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  1. The force in the member DE of the truss shown in the below figure is,

  2. A.

    100.0 kN

    B.

    zero

    C.

    35.5 kN

    D.

    25.0 kN

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  3. The degree of static indeterminacy of the rigid frame having two internal hinges as shown in the figure below, is

  4. A.
    8
    B.
    7
    C.
    6
    D.
    5

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  5. Excessive fluoride in drinking water causes

  6. A.
    Alzheimer's disease
    B.
    Mottling of teeth and embrittlement of bones
    C.
    Methemoglobinemia
    D.
    Skin cancer

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  7. The proposed dam shown in the below figure is 90 m long and coefficient of permeability of the soil is 0.0013 mm/second. The quantity of water (m3) that will be lost per day, by seepage is (rounded to the nearest number):

  8. A.
    55
    B.
    57
    C.
    59
    D.
    61

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  9. A 1 : 30 model of an ogee spillway crest records an acceleration of 1.3 m/s2 at a certain location. The homologous value of the acceleration in the prototype in m/s2 , is

  10. A.
    0.043
    B.
    0.237
    C.
    1.300
    D.
    7.120

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  11. The value of the camber recommended for cement concrete roads in areas of heavy rainfall is :

  12. A.
    1 in 25
    B.
    1 in 33
    C.
    1 in 40
    D.
    1 in 50

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  13. A waste water sample diluted to 100 times with aeration water had an initial dissolved oxygen (DO) of 7.0 mg/l and after 5 days of incubation at 20°C, the DO was zero. The BOD of waste water is :

  14. A.
    700 mg/l
    B.
    100 mg/l
    C.
    cannot be determined
    D.
    7mg/l

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  15. For the strip footing on a saturated clay, for the given failure surface as shown in the below figure, the bearing capacity equation takes the form : (where Cu - undrained shear strength φu - angle of internal friction B - width of strip footing qc - ultimate bearing capacity of soil)

  16. A.
    5.7 Cu
    B.
    5.14 Cu
    C.
    Cu
    D.
    Cu

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  17. A soil mass has coefficients of horizontal and vertical permeability as 9 x 10-7 cm/s and 4 x 10-7 cm/s, respectively. The transformed coefficient of permeability of an equivalent isotropic soil mass is

  18. A.
    9 x 10-7 cm/s
    B.
    4 x 10-7 cm/s
    C.
    13 x 10-7 cm/s
    D.
    6 x 10-7 cm/s

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  19. A reinforced concrete wall carrying vertical loads is generally designed as per recommendations given for columns. The ratio of minimum reinforcements in the vertical and horizontal directions is

  20. A.
    2 : 1
    B.
    5 : 3
    C.
    1 : 1
    D.
    3 : 5

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