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  1. Consider the following statements :
    Bearing stiffness, in plate girders, are :
    1. provided at supports.
    2. provided under concentrated loads.
    3. provided alternately on the web.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  2. A.
    1 only
    B.
    2 only
    C.
    1 and 2
    D.
    1, 2 and 3

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  3. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
    As the depth of immersion of a vertical plane surface increases, the location of centre of pressure.

  4. A.
    comes closer to the centre of the area
    B.
    moves apart from the centre of gravity of the area
    C.
    ultimately coincides with the centre of gravity of the-area
    D.
    remains unaffected

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  5. A highly sensitive undisturbed clay sample was brought to the laboratory and UU test was performed. The curve of deviator stress versus strain % plot will be (among the four curves shown in the given figure) the one labelled

  6. A.
    A
    B.
    B
    C.
    C
    D.
    D

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  7. The sequent depth ratio in a hydraulic jump formed in a horizontal rectangular channel is 16.48. The flow is supercritical. What is the value of the Froude number of flow ?

  8. A.
    4.0
    B.
    8.0
    C.
    12.0
    D.
    120.0

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  9. Consider the following operations in a spire test :
    1. Depress telescope and sight a point on the ground nearer to the instrument
    2. Clamp horizontal plates
    3. Sight a well defined high point on a high building
    4. Change face and repeat the procedure.
    The correct sequence of these operations is

  10. A.
    1, 2, 3, 4
    B.
    3, 1, 2, 4
    C.
    3, 2, 1, 4
    D.
    2, 1, 3, 4

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  11. Probability of a lO-year flood to occur at least once in the next 4 years is

  12. A.
    25%
    B.
    35%
    C.
    50%
    D.
    65%

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  13. Weigh-batching proceeds on

  14. A.
    the assumption of the declared weight in each bag of cement
    B.
    weighing the contents of each bag
    C.
    accurately estimating the weight of each material to be used in each batch
    D.
    the assumption of correct dry weight of each size range of each material and the weight of water.

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  15. A cantilever beam of span l carries a uniformly varying load of zero intensity at the free end and w per metre length at the fixed end. What does the integration of the ordinate of the load diagram between the limits of free and fixed ends of the beam give ?

  16. A.
    Bending moment at the fixed end
    B.
    Shear force at the fixed end
    C.
    Bending moment at the free end
    D.
    Shear force at the free end

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  17. A shaft PQRS is subjected to torques at P, Q, R, S as shown in the given figure.
    The maximum torque for the shaft section occurs between

  18. A.
    P and Q
    B.
    P and R
    C.
    Q and R
    D.
    R and S

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  19. When the recirculation ratio in a high rate trickling filter is unity, then what is the value of the recirculation factor ?

  20. A.
    1
    B.
    > 1
    C.
    < 1
    D.
    Zero

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