KSRTC Assistant Engineer Test Questions and Answers

Q.1) The terminal velocity of a small sphere settling in a viscous fluid varies as the:
(A) Inverse square of diameter
(B) Inverse of diameter
(C) First power of its diameter
(D) Inverse of fluid viscosity

Q.2) A cement bag contains 0.035 cubic meters of cement by volume. How many bags will one tonne of cement comprise?
(A) 16.0
(B) 17.0
(C) 18.0
(D) 20.0

Q.3) Efflorescence of bricks is due to
(A) Soluble salts present in clay for making bricks
(B) High porosity of bricks
(C) High salt content in the soil used
(D) Excessive burning of bricks

Q.4) Which of the following constituent in the earth gives plasticity to mould bricks in suitable shape?
(A) Silica
(B) Lime
(C) Alumina
(D) Magnesia

Q.5) The compound which contributes the highest share of the heat of hydration of cement is:
(A) Tricalcium Silicate
(B) Tricalcium Aluminate
(C) Gypsum
(D) Combined lime

Q.6) Putty is made up of:
(A) White lead and turpentine
(B) Powdered chalk and raw linseed oil
(C) Red led and linseed
(D) Zinc oxide and boiled linseed oil

Q.7) In making concrete, maximum density is achieved by,
(A) Using sufficient cement to fill all the voids
(B) Controlling the particle size of the ingredient
(C) Controlling the particle size distribution of the ingredient
(D) Reducing the quantity of mixing water

Q.8) Which one of the following is not a vehicle in paints?
(A) Nut oil
(B) Poppy oil
(C) Tung oil
(D) Turpentine oil

Q.9) In high tensile steel carbon should be less than
(A) 0.10 %
(B) 0.15 %
(C) 0.70 %
(D) 1.5 %

Q.10) The head room for a staircase should not be less than:
(A) 3.50 m
(B) 3 m
(C) 2.10 m
(D) 2 m

Q.11) The ratio of cement mortar preferred in load bearing walls in brick masonry is:
(A) 1:2
(B) 1:6
(C) 1:8
(D) 31-Dec-1899

Q.12) A curtain wall carries:
(A) Wind load
(B) Self weight
(C) Roof load
(D) No load

Q.13) In ordinary residential and public buildings, the DPC is provided at:
(A) Plinth level
(B) Ground level
(C) Roof level
(D) Lintel level

Q.14) Laterite is a
(A) Argillaceous rock
(B) Siliceous rock
(C) Calcareous rock
(D) Magma

Q.15) Marble is
(A) Igneous rock
(B) Metamorphic rock
(C) Stratified rock
(D) Sedimentary rock

Q.16) In any case, the bearing of lintel should not be less than
(A) 100 mm
(B) 150 mm
(C) 200 mm
(D) 300 mm

Q.17) The resultant of two equal forces(F) acting in opposite directions will be
(A) 2 F
(B) √2 F
(C) 0.707 F
(D) Zero

Q.18) The set of forces, whose resultant is zero, are known as:
(A) equilibrium forces
(B) collinear forces
(C) coplanar forces
(D) concurrent forces

Q.19) The centre of gravity of a plane lamina is not at its geometrical centre if it is a:
(A) Circle
(B) Square
(C) Rectangle
(D) Right angled triangle

Q.20) A system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium when:
(A) force polygon closes
(B) funicular polygon closes
(C) both force and funicular polygon closes
(D) all the forces are coplanar concurrent

Q.21) The diagram showing the point of the application and line of action of forces in their plane is called:
(A) Vector diagram
(B) Space diagram
(C) force diagram
(D) funicular diagram

Q.22) The specification of earth work in foundation trenches, drains etc. Lift ordinarily specified is:
(A) 0 m
(B) 1.50 m
(C) 5 m
(D) 3 m

Q.23) In an analysis of rates contractors profit is taken at the rate of:
(A) 1 %
(B) 5 %
(C) 10 %
(D) 20 %

Q.24) One cubic meter of cement concrete (1:2:4) is to be mixed by volume. The number of cement bags required approximately will be:
(A) 6.0
(B) 8.0
(C) 3.0
(D) 4.0

Q.25) The thickness of plastering to masonry wall is usually
(A) 6 mm
(B) 30 mm
(C) 22 mm
(D) 12 mm

Q.26) In a detailed estimate the provision for contingencies is, usually
(A) 1 %
(B) 3 % to 5 %
(C) 10 %
(D) 12 % to 50 %

Q.27) Original cost of property minus depreciation is
(A) book value
(B) salvage value
(C) capital value
(D) obsolence value

Q.28) While submitting a tender the contractor is required to deposit some amount with the department, as the guarantee of the tender known as:
(A) bank guarantee
(B) caution money
(C) security deposit
(D) earnest money

Q.29) For a comfortable ascent of stairway the number of steps in a flight should be restricted to a maximum of:
(A) 10.0
(B) 12.0
(C) 16.0
(D) 20.0

Q.30) Construction of temporary structure to support an unsafe structure is known as:
(A) Shoring
(B) underpinning
(C) scaffolding
(D) propping

Q.31) Which of the following is not an excavating equipment?
(A) Power shovel
(B) Scrapper
(C) Dragline
(D) Hoe

Q.32) An ideal flow of any fluid must fulfil the:
(A) Newton’s law of viscosity
(B) Newton’s law of motion
(C) Boundary layer theory
(D) Continuity equation

Q.33) A cubical tank is filled with water. If the side of the tank is 1 m, pressure on the base of the tank will be:
(A) 10,000 Kg
(B) 5,000 Kg
(C) 1,000 Kg
(D) 4,000 Kg

Q.34) The buoyancy depends upon the:
(A) the pressure with which the liquid is displaced
(B) weight of the liquid displaced
(C) viscosity of the liquid
(D) the compressibility of the liquid

Q.35) block of wood 2m long, 2m wide and 1m deep is floating horizontally in the water. If density water of wood is 800kg/m, then the volume of water displaced will be:
(A) 3.2 cum
(B) 2.6 cum
(C) 2 cum
(D) 6 cum

Q.36) The flow in a pipe or channel is said to be uniform when:
(A) The liquid particles at all sections have the same velocities
(B) The liquid particles at different sections have the same velocities
(C) The quantity of liquid flowing per second is constant
(D) Each liquid particles has a definite path

Q.37) Flow in a pipe is laminar if the Reynold’s number is:
(A) Equal to 10,000
(B) Between 4,000 and 6,000
(C) Between 2,000 and 4,000
(D) Less than 2000

Q.38) Two pipe systems in series are said to be equivalent when
(A) the average diameter in both the systems is same
(B) the average friction factor in both the systems is same
(C) the total length of the pipes is the same in both the systems
(D) the discharge under the same head is same in both the systems

Q.39) In open channel, water flows under
(A) the force of gravity
(B) atmospheric pressure
(C) hydrostatic pressure
(D) mechanical pressure

Q.40) weir may be used to measure
(A) the velocity of flow
(B) pressure
(C) discharge in a river or channel
(D) kinetic energy



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