TNPSC CESE EXAM 2015 held on 06 Sep 2015 Answer Key By Pyramid IAS Academy
Civil Engineering Ques no 1 -200
TNPSC published answer key today
Civil Engineering Ques no 1 -200
TNPSC published answer key today
1. The Pavement concrete quality, a)
0.75 to 0.80
2. Type of stone masonry without any mortar
d) Dry rubble
3. Generally the
rail sections used in India are
c)
Flat footed
4. The maximum strain energy stored limit per
unit volume is known as c) modulus of resilience
5. When load is acting in longitudinal direction and
when a change in length take place, the strain is known as a) Linear strain
6. The deflection of a beam will be reduced if
the moment of Inertia of the beam is a) Increased
7. Consider the
following statements
In subsoil
exploration programme the term “ significant depth of exploration” is upto
1. the width of foundation
2. twice the width
of foundation
3. the depth where
the additional stress intensity is less than 20% of the overburden pressure
4. the depth where
the additional stress intensity is less than 10% of the overburden pressure
Of these
statements:
d)
2 and 4 are correct
8. A soil is
classified as ‘GC’ as per Indian Standard Soil Classification System. The
percentage of fines in the soil is d) more than 12
9. The dissolved oxygen level in natural
unpolluted waters at normal temperature is found to be of the range of b) 1- 10 mg/litre
10.Hydralulic
equivalent section of two sewers are such that they discharge at same rate laid
on same grade when b) running half
depth
11. A water
purification works handles 50,000 m3/day of water which needs a chlorine
(Chlorine demand) of 0.4 mg/l. The residual chlorine after 15 minutes of
contact time is 0.2 mg/l. The chlorine dosage in mg/l is d) 0.6 mg/l
12. Which type of
formwork is more economical for structure constructions? d) Climbing formwork
13. If the
compaction factor is 0.95, the workability of concrete is d) high
14. For good performance of a construction joint, the
material used between the old and new concrete surfaces is d) a polymer
bonding agent
15. In prestressed
concrete, for post tensioned members, the minimum 28 days compressive strength
of concrete prescribed in IS 1343 is
b) 30 MPa
16. A masonry
chimney is of hollow circular section with height to outer diameter ratio of 5.
As per IS 875-1987, the force coefficient for the wind force calculations is a) 0.8
17. An equal angle
is to be connected to a gusset plate by fillet welds, welded longitudinally at
top and bottom of the angle. The tensile load acts along the centroidal axis of
the angle. The length of weld required at the horizontal leg angle is l1.
The length of weld required at top is l2. Which among the following
is correct? b) l1
> l2
18. For higher silt
carrying capacity, the lined canal section should be c) circular
19. The side slope,
generally adopted for a trapezoidal surface drain in alluvial soil is
b)
1 : 1
20. The soil
moisture which is useful for plant’s growth is b) Capillary water
21. The pre stress
is induced in the cross section of a pretensioned prestressed concrete member
due to the a) bond between
tendons and concrete
22. The corrected
length of a runway 2075 after applying correction for gradient is c) 2179 m
23. The order of
funding for Inland Water Transport (IWT) in eighth five year plan for
modernization
c)
190 crore
24. In a flow net,
the discharge is inversely proportional to
c)
number of equipotential drops
25. The short cut
key to bring find and replace dialog box in MS word is b) Control + F
26. A display of a
volume model that shows all of its edges is called a c) Wire frame
27. Higher water cement ratio results in .....(b) 2 and 3 are correct
28. The time of consolidation of layer with....(a) 0.25t
28. The time of consolidation of layer with....(a) 0.25t
29.The information
which cannot be included in drawing is conveyed to the estimator b) through specification
30. To estimate the
cost of the whole project by detailed estimate, provision for supervision (or)
departmental charge is a) 5% to 10% of
estimated cost
31. The unit of
payment for grouting of cracks, joints etc is in b) Per metre
32. Maximum strain
theory for the failure of a material at the elastic limit, is known as
33.The moisture
absorption of a good stone should be less than c)
5%
34. Earth pressure
at rest is
b)
greater than active earth pressure but less than positive earth pressure
35. As per IS
2911-1974 the safe load of pile from
pile load is taken as
c)
1/2 the load at which the total settlement is equal to 10% of the pile diameter
36. Lime and Soda
are added to water to remove
c)
Hardness
37. In a
conventional activated sludge, how much oxygen is required per kg of BOD5
to removed?
