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WBPSC JE PRACTICE MCQ Set-5

1. IS code for design of water tank is 7. Calculate the long-term modulus of

A. IS:3371 elasticity of concrete for M25 grade of
B. IS:3307 concrete in 28 days?
C. IS:3370 A. 25000
D. IS:13920 B. 9615
2. Percentage of sulphates in aggregate C. 7812
used for concreting should not be D. 11905
more than 8. Nominal cover required for 1 hour fire
A. 1 % resistance for column will be
B. 0.8 % A. 25 mm
C. 2.5 % B. 40 mm
D. 0.5 % C. 50 mm
3. If there is no restriction of flow of D. 45 mm
concrete then the size of aggregate 9. Determine the relative density index,
may be permitted up to if the in-situ percentage of voids of a
A. 10 mm or greater sand deposit is 30%. Take emin = 0.25
B. 40 mm or greater and emax = 0.6.
C. 20 mm or greater A. 55.46%
D. Any sizes B. 64.77%
4. Average compressive strength of 150 C. 95.78%
mm cube at 28 days with proposed D. 85.71%
water to be used shall not be less than 10. Isometric projection is reduced
____ % of the average of strength of 3 volume wise by ____ to the actual
similar concrete cubes prepared with size.
distilled water. A. 34.13%
A. 80 B. 44.13%
B. 95 C. 54.13%
C. 90 D. 64.13%
D. 75 11. A timber beam of effective span ‘I’
5. For nominal mix, total quantity of dry and of cross-section b x d is said to be
aggregate by mass per 50 kg of laterally supported if d/b and l/b are
cement to be taken as the sum of respectively
individual fine & coarse aggregate in A. Less than 1 and less than 48
kg (max) for M10 grade of concrete B. Less than 2 and less than 49
A. 800 C. Less than 3 and less than 50
B. 625 D. Less than 4 and less than 51
C. 330 12. Consider the following methods of
D. 480 preservation of timber:
6. As per IS:456-2000, in the absence of 1. Dipping
test data, the approximate value of the 2. Brushing or spraying
total shrinkage strain for design may 3. Pressure impregnation
be taken as
The correct sequence in decreasing order of
A. 0.002
the effectiveness of these methods of
B. 0.003
preservation is
C. 0.0003
D. 0.0035 A. 1, 2, 3

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B. 2, 1, 3 respectively then ratio of effective size

C. 3, 1, 2 to diameter through 30% of total mass
D. 3, 2, 1 is passed is
13. If in a concrete mix the fineness A. 2
modulus of coarse aggregate is 7.6, the B. 0.5
fineness modulus of fine aggregate is C. 8
2.8 and the economical value of the D. 0.33
fineness modulus of combined 19. The ratio of the rate of change of
aggregate is 6.4, then the proportion of discharge of an outlet to the rate of
the fine aggregate is change in level of water surface in a
A. 25% distributary at its normal depth, is
B. 33.33% known as
C. 50% A. Efficiency
D. 66.66% B. Sensitivity
14. Consider the following strengths of C. Flexibility
concrete: D. Modular limit
1. Cube strength 20. Permissible error for measurement
2. Cylinder strength with tested chain, plumb bob is
3. Split-tensile strength A. 1 in 250
4. Modulus of rupture B. 1 in 500
C. 1 in 1000
The correct sequence in increasing order of
D. 1 in 20000
these strengths
21. Slope provided for a catch water drain
A. 3, 4, 2.1 is about
B. 3, 4, 1, 2 A. 1 in 25 to 1 in 33
C. 4, 3, 2, 1 B. 1 in 33 to 1 in 50
D. 4, 3, 1, 2 C. 1 in 25 to 1 in 50
15. The downstream expansion head of a D. Not required
guide bank is extended to subtend an 22. Cross slope provided at each and
angle at the centre, equal to every layer in Telford Road
A. 450 construction was
B. 1100 A. 1 in 33
C. 900 B. 1 in 25
D. 750 C. 1 in 45
16. If the irrigation efficiency is 80%, D. 1 in 36
conveyance losses are 20% and the 23. For a long bridge minimum median
actual depth of watering is 16 cm, the width in no case shall not be less than
depth of water required at the canal A. 1.5 m
outlet, is B. 3.0 m
A. 10 cm C. 2.5 m
B. 15 cm D. 1.2 m
C. 20 cm 24. Guard rail provided on a highway if
D. 25 cm height of embankment is more than
17. Minimum size of fillet weld for a plate A. 5 m or more
thickness in between 20 to 32 mm is B. 3 m or more
A. 3 mm C. 2.5 m or more
B. 5 mm D. 4 m or more
C. 8 mm 25. The fertility of soil start getting badly
D. 6 mm imparted when pH of soil exceeds
18. The coefficient of gradation & A. 7
coefficient of uniformity is 1 and 4 B. 11

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C. 6.5 subjected to a direct axial load equal

