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1.
The main reinforcement in a simply supported RCC member placed at
(A) (C) 2.
(B) (D)
fibre Bottom fibre Top
Chemically, marble is known as
(A) (C) 4.
rock Argillaceous rock Si-liceous
meter Icss than one meter Less than two
Centre None of the above
(B) (D)
Metamorphic rock
(B) (D)
Less than three meter
(B) (D)
Water proofing
(B) (D)
Sedimentary rock
Calcareous rock
None of these
insulation Fire proofing Sound
None of these
Limestone comes under the category of:
All the
above
Plaster ofparis is obtained by calcining:
The inner curve ofan arch is known as
(A) (C) A
:
:
(A) Glpsum (C) Lime stone 8.
None of these
:
(A) Aqueous rock (C) Stratified rock . 7.
Side fibre
:
Mastic asphalt is normally used for
(A) (C) 6.
(B) (D)
Brick lintels are used when the span is
(A) (C) 5.
:
If the load at the free end cantilever beam is increased the failure will occur at the
(A) Free end (C) Support 3.
I hour and 15 minutes
(B) (D)
Kankar None of these
:
(B) @)
Spandril Intrados or sofEt
Extrados None of the above
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The frog of a brick is normally made on its
(A) (C) 10.
:
face Longer face
(B) (D)
Shorter
Dog- legged stair is
(A) (C) 12.
Half -turn
stair
Three quarter turn
stair
closer Quoion brick
16.
Scotia
(D)
Nosing
(B) (D)
Quarter turn stair Continuous stair :
Squint brick None of the above
The course of stone masonry provided at the top of a wall and usually ornamental in shape are known ae :
(B) Throughting (D) Cornice
The member used in inclined position for supporting the strainer post is
(B)
Compression rod
(D)
Tie beam
:
An arrangement for supporting an unsafe etructure temporarily is known ag
(A) Pilling
(B)
Under pinning
(C) Scaffokling
(D)
Shoring
The area of any irregular figure plotted map is measured with
(A) Pentagraph (C) Clinometer 17.
(D
(B) @)
Queen
(A) Teneion rod (C) Strut 15,
:
a:
(A) Corbel (C) Projecting course L4.
is
The portion of the brick cut to form angles other than right angle in plan ie known as
(A) (C) 13.
Top face
The projected portion of the tread beyond the face of the riser
(A) Newel (C) Soffit 11.
Bottom face
On a diagonal scale,
(A) (C)
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(B) Sextant @) Plauimeter
it is possible to read upto
dimension Three dimension
:
(B) @)
One
4
T\vo dimeneion
Four dimension
A
Superelevation depends on
(A) (C) 19.
21.
Surface condition of the rod Speed of the vehicle
Contour lines close together indieate
(A) (C) 20.
:
:
(B) @)
Gentle slope Plane ground
(A)
S3o.E
(c)
N120oE
T?ne
(B) (D) (B) (D)
N6o.E S6o.E
Three Odd :
South end
(B)
East end
North end
(D)
Any one of these
The working edge of an alidade is known ae
edge.
(B) (D)
Ebonite
Straight
Fiducial Graduated
Which type of foundation is provided on a weak soil?
(A) (C)
Grillage
(B)
Column footing
Raft foundation
(D)
All the
(B) @)
Test for eetting time
Vicat apparatus is ueed for
(A) (C) (A) (C)
above
:
Consistency teet Test for tenaile strength
A hard water may eontain
A
:
zero of the graduated circle of a prismatic compass is located a
(A) (C) 24.
Valley
The eimpson'e rule for determination of area ig ueed when the no . of offeet is :
(A) (C) 23.
Steep slope
The whole circle bearing ofa line is 120', its reduced bearing ie
(A) T\vo (C) Even 22.
(B) Radius of the curve (D) @) and (C) above
None of these
:
Calcium carbonate
Magnesium Sulphate
Magnesiumbicarbonate
Any of the above
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Bleaching powder is
(A) (C) 28.
