ANSWER PAPER PSC EXAM TRACER(ST),TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING EXAM :23-06-2016

TRACER(SPECIAL RESERVATION.ST),TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

EXAM :23-06-2016

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1.The river Bharatapuzha joins with the Arabian sea at-------------

A.Malappuram

B.Ponnani*

C.Coimbatore

D.Kozhikode

Ans:B

2.Which is the first mountain railway in India?

A.Darjeeling*

B.Himachal

C.Shiwalik

D.Varanasi

Ans:A

3.The largest plateau in India is the ---------

A.Chota Nagpur Plateau

B.Southern Plateau

C.Malwa Plateau

D.Deccan Plateau*

Ans:D

4.Black soil is good for growing----------

A.Sugar cane

B.Maize

C.Cotton*

D.Jute

Ans:C

5.The Bake fort,the biggest one in Kerala was built by----------

A.Ikkeri Nayiks*

B.Portuguese

C.Haider Ali

D.British

Ans:A

6.Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?

A.Nana sahib

B.Baji Rao II

C.Khan Bahadur

D.Kunwar Singh*

Ans:D

7.The ‘Economic History of India’ was published by---------

A.Dadabai Naoroji

B.R.C.Dutt*

C.M.G.Ranade

D.G.V.Joshi

Ans:B

8.Who suggested that the Indian National Congress was a product of Lord Dufferin’s brain?

A.Tilak

B.Gokhale

C.Bipin Chandra Pal

D.Lata Lajpat Rai*

Ans:D

9.-----------Congress was significant for the famous Congress League Pact?

A.Lahore

B.Lucknow*

C.Nagpur

D.Bombay

Ans:B

10.Who organized Abhinav Bharat as a secrete Society in 1904?

A.Bhagat Singh

B.Prafulla Chaki

C.Khudiram Bose

D.V.D.Savarkar*

Ans:D

11.The Kochi Pulaya Mahasabha was founded under the leadership of-----------

A.Ayyankali

B.C.Krishnan

C.K.Kelappan

D.K.P.Karuppan*

Ans:D

12.Who started the Sanskrit educational center called ‘Tatwa Prakasika Ashram’in 1893?

A.Thycaud Ayya

B.Vagbhatananda*

C.Ayya Vaikundai

D.V.T.Bhattatiripad

Ans:B

13.In 1931 Vakkom Moulavi published a journal called-------

A.The Muslim

B.Deepika*

C.Al Islam

D.Swadeshabhimani

Ans:B

14.Vedadhikara Nirupanam was written by---------

A.Kumaranasan

B.Swami Sivayogi

C.Chattampi Swamikal*
D.Kumara Guru

Ans:C

15.In which year Sree Narayana Guru founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva?

A.1912

B.1913*

C.1914

D.1915

Ans:B

16.Who is the richest person in the world?

A.Carlos Slim

B.Warlen Buffet

C.Bill Gates*

D.David Koch

Ans:C

17.Who headed the Moon Mission?

A.Manmohan Singh

B.G.Madahavan Nair*

C.APJ Abdul Kalam

D.K.S.Jayaraman

Ans:B

18.The FIFA World Cup football tournament 2018 will be held in ----------

A.Russia*

B.Cuba

C.China

D.Pakistan

Ans:A

19.Who is the first Indian to win two Oscars?

A.Ilaiyaraja

B.A.R.Rahman*

C.S.P.Balsubramanyam

D.Rasool Pookutty

Ans:B

20.Who is the first Indian women to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

A.Arunima Sinha

B.Kalpana Chaula

C.Bachandri Pal*

D.Samina Baig

Ans:C

21.The rocks which are formed from molten magma are called

A.Aqueous rocks

B.Igneous rocks*

C.Metamorphic rocks

D.Sedimentary rocks

Ans:B

22.According to ISI the strength of concrete is achieved after

A.7 days

B.10 days

C.21 days

D.28 days*

Ans:D

23.The standard size of masonry brick is:

