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QUESTION SET 9

1) Which gauge is used to measure the thickness of 12) The stroke of an engine is the
sheet A) Length ofthe connection rod
A)wire gauge B)sheet gauge B. Internal diameter of the cylinder
C)feeler gauge D)pitch gauge C. Volume of the cylinder
2) What lights the diesel fuel? D. Distance between T.D. C. and B. D.C
A) spark plug B) heat 13) Generally the cross -section of connecting rods
C)Fuel injector D. injection pump are made of
3) Why does diesel fuel evaporates lower than gasoline? A)I- in cross section
A)its boiling point is low B. it is heavier B.) L- in cross section
C)It is oilier D. it is lighter C)H- in cross section
4) Emciency of diesel engine depends on D). C- in cross section
A)temperature limit B. pressure ratio 14) The rating of C.I engine fuel (Diesel) is give
C)Cut off ratio and compression ratio by
D. compression ratio A)Performance number B. Cetane number
5) Diesel cycle is also known as C)Methane number D. Octane number
A)constant pressure cycle 15) a petrol engine works on
B. constant volume cycle A)Otto cycle B)Carnot cycle
C)Constant temperature cycle C)Diesel cycle D)Rankine cycle
D)constant temperature and pressure cycle 16) The operation of removing trapped air from the
6) Which one ofthe following equipment is used hydraulic bearing system is known as
whenever loads to be lifted and moved? A)Trapping B) Tapping
A)Crane B. Winches C)Bleeding D)Cleaning
C)Machine moving platforms D. None of these 17) The compression ratio of diesel engine is
7) Which one of the following is used to clean oily floor? usually lies in the range of
A)Cotton waste B. Putting water A)6-10 B)10-15 C)15-25 D)25-40
C)Putting saw dust or sand D. Spraying carbon 18) Tachometer in a vehicle measure
dioxide A)speed B)distance
8) The connecång rod is attached to the piston by C)engine rpm D)fuel consumptiom
A)Piston pin B. Cap bolt 19) The power developed inside the engine
C)Stud D. Eye bolt cylinder is called
9) Odometer is an instrument used for measurement of A)IHP B)FHP C)BHP D)Engine capacity
A)power B. fuel consumption 20) Which one of the following keys is used on
C)engine r.p.m. D. distance automobile shafts?
10) Ina diesel engine, the function of a fuel injector is to (a) Gib head key (b) Taper key
A)Mix the fuel and air (c) Woodruff key (d) Hollow saddle key
B. Ignite the air- fuel mixture 21) The dimension of a nut is expressed in term of
C)Provide flame front for ignition (a) Head of the bolt
D)spray atomized fuel in the cylinder (b) Nominal diameter of the bolt
11) Alternating current in an alternator is rectified by (c) Core diameter of the bolt
A)Brushes B. Diodes (d) Pitch diameter of the bolt
C. Slip rings D. Transistors
22) Which one of the following thread forms is c) measuring bearings of the lines
used in a threaded assembly where the d) none of the above
sliding force acts in one direction only? 33) Sensitiveness of a level tube is designated by
a) radius of level tube
(a) Square thread
b) length of level tube
(b) 'V' thread c) length of bubble of level tube
(c) Saw-tooth thread d) none of the above
(d) Knuckle thread 34) The type of surveying which requires least
23) B.S.F. screw threads have the included angle office work is
of___ degree a) tacheomefry
(a) 30 (b) 45 b) trigonometrical levelling
c) plane table surveying
(c) 55 (d) 60
d) theodolite surveying
24) The depth of B.A. screw thread is 35) The number of horizontal cross wires in a
(a) 0.64 P (b) 0.7035 P stadia diaphragm is
(c) 0.6 P (d) 0.61 P a) one b) two
25) Which one of the following threads, is used on c) three d) four
mechanical jack? 36) Agate cap is fitted with a
(a) Acme (b) Square a) cross staff b) level
c) chain d) prismatic compass
(c) Buttress (d) B.S.F
37) Which of the following is not used in
26) Which one of the following thread forms on measuring perpendicular offsets ?
bolts and nuts is meant for general fastening a) line ranger
purposes? b) steel tape
(a) 'V' threads (b) Square threads c) optical square d) cross staff
(c) Knuckle threads (d) Acme threads 38) The permissible error in chaining for
measurement with chain on rough or hilly
27) Spring washers are used under nuts to prevent
ground is
(a) Damage to be bolt (b) Damage to the nut a) 1 in 100 b) 1 in 250
(c) Damage to the job c) 1 in 500 d) 1 in 1000
(d) Slackness of nuts due to vibrations 39) Subtense bar is an instrument used for
28) A tab washer is used for a) levelling
(a) Self-locking (b) Locking the nuts b) measurement of horizontal distances in
(c) Avoiding vibration plane areas
(d) Fastening vibration work c) measurement of horizontal distances in
undulated areas
29) A rivet is specified by the diameter of its d) measurement of angles
(a) Head (b) Tail 40) Theodolite is an instrument used for
(c) Shank (d) None of the above a) tightening the capstan-headed nuts of level
30) The UCS icon in the CAD reprecents the tube
intersection of b) measurement of horizontal angles only
a)X and Y axis b)Y and Z axis c) measurement of vertical angles only
d) measurement of both horizontal and vertical
c)X and Z axis d)X,Y,Z axis
angles
31) The correction for sag is 41) _____ is the wedge shaped unit at the Crown
a) always additive b) always subtractive of an arch.
c) always zero a) Key b) Crown c) Ring d) Haunch
d) sometimes additive and sometimes 42) ______ is the clear vertical distance between
subtractive the highest point on the intrados and springing
32) Cross staff is an instrument used for line.
