1. According to IS 456:2000, the maximum strain in concrete at the outermost compression fibre is taken as ?

0.035 in bending

0.035 in shear

0.0035 in shear

0.0035 in bending

Answer: 0.0035 in bending

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2. In a highway ascending gradient of in 100 meets with a descending gradient of 1 in 80, determine the deviation angle ?

9/800

1/800

1/400

9/400

Answer: 9/400

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3. What are the errors that cannot be eliminated in surveying ?

instrumental errors

errors due to natural causes

random errors

personal errors

Answer: random errors

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4. According to Central Building Research Institute, what is the specification adopted for the floor of single and double story building ?

40-mm-thick cement concrete 1:3:5 laid over 11.5 cm thick cement concrete 1:5:10

38-mm-thick cement concrete 1:2:4 laid over 11.5 cm thick cement concrete 1:5:10

38-mm-thick cement concrete 1:4:6 laid over 11-5 cm thick cement concrete 1:5:10

30-mm-thick cement concrete 1:3:5 laid over 11.5 cm thick cement concrete 1:5:10

Answer: 38-mm-thick cement concrete 1:2:4 laid over 11.5 cm thick cement concrete 1:5:10

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5. According Building Bye-laws, what is a building called when the outer face of any of its walls is on the street boundary ?

Cabin

Barsati

Abut

Balcony

Answer: Abut

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6. Which of the following qualities is desirable in a good surveyor's telescope ?

Chromatic aberration

Achromatism

Very high magnification

Spherical aberration

Answer: Achromatism

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7. Which of the following is an objective of aeration of water ?

To preserve hydrogen sulphide

To remove tastes and odours from the gases produced due to organic decomposition

To decrease the dissolved oxygen content of the water

To increase the carbon dioxide content of water

Answer: To remove tastes and odours from the gases produced due to organic decomposition

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8. How can we control waterlogging in agricultural land ?

By closing the nearby natural drains

By lining of canals

By increasing the intensity of irrigation

By avoiding crop rotation

Answer: By lining of canals

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9. What is the relation between equivalent length(le) actual length (l) for a column with one end fixed and the other free ?

(Le=2.5l)

(Le=l/4)

(Le=3l)

(Le=2l)

Answer: (Le=2l)

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10. The limiting depth of neutral axis for a reinforced concrete beam of size 250 mm in width and 550 mm in depth, with effective cover of 50 mm for reinforcement, using Fe 500 steel is ?

230 mm

240 mm

265 mm

210 mm

Answer: 230 mm

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