D. 8.5 to its own weight will be:
26. At permanent wilting point, the value A. The same
of soil moisture tension approx. B. One-fourth
A. 0 ATM C. Half
B. 1/10 to 1/3 ATM D. Double
C. 7-32 ATM 33. Which of the following pairs are
D. > 32 ATM correctly matched?
27. The minimum freeboard 1. Resilience…………… Resistance
recommended for lined canal carrying to deformation.
discharge in between 5 to 10 cumec is 2. Malleability …………...Shape
A. 0.5 m change.
B. 0.75 m 3.Creep ........................ Progressive
C. 0.6 m deformation.
D. 0.9 m 4. Plasticity .... …………. Permanent
28. If critical velocity ratio, m = 1 then deformation.
____ will occurs.
Select the correct answer using the codes
A. Silting
given below :
B. Scouring
C. Both silting & scouring A. 2, 3 and 4
D. No silting, no scouring B. 1, 2 and 3
29. The most economical section of a C. 1, 2 and 4
lined canal for a small discharge is D. 1, 3 and 4
A. Triangular section with 34. For a linearly elastic, isotropic and
circular bottom homogeneous material, the number of
B. Trapezoidal section with elastic constants required to relate
rounded corner stress and strain is:
C. Triangular section A. Two
D. Semi-elliptical section B. Three
30. The lateral surface of right cylinder of C. Four
diameter 30mm and height of axis D. Six
60mm is developed, we get 35. The Young's modulus of elasticity of a
A. Square of each side 60mm material is 2.5 times its modulus of
B. Rhombus of each side 60mm rigidity. The Poisson's ratio for the
C. Rectangle of length 94mm and material will be:
width 60mm A. 0.25
D. None of the above B. 0.33
31. A test facility setup costs Rs 10,00,000 C. 0.50
at the time of installation, and its scrap D. 0.75
value is Rs 50,000 at the end of the 36. The maximum principal stress for the
useful life in 10 years. Adopting a stress state shown in the figure is
straight-line method for computation
of depreciation, estimate the book
value of facility at the end of 5 years.
A. Rs 5,00,000
B. 5,25,000
C. 4,75,000
D. 5,75,000 A. σ
32. The deformation of a bar under its B. 2σ
own weight as compared to that when C. 3σ
D. 1.5 σ

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37. A concentrated load of P acts on a shown below, assuming axial

simply supported beam of span L at a deformations to be negligible, are
distance L/3 from the left support. The given by:
bending moment at the point of
application of the load is given by
A. PL/3
B. 2PL/3
C. PL/9
D. 2PL/9 A. 6, 11
38. A simply supported beam is subjected B. 6, 6
to a distributed loading as shown in C. 4, 6
the diagram given below: D. 4,4
42. The kinematic indeterminacy of single
bay portal frame fixed at the base is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 0
What is the maximum shear force in
43. Calculate the cost (Rs.) of 100 mm
the beam?
thick brick lining of a septic tank of
A. WL/3
size of 5 m X 3 m X 1.5 m. If the rate
B. WL/2
of lining of Rs. 200 per m2.
C. WL/6
A. 4500
D. WL/4
B. 4800
39. For the shear force to be uniform
C. 5400
throughout the span of a simply
D. 7800
supported beam, it should carry which
44. The method of analysis of distribution
one of the following loadings?
system in which the domestic supply
A. A concentrated load at mid-
is neglected and fire demand is
span
considered is
B. UDL over the entire span
A. Circle method
C. A couple anywhere within its
B. Equivalent pipe method
span
C. Electrical analysis method
D. Two concentrated loads equal
D. Hardy cross method
in magnitude and placed at
45. The specific gravity of sewage is
equal distance from each
A. Much greater than 1
support
B. Slightly less than 1
40. A cantilever beam carries a load W
C. Equal to 1
uniformly distributed over its entire
D. Slightly greater than 1
length. If the same load is placed at
46. A pipe which is installed in the house
the free end of the same cantilever,
drainage to preserve the water seal of
then the ratio of maximum deflection
traps is called
in the first case to that in the second
A. Vent pipe
case will be:
B. Anti-siphonage pipe
A. 3/8
C. Waste pipe
B. 8/3
D. Soil pipe
C. 5/8
47. Select the correct relationship between
D. 8/5
porosity (N), specific yield (y) and
41. The degree of static indeterminacy, Ns
specific retention (R)
and the degree of kinematic
A. N = y + R
indeterminacy, Nk for the plane frame
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C. R = N + y
D. R > (N + y)
48. A pipe conveying sewage from
plumbing system of a single building
to common sewer or point of
immediate disposal is called
A. House sewer
B. Lateral sewer
C. Main sewer
D. Sub-main sewer
49. In a BOD test, 1.0 ml of raw sewage
was diluted to 100 ml and the
dissolved oxygen concentration of
diluted sample at the beginning was 6
ppm and it was 4 ppm at the end of 5
day incubation at 20°C. The BOD of
raw sewage will be
A. 100 ppm
B. 200 ppm
C. 300 ppm
D. 400 ppm
50. Which of the following compounds is
widely used for algae control?
A. Sodium sulphate
B. Copper sulphate
C. Sodium chloride
D. Calcium chloride

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