c)
0.3- 0.4 kg
38. Cowl is
provided at
b)
Upper end of a ventilating column
39. Assertion (A): In continuous
beams under reversal of stresses, there will be a negative moment near the mid span and positive moment
near the support
Reason (R): T- beam action may
be utilized near the supports and should not be considered near the mid span
while designing continuous beam under reversal of stresses. b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A)
40. According to
Grashof-Rankine and in two way slabs Marcus, the ratio of wx to wy
load sharing is proportional to a)
41. The water year
in Indian may be taken as
a)
From June to May
42. The most commonly used probability
distribution to fit the flood data is
b)
Gumbel’s extreme value distribution
43. The useful
moisture of a soil is equal to
d)
Difference between filed capacity and permanent wiling point
44.Concrete roads
are opened to traffic after
b)
7 days
45. Which one of
the following is incorrect about a flexible pavement? d) High flexural
strength
46. If Td,
Tv, and Ts are traffic density, volume and speed of the
traffic flow, respectively and when Ts = 0,then d) Td= is maximum and Tv
= 0
47. Latest start
and finish time in CPM is determined by b) Backward pass
48. CPM scheduling
of projects is a
b)
Deterministic approach to scheduling
49. Which one of
the following is an incorrect network rule?
b)
An event can occur twice
50. Which among the
following is a Retarder?
a)
Calcium sulphate
51. The Bogue
compound Tricalcium aluminate in clinkering process of cement is named as
c)
Celite
52. The curvature
correction for a distance for a distance of 800 m is c) 0.05 m
53. Anallatic lens
is fitted with
b)
External focusing telescope
54. Which one is
not a fundamental axis of a Theodolite? All are correct
a)
Line of sight b)
Axis of altitude bubble
c)
Axis of plate level d) Horizontal axis
55. A single acting
steam hammer weighing W kN and falling through a height of H m drive pile to
about x cm penetration under last five blows. Then the allowable load on the
pile _____ kN
b)
56. Compatibility
conditions are essentially required to solve
c)
Redundant frame
57. The soil
compacted on the dry side of optimum has _____ compared to that compacted on
the wet side of optimum.
d)
more permeability and more strength
58. The second moment
of the area of a triangle about is base b, having its height h is
None
of the above
59.Which of the
following is not a water borne disease? d) Malaria
60. Match the
following :
A
|
B
|
a) Carcinogenic
agents
|
1. Cancer
|
b) Dust Particles
|
2. Respiratory
diseases
|
c) Odour nuisance
|
3. Bronchitis
|
d) Chronic
pulmonary disease
|
4. Hydrogen
sulphide
|
a)
A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
61. A retarding
basin type of flood control reservoir is the one which is provided with
a)
Uncontrolled outlets and spillway
62. The pattern of
shear stress distribution across a circular beam cross section is b) Parabolic
63. In a CU test,
the diameter of Mohr Circle for total stresses at incipient failure condition
is 200 kPa to a scale. If the pore pressure at failure is 50 kPa, the diameter
of Mohr Circle for effective stresses at failure drawn to the same scale is
equal to
a)
150 kPa
64. The tranverse reinforcemenr.... (c) 60 %
65. When the bending moment at the .....(a) compression rft
66. Capacity of a
3.75 metre traffic lane is d) 1000 PCU
67. The main cause
of road accident in India is due to
c)
speed violation
68. The purpose of
a ‘Median’ is to eliminate
a)
Head on collision
69. Runway
orientation (alignment) should be strictly
d)
neither parallel nor perpendicular but slightly inclined to highway alignment
70. Out of the four
types of gradient for laying railways tracks, which is STEEPEST?
c)
Pushing Gradient
71. The three key
elements for a graphics workstation the host processor, display controller and c) CRT
72. Which technique
enables the designer to mold and shape rater then construct an object using a
series of lines? b) Solid modeling
73. Following is an
example for mobile OS
a)
Symbian
74. Which one of
the following is not classified as a shell?
