1. According to Gales, the upstream length of a guided bulk should be ....... for discharge between 7000 to 21000 cumecs ?

1.25 litres

2 litres

0.1 litres

0.2 litres

Answer: 1.25 litres

Explanation:


2. A method in which the plinth area of a building is measured and then multiplied by the current plinth area rate is ?

Cost from detailed items

Cubic rate estimate

Estimated from the plinth area basis

Estimated cost from accounts

Answer: Estimated from the plinth area basis

Explanation:


3. What is the common scale adopted in the form of a representative fraction for the forest map ?

1/1000

1/100

1/10000

1/25000

Answer: 1/25000

Explanation:


4. Toughness Index of a soil is the ratio of ?

Liquidity Index to Consistency Index

Shrinkage Index to Liquidity Index

Plasticity Index to Flow Index

Liquidity Index to Shrinkage Index

Answer: Plasticity Index to Flow Index

Explanation:


5. A saturated soil sample has a dry unit weight of 18000 N/m³ and specific gravity 2.65 . If unit weight of water is 9810 N/m³, determine the water content of the soil sample ?

0.17

0.25

0.34

0.41

Answer: 0.17

Explanation:


6. Which of the following is a type of lease where the duration of the lease for a property is given until the death of a person ?

Perpetual lease

Life lease

Sub lease

Freehold

Answer: Life lease

Explanation:


7. The autoclave test is used to determine the ............ in Portland cement ?

rate of hydration

calcium content

sulphur content

expion

Answer: expion

Explanation:

The autoclave test is used to determine the expion in Portland cement.


8. When compared with open caissons, floating caissons generally ............. ?

have a slow and inconvenient installation

have a higher load-carrying capacity

are less expensive

have a greater depth below the ground surface

Answer: are less expensive

Explanation:


9. With respect to irrigation efficiencies, the ratio of the quantity of water stored into the root zones of crops to the quantity of water actually delivered into the field is called ?

water-conveyance efficiency

water-use efficiency

water-application efficiency

water-storage efficiency

Answer: water-application efficiency

Explanation:


10. A steel build up column is subjected to an axial force of 1000 KN. The lacing system has to be designed for resisting a traverse shear of ?

30 kN

15 kN

25 kN

20 kN

Answer: 25 kN

Explanation: