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GENERAL APTITUDE
Q. No. 1-5 Carry One Mark Each

1. The movie was funny and I _____________.

(A) could help laughing (B) could helped laughed
(C) couldn’t help laughed (D) couldn’t help laughing
Answer: (C) Click here to watch video explanation

1 1 1
2. x:y:z  : : .
2 3 4
xzy
What is the value of ?
y
(A) 1.25 (B) 3.25 (C) 0.75 (D) 2.25
Answer: (B) Click here to watch video explanation

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3. Both the numerator and the denominator of are increased by a positive integer, x, and those of are
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decreased by the same integer. This operation results in the same value for both the fraction.
What is the value of x?
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 2
Answer: (C) Click here to watch video explanation

4. A survey of 450 students about their subjects of interest resulted in the following outcome.
 150 students are interested in Mathematics.
 200 students are interested in Physics.
 175 students are interested in Chemistry.
 50 students are interested in Mathematics and Physics.
 60 students are interested in Mathematics and Chemistry.
 30 students are interested in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
 Remaining students are interested in Humanities.
Based on the above information, the number of students interested in Humanities is
(A) 10 (B) 45 (C) 40 (D) 30
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5.

For the picture shown above, which one of the following is the correct picture representing reflection
with respect to the mirror shown as the dotted line?
(A) (B)

(C) (D)

Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

Q. No. 6-10 Carry Two Marks Each

6. In the last few years, several new shopping malls were opened in the city. The total number of visitors in
the malls is impressive. However, the total revenue generated through sales in the shops in these malls is
generally low.
Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information in the above
passage?
(A) More people are visiting the malls and spending more
(B) Fewer people are visiting the malls but spending more
(C) More people are visiting the malls but not spending enough
(D) Fewer people are visiting the malls and not spending enough
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7. In a partnership business the monthly investment by three friends for the first six months is in the ratio
3:4:5. After six months, they had to increase their monthly investment by 10%, 15% and 20%
respectively, of their initial monthly investment. The new investment ration was kept constant for the
next six months.
What is the ratio of their shares in the total profit (in the same order) at the end of the year such that the
share is proportional to their individual total investment over the year?
(A) 33: 46: 60 (B) 22: 33: 50 (C) 22: 23: 24 (D) 63: 86: 110
Answer: (D) Click here to watch video explanation

8. Consider the following equations of straight lines:

Line L1: 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 5
Line L2: 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 8
Line L3: 4𝑥 − 6𝑦 = 5
Line L4: 6𝑥 − 9𝑦 = 6
Which one among the following is the correct statement?
(A) L1 is parallel to L2 and L1 is perpendicular to L3
(B) L2 is parallel to L4 and L2 is perpendicular to L1
(C) L3 is perpendicular to L4 and L3 is parallel to L2
(D) L4 is perpendicular to L2 and L4 is parallel to L3
Answer: (D) Click here to watch video explanation

9. Given below are two statements and four conclusions drawn based on the statements.
Statement 1: Some soaps are clean.
Statement 2: All clean objects are wet.
Conclusion I: Some clean objects are soaps.
Conclusion II: No clean object is a soap.
Conclusion III: Some wet objects are soaps.
Conclusion IV: All wet objects are soaps.
Which one of the following options can be logically inferred?
(A) Either conclusion III or conclusion IV is correct
(B) Either conclusion I or conclusion II is correct
(C) Only conclusion I is correct
(D) Only conclusion I and conclusion III are correct
Answer: (D) Click here to watch video explanation
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10. An ant walks in a straight line on a plane leaving behind a trace of its movement. The initial position of
the ant is at point P facing east.
The ant first turns 72° anticlockwise at P, and then does the following two steps in sequence exactly
FIVE times before halting.
1. Moves forward for 10 cm.
2. Turns 144° clockwise.
The pattern made by the trace behind by the ant is
(A) S

T R
SQ  QT  TR  RP  PS  10 cm

P Q

U T
(B)
W R
SW  WR  RP  PT  TQ  QU  US  10 cm

P S
Q

T S
(C)

U R PQ  QR  RS  ST  TU  UP  10 cm

P Q

S
(D)
T R
PQ  QR  RS  ST  TP  10cm

P Q

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CIVIL ENGINEERING
Q. No. 11-35 Carry One Mark Each