b) Pyramid
75. A type of bond
in brick masonry where bricks are laid on edge
c)
Soldier course
76. Which one of
the following is not a method of underpinning? b) Put log method
77. Strain energy
stored in a specimen due to volumetric strain is
a)
78. A simple beam
with a point load ‘p’ at its centre, the strain energy stored due to bending is
b)
79. If brass has
higher co –efficient of thermal expansion than steel, it means that
c)
brass expands more than steel
80. The critical hydraulic gradient of a soil is
1.0 Its saturated unit weight is d) 19.62 kN/m3
81.In a series of
triaxial tests on a soil, if the deviator stress at failure is independent of
ce pressure, then
b)
82. Match the
following
A
|
B
|
a) Service pipe
|
1. pipe
connecting storage tanks to various fixtures
|
b) Distribution
pipe
|
2. Pipe used for
feeding the water from the main to the building
|
c) Supply pipe
|
3. Pipe line
between stopcock and storage tank
|
d) Water main
|
4. Pipe line
intended for general use
|
a)
A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
83.Under like
conditions , approximately how much more water will be carried by a 20 cm pipe
when compared to that carried by a 10 cm pipe
b)
4 times
84. The common
source for flaky aggregates is
c)
Laminated rock bed
85. The test
suitable for a concrete of very low workability is d) Compacting factor test
86. The cement
becomes unsound, if the percentage of free magnesia exceeds _____ weights of
cement
d) 6.0
87. The spacing of
stirrups in a prestressed beam should not exceed
c)
0.75 times the effective depth of the beam
88. Masonry
chimneys are lined from inside form inside with fire bricks, atleast upto
d)
20 to 25% of its height from bottom
89.The partial
safety factor for strength of steel reinforcement at limit state of collapse is
a)
1.15
90. The difference
in crop response due to different irrigation methods can be evaluated using
c) Water application efficiency
91. The coefficient
of variation of a good point source
emitter of a drip system should be
d)
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92. Fish ladder is
provided on the side of
a)
divide wall
93. A good
bituminous concrete road should have a roughness value in the range of
d)
1000- 1500 mm per km
94. The bars are
used in cement concrete pavements to
withstand
b)
Tensile stresses
95. The four types
of Mail Merge main documents are
a)
Form letters, Directories, Catalogs and Envelopes
96.CAD and CAM are
linked through
a)
a common database and communications system
97. The undesirable
properties of cement is due to formation of
d) tetracalcium aluminate
98. As per IS
specification, minimum time for initial setting of ordinary Portland cement is
b)
30 minutes
99. Compressive
strength of cement is determined using cube of size d) 7.06 cm
100. The unit of
measurement for explosive for blasting b) Kg
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101. In analysis of
rate the quantity of dry mortar of 10 cubic metre nrick work is taken as b) 3 m3
102. The technique of finding the fair price of an
existing building or property at present is known as
b)
valuation
103. The useful part if liveable area of a
building is known as d) Carpert area
104. A
cable of span ‘l’ and central dip ‘d’ is subjected to uniform load ‘w’
per unit horizontal depth. The horizontal component of tension in the cable is b)
105. Filed channels are also called a) supply canals
106. Euler critical
load of a member is defined as
a) The load which is just sufficient to maintain
the column in a deflected shape
107. The width and
depth of footing are 2 and 1.5 m respectively. The water table at the site is
at a depth of 3m below the ground level. The water table correction factor for
the calculation of the bearing capacity of soil is a) 0.875
108. The load
carrying capacity of a bored pile in sand is about ______times that of a driven
pile.
a)
2/3 to ¾ and c) ½ to 2/3
109. The load
carrying capacity of pile depends on
c)shaft
and point resistance
110. The technique
used to remove gaseous pollutants from an effluents stream
b)
Adsorption, catalytic treatment, scrubbing, centrifugal separation
111. If
recirculation ratio (R/I) equal to 1, then recirculation factor (F) is d) 1.65
112.In BOD test raw
sewage is diluted to 5%. The oxygen consumption by bacteria during 5 days
experiment is 6 mg/l. The BOD5 is c) 120 mg/l
113. The critical
section for punching shear in an isolated pad footing of effective depth d will
be located at
c)
d/2 distance alround from the face of column
114. The modular
ratio for M 35 grad of concrete is
a)
8.11
115. Which type of
beam section among the following will fail in a catastrophic manner?
c)
Over reinforced section
116. Which one of
the following is a flexible outlet?
d)
Open flume outlet
117. The 4 hr unit hydrograph of a basin can be
approximated as a triangle with a base 48 hour and peak ordinate of 200 m3/S.
