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1. A concrete using an air entrained cement ____. Ans. (c)

(a) Has strength less than 10% to 15%
(b) Has more resistance to weathering
(c) Is more plastic and workable
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
6. The Rankine half oval body MM is subjected
to the two-dimensional flow having velocity V.
The typical stream line is shown in the following
diagram. The point A in the diagram shows _____.

2. Which of the following is most common (a) Point at which velocity is maximum
alternative to cement in concrete? (b) Separation point
(c) Stagnation point
(a) Slag
(d) Stall point
(b) Fly ash
Ans. (c)
(c) Asphalt
(d) Lime
Ans. (d)

3. A bond in a brick work when headers and

stretchers are placed in alternate layers is called

(a) Header bond 7. The continuity equation is based on which of

(b) English bond the following?
(c) Flemish bond
(a) Conservation of mass
(d) Herring bone bond
(b) Conservation of momentum
Ans. (b) (c) Conservation of vorticity
(d) Conservation of energy
4. The ductility of bitumen is expressed as _____.
Ans. (a)
(a) Time
(b) Distance 8. Variation of bending moment under a UDL, in
(c) Speed a beam is _____.
(d) None of the above
(a) Straight-line variation
Ans. (b) (b) Parabolic variation
(c) Cubic variation
5. Tensiometer is used to determine _____.
(d) Zero i.e. horizontal straight line
(a) Wind speed Ans. (b)
(b) Fluid velocity at a specific point
(c) Pore water pressure in soil 9. IS Sieve Nos. 10 mm and 4.75 mm are
(d) Water vapour content of air generally used for grading of _____.

(a) Coarse aggregates

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(b) Fine aggregates Ans. (a)

(c) Both coarse aggregates and fine
aggregates 14. For quality control of Portland cement, the
(d) None of the above test essentially is done is _____.
Ans. (a)
(a) Setting time
10. Common sugar can be suitably used _____. (b) Soundness
(c) Tensile strength
(a) To delay the setting time of concrete (d) All options are correct
(b) To accelerate the setting time of concrete Ans. (d)
(c) To increase the strength of concrete
(d) None of the above 15. The angle of repose of a soil is the maximum
Ans. (a) angle which the outer face of the soil mass
makes _____.

(a) With the horizontal

(b) With the vertical
(c) With the perpendicular to the inclined
plane of the soil
11. The type of valve, which is provided on the (d) None of the above
suction pipe in a tube-well, is _____. Ans. (a)

(a) Air relief wave

(b) Reflux valve
(c) Pressure relief valve
(d) Sluice valve
Ans. (b)
16. A cement concrete pavement of thickness 20
12. In which beam tension capacity of steel is cm has two lanes of 7 m with a longitudinal joint.
greater than the combined compression capacity Total width of pavement = 7 m, permissible
of steel and concrete? stress in steel in tension (𝜎𝑠 ) = 1700 kg/cm²,
density of concrete = 2400 kg/cm³, f = 1.5,
(a) Over-reinforced permissible bearing stress in steel (𝜎𝑏 ) = 24
(b) Under-reinforced kg/cm². Calculate minimum length of the tie bar
(c) Singly reinforced (in cm), if the diameter of the bar is 10 mm.
(d) Doubly reinforced
Ans. (a) (a) 16
(b) 18
13. The number of major and minor conflicts (c) 32
points for an intersection of two-lane two-way (d) 36
road respectively are _____. Ans. (d)

(a) 16 and 8 17. The radius of a bar bend to form a hook

(b) 11 and 6 should not be less than _____.
(c) 7 and 8
(d) 4 and 2 (a) Twice the diameter

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(b) Thrice the diameter value shall not exceed by weight _____.
(c) Four times the diameter
(d) Five times the diameter (a) 0.2
(b) 0.25
Ans. (a)
(c) 0.3
18. In an optical square, the angle between the (d) 0.45
first incident ray and the last reflected ray is ____. Ans. (c)

