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General Aptitude

Q1General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

Is there any good show _______ television tonight?
Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

Q2General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

As the police officer was found guilty of embezzlement, he was _______ dismissed from the service in accordance with the Service Rules.
Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

Q3General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

The sum of the following infinite series is: \ 11!+12!+13!+14!+15!+\frac{1}{1!} + \frac{1}{2!} + \frac{1}{3!} + \frac{1}{4!} + \frac{1}{5!} + \cdots

Q4General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

A thin wire is used to construct all the edges of a cube of 1 m side by bending, cutting and soldering the wire. If the wire is 12 m long, what is the minimum number of cuts required to construct the wire frame to form the cube?

Q5General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ

The figures I, II and III are parts of a sequence. Which one of the following options comes next in the sequence at IV?

Question 5
Q6General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

"Why do they pull down and do away with crooked streets, I wonder, which are my delight, and hurt no man living? Every day the wealthier nations are pulling down one or another in their capitals and their great towns: they do not know why they do it; neither do I. It ought to be enough, surely, to drive the great broad ways which commerce needs and which are the life-channels of a modern city, without destroying all history and all the humanity in between: the islands of the past."
(From Hilaire Belloc's "The Crooked Streets")
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?

Q7General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

Rohit goes to a restaurant for lunch at about 1 PM. When he enters the restaurant, he notices that the hour and minute hands on the wall clock are exactly coinciding. After about an hour, when he leaves the restaurant, he notices that the clock hands are again exactly coinciding. How much time (in minutes) did Rohit spend at the restaurant?

Q8General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

A color model is shown in the figure with color codes: Yellow (Y), Magenta (M), Cyan (Cy), Red (R), Blue (Bl), Green (G), and Black (K). Which one of the following options displays the color codes that are consistent with the color model?

Question 8
Q9General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

A circle with center at (x,y)=(0.5,0)(x,y)=(0.5, 0) and radius = 0.5 intersects with another circle with center at (x,y)=(1,1)(x,y)=(1, 1) and radius = 1 at two points. One of the points of intersection (x, y) is:

Q10General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ

An object is said to have an n-fold rotational symmetry if the object, rotated by an angle of 2πn\frac{2\pi}{n}, is identical to the original.
Which one of the following objects exhibits 4-fold rotational symmetry about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the screen?
Note: The figures shown are representative.

Civil Engineering

Q11Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

Suppose λ\lambda is an eigenvalue of matrix AA and xx is the corresponding eigenvector. Let xx also be an eigenvector of the matrix B=A2IB=A-2I, where II is the identity matrix. Then, the eigenvalue of BB corresponding to the eigenvector xx is equal to

Q12Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

Let A=[111323]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1&1\\ 1&3\\ -2&-3 \end{bmatrix} and b=[b1b2b3]b = \begin{bmatrix} b_1\\ b_2\\ b_3 \end{bmatrix}. For Ax=bAx=b to be solvable, which one of the following options is the correct condition on b1b_1, b2b_2, and b3b_3:

Q13Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

Which one of the following options is the correct Fourier series of the periodic function f(x)f(x) described below:
f(x)={0if2<x<12kif1<x<10if1<x<2;period=4f(x) = \begin{cases} 0 & if -2 < x < -1 \\ 2k & if -1 < x < 1 \\ 0 & if 1 < x < 2 \end{cases}; period = 4

Q14Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

X is a random variable that can take any one of the values 0, 1, 7, 11, and 12. The probability mass function for X is
P(X=0)=0.4P(X=0)=0.4; P(X=1)=0.3P(X=1)=0.3; P(X=7)=0.1P(X=7)=0.1;
P(X=11)=0.1P(X=11)=0.1; P(X=12)=0.1P(X=12)=0.1.
Then, the variance of X is

Q15Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

As per IS 456:2000 provisions for two-way slabs with continuous edges, the longitudinal steel reinforcement to be provided in the edge strip is based on

Q16Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

Identify the FALSE statement from the following options:

Q17Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

The results of a consolidated drained triaxial test on a normally consolidated clay are shown in the figure. The angle of internal friction is

Question 17
Q18Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

The standard plasticity chart for the classification of a fine-grained soil is shown in the figure. As per the Indian standard soil classification system, X represents

Question 18
Q19Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

For a flowing fluid, a dimensionless combination of velocity (V\overrightarrow{V}), length scale (ll), and acceleration due to gravity (gg) would be

Q20Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

To derive the total flood hydrograph at a catchment outlet from an isolated storm, the order in which the following methods are applied, from the first method to the last method, is
P. Obtaining the hyetograph
Q. Addition of baseflow
R. Estimation of initial and infiltration losses
S. Application of unit hydrograph

