TRADESMAN-CIVIL,TECHNICAL EDUCATION 12 FEBRUARY 2016 SOLVED QUESTION PAPER

TRADESMAN-CIVIL,TECHNICAL EDUCATION

EXAM DATE:12-02-2016

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1.The mix corresponding to M20 grade concrete is:

A.1:5:10

B.1:1 1/2 :3*

C.1:2:4

D.1:1:2

Ans:B

2.The thin radial fibres extending from pith to cambium is

A.Sapwood

B.Bark

C.Medullary rays*

D.Heartwood

Ans:C

3.The defect in timber due to abnormal growth:

A.Knots

B.Rind galls*

C.Shakes

D.Druxiness

Ans:B

4.Which one is not a defect due to seasoning?

A.Dry rot*

B.Bow

C.Case hardening

D.Cup

Ans:A

5.Thin sheets of wood of superior quality are called:

A.Ledges

B.Veneers*

C.Batten

D.Log

Ans:B

6.As per IS code,size of concrete cube for compression test is:

A.5 cm

B.10 cm

C.15 cm*

D.25 cm

Ans:C

7.The process by which limestone is heated to redness to form lime is called

A.Hydraulicity

B.Slaking

C.Setting

D.Calcination*

Ans:D

8.Which one is a solvent used in paint?

A.White lead

B.Linseed oil

C.Graphite

D.Turpentine*

Ans:D

9.The process of Preventing loss of moisture from  concrete:

A.Bulking

B.Curing*

C.Bleeding

D.Guniting

Ans:B

10.The basic value of span to effective depth ratio for span upto 10m for Cantilever beam is:

A.10

B.20*

C.7

D.26

Ans:B

11.I.S.Code of practice for plain and reinforced concrete:

A.LS.962-1989

B.LS.800-1984

C.LS.456-2000*

D.L.S.458-2003

Ans:C

12.The layout of existing and proposed water supply,electricity,drainage lines are given in:

A.Site plan

B.Service plan*

C.Building plan

D.Key plan

Ans:B

13.Maximum permissible coverage for a assembly building is

A.65

B.40*

C.35

D.30

Ans:B

14.The difference between the forebearing and backbearing  of a line is:

A.180⁰*

B.270⁰

C.360⁰

D.0⁰

Ans:A

15.The horizontal angle between the magnetic meridian and geographical meridian is called
A.Azimuth

B.Declination*

C.Latitude

D.Dip

Ans:B

16.The apparent movement of the image relative to the cross hairs is called

A.Foresight

B.Parallax*

C.Tilting

D.Refraction

Ans:B

17.The length of revenue chain:

A.29 m

B.100 ft

C.33 ft*

D.66 ft

Ans:C

18.It is difficult to replot the map on a different scale in---------survey

A.Compass

B.Chain

C.Theodolite

D.Plain Table*

Ans:D

19.The principle of chain survey is:

A.Triangulation*

B.Whole to part

C.Fixing up of points

D.Traversing

Ans:A

20.Which one is not an ablution fitting?

A.Wash basin

B.Sink

C.Bath tub

D.Trap*

Ans:D

21.------prevents the entry of sewer gases from the public sewer line into the house drain:

A.Floor trap

B.Gully trap

C.Intercepting trap*

D.None

Ans:C

22.--------is a type of riveted joint.

A.Scarfed joint*

B.Single cover butt joint

C.Tabled joint

D.Double tenon joint

Ans:A

23.Brickwork is measured in:

A.Cu.m*

B.Sq.m

C.dm

D.10 Sq.m

Ans:A

24.Size of A2 drawing sheet in mm is.

