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Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Exercise : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 8
41.
On which one of the following factors, does strength of concrete depend primarily ?
Quality of coarse aggregate
Quality of fine aggregate
Fineness of cement
Water-cement ratio
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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42.
When a load crosses a through type Pratt truss in the direction left to right, the nature of force in any diagonal member in the left half of the span would :
change from compression to tension
change from tension to compression
always be compression
always be tension
Answer: Option
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43.
The double-line field book is most commonly used for recording
precise work
ordinary chain survey work
large-scale plotting work
small-scale plotting work
Answer: Option
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44.
The wood preservative "Creosote" is derived from
wood or coal
acidic cupric chromate
chromated zinc chloride
pentachlorophenol
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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45.
To determine the length of a bridge proposed to be built across a wide river, the surveying method of choice would be
tacheometry
chain surveying
hydrographic surveying
triangulation
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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