11. The function f(x, y) satisfies the Laplace equation 2f  x, y   0 on a circular domain of radius r = 𝟏
with its center at point P with coordinates x = 0. y=0. The value of this function on the circular boundary
of this domain is equal to 3.
The numerical value of f(0, 0) is :
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1
Answer: (C) Click here to watch video explanation

 x 2 x3 x 4 
12.   2  3  4  ......  dx is equal to
x 

1 1 1 1
(A)  constant (B)  constant (C)   constant (D)  + constant
1 x 1  x2 1 x 1  x2
Answer: (*) (MTA) Click here to watch video explanation

13. For a linear elastic and isotropic material, the correct relationship among Young’s modulus of elasticity
(E), Poisson’s ratio (  ), and shear modulus (G) is
E E G G
(A) G  (B) G  (C) E  (D) E 
2 1    1  2  2 1    1  2 
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

14. Read the following statements relating to flexure of reinforced concrete beams:
I. In over-reinforced sections, the failure strain in concrete reaches earlier than the yield strain in steel.
II. In under-reinforced sections, steel reaches yielding at a load lower than the load at which the
concrete reaches failure strain.
III. Over-reinforced beams are recommended in practice as compared to the under-reinforced beams.
IV. In balanced sections, the concrete reaches failure strain earlier than the yield strain in tensile steel.
Each of the above statements is either True or False.
Which one of the following combinations is correct?
(A) I (True), II (True), III (False), IV (False) (B) I (True), II (True), III (False), IV (True)
(C) I (False), II (False), III (True), IV (False) (D) I (False), II (True), III (True), IV (False)
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

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15. Match all the possible combinations between Column X (Cement compounds) and Column Y (Cement
properties):
Column X Column Y
(i) C3S (P) Early age strength
(ii) C2S (Q) Later age strength
(iii) C3A (R) Flash setting
(S) Highest heat of hydration
(T) Lowest heat of hydration
Which one of the following combinations is correct?
(A) (i) - (P), (ii) - (Q) and (T), (iii) - (R) and (S)
(B) (i) - (Q) and (T), (ii) - (P) and (S), (iii) - (R)
(C) (i) - (P), (ii) - (Q) and (R), (iii) - (T)
(D) (i) - (T), (ii) - (S), (iii) - (P) and (Q)
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

16. Consider a beam PQ fixed at P, hinged at Q, and subjected to a load F as shown in figure (not drawn to
scale). The static and kinematic degrees of indeterminacy, respectively, are
F
P  Q

(A) 2 and 1 (B) 2 and 0 (C) 1 and 2 (D) 2 and 2

Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

17. Read the following statements:

(P) While designing a shallow footing in sandy soil, monsoon season is considered for critical design in
terms of bearing capacity.
(Q) For slope stability of an earthen dam, sudden drawdown is never a critical condition.
(R) In a sandy sea beach, quicksand condition can arise only if the critical hydraulic gradient exceeds
the existing hydraulic gradient.
(S) The active earth thrust on a rigid retaining wall supporting homogeneous cohesionless backfill will
reduce with the lowering of water table in the backfill.

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Which one of the following combinations is correct?

(A) (P)-True, (Q)-False, (R)-False, (S)-False (B) (P)-False, (Q)-True, (R)-True, (S)-True
(C) (P)-True, (Q)-False, (R)-True, (S)-True (D) (P)-False, (Q)-True, (R)-False, (S)-False
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

18. Stresses acting on an infinitesimal soil element are shown in the figure (with 2  x ). The major and
minor principal stresses are 1 and 3 respectively. Considering the compressive stresses as positive,
which one of the following expressions correctly represents the angle between the major principal stress
plane and the horizontal plane? z
zx
zx
x x
zx
zx

z
 zx   zx   zx  1  zx 
(A) tan 1   (B) tan 1   (C) tan 1   (D) tan  
 1   x   3  x   1   x   1  3 
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

