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  1. Why are gate valves provided in distribution system ?

  2. A.
    To minimize the flow pressure in the network
    B.
    To maximize the usage of the distribution system
    C.
    To control the flow in the pipe network
    D.
    To identify the loss through illegal connections.

  3. While designing the superelevation of a highway, its maximum value is fixed considering the need to

  4. A.
    avoid toppling of slow moving vehicles in mixed traffic flow
    B.
    avoid transverse skidding
    C.
    provide drainage
    D.
    counteract centrifugal force due to 75% of design speed

  5. The map projection in which the angle between any pair of short lines is represented correctly is called

  6. A.
    conformal projection
    B.
    equidistant projection
    C.
    azimuthal projection
    D.
    equal area projection

  7. At a Tee-Junction between a lVa brick wall and a 1 brick wall, one uses a

  8. A.
    half-queen closer in each course
    B.
    half-queen closer in every alternate course
    C.
    three-quarter bat in each course
    D.
    half-bat in every alternate course

  9. A symmetrical three-hinged parabolic arch of span L and rise h is hinged at springings and crown. It is subjected to a. U.d.l. W throughout the span. Which the banding moment at a section L/4 from the left support.

  10. A.
    WL2/8
    B.
    WL2/16
    C.
    WL2/8 h
    D.
    zero

  11. Sheep-foot rollers are recommended for compacting

  12. A.
    granular soils
    B.
    cohesive soils
    C.
    hard rock
    D.
    any type of soil

  13. The given figure shows the section of a wooden beam stiffened with two steel plates each of thickness 't' securely fixed to the sides. The second moment of area of the flitched beam about the X-X axis is (given: d = overall depth of the beam, b = width of the wooden section and m = modular ratio of the moduli of elasticity of steel and wood)


  14. The portal frame shown in the given figure is statically indeterminate to the

  15. A.
    first degree
    B.
    second degree
    C.
    third degree
    D.
    None of the above

  16. A fixed beam and a simply supported beam having same span and develop same maximum bending moment due to uniformly distributed load on entire span. What is the ratio of uniformly distributed load on fixed beam to that on simply supported beam ?

  17. A.
    0.5
    B.
    1
    C.
    1.5
    D.
    3

  18. Which one of the following method is employed to manufacture pre-stressed concrete sleepers for the railways ?

  19. A.
    Post-tensioning
    B.
    Pre-tensioning
    C.
    Pre-tensioning followed by post-tensioning
    D.
    Partial pre-stressing