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APSC Assistant Engineer 2024: Assistant Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (Advt. 28/2023), Civil Engineering

  • Date: 9 June 2024
  • Paper code: Advt. 28/2023
  • Language: English
  • 16 pages
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  1. The point where the total volume             4. A mild steel bar consisting of parts
      of the body is assumed to be                    AB and BC is loaded as shown in
      concentrated is                                 the figure (Pt = P2 = 10 kN). The
                                                      ratio of the stresses, ol in part AB
      (A) centre of area                              to o2 in part BC, is

      (B) centroid of volume
                                                                           Diameter = 2 cm
      (C) centroid of mass

      (D) All of the above


  2. The moment of inertia (Iu or I*l of                                 Diameter = 1 cm
      a hollow circular section of external
      diameter D and internal diameter d
      is
                                                      (A)
                                                            I
      @t *tD-q4                                             4

                                                                   :rj
                                                      (B)
      Ft #@4 -d4l                                           ;
                                                      (cl 2
      pt
            *tD-q4                                    (D) 4

      (Dl
            *tD4 -d4l                             5. The distance of the centioid of a
                                                      semicircle of radius r from its base
                                                      is

  3. In a perfect frame, if j = number of
      joints and n = number of members,
                                                      @*
      then
                                                          )t
                                                      (B) :l-
      l l n=2j+3
      lBl n=2j-3                                      s*
      (C) n>2j+3
                                                      (o)
      lDl n<2j-3                                            #
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A bar of uniform rectangular section           9. Principal planes are the planes on
        of area A is subjected to an axial                which the resultant stress is the
        tensile load P. If E is the Young's                (A) shear stress
        modulus rrra 1 i" the Poisson's
                          m                                (B) normal stress
        ratio, then the volumetric strain (er)             (C) tangential sbess
        is given by
                                                           (D) compressive stress
        rer 3(r-?)
        .,AE\        M)                              10. Hooke's law is applicable within
                                                           (A) elastic limit
        ' 3rr+2)
        lB)
              AE\ m.)                                      (B) plastic limit
                                                           (C) fracture point
        ' .-l(r-
        rcr      1)
              AE\. m)                                      (D) ultimate strength

                                                     11. For a column whose one end is fxed
        rDr
        '     irl+1')
              AE\ m)                                      and the other end is hinged, the
                                                          crippling load for actual length I will
                                                          be calculated by the formula
  7.   The shear force on a simply                               n'P',
        supported beam is proportional to                  @l
                                                                 2t'
        (A) displacement of the neutral
              axis                                         @r "'9J
                                                                 4t'
        (B) sum of the forces                                    4n'^EI
                                                           rcl
        (C) algebraic sum of the transverse
            forces of the section
                                                           (D1 2n2^e'
        (D) sum of the transverse forces
                                                         A lixed beam of 2 m length is
       A three-hinged arch is said to be                   subjected to a uniformly distributed
                                                           load of 2 t/m over the entire length.
        (A) statically determinate
                                                           The maximum hogging BM is equal
                                   structure
                                                           to
        (B) statically indeterminate                       (A) 1'0 t-m
                                   structure
                                                           (B) 2'0 t-m
        (C) a bent beam                                    (C) 0.33 t-m
        (D) None of the above                              (D) 0.67 t-m

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13. A      100 mm diameter shaft is             L?. The ratio of average shear stress to
      subjected to a torque of 3'14 kN-m.             the maximum shear stress for a
      The maximum shear stress induced                solid circular section is
      in the shaft is
                                                        ,4 9
                                                        rAl
      (A) 6+ w/mm2
      (B) 32 N/mm2                                      B?
                                                        '3
                          j
      (c) 3l'4 N/mm2                                    ,2 l
                                                        rct
      (D) ro u/mm2                                          a
                                                        (D) :
                                                            5
 14. The relationship among Young's
      modulus (E), bulk modulus (Il) and               If a body is projected vertically
      Poisson's ratio (p) is given by                  upward with a velocity of 49 m/s,
                                                       then the time taken to reach its
      ( l E =2Klt-At                                   original position is
      (B) E = 3K(t-2$                                   (A) 0'5 second
      lcl E =2K$-a1\                                    (B) 5 seconds
                                                        (C) 9'8 seconds
      (D) E=2r(1-3p)
                                                        (D) l0 seconds
 15. The ability of the material to deform       19.   The number of           independent
      without breaking is called
                                                       equations to be satisfied for static
      (A) elasticity                                   equilibrium of a plane structure is

