NEPAL ENGINEERING COUNCIL

LICENSE EXAMINATION PREPARATION

CRASH COURSE
FOR
CIVIL ENGINEERS

on

TOPIC 10
Prepared by : Er. Laxman Baral
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1) The size of the letter means the ___ of the letter.
a) thickness
b) height
c) length
d) width

2) ⁠
The Aspect ratio (a proportional relationship between width and height)
of Letter and Number is
a) 1:1 Both
b) 1:2 and 1:3 respectively
c) 1:3 and 1:2 respectively
d) 1:4 both
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3) What is the inclination of inclined lettering?
a) 75 degree
b) 65 degree
c) 45 degree
d) 85 degree

4) Paper is designated by letter

a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
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5) The Area of Ao size paper is
a) 0.25 m²
b) 0.5 m²
c) 0.75 m²
d) 1 m²

6) The width of the standard A-series drawing paper such as A4, A3, A2... is
a) 1/3 times the length of the paper
b) 1/√2 times the length of the paper
c) 1/2 times the length of the paper
d) 1/√3 times the length of the paper

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7) The standard size of drawing board of designation D1 is (in mm)
a) 1000 × 700 × 25
b) 100 × 75 × 25
c) 1500 × 750 × 25
d) 1500 × 700 × 25

8) Which of the following lines are used to show that the object is cut and
then viewed?
a) Hidden lines
b) Leader lines
c) Centre lines
d) Hatching Lines
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9) The hidden line are drawn as
a) dashed narrow lines
b) dashed wide lines
c) long-dashed dotted wide line
d) long-dashed double dotted wide line

10) What type of sketch shows the front in true shape?

a) isometric
b) perspective
c) oblique
d) Axonometric
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11) If an isometric drawing is made use of an isometric scale, then the
drawings are called ___________
a) Isometric projection
b) Isometric view
c) Isometric perception
d) Orthographic view

12) Maps are drawn in which scale?

a) Enlarging
b) Reducing
c) Balanced
d) All of the above
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13) Which of the following is enlarging scale
a) 1:5
b) 1:25
c) 5:1
d) 1:2

14) What is additional 3rd view on orthographic projection in general for

simple objects?
a) Front view
b) Top view
c) Side view
d) View at 45° perpendiculars to horizontal plane
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16) A third angle orthogonal projection of an object is given below.
What is the object?
a) Triangle
b) Trapezium
c) Cone
d) Frustum of Cone

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17) Which of following angle can't make with the help of set square?
a) 90°
b) 115°
c) 135°
d) 75°

18) The techniques for free hand sketch to drawing circle is

a) fixing a fixed point and are
b) fixing the perimeter
c) fixing the radius only
d) none of the above

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19) Which of the following is not a pencil?
a) HB
b) 2B
c) HB1
d) 4H

20) An ant starts from top rim of the cylinder section of pipe and reaches a
point directly below its starting point after making three complete
revolutions around the pipe. The path traced by ant viewed from top is
a) Helical
b) spiral
c) Circular
d) Straight line

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21) IRR is calculated.
a) When NPV is less than zero
b) When NPV more than zero
c) When NPV equal to 0
d) When NPV equal to MARR

22) Salvage value is defined as:

a) value of dismantled materials of a property at the end of its utility period
b) estimated value of a built-up property at the end of its useful life without
being dismantled
c) value of the property shown in the account book in that particular year
d) present value of a property considering it to be replaced at the current
market rates

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23) The ratio obtained by dividing 'quick assets' by current liabilities is called
a) Turnover ratio
b) Acid test ratio
c) Solvency ratio
d) None of these

24) The term (1+i)-n is called

a) single payment discount amount factor
b) single payment compound amount factor
c) annual compound amount factor
d) None of the above

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25) If rate of interest is 4%. What is the value of purchase?
a) Rs 20
b) Rs 25
c) Rs 30
d) Rs 50

