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  1. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  2. A.

     The first coat of stucco plaster is called scratch coat

    B.

     The second coat of stucco plaster is called brown coat

    C.

     The third coat of stucco plaster is called white coat

    D.

     All the above


  3. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

  4. A.

     The function of foundation is to distribute the load of super structure over a large bearing area

    B.

     No timbering is required for shallow trenches

    C.

     Shallow foundations can be constructed on made-up soil

    D.

     Black cotton soil is very good for foundation bed


  5. Pick up the consideration to the taken while designing a hospital from the following:

  6. A.

     The operation theater unit to be detached as it requires sterilized zone but near the ward for the patients and doctor

    B.

     The mortuary should be detached from the main circulation with a post-mortem room

    C.

     Casualty unit should be provided a separate entrance

    D.

     All the above


  7. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  8. A.

     The pile driven in sand is called sand pile

    B.

     The drilled hole filled with sand is called sand pile

    C.

     The sand piles are used for bearing purposes

    D.

     None of these


  9. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

  10. A.

     The retaining wall should be structurally capable to resist the applied earth pressure

    B.

     The section of the retaining wall should be so proportioned that it may not overturn by the lateral pressure

    C.

     The retaining wall should be safe against sliding

    D.

     To drain off water from the earth retained, weep holes are provided near the top of the retaining wall


  11. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  12. A.

     The roof slabs of multi-storeyed buildings are constructed monolithically to carry the various floor loads

    B.

     The beams of multi-storeyed buildings rest on girders and are the main load transferring members to the columns

    C.

     The slab is spanned across the secondary beams provided between the main beams

    D.

     All of these


  13. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  14. A.

     The sand in the sand pile is well compacted

    B.

     The sand is kept moist at the time of placing and tamping

    C.

     Sand piles are generally used under column loads

    D.

     All of the above


  15. Pick up the commonly adopted geophysical method in civil engineering from the following:

  16. A.

     The seismic method

    B.

     Electrical resistivity method

    C.

     Gravitational method

    D.

     Both (A) and (B) of the above


  17. Pick up the correct statement about silt soil from the following:

  18. A.

     The silt soil has particle size from 0.02 mm to 0.06 mm

    B.

     In organic fine grained silt soil possesses no plasticity

    C.

     The least plastic type normally consists of more or less equidimensional grains of quartz

    D.

     All the above


  19. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

  20. A.

     The width of the wall is constructed thicker at the base in a stepped fashion

    B.

     A long vertical load transferring concrete structure is called a concrete pile

    C.

     In pile which transfers the load to the soil by the friction between the pile and the surrounding soil is called friction pile

    D.

     The pile which transfers the load to a hard rock bed at certain depth is called load bearing