      (B) plasticity                                   (4   1

                                                       (B) 2
      (C) creep
                                                       (c) 3
      (D) None of the above                            (D) 6

 16. When mild steel is subjected to a           20. The three-moment equation is
      tensile load, its fracture will                 applicable only when
      conform to                                       (A) the beam is prismatic
      (A)    star shape                                (B) there is no settlement of
                                                            supports
      (B)    granular shape
                                                       (C) there is no discontinuity such
      (c)   cup and cone shape                             as hinges within the span
      (D)   fibrous shape                              (D) the spans are equal

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21. The minimum size of fillet weld          26. The motion of the wheels of a bicycle
     shoutd be                                    is known as
     (A) not less tha-n 3 mm                       (A) rotary
     (B) less than 3 mm                            (B) curvilinear
     (C) less than 2 mm                            (C) translatory
     (D) greater than the thickness of             (D) rotary and translatory
         the thinner part joined
                                             26' wnich of the following is not the
22. when one plate overlaps the other             disolacement method?
     and the two plates are riveted
     together with two rows of rivets, the         (A) Equilibrium method
     joint is known as                             (B) Column analogz method
      (A) single riveted lap joint                 (C) Moment distribution method
      (B) double riveted lap joint                 (D) Kani,s method
      (C) double riveted single cover butt
         joint                               27. For a particular material, if the
     (D}doubleriveteddoublecovermodulusofrigidityisequaltobulk
          butt joint                               modulus' then the Poisson's ratio
                                                   will be
23. Which of the following sections                     1
     should preferably be used at places           ll ,
     where torsion occurs?
                                                   (B) I
     (A) Angle section                                 a
     (B) Channel section
                                                   (C) 1
     (C) Box type section                               8

     (D) Any of the above                          (D) 1
24. Polar modulus of a shaft can be          28. If the major and minor principal
     defined as the ratio of                      stresses acting on a rectangular
      (A) torsional moment of resistance           block are 140 N/mm2 (tensile) and
          to polar moment of inertia               1O N/mm2 (tensile) respectively,
      (B) polar moment of inertia to               then the maximum shear stress will
          radius of the shaft                      be

      (C) polar moment of inertia to               (A) 130 N/mm2
          moment of inertia                        p) 75 N/mm2
      (D) porar moment                             (c) 65 N/mm2
          torsional moment:1"*:1i1i     ::
                             of resistance
        . of the section of the shaft              (D) 37.5 N/mm2

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As per IS : 1498, silt pirrticles,are      33. The coelficient of permeability of soil
        smaller than
                                                        (A) does not depend upon
        (A) 425 micron                                       temperature

        (B) 150 micron                                  (B) increases with increase in
                                                             temperature
        (C) 75 micron
                                                        (C) increases with decrease in
        (D) 4.25 micron                                      temperature

                                                       .(D) None of the above
 30.   In the plasticity chart of IS soil
        classffication, the plasticity index of
                                                  34. The quantity of seepage of water
        CL-MI soil varies between
                                                       through soils is proportional to
        (A) o-10
                                                       (A) coeflicient of permeability of
        (Bl 4-7                                             the soil

        (c) 4-1s                                       (B) total head loss through tJ:e soil

        (D) 7-18                                       (C) Neither (A) nor (B)
                                                       (D) Both (A) and (B)
 31. The angle of internal friction is least
       for                                            The pressure distribution diagram
                                                       for the earth pressure at rest is
       (A) angular-grained loose sand
                                                       (A) circular
       (B) angular-grained dense sand
                                                       (B) triangular
       (C) round-grained loose sand
                                                       (C) rectangular
       (D) clays
                                                       (D) square

 32. For testing a saturated clay for shear
                                                      The China clay is which one of t}re
       strength, the test recommended is
                                                       following types of clay mineral?
       (A) direct shear test                           (A) Kaolinite
       (B) triaxial compression test                   (B) Gibbsite
       (C) unconfined compression test                 (C) Montmorillonite
       (D) None of the above                           (D) Illite

