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Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Exercise : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 6
36.
Guide banks are provided to
train the flow of a river along a specified course
reduce the peak flood discharge
confine the width of river
increase the water way
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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37.
A soil fails under an axial vertical stress of 100 kN/m2 in unconfined compression test. The failure plane makes an angle of 50° with the horizontal. The shear parameters c and φ respectively will be
41.9 kN/m2, 0
50.0 kN/m2, 0
41.9 kN/m2, 10°
50.0 kN/m2, 10°
Answer: Option
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38.
The fix of a plane table from three known points is good if
the middle station is the nearest
the middle station is farther than the other two stations
either of the extreme stations is the nearest
the middle station is close to the great circle
Answer: Option
Explanation:

The fix of a plane table from three known points is good if the middle station is the nearest. The middle station should be the closest to the plane table among the three known points.

39.
A hollow steel shaft of external diameter 100 mm and internal diameter 50 mm is to be replaced by a solid alloy shaft. Assuming the same value of polar modulus for both, the diameter of the solid alloy shaft will be
10 x 39375 mm
10 x 39375 x 10 mm
39375 mm
Answer: Option
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40.
For a circular curve of radius 200 m, the coefficient of lateral friction of 0.15 and the design speed is 40 kmph. The equilibrium superelevation (for equal pressure on inner and outer wheel) would be
21.3
7
6.3
4.6
Answer: Option
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