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  1. Storage coefficient of a compressible confined aquifer is a function of

  2. A.
    specific weight of water, thickness of the aquifer, compressibility of the aquifer and that of water
    B.
    permeability, thickness and compressibility of aquifer and compressibility of water
    C.
    transmissibility of the aquifer and compressibility of water
    D.
    transmissibility of aquifer and specific yield of aquifer

  3. Factor of safety adopted by IS : 800 - 1984 while arriving at the permissible stress in axial compression, is :

  4. A.
    2.00
    B.
    1.00
    C.
    1.67
    D.
    1.50

  5. Well foundations are commonly used as foundations for the following structures :

  6. A.
    Water tanks
    B.
    Bridges
    C.
    Buildings
    D.
    Reciprocating machines

  7. The consistency of a saturated cohesive soil is affected by

  8. A.
    water content
    B.
    particle size distribution
    C.
    density index
    D.
    coefficient of permeability

  9. The following two statements are made with reference to the planar truss shown below

    1. The truss is statically determinate
    2. The truss is kinematically determinate

    With refernece to the above statements, which of the following applies ?

  10. A.
    Both statements are ture.
    B.
    Both statements are false.
    C.
    II is true but I false.
    D.
    I is true but II is false.

  11. The total thickness of pavement by CBR method depends on the CBR value of

  12. A.
    base course
    B.
    surface course
    C.
    subgrade
    D.
    all layers

  13. The standard plate size in a plate bearing test for finding modulus of subgrade reaction (k) value is

  14. A.
    100 cm diameter.
    B.
    50 cm diameter.
    C.
    75 cm diameter.
    D.
    25 cm diameter.

  15. The strain energy stored in member AB of the pin-jointed truss shown in the below figure, when E and A are same for all members, is

  16. A.
    2P2L/AE
    B.
    P2L/AE
    C.
    P2L/2AE
    D.
    Zero

  17. In a river, discharge is 173 m3/s; water surface slope is 1 in 6000; and stage at the gauge station is 10.0 m. If during a flood, the stage at the gauge station is same and the water surface slope is 1 in 2000, the flood discharge in m3/s, is approximately

  18. A.
    371
    B.
    100
    C.
    519
    D.
    300

  19. In an area of 200 hectare, water table drops by 4 m. If the porosity is 0.35 and the specific retention is 0.15, change in volume of storage in the aquifer is

  20. A.
    160 m3
    B.
    1.6 x 106 m
    C.
    8 x 106 m3
    D.
    1.6 x 103 m3