19. Match Column X with Column Y:

Column X Column Y
(P) Horton equation (I) Design of alluvial channel
(Q) Penman method (II) Maximum flood discharge
(R) Chezy’s formula (III) Evapotranspiration
(S) Lacey’s theory (IV) Infiltration
(T) Dicken’s formula (V) Flow velocity
Which one of the following combinations is correct?
(A) (P)-(IV), (Q)-(III), (R)-(V), (S)-(I), (T)-(II) (B) (P)-(III), (Q)-(IV), (R)-(V), (S)-(I), (T)-(II)
(C) (P)-(IV), (Q)-(III), (R)-(II), (S)-(I), (T)-(V) (D) (P)-(III), (Q)-(IV), (R)-(I), (S)-(V), (T)-(II)
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20. In a certain month, the reference crop evapotranspiration at a location is 6 mm/day. If the crop
coefficient and soil coefficient are 1.2 and 0.8, respectively, the actual evapotranspiration in mm/day is
(A) 5.76 (B) 7.20 (C) 6.80 (D) 8.00
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

21. The dimension of dynamic viscosity is:

(A) M L-1 T-1 (B) M L-1 T-2 (C) M L-2T-2 (D) M L0T-1
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

22. A process equipment emits 5 kg/h of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). If a hood placed over the
process equipment captures 95% of the VOCs, then the fugitive emission in kg/h is
(A) 0.25 (B) 4.75 (C) 2.50 (D) 0.48
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

23. Match the following attributes of a city with the appropriate scale of measurements.
Attribute Scale of Measurement
(P) Average temperature (°C) of a city (I) Interval
(Q) Name of a city (II) Ordinal
(R) Population density of a city (III) Nominal
(S) Ranking of a city based on ease of business (IV) Ratio
Which one of the following combinations is correct?
(A) (P)-(I), (Q)-(III), (R)-(IV), (S)-(II)
(B) (P)-(II), (Q)-(I), (R)-(IV), (S)-(III)
(C) (P)-(II), (Q)-(III), (R)-(IV), (S)-(I)
(D) (P)-(I), (Q)-(II), (R)-(III), (S)-(IV)
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

24. If the magnetic bearing of the Sun at a place at noon is S 2° E, the magnetic declination (in degrees) at
that place is
(A) 2° E (B) 2° W (C) 4° E (D) 4° W
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25. P and Q are two square matrices of the same order. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(A) If P and Q are invertible, then  PQ   Q 1P 1
1

(B) If P and Q are invertible, then  QP   P 1Q 1

1

(C) If P and Q are invertible, then  PQ   P 1Q 1.

1

(D) If P and Q are not invertible, then  PQ   Q 1P 1

1

Answer: (A, B) Click here to watch video explanation

26. In a solid waste handling facility, the moisture contents (MC) of food waste, paper waste, and glass
waste were found to be MCf, MCp, and MCg, respectively. Similarly, the energy contents (EC) of
plastic waste, food waste, and glass waste were found to be ECpp, ECf, and ECg, respectively. Which of
the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(A) MCf > MCp > MCg (B) ECpp > ECf > ECg
(C) MCf < MCp < MCg (D) ECpp < ECf < ECg
Answer: (A, B) Click here to watch video explanation

27. To design an optimum municipal solid waste collection route, which of the following is/are NOT
desired:
(A) Collection vehicle should not travel twice down the same street in a day.
(B) Waste collection on congested roads should not occur during rush hours in morning or evening.
(C) Collection should occur in the uphill direction.
(D) The last collection point on a route should be as close as possible to the waste disposal facility.
Answer: (C) Click here to watch video explanation

28. For a traffic stream, v is the space mean speed, k is the density, q is the flow, vf is the free flow speed,
and kj is the jam density. Assume that the speed decreases linearly with density.
Which of the following relation(s) is/are correct?

k    2
(A) q  k jk   j  k 2 (B) q   f k   f  k
 kj
 f   
  2 k 
(C) q   f    f   (D) q  k j   j   2
 kj
   f 
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29. The error in measuring the radius of a 5 cm circular rod was 0.2%. If the cross-sectional area of the rod
was calculated using this measurement, then the resulting absolute percentage error in the computed area
is______. (round off to two decimal places)
Answer: (0.39 to 0.41) Click here to watch video explanation

30. The components of pure shear strain in a sheared material are given in the matrix form:
1 1 
 
1 1

Here, Trace     0 . Given, P=Trace  8  and Q  Trace  11  .