(a) 60° 22. A contract in which the contractor is

(b) 90° required to quote a fixed sum for execution of
(c) 120° the complete work by referring to the drawing,
(d) 150° designs and specifications is known as a _____.
Ans. (b)
(a) Item rate contract
(b) Lump-sum contract
(c) Piece work agreement
(d) Target contract
Ans. (b)

19. The failure of column depends upon _____.

(a) Weight of column

(b) Length of column
(c) Slenderness ratio
(d) Cross sectional area of column
Ans. (c)
20. Assertion (A) : The object of providing an
additional concave lens in the telescope, in a
tachometer is to eliminate the additive constant.
Reason (R) : The anallatic lens absorbs some of
the incident light and to compensate this and to
increase the illuminate, a larger object-glass is
required.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
correct reason for (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not
the correct reason for (A)
(c) (A) is false but (R) is true
(d) (A) is true but (R) is false
Ans. (c)
21. For concreting the surface of the runways,
roads and pavements, the aggregate impact
23. A phenomenon commonly observed in river
sands for which adequate precautions need to be
taken while estimating, measuring and receiving
sands at constructions sites is _____.
(a) Bulking
(b) Blistering
(c) Silting
(d) Hydrating
Ans. (a)
24. The representation of general topography of
very flat terrain is possible only by _____.
(a) Drawing contours at large interval
(b) Drawing contours at small interval
(c) Giving spot levels at large internal
(d) Giving spot levels to salient features at
close interval
Ans. (d)
25. Explosive required for blasting is measured

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in _____. (d) Indeterminate

Ans. (a)
(a) Cubic meter
(b) Explosive power 29. Which one of the following statement is not
(c) Energy released correct?
(d) Kilograms
Ans. (d) (a) In hydro dynamically smooth boundaries
the thickness of laminar sub-layer is less
than the roughness projections
(b) For hydro dynamically smooth boundary
friction factor 'f' depends only on
Reynolds number
(c) For boundaries in transitional region
26. Which one of the following parameters can friction factor 'f' is a function of relative
be used to estimate the angle of friction of sandy roughness and Reynolds number
soil? (d) In hydro dynamically rough boundary
friction factor 'f' is solely dependent upon
(a) Particle size the relative roughness
(b) Roughness of particle Ans. (a)
(c) Density index
(d) Particle size distribution
Ans. (c)

27. Which of the following statements is

incorrect?
30. According to IS : 456 – 1978, the thickness of
(a) The reaction turbines are used for low
reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges
head and high discharge
is kept less than _____.
(b) The angle of taper on the draft is less than
8 (a) 5 cm
(c) A Francis turbine is an impulse turbine (b) 10 cm
(d) None of the above (c) 15 cm
Ans. (c) (d) 20 cm
Ans. (c)
28. In the truss shown below, the force in
member BD is _____. 31. In the air-drying process, the practical limit
of moisture content of timber is _____.

(a) 0.05
(b) 0.15
(c) 0.25
(d) 0.35
Ans. (b)
(a) 100 t compressive
(b) 100 t tensile 32. Which of the following property of bitumen
(c) Zero

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is related to the Pensky-Marten test? 𝑉𝑢 ±

𝑀𝑢
𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝛽
given by, 𝜏𝑣 = 𝑑
𝑏×𝑑
(a) Ductility
(b) Softening point Where, 𝑉𝑢 = Shear Force at a section, 𝑀𝑢 =
(c) Flash and fire point Bending moment at a section, b = width of the
(d) Viscosity beam, d = depth of the beam, β = inclined of the
member w.r.t horizontal
Ans. (c)
Which of the following sentence is correct
33. The suitable layout of a distribution system
regarding the above formula?
for the irregularly grown town is _____.
(a) '+' is the depth of a beam increases with
(a) Dead-end system
increasing bending moment
(b) Grid iron system
(b) '–' if the depth of a beam increases with
(c) Radial system
increasing bending moment
(d) Ring system
(c) '+' if the depth of a beam decreases with
Ans. (a) decreasing bending moment
(d) '–' if the depth of a beam decreases with
increasing bending moment
Ans. (b)

