AE(Civil) Question & Answers

A car driver, driving in a fog, passes a pedestrian who was

walking at the rate of 2 km/h in the same direction. The
pedestrian could see the car for 6 minutes and it was visible to
him up to a distance of 0.6 km. What was the speed of the car?
A) 30 km/h

B) 15 km/h C) 20 km/h D) 8 km/h Ans: D

Which of the Famous Temple is located at Belur ?

Chenna Keshava Temple

Hanuman Temple

Ganesh temple

Vishnu Temple

Ans: A

10. Presence of ifluoride in water greater than permissible level

of 1.5 mg/l causes

cardiovascular disease

Methemoglobinemia
Hepatitis

dental fluorosis

Ans: D

The difference between people with access to computers and

the Internet and those without this access is known as the: A)
Digital divide

B) Internet divide C) Web divide

D) Cyberway divide Ans: A

A star in northern sphere is said to transit

when its altitude is maximum

when it is in south

when its azimuth is 180

when its altitude is maximum and when it is in south and when

its azimuth is 180

Ans: D
The theory of economic drain of India during British
imperialism was propounded by

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Dadabhai Naoroji C) R.C. Dutt

D) M.K. Gandhi Ans: A

How many zeroes will be there at the end of the expression

(2!)2! + (4!)4! + (8!)8! + (9!)9! + (10!)10! + (11!)11!?

A) (8!)8! + (9!)9! + (10!)10! + (11!)11 B) 10101

C) 4! + 6! + 8! + 2 (10!) D) (0!)0!

Ans: A

Find the last two digits of: 153763519717.

35

45

55
85 Ans: A

30. There are 4 qualifying examinations to enter into Oxford

University: RAT, BAT, SAT, and PAT. An Engineer cannot go to
Oxford University through BAT or SAT. A CA on the other hand
can go to the Oxford University through the RAT, BAT & PAT but
not through SAT. Further there are 3 ways to become a CA(viz.,
Foundation, Inter & Final). Find the ratio of number of ways in
which an Engineer can make it to Oxford University to the
number of ways a CA can make it to Oxford University.

3:2

2:3

2:9

9:2 Ans: B
Utility in economics means _____________

A) Power to satisfy a want B) Usefulness

C) Willingness of a person. D) Consumption

Ans: A

A can do a work in 10 days and B can do the same work in

days. They work together for 5 days and then A goes away. In
how many more days will B finish the work?

A) 5 days B) 6.5 days C) 10 days D) 8 days Ans: A

In a single throw of two dice, what is the probability that the

sum is 9?

A) 0.875 B) 1/9 C) 1/7 D) 1/8 Ans: B

If L is total length of a canal in kilometers, P is total perimeter

of its lining in meters and C is the cost of lining per square
meter, the additional expenditure involved on lining, is A)
1000 PLC
Ans: A

40. bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in
thousand number) from six branches of a publishing company
during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001. Sales of Books
(in thousand numbers) from Six Branches - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5
and B6 of a publishing Company in 2000 and 2001. Total sales
of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total
sales of branches B3 for both the years?

68.54%

71.11%

73.17%

75.55% Ans: B

A journey of 192 km takes 2 hours less by a fast train than by a

slow train. If the average speed of the slow train be 16 kmph
less than that of fast train, what is the average speed of the
faster train?

A) 32 kmph B) 16 kmph C) 12 kmph D) 48 kmph Ans: D

How many rounds of matches does a knock-out tennis
tournament have if it starts with 64 players and every player
needs to win 1 match to move at the next round?

A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 64 Ans: B

Equation of time which is the difference between apparent

solar time and mean solar time at any instant, vanishes during
one year

A) Once B) Thrice C) Twice

D)Four times Ans: D

53. If A is the projected area of a vehicle in square meters, V is

speed of the vehicles in kilometers per hour and Cis a
constant, then the wind resistance R to the moving vehicles, is
given by

R = CAV

R = CAV2

R = CAV3
Ans: B

54. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

Tricalcium silicate (C3S) hydrates rapidly

Tricalcium silicate (C3S) generates more heat of hydration

Tricalcium silicate (C3S) develops early strength

Tricalcium silicate (C3S) has more resistance to sulphate attack

Ans: D

55. A and B are two candidates seeking admission to the IIMs.

The probability that A is selected is 0.5 and the probability
that both A and B are selected is at most 0.3. Is it possible that
the probability of B getting selected is 0.9.

