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  1. If duty (D) is 1428 hectares/cumec and base period (B) is 120 days for an irrigated crop, then delta (Δ) in meters is given by

  2. A.
    102.8
    B.
    0.73
    C.
    1.38
    D.
    0.01

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  3. The repeating variables in dimensional analysis should :

  4. A.
    include the dependent variable
    B.
    have amongst themselves all the basic dimensions
    C.
    be derivable from one another
    D.
    exclude one of the basic dimensions

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  5. Stopping sight distance is the minimum distance available on a highway which is the

  6. A.
    distance of sufficient length to stop the vehicle wihtout collision.
    B.
    distance visible to a driver during night driving.
    C.
    height of the object above the road surface.
    D.
    distance equal to the height of the driver's eye above the road surface.

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  7. A body moving through still water at 6 m/sec produces a water velocity of 4 m/sec at a point 1 m ahead. The difference in pressure between the nose and the point 1 m ahead would be

  8. A.
    2, 000 N/m2
    B.
    10, 000 N/m2
    C.
    19, 620 N/m2
    D.
    98, 100 N/m2

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  9. Critical factors for the activated sludge treatment process are

  10. A.
    maximum hourly flow rate.
    B.
    maximum and minimum flow rate.
    C.
    maximum hourly flow rate and maximum daily organic load.
    D.
    minimum hourly flow rate and minimum daily organic load.

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  11. MPN index is a measure of one of the following :

  12. A.
    Coliform bacteria
    B.
    BOD5
    C.
    Dissolved Oxygen Content
    D.
    Hardness

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  13. One of the probable causes of rutting on flexible pavements is

  14. A.
    excessive stripping of binder material from the wearing course
    B.
    use of flaky aggregates in the wearing course
    C.
    inadequate compaction of pavement layers
    D.
    high wind speeds

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  15. The basic assumption of plane sections normal to the neutral axis before bending, remaining plane and normal to the neutral axis after bending, leads to :

  16. A.
    uniform strain over the beam cross section
    B.
    uniform stress over the cross section
    C.
    linearly varying strain over the cross section
    D.
    stresses which are proportional to strains at all cross sections

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  17. Negative skin friction occurs when :

  18. A.
    an upward drag exists in the pile
    B.
    the surrounding soil settles more than the pile
    C.
    the pile passes continuously through a firm soil
    D.
    the driving operation begins

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  19. The dimension of a pressure gradient in a fluid flow are :

  20. A.
    ML-1T2
    B.
    ML-3T-2
    C.
    ML-2T-2
    D.
    M-1L-1T-2

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