34. Ruling gradient provided on highways is 1 in

15. If the radius of the curve is 75 m, then the
compensated gradient at the curve is _____.

(a) 6.66% 37. Consider a steady flow, fully developed flow

(b) 1.4% in a horizontal pipe of diameter D. Over a section
(c) 5.66% of length L of the pipe, a pressure drop of ΔP is
(d) 5.26% observed. Wall stress for the section is _____.
Ans. (c) ΔPD
(a) 4L
35. If flexural rigidity of a column whose length ΔPD
(b)
is L and the loaded end is free, is EI, the critical 2L
ΔPπL
load will be _____. (c) 2D
ΔPπL
(a) 𝑃𝑐 = πEI/(4L²) (d) 4D
(b) 𝑃𝑐 = π²EI/(4L²)
Ans. (a)
(c) 𝑃𝑐 = πEI²/(4L²)
38. Maximum span of couple roof is _____.
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b) (a) 2.5 metres
(b) 3.5 metres
36. Stress at any section in a prismatic beam is (c) 4.5 metres
(d) 5.5 metres

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Ans. (b) normal consistency of ordinary Portland

39. The instrument used to measure the vertical
and horizontal angle and slope distance and is a
combination of electronic theodolite and
electronic distance meter is called as ______.
(a) Total station
(b) Tavistock theodolite
(c) Wild precision theodolite
(d) Wild universal theodolite
Ans. (a)
cement?
(a) 0.15
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.45
(d) 0.55
Ans. (b)
44. While setting up plane table at a station X,
the corresponding point on the plan was not
accurately centered above X. If the displacement
of X was 40 cm in a direction at right angle to the
ray on the ground, how much on the plan would
be the consequent displacement of a point from
its true position if the scale of 1 cm = 2 metres is
adopted.

40. The equivalent length of a column of length L (a) 0.5 mm

having one end fixed and other end free is _____. (b) 1 mm
(c) 2 mm
(a) 2L (d) 4 mm
(b) L Ans. (c)
(c) L/2
(d) L/√2
Ans. (a)

41. Surface tension of water _____.

(a) Increase with decrease in temperature

45. For topographic survey of building sites, the
(b) Decreases with decrease in temperature
scale used is _____.
(c) Independent of temperature
(d) None of the above (a) 1 cm = 10 m or less
Ans. (a) (b) 10 cm = 1 m or less
(c) 1 cm = 100 m or less
42. The discharge through a semi-circular weir (d) 1 m = 100 m or less
is proportional _____. Ans. (a)
1
(a) 𝐻 (−2) 46. Which of the following is a practically
1
(b) 𝐻 ( )
2 impermeable?
3
(c) 𝐻 (2) (a) Gravel
(d) None of the above (b) Sand mixture
Ans. (c) (c) Coarse sand
(d) Clay
43. Which of the following represents the

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Ans. (d) formations

47. The underground structure in the form of a Which of these statements is/are correct?
circular or rectangular tank for the purpose of
(a) Only 1
admitting sewage into it from the intercepting
(b) 1 , 2 and 4
chamber is called _____.
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(a) Septic tank (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) Cess pool Ans. (d)
(c) Privy pit
(d) Soak pit 51. Calculate the total quantity (cubic meter) of
Ans. (b) the coarse aggregate required for an isolated
rectangular footing of size 3 m × 2 m, if 1 : 2 : 4
cement concrete is used. The depth of the
footing is 600 mm.

(a) 2.05
(b) 2.46
(c) 3.16
48. A procedure of actual costing and valuing an
(d) 3.82
item of work on the basis of labourers and
materials required is _____. Ans. (c)

