1) While sinking the shaft Ventilation by mechanical means has to be provided if the depth

of the shaft exceeding

a) 30 m b) 25m c) 40m d) 15m
2) The starting point of the shaft is called
a) Pit top b) Pit bottom c) Entry point d) Collar
3) A carne along with jib or grab is used for cleaning the debris up to a depth of
a) 20 m b) 30 m c) 40 m d) 25 m
4) The clearance space required over finished diameter of shaft is to carry out shaft sinking
operation ___
a) 230 – 300 mm b) 100-200 mm c) 350 to 400 mm d) 150 – 200 mm
5) The thickness of brick lining used for supporting varies from ____
a) 0.4-0.6 m b) 0.5 to 0.9 m c) 1.2 to 1.5 m d) 0.75 to 1 m
6) The holes left in permanent lining at the curb level to avoid development of hydrostatic
pressure behind the lining due to water __
a) Product holes b) Weep holes c) Lining holes d) Drain holes
7) The place where the percolated water will be collected is
a) Water sump b) Water tank c) Water garland d) Water pond
8) The platform required to carry out brick lining is
a) Ladder way b) Side supporting platform c) Walling scaffold d) None of the above
9) Length of brick lining completed with a single position of walling scaffold is
a) 1.5 m b) 1.4 m c) 1.6 m d) 1.3m
10) The device used to prevent undue swinging of the bucket in sinking shaft is
a) Spider b) Kibble c) Scaffold d) Rider
11) The safety device provided in sinking shaft in case over winding
a) Spider b) Kibble c) Spider d) Detaching hook
12) The type of ropes used for the support of walling scaffold is
a) Round stranded rope b) Locked coil rope c) Flat end stranded rope d) None of the
above
13) The number of holes per ring in a blasting pattern used for shaft sinking is ___ times the
diameter of the shaft
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1
14) The diameter and length of holes drilled in a blasting pattern used for shaft sinking
a) 38 mm , 1.2 to 1.5 m b) 35 mm, 1-1.5 m c) 42 mm, 1.5 to 2 m d) 50 mm, 1-2 m
15) The bucket used to clear the debris is also know as
a) Kibble b) Bowk c) Hoppit d) All the above
16) _______ is used for attaching the bucket during shaft sinking
a) Kibble b) Clivy c) Rider d) Rider cone
17) The verticality and radius of the shaft are checked from time to time _____
a) Once in a week b) Once in every 14 days c) Once every day d) Once in a month
18) The pumps are provided when the inflow of water exceeds
a) 50 liters per minute b) 100 liters per minute c) 150 lit per min d) 200 lit per min
19) The quantity of air in m3 per minute and type of fan provided when the depth of shaft
exceeds 25 m
a) 300, forcing fan b) 300, exhaust fan c) 200 , forcing fan d) 200 , exhaust fan
20) Incase of water bearing strata the permanent water tight lining of shaft is provided by
a) Tubbing b) Walling c) Brick wedge d) Concrete Wedge
21) In Indian conditions , the type of tubbing preferred is
a) German Tubbing b) English Tubbing c) French Tubbing d) None of the above
22) Upward drivage of shaft is carried out for distance upto
a) 15m b) 25 m c) 35m d) 45 m
23) A permanent lining where running sand is encountered during sinking shaft is ___
a) Cementation b) Piling c) Concrete d) Tubbing
24) The method shaft sinking used to sink through loose deposit of sand, mud or alluvium
near surface is ___
a) Piling b) Open Caisson c) Pneumatic Caisson d) Cementation
25) The piling method of shaft sinking through alluvium can be done up to a depth of
a) 15 m b) 20m c) 25 m d) 30m
26) The method shaft sinking adopted in strata having alternate tough and loose ground
a) Open caisson b) Pneumatic Caisson c) Forced drop d) Cementation
27) Forced drop method of shaft sinking is used upto a depth of
a) 30 m b) 60m c) 90 m d) 45 m
28) The method of shaft sinking used where danger of ground filling up or considerable
inrush of water under small head
a) Open caisson b) Pneumatic Caisson c) Forced drop d) Cementation
29) Pneumatic caisson method is used upto a depth of
a) 30m b) 45 m c) 60m d) 90 m
30) The method of shaft sinking through friable or unstable strata with heavy inrush of water
or sand
a) Pilling b) Pneumatic Caisson c) Freezing method d) Cementation method
31) In Freezing method of shaft sinking which of the following solution is circulated for
freezing
a) HCL b) H2SO4 c) CaCl2 d) NaCl3
32) In freezing method the process of removal of ice by sending hot brine solution is known
as
a) Defreezing b) Silicatization c) Post freezing d) Thawing
33) The method of sinking used through fissured strata except in running sand is __
a) Pneumatic Caisson b) Cementation c) Forced drop d) Piling
34) The process of treating the holes with chemicals to reduce the friction to the passage of
cement through rock mass
 a) Pre silicatisation b) Silicatisation c) Sensitization d) Grouting
35) The extra holes drilled between the Cementation holes are known as ___
a) Cementation holes b) Product holes c) Grouting holes d) Crack filling holes
36) The process of treating the product holes with chemicals is known as
a) Pre silicatization b) Silicatization c) Sensitization d) Grouting
37) The chemical composition used for silicatisation process is
a) Silicate of soda and Aluminium sulphate b) Silicate of soda and Manganese sulphate
c) Silicate of Soda and Copper sulphate c) Silicate of soda and Phosphorous
sulphate
38) Number of product holes in cementation process equals to ___ times of cementation
holes
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

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