26) If initial investment for a machine is Rs 10000 and depreciation amount

per year is Rs 1600, then calculate the book value at the end of 5 years.
a) Rs 1500
b) Rs 2000
c) Rs 2500
d) Rs 8000
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27) In Incremental analysis, which project is selected as base alternative?
a) Project having lower investment
b) Project having higher investment
c) Any one of these
d) None of these

28) Which of the following is unsafe share?

a) Preference shares
b) Primary shares
c) Debentures
d) All

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29) Which method is mostly adopted by business enterprises?
a) Payback
b) Discounted payback
c) IRR
d) ARR

30) The time value of money is relation between

a) money & time
b) time & interest
c) interest & money
d) time and inflation
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31) For increment increase analysis, initial investment must be
a) Maximum
b) Average
c) Minimum
d) zero

32) A debenture:
a) is a long-term loan
b) Does not require security
c) Is a short-term loan
d) Receives dividend payments
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33) What is the expression for the sinking fund factor?
a) i / [(1+i)^n - 1]
b) i / [(1+i)^n + 1]
c) 1 / [(1+i)^n - 1]
d) 1 / [(1+i)^n + 1]

34) Sinking fund is

a) The fund for rebuilding a structure when its economic life is over
b) Raised to meet maintenance costs
c) The total sum to be paid to the municipal authorities by the tenants
d) A part of the money kept in reserve for providing additional structures and
structural modifications
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35) The criteria for the acceptance of project is
a) C/B > 1
b) B/C < 1
c) B/C = 0
d) B/C > 1

36) If ‘a’ is the base amount expenditure, ‘b’ is the increase in the operation
cost each year over a period of’ 'n’ years, the total cost of maintenance is:
a) a + (n + 1) b
b) a + (n - 1) b
c) a × (n - 1) b
d) a - (n - 1) b
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37) The rate which is used to make future sum in present value is
a) Discount rate
b) Nominal rate
c) Ordinate rate
d) Compound rate

38) What do you call the sum of principle is added to the future worth with
an increasing i% interest rate?
a) simple interest
b) compound interest
c) Effective interest
d) Continuous interest
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39) SPI (schedule performance index) is the ratio of
a) BCWP/BCWS
b) BCWS/BCWP
c) BCWP/ACWP
d) BCWP-BCWS

40) A property fetches Rs. 9000/- deduction all outgoings. If the rate of
interest is 8% per annum the capitalized value of the property is______
a) Rs. 1,22,500
b) Rs. 1,32,500
c) Rs. 1,34,500
d) Rs. 1,12,500
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41) The formula of effective annual interest rate "I" is ..... ["r" is the nominal annual
interest rate, and "m" is the number of compounding periods per year]
a) [1-(r/m)]^m + 1
b) [1-(r/m)]^m - 1
c) [1+(r/m)]^m + 1
d) [1+(r/m)]^m - 1

42) What term refers to the actual cost incurred for the work performed by a
company in a project?
a) Earned Value Analysis
b) Planning
c) Cost
d) Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP)
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43) in Resource levelling which of the following is constraint?
a) Time
b) money
c) resources
d) both time and money

44) Which of the following best defines free float?

a) The total amount of time a task can be delayed without affecting the final
project delivery date
b) The amount of time a task can be delayed without impacting other tasks
in the path
c) both a. and b.
d) Neither a. nor b.

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45) A Milestone chart
a) shows the interdependencies of various jobs
b) depicts the delay of jobs, if any
c) points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
d) none of these

46) Capital budgeting is

a) Reversible
b) Unimportant
c) Irreversible
d) All of the above
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47) Which is the first stage in a project formulation?
a) Planning
b) Setting objectives
c) Controlling
d) Evaluating

48) In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and probability of their
occurrence follow
a) Normal distribution curve
b) Poisson's distribution curve
c) Beta distribution curve
d) None of the above
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49) What is a critical path?
a) It is a path that operates from the starting node to the end node.
b) It is a mixture of all the paths
c) It is the longest path
d) It is the shortest path

50) Which of the following is true about Dummy?

