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Upcoming Assistant Engineer Examination in Irrigation Department – Model Questions

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1. Acrylic is the name of
(A) Cellulose resin
(B) Alkyd resin
(C) Methyl methacrylate
(D) Coumarone-indene

2. Dextrin is
(A) Animal glue
(B) Starch glue
(C) Albumin glue
(D) Rubber based adhesive

3. George Stephenson succeeded in running the first train of the world in
(A) 1825
(B) 1835
(C) 1841
(D) 1853

4. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
(A) The activity is the time consuming part of a project
(B) The beginning and end of a job, are called events
(C) The activity which consumes maximum time, is called a node
(D) Logically and sequentially connected activities and events form a network

5. Jhumb bricks are
(A) Kutcha
(B) Under burnt
(C) Over burnt
(D) None of these

6. Pig iron made from haematite ores free from sulphur, phosphorus and copper, is known as
(A) Bessemer pig
(B) Grey or foundry pig
(C) White or forge pig
(D) None of these

7. Plywood is normally available
(A) 1mm thick
(B) 2mm thick
(C) 2mm to 3mm thick
(D) 3mm to 4mm thick

8. If water required for 1 bag of cement is 30 litres, the water cement ratio is
(A) 0.40
(B) 0.50
(C) 0.60
(D) 0.70

9. The steel which contains fissures and cavities, is manufactured by
(A) Crucible process
(B) Cementation process
(C) Open hearth process
(D) Bessemer process

10. The presence of original rounded surface on the manufactured piece of timber, is called
(A) Chip mark
(B) Diagonal grain
(C) Wane
(D) Torn grain

11. In arches, stratified stones are placed so that their planes are
(A) Parallel
(B) Perpendicular
(C) Radial
(D) None of these

12. A pugmill is used for
(A) Softening brick earth
(B) Moulding brick earth
(C) Tempering brick earth
(D) Providing brick earth

13. A piece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceeds 5cm, in one direction and
20cm in other direction, is called
(A) Cant
(B) Deal
(C) Baulk
(D) Strip

14. Whithworth compressed steel is obtained when molten steel is subjected to a pressure of
(A) 5 kg/mm2
(B) 9 kg/mm2
(C) 13 kg/mm2
(D) 15 kg/mm2

15. In the cement the compound quickest to react with water, is
(A) Tri-calcium aluminate
(B) Tetra-calcium Alumino-ferrite
(C) Tri-calcium Silicate
(D) Di-calcium Silicate

16. The yield strength and tensile strength of low carbon steel may be improved by the addition of
(A) Manganese
(B) Chromium
(C) Nickel
(D) Vanadium

17. Smith’s test of stones is performed to find out
(A) The presence of soluble matter of stone
(B) The compressive strength of the stone
(C) The hardness of the stone
(D) The Toughness of the stone

18. The mortar joint in masonry which is normal to the face of wall is known as
(A) Bed joint
(B) Wall joint
(C) Cross joint
(D) Bonded joint

19. The percentage of water for Normal consistency, is
(A) 5 % to 15 %
(B) 10 % to 25 %
(C) 15 % to 25 %
(D) 20 % to 30 %

20. According to ISI, bitumen is classified in to
(A) 2 grades
(B) 4 grades
(C) 8 grades
(D) 10 grades

21. The neutral stress in a soil mass is
(A) Force per metre area
(B) Force per effective area
(C) Stress taken up by the pore water
(D) Stress taken up by solid particles

22. George Stephenson succeeded in running the first train of the world in
(A) 1825
(B) 1835
(C) 1841
(D) 1853

23. An ideal machine is whose efficiency is
(A) Between 60 to 70 %
(B) Between 70 to 80 %
(C) Between 80 to 90 %
(D) 100 %

24. When the curve is to be set out over a rough ground, the method used
(A) Rankine’s method
(B) Two theodolite method
(C) Tachometric method
(D) Either (B) or (C)

25. Maximum value of Slenderness ratio of lacing flats in a steel column
(A) 120
(B) 145
(C) 180
(D) 320

26. According to IS:456-2000, the maximum reinforcement in a column is
(A) 4 %
(B) 2 %
(C) 6 %
(D) 8 %

27. If the column ends are effectively held in position and restrained against rotation at both, then the effective length is
(A) 2L
(B) L/2
(C) 0.707L
(D) L