No

Yes

Insufficient data

Cant say

Ans: A
Nishant and Madan appeared for an interview for two
vacancies. The probability of Nisha of Madans selection is 1/
of them will be selected.

A) 2/5 B) 1/5 C) 5/9 D) 2/3 Ans: A

60. Sujit covers a distance in 40 minutes if he drives at a speed

of 60 kilo meter per hour on an average. Find the speed at
which he must drive at to reduce the time of the journey by
25%?

60 km/h

70 km/h

75 km/h

80 km/h Ans: B

61. . log2(92x)=10log(3x). Solve for x.

0 and 6

0 and 3 Ans: A
The recent conflict due to Chinese occupation on a set of
islands has created a conflict in _____________ .

A) Arabian Sea

B) South China Sea C) Adriatic Sea

D) Bay of Bengal Ans: B

Red short iron cracks when bent due to the presence of A)

sulphur

B) carbon

C) Phosphorus D) Silicon Ans: A

A river 5 m deep consists of a sand bed with saturated unit

weight of 20 kN/m3. vw = 9.81 kN/m3. The effective vertical
stress at 5 m from the top of sand bed is

A) 41 kN/m2 B) 51 kN/m2 C) 55kN/m2 D) 53kN/m2 Ans: B

A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes

Bit

Kilo byte

Giga byte
Mega byte Ans: C

A pitot tube is used to measure

Pressure

difference in pressure

velocity of flow

None of the other three options Ans: C

At the end of a business conference, ten people present shake
hands with each other once. How many handshakes will be
there all together?

A) 20 B) 45 C) 55 D) 90 Ans: B

Water distribution systems are sized to meet the

maximum hourly demand

average hourly demand

maximum daily demand and fire demand

average daily demand and fire demand Ans: C

The National Sports Day is celebrated on which day in India?

A) 20 August B) 29 August C) 27 August D) 26 August Ans: A

While house hunting in London, I came across a very good

leasehold property Discussing the lease the landlady told
me:'The property was originally on a 99 years lease and two-
thirds of the time passed is equal to four-fifths of the tme to
come. Now work it out for yourself and see how many years
are to go!
A) 45 B) 65 C) 86 D) 15 Ans: A

80. . If two points differing by 1 of latitude and of the same

longitude is 110 km apart on the earth, then two
astronomical positions on the moon is about

10 km

25 km

30 km

50 km Ans: C

81. The declination and right ascension of the sun becomes

23 27' S and 270 respectively on

March 21

June 21

September 21

December 22 Ans: D

The percentage error in the computed discharge over a

triangular notch corresponding to an error of 1% in the
measurement of the head over the notch, would be
A) 2.5 B) 2 C) 2.2 D) 1.5 Ans: A

A light house of 120 m height is just visible above the horizon

from a ship. The correct distance (m) between the ship and
the light house considering combined correction for curvature
and refraction, is

A) 39.098 B) 42.226 C) 39098 D) 42226 Ans: D

The radius of a simple circular curve is 300 m and length of its

specified chord is 30 m. The degree of the curve is

A) 5.73 B) 5.37 C) 3.57 D) 3.75 Ans: A

Which country is not a part of NATO coalition?

France

Germany

UK

Ukraine Ans:

Babu is Rahimsandhishouseis 200neighbmeters

away in the north-west direction. Jos and his house is located

200 meters away in the south-west direction. Gopal is Joseph
away in the south-east direction. Roy is Gopals nei his house
is located 200 meters away in the north east direction. Then
where is t to Babus?

South-east

South-west

North-east

North Ans: A

If the distance between the projectors is altered by a

movement along X-axis of one projector

A) the length of the air base is increased B) the scale of the

model is altered

C) y-parallax is not affected

D) the length of the air base is increased and the scale of the
model is altered and y-parallax is not affected

Ans: D

3000 is distributed among A, B and C such that A gets 2/3rd of

what B and C together get and C gets 1/2 of what A and B
together get. Find Cs sha

A) Rs. 750 B) Rs. 1000 C) Rs. 800 D) Rs. 1200 Ans: C