A.20 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm

B.21 cm x 11 cm x 11 cm

C.19 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm*

D.22.5 cmx10 cm x8.5 cm

Ans:C

24.Ornamental moulded course placed on the top of the wall is:

A.Cornice*

B.Corbel

C.Coping

D.Lintel

Ans:A

25.Lime mortar is made by

A.Quick lime

B.Fat lime

C.Hydraulic lime*

D.While lime

Ans:C

26.The common admixture used to accelerate the initial set of concrete is

A.Gypsum

B.Calcium chloride*

C.Mixture of bitumen and inert material

D.By-product of bitumen

Ans:B

27.The percentage of Alumina in a good brick earth lies between

A.5-10%

B.50-60%

C.20-30%*

D.70-80%

Ans:C

28.The maximum particle size of fine aggregate is

A.5.25 mm

B.4.75 mm*

C.4.25 mm

D.3.75 mm

Ans:B

29.When a brick cut off lengthwise the cut out bricks are called

A.King closer

B.Queen closer*

C.Brickbat

D.Corbel

Ans:B

30.Frogs made in the bricks are

A.To reduce the weight of the brick

B.To indicate year and name of manufacture

C.To form a key for holding the mortar*

D.To indicate the top of the brick

Ans:C

31.The type of bond in which  every course contains both headers and stretchers is called

A.Flemish bond

B.Double Flemish bond*

C.English bond

D.Dutch bond

Ans:B

32.The Angular or radiating steps which are provided for changing the direction of a stair are called

A.Winders*

B.Scotia

C.Baluster

D.Soffit

Ans:A

33.In a single day the maximum height of masonry to be raised should not be more than

A.0.5 m

B.1 m

C.1.5 m*

D.2 m

Ans:C

34.The type of masonry in which the stones are fine,chisel,dressed and the thickness of joint,does not exceed 3 mm is called

A.Random rubble masonry

B.Ashiar masonry

C.First class rubble masonry

D.Ashiar fine masonry*

Ans:D

35.In the Manufacture of brick pug mill is used for

A.Burning

B.Moulding

C.Drying

D.Kneading*

Ans:D

36.A badly mixed cement concrete results in

A.Segregation

B.Bleeding

C.Honey combing*

D.None of these

Ans:C

37.A pointed arch which forms isosceles or equilateral triangle is generally known as

A.Three centered arch

B.Two centered arch*

C.Lancet arch

D.Bull’s eye arch

Ans:B

38.The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof,its

A.Purlin*

B.Cleat

C.Batten

D.Strut

Ans:A

39.The window which projects outside a room of a building for admitting more light and air is known as:

A.Bay window*

B.Casement window

C.Lantern window

D.Dormer window

Ans:A

40.The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily is known as

A.Shoring*

B.Scaffolding

C.Jacking

D.Underpinning

Ans:A

41.For 1cu.m of finished concrete,the quantity of dry material required in their proportion is

A.1.00 ‘m^(3)’

B.1.40 ‘m^(3)’

C.1.10 ‘m^(3)’

D.1.54 ‘m^(3)’*

Ans:D

42.Contractors profit is usually

A.5%

B.10%*

C.15%

D.20%

Ans:B

43.One cubi m cement=----------------

Bags

A.10 bags

B.20 bags

C.30 bags*

D.40 bags

Ans:C

44.A carriageway in which cement concrete wearing surface is provided for the wheel tracks only

A.Pavement

B.Sub crust

C.Create way*

D.Carpet

Ans:C

45.The finished top width of earth work in fill or cut for receiving the road structure is

A.Formation width*

B.Cutback

C.Drive way

D.Truck way
Ans:A

46.A fund which is accumulated gradually by deposits for replacement of any construction at the end of its useful life is known as:

A.Sinking fund*

B.Annuity

C.Capital cost

D.Salvage value

Ans:A

47.Regular polygon having 10 equal sides is called

A.Pentagon

B.Hexagon
C.Octagon

D.Decagon*

Ans:D

48.The type of pile which is driven at an inclination to resist inclined force is known as