The numerical value of (P + Q) is ________. (in integer)

Answer: (32 to 32) Click here to watch video explanation

31. The inside diameter of a sampler tube is 50 mm. The inside diameter of the cutting edge is kept such that
the Inside Clearance Ratio (ICR) is 1.0 % to minimize the friction on the sample as the sampler tube
enters into the soil. The inside diameter (in mm) of the cutting edge is _________________.
(round off to two decimal places)
Answer: (49.49 to 49.52) Click here to watch video explanation

32. A concentrically loaded isolated square footing of size 2 m × 2 m carries a concentrated vertical load of
1000 kN. Considering Boussinesq’s theory of stress distribution, the maximum depth (in m) of the
pressure bulb corresponding to 10 % of the vertical load intensity will be ___________.
(round off to two decimal places)
Answer: (4.35 to 4.39) Click here to watch video explanation

33. In a triaxial unconsolidated undrained (UU) test on a saturated clay sample, the cell pressure was 100
kPa. If the deviatoric stress at failure was 150 kPa, then the undrained shear strength of the soil is
_________ kPa. (in integer)
Answer: (75 to 75) Click here to watch video explanation

34. A flood control structure having an expected life of n years is designed by considering a flood of return
period T years. When T = n, and n   , the structure’s hydrologic risk of failure in percentage is
______. (round off to one decimal place)
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35. The base length of the runway at the mean sea level (MSL) is 1500 m. If the runway is located at an
altitude of 300 m above the MSL, the actual length (in m) of the runway to be provided is
____________. (round off to the nearest integer)
Answer: (1602 to 1606) Click here to watch video explanation

Q. No. 36-65 Carry Two Marks Each

36. Consider the polynomial f  x   x3  6x 2  11x  6 on the domain S given by 1  x  3 . The first and
second derivatives are f '  x  and f " x .
Consider the following statements:
I. The given polynomial is zero at the boundary points 𝑥 = 𝟏 and 𝑥 = 𝟑.
II. There exists one local maxima of f(x) within the domain S.
III. The second derivative f " x   0 throughout the domain S.

IV. There exists one local minima of f(x) within the domain S.
The correct option is:
(A) Only statements I, II and III are correct. (B) Only statements I, II and IV are correct.
(C) Only statements I and IV are correct. (D) Only statements II and IV are correct.
Answer: (B) Click here to watch video explanation

37. An undamped spring-mass system with mass m and spring stiffness k is shown in the figure. The natural
frequency and natural period of this system are  rad/s and T s, respectively. If the stiffness of the
spring is doubled and the mass is halved, then the natural frequency and the natural period of the
modified system, respectively, are

(A) 2  rad/s and T/2s (B)  /2 rad/s and 2Ts

(C) 4  rad/s and T/4s (D)  rad/s and Ts
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38. For the square steel beam cross-section shown in the figure, the shape factor about 𝑧 − 𝑧 axis is S and the
plastic moment capacity is MP. Consider yield stress fy = 250 MPa and a = 100 mm.
K
a a

Z Z
H J
a a

I
The values of S and MP (rounded-off to one decimal place) are
(A) S = 2.0, MP = 58.9 kN-m
(B) S = 2.0, MP = 100.2 kN-m
(C) S = 1.5, MP= 58.9 kN-m
(D) S = 1.5, MP = 100.2 kN-m
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

39. A post-tensioned concrete member of span 15 m and cross-section of 450mm×450mm is prestressed

with three steel tendons, each of cross-sectional area 200mm2. The tendons are tensioned one after
another to a stress of 1500 MPa. All the tendons are straight and located at 125 mm from the bottom of
the member. Assume the prestress to be the same in all tendons and the modular ratio to be 6. The
average loss of prestress, due to elastic deformation of concrete, considering all three tendons is
(A) 14.16 MPa (B) 7.08 MPa
(C) 28.32 MPa (D) 42.48 MPa
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40. Match the following in Column X with Column Y:

Column X Column Y
(P) In a triaxial compression test, with increase of axial strain in (I) decreases.
loose sand under drained shear condition, the volumetric strain
(Q) In a triaxial compression test, with increase of axial strain in (II) increases.
loose sand under undrained shear condition, the excess pore
water pressure
(R) In a triaxial compression test, the pore pressure parameter “B” (III) remains same.
for a saturated soil
(S) For shallow strip footing in pure saturated clay, Terzaghi’s (IV) is always 0.0.
bearing capacity factor (Nq) due to surcharge
(V) is always 1.0.
(VI) is always 0.5.
Which one of the following combinations is correct?
(A) (P)-(I), (Q)-(II), (R)-(V), (S)-(V) (B) (P)-(II), (Q)-(I), (R)-(IV), (S)-(V)
(C) (P)-(I), (Q)-(III), (R)-(VI), (S)-(IV) (D) (P)-(I), (Q)-(II), (R)-(V), (S)-(VI)
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

41. A soil sample is underlying a water column of height h1, as shown in the figure.
The vertical effective stresses at points A, B, and C are  'A and  'C , respectively. Let  sat and  ' be the
saturated and submerged unit weights of the soil sample, respectively, and 𝛾w be the unit weight of
water. Which one of the following expressions correctly represents the sum   'A   'B   'C  ?

water level
h1 water
A
h2
B
h3 Saturated soil
C
Closed valve
(A)  2h2  h3   ' (B)  h1  h 2  h3   '
(C)  h2  h3  sat   w  (D)  h1  h 2  h3  sat
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42. A 100 mg of HNO3 (strong acid) is added to water, bringing the final volume to 1.0 liter. Consider the
atomic weights of H, N, and O, as 1 g/mol, 14 g/mol, and 16 g/mol, respectively. The final pH of this
water is (Ignore the dissociation of water.)
(A) 2.8 (B) 6.5 (C) 3.8 (D) 8.5
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

43. In a city, the chemical formula of biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW) is
C100H250O80N. The waste has to be treated by forced-aeration composting process for which air
requirement has to be estimated.
Assume oxygen in air (by weight) = 23 %, and density of air = 1.3 kg/m3.
Atomic mass: C = 12, H = 1, O = 16, N = 14.
C and H are oxidized completely whereas N is converted only into NH3 during oxidation.
For oxidative degradation of 1 tonne of the waste, the required theoretical volume of air (in m3/tonne)
will be (round off to the nearest integer)
(A) 4749 (B) 8025 (C) 1418 (D) 1092
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

44. A single-lane highway has a traffic density of 40 vehicles/km. If the time-mean speed and space-mean
speed are 40 kmph and 30 kmph, respectively, the average headway (in seconds) between the vehicles is
(A) 3.00 (B) 2.25 (C) 8.33×10-4 (D) 6.25×10-4
Answer: (A) Click here to watch video explanation

45. Let 𝒚 be a non-zero vector of size 2022 × 1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
(A) yy T is a symmetric matrix. (B) y T y is an eigenvalue of yy T
(C) yy T has a rank of 2022. (D) yy T is invertible.
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46. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) If a linearly elastic structure is subjected to a set of loads, the partial derivative of the total strain
energy with respect to the deflection at any point is equal to the load applied at that point.
(B) If a linearly elastic structure is subjected to a set of loads, the partial derivative of the total strain
energy with respect to the load at any point is equal to the deflection at that point.
(C) If a structure is acted upon by two force system Pa and Pb, in equilibrium separately, the external
virtual work done by a system of forces Pb during the deformations caused by another system of
forces Pa is equal to the external virtual work done by the Pa system during the deformation caused
by the Pb system.
(D) The shear force in a conjugate beam loaded by the M/EI diagram of the real beam is equal to the
corresponding deflection of the real beam.
Answer: (A, B, C) Click here to watch video explanation

47. Water is flowing in a horizontal, frictionless, rectangular channel. A smooth hump is built on the
channel floor at a section and its height is gradually increased to reach choked condition in the channel.
The depth of water at this section is y2 and that at its upstream section is y1. The correct statement(s) for
the choked and unchoked conditions in the channel is/are
(A) In choked condition, y1 decreases if the flow is supercritical and increases if the flow is subcritical.
(B) In choked condition, y2 is equal to the critical depth if the flow is supercritical or subcritical.
(C) In unchoked condition, y1 remains unaffected when the flow is supercritical or subcritical.
(D) In choked condition, y1 increases if the flow is supercritical and decreases if the flow is subcritical.
Answer: (A, B, C) Click here to watch video explanation

48. The concentration s(x,t) of pollutants in a one-dimensional reservoir at position 𝑥 and time 𝑡 satisfies the
diffusion equation
s  x, t   2s  x, t 
D
t x 2
on the domain 0  x  L, where 𝐷 is the diffusion coefficient of the pollutants. The initial condition s(x,
0) is defined by the step-function shown in the figure.

