Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

41.
A dry soil has a mass specific gravity of 1.35. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.7, then the void ratio will be
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
Answer: Option
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42.
The change in the vertical stress in the soil mass estimated by Boussinesq's equation when Poisson's ratio of soil changes from 0.3 to 0.5 will be
reduction by 30%
increase by 50%
reduction by 20%
no change
Answer: Option
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43.
Which one of the following in NOT as excavating the moving type of equipment ?
Bulldozer
Clam shell
Scraper
Dump truck
Answer: Option
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44.
When was the water (Prevention and Control of Pollution). Act enacted by the Indian Parliament ?
1970
1974
1980
1985
Answer: Option
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45.
In Lacey's regime theory, the velocity of flow is proportional to :
Qf2
Q/f2
(Qf2)1/6
(Q/f2)1/6
Answer: Option
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