Then the area of the basin is b) 1728 Km2
118. In the channel flood routing by Muskingum
d)
0.7
119. The
disadvantage of “Diamond junction” is d) No provision for easy right turn
120. For the most
effective traffic control, adopt
a)
More number of traffic signs
121. Recommended
value of camber for a WBM
d)
1 in 33
122. The wooden or
rubber poles or poles placed
a)
Fenders
123. If the
earliest start of the successor is 43 d) 5
124. If to, tp and
tm are the optimistic, d)
125. Specific
gravity of raw rubber at 00C is a) 0. 95
126. Which among
the following when added to plastics b)
Asbestos fibres
127.The name of the
glass produced by placing b)
Bullet proof glass
128. Equally spaced
contours indicate
c)
uniform slope
129. The expansion
for GPS for locating an object on earth is
b)
Global Position System
130. The
acrallactic lens is fitted in the telescope of tacheometer in order to
c)
eliminate additive
131. G.T.S. stands
for
d)
Great Trignometrical Survey
132. Normal stress on two perpendicular planes
passing c)
200 N/mm2
133. A cantilever
beam subjected to a concentrated load a) Pl3/3EI
134. Relationship
among E,C and K is
d)
135. Cap system
provided at the top of landfill is made of b
a)
layered soil cover
136.The main
mechanism for purification of water b) Straining
137.Ratio of 2.5
day 350C BOD to the 5 day d) 0.65
138. A commonly
used hand pump is the b) reciprocating
pump
139. The capillary
rise in clay is usually between
d)
more than 10 m
140. If the
undrained cohesion of a saturated caly
b)
50 kPa
141. For a soil
having liquid limit of 45%. Plastic limit
a)
20%
142. Assertion (A)
: Light weight concrete exhibits higher shrinkage than normal concrete
Reason (R): Modulus
of elasticity of light weight concrete is lower than normal weight concrete b)Both A and R are
true but R is not the correct explanation of A
143. The minimum
distribution to be provided in one way c) 0.0012 bD
144. Match the
lists
List I
|
List II
|
a) Canal drop
|
1) Control of
flow depth
|
b) Canal escape
|
2) Con troll off
bed grade
|
c) Canal cross
regulator level
|
3) Control of
full supply
|
d)Canal outlet
|
4) Control of
discharge
|
b)
A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
145. A lamp post at
the edge of the pavement b) 90%
146.Reflection
cracking is observed in
c)
Bituminuous overlay over cement concrete surface
147. Minimum
lateral clearance desirable form the pavement edge is b) 1.85
148. For a 3 degree
Broad Gauge transitioned
b)
89 km/k
149. The place
within the harbor where ships can
c)
Turning Basin or Turning circle
150. Which type of computer will you most likely
encounter b)
note book
151. SQL stands for
b) structured Query Language
152.
If water content, specific gravity… © 60%
153.
Pic the incorrect principle in stone masonry… (b) header and bond stones..
154.
Water cement ratio … © weight of water to weight of cement
155.
The cost of a machine is Rs 50000… © Rs 30000
156.
Which of the following is most correct estimate ?... © detailed estimate
157.
If V is stream speed and S is the average space gap ….(B) 1000V/S
158.Safe yield
which is the maximum quantity of water can be supplied during a critical dry
period is also known as …a) Firm yield
159.Length of
parabolic cable of span l and maximum dip ‘d’ is .. c)
160. For
undisturbed sampling, the area ratio for a thin walled sampler should not
normally exceed
a)
15%
161.
A 30 cm diameter pile is …..(a) 105.6 kN
162.
The total passive earth pressure….(d) 480 kN
163.
