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  1. The water surface profile resulting from flow underneath the gate in the below figure is :

  2. A.
    H3
    B.
    M1
    C.
    H2
    D.
    S2

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  3. A cantilever beam of span 'L' is loaded with a concentrated load 'P' at the free end. Deflection of the beam at the free end is

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  5. The Piezometric head at point C, in the experimental set-up shown in the below figure when the flow takes place under a constant head through the soils A and B is

  6. A.
    0 cm
    B.
    40 cm
    C.
    80 cm
    D.
    120 cm

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  7. If an ascending gradient of 1 in 50 meets another ascending gradient of 1 in 30 then the deviation angle is :

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  9. Bending moments at joint b and c of the portal frame are respectively :

  10. A.
    + p l/2, - p l/2
    B.
    + p l/2, + p l/2
    C.
    + p l/4, - p l/4
    D.
    + p l/4, + p l/4

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  11. Generally (fatigue life of welded steel structure/fatigue life of riveted steel structure) ratio is,

  12. A.
    smaller than 1
    B.
    equal to 1
    C.
    greater than 1
    D.
    greater than 2.1

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  13. Cohesion in soil

  14. A.
    decreases active pressure and increases passive resistance
    B.
    decreases both active pressure and passive resistance
    C.
    increases the active pressure and decreases the passive resistance
    D.
    increases both active pressure and passive resistance.

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  15. The unit weight of a soil at zero air voids depends on :

  16. A.
    specific gravity
    B.
    water content
    C.
    unit weight of water
    D.
    all the above

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  17. The BOD removal efficiency, in percentage, during primary treatmet under normal conditions is about

  18. A.
    65%
    B.
    85%
    C.
    30%
    D.
    Zero

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  19. The settlement of prototype in granular material may be estimated using plate load test data from the following expression :

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