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PREVIOUS PSC QUESTIONS – SET 1

1. Stainless steel is an alloy of which among the following?
(A) Chromium, nickel, Iron (B) manganese, copper and iron
(C) Copper, carbon, iron (D) copper, tin and zinc
2. What is determined by conducting an abrasion test?
(A) Aggregate crushing value (B) Toughness
(C) Hardness (D) Soundness
3. Which among the following is a step used for changing the direction of stair?
(A) Flight (B) Nosing
(C) Landing (D) Winder
4. By which of the following tests, fineness of cements can be determined?
(A) Permeability test (B) Soundness test
(C) Vicat apparatus test (D) Compression test
5. What is the side slope of Cipoletti weir?
(A) 1 Horizontal to 2 vertical (B) 2 Horizontal to 1 vertical
(C) 4 Horizontal to 1 vertical (D) 1 Horizontal to 4 vertical
6. What is azimunth?
(A) Arbitrary meridian (B) True meridian
(C) Magnetic Meridian (D) None of these
7. At any point on the magnetic equator what will be the angle of dip?
(A) 100o (B) 0o
(C) 90o (D) 180o
8. What is meant by cambium layer of an exogeneous tree?
(A) Layer between inner bark and sapwood
(B) Outermost layer of the tree
(C) Zone of inner rings surround the pith
(D) Layer between pith and heart wood

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9. In chain surveying at what circumstances ranging is done?

(A) When the stations are intervisible
(B) When the length of the survey line is more than the chain length
(C) To set out the foot of perpendicular from a point outside the survey line
(D) When the ranging rods are not available

10. Which of the following types of bond contains, alternate courses of headers
and stretchers as the main feature?

(A) Flemish bond (B) stretcher Bond

(C) English bond (D) Header bond

11. Name the level surface to which the elevations are referred:
(A) Bench mark (B) Datum
(C) Base line (D) Change point
12. Among the following which equipment is not used in chain survey?
(A) Ranging rod (B) Offset rod
(C) Alidade (D) Plumb bob
13. During setting and hardening of cement concrete, hydration of which among
the following contribute the progressive strength of concrete?
(A) C3S (B) C3A
(C) C4AF (D) C2S
14. Which of the following is not included in temporary adjustments of a dumpy
level?
(A) Setting up (B) Levelling up
(C) Elimination of parallax (D) Centering
15. Which among the following is the back bearing of N30oE?
(A) E 30o N (B) N 150o E
(C) S 150o W (D) S 30o W
16. What is the least count of a transit theodolite?

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(A) 20 minutes (B) 30 minutes

(C) 60 seconds (D) 20 seconds
17. Where is the keystone of an arch being placed?
(A) extrados (B) crown
(C) intrados (D) springing line
18. In chain surveying at what circumstances ranging is done?
(A) When the stations are intervisible
(B) When the length of the survey line is more than the chain length
(C) To set out the foot of perpendicular from a point outside the survey line
(D) When the ranging rods are not available

19. What is the nominal size of standard brick?

(A)19cm x 9 cm x 9 cm (B) 20cm x 10 cm x 10 cm
(C) 22cm x 11.5cm x 7.5cm (D) 20cm x 10cm x 5 cm
20. Most chemically active concrete aggregate are from:
(A) Igneous rock (B) Sedimentary rock
(C) Metamorphic (D) Sand stones

Answer Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A C D A A A B A B C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B C D D D D B A B A

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