The other conditions being equal….(d) an inverse function of water cement ratio
164.
Resistance of aggregate to failure by impact …..(c) toughness
165.
In case of Volume batching… (a) bulking
166.
The maximum effective slenderness ratio of a member…. (d)400
167.
The minimum number of batterns …© 4
168.
A roof truss has to carry snow loads….(b) 1/4
169.
The pattern of actual shear stress distribution…(a) parabolically
170. Leaching is a
process by which ..
b)
Excess salt in the soil pushed down by standing water above the soil
171. The
characteristic feature of a barrage is..
c)
provision of series of gates across the river
172. The velocity
of drainage water in syphon aqueduct is normally limited to …
b)
2 to 3 m/s
173.
Formulae for length of transition curve .. (D) 0.0215 v^3/CR
174.For
a good drainage, the highest level of ground water table… ©0.90m
175. Seal coat in highway maintenance ..(B)
rehabilitation and strengthening
176.
Numbering of events in a network was devised by …b) D.R. Fulherson
177. The factor of
safety with respect to cohesion of an embankment of height 6 m is 1.5. The
critical height off the embankment is …c) 9 m
178. Match List I
with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists
List I (Type of
cement)
|
List II (Uses)
|
a) Rapid
hardening cement
|
1. Refractory
concrete in industries
|
b) Quick setting
cement
|
2. Dams
|
c) High setting
cement
|
3. Concrete under
water
|
d) Low hear
cement
|
4. Rapair of
bridges
|
d)
A-4B-3 C-1 D-2
179. Apex distance
in a simple curve is indicated by
Where R is radius
of curvature and
is degree of curvature…. d)
180. The technical
name for Line of sight is…
c)
Line of collimation
181. The length of
furrows must be shorter for
a)
Porous sandy soils
182. A suspension
bridge with a two hinged stiffening girder is… b)Statically
indeterminate to one degree
183. While using
three moment equation, a fixed end of a continuous beam is replaced by an
additional span of …….a) Zero length
184. The
permissible settlement is the maximum in the case of ….c) Raft on clay
185. As per IS
Code, the presumptive safe bearing capacity of soft clay is … c) 10 t/m2
186. A pile of 0.50
m diameter and of length 10 m is embedded in a deposit of clay. The undrained
strength parameters of clay are cohesion = 60 kN/m2 and angle of
internal friction =0. The skin friction capacity of the pile for an adhesion
factor of 0.6 is…
c)
565kN
187.The most significant
air pollutant is … d) Sulphur dioxide
188. When level
difference between branch sewer and main is more than 0.6 m these are joined by
c)
Drop manhole
189. The following
three important stages are known to occur in the biological action involved in
process of Anaerobic digestion.
1. Hydrolysis
2. Acidogenesis
3. Methanogenesis
The correct
sequence of these stages are ..
d) 1,2,3
190. The critical
section for shear will be situated at in the case of simply supported
rectangular beam of effective depth d. ….c) d distance from the face off the
support
191. The corner
column in a multistoried building frame will be subjected to……c) axial load with
biaxial only
192. Match List I
with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below ____
List I
|
List II
|
a) Isopleth
|
1. Line joining
points of Equal depth of rainfall
|
b) Isohyte
|
2. Line joining
points of Equal rainfall magnitude
|
c) Isochrome
|
3. Line joining
points of Equal time of concentration
|
d) Isopluvial
|
4. Line joining
points of equal depth of Evapotranspiration
|
a)
A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
193.An advantage of
one way traffic system is..
d)
Reduced number of points of conflicts
194. The number of
fatal road accidents in India is in the order of…. b) More than 1.35
lakhs per year
195. If latest
finish time of an activity is 63 and its earliest time is 42, then its total float…c) 21
196.Drainage is
taken along with sewage in a
…d)
combined system
197. CPM was
discovered independently of PERT by ….d) Du Pont and Spery Rand Corporation
198. In the joining
of rails by welding, CWR means
b)
Continuous welded rails
199. Choose the odd
one out:
b)
Apron and Hangar or d) Terminal and Lounge
200.The minimum
depth of ballast with sleeper spacing ‘S’ and width of sleeper ‘W’ is…
c)
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