A.Friction pile

B.Sheet pile

C.Batter pile*

D.Anchor pile

Ans:C

49.In chain surveying perpendicular to chain lines are set out by

A.Theodolite

B.A prismatic compass

C.A dumpy level

D.An optical square*

Ans:D

50.The international nautical mile is same as

A.18.52 km/hr

B.1.609 km/hr

C.1.852 km/hr*

D.16.09 km/hr

Ans:C

51.The measuring or recording wheel of a Planimeter is divided into ----------parts

A.10

B.100*

C.1000

D.50
Ans:B

52.The smallest division of metric leveling staff is

A.0.5 m

B.1.0 m

C.0.05 m

D.0.005m*

Ans:D

53.The head quarter of Indian road congress is at

A.Mumbai

B.Kolkata

C.Madras

D.New Delhi*

Ans:D

54.A relatively fixed point of known elevation is called

A.Bench mark*

B.Datum point

C.Reduced level

D.Reference point

Ans:A

55.The portion of road way designed and constructed for vehicular traffic

A.Right-of way

B.Road way

C.Carriage way*

D.High way

Ans:C

56.The initial lead for earthwork is

A.50 m*

B.10 m

C.15 m

D.100 m

Ans:A

57.In prismatic compass the magnetic needle used is

A.Edge bar needle

B.Broad form*

C.Prismatic needle

D.Straight needle

Ans:B

58.When a canal and river happen to meet at the same level then

A.A level crossing is used*

B.A super passage is used

C.An aqueduct is used

D.A regulator is used

Ans:A

59.Projectors are-------to each other in orthographic projection

A.Parallel*

B.Perpendicular

C.Inclined

D.Conical to each other

Ans:A

60.The development of surface of a cube consist of ----------equal squares.

A.4

B.6*

C.8

D.12

Ans:B

61.The development of a curved surface of a cone is a-------of a circle

A.Diameter

B.Sector

C.Circumference*

D.Chord

Ans:C

62.The solid which has 4 equal faces each an equilateral triangle is

A.Hexahedron

B.Tetrahedron*

C.Octahedron

D.Decahedron

Ans:B

63.Right solid is a soild whose axis is ---------to its base

A.Horizontal

B.Parallel

C.Inclined

D.Perpendicular*

Ans:D

64.The concrete slump recommended for beams and slab is

A.75 to 125 mm

B.50 to 100 mm

C.30 to 125 mm*

D.25 to 50 mm

Ans:C

65.The horizontal angle between the meridian and the survey line measured in clockwise direction is called

A.Latitude

B.Bearing*

C.Departure

D.Dip

Ans:B

66.The whole circle bearing of a line is ‘230^(@)’,its quadrental bearing is

A.’S50^(@)w”*

B.’w40^(@)s”

C.’S30^(@)w”

D.’S40^(@)w”

Ans:A

67.While constructing scales,the length of scale required is

A.R.F x Distance on drawing

B.R.F x Length to be measured*

C.R.F x Distance on object

D.R.F x Distance on diagonal scale

Ans:B

68.The height of telescopic metric staff

A.3 m

B.4 m*

C.5 m

D.3.5 m

Ans:B

69.The reading first entered in the field book of leveling

A.Back sight*

B.Fore sight

C.Intermediate size

D.Change point

Ans:A

70.The main principle of surveying

A.Part to the whole

B.Lower surface to the higher surface

C.Whole to the part*

D.Traversing

Ans:C

71.If ‘h’ is the difference is height between and point of chain length ‘I’the required slope correction is

A.h/l

B.h/2l

C.’h^(2)’/l

D.h^(2)’/2l*

Ans:D

72.The size of field book is

A.20 x 20 cm

B.40 x 20 cm

C.20 x 12 cm*

D.40 x 12 cm

Ans:C

73.1 hector is equal to how many acres?

