GitBook practice — Set 5 (Ashoj, 2081)

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GitBook practice — Set 5 (Ashoj, 2081)

Full marks: 80 · Questions: 80

01Question bank

The liquid part of the paint is called:

Pigment

Vehicle

Solvent

Drier

02Question bank

GIS tools allow the user to perform which of the following task?

Create searches

Store data

Edit data

All of the above

03Question bank

The unit of payment for road side brick edging to increase the movement width is:

cu m

meter

04Question bank

The minimum number of ranging rods required for indirect ranging is:

05Question bank

The property due to which steel can withstand hammer blows is called:

Toughness

Hardness

Ductility

Malleability

06Question bank

Units of coefficient of permeability:

sec/cm

g/cm

cm/sec

07Question bank

The activity of clay is defined as the ratio of:

liquid limit to plastic limit

liquidity index to plasticity index

plasticity index to clay fraction

plasticity index to shrinkage index

08Question bank

A flow net in the seepage of water through a soil medium is a network of:

flow lines

equi-potential lines

flow lines and equi-potential lines

water particles and their movement in the soil

09Question bank

The process of obtaining increased density of soil in a fill by reduction of its pore space by the expulsion of air, is known as:

soil exploration

soil stabilization

soil compaction

consolidation

10Question bank

The shear strength of very plastic cohesive soils can be found by:

Vane shear test

Cone test

Penetration test

Ring shear test

11Question bank

The bearing capacity of soils can be improved by:

increasing the depth of footing

draining the sub-soil water

ramming granular material like crushed stone into the soil

all of the above

12Question bank

The soil moisture driven off by heat, is called:

free water

hydroscopic water

gravity water

none of these

13Question bank

Pascal's law states that pressure at a point is equal in all direction:

in a liquid at rest

in a fluid at rest

in a laminar flow

in a turbulent flow

14Question bank

The flow rate through the circular pipe is measured by:

Pitot-tube

Venturi-meter

Orifice-meter

none of the above

15Question bank

Flow mass curve is the graph drawn because:

the rate of flow and time

cumulative volume of flow and time

the cumulative discharge and time

cumulative volume of flow and the discharge

16Question bank

The ratio of inertia force and gravitational force is called as:

Reynolds number

Stokes number

Froude's number

Euler's number

17Question bank

Hydraulic gradient line takes into consideration:

potential and kinetic heads only

potential and pressure heads only

kinetic and pressure heads only

potential, kinetic and pressure heads

18Question bank

Which of the following is true?

flow is laminar inside the boundary layer and turbulent outside

flow is turbulent inside the boundary layer and laminar outside

flow is laminar both inside and outside of the boundary layer

flow is turbulent both inside and outside of the boundary layer

19Question bank

National Drinking Water Quality Standard (NDWQS) of Nepal came into effective in .... A.D.:

2003

2004

2005

2006

20Question bank

Time of concentration depends on:

intensity of rainfall

duration of rainfall

slope of catchment

evaporation

21Question bank

Sludge digestion is:

disposal of sludge

dilution of sludge

stabilization of sludge

removal of waste products from sludge

22Question bank

The effluent from the septic tank are discharged into:

tank pit

drainage

oxidation pond

sewer

23Question bank

According to EPA76, Scoping is required only in:

BES

IFF

all of the above

none

24Question bank

The permanent hardness of water can be removed by:

adding alum

adding chlorine

boiling

lime-soda process

25Question bank

A land is said to be water-logged when:

the air circulation is stopped in the root zone due to rise in water table

the soil pores within a depth of 40 cm are saturated

it is submerged in flood

all of the above

26Question bank

The Lacey's silt factor (f) is equal to:

\frac{3V^2}{2R}

\frac{3V^2}{2R}

\frac{3V^2}{2R}

\frac{3V^2}{2R}

27Question bank

For the design of major hydraulic structures on the canals, the method generally preferred to, is based on:

Bligh's theory

Electrical analogy method

The relaxation method

Hydrola's method of independent variables

28Question bank

When a canal is carried over a natural drainage, the structure provided, is known as:

syphon

aqueduct

super passage

syphon-aqueduct

29Question bank

The most suitable section of a lined canal, is:

triangular section with circular bottom for small canals

trapezoidal section with rounded corners for large canals

both (a) and (b)

rectangular section with rounded corners for large canals

30Question bank

Hydropower is a:

Renewable Energy

Non-renewable Energy

both of above

None of These

31Question bank

Which hydropower project is located in Terai Region:

ModiKhola HEP

Devighat HEP

Gandak HEP

Kulekhani - III

32Question bank

Nepal first hydropower project is constructed in:

1920 AD

1936 AD

1921 AD

1911 AD

33Question bank

Foundation treatment for gravity dam:

Preparing the surface

Grouting the Foundation

Provide filter media

Both a and b

34Question bank

When the concentration of sediment and turbidity in settling basin increases then fall velocity will:

Increases

Decreases

Does not affect

All of these

35Question bank

The depth of settling basin is high for:

By considering without turbulence

By considering turbulence

Both of these

Difficult to say

36Question bank

Normally, headrace tunnel is:

Pressure tunnel

Non-pressure tunnel

Open tunnel

None of these

37Question bank

Pump is device:

Which convert the electrical energy into mechanical and hydraulic energy

Which convert the hydraulic energy into mechanical energy

Both a and b

None of these

38Question bank

The sub-base course is placed immediately above the:

sub-grade

base

wearing course

none of these

39Question bank

The advantage of a rotary is:

traffic is in continuous motion

no waiting by traffic

vehicles move in the same direction

left turn is relatively easy

40Question bank

Floating gradients are generally provided:

along maximum gradient

along minimum gradient

summit curves

at valley curves

41Question bank

The joints, parallel to the center-line of the road are called:

longitudinal joint

transverse joint

expansion joint

all of these

42Question bank

The design capacity is also known as:

basic capacity

theoretical capacity

practical capacity

possible capacity

43Question bank

According to Nepal road standard NRS2070, maximum super-elevation that can be provided in hair pin bends is:

10%

44Question bank

A wall constructed to retain the earth from slippage on the hill side of the roadway is called:

breast wall

retaining wall

rapet wall

none of these

45Question bank

The paper size of A is:

841 \times 1189

297 \times 420

420 \times 594

594 \times 841

46Question bank

The interest calculated on the basis of 365 days a year, is known as:

Interest

Ordinary simple interest

Exact simple interest

None of these

47Question bank

CPM is:

Activity oriented

event oriented

time oriented

resource oriented

48Question bank

The time with which direct costs does not reduce with the increase in time is known as:

Crash time

Normal time

Standard time

Optimistic time

49Question bank

A schedule that has been defined at a degree of resolution that allows progress to be monitored and the project to be controlled, is called:

Project tracking

Project scheduling

Project network

Project monitoring

50Question bank

An agreement enforceable by law is:

A voidable contract

Void

A contract

A void contract

51Question bank

Code of conduct defines:

What should be

what should not be

what had been

what will be

52Question bank

As per EPA2019 (EPA2076), Ministry means:

Ministry of Forest and Environment (MOFE)

Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MOEWRI)

Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP)

Ministry of Water Supply (MOWSS)

53Question bank

The ratio of bulk modulus to modulus of elasticity for a Poisson's ratio of 0.25 would be:

2/5

4/3

1.0

54Question bank

The point of contra-flexure occurs only in:

Continuous beam

Cantilever beam

Overhanging beam

Simply supported beam

55Question bank

The slope and the deflection at a section in a loaded beam cannot be found out by:

Rankin's method

Virtual work method

Macaulay's method

Moment area method

56Question bank

The shear force on a beam and its displacement are related by:

V = EI \frac{d^2 y}{dx^2}

V = EI \frac{d^3 y}{dx^3}

V = EI \frac{dy}{dx}

none of them

57Question bank

The moment of inertia of rectangular section is:

\frac{BD^2}{6}

\frac{BD^3}{36}

\frac{BD^3}{3}

\frac{BD^3}{2.5}

58Question bank

Hoop stress is:

Compressive

Radial Stress

Circumferential tensile stress

none of these

59Question bank

The total length of a cranked bar through a distance (d) at

45^{\circ}

in case of a beam of effective length L, is:

L + 0.42 \mathrm{\~d}

L + 2 \cdot 0.42 \mathrm{\~d}

L - 0.42 \mathrm{\~d}

L - 2 \cdot 0.4 \mathrm{\~d}

60Question bank

According to Nepal Engineering Council Act, 2055 (Revised, 2079), all engineering academic institutions shall be …………………….. in the Council.

