Sub-Engineer Mock Test of 50 Past Question #48

1. In a map with contour lines, the steepest slope along the following lines is:

2. Contours are the lines that join the points of equal:

3. Prolongation of a chain line across an obstruction in chain surveying is done by:

4. The rise and fall method of leveling provides a complete check on:

5. Each link in a metric chain measures:

6. The percentage of bitumen in asphalt, approximately is:

7. Timber used for centering shuttering becomes unserviceable after being used ……….times:

8. The main ingredient of a good quality brick is:

9. Le Chatelier’s device is used for determining the

10. A simply supported beam with uniform distributed load throughout the span experiences maximum shear force at:

11. A cantilever is subjected to moment M at the free end. The deflection at the free end is:

12. The velocity of a moving body is:

13. An under reinforced section is usually preferred as compared to over-reinforced section, because:

14. The forces which meet at one point, but their lines of action do not like in a plane, are called:

15. In open channel flow the depth is critical when the specific energy is:

16. The ability of liquid mass to do a work due to its velocity is known as:

17. If the fluid particles move in a zig-zag way, the flow is called:

18. The strength of a soil is usually identified by:

19. If a soil sample has optimum moisture content then it is:

20. The shear strength of a soil:

21. Which of the following soil types have high safe bearing capacity?

22. Minimum grade of concrete to be used in reinforced concrete is:

23. Providing smaller diameter rebars for a R.C. beam as compared to larger diameter rebars renders the bond strength of the section more:

24. The maximum diameter of reinforcement bars in R.C.C. slab is:

25. If diameter of reinforcement bar is d, the anchorage value of the hook is:

26. When heavy loads from single columns are transmitted to a stratum of low bearing capacity, then the footing has more chances of failure due to:

27. The initial setting time of lime-pozzolana is minutes:

28. By over-reinforcing a beam, the moment of resistance can be increased not more than:

29. Which of the followings is a type of membrane D.P.C.?

30. A semi-rigid material ideally suited to make damp proof course is:

31. A horizontal well driven into a water bearing conduit to collect the percolating water is called:

32. Hard water contains:

33. The minimum width of a septic tank is taken as:

34. The small sewers are cleaned by:

35. When the restrain is full the maximum compressive force in a gravity dam is produced:

36. The first stage of deciding the alignment of a hill road is:

37. In gravel road the binding material is known as:

38. Bottom most layer of road pavement is known as:

39. The top of the ground on which the foundation of road rests, is called:

40. Floating gradients are generally provided:

41. As provisioned in government norms, the amount of contingencies in general estimating works should not exceed:

42. Rate analysis is determination of cost of:

43. The CPM is:

44. Arbitration method in the construction industry is used for:

45. Daily attendance of labour is recorded in muster roll:

46. Red colour is imparted to bricks due to

47. Maximum quantity of water needed per 50 kg of cement for M 15 grade of concrete is

48. The minimum cover in a slab should neither be less than the diameter of bar nor less than

49. Bolts are most suitable to carry

50. A long vertical member, subjected to an axial compressive load, is called