Model Exam - 1

MODEL QUESTIONS
1) The constant vertical distance between two adjacent contours is called

a) Horizontal equivalent
b) Vertical equivalent
c) Contour interval
d) Contour gradient
2) Planimeter is used for measuring

a) Volume
b) Area
c) Contour gradient
d) Slope angle
3) Chain surveying is well adopted for

a) Small areas in open ground
b) Small areas with crowded details
c) Large area with simple details
d) Large area with difficult details
4) Rise and fall method is used for

a) Profile levelling
b) Differential levelling
c) Check levelling
d) Both (b) and (c)
5) Chemically, marble is a type of

a) Sedimentary rock
b) Argillaceous rock
c) Calcarerous rock
d) Silicious rock
6) Initial setting of cement is caused due to

a) Tricalcium silicate
b) Dicalcium Silicate
c) Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
d) Tricalcium Aluminate
7) Distemper is used on
a) Brick walls
b) Concrete surface
c) Plaster surface on exposed weather
d) Plaster surface on unexposed weather
8) Thinner used in distemper is

a) Turpentine oil
b) Spirit
c) Naptha
d) Water
9) Limit within which Hooke’s law holds good is

a) Elastic limit
b) Plastic limit
c) Yield point
d) Proportional limit
10) A beam is said to be loaded in pure bending when

a) Bending moment and shear force are constant but not zero
b) Bending moment is changing linearly
c) Bending moment and shear force both are changing linearly
d) Bending moment is constant
11) Product of Young’s modulus and moment of inertia is called

a) Modulus of rigidity
b) Bulk modulus
c) Flexural rigidity
d) Torsional rigidity
12) Shape of the bending moment over length of beam having no external load is always
a) Linear
b) Parabolic
c) Cubical
d) Circular
13) Wetted perimeter of channel according to Lacey is
a) 4.75 Q^2
b) 4.75 Q
c) 4.75 Sqrt(Q)
d) None of the above
14) The property of liquid by virtue of which molecule get attracted to another body is known as
a) Viscosity
b) Surface tension
c) Adhesion
d) Capillary action
15) Piezometers are used to measure

a) Pressure in water channels, pipes e.t.c
b) Difference in pressure at two points
c) Atmospheric pressure
d) Very low pressure
16) The head of water representing in case of HGL line is known as
a) Static head
b) Residual head
c) Pressure head
d) All of the above
17) Uniformity Coefficient is the ratio of
a) D10 to D60
b) D85 to D60
c) D30 to D60
d) D60 to D10
18) The strength theory applicable to C-phi soil is
a) Darcy’s law
b) Terzaghi’s theory
c) Mohr-Couloumb theory
d) All
19) The pycnometer is used to determine
a) Specific gravity and dry density
b) Water content and void ratio
c) Water content and specific gravity
d) Dry density void ratio
20) A fully saturated soil is called
a) One phase system
b) Two phase system with soil and air
c) Two phase system with soil and water
d) Three phase system
21) The surface width of the crack shall not generally exceed
a) 0.1 mm
b) 0.32 mm
c) 0.3 mm
d) 0.4 mm
22) Design of R.C.C cantilever beams, is based on the resultant force at
a) Fixed end
b) Free end
c) Mid span
d) Mid span and fixed support
23) The reinforcing bars in beams are not bundled in contact if the diameter of the bar exceeds:
a) 20 mm
b) 35 mm
c) 30 mm
d) 36 mm
24) Minimum diameter of bar in column is
a) 8 mm
b) 10 mm
c) 12 mm
d) 16 mm
25) Expansion joints in masonry walls are provided if length exceeds
a) 10 m
b) 20 m
c) 30 m
d) 40 m
26) The construction of a temporary structure required to support an unsafe structure is called
a) Underpinning
b) Scaffolding
c) Shoring
d) Jacketing
27) The most commonly used material for damp proofing is
a) Bitumen
b) Parrafin wax
c) Cement solution
d) Cement concrete
28) The portion of brick obtained by cutting a brick lengthwise into two directions is known as
a) King Closer
b) Beveled Closer
c) Queen Closer
d) Mitred Closer
29) Turbidity is mainly due to
a) Floating solids
b) Suspended solids
c) Colloidal solids
d) Dissolved solids
30) Mostly used coagulant is
a) Chlorine
b) Alum
c) Lime
d) Bleaching Powder
31) The detention time in a septic tank is usually
a) 1-2 hours
b) 5-6 hours
c) 18-24 hours
d) 22-24 hours
32) Letache is observed in
a) Septic tank
b) Sewage
c) Landfill
33) A hydraulic structure is designed to withstand
a) Seepage forces
b) Hydraulic Jump
c) Hydraulic Pressure
d) All of the above
34) Crest level is kept low with large gates in a
a) Sluice
b) Escape
c) Regulator
d) Barrage
35) Pitot tube is used to measure
a) Aarea
b) Velocity
c) Discharge
d) All of the above
36) The structure provided where natural drainage and canal meets at same level is
a) Aqueduct
b) Siphon
c) Super Passage
d) Level Crossing
37) The first watering before sowing the crop, is known as,
a) Kor watering
b) Paleo
c) Delta
d) None of these
38) In river training works, spurs are provided

a) Transverse to river
b) Longitudnal to river
c) Parallel to river
d) None of above
39) Camber in pavements is provided by

a) Straight line method
b) Parabola method
c) Straight at edges and parabolic at the crown
d) All of the above
40) In water bound macadam roads, binding material is

a) Sand
b) Stone dust
c) Cement
d) Brick dust
41) Raising of outer edge of a road with respect to inner edge is

a) Superelevation
b) Cant
c) Banking
d) All of the above
42) When calculating the overtaking sight distance, the height of the object above the road surface is
assumed
a) zero
b) 50 cm
c) 75 cm
d) 100 cm
43) Drain is provided in
a) hill side of road
b) Outer side of road
c) Both side of road
44) The intermediate supports on bridge are called
a) Bearing wall
b) Abutment
c) Wing wall
d) Piers
45) The value of the property without being dismantled at the end of the useful life period is known as
a) Scrap value
b) Salvation value
c) Junk value
d) Book value
46) In the estimation of plastering surface the deductions are not made for
a) end of beam
b) end of rafters
c) Small openings upto 0.5 sq m
d) All of the above
47) The unit of payment for A.C sheet roofing is in
a) cu. m
b) sq. m
c) meter
d) quintal
48) CPM requires
a) Single time estimate
b) Double time estimate
c) Triple time estimate
d) None of these
49) In PERT technique; the critical path has slack equal to
a) Zero always
b) Positive
c) Negative
d) Zero or Negative
50) In Nepal, Public Procurement Act (PPA) was established in
a)2020 B.S
b) 2038 B.S
c) 2059 B.S
d) 2063 B.S

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MODEL QUESTIONS

1) The constant vertical distance between two adjacent contours is called

2) Planimeter is used for measuring

3) Chain surveying is well adopted for

4) Rise and fall method is used for

5) Chemically, marble is a type of

6) Initial setting of cement is caused due to

8) Thinner used in distemper is

9) Limit within which Hooke’s law holds good is

10) A beam is said to be loaded in pure bending when

11) Product of Young’s modulus and moment of inertia is called

15) Piezometers are used to measure

38) In river training works, spurs are provided

39) Camber in pavements is provided by

40) In water bound macadam roads, binding material is

41) Raising of outer edge of a road with respect to inner edge is

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