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B. 1.5%
C. 4%
D. 1%
2. When the width of car parking space and width of street are limited, generally preferred parking
system is
(A) Parallel parking
(B) 45° angle parking
(C) 65° angle parking
(D) 90° angle parking
Answer: Option A
4. The constituent of cement which is responsible for all the undesirable properties of cement is
(A) Di-calcium silicate
(B) Tri-calcium silicate
(C) Tri-calcium aluminate
(D) Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
Answer: Option C
5. Side face reinforcement shall be provided in the beam when depth of the web in a beam exceeds
(A) 50 cm (B) 75 cm (C) 100 cm (D) 120 cm
Answer: Option B
8. The smaller horizontal angle between the true meridian and a survey line, is known
(A) Declination (B) Bearing (C) Azimuth (D) Dip Answer: Option C.
The maximum twisting moment a shaft can resist, is the product of the permissible shear stress and
(A) Moment of inertia
(B) Polar moment of inertia
(C) Polar modulus
(D) Modulus of rigidly
Answer: Option C
Beams of uniform strength are preferred to those of uniform section because these are economical
for
(A) Large spans
(B) Heavy weights
(C) Light weights
(D) Short spans
Answer: Option A
The property of a material by which it can be drawn to a smaller section, due to tension, is called
(A) Plasticity
(B) Ductility
(C) Elasticity
(D) Malleability
Answer: Option B
For testing compressive and tensile strength of cement, the cement mortar is made by mixing
cement and standard sand in the proportions of
(A) 1 : 2
(B) 1 : 3
(C) 1 : 4
(D) 1 : 6
Answer: Option B
If is the percentage of water required for normal consistency, water to be added for determination
of initial setting time, is
(A) 0.70 P
(B) 0.75 P
(C) 0.80 P
(D) 0.85 P
Answer: Option D
Which of the following stresses is used for identifying the quality of structural steel?
(A) Ultimate stress
(B) Yield stress
(C) Proof stress
(D) None of the above
Answer: Option B
The angle of internal friction, is least for (A) Angular-grained loose sand (B) Angular -grained dense
sand (C) Round-grained loose sand (D) Clays
Answer: Option D
Coefficient of permeability of soil (A) Does not depend upon temperature (B) Increases with the
increase in temperature (C) Increases with the decrease in temperature (D) None of the above
Answer: Option B
The ratio of volume of air voids to the volume of total voids, is known as (A) Air content (B)
Percentage air voids (C) Percentage voids (D) Porosity
Answer: Option A
The property of a soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupture, elastic rebound and
also a volume change, is known (A) Porosity (B) Plasticity (C) Permeability (D) Ductility Answer:
Option B
Failure of the stability of slopes, generally occurs along (A) Slip plane (B) A horizontal surface (C) A
curved surface (D) All the surfaces
Answer: Option C
The number of independent equations to be satisfied for static equilibrium of a plane structure is (A)
1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 6
Answer: Option C
B. SO2
C. CO2
D. O3.
A. 6th June
B. 3rd June
C. 4th June
D. 5th June
Sir
Sir M. Vishweshvaraya
KCIE, FASc
In office
1912–1918
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Personal details
Nationality Indian
Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya KCIE, FASc[1] popularly known as Sir MV; 15 September 1861 – 12
April 1962)[2][3] was an Indian engineer, scholar, statesman, and the 19th Diwan of Mysore, who served from
1912 to 1918. He received India's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was knighted as a Knight
Commander of the British Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for his contributions to the public good.
15 September is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India in his memory. He is held in high regard as a pre-
eminent Engineer of India. He is regarded as the chief engineer responsible for the construction of
the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in the North-West suburb of Mysuru city, though his contribution was very
minimal and chief engineer of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad.[4