A.24.70

B.2.47*

C.0.247

D.247

Ans:B

74.The part of a circle bounded by an arc and its chord is known as

A.Semi circle

B.Chord

C.Segment*

D.Sector

Ans:C

75.The slope of the road pavement in the longitudinal direction is called

A.Alignment

B.Length of summit

C.Super elevation

D.Gradient*

Ans:D

76.The surface area of ‘A_(0)’size drawing sheet is

A.2 Sq.m

B.1 Sq.m*

C.1.5 Sq.m

D.3 Sq.m

Ans:B

77.Which of the following  one is best suitable for accurate measurement of distance?

A.Steel tape

B.Steel band

C.Invar tape*

D.Metallic tape

Ans:C

78.At magnetic pole the amount if dip is

A.60^@

B.90^@*

C.45^@

D.0^@

Ans:B

79.In steep and broken ground the most suitable method of contouring is

A.By cross section

B.By squares

C.By spot leveling

D.By tachometer*

Ans:D

80.--------method is used for plotting the distance and inaccessible objects

A.Radiation

B.Resection

C.Two point problem

D.Intersection*

Ans:D

81.The overlapping distance recommended for asbestos cement sheet roofing,along the length of the sheet is

A.15 cm*

B.30 cm

C.50 cm

D.40 cm

Ans:A

82.Area of a circle whose radius is ‘r’is given by

A.4/3 pir(3)

B.3/4 pir(3)

C.2 pir

D.pir(2)*

Ans:D

83.Sin 90^@=-----

A.0

B.1*

C.Square root of 3/2

D.1/2

Ans:B

84.Area is expressed in --------units

A.Square units*

B.Cubic Units

C.Liters

D.Gallon

Ans:A

85.Volume of bucket is given by

A.4/3 pir^(3)

B.pir^(2)h

C.pir(R^(2)-r^(2))*

D.None of these

Ans:C

86.Area of equilateral triangle is
A.Square root of ¾ ‘S^(2)’*

B.b/4 Square root of’4a^(2)-b^(2)’

C.1/2 (a+b)

D.h/2’(n_(1)+b_(2))’

Ans:A

87.A channel which is designed to irrigate all the year round is called

A.None perennial canal

B.Ghat-fed canal

C.perennial canal*

D.Inundation canal

Ans:C

88.The rocks which are deposited in layers and can be easily split along such layers is known as

A.Aqueous rocks

B.Basalt

C.Metamorphic rocks

D.Sedimentary rocks*

Ans:D

89.The specific gravity of water is taken as

A.0.001

B.0.01

C.0.1

D.1*

Ans:D

90.A manometer is used to measure

A.Atmospheric pressure

B.Pressure in pipes and channels*

C.Pressure in venturimeter

D.Difference of pressures between two points in a pipe

Ans:B

91.The product of mass ans acceleration of flowing liquid is called

A.Inertia force*

B.Viscous force

C.Gravity force

D.Pressure force

Ans:A

92.The relation between duty(D)in hectares/cumec delta in meters and base period B in days is

A.delta=8.64 B/D

B.delta=86.4 B/D*

C.864 B/D

D.delta=8640 B/D

Ans:B

93.When the drain is over the canal the structure provided is known as

A.Aqueduct

B.Syphon aqueduct

C.Canal siphon

D.Super passage*

Ans:D

94.The fall of moisture from the atmosphere to the earth surface in any form is called

A.Evaporation

B.Transpiration

C.Precipitation*

D.None of these

Ans:C

95.The Indian Road Congress(I.R.C)was set up in

A.1930

B.1934*

C.1948

D.1956

Ans:B

96.The top of the ground on which the foundation of road rests is called

A.Sub-grade*

B.Soling

C.Base

D.Wearing layer

Ans:A

97.In a flat arch,the skew back is made to rest in an inclined position so as to make an angle of --------with springing line

A.30^@

B.40@

C.50^@

D.60^@*

Ans:D

98.The lowest part of a structure which transmits the load to the soil is known as

A.Super structure

B.Plinth

C.Foundation*

D.Basement

Ans:C

99.The most important tool used for brick masonry is

A.Brick hammer

B.Trowel*

C.Spirit level

D.Line and pin

Ans:B

100.The under surface f an arch is called

A.Soffit

B.Back

C.Haunch

D.Intrados*

Ans:D