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Question of the hour: 8.00Am Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- Minimum centre to centre spacing of friction piles of

diameter (D) as per BIS code is

A. 1.5 D
B. 2 D
C. 2.5 D
D. 3 D

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Question of the hour: 9.00Am Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- Leachate is a coloured liquid that comes out of

A. Septic tank
B. Sanitary landfill
C. Compost plants
D. Aerated lagoons

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Question of the hour: 10.00Am Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- As per IS : 800 in case of plate girder with vertical and

horizontal stiffeners, the greater and lesser unsupported clear
dimensions of a web panel in terms of web thickness 'tw' should
not exceed respectively

A. 180 ty, and 85 tw

B. 270 t„ and 200 tw
C. 270 t, and 180 t,
D. 400 tw and 250 t,

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Question of the hour: 11.00Am Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- Four columns of building are to be located within a plot size of

10 m x 10 m. The expected load on each column is 400 KN.
Allowable bearing capacity of soil deposit is 100 Kn/m2. The type
of foundation of be used is

A. Isolated foundation
B. Raft foundation
C. Pile foundation
D. Combined foundation

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Question of the hour: 12.00Pm Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- The detention period in a septic tank is of the order of

A. 2 - 6 hrs
B. 4 - 8 hrs
C. 12 - 36 hrs
D. 2 - 4 days

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Question of the hour: 13.00Pm Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- For the design of a strap footing the following, assumption is not made

A. The strap is not subjected

to any direct soil pressure
B. The interior footing
is centrally loaded
C. The oil pressure
varies linearly
A. The strap is perfectly rigid

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Question of the hour: 14.00Pm Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- Minimum compressive strength of building bricks is

A. 25 kg/cm2
B. 30 kg/cm2
C. 35 kg/cm2
D. 40 kg/cm2

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Question of the hour: 15.00Pm Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- What is Dissolved Oxygen (DO) saturation level in fresh water

at 0°C assuming that chloride concentration is zero (0 mg/lit)

A. 7.63 mg/lit
B. 10.00 mg/lit
C. 14.62 mg/lit
D. 9.17 mg/lit

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Question of the hour: 16.00Pm Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- Two tangents intersect at the chainage 1200 m, the deflection

angle being 400. The number of 30 m long normal chords for
setting a circular curve of 300 m radius between these two
tangents are

A. 7
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

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Question of the hour: 17.00Pm Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- Efficiency of conventional cyclones as air pollution control

device for particle size range 5-20 g lies between

A. 50 to 80%
B. Less than 50%
C. 80 to 95%
D. 95 to 99%

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Question of the hour: 18.00Pm Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- Original cost of property minus depreciation is

A. Book value
B. Salvage value
C. Market value
D. Obsolescence value

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Question of the hour: 19.00Pm Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- Horizontal distances obtained by thermometric observations

A. Require slope correction

B. Require tension correction
C. Require slope and
tension corrections
D. Do not require slope
and tension corrections

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Question of the hour: 20.00Pm Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- Negative skin friction in a set is considered when pile is

constructed through a

A. Filled material
B. Dence course sand
C. Over consolidated
still clay
D. Dence fine sand

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Question of the hour: 21.00Pm Date :11th Apr 2017

Q:- In which method of site exploration, soil and rock formations

are broken by repeated blows of heavy chisel or bit suspended by a
cable or drill rod

A. Rotary boring
B. Percussion boring
C. Wash boring
D. Auger boring

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