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37. Piping in soil occurs                       40. Swelling nature of black cotton soil
                                                      is primarily due to the presence of
      (A) because of sudden change in
          permeability due to different
                                                       (A) kaolinite
             soil layers
      (B) when the soil is highly porous               (B) illite
      (C) when the soil is highly                      (C) vermiculite
             stratified
      (D) when the upward seepage                      (D) montmorillonite
          pressure is equal to the
          pressure due to submerged
          weight of the soil                     41, Grain size analysis of a soil indicates
                                                      that
 38. The negative skin friction acting on                    Dto = 0'0005 mm
      pile is                                                Dso = 0' 003 mm
      (A) the skin friction acting in                        Doo=006mm
             upward direction due to
             compressible fiIl                        The uniformity coeffrcient of this
      (B) the skin friction acting in                  soil is
          upward direction due to stiff
             soil                                      (A)   0.5
      (c)    the skin friction acting in               (B)   2.0
             downward direction due to
             compressible fill                         (c) 6'0
       (D)   None of the above
                                                       (D) 12.0
 39. Ifqs, ens andenf are the safe bearing
      capacity, net bearing capacity and
      net ultimate bearing capacity of a         42. With increase in compaction enerry
      soil of average density y at a depth            in compaction tests
      D respectively and F = factor of                 (A) MDD and OMC remain
      safety, then
                                                             constant
       (A) s" =
                    T*r'                               (B) MDD decreases and OMC
                                                             increases
       (B) s" =
                    T*ro                               (C) MDD increases and OMC
       (Cl q4 = q"".F -yD                                    decreases

       lDl Snf =qlls,F+yD                              (D) MDD and OMC both increase

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43. The ratio of settlement at any time to   47. Compaction of soil is done to
      the final settlement is known as
                                                    (A) remove water
      (A) coefficient of consolidation              (B) remove air
      (B) degree of consolidation                   (C) remove soil particles
      (C) compression index                         (D) Al1 of the above
      (D) None of the above
                                              4g. During compaction, so permeability
 44. The factor that is responsible for             (A) increases
      inclination of resultant pressure to          (B) decreases
      the retaining wall is
                                                    (C) remains unchanged
      (A) frictional force
                                                    (D) None of the above
      (B) surcharge
                                              49. The maximum and minimum void
      (c) the earth pressure                        ratios of a silty sand sample are 0.9
      (D)weightofthewalland0'3respectively.Ifatacertain
                     .                state, the natural void ratio is 0.5,
                                                    the relative density of the sample is
 45. The difference between undisturbed
      shear strength and remoulded                  (A) 50o/"
      shear strength is known as                    lBl 66.670/0
      (A) activity                                  (C) 83'33o/o
      (B) sensitivity                               (Dl 7 5o/o
      (c) thixotropy                          so. If e = void ratio of a permeable soil,
      (D) dilatancy                                then the coellicient of permeability
                                                   is proportional to
 tt6. During consolidation process of                    ,'
                                                    (Ol l+e
                                        "
      saturated soil, what happens to the
      degree of saturation of t]le soil?
                                                    (u)
      (A) It increases                                    #
      (B) It decrease"                              1c; !e
      (C) It remains constant
                                                         e
                                                    {Dl
                                                    '                            ,.
      (D) It behaves randomly                           l+e

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51. According to Terzaghi, a foundation ES. Bentonite is a clay formed by
      is shallow o
                                                      ,^) organic soil
      (A) the depth is equal to or less.
          than its width                              @) fine inorganic silt
      (B) the depth is twice the width                (C) caicareous clay
      (C) the width is thrice the depth               (D) decomposition of volcanic ash
      (D) the width is one-fourth of the
          depth                                 56; The process by which a mass of
                                                      saturated soil is caused by external
                            .
 52. In standard penetration test, what
                                                      forces to suddenly lose its shear
                                                      strength and to behave as a fluid is
      is the dropping height as per                   caled
      IS : 2131-1981?
                                                      (A) PiPing
      (A) 450 mm
                                                      (B) sliding
      (B) 75o mm
                                                      (C) quick condition
      (C) 650 mm
                                                      (D) liquefaction
     (D) 250 mm

EO. The plasticity index of loose sand is
                                                57' The tension in a string urill be
     about                                           (A) maximum at support ends
     (A) f 0-20                                      @) maximum at midway of the
     (B) 20-30                                            string

     (C) 30-40                                       (C) maximum at quarter span

     (D) None of the above                           (D) uniform at each point along the
                                                          string

54. The decrease in void ratio per
     increase in e{Iective stresg is termed     88. In case of 52 profile, the depth of
     as                                              flow (y) is