Q21Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

Fecal Coliform (FC) concentration in river water was measured as 10780 cfu/100 ml. The FC concentration after the conventional water treatment, but before chlorination, was measured as 23 cfu/100 ml. The 'Log Kill' (inactivation) of FC due to the conventional water treatment is closest to

Q22Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

A hydrocarbon (CnHm)(C_nH_m) is burnt in air (O2+3.78N2)(O_2+3.78N_2). The stoichiometric fuel to air mass ratio for this process is
Note: Atomic Weight: C(12),H(1)C(12), H(1);
Effective Molecular Weight: Air(28.8)Air(28.8);
Ignore any conversion of N2N_2 in air to the oxides of nitrogen (NOx)(NO_x)

Q23Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

All the vehicles that come during a particular peak hour come during a 10-minute period within this hour. The 15-minute peak hour factor for this peak hour is

Q24Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

In the context of testing bitumen, which one of the following statements is FALSE:

Q25Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

The maximum degree of the curve that can be used for railways in a mountainous region is

Q26Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

If the horizontal distance between a staff point and the point of observation is dd, the error due to the curvature of earth is proportional to

Q27Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MCQ

If the quadrantal bearing of a line is N30WN30^{\circ}W, then the whole circle bearing of the line is

Q28Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MSQ

Which of the following equations belong/belongs to the class of second-order, linear, homogeneous partial differential equations:

Q29Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MSQ

Consider the frame shown in the figure under the loading of 100 kN.m couples at the joints B and G. Considering only the effects of flexural deformations, which of the following statements is/are true:

Question 29
Q30Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MSQ

For the Bernoulli's equation to be applicable in a fluid flow situation, which of the following conditions is/are to be satisfied:

Q31Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MSQ

The Surface Overflow Rate (SOR) in a rectangular sedimentation tank is 45 m3/m2/dm^3/m^2/d. Minimum diameters of spherical inorganic and organic particles expected to be completely removed in this tank are calculated. Assume that Stoke's law is applicable. Which of the following options is/are correct:
Specific gravity of inorganic particles = 2.65;
Specific gravity of organic particles = 1.20;
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.81 m/s2m/s^2;
Kinematic viscosity (ν)=1×106m2/s(\nu) = 1 \times 10^{-6} m^2/s

Q32Civil Engineering · 1 mark · MSQ

Aeration is employed as a treatment option for the removal of several pollutants from contaminated water. Identify the pollutant(s), where aeration is employed as a part of their removal:

Q33Civil Engineering · 1 mark · NAT

If the weights retained on the 2.36 mm, 1.18 mm, 600 μm600~\mu m, and 300 μm300~\mu m sieves are 30%, 35%, 15%, and 20%, respectively, of the total weight of an aggregate sample, then the fineness modulus of the sample is _______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

Q34Civil Engineering · 1 mark · NAT

A water resources project with an expected life of 25 years has to be designed for an acceptable risk of 5% against a design flood. The return period for the design flood (in years) is _______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

Q35Civil Engineering · 1 mark · NAT

Road A and Road B are joined by a circular horizontal curve of radius 200 m as shown in the figure. Road A and Road B are tangential to the curve at the points C and D, respectively. Had the curve not been there, straight roads A and B would have met at the point E. The distance from C to E is 92 m. The value of angle θ\theta (in degrees) is _______ (rounded off to 1 decimal place). Note: The value of angle θ\theta is to be calculated only from the consideration of Euclidean geometry and the data given in the problem.

Question 35
Q36Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MCQ

The value of limx(xx2+x)\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} (x - \sqrt{x^2+x}) is equal to

Q37Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MCQ

In the rigid-jointed frame shown in the figure, the distribution factor of the member AD is closest to

Q38Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MCQ

In an oedometer apparatus a specimen of fully saturated clay has been consolidated under a vertical pressure of 100 kPa and is at equilibrium state. Immediately on increasing the vertical pressure to 150 kPa, the effective stress σ\sigma' and excess pore water pressure Δu\Delta u will be

Q39Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MCQ

The mean rainfall over a catchment has to be estimated. The data for four rain gauges located in and around the catchment is listed in the table. Which one of the following statements is correct:

Q40Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MCQ

The speed-density relation on a one-way, single lane road is shown in the figure, where speed u is in km/hour and density kk is in vehicles/km. The maximum flow (in vehicles/hour) on this road is

Question 40
Q41Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MSQ

Consider the beam ACDEB given in the figure. Which of the following statements is/are correct:

Question 41
Q42Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MSQ

In the context of construction project management, which of the following statements is/are true:

Q43Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MSQ

Lacey's regime equations, followed in India for making scour calculations while designing hydraulic structures across alluvial channels, are given below. Regarding these equations, which of the following statements is/are true:
D=0.470×[Q/fs]1/3D = 0.470 \times [Q/f_s]^{1/3}
P=4.75×QP = 4.75 \times \sqrt{Q}
fs=1.76×df_s = 1.76 \times \sqrt{d}
where, Q is discharge and fsf_s is silt factor.