(a) Day work

(b) Provisional sum
(c) Lump sum amount
(d) Prime cost
Ans. (a)
52. Calculate the number of division of the main
49. Earnest Money Deposit is _____. scale that is equal to the 8 divisions of the
extended Vernier _____.
(a) Depositing 2% of the contract value
(b) Depositing 5% of the contract value (a) 7
(c) Depositing 10% of the contract value (b) 9
(d) Same of security money (c) 15
Ans. (a) (d) 16
Ans. (c)
50. Consider the following statements.
53. Which of the following treatment unit may
1. Aquifers are porous and permeable be classified as aerobic, facultative, or anaerobic
formations depending on the mechanism of purification?
2. Aquifuge are neither porous nor
permeable formations (a) Activated Sludge Process
3. Aquiclude are porous but impermeable (b) Oxidation Ditches
formations (c) Septic Tank
4. Aquitard are porous but less permeable (d) Stabilization Pond

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Ans. (d) Ans. (a)

54. Proof resilience is the maximum energy 58. If the initial void ratio of the soil is 0.60, and
stored at _____. it is consolidated up to 55% to reduce the void
ratio to 0.45. Determine the minimum void ratio
(a) Limit of proportionality up to which it can be further compressed _____.
(b) Elastic limit
(c) Plastic limit (a) 0.20
(d) None of the above (b) 0.33
Ans. (b) (c) 0.40
(d) Insufficient Data
Ans. (b)

55. The concentration of sulfur dioxide in

ambient air is found to be 2.4 𝜇g/m³. This
concentration in ppb (parts per billion) is _____. 59. A structural member subjected to tensile
force in a direction parallel to its longitudinal
(a) 0.84 axis is generally known as _____.
(b) 0.24
(c) 2.40 (a) A tie
(d) 8.40 (b) A tie member
Ans. (a) (c) A tension member
(d) All option are correct
56. A raft foundation is provided if its area Ans. (d)
exceeds the plan area of the building by _____.
60. Theory of error and adjustments deals with
(a) 10% minimizing the effect of _____.
(b) 20%
(c) 30% (a) Instrument errors
(d) 50% (b) Mistakes
Ans. (d) (c) Systematic errors
(d) Personal and Accidental errors
57. In an undrained tri-axial test on saturated Ans. (d)
clay, the Poisson's ratio is _____.
61. Which of the following disease in timber is
𝜎3
(a) 𝜎 not the result of the fungal attack on the tree?
1 + 𝜎3
𝜎3
(b) 𝜎 (a) Dry Rot
1 − 𝜎3
𝜎1 − 𝜎3 (b) White Rot
(c) 𝜎3 (c) Brown Rot
(d)
𝜎1 + 𝜎3 (d) Wet Rot
𝜎3
Ans. (d)

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62. In a truss girder of a bridge, a diagonal (a) Percentage rate contract

consists of mild steel flat 400 I.S.F. (thickness = (b) Piece-Work Agreement
12 mm) and carries a pull of 80 tones. If the (c) Lump-sum Contract
gross diameter of the rivet is 26 mm, the number (d) Cost plus percentage rate contract
of rivets required in the splice is _____. Ans. (b)

(a) 6 67. Calculate the length (m) of tangent of a 5°

(b) 7 curve, if the deflection angle is 60 degree.
(c) 8
(d) 9 (a) 172.5
Ans. (c) (b) 198.6
(c) 360
63. The shape factor of structural steel sections (d) 596
primarily depends on _____. Ans. (b)

(a) Proof stress of the material 68. If the net amount of irrigation is 8 cm and
(b) Loading conditions field efficient is 75%, the gross amount of water
(c) Poisons ratio to be applied to the field will be _____.
(d) Cross sectional geometry
Ans. (d) (a) 10.66 cm
(b) 8.75 cm
(c) 10.66 mm
(d) 8.75 mm
Ans. (a)

64. The disinfection efficiency of chlorine in

Water treatment _____.

