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Seasoning of timber is done for

increasing moisture content

decreasing moisture content

increasing strength of timber

none to these.

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Pick up the correct statement from the following :

A mortar joint having a concave finishing in brick masonry, is called keyed joint

A mortar joint projecting beyond the face of a masonry wall, is called tucked joint

A mortar joint having an inward-upward slope in brick masonry, is called weathered joint

A mortar joint having a recess in it, is called ruled joint

All the above.

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The best method of interpolation of contours, is by

estimation

graphical means

computation

all of these.

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In a perfect prismatic compass

magnetic axis and geometric axis of the needle coincide

ends of the needle and pivot are in same vertical and horizontal planes

pivot is vertically over the centre of the graduated circle

needle is always kept sensitive

all the above.

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G.M.T. corresponding to given mean time, equals

L.M.T. - East longitude in time

L.M.T. + East longitude in time

L.M.T. - West longitude in time

none of the these.

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The system in which high tensile alloy steel bars (silica manganese steel) are used as prestressing tendons, is known as

Freyssinet system

Magnel-Blaton system

C.C.L. standard system

Lee-McCall system.

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The anchorage value of a hook is assumed sixteen times the diameter of the bar if the angle of the bend, is

30°

40°

45°

60°

all the above.

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A weight W is suspended at the free end of a light member hinged to a vertical wall. If the angle of inclination of the member with the upper wall is θ°, the force introduced in the member, is

W sec θ

W cos θ

W sin θ

W cosec θ

W tan θ.

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For a comfortable travel on Highways, the centrifugal ratio should not exceed

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

0.30

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10.

On either side of the centre line of rails, a cant of 1 in 20 in the sleeper is provided for a distance of

150 mm

165 mm

175 mm

185 mm

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11.

Euler's equation for the motion of liquids assumes that

fluid is viscous

fluid is homogeneous and incompressible

velocity of flow is non-uniform over the section

flow is unsteady along the stream line.

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12.

The shape of fire hose nozzle is generally kept

divergent

convergent

convergent divergent

cylindrical.

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13.

Pick up the correct statement regarding convergent divergent mouth piece from the following :

It converges upto Venacontracta and then diverges

In this mouth piece there is no loss of energy due to sudden enlargement

The coefficient of discharge is unity

All the above.

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14.

The rainfall at any place is described by

its intensity

its duration

its frequency

all the above.

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15.

The gas which may cause explosion in sewers, is

carbondioxide

methane

ammonia

carbon monoxide.

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16.

Inter-distance between ventilation columns in a sewer line is kept

25 to 50 m

50 m to 100 m

100 m to 150 m

150 m to 300 m.

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17.

A strainer type well sunk through three pervious layers intervened by three impervious aquicludes, draws water from

top most pervious layer

central pervious layer

lowest pervious layer

all the pervious layers.

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18.

Permanent hardness of water can be removed by

adding alum

adding lime

adding chlorine

boiling

zeolite process.

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19.

A simply supported beam carries varying load from zero at one end and w at the other end. If the length of the beam is a, the maximum bending moment will be

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20.

Consider the following stages in the manufacturing of bricks :
1. Weathering
2. Moulding
3. Tempering
The correct sequence of these stages in the manufacturing of the bricks, is

1, 2, 3

2, 3, 1

1, 3, 2

3, 2, 1

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