     (A) compression index                           (Al gn > g > A"             t



     (B) swelling index                              (Bl An < V < U"
     (C) coeffrcient of compressibility              lCl gn < g > g"
     (D) coellicient of consolidation                (D) Un > U < Ac

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59.   For most economical rectangul€rr           Bemoulli equation deals with the law
      channel, the hydraulic mean dePth           of conservation of
      is equd to
                                                  (A) mass
       (A) the depth of flow
                                                  (B) momentum
       (B) half of the depth of flow
                                                  (C) enerry
       (C) one-third of the depth of flow         (D) work
       (D) None of the above
                                                 The property of a fluid, which offers
                                                  resistance to the movement of one
      Normal depth in open channel flow
                                                  layer of fluid over another adjacent
       is the depth of flow corresPonding
                                                  layer of fluid, is called
       to

       (A) steady flow                            (A) surface tension
                                                  (B) compressibility
       (B) unsteady flow
                                                  (C) capillarity
       (C) laminar flow
                                                  (D) viscosity
       (D) uniform flow

                                                 When the flow parameters at any
61. Practical fluids                              given instant remain same at every
                                                  point, the flow is said to be
       (A) are viscous
                                                  (A) quasistatic
       (B) possess surface tension
                                                  (B) steady state
       (C) are compressible
                                                  (C) laminar
       (D) possess all     of the above
           properties                             (D) uniform

62. The density of water is maximum at           Orifice meter i3 used to measure

       (A) 0'c                                     (A) pressure at a Point
       (B) 4 "c                                    (B) discharge
       (c) 100'c                                   (C) average speed

       (D) 20 "c                                   (D) velocity

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67, The shear stress (q distribution               71. At most economical section, a
      across a section of a circular pipe of            rectangular channel section has an
      radius r having viscous flow is                   area as 50 m2. what is the bed
                                                        width of the channel?
       6l 'c=!.r2
            dx
                                                        (A) am
       rBr r=qi.r                                       (B) 6m
               dx2
       (q ,=(- dP) r                                    (c) 8m
               a*) 2
                                                        (D) 10 m
       p)            dP\.2,
            "=(- dx)
                                                       A channel is said to be of most
                                                        economical ctoss-section, if
 68. Pitot tube is a device used in which
       fluid measuring?                                 (A) it gives maximum discharge
       (A) Discharge                                        for a given cross-sectional area
                                                            and bed slope
       (B) Pressure
       (C) Velocity                                     (B) it   hAs minimum wetted
                                                            perimeter
      (D) Kinetic enerry + Pressure
            eners,                                      (C) it involves lesser excavation
                                                            for the designed amount of
 69, If the critical depth in triangular                    discharge
      channel is 0.60 m, the specific
                                                        (D) All of the above
      eners, at critical depth is
      (A) 1.00 m
                                                       In an open channel, the specilic
      (B) o.8o m                                        enerry is the
      (C) o'75 m
                                                        (A) total enerry per unit discharge
      (D) 0.60 m
                                                        (B) total enerry measured with
 70. Which of the following groups of GVF                   respect to the datum passing
      profiles does not exist?                              through the bottom of the
                                                            channel
      (A) H1, A1, C2
      (B) Hl, A2, C2                                    (C) total energ/ measured above
                                                            the horizontal datum
      (c) H2, A1, C2
                                                       (D) kinetic enerry plotted above
      (D) Hl, A1, Cl                                       the free surface of water

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?4. If the velocity potential of a fluid         77, Ttre hydraulic mean depth or the
     satisfies the Laplace equation, then             hydraulic radius is the ratio of
     the flow is
                                                      (A) area of flow and wetted
                                                           Perimeter
     (A) steady and uniform
                                                      (B) wetted perimeter and diameter
     (B) steady and rotational                             of PiPe
                                                      (C) velocity of flow and area of flow
     (C) uniform, incompressible and
          irrotational                                (D) None of the above

     (D) steady, incompressible and              ?8. The flow of water through the hole in
          irrotetional                                the bottom of a wash basin is an
                                                      examPle of

                                                       (A) steadY flow
76. Kinematic similarity between model                 (B) uniform flow
     and prototype means
                                                       (C) free vortex
     (A) the similarity of forces
                                                       (D) forced vortex
     (B) the similarity of motion
                                                 ?9. A flow in which the viscosity of fluid
                                                       is dominating over the inertia force
     (C) the similarity of shape                       is ca,ed

