10/13/22, 10:40 PM Assessment Test (Aptitude & Civil Engineering)

Assessment Test (Aptitude & Civil

Engineering)
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Civil Engineering

Personal Details
(Name, Years of experience)

Name

Sourabh Pal

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Total Years of Experience 

Aptitude 
This section has Numerical Reasoning , Verbal Reasoning , Logical Reasoning, Data
Interpretation and Lateral Thinking

B and C together can complete a work in 8 days, A and B together can

complete the same work in 12 days, and A and C together can complete the
same work in 16 days. In, how many days can A, B and C together complete
the same work?

3 9⁄13

7 5⁄13

7 5⁄12

3  5⁄12

Two men undertake to do a piece of work for ₹600. One alone could do it in
6 days and the other in 8 days. With the assistance of a boy, they finish it in 3
days. The boy's share should be

₹75

₹300

 ₹225

₹100

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What should come in place of the question mark in the following series?

0, 1, ?, 64, 325

15

12

36

32

Two pipes can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both
pipes are opened together and after some time the first pipe is closed and
the tank is full in totally 10 minutes. For how many minutes was first pipe
open?

8 minutes

6 minutes

7 minutes

10 minutes

Three partners invested capital in the ratio 2:7:9. The time period for which
each of them invested was in the ratio of the reciprocals of the amount
invested. Find the share of the partner who brought in the highest capital, if
profit is ₹1080.

₹120

₹360

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₹540

₹420

The cost of carpeting a room 18m long with a carpet 75cm wide at 45 paise
per meter is Rs.81. The breadth of the room is:

7m

7.5 m

8m

8.5 m

A passenger train takes two hrs less for a journey of 300 km if its speed is
increased by 5 km/hr from its normal speed. The normal speed is

35 km/hr

50 km/hr

25 km/hr

30 km/hr

10

 Seema bought 20 pens, 8 packets of wax colours, 6 calculators and 7 pencil

boxes. The price of one pen is Rs.7, one packet of wax colour is Rs. 22, one
calculator is Rs. 175 and one pencil box is Rs. 14 more than the combined
price of one pen and one packet of wax colours. How much amount did
Seema pay to the shopkeeper?

Rs. 1491

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Rs. 1725

Rs. 1667

Rs. 1527

11

In an examination, 52% of the candidates failed in English, 42% in

Mathematics and 17% in both. The number of those who passed in both the
subjects is

83%

23%

64%

55.5%

12

If the speed of a man is 45 km per hour, then what is the distance traveled
by him in 30 seconds?

275m

360m

375 m

420 m

Section - Verbal Reasoning

13

The word “Abscond” is nearest in meaning to:

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Demonstrate

 Derive

Disappear

Destroy

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Statement:   A shopkeeper was reported to be selling adulterated mustard

oil.

Course of Action:

I.  He should be fined and his shop sealed.

II. He should be asked to leave the town and open a shop elsewhere.

Only I follow.

Only II follows.

Either I or II follows.

Neither I nor II follows.

Both I and II follows.

15

Statement (A): An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 rocked the islands of

Maldives.

Statement (B): A devastating Tsunami struck the coastal belt of Maldives.

if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.

if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect.

if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.

if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.

if both the statements are effects of some common cause

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To keeps one's temper

To become hungry

To be in good mood

To preserve ones energy

To be aloof from

None of these

17

Commencement of words with the same letter

 Pun

Alliteration

Transferred epithet

Oxymoron

18

Determine the logical relationship between the words in bold below, and
then choose the pair of words that follows the same logic.

Inferior: Substandard

Friend: Foe

Polite: Courteous

Smart: Shabby

Empty: Full

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The foundations are placed below ground level, to increase

strength

workability

stability of structure

all the above

Logical Reasoning

20

 After your graduation, you are offered a well-paid government job.

However, your friend says that you have to bribe to get the appointment
order. You

Go to some influential politician who can help

Accept the job by paying the bribe, consoling yourself that this is the present social setup

Accept the job by paying the bribe, but firmly resolve that this is the last time you will pay
bribe

Flatly refuse the offer

21

If today is a Monday, what day of the week will it be after 61 days?

Monday

tuesday

Friday

Saturday

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22

Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son
of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?

Brother

Uncle

Cousin

Father

23

A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting next

to D, D is not sitting with E who is on the left end of the bench. C is on the
second position from the right. A is to the right of B and E. A and C are
sitting together. In which position A is sitting

Between B and D

Between B and C

Between E and D

Between C and E

24

From the four positions of a dice given below, find the color which is
opposite to yellow?

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Violet

Red

Rose

Blue

Data Interpretation

25

Study the pie chart and answer

the given questions. The total
expenditure of a company for a
particular month is Rs. 60000.
The various heads of
expenditure I to IV are indicated
in a pie chart given below. These
heads are:

1.    What Percentage of total

Expenditure is on electricity?

23%

20%

30%

26

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 What percentage of total

expenditure is on raw materials?

25%

30%

60%

23%

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Total Expenditure on conveyance is?

Rs. 12000

Rs. 15000

 Rs. 20000

Rs. 10000

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What is the amount spent on

overhead expenses

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Rs 12000

Rs 15000

Rs 18000

Rs 10000

29

John faces towards north. Turning to his right, he walks 25 metres. He then
turns his left and walks 30 metres. Next, he moves 25 metres to his right. He
then turns to his right again and walks 55 metres. Finally, he turns to the
right and moves 40 metres. In which direction is he now from his starting
point?