Q44Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MSQ

MgCl2MgCl_2 and CaSO4CaSO_4 salts are added to 1 litre of distilled deionized water and mixed until completely dissolved. Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) concentration is 500 mg/l and Total Hardness (TH) is 400 mg/l (as CaCO3CaCO_3). The amounts of MgCl2MgCl_2 and CaSO4CaSO_4 added are calculated (rounded off to the nearest integer). Which of the following options is/are true:
Atomic weights: Ca(40),Mg(24),S(32),O(16),Cl(35.5),C(12)Ca(40), Mg(24), S(32), O(16), Cl(35.5), C(12)

Q45Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MSQ

A facultative pond system is employed for wastewater treatment. Which of the following statements is/are true:

Q46Civil Engineering · 2 marks · MSQ

Organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) with bulk density of 315 kg/m3kg/m^3 and water content of 30% is mixed with municipal sludge of bulk density 700 kg/m3kg/m^3 and water content of 70%, such that the water content of the mixture is 40%. The amount (in kg) of sludge to be mixed per kg of OFMSW and the density of the mixture (in kg/m3kg/m^3) are calculated. Which of the following options is/are true:

Q47Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

Let yy be the solution of the initial value problem y+0.8y+0.16y=0y''+0.8y'+0.16y=0, where y(0)=3y(0)=3 and y(0)=4.5y'(0)=4.5. Then, y(1)y(1) is equal to _______ (rounded off to 1 decimal place).

Q48Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

The maximum value of the function h(x)=x3+2x2h(x)=-x^3+2x^2 in the interval [-1, 1.5] is equal to _______ (rounded off to 1 decimal place).

Q49Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

Consider the differential equation given below. Using the Euler method with the step size (hh) of 0.5, the value of yy at x=1.0x=1.0 is equal to _______ (rounded off to 1 decimal place).
dydx=y+2xx2;\frac{dy}{dx} = y + 2x - x^2; y(0)=1y(0)=1 (0x<)(0 \le x < \infty)

Q50Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

For the beam and loading shown in the figure, the second derivative of the deflection curve of the beam at the mid-point of AC is given by αM0/8EI\alpha M_0/8EI. The value of α\alpha is _______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

Question 50
Q51Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

Consider the rigid bar ABC supported by the pin-jointed links BD and CE and subjected to a load P at the end A, as shown in the figure. The axial rigidities of BD and CE are 22500 kN and 15000 kN, respectively. If CE elongates by 5 mm due to the load P, the magnitude of the downward deflection (in mm) of the end A would be _______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

Question 51
Q52Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

Consider a reinforced concrete beam section of 300 mm width and 700 mm depth. The beam is reinforced with the tension steel of 2000 mm2mm^2 area at an effective cover of 50 mm. Concrete in the tension zone is assumed to be cracked. Assume the modular ratio of 12 and Young's modulus of 200 GPa for steel. When the extreme fibre in the compression zone undergoes the strain of 0.0004 due to the applied bending moment, the stress in the steel (in MPa) is _______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

Q53Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

Consider the beam section shown in the figure, with y\overline{y} indicating the depth of neutral axis (NA). The section is only subjected to an increasing bending moment. It is given that y=18.75\overline{y} = 18.75 mm, when the section has not yielded at the top and bottom fibres. Further, y\overline{y} decreases to 5 mm, when the entire section has yielded. The shape factor of the section is _______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

Question 53
Q54Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

Consider the built-up column made of two I-sections as shown in the figure, with each batten plate bolted to a component I-section of the column through 6 black bolts. Each connection of the batten plate with the component section is to be designed for a longitudinal shear of 70 kN and moment of 10 kN.m. The minimum bolt value required (in kN) is _______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

Question 54
Q55Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

A cut slope is made in a silty clay soil for a new road project, as shown in the figure. The locations of ground water table (GWT) and potential failure surface are shown in the figure. After the cut is made, the excess pore water pressure is fully dissipated, and the shear stress at the point A is 60 kN/m2kN/m^2. The factor of safety at the point A for long-term stability is _______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
Note:
Shear strength properties of silty clay: c=15kN/m2,ϕ=15c' = 15 kN/m^2, \phi' = 15^{\circ}, and cu=75kN/m2c_u = 75 kN/m^2;
Unit weight of soil above the GWT (γ)=19kN/m3(\gamma) = 19 kN/m^3;
Unit weight of soil below the GWT (γsat)=20kN/m3(\gamma_{sat}) = 20 kN/m^3;
Unit weight of water (γw)=9.81kN/m3(\gamma_w) = 9.81 kN/m^3