a) measuring approximate horizontal angles a) Span b) Rise c) Arcade d) Center
b) setting out right angles
43) _________ is the lower half portion of the arch 56) ______________ are the windows provided
between the crown and the skewback. on the sloping rooms.
a) Spandril b) Soffit c) Haunch d) Ring a) Gable b) Circular
44) __________________ are the inclined c) Dormer d) Skylight
members of a Truss. 57) ________ windows project outside the
a) Principle rafters b) Cleats external wall of a room.
c) Dragon beam d) Gable a) Clerestory b) Lanterns
45) A wooden piece provided at the Ridge line of c) Spayed d) Bay
a sloping roof is known as the ____________ 58) A metallic tape is made of
a) Truss b) Verge a) steel b) invar
c) Ridge d) Wall plate c) linen d) cloth and wires
46) The triangular upper part of a wall formed at 59) For a well-conditioned triangle, no angle
the end of pitched roof is known as a should be less than
____________ a) 20° b) 30° c) 45° d) 60°
a) Hip b) Eaves 60) The process of turning the telescope about the
c) Cleats d) Gable vertical axis in horizontal plane is known as
47) ______ is a row of arches supporting a wall a) transiting b) reversing
above and being supported by the piers. c) plunging d) swinging
a) Soffit b) Arcade 61) A'level line'is a
c) Crown d) Impost a) horizontal line
48) The horizontal distance measured b) line parallel to the mean spheriodal surface
perpendicular to the front and back faces of an of earth
arch is known as the _________ c) line passing through the centre of cross hairs
a) Piers b) Ring c) Crown d) Thickness and the centre of eye piece
d) line passing through the objective lens and
49) ________________ are the strips of wood the eye-piece of a dumpy or tilting level
which are fixed on the rafter or ceiling. 62) The suitable contour interval for a map with
a) Barge boards b) Battens scale 1 : 10000 is
c) Wall plates d) Eaves a) 2 m b) 5m c) 10 m d) 20 m
50) The protecting part of the tread beyond the 63) A _________ is a mark of depth about 10 mm
face of Riser is known as a ______ to 20 mm which is placed on the face of a
a) Pitch b) Rise c) Riser d) Nosing brick to form a key for holding the mortar.
51) The total length of a Stair in a horizontal plane a) Tooting b) Cownose
is known as the ______ c) Frog d) Bullnose
a) Run b) Soffit c) Scotia d) Step 64) It is observed that in cold weather, the curing
52) ______ is the vertical member which is fixed is _________ in the initial stages of setting of
between string and handrail to give support to concrete.
the handrail. a) Moderate b) Slow c) High d) Fast
a) Baluster b) Balustrade 65) _______ is the horizontal distance between
c) Flight d) Barrister the faces of two consecutive Risers.
53) Most important affect of corrosion is the a) Riser b) Flight c) Going d) Newel post
formation of ________ 66) The function of an expansion joint in rigid
a) Swelling b) Cracks pavements is to
c) Bubbles d) Gas a) Relieve warping stresses
54) The _______ is a mixture of cement and sand, b) Relieve shrinkage stresses
the usual proposition being 1:3. c) Resist stresses due to expansion
a) Grout b) Mortar d) Allow free expansion
c) Slurry d) Gunite 67) In highway construction, rolling starts from
55) The vertical joints separating the bricks in a) Sides and proceed to center
either length or cross direction is known as the b) Center and proceed to sides
_________ c) One side and proceed to other side
a) Perpends b) Closer d) Any of the above
c) Bed d) Arrises 68) The ideal shape of a transition curve, is
 a) Clothoid 79) The minimum clear cover for R.C.C. columns
b) Cubic spiral shall be
c) Cubic parabola a) Greater of 40 mm or diameter
d) Lamniscate b) Smaller of 40 mm or diameter
69) The maximum thickness of expansion joint in c) Greater of 25 mm or diameter
rigid pavements is d) Smaller of 25 mm or diameter
a) 0 b)25 mm c)50 mm d)100 mm 80) In a simply supported slab, alternate bars are
70) Canals taken off from ice-fed perennial rivers, curtailed at
are known a) 1/4th of the span
a) Permanent canals b) 1/5th of the span
b) Ridge canals c) 1/6th of the span
c) Perennial canals d) 1/7th of the span
d) Inundation canals
71) A river training work is generally required
when the river is
a) Meandering
b) Aggrading
c) Degrading
d) All the above
72) Irrigation canals are generally aligned along
a) Ridge line
b) Contour line
c) Valley line
d) Straight line
73) Lacey's equation for calculating flood
discharge in rivers, is
a) V = 10.8 R1/2 S1/2
b) V = 10.8 R2/3 S1/2
c) V = 10.8 R2/3 S1/3
d) V = 10.8 R1/3 S2/3
74) The depth of rice root zone, is
a)50 cm b)60 cm c)80 cm d)90 cm
75) According to Indian Standards Institute, the
actual size of modular bricks is
a) 23 cm × 11.5 cm × 7.5 cm
b) 25 cm × 13 cm × 7.5 cm
c) 19 cm × 9 cm × 9 cm
d) 20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
76) The most reliable estimate is
a) Detailed estimate
b) Preliminary estimate
c) Plinth area estimate
d) Cube rate estimate
77) According to ISI method of measurement, the
order of the sequence is
a) Length, breadth, height
b) Breadth, length, height
c) Height, length, breadth
d) None of these
78) The maximum ratio of span to depth of a slab
simply supported and spanning in one
direction, is
a)35 b)25 c)30 d)20