South West

South

North West

South East

30

Pick the odd man out

Mars

Pluto

Mercury

Saturn

Sun

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Lateral Thinking

31

On a Sunday afternoon, a woman spotted a bear in the distance. Rather than

be afraid, she ran toward it excitedly. Why wasn’t she afraid?

It was a teddy bear

She was in the zoo

Cannot be determined

32

If you were alone in a dark cabin, with only one match stick and a lamp, a
fireplace, and a candle to choose from, which would you light first?

you would light the match stick first

You would light a candle first

You would light a lamp first

You would light a fireplace first

33

There are ten birds perched on a fence. A farmer aims his rifle and shoots
one. How many birds are left?

One

Two

Three

Four

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Twenty years back, there was a plane which crashed from nearly 20,000 feet
over Germany. It is important to remember that Germany at that period was
partitioned as East Germany and West Germany. In that incident where
would you bury the survivors?

In East Germany

West Germany

No man’s island

survivors aren’t buried

35

 Read the following text and determine if the statement that follows it is true,
false, or if it cannot be determined based on the information given in the
text alone.

Text: People have long used safe, natural ingredients like salt, vinegars, and
herbs to preserve food. However, nowadays, artificial preservatives like
nitrites and sulphates are increasingly used. These are the darlings of the
modern processed food industry as they prolong the shelf life of the food, in
addition to preserving its flavour and colour. Many such chemical additives,
once considered safe, are now found toxic and have been banned by
regulatory authorities.

Statement: All chemical additives are safe

True

False

Cannot be determined

Civil Engineering

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To hydrate 500 kg cement fully, water needed, is

a) 100 Kg

b) 110 Kg

c ) 120 Kg

d) 130Kg

37

For road pavements, the cement generally used, is

a) ordinary Portland cement

b)  rapid hardening cement

c)  low heat cement

d)  blast furnace slag cement

38

 In a singly reinforced beam, if the permissible stress in concrete

reaches earlier than that in steel, the beam section is called

a) under-reinforced section

b)  over reinforced section

c) economic section

d) critical section.

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39

By over-reinforcing a beam, the moment of resistance can be increased

not more than

a) 10%

b) 15%

c) 20%

d) 25%

40

The maximum shear stress (qmar) in a rectangular beam is

a) 1.25 times the average

b) 1.50 times the average

c) 11.75 times the average

d)  2.0 times the average

41

Chemical weathering of soil is caused due to

a) oxidation

b) carbonation

c) hydration

d) all the above.

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42

Minimum size of the particles of silt soil, is

a)  0.002 mm

b) 0.04 mm

c)  0.06 mm

d) 0.08 mm

43

Rolled steel Tee-sections are used

a) as columns

b) with flat strips to connect plates in steel rectangular tanks

c) as built up sections to resist axial tension

d )none of these.

44

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

a) Dead load includes self-weight of the structure and super-imposed loads permanently
attached to the structure

b) Dead loads change their positions and vary in magnitude

c) Dead loads are known in the beginning of the design

d) None of these

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The floor area includes the area of the balcony up to

a) 100%

b) 75%

c) 50 %

d) 25%

46

The damp proof course (D.P.C.) is measured in

a) cub. m

b) Sq m

c) Metres

d) None of the Above

47

The pH value of water to be used in concrete shall generally be

a) not more than 7

b) not less than 6

c) not less than 5

d) not more than 6

48

For all practical purposes, the modulus of elasticity of steel is assumed

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a) 200 If.N/mm2

b) 225 kNimm2

c) 250 IfN/mm2

d) 275 kN/mm2.

49

For an effective administration,-Indian railway system t has been

divided into

a) four railway zones

b) six railway zones

c) seven railway zones

d) nine railway zones

50

Width of the top portion of a flat footed, rail, is

a) 69.85 mm

b) 63.50 mm

c) 66.77 mm

d) 136.52 mm

51

Staggered rail joints are generally provided

a) on curves
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b) on tangents

c) on bridges

d) in tunnels

52

If the equatorial distance between two meridians is 100 km, their

distance at 600 latitude will be

a) 1000 km

b) 800 km

c) 600 km

d) 500 km

53

In a spherical triangle ABC right angled at C, sin b equals to

a)  sin c sin B

b) cos c cos B

c) tan c tan B

d) sin c cos B

54

 If S is the sum of three angles of a spherical triangle, the spherical

excess equals

a)  S - 90?

b)  S - 180?

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c)  S - 270?

d) S - 360?.

55

Wing loading of an aircraft is

a) load of the wings

b) gross total weight of the aircraft load of wings

c) gross total weight of the aircraft wing area

d) gross total weight of the aircraft total available H.P. of engines

56

In Newton's viscosity equation n = ?du , the coefficient dy(g) is known

as coefficient of

a) viscosity

b) absolute viscosity

c) dynamic viscosity

d)  all the above.

57

Kinematic viscosity of liquids by equation V = 0.0022 t 1.8.t is

determined by :

a) Redwood viscometer

b) Engler viscometer

c) saybolt universal viscometer

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d) None of these.

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Unit of kinematic viscosity is

a) m2/sec

b) Newton sec/m2

c) Newton sec/m3

d) Kg sec/m2.

59

The intensity of active earth pressure at a depth of 10 metres in dry

cohesionless sand with an angle of internal friction of 30? and with a
weight of 1.8 t/m3, is

a) 4 t/m2

b)  5 t/m2

c)  6 t/m2

d)  7 t/m2

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