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Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Exercise : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 7
36.
A VOR radio transmitter which emits beam in a vertical plane and gives an indication to the pilot whether he is to the left or right of the correct alignment for approach to the runway is known as
Outer marker
Localiser antenna
Glide slope antenna
Marker beacon
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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37.
Gantt charts indicate
comparison of actual progress with the scheduled progress
balance of work to be done
Progressive costs of project
inventory costs
Answer: Option
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38.
A cantilever has rectangular cross-section and supports concentrated load at its free end initially. If depth and width of the beam sections are doubled, the deflection, at free end of the cantilever will reduce to what percentage of the initial deflection ?
20%
15.72%
9.37%
6.25%
Answer: Option
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39.
The optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic estimates of time for an activity are 4 days, 11 days and 12 days respectively. The expected completion time of this activity is
8 days
9 days
10 days
11 days
Answer: Option
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40.
When a single point load W travels over a simply supported beam, what is shape of the graph for maximum positive or negative shear force ?
A triangle with maximum ordinate W at centre and zero at two simple supports
A triangle with maximum ordinate W at a support
A rectangle with ordinate W
A parabola with maximum ordinate W at centre of span and zero at supports
Answer: Option
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