(a) Is not dependent of pH value

(b) Increases by increased pH value
(c) Remains constant at all pH value
(d) Reduces by increased pH value
Ans. (d)
65. Refractory bricks are generally used to resist
(a) Chemical action
(b) Dampness
(c) High temperature
(d) Weathering action
Ans. (c)
66. Which of the following contract is most
suitable for executing urgent small work?
69. Float test on bitumen is carried out to _____.
(a) Determine the ductility
(b) Define the consistency
(c) Determine the loss of heating
(d) Determine hardness or softness of
bitumen
Ans. (b)
70. The effective throat thickness of a fillet weld
depends on _____.
(a) Angle between fusion faces
(b) Length of the weld
(c) Permissible shear strength
(d) Types of weld

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Ans. (a) (c) 0.0015

(d) 0.0018
71. The estimated value of a built-up property at Ans. (c)
the end of its useful life without being
dismantled is its _____. 75. The multiplying factor for painting
collapsible gate measured flat (size of opening)
(a) Scrap value all over is _____.
(b) Book value
(c) Salvage value (a) 1.3
(d) Market value (b) 1.5
Ans. (c) (c) 2.0
(d) 2.5
Ans. (b)

72. On curved tracks, minimum ballast cushion

is maintained at _____.
76. The rolled steel I-sections are most
(a) Inner rails commonly used as beams because these provide
(b) Outer rail
(c) Centre line of track 1. Large moment of inertia with a less cross-
(d) Outer edge of sleeper sectional area
Ans. (a) 2. Greater lateral stability

73. Ordinate of ILD (influence line diagram) of (a) Only 1

shear force at section C, at point of action of 90 (b) Only 2
kN load for the given loading condition is _____. (c) 1 and 2
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

77. Which joint is preferably used in Indian

(a) 2/7 Railways?
(b) 3/7
(a) Supported joint
(c) 4/7
(b) Suspended joint
(d) 5/7
(c) Bridge joint
Ans. (a) (d) Semi-supported joint
Ans. (d)
74. The minimum reinforced (mild
reinforcement) should of the gross sectional
78. A material which obeys Hooke's law is
area in slabs is _____. subjected to direct stress σₒ. At its elastic limit,
(a) 0.0010 which of the following statements is true?
(b) 0.0012
(a) Strain is equal to σₒ/E

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(b) Maximum shear stress = σₒ/2 Ans. (c)

(c) Strain energy = (𝜎𝑜2 /2E) × volume
(d) All option are correct 82. Which of the following is the homogeneous
Ans. (d) solution of resins in the alcohol?

79. While measuring the area of a plan using (a) Distemper

plainmeter the following readings were taken. If (b) Enamel paint
the anchor point was outside the plan and zero (c) Plastic paint
mark of disc crossed once by the index in (d) Varnish
clockwise direction, the area of map is _____. Ans. (d)
Given, Multiplying constant = 100 cm²,
83. The discharge of a liquid of kinetic viscosity
Initial reading = 1.378, Final reading = 8.378
4 × 10−2 m²/s through an 80 mm diameter pipe
(a) 2694.2 cm² is 3200π × 10−4 m³/s. The flow is _____.
(b) 1700.0 cm²
(a) Laminar
(c) 694.2 cm²
(b) Turbulent
(d) None of the above
(c) Transition
Ans. (b)
(d) Critical
Ans. (a)

80. To estimate the cost of whole project by

detailed estimate provision for supervision (or)
84. When kept in upright position, the
departmental charge is _____.
dimensions in cm (in sequence of top diameter,
(a) 5% to 10% of the estimated cost height and bottom diameter) of the slump cone
(b) 1.5% to 2% of the estimated cost used for determining workability by slump test
(c) 3% to 5% of the estimated cost are _____.
(d) 15% to 20% of the estimated cost
(a) 10, 20, 30
Ans. (a)
(b) 10, 30, 20
81. Which of the following statement is incorrect (c) 30, 20, 10
with respect to First class bricks? (d) 20, 30, 10
Ans. (b)
(a) No impression should be left on the brick
when a scratch is made by a finger nail 85. Arithmetic check in levelling indicates _____.
(b) A metallic or ringing sound should come
(a) Accuracy of fieldwork
when two bricks are struck against each
(b) Correctness of computations
other
(c) Instrumental error
(c) Water absorption of about 25% of its dry
(d) Error in staff readings
weight is allowed
(d) These should be free from flaws, cracks Ans. (b)
and stones