A.420 x 594*

B.841 x1189

C.594 x 841

D.210 x 297

Ans:A

25.Hatching or section lines are generally drawn at an angle of:

A.30⁰

B.60⁰

C.90⁰

D.45⁰*

Ans:D

26.The eccentricity of an ellipse is:
A.Equal to 1

B.Greater than 1

C.Less than 1*

D.Zero

Ans:C

27.A road provided around congested area is called:

A.By-pass road

B.Ring road*

C.Trunk road

D.Loop road

Ans:B

28.The convexity provided to the surface of carriage way:

A.Kerb

B.Camber*

C.Gradient

D.Super elevation

Ans:B

29.The width of a broad gauge railway track:

A.1.676m*

B.1m

C.0.762 m

D.1.483 m

Ans:A

30.A system of tracks at a station used for storing,Sorting and dispatching vehicle

A.Station

B.Signals

C.Yard*

D.Crossing

Ans:C

31.Semaphore signals are also called as:

A.Warner signals

B.Ground signals

C.Routing signals

D.Stop signals*

Ans:D

32.The flooring of bridge is supported on the top of supports in:

A.Deck bridge*

B.Through bridge

C.Slab bridge

D.Semi through bridge

Ans:A

33.Seismic load is checked for ---------resistance.

A.Dead weight

B.Wind

C.Snow

D.Earth quake*

Ans:D

34.EDM Stands for:

A.Esay Direct Measurement

B.Electronic Direct Measurement

C.Electronic Distance Measurement*

D.Electronic Direct Management

Ans:C

35.The size of letter is described by its:

A.Height*

B.Length

C.Breadth

D.Thickness

Ans:A

36.An example for Kharif crop is:

A.Wheat

B.Rice*

C.Barley

D.Gram

Ans:B

37.Cross drainage work provided when the bed level of canal is higher than the HFL of drainage:

A.Aqueduct*

B.Weir

C.Level crossing

D.Super passage

Ans:A

38.Building drawings are prepared in:

A.Full scale

B.Enlarged scale

C.Plain scale

D.Reduced scale*

Ans:D

39.All type of house waste and garbage in dry form is called:

A.Sewage

B.Sullage

C.Drainage

D.Refuse*

Ans:D

40.The distance between the surfaces of bars and concrete is called:

A.Slump

B.Lap

C.Cover*

D.Rebate

Ans:C

41.The Logitudinal movement of rails in a track is:

A.Cant

B.Creep*

C.Coning

D.Packing

Ans:B

42.The watering applied to the land before sewing of a crop is called:

A.Paleo*

B.Kor watering

C.Duty

D.Delta

Ans:A

43.Delta is measured in:

A.Hectares/cumecs

B.Cumees

C.Days

D.Metre*

Ans:D

44.A large artificial lake created by constructing a dam across a river is called a:

A.Canal

B.Pond

C.Reservoir*

D.Still pocket

Ans:C

45.The process of cutting stones into suitable sizes and surfaces after quarrying is called:
A.Dressing*

B.Seasoning

C.Curing

D.Finishing

Ans:A

46.A cut made inside a frame to receive the shutter is known as:

A.Reveal

B.Sash

C.Jamb

D.Rebate*

Ans:D

47.The triangular space formed in an arch between the extrados and crown is termed as:

A.Soffit

B.Spandrill

C.Haunch*

D.Skewback

Ans:C

48.In------------arch,the depth at crown is more than that at the springing line.

A.Venetian*

B.Florentine

C.Horse shoe

D.Stilted

Ans:A

49.Which one of the following is not a one centred arch?