Slaked
:
(B) (D)
lime
Hypo-chlorite
lime
(B) @) (B) @) (B) (D)
Less than
One Newton is equal to
(A) (C)
:
Ethane None ofthe above
:
(B) (D)
104 dynes 106 dynes
The moment of force is equivalent to
(A) (B) (C) @) 34.
None of these
(B) More than ? (D) 14
7
(c) 2r
33.
Night soil
For maximum alkalinity of water pH value should be :
(A) 32.
Zeolite process
The gas which is mainly responsible for explosion in sewers is called
(A) Methane (C) Carbon Monoxide 31.
Adding chlorine
The waste water frome bathrooms, lavatory basins, kitchen etc are called
(A) Sullage (C) Waste soil 30.
None of the above
Permanent hardness of the water can be removed by:
(A) Addins lime (C) Boiling 29.
Chloride of lime
107
dynes
:
The sun of the moments acting on a body The vertical sum of the moments acting on a body The algebraic sum of the moments acting on a body None of the above
The property ofa material by which
it
can be beaten or rolled into plates is called
(A) Elasticity (C) Rigidity
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Malleability Viscosity
A
35.
Bending moment on a section is maximum where shear force is
(A)
2
(c)
10
Snowcem ie
(A) (C) s7.
(B) (D)
Zero
(B)
Chalk powder
(D)
None ofthe above
pigment Coloured cement Mixture of lime and
Cast Iron
Seasoning of timber ie essential to remove
Coping Cramp
:
(B) @)
timber Trvisted fibre from timber Knots fron
(B) (D)
Tbansom
Rail
41, fire maximum percentage ingredient (A) . Magnesium
Sap from timber Roughnese of timber
Alunina is
'
StiU SiU
(B) Aluminium (D) Lime
Oxide
Corrosion resistance of stainlege stedl is due to
(A) Sulphur (C) Chromium
:
in cement ie that of :
(C) Silica
A
Steel
The horizontal member forming the bottom of the frame is called as
(A) (C)
42.
Wrought Iron
:
(B) (D)
(A) Cornice (C) Corbel
40.
:
(B) (D)
Pig Iron
The covering on the e:rpoeed top of the wall is caned
(A) (C)
5
:
Breoeummer procese is ueed for the manufacture of
(A) (C)
:
:
(B) Manganese (D) Chromium Vanadium
:
(A)
AluOz
(C)
AIzOsSi Og
@) (D)
AlaSOr AITIGSO{
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The beaming capacity of a soil cannot be increased by
(A) Grouting (C) Moistening the s'oil 45,
@) (D)
Duco is the trade name for
.
Compacting
(B)
Oil paint
(D)
Water paint
Purlins
Battens
(D)
Strut
:
:
The ratio of total volume of water delivered to a crop to the area on which is called :
Cross staff is an instrument used for
(B)
DuW
(D)
Run off
(B) @)
Inclination
it has been spread
:
Measure horizontal distance
The horimntal angle between true meridian and nagnetic meridian is known as
(A) Magnetic declination (C) Radiation 51. .
@)
@)
(A) Levelling (C) Setting out right anglJ 50.
Setting
Rafters
(A) Delta (C) Base period 49.
(B)
The members which support covering material of a sloping roo{ are
(A) (C) 48.
Withdrawal of moisture from the soil
:
(A) Bituminous piint (C) Cellulose paint 47
Compacting
The process of keeping co4crete moist for several days after finishing is called
(A) Peering (C) Curing 46.
:
(B)
:
The curvature ofthe earth
(D) Altitude
Broken stones placed on earth surface for their protection against the action of water or weather:
(A) Regulator (C) Scour
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Riprap
@)
Silt
A
52.
The upstream nose of a bridge pier shaped for ease and smooth flow of water past
(A) (C) 53.
Wing wall
:
Ease water
Shutter
The property of concret€ which perrnits the percolation or passage of water through
it
:
The formation of a whitish loose powder or cruet on the eurface of brick walls is called
:
(A) (C) 54,
(B) (D)
Cut-water
it
(A) (C)
Permeability
(D
Floating
Cribbing
(D)
Ductility
Effiorescence
(B)
Extrados
Haunch
@)
Jambs
55. .........:__ is made from ordinary
clay, similar to that used for bricks, burnt at a low
temperature and the articles are porous and weak.
