TECHNICAL QUIZ

1
The shape of clay particle
is usually

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1.Angular
2.Flaky*
3.Tubular
4.Rounded

2
Principle involved in the
relationship between
submerged unit weight and
saturated weight of a soil is
based on

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1. Equilibrium of
floating bodies
2. Archimedes
principle*
3. Stokes Law
4. Darcys law

Cohesion in soil ..

3
1. Decreases active pressure and
increases passive resistance*
2. decreases both active pressure
and passive resistance
3. increases the active pressure
and decreases the passive
resistance
4. increases both active pressure
and passive resistance

4
The possible location of shear centre of the
channel section, shown below, is

4
1.P*
2.Q
3.R
4.S

5
The action of negative skin
friction on the pile is to

5
1. maintain the working load on the
pile.
2.reduce the allowable load on the
pile.
3.increase the ultimate load on the
pile.
4.reduce the settlement of the pile.

6
The dimension for kinematic
viscosity is

6
1. (L2/T)*
2.(ML/T)
3.(L/T2)
4.(L/MT)

7
A given cohesionless soil has emax=
0.85 and emin= 0.50. In the field, the
soil is compacted to a mass density of
1800 kg/m3at a water content of 8%.
Take the mass density of water as 1000
kg/m3and Gsas 2.7. The relative
density (in %) of the soil is

7
1.60.25
2.56.43
3.62.87
4.65.71

8
A conventional flow duration
curve is a plot between

8
1.Duration of flooding and ground level
elevation
2.Duration of water supply in a city and
proportion of area receiving supply exceeding
this duration
3.Flow and percentage time flow is exceeded
4.Flow rate and duration of time taken to
empty a reservoir at that flow rate

9
For a saturated cohesive soil, a
triaxial test yields the angle of
internal friction () as zero. The
conducted test is

9
1.Consolidated Drained (CD) test
2.Consolidated Undrained (CU) test
3.Unconsolidated Undrained (UU)
test*
4.Unconfined Compression (UC) test

10
The potable water is prepared
from turbid surface water by
adopting the following treatment
sequence

10
1.Turbid surface water Disinfection Flocculation
Sedimentation Filtration Coagulation Storage &
Supply
2.Turbid surface water Coagulation Flocculation
Sedimentation Filtration Disinfection Storage &
Supply*
3.Turbid surface water Filtration Sedimentation
Disinfection Flocculation Coagulation Storage &
Supply
4.Turbid surface water Sedimentation Flocculation
Coagulation Disinfection Filtration Storage & Supply

11
In reservoirs with an uncontrolled
spillway, the peak of the plotted
outflow hydrograph

11
1.lies on the recession limb of the plotted
inflow hydrograph
2.is higher than the peak of the plotted inflow
hydrograph
3.lies outside the plotted inflow hydrograph
4.lies on the peak of the inflow hydrograph

12*
Accurate determination of
water content, is made by

12
1.calcium carbide method
2.sand bath method
3.alcohol method
4.oven-drying method*

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The coefficient of
compressibility of soil, is the
ratio of

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1.strain to stress*
2.stress to strain
3.rate of loading to that of
settlement
4.stress to settlement

14 FM*

A piezometer opening
in pipes measures

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1.static pressure*
2.velocity head
3.total pressure
4.negative static pressure

15
Reynold number is the
ratio of initial force and

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1.viscosity*
2.elasticity
3.gravitational force
4.surface tension

16*
In pipe lines, a surge tank
is provided

16
1. to provide additional water head
2.to relieve the pressure due to water
hammer*
3.to remove the frictional loss in pipe
4.to overflow the pipe line when
suddenly closed

17
The continuity equation

17
1.relates the momentum per unit volume
between two points on a stream line
2.expresses the relationship between work
and energy
3.relates mass rate of flow along a stream
line*
4.requires that Newton's second law of motion
be satisfied at every point in fluid

18*
Cavitation is caused by

18
1.High pressure
2.Low pressure*
3.High velocity
4.Low velocity

19*
From a nozzle exposed to
atmosphere, the liquid jet
traverses

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1.a circular path
2.a straight line
3.a parabolic path*
4.an elliptical path

20*
On an inclined plane,
centre of pressure is
located

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1.anywhere.
2.below the centroid*
3.above the centroid
4.at the centroid

21*
If velocities of fluid particles vary
from point to point in magnitude
and direction, as well as from
instant to instant, the flow is said
to be

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1.laminar
2.uniform flow
3.turbulent flow*
4.non-uniform flow

