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For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacentre should be________?

A.between e.g. and center of pressure

B.below the center of gravity

C.above the center of buoyancy

D.below the center of buoyancy

E.above the center of gravity

Explanation: The correct answer is above the center of gravity.

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The object of providing a point lock is________?

A.to ensure that the point may not be operated while the train is on it

B.none of the above

C.to detect any obstruction between and tongue rail

D.to ensure that each switch is correctly set

Explanation: The correct answer is to ensure that each switch is correctly set.

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If three forces acting in different planes can be represented by a triangle, these will be in________?

A.full equilibrium

B.non-equilibrium

C.unpredictable

D.partial equilibrium

E.none of the above

Explanation: The correct answer is non-equilibrium.

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The amount of property in which a willing buyer to a willing seller for the property when neither one is under the compulsion to buy nor to sell is called ________?

A.Book value

B.Market value

C.Fair value

D.Good will value

Explanation: The correct answer is Market value.

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The clarigesters are________?

A.Circular septic tanks

B.Rectangular septic tanks

C.Circular Imhoff double storey tanks without bottom hoppers

D.Circular Imhoff double tanks with bottom hoppers

Explanation: The correct answer is Circular Imhoff double storey tanks without bottom hoppers.

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The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This definition is according to________?

A.Equilibrium of a floating body

B.Buoyancy

C.Metacentric principle

D.Archimedes’ principle

E.Bernoulli’s theorem

Explanation: The correct answer is Archimedes’ principle.

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Septic tank is a________?

A.(1) and (3)

B.(1) and (2)

C.only (3)

D.only (1)

Explanation: The correct answer is (1) and (2).

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Pick up the correct statement from the following?

A.The earth work in trenches or borrow pits in irregular ground is measured by taking the difference in levels before and after completion of work

B.The earth work of cutting in trenches or borrow pits in fairly uniform ground is measured with the help of average depths of the dead men

C.All the above

D.The earth work in trenches or borrow pits, where neither a nor b is feasible, are measured from the fillings after deduction of voids

Explanation: The correct answer is All the above.

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The population of a town in three consecutive years are 5000, 7000 and 8400 respectively. The population of the town in the fourth consecutive year according to geometrical increase method is________?

A.10920

B.9800

C.10100

D.9500

Explanation: The correct answer is 10920.

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Select the incorrect statement?

A.Critical activity is the one for which free float is zero

B.A critical path always terminates at the last event

C.Critical activities control the project duration

D.A critical path always begins at the very first event

Explanation: The correct answer is Critical activity is the one for which free float is zero.

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The load stress of a section can be reduced by________?

A.Decreasing the lever arm

B.Increasing the total perimeter of bars

C.Replacing smaller bars by greater number of greater bars

D.Replacing larger bars by greater number of small bars

Explanation: The correct answer is Replacing larger bars by greater number of small bars.

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To determine the modulus of rupture, the size of test specimen used is________?

A.100 x100 x500 mm

B.150 x150 x700 mm

C.150 x150 x500 mm

D.100 x100 x700 mm

Explanation: The correct answer is 150 x150 x700 mm.

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A rolled steel joist is simply supported at its ends and carries a uniformly distributed load which causes a maximum deflection of 10 mm and slope at the ends of 0.002 radian. The length of the joist will be________?

A.16 m

B.14 m

C.12 m

D.10 m

Explanation: The correct answer is 16 m.

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The surface tension of mercury at normal temperature compared to that of water is________?

A.none of the above.

B.more

C.more or less depending on size of glass tube

D.same

E.less

Explanation: The correct answer is more.

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The co-efficient of friction depends upon________?

A.nature of surfaces

B.shape of the surfaces

C., area of contact

D.ail of the above.

E.A. and B. above

Explanation: The correct answer is nature of surfaces.

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