56.
(A)
Stone ware
(B)
Earthen ware
(C)
Terra-cotta
(D)
Hollow bricks
The waste from furnace and resembles burnt coal
(A) Furnace slag (C) Coke breeze 57.
68.
(A)
Carborundum
(C)
Coke
Clinker
(D)
Asbestos
(B) (D)
Emery
Ballaet
The increase in volume of sand or aggregate caused by the absorption of water
(A) (C)
Bleeding Cribbing
(B) (D)
:
Bulking Curing
An additional floor ,gallery or balcony erected between the floor and ceiling of any storey
(A) (C) A
(B)
A polishing abrasive made artificially by mixing in certain proportions eand and carbon and heating the mixture ie an electric furnace :
. 59.
:
Landing
(B)
Mezzanine floor
Mosaic floor
@)
Iobbv
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A small vertical window built in a sloping roof:
(A) Dormer (C) Bay 61.
(B) (D)
(B) @)
Lightweight concrete weighing less than
(A) (C) 63.
North light
The process of supporting the existing structure for renewing or repairing the lower walls or foundation :
(A) Scaffolding (C) Shoring 62.
Clarastorey
Piling Underpinning
:
(B) (D)
kg/cu.m 1200 kg/cu.m 1600
1500 kg/cu.m
1000 kg/cu.m
The inward tilt or transverse inclination given to the cross section of a carriage way on a horizontal curve in a rod is called :
(A) Sub way (C) Gradient arch
(B) (D)
Camber Super elevation
is built over a lintel or a flat arch to relieve the latter of the
superincumbent weight.
(A) (C) 65.
66.
(B) (D)
Jack arches Relieving arch
(A) 745.7
(B)
7457
(c) 0.7457
(D)
74.57
One Are is equal tq
sq meters.
ee (c) 100
(B) 2o0 (D) l0
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The vertical distance between the dip and crown weir of a trap is known as
(A) Waterseal (C) Water closets 68.
None of the above
One H.P ,how many kilo watts?
(A) 67.
Segnental arch
(B) @)
Flushing is terms
Drains
A channel which is designed to irrigate during only part of the year is
(A) Perennial canal (C) Penstock
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Non-Perennial canal
Minor distributorg
A
69.
A junction so designed to that traffic streams are divided to enable them to pass over or under each other
(A) (C) 70,
:
@) Aqueduct (D) Subway
FIy over Supper passage
The stone aggregate is bound together by a binder applied to penetrate to the desired depth is called :
(B) (D)
(A) Asphalt (C) Gutter 7l.
(B) @)
Scarifuing
Stripping
76.
(B) (D)
:
Run-off
Drains
(B) (D)
dam
Gravity dam Coffer-dam
(B) (D)
Conservancy system Waste water system
(A)
Soil pipe
(C)
Antisiphonage pipe
(B) @)
:
Water carriage system One pipe system
A ventilating pipe connected to or close to the outlet side of a trap seal
:
Siphonage pipe
Vent pipe
are available made of thin iron plates offlat, circular or oblong shapes in which gauge thickness are cut at the edges.
(A) (C) A
Screenings
Removal of sewage by a network of underground pipelines or sewers with water
(A) (C) 75.
Stepping
A temporary enclosure built to exclude water from the working area and to permit free accesg to the area within during the construction must be undertaken below water level :
(A) Earthen (C) Caisson 74.
:
The area from which rainfall flows into a drainage line, out fall or reservoir etc
(A) Rainfall (C) Catchments 23.
Formation
The loosening of the top suiface of a road by mechanical or other means
(A) (C) 72.
Macadam
(B) (D)
Gauge measures R.S
joists 11
Sheet gauges
Channels
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Purer form of coal and contains a majority of carbon, is produced from coal artificially
(A) Carbon steel (C) Creep 78.
moisture Fully Saturated
Rankine's formula for minimum depth of foundation ie
_../1 .. a\2 (B) a=Igfl-sina1p\f
(c) o=e(!-+ei"q\" w\t-srna)
.o) h=rfl-sind) &.,\l+sind/
+
(A) Bregsummer (C) Brick core
for lateral stability
Gateway of India is located in which of the following cities?
