Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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Consider the following statements regarding the phenomenon of bulking of sand :
1. It is due to film of water around sand particles.
2. It is due to capillary action.
3. It is more in finer sands.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct ? -
The magnitude of acceleration is given by the
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A 100 m tape is held 1 m out of line. The true length is
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Which one of the following types of settling phenomenon can be analysed by the classic sedimentation laws of Newton and Stokes ?
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Window sills in residential houses are normally kept at
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Lime stabilisation method is particularly suitably and has been found successful in stabilising
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The optimistic, most likely and pessimistic time estimates of an activity are 5, 10 and 21 days respectively. What are the expected time and standard deviation ?
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What is the minimum number of longitudinal bars provided in a reinforced concrete column of circular cross section?
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The odour of drying paint or varnish is derived from which of the following chemical compounds?
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D'Alembert's principle