Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

36.
For carrying out bituminous patch work during the rainy season, the most suitable binder is
road tar
hot bitumen
cutback bitumen
bituminous emulsion
Answer: Option
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37.
The vertices of an astronomical triangle would include
zenith, pole and heavenly body
azimuth, zenith and pole
azimuth, pole and heavenly body
azimuth, zenith and heavenly body
Answer: Option
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38.
In a restrained retangular slab subjected to uniformly distributed load, the yield lines form first
along the shorter span on the loaded face of slab
along the longer span on the loaded face of slab
at the intersection of shorter and longer side
along the centre line of the unloaded face of slab
Answer: Option
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39.
The channel section can be designed on the basis of Lacey's Theory. The steps are mentioned below :
1. Finding out the perimeter
2. Finding out the velocity
3. Calculation of the silt factor
4. Finding out the area
What is the correct sequence of the steps ?
4 - 2 - 3 - 1
3 - 1 - 4 - 2
4 - 1 - 3 - 2
3 - 2 - 4 - 1
Answer: Option
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40.
The radius of curvature of an ideal transition curve should be
inversely proportional to its length from the beginning
directly proportional to its length from the beginning
proportional to the speed of the vehicle
proportional to the superelevation
Answer: Option
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