G)
Mumbai
(D)
Agra
Which of the following ie an example of rift valley in India?
(A) (C)
84.
it
:
(B) Buttrese @) Blocking course
(A) Kolkata (C) Delhi
.
sinA/
of the wall to strengthen
againat thrust from an arch, roof or wind pressure
83,
:
rind.\, (A) h=Pl!,-',.r u\r + srnd/
80. A portion of masonry buili into the front
82.
Graphite
(B) Optimum moieture content @) partially Saturated
Hydroscopic
. /.
81.
Coke
The moisture content at which a specified amount of compaction will produce the maximum dry density in a soil is :
(A) (C) 79.
(B) (D)
:
valley Narmada valley
(B) Soan.valley @) Kaveri valley
Tapti
Who raised the slogan 'Garibi Hatao'?
(A) (C)
Nehru Lal Bahadur Saetri
Jawaharlal
(B)
Rajiv Gandhi
(D)
Intlira Gandhi
G)
1e8l
(D)
le83
In which year NABARD was set up?
(A) le80
(c) re82
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Who was the frrst President
(A) (C) 86.
87.
Congress founded
(B) (D)
C. R. Das
Motilal Nehru
Who declared 'Give me
(A) (C)
ofAll India Trade Union
in
1920r
Jawaharlal Nehru LaIa Lajpat Rai
ilood and I will give you freedom'?
Subhash Chandra Bose
(B)
Bhagath Singh
(D). Bala Gangadhara Tilak
LaIa Hardayal
Kudi Arasu is the magazine started by whom?
(A) (C)
(B) (D)
E V Ramaswamy Naicker
Jyotiba Phule
Veeresalingam Subramanya Bharati
Kaladi, the birth place of Sankaracharya is located on the banks of which of the following rivers?
(A) (C) E9.
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Chaliyar
Bodinaykannur
(B)
Kambam
Perambadi
@)
Palghat gap
(B) (D)
Kottayam
Vagbhatananda
(B)
Chattampi Swamikal
Ayyankali
(D)
Vaikunda Swamikal
Pathanamthitta
Idukki
Eranakulam
Name the Araya community leader who wrote 'Jatikkummi' against caste evils?
(A) (C) A
Pampa
Who was the founder of Samatva Samajam?
(A) (C) 92.
Bharatapuzha
Name the district in which Mullaperiyar Dam located?
(A) (c) 91.
(B)
Which of the following is the biggest mountain passes in Kerala?
(A) (C) 90.
Periyar
(B)
Kumaranasan
K. P. Vallon
Pandit K. P. Karuppan 18
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Which among the following is a major work of Sri Narayana Guru?
(A) (C) 94.
Dasakam Atmavidya Kahalam Daiva
(B)
Duravastha
(D)
Jeevithakarunya Nirupanam
Who was the founder and proprietor of Swadeshabhimani Newspaper?
(A)
Guru
(B) (C) Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi (D) 95.
Kumara
Mahatma Gandhi
Kapoor Rishi Kapoor Shashi
(B)
Gulzar
(D)
Sanjay Kapoor
Mahinda
Vladimir
Rajapaksa Putin
(B)
Barak Obama
(D)
Nawas Sherif
Who was the president of Cuba, recently made a visit to Vatican after a long period of time?
(A) (C) 99.
Annie Besant
Who was the chief guest iir 2015 Republic Day Celebrations in India?
(A) (C) 9E.
(B) (D)
Who won the Dada Saheb Phalke award for contribution to cinema in 20lb?
(A) (C) 97.
Ramakrishna Pillai
Who called Ayyankali as 'Pulaya Raja'?
(A) Tagore (C) EMS Nambootiripad 96.
Ananda Theerthan
Castro Raul Castro
(B) (D)
Fidel
Ban Ki moon
Torrado
What was the rirotto of 2015 National Games held in Kerala?
(A) (C)
PIay Set Ready Play
(B) @)
Get Set
100. 20f 4 World Cup Football Tournament was held in
(A) France (C) Brazil
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play
:
(B) Argentina @) Germany
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