a) It doesn’t consume resources.
b) It doesn’t have head and tail event.
c) It can be added anywhere in the network.
d) It simplifies the network.
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51) The difference between the maximum time available and the actual time
needed to perform an activity is known as ________
a) Free float
b) Independent float
c) Total float
d) Half float

52) The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the
various jobs of a project, is known
a) Event flow scheduling technique
b) Critical ratio scheduling
c) Slotting technique for scheduling
d) Short interval scheduling

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53) Completion of an activity on CPM network diagram, is generally known
a) Event
b) Node
c) Connector
d) All the above

54) Which method of project planning was invented first?

a) Bar chart
b) Milestone chart
c) CPM
d) PERT

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55) Which one is incorrect?
a) Arrow from left to right in scale
b) Tail of arrow indicates start of activity
c) Head of arrow indicates end of activity
d) Each activity consume time

56) Sealed quotations are used for projects up to?

a) 60 million
b) 20 million
c) 10 million
d) 5 million

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57) In a pert event, optimistic time is 2 days, pessimistic time is 10 days and
most likely time is 3 days, then calculate the expected time.
a) 3 days
b) 4 days
c) 5 days
d) 6 days

58) If the EST=5, LST=7, and duration=1, then what is TF?

a) 2
b) 0
c) 1
d) 3
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59) CPM is the
a) Activity oriented
b) Event oriented
c) Target oriented
d) Time oriented

60) Which of the following is wrong about the CPM method?

a) Probabilistic
b) Deterministic
c) Activity oriented
d) Focus on time Cost-trade off
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61) Which formula is used to calculate the earliest finish time (EF) of an
activity during the forward pass in project scheduling?
a) EF = ES + Duration - 1
b) EF = LF - Duration + 1
c) EF = ES + Duration
d) EF = LF - Duration

62) Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

a) The activity is the time consuming part of a project
b) The beginning and end of a job, are called events
c) The activity which consumes maximum time, is called a node
d) Logically and sequentially connected activities and events form a network
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63) Which term describes the utilization of resources in a project without
altering the project duration?
a) Resource smoothing
b) Resource leveling
c) Critical path method
d) Fast tracking

64) Resource smoothing is

a) An optimization and economical utilization of resources
b) An adjustment of resources without affecting project duration
c) A gradual increase in resources
d) A gradual decrease in resources
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65) The relationship between different time estimates T0, Tp and Tm in PERT
activity is [To=Optimistic time, Tp = Pessimistic time, Tm = Most likely time]
a) Te =(To + Tp + 2Tm)/6
b) Te =(To + 2Tp + Tm)/6
c) Te =(To + 4Tp + Tm)/6
d) Te =(To + Tp + 4Tm)/6

66) Given that To = 3 days Tm = 8days Tp = 11 days find standard deviations

a) 23/3
b) 15/6
c) 4/3
d) 16/9
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67) Project performance consists of
a) Time
b) Cost
c) Quality
d) All of the above

68) If part of contract work is assigned to another party, it is called

a) Sub-contracting
b) Joint venture
c) Both
d) None of these
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69) in which phase of the project most of the money and manpower are
required?
a) Initiation phase
b) Planning phase
c) Execution phase
d) Closing phase

70) EPC contract stands for

a) Engineering, procurement and contract
b) Engineering, procurement and construction
c) Economic, profit and cost
d) None of the above
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71) Nepal Government handed over the fast-track project to Nepal Army.
After handing in, what type of contract was it?
a) BOT
b) BOOT
c) Build and Design
d) Build, Design, Procurement, Subcontracting and all works

72) For a financial institution the most important study of a project to be

taken for risks management is
a) appraisal
b) environmental and social
c) technical
d) financial and economical

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73) Revised estimate is prepared when original sanctioned detailed estimate
exceeds by
a) 0.05
b) 0.1
c) 0.15
d) 0.12

74) A contract is a legal document between two parties

a) To do Something
b) To not to do something
c) To do or not to do something
d) none of above
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75) Which of the following methods is not used for selecting a consultant?
a) Quality and cost-based selection
b) Quality-based selection
c) Quantity and cost-based selection
d) Least cost-based selection

