Q ) Which of the following is not considered as design

vehicles in IRC-3-1983?
A: Single unit truck
B: Semi trailer combination
C: Truck trailer combination
D: Passenger car
Q ) Which type of coordinated signal system is not
conducive to give continuous movement of all vehicles as
given in IRC 93-1985?
A: Flexible progressive system
B: Limited progressive system
C: Simple progressive system
D: Simultaneous system
Q ) The unit coefficient of consolidation is
A: cm2/gm
B: cm2/sec
C: gm/cm2/sec
D: gm-cm/sec
Q ) Which of the following gives the correct decreasing
order of the densities of a soil sample?
A: Saturated, submerged, wet, dry
B: Saturated, wet, submerged, dry
C: Saturated, wet, dry, submerged,
D: Wet, saturated, submerged, dry
Q ) A sample of clay and a sample of sand have the same
specific gravity and void ratio. Their permeabilities would
differ because
A: Their porosities would be different
B: Their degrees of saturation would be different
C: Their densities would be different
D: The size ranges of their voids would be different
Q ) In a saturated clay layer undergoing consolidation
with single drainage at its top, pore water pressure
would be the maximum at its
A: Top
B: Middle
C: Bottom
D: Top as well as bottom
Q ) The creep strain are
A: Caused due to dead loads only
B: Caused due to live loads only
C: Caused due to both dead load and live loads
D: Independent of loads
Q ) The side face reinforcement, if required in a T-beam
will be
A: 0.1% of the web area
B: 0.15% of the web area
C: 0.2% to 0.3% of the web area depending upon web
area depending upon the breadth of the web
D: Half the longitudinal reinforcement
Q ) The minimum clear covers (in mm) to the main still
bars in slab, beam, column and footing are respectively
A: 10, 15, 20, 25
B: 15, 25, 40, 75
C: 20, 25, 30, 40
D: 20, 35, 40, 75
Q ) Which of the following methods of structural analysis
is a force method?
A: Slope deflection method
B: Column analogy method
C: Moment distribution method
D: None of the above
Q ) The fixed support in a real beam becomes in the
conjugate beam at
A: Roller support
B: Hinged support
C: Fixed support
D: Free end
Q ) The Castigliano’s 2nd theorem can be used to compute
deflections
A: In statically determinate structures only
B: For any type of structure
C: AT the point under the load only
D: For beam and frames only
Q ) When the length of bodywall of a fall is less than the
normal width of a canal, it is called
A: Notch fall
B: Sarda fall
C: Flumed fall
D: Ogee fall
Q ) Quoins in brick masonry are
A: Bricks cut a corners in a triangular fashion
B: Half-brick with length same but width halved
C: Squint junction of walls
D: Corner junction of walls
Q ) Impact value of stone for road work specified is
A: Wearing coat 30%
B: Bituminous macadam 35%
C: Water-bound macadam 40%
D: All of the above
Q ) Fineness modulus is
A: The ratio of fine aggregates to coarse aggregate
B: The ratio of fine aggregates to total aggregate
C: An index which gives the mean size of the aggregates
used in a mix
D: None of the above
Q ) Match List-I with List-ii and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists:
List - I List - II
A. Cambium layer 1. Youngest layer
B. Pith 2. Innermost part
C. Heartwood 3. Thin Layer of fresh sap
D.Sapwood 4. Portion surrounding pith

1. A – 1, B – 2, C – 3, D – 4
2. A – 3, B – 2, C – 4, D – 1
3. A – 4, B – 1, C – 3, D – 2
4. A – 1, B – 3, C – 2, D – 4
Q ) The BOD removal efficiency in percentage, during
primary treatment, under normal conditions is about
A: 65%
B: 85%
C: 30%
D: Zero
Q ) Bulking sludge refers to having
A: f/m < 0.3/d
B: 0.3/d < f/m < 0.6/d
C: f/m = zero
D: f/m > 0.6/d
Q ) The relationship among modulus of elasticity e, bulk
modulus k and poisson’s ratio m is
A: e = 3k (1 + 2m)
B: e = 3k (1 – 2m)
C: e = 2k (1 + m)
D: e = 2k (1 – 2 m)
Q ) A portion of beam between two sections is said to be
pure bending, when there is
A: Constant bending moment and constant shear force
B: Constant bending moment and zero shear force
C: Zero bending moment and constant shear force
D: Zero bending moment and zero shear force
Q ) Maximum shear stress in a beam of circular section is
_______ times the average stress.
A: 1.25
B: 1.33
C: 1.5
D: 1.67
Q ) Critical path lies along the activities having total float
A: Positive
B: Negative
C: Zero
D: Same
Q ) For walls having thickness of wall more than one and
a half brick, the following bond is more compact and
stronger:
A: Double Flemish bond
B: English bond
C: Garden wall bond
D: Dutch bond
Q ) Which one of the following is responsible for initial
set and high heat of hydration?
