Online Civil Engineering Test - Previous UPSC Exam Papers Test 8

Activated sludge is the

When are dropman holes provided in a sewerage system ?

In a BG railway track, the specified ruling graident is 1 in 250. The horizontal curve of 3° on a gradient of 1 in 250 will have the permissible compensated gradient of

The loss of prestress due to shrinkage of concrete is the product of

Which one of the following sections performs better on the ductility criterion ?

What is the zone where fish life might tend to progressively dwindle when waste water, is discharged into a river, called ?

A beam of rectangular cross-section (b x d) is subjected to a torque T. What is the maximum torsional stress induced in the beam ?(Where b < d, and α is a constant)

A jet of water issues from a 5 cm diameter nozzle, held vertically upwards, at a velocity of 20 m/sec. If air resistance consumers 10% of the initial energy of the jet, then it would reach a height, above the nozzle, of

A rectangular footing 1 m x 2 m is placed at a depth of 2 m in a saturated clay having an unconfined compressive strength of 100 kN/m². According to Skempton, the net ultimate bearing capacity is

Non-collodial liguids are :

A 20 m chain was found to be 10 cm too long after chaining a distance of 2000 m. It was found to be 18 cm too long at the end of the day's work after chaining a total distance of 4000 m. What is the true distance if the chain was correct before the commencement of the day's work ?

A beam of square beam is given by section 'a' is used with its diagonal horizontal. The modulus of section of the

What is the magnitude of the resultant of parallel force system as shown in the figure ?

A timber beam of 100 mm width and 200 mm depth is reinforced with two steel plates of 100 mm width and 5 mm thickness as shown in figures.

Which one of the following statements is correct for the same value of bending stress in the timber ?

A rectangular channel of 2.5 m width and 2 m depth of water carries a flow of 10 m³/s. The specific energy for the flow is given by

The yield of a well depends upon

In a truss work as shown in the figure given above, what is the force induced in the member DE ?

Which one of the following types of sleepers has the best shock absorbing capacity as well as dampening property ?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Which of the following statements is/are true in relation to the term 'detention period' in a settling tank?
1. It may be determined by introducing a dye in the inlet and timing its appearance at the outlet.
2. Greater the detention period, greater the efficiency of removal of settleable matter.
3. It is the time taken for any unit of water to pass through the setting basin.
4. It is usually more than the flowthrough period.
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