Questions

The water surface of a still pond represents a:

Match the following :                  

        P              Q            R           S

Four rain gauge stations are installed over a catchment and they recorded average rainfalls of

105, 79, 70 and 66 cm. If the coefficient of variation for the recorded values is 21.90%, the

percentage accuracy in the estimation of average rainfall for the catchment will be

Which one of the following states of field compaction of sand deposit truly represents the corrected standard penetration

test value : N (corrected)= 27 ?

What is called 'Pag-Dastur' –

Match list I with List - II and select the - correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List - I (Stability)

A. stable equilibrium of a floating body

B. stable equilibrium of a submerged body

C. unstable equilibrium of a floating body

D. unstable equilibrium of a submerged

List - II (Conditions)

1. Centre of buoyancy below C.G

2. Metacentre above the C.G.

3. Centre of buoyancy above C.G of Body

4. Metacentre below C.G.

         A             B            C           D

Three containers are filled with water upto the same height as shown. The pressure at the

bottom of the containers are denoted as P₁, P₂ and P₃. Which one of the following

relationships is true?

Who wrote the poem 'Senani' –

Which of the following is incorrect statement?

For a sedimentation tank, which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

(i) Settling efficiency is primarily dependent upon the surface area of the tank and is

independent of the depth

(ii) Settling efficiency is primarily dependent upon the depth and is independent of the surface

area 

(iii) Increasing the surface overflow rate would lead to the increase in the settling efficiency

Which of the following methods of depreciation involves applying a constant percentage of the

asset's current value each year?

1. Straight-line method

2. Reducing balance method

3. Sum of the years digits method

Which of the following statement is correct?

1. The permissible value of bearing stress is 0.75 f_y.

2. Verge is the ridge formed by the intersection of two sloping surface where the exterior angle

is greater than 180 degree.

Consider the below statements with respect to plate girders and identify the correct answer.

Statement A : The intermediate transverse stiffener increases the buckling resistance of web

caused by shear.

Statement B: When the computed shear stress in the web of a plate girder is less than the

critical shear stress, intermediate stiffeners are theoretically not required

Read the following statements about the neutral axis of a beam.

A. Neutral axis separates the compression and tension zones in the beam.

B. To avoid the brittle failure of concrete, keep the limiting depth of the  neutral axis always less

than the neutral axis.

Which of the statements are incorrect ?

Which of the following is correct regarding pre-stressed concrete ?

1. In reinforced concrete member, the pre- stress is introduced by tensioning the steel

reinforcement.

2. In pre- stressed concrete, compression is induced prior  to loading in the zones where

external loads would normally  cause tensile stresses.

Read the following statements about contour interval and horizontal equivalent.

A. Contour interval is the vertical distance between any two consecutive contour line.

B.The horizontal equivalent is the horizontal distance between any two consucutive contour

lines.

Identify the correct statement/statements.

What is the by-product that is formed by smelting pig iron at 1500°C ?

Identify whether the following statements related to highway pavements are true or false.

1. Rigid pavements are subjected to warping and frictional stresses.

2. Flexible pavements are subjected  to the maximum intensity of stresses that occur at the

bottom layer.

Which of the following statement is correct?

1. Traffic density is the number of vehicles occupying a unit length of the lane of the road way at

a given instant time.

2. Sight distance is the length of the road visible ahead to the driver at any instant.

Which of the following statement is correct?

1. Traffic density is the number of vehicles occupying a unit length of the lane of the road way at

a given instant time.

2. Sight distance is the length of the road visible ahead to the driver at any instant.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are false for plane table surveying ?

1. Two- point problem is a special case of resection method of plane table surveying.

2. Three – point problem is a special case of radiation method of plane table surveying.

Assertion A - Sanganeri Hand Block Print, Bagru Hand Block Print and Kota Doria, all have received Geographical

Indication in handicraft related category.

Reason R - Geographical Indication is an aspect of industrial property which refers to the country or place of origin of a

product which assures quality and specificity essentially correlated with the specified geographical location.

Choose the correct statement(s) from the following, related to flow through the open channel.

1. The flow in which depth of flow changes abruptly over a small length of the channel is

known  as Gradually varied flow.

2. If at any point in open channel flow, the velocity of flow, depth of flow or rate of flow

changes with respect to time then the flow is said to be steady flow.

3. For a given length of the channel, the velocity of flow, depth of flow, slope of the channel

and cross- section, do not remain constant, the flow is known as non- uniform flow.

Consider the following statements related to a horizontal venturimeter.           

 A. The velocity of flow in the main pipe is greater and the pressure is lesser than that at the

throat section.

B.  The velocity of flow in the main pipe is lower and the pressure is larger than that at the

throat section.

C.  The pressure difference between the main pipe and throat section is positive.

D.  The pressure difference between the main pipe an throat section is negative.

Which of these statements are not correct

Match List-I (Major Sects) with List-II (Founder) 

सूची-I (प्रमुख सम्प्रदाय) को सूची-II (प्रवर्तक) से सुमेलित कीजिए

A          B      C                D

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Architecture - Location

Four statements S₁ to S₄ connected to soil behaviour are given.

S1:   Permeability of coarse grained soil is inversely proportional to square of the specific

S2 :  Consolidation is a function of total stress.

S3 :  For a fully saturated soil the pore pressure parameter is equal to zero.

S4 :  Terzaghi’s theory of consolidation considers only primary consolidation.

Consider the below statements with respect to types of bearing capacity failures of soil and

identify the correct answer.

Statement A : General shear failure has well defined failure surfaces, reaching up to the ground

surface.

Statement B : Local shear failure is sudden and associated with tilting of footing.

Which of the following statement is correct ?

1.  Angular aggregated results in maximum percentage of voids hence giving less workability

and high strength due to interlocking.

2.  Vee- Bee test is based on the percentage flow from which the workability of the concrete is

determined and its value could range from 0 to 150 percent.

Select the correct statements related to the characteristics of good clay bricks.

1.  Crushing strength should be  greater than 10 N/mm².

2.  When the brick is  kept immersed in water for 24 hours, water absorption should not exceed

20% of its dry weight.

3.  Brick earth should contain stones and saltpeter.      

Consider the following statement with respect to cements :

A.  Low heat cement is produced by reducing the amount of  tricalcium aluminate and

increasing the amount of dicalcium silicate.

B.  Rapid hardening cement is produced by decreasing the amount of tricalcium silicate.

Consider the following statements regarding Sawai Jaisingh – 

A. He composed the astrology text named Jaisingh Karika.

B. He conferred the title of Brajraj on Mohkam Singh of Bharatpur.

C. He founded Jaipur city, whose foundation was laid by Rajguru Jagannath Samrat.

Which of the above statements are correct -

Assertion A - In the graveyard of Kalibanga, a child's skull with six (6) holes is found. / 

Match List-I (Hydrological terms) with List-ll (Relationship/Nature of curve) and select the correct

answer using the codes given below the lists:

सूची-I (हाइड्रोलॉजिकल शब्द) को सूची-II (वक्र का संबंध/प्रकृति) के साथ सुमेलित करें और सूचियों के नीचे दिए गए कोड का

उपयोग करके सही उत्तर चुनें:

A          B       C    D

The volume (in m³) of coarse aggregate required to make 100 m³ of 1 : 2 : 4 concrete is