Question 55
Q56Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

A 6 m ×\times 6 m square footing constructed in clay is subjected to a vertical load of 2500 kN at its centre. The base of the footing is 2 m below the ground surface, as shown in the figure. The footing is made of 2 m thick concrete. The ground water table is at a great depth. Considering Terzaghi's bearing capacity theory, the factor of safety of footing against the bearing capacity failure is _______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
Note:
Unit weight of concrete =24kN/m3= 24 kN/m^3;
Properties of clay: c=50kN/m2,ϕ=0c = 50 kN/m^2, \phi = 0^{\circ} and γ=19kN/m3\gamma = 19 kN/m^3;
For ϕ=0\phi = 0^{\circ}, Nc=5.7,Nq=1,Nγ=0N_c = 5.7, N_q = 1, N_{\gamma} = 0

Question 56
Q57Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

A clayey soil has a moisture content of 18%, a specific gravity of soil solids of 2.74, and a degree of saturation of 65%. The soil soaks up water during a rain event, and the degree of saturation increases to 85.2%. The change of the volume during the soaking is negligible. The new moisture content (in %) of the soil will be _______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

Q58Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

A single pile with 450 mm diameter has been driven into a homogeneous clay layer, which has an undrained cohesion (cu)(c_u) of 20 kPa and unit weight of 18 kN/m3kN/m^3. The ground water table is found to be at the surface of the clay layer. The adhesion factor (α)(\alpha) of the soil is 0.95 and bearing capacity factor (Nc)(N_c) is 9. The pile is supporting a column load of 144 kN with a factor of safety of 3.0 against ultimate axial pile capacity in compression.
The required embedment depth of the pile (in m) is _______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

Q59Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

Two soils of permeabilities k1k_1 and k2k_2 are placed in a horizontal flow apparatus, as shown in the figure. For Soil 1, L1=50L_1 = 50 cm, and k1=0.055k_1 = 0.055 cm/s; for Soil 2, L2=30L_2 = 30 cm, and k2=0.035k_2 = 0.035 cm/s. The cross sectional area of the horizontal pipe is 100 cm2cm^2, and the head difference (Δh\Delta h) is 150 cm. The discharge (in cm3cm^3/s) through the soils is _______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

Question 59
Q60Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

A hydraulic jump is formed in a 5 m wide rectangular channel, which has a horizontal bed and is carrying a discharge of 15 m3/sm^3/s. The depth of water upstream of the jump is 0.5 m. The power dissipated by the jump (in kW) is _______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).
Note:
Acceleration due to gravity =9.81m/s2= 9.81 m/s^2;
Density of water =1000kg/m3= 1000 kg/m^3;
Kinetic energy correction factor = 1.0

Q61Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

A symmetrical trapezoidal canal is 100 km long. The bottom width is 10 m and the side slope is 1 Horizontal : 1 Vertical. The average flow depth in the canal is 2.5 m throughout the month of April. The measurement from a Class-A evaporimeter in the vicinity of the canal indicated an average evaporation rate of 0.5 cm/day in April.
The volume of water evaporated from the canal (in m3m^3) in the month of April is close to ×103\dots \times 10^3 (rounded off to 1 decimal place).

Q62Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

A 5.0 m wide rectangular channel carries a discharge of 10 m3/sm^3/s at a depth of 1.5 m under uniform flow. To produce critical flow conditions without affecting the upstream conditions, the channel bottom elevation should be raised (in m) by _______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
Note: Assume that there is no loss of head at the raise, kinetic energy correction factor is 1.0, and acceleration due to gravity is 9.81m/s29.81 m/s^2

Q63Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

A one-way, single lane road has traffic that consists of 30% trucks and 70% cars. The speed of trucks (in km/h) is a uniform random variable on the interval (30, 60), and the speed of cars (in km/h) is a uniform random variable on the interval (40, 80). The speed limit on the road is 50 km/h. The percentage of vehicles that exceed the speed limit is _______ (rounded off to 1 decimal place).
Note: X is a uniform random variable on the interval (α,β)(\alpha, \beta), if its probability density function is given by
f(x)={1βαα<x<β0otherwisef(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{1}{\beta - \alpha} & \alpha < x < \beta \\ 0 & otherwise \end{cases}

Q64Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

In levelling between two points A and B on the opposite banks of a river, the readings are taken by setting the instrument both at A and B, as shown in the table. If the RL of A is 150.000 m, the RL of B (in m) is _______ (rounded off to 3 decimal places).

Question 64
Q65Civil Engineering · 2 marks · NAT

During determination of the bulk specific gravity of compacted bituminous specimen, the mass in air of the specimen is 1260 g and volume is 525 cm3cm^3. The density of water is 1.0 g/cm3g/cm^3. The theoretical maximum specific gravity of mix is 2.510.
The percentage air voids in the compacted specimen is _______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).