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86. The hydraulic gradient line of a flowing fluid 90. The rigid frame shown in figure below
is represented by _____. carries a load of 10 kN at point P. If the girder PQ
is displaced through a horizontal displacement
(a) Pressure head + kinetic head of Δ, then the horizontal reaction at joint R will
(b) Kinetic head + datum head be _____.
(c) Pressure head + datum head
(d) Pressure head + kinetic head + datum
head
Ans. (c)

6𝐸𝐼∆
(a) 𝐿³
9𝐸𝐼∆
(b) 𝐿³

87. With the increase in the angularity number (c)

12𝐸𝐼∆
𝐿³
of the aggregate, the workability of the concrete
15𝐸𝐼∆
will _____. (d) 𝐿³

(a) Increase Ans. (c)

(b) Not change
(c) Decrease
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

88. Pick an incorrect option

91. In ordinary cement, about 99% of its final
Tricalcium Aluminate (C₃A) strength is achieved in _____.

(a) Reacts fast with water (a) 3 days

(b) Generates less heat of hydration (b) 7 days
(c) Causes initial setting and early strength of (c) 28 days
cement (d) 1 year
(d) Does not contribute to develop ultimate Ans. (c)
strength
Ans. (b) 92. The total load on the lintel shown in the
figure below will be taken as the weight of
89. The radius of Mohr's circle for two equal and brickwork contained in _____.
unlike principal stresses of magnitude 'p' is _____.

(a) p
(b) p/2
(c) zero
(d) none of the above
Ans. (a)

(a) A rectangle whose height is equal to the

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effective span Ans. (a)

(b) A rectangle whose height is equal to the
height of the slab above the lintel 96. Estimation of peak flood discharge for a
(c) A rectangle whose height is equal to the catchment measuring 180 sq. km is done using
height of the wall above the lintel Dicken's Formula with coefficient C = 16. The
(d) An equilateral triangle of side L and the peak flood discharge would be _____.
load between lintel and slab
(a) 493 m³/s
Ans. (d)
(b) 1246 m³/s
(c) 786 m³/s
(d) 2160 m³/s
Ans. (c)

97. Keeping the depth d constant, the width of a

cantilever of length l of uniform strength loaded
93. Calculate the maximum shear strain at the
with a uniformly distributed load w varies from
point where principal strains are 100 × 10−6
zero at the free end is _______.
and –200 × 10−6 .
(a) (2w/σd²) × 𝑙² at the fixed end
(a) 300 × 10−6
(b) (3w/σd²) × 𝑙² at the fixed end
(b) 200 × 10−6
(c) (3w/σd) × 𝑙² at the fixed end
(c) 150 × 10−6
(d) (5w/σd) × 𝑙² at the fixed end
(d) 100 × 10−6
Ans. (b)
Ans. (a)

94. If the liquid limit of the soil is 35%, then

according to the Skempton's empirical index
equation for unsaturated clays, the estimated
value of compression index would be _____.

(a) 0.150 98. If 𝐼𝑥 and 𝐼𝑦 are the moments of inertia of a

(b) 0.175 section about X and Y axes, the polar moment of
(c) 0.225 inertia of the section is _____.
(d) 0.250
(a) (𝐼𝑥 + 𝐼𝑦 )/2
Ans. (b)
(b) (𝐼𝑥 – 𝐼𝑦 )/2
95. The effect of grade on safe stopping sight (c) 𝐼𝑥 + 𝐼𝑦
distance is _____. (d) 𝐼𝑥 /𝐼𝑦
Ans. (c)
(a) To increase it on descending grades and
to decrease it on ascending grades 99. The maximum height of a masonry dam of a
(b) To decrease it on descending grades and triangular section whose base width is b and
to increase it on ascending grades specific gravity s is _____.
(c) To increase it on both descending grades
and ascending grades (a) b √s
(d) To decrease it on both descending grades (b) b × s
and ascending grades (c) √b s

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(d) s √b (a) Stiffness

Ans. (a) (b) Proof resilience
(c) Proof stress
100. The load on a spring per unit deflection is (d) Proof load
called _____. Ans. (a)

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