     (D) the similarity of discharge                   (A) steady flow
                                                       (B) unsteady flow
                                                       (c) laminar flow
26. Boundary layer on a flat plate is
     known as laminar boundary layer'                  (D) turbulent flo$,
     if
                                                 8O. The ratio of inertia force to viscous
     (A) Reynolds number < 2000                       force is called

     (B) Reynolds number < 4000                        (A) Reynolds number
                                                       (B) Froude number
     (C) Reynolds number < 5000
                                                       (C) Weber number
     (D) Reynolds number < 5 x tos                     (D) Euler number

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81   . The principle of surveying followed to        84. An imaginary line joining the points
         prevent accumulation of errors is                  of equal elevation on the surface of
                                                            the earth represents
         (A) to work from whole to part

         (B) to work from part to whole                     (A) contour surface

         (C) Both (A) and (B)                               (B) contour gradient
         (D) None of the above
                                                            (C) contour line

82. A triangle is said to be wetl-                          (D) levei line
        conditioned if none ofits angles is

         (A) less than 20'and greater than
             90"                                      85. Closed contours of dccreasing values
                                                           toward their centre represent
        (B) less than 45. and greater than
             90.
                                                           (A) a hill
        (C) less than 30'and greater than
             72o"                                          (B) a depression
        (D) less than 60" and greater than
             60"                                           (C) a saddle or pass

                                                           (D) a river bed
83. If the length of an arc or chord in a
      curve is 20 m, then the relation
      between radius of the curve and
        degree of tlle curve will be                  85. The curvature of the earth is taken
                                                           into consideration, if the limit of
        1,,l) R=qZ9                                        suwey is
                D

                                                           (A) so tgn2 to 1oo km2
        (g) R=].s
                   D
                                                           (B) roo km2 to 2oo km2
        (C) R= 573xD2
                                                           (c) zoo km2 to 250 km2
        (Dl R= 1718 9
                    D                                      (D) more than 250 km2

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47. The angle between back tangent and             91. A transition curve is introduced to
      forward tangent of a curve is known
                                                   '    gradually change the
      as
                                                        (A) direction
      (A) deflection angle
                                                        (B) superelevation
      (B) central angle
                                                        (C) gradient
      (C) angle of intersection
                                                        (D) camber
      (D) None of the above
                                                   92. The tacheometric method is more
88. Sag correction is                                   suitable methdd for preparing the
                                                        contour map of a
      (A) always positive
      (B) sometime positive, sometime                   (A) valley
            negative                                    (B) hill
      (c)   always negative                             (C) ridge
      (D)   zero
                                                        (D) plane surface

89. A series of closely spaced contour                 The ratio in between centrifugal force
      linea represents a
                                                        and weight is designated as
      (A) steep slope
                                                        (A) equilibrium ratio
      (B) genfle slope
                                                        (B) centripetal ratio
      (C) uniform slope
                                                        (C) cant ratio
      (D) plane surface
                                                        (D) centrifugal ratio

 9O. If the magnetic bearing of a line
      is 61"30' and the magnetic                       The vertical distance between anY
      declination is 2'50' West, then                   two consecutive contours is known
      the true bearing of the line lrill be             AS


      l l 64'2o'.                                        (A) contour line
      (B) s8'40',                                        (B) contour gtadient

      lcl 6s"2o'                                         (C) contour interval
      (D) None of the above                              (D) horizontal equivalent

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95. In a traverse, the deflection angle is          98. In a prismatic compass, the zerc of
              the difference between                               the graduated ring is located at

              (A) the included angle and 90o                       (A) North end

              (B) the included angle and 180o                      (B) South end

              (C) the included angle and 270'
                                                                   (C) East end
              (D) the included angle and 360'
                                                                   (D) West end


             Different grades are joined together
              bya                                            99. Whole circle bearing varies from

              (A) compound curve
                                                                   {A) 90" to 1800
              (B) transition curve
                                                                   (B) 180" to 2700
              (C) reverse curve
                                                                   (C) 0' to 90"
              (D) vertical curve
                                                                   (D) 0" to 36O0


         9?. A surface, which is normal to the
              direction of gravity at all points, as        loo. What is the least count of a levelling
              indicated by a plumb line, is known                  staff?
{             as
    I

              (A) datum surface                                    (A) O'5 mm

              (B) level surface                                    (B) 0.15 cm

              (C) horizontal surface                               (C) 5 mm

              (D) vertical surface                                 (D) 5 cm
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