S x, t  0

S0

0 x
0 0.4L L

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s  x, t 
The boundary conditions of the problem are given by  0 at the boundary points x=0 and x=L
x
at all times. Consider D=0.1m2/s, s0  5mol / m, and L=10m.

The steady state concentration S 

 L L  L
  S  ,   at the center x  the reservoir  in mol / m is
2 2  2
_________. (in integer)
Answer: (2 to 2) Click here to watch video explanation

49. A pair of six-faced dice is rolled thrice. The probability that the sum of the outcomes in each roll equals
4 in exactly two of the three attempts is ______. (round off to three decimal places)
Answer: (0.018 to 0.020) Click here to watch video explanation

50. Consider two linearly elastic rods HI and IJ, each of length b, as shown in the figure. The rods are co-
linear, and confined between two fixed supports at H and J. Both the rods are initially stress free. The
coefficient of linear thermal expansion is 𝛼 for both the rods. The temperature of the rod IJ is raised by
∆T, whereas the temperature of rod HI remains unchanged. An external horizontal force P is now
applied at node I. It is given that   106C1 , T  50C, b=2m, AE=106N. The axial rigidities of the
rods HI and IJ are 2AE and AE, respectively.
b
b
P
AE
H 2AE I J

To make the axial force in rod HI equal to zero, the value of the external force P (in N) is _________.
(round off to the nearest integer)
Answer: (47 to 53) Click here to watch video explanation

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51. The linearly elastic planar structure shown in the figure is acted upon by two vertical concentrated
forces. The horizontal beams UV and WX are connected with the help of the vertical linear spring with
spring constant k = 20kN/m. The fixed supports are provided at U and X. It is given that flexural rigidity
EI  105 kN  m2 , P  100kN, and a=5m. Force Q is applied at the center of beam WX such that the force
in the spring VW becomes zero.
P

U 2a
V
EI

k Q

a a

W 2EI
X
The magnitude of force Q (in kN) is ________. (round off to the nearest integer)
Answer: (620 to 660) Click here to watch video explanation

52. A uniform rod KJ of weight w shown in the figure rests against a frictionless vertical wall at the point K
and a rough horizontal surface at point J. It is given that w = 10 kN, a = 4 m and b = 3 m.

b
The minimum coefficient of static friction that is required at the point J to hold the rod in equilibrium is
___________. (round off to three decimal places)
Answer: (0.350 to 0.400) Click here to watch video explanation

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53. The activities of a project are given in the following table along with their durations and dependency.
Activities Duration (days) Depends on
A 10 -
B 12 -
C 5 A
D 14 B
E 10 B,C
The total float of the activity E (in days) is ________. (in integer)
Answer: (1 to 1) Click here to watch video explanation

54. A group of total 16 piles are arranged in a square grid format. The center-tocenter spacing (s) between
adjacent piles is 3m. The diameter (d) and length of embedment of each pile are 1m and 20 m,
respectively. The design capacity of each pile is 1000 kN in the vertical downward direction. The pile
   n  1 m   m  1 n 
group efficiency  g  is given by g  1   
90  mn 

Where m and n are number of rows and columns in the plan grid of pile arrangement, and   tan 1   .
d
s
The design value of the pile group capacity (in kN) in the vertical downward direction is
__________________. (round off to the nearest integer)
Answer: (11000 to 11200) Click here to watch video explanation

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55. A saturated compressible clay layer of thickness h is sandwiched between two sand layers, as shown in
the figure. Initially, the total vertical stress and pore water pressure at point P, which is located at the
mid-depth of the clay layer, were 150 kPa and 25 kPa, respectively. Construction of a building caused an
additional total vertical stress of 100 kPa at P. When the vertical effective stress at P is 175 kPa, the
percentage of consolidation in the clay layer at P is _____________. (in integer)

