Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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Which one of the following closely represents the shape of the earth?
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In an old map, line PQ was drawn to a magnetic bearing of 6°32', the magnetic declination at that time being 1° East. The present magnetic declination is 9°42' East. The magnetic bearing to which the line is set at present is
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Based on the Gaussian law of distribution of random errors, the number of errors that are expected to exceed the limit of ± a, where 0 represents the standard deviation, out of 1000 observations is
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In a trigonometric levelling, the height of the signal used is 4.62 m and the instrument height is 1.25 m. If the horizontal distance of the target from the instrument is 5780 m, then the axis-signal correction is
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The rotation of a rigid body is governed by What is its angular velocity at t - 2s ?
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The figure shows a rigid frame fixed at A and hinged at C.
If a pure moment of 20 kNm is applied at B in the plane of the figure, then what is the moment at the fixed end A? -
The effective throat thickness in mm of a 6 mm size fillet weld with an angle of 75° between the fusion faces is
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Which one of the following is the correct statement ? A streamlined body is one for which the
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The correct sequence of plasticity of min-erals in soil in an increasing order is
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Why is a proportional flow weir provided in a grit chamber ?