22
Shear
stress
proportional to

is

directly

22
1.the
2.the
3.the
4.the

shear strain*
velocity
viscosity
density

23
The best side slope for most
economical trapezoidal section, is

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1.30
2.45
3.60*
4.90

24 SUR
The station which is selected
close to the main triangulation
station, to avoid intervening
obstruction, is not known as

24
1.eccentric station
2.satellite station
3.pivot station*
4.false station

25 HYDRO
The standard height of a
standard rain gauge, is

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1.10cm
2.20cm
3.30cm*
4.40cm

26
Precipitation caused by lifting
of an air mass due to the
pressure difference, is called

26
1.orographic precipitation
2.cyclonic precipitation*
3.convective precipitation
4.frontal precipitation

27
The run off a drainage
basin is

27
1. Precipitation - ground water accretion +
initial recharge
2. Initial recharge + ground water accretion +
precipitation
3.Precipitation + ground water accretion +
initial recharge
4.Precipitation - ground water accretion initial recharge*

28
The quantity of water
retained by the sub-soil
against gravity, is known

28
1.specific yield
2.porosity
3.yield
4.specific retention*

29
Isohytes are the imaginary
lines joining the points of
equal

29
1.pressure
2.humidity
3.height
4.rainfall*

30*
The average mean velocity of a
stream having depth h, may be
obtained by taking the average of
the readings of a current meter at
a depth of

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1.0.1
2.0.2
3.0.3
4.0.4

h
h
h
h

and
and
and
and

0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6

h
h*
h
h.

31
Hydrograph is a graphical
representation of

31
1.ground water flow
2.surface run off
3.discharge flowing in the river*
4.rain fall

32
The earthen embankments
constructed parallel to the
river banks at some suitable
distance for flood control, are
known as

32
1.levees
2.dikes
3.both dikes and levees*
4.river walls

33*
Phytometer
method
generally
used
for
measurement of

is
the

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1.evaporation
2.interception
3.transpiration*
4.evapotranspiration

34 EST & COST

Pick up the item of work not
included in the plinth area
estimate

34
1.W.C. area
2.Room area
3.Verandah area
4.Courtyard area*

35
The damp proof course
(D.P.C.) is measured in

35
1.Cub.m
2.Metres
3.None of these
4.Sq m*

36 TE*
For the movement of vehicles
at an intersection of two
roads,
without
any
interference, the type of
grade separator generally
preferred to, is

36
1.delta
2.trumpet
3.diamond interchange
4.clover leaf*

37
The weaving length of
roadway is the distance

37
1.equal to total width of adjoining
radial roads
2.between the channelizing islands*
3.equal to half circumference
4.equal to diameter of rotary.

38
On concrete roads, the camber
generally provided, is

38
1.1
2.1
3.1
4.1

in
in
in
in

36
30
48
60

to
to
to
to

1
1
1
1

in
in
in
in

48
48
60
72*

39
While
calculating
the
sight
distances, the drivers eye above
road surface, is assumed

39
1.90 cm
2.110 cm*
3.100 cm
4.120 cm

40*
Minimum permissible speed on
high speed roads, is decided on
the basis of

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1.30
2.15
3.20
4.40

percentile
percentile
percentile
percentile

cumulative
cumulative
cumulative
cumulative

frequency
frequency*
frequency
frequency.

41
In an ideal transition curve, the
radius of curvature

41
1.is inversely proportional to the radius
of main curve*
2.is directly proportional to the radius of
main curve
3.at any point is directly proportional to
its distance from the point of
commencement
4.is constant

42
In
India
the
modes
of
transportation, in the order of
their importance, are

42
1.air transport, shipping, roads, railways
2.shipping, roads, railways, air transport
3.roads, railways, air transport, shipping
4.railways, roads, shipping, air
transport*

43*
The shape of a vertical curve, is

43
1.spiral
2.elliptical
3.parabolic*
4.circular

44
The first stage of deciding the
alignment of a hill road, is

44
1.detailed survey
2.trace-out
3.preliminary survey.
4.reconnaissance*

45 IRR*
When a canal is carried over a
natural drainage, the structure
provided, is known as

45
1.syphon
2.syphon-aqueduct.
3.aqueduct*
4.super passage

46*
SI unit for the surface tension, is

46
1.kg/m2
2.kg/m
3.kg/m3
4.N/m*

47
100 kN/m2pressure is equal to

47
1.1
2.1
3.1
4.1

atm
bar*
mm Hg
m bar