Overseer (Civil) model questions Test paper 5

1) The equivalent length of a column fixed at both end, is

A) 0.5 l

B) 0.7 l

C) l

D) 2 l

2) The colour of light used for visibility in fog is

A) Blue

B) Green

C) Red

D) Yellow

3) The boundary between felsic and mafic rocks of the crust is

A) Gutenberg

B) Moho

C) Conard

D) Caldera

4) If deflection angles are measured in a closed traverse, the difference
between the sum of the right-hand and that of the left-hand angles
should be equal to

A) 00

B) 900

C) 1800

D) 3600

5) The defect caused by the rupture of tissues resulting in partial or
complete separation of the fibers along the grain is:

A) Shakes

B) Rind gall

C) Knots

D) Burl

6) The expansion in Portland cement can be trusted by

A) Fineness test

B) Soundness test

C) Setting time test

D) Normal consistency test

7) The side slope of embankments for a railway track is generally

A) 1 : 1

B) 1.5 : 1

C) 2 : 1

D) 1 : 2

8) Agonic line is the line

A) Through points having zero declination

B) Through points having unity declination

C) Through points of same declination

D) None of the above

9) When loads are applied proportionately to frame structure containing
its members in one plane, the structure is called

A) Grid frame

B) Space frame

C) Plane frame

D) Truss frame

10) Adzing of wooden sleepers is done to provide a cant of

A) 1 in 10

B) 1 in 20

C) 1 in 30

D) 1 in 40

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