AAGAMA-2K14

TECHNICAL QUIZ

1. The main principle of surveying is to work [ ]

a) from part to whole b) from whole to part

c) from higher to lower level d) from lower to higher level

2. M10 grade of concrete proportion is approximately [ ]

a) 1 : 3 : 6 b) 1 : 1 : 2

c) 1 : 2 : 4 d) 1: 1.5: 3

3. The standard sand now a days used in india is obtained from [ ]

a) Jaipur b) Jalandar

c) Hyderabad d) Ennore

4. The foundations are placed below ground level to increase [ ]

a) strength b) workability

c) stability of structure d) all of the above

5. The 9cm x 9cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face is known as [ ]

a) stretcher b) header

c) face d) side

6. The formwork from underside of a slab can be removed only after [ ]

a) 7 days b) 28 days

c) 14 days d) 12 days
7. Ultimate strength to cement is provided by [ ]

a) Tricalcium silicate b) Dicalcium silicate

c) Tricalcium aluminate d) Tetracalcium alumino ferrite

8. Hooke’s law holds good upto [ ]

a) proportional limit b) elastic limit

c) plastic limit d) yield point

9. A simply supported beam of span ‘L’ carries a point load ‘W’ at centre of the beam.The bending moment
diagram will be [ ]

a) parabola with maximum ordinate at centre of beam

b) parabola with maximum ordinate at one end of beam

c) triangle with maximum ordinate at one end of beam

d) triangle with maximum ordinate at centre of beam

10. The B.M on a section is maximum where S.F is [ ]

a) minimum b) maximum

c) zero d) changing sign

11. Principal planes are subjected to [ ]

a) shear stresses only b) normal stresses only

c) Both a and b d) tangential stress only

12. A fixed beam of span ‘L’ is carrying a udl of ‘W’ along its entire length.The end moments are [ ]

a) WL2/48 b) WL2/12

c) WL2/24 d) none of these

13. The general expression for the B.M. of a beam is [ ]

The beam carries

a) a uniformly distributed load w/unit length

b) a load varying from zero at one end to w at the other end

 c) a uniformly varying load w/unit length

d) an isolated load at mid span

14. A two hinged parabolic arch of span l and rise h carries a load varying from zero at the left end to ω per unit
run at the right end. The horizontal thrust is [ ]

a) wl2/4h b) wl2/8h

c) wl2/12h d) wl2/16h

15. Pick up the correct statement from the following: [ ]

a) A pile is a slender member which transfers the load through its lower end on a strong strata.

b) A pile is a slender member which transfers its load to the surrounding soil.

c) A pile is a slender member which transfers its load by friction.

d) A pile is a cylindrical body of concrete which transfers the load at a depth greater than its width.

16. For reversal of stress the most suited bolt is [ ]

a) black b) turned

c) friction grip d) shear

17. . Who is CEO of L & T ? [ ]

a) G.Bhaskara Rao b) K.Venkataramanan

c) A.K.Roy d) Y.R.Nagaraja

18. P = π2 EI/L2 is the equation for Euler's crippling load if [ ]

a) both the ends are fixed

b) both the ends are hinged

c) one end is fixed and other end is free

d) one end is fixed and other end is hinged

19. The effective length of a compression member of length L held in position and restrained in direction at one
end and effectively restrained in direction but not held in position at the other end, is [ ]

a) 0.85L b) 0.67L

c) L d) 1.5L

20. . Nagpur road plan formula were prepared by assuming [ ]

a) rectangular or block road pattern

 b) radial or star and block road pattern

c) radial or star and circular road pattern

d) radial or star and grid road pattern

21. Slope of a truss is equal to its [ ]

a) pitch/2 b) pitch

c) 2 x pitch d) 1.5 x pitch

22. For determination of average annual precipitation in a catchment area,the best method is [ ]

a) Arithmetic method b) Thiessen’s polygon method

c) Isohyetal method d) Octahedral method

23. Quartzite is a [ ]

a) metamorphic rock b) argillaceous rock

c) calcareous rock d) siliceous rock

24. At a given instant ship A is travelling at 6 km/h due east and ship B is travelling at 8 km/h due north. The
velocity of B relative to A is [ ]

a) 7 km/h b) 2 km/h

c) 1 km/h d) 10 km/h

25. If a body moves in such a way that its velocity increases by equal amount in equal intervals of time, it is said to
be moving with [ ]

a) uniform retardation b) uniform acceleration

c) variable acceleration d) variable retardation

26. The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3 mm in
diameter, is known as [ ]

a) plastic limit b) shrinkage limit

c) liquid limit d) permeability limit

27. The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil solids in a given soil mass, is known [ ]

a) specific gravity b) void ratio

c) porosity d) water content

28. The expected out turn of 2.5 cm cement concrete floor per manson per day [ ]

a) 5 sqm b) 7.5 sqm

c) 10 sqm d) 2.5 sqm

29. Who is “the father of Soil Mechanics?” [ ]

a) rankine b) terzaghi

c) coulomb d) newmark

30. The maximum area of compression reinforcement in a beam of cross section

B x D is limited to [ ]

a) 0.02BD b) 0.05BD

c) 0.06BD d) 0.04BD