SPSC Sub Engineer Bps-11 Paper 07-10-2015 Page 4

SPSC Sub Engineer Past Paper Dated: 07-10-2015

61- In order to obtain best workability of concrete, the preferable shape of aggregate is:

A. Rounded

B. Elongated

C. Angular

D. All of these

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Answer : A. Rounded

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62- Water attack on foundation can be minimized by providing:

A. Raft foundation

B. Water drains

C. Shear wall

D. All of these

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Answer : B. Water drains

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63- Shear cracks in load bearing structures are repaired by:

A. Mortar grouting

B. Epoxy compound

C. Replacement of wall

D. Any

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Answer : D. Any

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64- Standard size of modular brick is:

A. 19x9x9 cm

B. 20x10x10 cm

C. 19x9x8 cm

D. 20x11x11 cm

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Answer : B. 20x10x10 cm

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65- Theodolite is an instrument used for:

A. Measuring of bearing only

B. Measuring of horizontal angle only

C. Measuring of vertical angle only

D. All of these

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Answer : D. All of these

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66- Shrinkage crack is also called:

A. Active crack

B. Dormant crack

C. Shear crack

D. Flexural crack

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Answer : B. Dormant crack

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67- Walls in RC structures are:

A. Load bearing

B. May be load bearing

C. Partition

D. None of these

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Answer : B. May be load bearing

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68- Strength of concrete does not improve considerably after:

A. 28 days

B. 6 months

C. 1 year

D. 5 years

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Answer : A. 28 days

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69- Self weight of reinforced concrete structure is ______ steel structures:

A. Less than

B. Equal to

C. Greater than

D. Not applicable

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Answer : C. Greater than

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70- Formwork is an arrangement provided to let concrete attain its ______.

A. Size

B. Shape

C. Position

D. None

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Answer : B. Shape

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71- If the natural water content of a soil mass lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be:

A. Liquid state

B. Plastic state

C. Semi solid state

D. Solid state

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Answer : B. Plastic state

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72- Sand particles are made of?

A. Rock minerals

B. Kaolinite

C. Illite

D. None of these

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Answer : A. Rock minerals

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73- In case of mechanical vibrators are to be used, workability of concrete should be?

A. High

B. Low

C. Same

D. None of these

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Answer : B. Low

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74- A rich mix can cause ______.

A. Increased heat of hydration

B. Decreased heat of hydration

C. Increased setting time

D. None of these

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Answer : A. Increased heat of hydration

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75- One pascal is equal to ______.

A. 1 N/m

B. 1 N/m²

C. 1 N²/m

D. None of these

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Answer : B. 1 N/m²

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76- The longest river of the world is:

A. Amazon

B. Nile

C. Yangtze

D. Indus

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Answer : B. Nile

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77- The busiest airport of the world is:

A. London Heathrow

B. Frankfurt

C. Paris Charles de Gaulle

D. New York John F. Kennedy

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Answer : A. London Heathrow

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78- The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was:

A. Anwar Sadaat

B. Mahatir Mohamed

C. Prof Abdul Salam

D. Muhammad Younus

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Answer : C. Prof Abdul Salam

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79- The largest and deepest sea of the world is:

A. Caribbean

B. South China

C. Mediterranean

D. Gulf of Mexico

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Answer : B. South China

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80- Saccharine was invented by:

A. Henry W. Seeley

B. Alfred Nobel

C. Constantin Fahlberg

D. Etienne Lenoir

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Answer : C. Constantin Fahlberg

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