Sand

h/2
h/2 P clay

Sand

Answer: (50 to 50) Click here to watch video explanation

56. A hydraulic jump takes place in a 6 m wide rectangular channel at a point where the upstream depth is
0.5 m (just before the jump). If the discharge in the channel is 30m3/s and the energy loss in the jump is
1.6 m, then the Froude number computed at the end of the jump is ___________. (round off to two
decimal places)
(Consider the acceleration due to gravity as 10 m/s2.)
Answer: (0.20 to 0.41) Click here to watch video explanation

57. A pump with an efficiency of 80% is used to draw groundwater from a well for irrigating a flat field of
area 108 hectares. The base period and delta for paddy crop on this field are 120 days and 144 cm,
respectively. Water application efficiency in the field is 80%. The lowest level of water in the well is
10m below the ground. The minimum required horse power (h.p.) of the pump is ________. (round off
to two decimal places). (Consider 1 h.p. = 746 W; unit weight of water = 9810 N/m3)
Answer: (30.00 to 32.00) Click here to watch video explanation

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58. Two discrete spherical particles (P and Q) of equal mass density are independently released in water.
Particle P and particle Q have diameters of 0.5 mm and 1.0 mm, respectively. Assume Stokes’ law is
valid. The drag force on particle Q will be________ times the drag force on particle P.
(round off to the nearest integer)
Answer: (8 to 8) Click here to watch video explanation

59. At a municipal waste handling facility, 30 metric ton mixture of food waste, yard waste, and paper waste
was available. The moisture content of this mixture was found to be 10%. The ideal moisture content for
composting this mixture is 50%. The amount of water to be added to this mixture to bring its moisture
content to the ideal condition is _______metric ton. (in integer)
Answer: (24 to 24) Click here to watch video explanation

60. A sewage treatment plant receives sewage at a flow rate of 5000 m3/day. The total suspended solids
(TSS) concentration in the sewage at the inlet of primary clarifier is 200 mg/L. After the primary
treatment, the TSS concentration in sewage is reduced by 60 %. The sludge from the primary clarifier
contains 2 % solids concentration. Subsequently, the sludge is subjected to gravity thickening process to
achieve a solids concentration of 6 %. Assume that the density of sludge, before and after thickening, is
1000 kg/m3.
The daily volume of the thickened sludge (in m3/day) will be_________. (round off to the nearest
integer)
Answer: (10 to 10) Click here to watch video explanation

61. A sample of air analyzed at 25 °C and 1 atm pressure is reported to contain 0.04 ppm of SO2. Atomic
mass of S = 32, O = 16.
The equivalent SO2 concentration (in µg/m3) will be__________. (round off to the nearest integer)
Answer: (102 to 108) Click here to watch video explanation

62. A parabolic vertical crest curve connects two road segments with grades +1.0% and -2.0%. If a 200 m
stopping sight distance is needed for a driver at a height of 1.2 m to avoid an obstacle of height 0.15 m,
then the minimum curve length should be ______ m. (round off to the nearest integer)
Answer: (270 to 275) Click here to watch video explanation

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63. Assuming that traffic on a highway obeys the Greenshields model, the speed of a shockwave between
two traffic streams (P) and (Q) as shown in the schematic is _______ kmph. (in integer)

Direction of Traffic

(P) Flow=1200 vehicles/hour (Q) Flow=1800 Vehicles/hour

Speed=60kmph Speed=30kmph
Answer: (15 to 15) Click here to watch video explanation

64. It is given that an aggregate mix has 260 grams of coarse aggregates and 240 grams of fine aggregates.
The specific gravities of the coarse and fine aggregates are 2.6 and 2.4, respectively. The bulk specific
gravity of the mix is 2.3.
The percentage air voids in the mix is ____________. (round off to the nearest integer)
Answer: (8 to 8) Click here to watch video explanation

65. The lane configuration with lane volumes in vehicles per hour of a four-arm signalized intersection is
shown in the figure. There are only two phases: the first phase is for the East-West and the West-East
through movements, and the second phase is for the North-South and the South-North through
movements. There are no turning movements. Assume that the saturation flow is 1800 vehicles per hour
per lane for each lane and the total lost time for the first and the second phases together is 9 seconds.

N
360
504

504
504
440
460

360

The optimum cycle length (in seconds), as per the Webster’s method, is ____________. (round off to the
nearest integer)
Answer: (37 to 37) Click here to watch video explanation

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