76) There is provision for price adjustment for the project with duration
a) less than 6 months
b) more than 12 months
c) more than 18 months
d) more than 24 months

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77) Which of the following involves continuous betterment in planning and
detailing with time?
a) Project enhancement
b) Progressive rehabilitation
c) Progressive elaboration
d) Continuous improvement

78) The assessment done by the implementing agency to check the eligibility
of the firm to carry out the contract.
a) Pre-qualification
b) Tender-assessment
c) Post-Qualification
d) Contract assessment

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79) Quality and workmanship in construction projects are defined in:
a) Construction drawings
b) Estimate
c) Specifications
d) Bill of quantities (BOQ)

80) What process is often utilized to analyze the potential social effects of a
new infrastructure project?
a) Impact analysis
b) Expert evaluation
c) Preliminary assessment
d) Social impact assessment
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81) The pessimistic time and optimistic time of completion of an activity are
given as 10 days and 4 days respectively, the standard deviation of the
activity will be
a) 1
b) 6
c) 12
d) 18

82) The actual cost of building is found

a) at any stage of the work
b) by just knowing the work to be done
c) during the estimation
d) at the time of completion of the work

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83) In project management, what percentage of the total project cost is
typically estimated for office management expenses?
a) 2.5%
b) 4%
c) 10%
d) 12%

84) If employee does wrong in work, employer have to take responsibility of

it, this is known as
a) Joint liability
b) Vicarious liability
c) Concurrent liability
d) All of the above

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85) Which of the following is not the characteristics of a project?
a) unique
b) repetitiveness
c) Temporary
d) Uncertainty

86) Which is not a professional engineering body?

a) Nepal Engineering Association (NEA)
b) Society of Electrical & Electronics Association (SEEN)
c) Society of Public Health Engineers Nepal (SOPHEN)
d) Society of Consulting Architectural & Engineering Firms (SCAEF)

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87) Nepal Engineer’s Association is
a) Government body to support NEC
b) Independent organization of Nepalese engineers
c) Private body which works for betterment of engineers
d) Non-government organization

88) How many categories of NEA memberships are there?

a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 2

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89) What is the tenure of an executive member of NEA?
a) 4 year
b) 2 year
c) 3 year
d) 1 year

90) As per labor law, workers are not allowed to work continuously for more
than .....
a) 3 hours
b) 5 hours
c) 8 hours
d) 12 hours
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91) What is the punishment for infringement of Copyright for the first time?
a) Imprisonment upto 3 months and fine of Rs.10,000/- to Rs. 1 lacs or both
b) Imprisonment upto 6 months and fine of Rs.10,000/- to Rs. 1 lacs or both
c) Imprisonment upto 6 months and fine of Rs.20,000/- to Rs. 2 lacs or both
d) Imprisonment upto 12 months and fine of Rs.20,000/- to Rs. 2 lacs or both

92) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a profession?

a) Individual growth
b) Public service
c) Professional association
d) Specialized knowledge

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93) Engineer shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor
and dignity of the engineering profession and shall act with ……… for bribery,
fraud and corruptions.
a) a penchant
b) a predilection
c) a tolerance
d) zero tolerance

94) NEA is establishing under

a) social service act
b) GON acts
c) Public act
d) NEA act

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95)When Government of Nepal formed the Nepal Engineering Council?
a) 2055
b) 2056
c) 2057
d) 2058

96)Nepal Engineering Council [NEC] is

a) Government and Autonomous body
b) Private body
c) Non-profit organization
d) Government body

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97)Which of the following is not the function of NEC?
a) prepare and implement the policy, plan and programmes
b) recognize the academic institutions.
c) Opening the college
d) To prescribe the basic conditions of student admission

98)Which one is not concerned with the NEC?

a) accreditation of academic certificate
b) appointment of teacher
c) recoginition of engineering institutions
d) all of the above
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99)Professional codes of conduct issued by NEC has.
a) 8 articles
b) 6 articles
c) 7 articles
d) 11 articles