Affiliated

United

Recognized

Associated

61Question bank

Staff readings on pegs x and y from X station are 1.755m and 2.850m, and from station Y and X are 0.655m and 1.560m. If reduced level of X is 105.5m, the reduced level of Y is:

104.0 m

104.5 m

105.0 m

105.5 m

62Question bank

While measuring the distance between two points along upgrade with the help of a 20 m chain, the forward end of the chain is shifted forward through a distance:

20 (sin

\theta -1

)

20 (cos

\theta -1

)

20 (sec

\theta -1

)

20 (cos

\theta -1

)

63Question bank

N and j are numbers of members and joints in a frame. It contains redundant members if:

n = 2j - 3

p \cdot 3j - 2

n < 2j - 3

n < j - 2

64Question bank

For a given material Young's modulus is 200 GN/m² and modulus of rigidity is 80 GN/m². The value of Poisson's ratio is:

0.13

0.20

0.25

0.30

65Question bank

The run off a drainage basin is:

Initial recharge + ground water accretion + precipitation

Precipitation + ground water accretion + initial recharge

Precipitation - ground water accretion + initial recharge

Precipitation - ground water accretion - initial recharge

66Question bank

Purification of water supplies is done mainly by the following processes sequentially:

Filtration, screening, sedimentation

Screening, sedimentation, filtration

Sedimentation, filtration, screening

Screening, filtration, sedimentation

67Question bank

The permanent hardness of water can be removed by:

adding alum

adding chlorine

boiling

lime-soda process

68Question bank

A land is said to be water-logged when:

the air circulation is stopped in the root zone due to rise in water table

the soil pores within a depth of 40 cm are saturated

it is submerged in flood

all of the above

69Question bank

The Lacey's silt factor (f) is equal to:

\frac{3V^2}{2R}

\frac{3V^2}{2R}

\frac{3V^2}{2R}

\frac{3V^2}{2R}

70Question bank

For the design of major hydraulic structures on the canals, the method generally preferred to, is based on:

Bligh's theory

Electrical analogy method

The relaxation method

Hydrola's method of independent variables

71Question bank

When a canal is carried over a natural drainage, the structure provided, is known as:

syphon

aqueduct

super passage

syphon-aqueduct

72Question bank

The most suitable section of a lined canal, is:

triangular section with circular bottom for small canals

trapezoidal section with rounded corners for large canals

both (a) and (b)

rectangular section with rounded corners for large canals

73Question bank

Hydropower is a:

Renewable Energy

Non-renewable Energy

both of above

None of These

74Question bank

Which hydropower project is located in Terai Region:

ModiKhola HEP

Devighat HEP

Gandak HEP

Kulekhani - III

75Question bank

Nepal first hydropower project is constructed in:

1920 AD

1936 AD

1921 AD

1911 AD

76Question bank

Foundation treatment for gravity dam:

Preparing the surface

Grouting the Foundation

Provide filter media

Both a and b

77Question bank

When the concentration of sediment and turbidity in settling basin increases then fall velocity will:

Increases

Decreases

Does not affect

All of these

78Question bank

The depth of settling basin is high for:

By considering without turbulence

By considering turbulence

Both of these

Difficult to say

79Question bank

Normally, headrace tunnel is:

Pressure tunnel

Non-pressure tunnel

Open tunnel

None of these

80Question bank

Pump is device:

Which convert the electrical energy into mechanical and hydraulic energy

Which convert the hydraulic energy into mechanical energy

Both a and b

None of these