A.Bull’s eye

B.Segmental

C.Pointed*

D.Stilted

Ans:C

50.The wedge shaped units forming the courses of an arch:

A.Winder

B.Springer

C.Crown

D.Voussoirs*

Ans:D

51.The window which project outside the external wall is a:

A.Dormer window

B.Skylight

C.Bay window*

D.Lanterns

Ans:C

52.The edge of a gable running between the eaves and ridge is known as:

A.Valley

B.Verge*

C.Gutter

D.Hip

Ans:B

53.The triangular upper part of a wall farmed at the end of pitched roof is a:

A.Gable*

B.Valley

C.Quoin

D.Truss

Ans:A

54.Small blocks of wood which are fixed on the truss to prevent sliding of purlins is:

A.Batten

B.Template

C.Ridge

D.Cleat*

Ans:D

55.Total length of stair in a horizontal plane is called:

A.Run*

B.Pitch

C.Width

D.Landing

Ans:A

56.An ordinary step of rectangular shape in plan is a:

A.Winder

B.Flier*

C.Bull nose step

D.Commode step

Ans:B

57.The projection of tread beyond the riser is:

A.Scotia

B.Flier

C.String

D.Nosing*

Ans:D

58.A sloping surface adapted as a substituted for stair:

A.Ladder

B.Winders

C.Ramp*

D.Escalator

Ans:C

59.A Quarter turn stair branched into two flights at a landing is a:

A.Spiral stair

B.Bifurcated stair*

C.Half turn stair

D.Dog legged stair

Ans:B

60.Pile suitable for black cotton soil:

A.Raymond pile

B.Monotube pile

C.Under reamed pile*

D.Vibro pile

Ans:C

61.Bond with alternate courses of stretchers and headers:

A.English bond*

B.Flemish bond

C.Facing bond

D.Monk bond

Ans:A

62.External corners or angles of a wall:

A.Junctions

B.Facing

C.Quoins*

D.Corbel
Ans:C

63.Sides of openings such as doors,windows:

A.Reveal

B.Rebate

C.Jamb*

D.Head

Ans:C

64.The process of strengthening and existing foundation is:

A.Shoring

B.Underpinning*

C.Scaffolding

D.Centering

Ans:B

65.The running of concrete through form work is termed as:

A.Bleeding*

B.Laitance

C.Segregation

D.Creep

Ans:A

66.A horizontal projection including a handrail to serve as a passage or sitting out place:

A.Courtyard

B.Balcony*
C.Porch

D.Corridor

Ans:B

67.Chain thin lines are used to denote:

A.Centre lines*

B.Visible outlines

C.Long break

D.Hidden outlines

Ans:A

68.A small room provided adjacent to dining room for keeping cooked food is called a:

A.Lobby

B.Box room

C.Pantry*

D.Work area

Ans:C

69.Building used a shops,store,market etc.included in the group.

A.Mercantile*

B.Business

C.Assembly

D.Industrial
Ans:A

70.F.A.R is obtained by dividing total covered  area of all floors by the:

A.Carpet area

B.Plinth area

C.Built up area

D.Plot area*

Ans:D

71.Corundum is an example of -------------material.

A.Adhesive

B.Binding

C.Reinforcing

D.Abrasive*

Ans:D

72.Which one is not a lubricant?

A.Graphite

B.Mica*

C.Talc

D.Varnish

Ans:B

73.Marble is an example of ---------rocks.

A.Igneous

B.Calcareous*

C.Argillaceous

D.Silicious

Ans:B

74.Substances that are able to resist high temperature are called:

A.Refractories*

B.Encaustic tiles

C.Terracotta

D.Porcelain

Ans:A

75.The lime commonly used in whitewashing is:

A.Hydraulic lime

B.Fat lime*

C.Poor lime

D.Slaked lime

Ans:B

76.Volcanic ash containing about 80% clay is known as:

A.Surkhi

B.Slag

C.Fly ash

D.Pozzolana*

Ans:D

77.----increase the initial setting time of cement.

A.Lime

B.Silica

C.Gypsum*

D.Alumina

Ans:C

78.Vicat apparatus is used to test ----------of cement

A.Fineness

B.Compressive strength

C.Consistency*

D.Soundness

Ans:C

79.The process of adding cement to lime mortar to improve its quality is called:

A.Guniting

B.Bulking

C.Slaking

D.Gauging*

Ans:D

80.Which is -----------not a method of proportioning concrete?