A: Tri-calcium silicate
B: Di-calcium silicate
C: Tri-calcium aluminate
D: Tetra-calcium alumina ferrite
Q ) Ring and ball apparatus is used for the following test
of bitumen:
A: Penetration
B: Viscosity
C: Ductility
D: Softening point
Q ) Error due t bad ranging is:
A: Cumulative positive
B: Cumulative negative
C: Compensative
D: Never serious
Q ) The coefficient of uniformity of a soil is given by:
𝑫𝟏𝟎
A:
𝑫𝟔𝟎
𝑫𝟔𝟎
B:
𝑫𝟏𝟎
𝑫𝟔𝟎
C:
𝑫𝟑𝟎
𝑫𝟑𝟎
D:
𝑫𝟔𝟎
Q ) A vertical retaining wall retains a C- ф backfill with a
surcharge of uniform intensity q per unit area. The depth
Zo where the active earth pressure is zero, is given by.
𝒒
A:
ϒ
𝟐𝒄′
B: 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝜶′ − 𝒒/ϒ
ϒ
𝟐𝒄′ ′
C: 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝜶 + 𝒒/ϒ
ϒ
𝟐𝒄′
D: 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝜶′
ϒ
Q ) The scour depth as per Lacey’s theory is given as
follows (where q is the discharge intensity and f is the silt
factor):
Q ) The maximum deflection of a fixed beam with central
point load W is given as equal to:
𝑾𝑳𝟒
A:
𝟏𝟗𝟐𝑬𝑰
𝑾𝑳𝟑
B:
𝟏𝟗𝟐𝑬𝑰
𝑾𝑳𝟑
C:
𝟑𝟖𝟒𝑬𝑰
𝑾𝑳𝟒
D:
𝟑𝟖𝟒𝑬𝑰
Q ) In a statically determinate plane frame the
relationship between member of bars and joints can be
expressed as:
A: j = 2n – 3
B: n = 2j – 3
C: j = 3n – 2
D: n = 3j – 2
Where n = number of bars, ‘j’ = number of joints
Q ) For most of the applications, water to cement ratio
should be between:
A: 0.4 and 0.5
B: 0.5 and 0.55
C: 0.55 and 0.60
D: 0.69 and 0.65
Q ) The minimum cement content in moderately exposed
reinforced concrete with normal weight aggregates of 20
mm nominal maximum size is:
A: 220 kg/m3
B: 240 kg/m3
C: 280 kg/m3
D: 300 kg/m3
Q ) For lightly reinforced sections in slabs, beams,
columns etc. The slump should be:
A: 15-25 mm
B: 25-75 mm
C: 50-100 mm
D: 75-100 mm
Q ) In a reinforced concrete beam the distribution of
shear stress is:
A: Parabolic over and below the neutral axis
B: Parabolic over neutral axis and rectangular below
neutral axis
C: Rectangular over neutral axis and parabolic below
neutral axis
D: Rectangular over and below neutral axis
Q ) In soundness test by Le Chatelier’s apparatus the
increase in the distance between the pointers should be
more than:
A: 1 to 2 mm
B: 3 to 5 mm
C: 5 to 10 mm
D: 10 to 15 mm
Q ) Desire lines are plotted in:
A: Traffic volume studies
B: Speed studies
C: Accident studies
D: Origin and destination studies
Q ) If a material has identical elastic properties in all
directions, it is said to be:
A: Homogenous
B: Isotropic
C: Elastic
D: Orthotropic
Q ) Maximum bending moment in a beam occurs where
A: Deflection is zero
B: Shear force is maximum
C: Shear force is minimum
D: Shear force changes sign
Q ) The shear force and bending moment is zero at the
free end of a cantilever beam, if it carries:
A: Point load at the fee end
B: Point load at the middle of its length
C: Uniformly distributed load over the whole length
D: None of these