100)Who appoints the chairman of NEC?

a) the Government of Nepal
b) the President of Nepal
c) ministry of home affairs
d) the supreme court
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101)Ex-officio of NEC is past President of
a) NEA
b) SONA
c) SCAFF
d) NPC

102)Who is the first president of NEC?

a) Er. Shiw Mangal Giri
b) Prof. Dr. Padam Bahadur shahi
c) Er. Ram Babu sharma
d) none
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103)What is the requirement for being chairman of NEC?
a) Bachelor Degree and Engineering experience of 10 years
b) Bachelor Degree and Engineering experience of 15 years
c) Master Degree and Engineering experience of 15 years
d) Master Degree and Engineering experience of 10 years

104)Who is the 1st registrar of NEC?

a) Bindeshwar Yadav
b) Padma Bahadur Shahi
c) Shiw Mangal Giri
d) Hari Bahadur Darlami
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105)VP of NEC is:
a) Nominated by GoN
b) Nominated by NEC
c) Elected
d) Selected through open competition.

106)What is the qualification of VC of NEC?

a) Bachelor degree with 15 yrs experience
b) Bachelor degree with 10 yrs experience
c) Bachelor degree with 5 yrs experience
d) Bachelor degree only
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107)Which Engineer is registered in category A?
a) General Engineer
b) Professional Engineer
c) Foreigner Engineer
d) All of them

108)Non-Nepali Engineer definition according to NEC

a) non-Nepali engineer working under engineering institutions.
b) Nepali engineer working abroad.
c) Freelancer engineer
d) Nepali engineer working under engineering institutions

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109)The number of member nominated by NEC is
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7

110)The number of female members in NEC committee is

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
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111)In NEC, How many member are involved in exam committee ?
a) 5
b) 8
c) 9
d) 6

112)The number of professional engineers registered by the time

2078/12/31 is
a) 71
b) 61
c) 51
d) 41
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113)How much % college should score at least to get affiliation form NEC
a) 0.5
b) 0.6
c) 0.7
d) 0.8

114)For temporary affiliation, the supervision of college conducted by NEC

for
a) two times in a year
b) once in two year
c) one time in a year
d) three times a year
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115)Which of the province has most number of institutional colleges
affiliated by NEC?
a) Gandaki
b) Bagmati
c) Karnali
d) Farwest

116)The minimum qualification of registrar of NEC is

a) Bachelor's degree + 10 years' experience
b) Bachelor's degree + 15 years' experience
c) Bachelor's degree + 20 years' experience
d) Bachelor's degree + 7 years' experience
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117)The first amendment of NEC regulation was on
a) 2057-03-08
b) 2064-02-17
c) 2069-03-15
d) 2079-05-05

118)If an engineer violates sub-section 3(b) of NEC act 2055, the punishment
is
a) NRs 2000 fine
b) NRs 3000 fine
c) NRs 10000 fine
d) NRs 25000 fine
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119) The Minimum time period allocated by GoN for formation of new
council after the dissolution of current NEC like is
a) 3 month
b) 6 month
c) 9 month
d) 1 year

120)The approval for change in rules and regulations of the Nepal

Engineering Council [NEC] is granted by
a) Government of Nepal
b) NEC Executive committee
c) Nepal Engineering Association [NEA]
d) Ministry of Education

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121)As per NEC Act( Amended 2079), section 30(c),the punishment on
violation of rules is
a) 2000
b) 3000
c) 20000
d) 25000

122)After the annual meeting of NEC, the report is submitted to

a) President
b) GON
c) Ministry of physical infrastracture and development
d) Home Ministry
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123)When was the Master’s program recognized by NEC?
a) 2076-09-06
b) 2077-05-26
c) 2079-05-05
d) 2080-04-12

124)Who appoints Auditor of Nepal Engineering Council

a) NEC Itself
b) Government of Nepal
c) Office of Auditor General
d) ICAN
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