A.Arbitrary method

B.Fineness modulus method

C.Working stress method*

D.Minimum Voids method

Ans:C

81.Mahatma Gandhi suspended Non-Cooperation Movement in the year:

A.1922*

B.1921

C.1923

D.1920

Ans:A

82.The Government of India has replaced Planning Commission  with a new institution named:

A.NITI Aayog*

B.Bharatiya Aasutran Aayog

C.National Development and Planning Council

D.ICDP

Ans:A

83.When was the Council of States named as Rajya Sabha in Hindi?

A.3^rd April 1952

B.26^th January 1950

C.15^th August 1950

D.23^rd August 1954*

Ans:D

84.Which among the following guarantees 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do  unskilled manual work?

A.NOAPS

B.NFBS

C.MGNREGA*

D.IRDP

Ans:C

85.The southernmost tip of India the Indira point is situated on:

A.Lakshadweep

B.Great Nicobar Island*

C.Willingdon Island

D.Rameswaram Island

Ans:B

86.Who is the winner of men’s singles final Wimbledon 2015?

A.Andy Murray

B.Rafael Nadal

C.Roger Federer

D.Novak Djokovic*

Ans:D

87.Ajanta Caves which is included in UNESCO World Heritage List is located in the state of:

A.Madhya Pradesh

B.Maharashtra*

C.Rajasthan

D.Uttar Pradesh

Ans:B

88.Name the Prime Minister of India when India conducted its second nuclear test May 1988:

A.A.B.Vajpayee*

B.I.K.Gujral

C.Indira Gandhi

D.P.V.Narasimha Rao

Ans:A

89.The oldest functioning Jewish synagogue in India is:

A.Magen Hassidim Synagogue(Mumbai)

B.Magen David Synagogue(Kolkata)

C.Paradesi Synagogue(Mattancheri)*

D.Ohel David Synagogue(Pune)

Ans:C

90.Which among the following is not a work of Chattampi Swamikal?

A.Dharsanamala*

B.Pracheena Malayalam

C.Advaitha Chinthapaddhtathi

D.Vedadikara Niroopanam

Ans:A

91.The organization Samatva Samajam was founded by:

A.Swami Vagbhatananda

B.Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi

C.Pandit karuppan

D.Vaikunta Swami*

Ans:D

92.Who owned the newspaper Swadeshabimani?

A.Ramakrishna Pillai

B.Vakkom Moulavi*

C.Thycaud Ayya

D.K.Kelappan

Ans:B

93.Ramon Magasaysay Award are named after Ramon Magasaysay who was:

A.The former President of Malaysia

B.An eminent scientist of Malaysia

C.The former President of Philippines*

D.An eminent scientist of Philippines

Ans:C

94.Which among the following rivers originates in Anaimalai?

A.Bharatapuzha*

B.Pampa

C.Chaliyar

D.Periyar

Ans:A

95.The famous speech Tryst with destiny was made by:

A.Mahatma Gandhi

B.Subash Chandra Bose

C.Jawaharlal Nehru*

D.Swami Vivekananda

Ans:C

96.Who became the first women President of Indian National Congress?

A.Sarojini Naidu

B.Annie Besant*

C.Vijayalakshmi Pandit

D.Indira Gandhi

Ans:B

97.Name the social reformer who founded Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Saba:

A.Vagbhatananda

B.Kumara Guru

C.Ayyankali

D.Poikayil Yohannan*

Ans:D

98.The day proclaimed by United Nations as International Yoga day is:

A.22 July

B.21 June*

C.15 June

D.16 July

Ans:B

99.Who is the author of Jati Mimamsa?

A.Kumaranasan

B.Kumara Guru

C.Vallathol

D.Sri Narayana Guru*

Ans:D

100.Who won the 62^nd national award for best actress?

A.Shabana Azmi

B.Tabu

C.Kangana Ranaut*

D.Vidya Balan

Ans:C