28. The minimum grade of reinforced concrete in sea water as per IS:456-2000 is
(A) M15
(B) M20
(C) M30
(D) M40

29. The minimum thickness of a reinforced concrete wall should be
(A) 7.5cm
(B) 10cm
(C) 15cm
(D) 12.5cm

30. Pick up the compound responsible for early strength of concrete from the following
(A) Tri-calcium aluminate
(B) Tetra-calcium Alumino-ferrite
(C) Tri-calcium Silicate
(D) Di-calcium Silicate

31. The process of incorporating changes and re-scheduling or re-planning is called
(A) Resource levelling
(B) Resource smoothening
(C) Updating
(D) Critical path scheduling

32. For a Single point load ‘W’ moving on a symmetrical three hinged parabolic arch of span ‘L’, the
maximum sagging moment occurs at a distance ‘x’ from ends. The value of ‘x’ is
(A) 0.211 L
(B) 0.25 L
(C) 0.234 L
(D) 0.5 L

33. To prevent the change in gauge and creep, the steel sleepers are fixed by clips, bolts and
(A) One key
(B) Two keys
(C) Three keys
(D) four keys

34. Harshness in concrete is due to the excess of
(A) Water
(B) Finer particles
(C) Middle sized particles
(D) Coarser particles

35. The compressive strength of an ordinary Portland cement (1 : 3 cement mortar cube) after 7
days test should not be less than
(A) 11 N/mm2
(B) 17.5 N/mm2
(C) 22 N/mm2
(D) 27.5 N/mm2

36. The number of sleepers used for rail varies from, when n = Length of rail in metres
(A) (n + 1) to (n + 4)
(B) (n + 3) to (n + 6)
(C) (n + 2) to (n + 7)
(D) (n + 4) to (n + 8)

37. The specific gravity of sandy soil is
(A) 1.2
(B) 1.8
(C) 2.2
(D) 2.7

38. On kankar road, the camber generally provided is
(A) 1 in 24 to 1 in 30
(B) 1 in 30 to 1 in 48
(C) 1 in 48 to 1 in 60
(D) 1 in 60 to 1 in 80

39. If the coefficient of discharge is 0.6, then the discharge over a right angled notch is
(A) 0.417 H5/2
(B) 1.417 H5/2
(C) 4.171 H5/2
(D) 7.141 H5/2

40. When a uniformly distributed load, shorter than the span of the girder, moves from left to
right,then the conditions for maximum bending moment at a section is that
(A) The head of the load reaches the section
(B) The tail of the load reaches the section
(C) The load position should be such that the section divides it equally on both sides
(D) The load position should be such that the section divides the load in the same ratio as it
divides the span

41. If there are m unknown member forces, r unknown reaction components and j number of
joints, then the degree of static indeterminacy of a pin-jointed plane frame is given by
(A) m + r + 2j
(B) m – r + 2j
(C) m + r – 2j
(D) m + r – 3j

42. The carryover factor in a prismatic member whose far end is fixed is
(A) 0
(B) 1/2
(C) 3/4
(D) 1

43. The main cause of silting in channel is
(A) Non-regime section
(B) Inadequate slope
(C) Defective head regulator
(D) All of the above

44. When the particles of soil are oriented ‘edge to edge’ or ‘edge to face’ with respect to one
another, the soil is said to have
(A) Single grained structure
(B) Double grained structure
(C) Honey-combed structure
(D) Flocculent structure

45. The size of ballast used on Indian railways for wooden sleepers is
(A) 25
(B) 38
(C) 43
(D) 50

46. The size of ballast used on Indian railways for steel sleepers is
(A) 25
(B) 38
(C) 43
(D) 50

47. The quantity of stone ballast required per metre tangent length for broad gauge is
(A) 0.767 m3
(B) 1.11 m3
(C) 1.51 m3
(D) 2.11 m3

48. The quantity of stone ballast required per metre tangent length for metre gauge is
(A) 0.767 m3
(B) 1.11 m3
(C) 1.51 m3
(D) 2.11 m3

49. The rule of water cement ratio was established by
(A) Duff Abram
(B) Plowman
(C) W. Simms
(D) Dr. Karl terzagi

50. The minimum quantity of cement to be used in controlled concrete is specified as
(A) 120 kg / cm3
(B) 160 kg / cm3
(C) 220 kg / cm3
(D) 280 kg / cm3

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