retaining wall 5 m high is restrained from yielding, what is the at-rest earth pressure per meter length of wall? (Consider the backfill is cohesionless soil having Φ = 30^o and γ = 18kN/ m³)

Match List-I (Test) with List-II (Property) and select the correct answer:

List-I	List-II
A.  Proctor Test B.   Vane Test C.   Penetration Test D.  Hydrometer Test	1.  Grain Size Analysis 2.  Shear Strength 3.  Bearing Capacity 4.  Compaction

Excess pore pressure distribution within the thickness of a soil sample tested in oedometre sometime after loading is shown in the above figures labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4. Which one of these figures refers to a situation where the operator forgot to put on the porous stones at the top and bottom of the sample before the test?

In the schematic flownet shown in the given figure, the hydraulic potential at point A is

An observer travelling at a constant speed of 70 kmph with the traffic stream over 5 km stretch is passed by 17 vehicles more than what he passes. When the observer travels against the stream at the same speed, the number of vehicles he meets is 303. The flow of the traffic stream is

The Zeniths is/are 

A Persian wheel with an average discharge of 230 litre/minute irrigates 1 hectare wheat crop in 50 hours. The average depth of irrigation will be nearly 

In the context of sludge conditioning, Elutriation is synonymous to

Which one of the following is the process in which ammonia is oxidised to nitrites and then to nitrates by aerobic bacteria?

While conducting the flow measurement using a triangular notch, an error of +2% in head over the notch is observed. The percentage error in the computed discharge would be 

In an old map, a line AB was drawn to a magnetic bearing of 5°30', the magnetic declination at the time being 1° East. If the present magnetic declination is 8°30' East, the line should be set to a magnetic bearing of

With regard to Trigonometric Levelling, which one of the following statements is correct at its simplest applications?

Which of the following is not correctely matched?

Which one of the following command allow you to change 2D drawing into 3D model?

The extension used for 'Autosave drawing file' in AutoCAD is

Which of the following is NOT a cursor control devices used in CAD systems?

If the excavation of Earth is done manually, then it costs Rs. 10 per cum. A machine can excavate at a fixed cost of Rs. 4000 plus a variable cost of Rs. 2 per cum. The quantity of earth for which the cost of excavation by machine will be equal to the cost of manual excavation is:

For obtaining the environmental lead for 'Cartze Track', lead is multiplied by

The sum per day for each day of delay due to the reason that the contractor not completing the work in the scheduled time (or also within the extended time, if allowed by the authorities on valid grounds) due charge is levied on him is known as

The document which describes the materials and workmanship required for a development but not include cost, quantity is known as 

The free mean speed on a roadway is found to be 80 kmphs. Under stopped condition, the average spacing between the vehicles is 6.9 m. What is the capacity flow?

If the cultivation method is faulty and less efficient, resulting in the wastage of water, the duty of the water will naturally be

A culvert is designed for a flood magnitude of return period 100 years and has expected life of 20 years. The risk in this hydrologic design is

The domestic sewage of a town was tested for total solids and the following results were obtained: 
Weight of sample of sewage = 1000 gm 
Weight of solids after evaporation of liquid = 0.952 gm 
Weight of dry residue after ignition = 0.516 gm 
What is the value of volatile solids?

Which one of the following is a disease caused by protozoal infections under water-borne diseases? 

For accurate flow measurement in open channels, an arrangement for aeration under the nappe is necessary when the weir used is:

Assertion (A) : The bearing capacity of a footing always gets affected by the location of ground water table.

Reason (R) : Water in soil affects the shear strength parameters as well as the unit weight.

A masonry dam is founded on pervious sand a factor of safety of 4 is required against boiling. For the sand, n = 45% and G_S = 2.65. The maximum permissible upward hydraulic gradient will be nearly

Match List-I (Deposit) with List-II (Soil structure) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

Consider the following properties for clays X and Y.

S.No.	Properties	Clay X (%)	Clay Y (%)
1. 2. 3.	Liquid limit Plastic limit Natural water content	42 20 30	56 34 50

Which of the clays, X or Y, experiences larger settlement under identical loads; is more plastic; and is softer in consistency?

 

A saturated speciment of clay was immersed in mercury and displaced volume was 21.8 cc. The weight of the sample was 32.2 gm. After oven drying for 48 hours, weight reduced to 20.2 gm while volume came down to 11.6 cc. The shrinkage limit of the soil is

Which of these methods is used for conservation of land resource? 

Which of the following corrections is relevant with regards to trigonometric levelling?

A temple is situated on the far side of a river bed and is inaccessible, it can be located by 

Axis method of traverse correction is used when:

The moment distribution method is best suited for 

Consider the following statements regarding the end conditions and internal conditions of a conjugate beam:

The horizontal layer of mortar upon which bricks are laid in brick masonry is called 

In coping slopes provided for D.P.C. are known as 

The wood preservative "Creosote" is derived from: