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If the weight of a body immersed in a fluid exceeds the buoyant force, then the body will________?

A.none of the above

B.rise until its weight equals the buoyant force

C.float

D.tend to move downward and it may finally sink

Explanation: The correct answer is tend to move downward and it may finally sink.

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mutually perpendicular principal stresses acting on a soil mass, the normal stress If p1 and p2 are________?

A.[(p p p – p /2] sin 2

B.[(p – p p p cos 2

C.[(p – p p p to the principal plane carrying the principal stress p1, is:

Explanation: The correct answer is [(p – p p p cos 2.

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Generally the weir is aligned at right angles to the direction of the main river current because________?

A.it is economical

B.it ensures less length of the weir

C.it gives better discharging capacity

D.all of the above

Explanation: The correct answer is all of the above.

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A sewer that receives the discharge of a number of house sewers is called________?

A.submain sewer

B.lateral sewer

C.house sewer

D.intercepting sewer

Explanation: The correct answer is lateral sewer.

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What type of bond is issued jointly by two or more corporations?

A.Mortgage bond

B.Trust bond

C.Joint bond

D.Tie-up bond

Explanation: The correct answer is Joint bond.

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The angle subtended by the surface of sewer water with partial flow, at sewer centre is 120°, the depth of sewerage is________?

A.50 cm

B.40 cm

C.25 cm

D.20 cm

Explanation: The correct answer is 50 cm.

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The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body is called________?

A.all the above are correct

B.center of pressure

C.upthrust

D.buoyancy

E.none of above is correct

Explanation: The correct answer is buoyancy.

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What characteristic best describes the cost baseline?

A.Total budget for the project including the contingency budget

B.Total budget for the project including the contingency budget and the management reserve

C.Total budget for the project

D.Time phased budget for the project

Explanation: The correct answer is Time phased budget for the project.

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Cube strength of controlled concrete to be used for pretensioned and post-tensioned work respectively should not be less than________?

A.35 MPa and 42 MPa

B.53 MPa and 42 MPa

C.42 MPa and 35 MPa

D.42 MPa and 53 MPa

Explanation: The correct answer is 42 MPa and 35 MPa.

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Standard EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra acetic aciD. solution is used to determine the________?

A.hardness in water

B.dissolved oxygen in water

C.turbidity in water

D.residual chlorine in water

Explanation: The correct answer is hardness in water.

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The minimum thickness of a steel plate, which is directly exposed to weather and is not accessible for cleaning and repainting, should be________?

A.10 mm

B.4.5 mm

C.6 mm

D.8 mm

Explanation: The correct answer is 8 mm.

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Which of the following errors is not eliminated by the method of repetition of horizontal angle measurement?

A.error due to eccentricity of verniers

B.error due to wrong adjustment of line of collimation and trunnion axis

C.error due to inaccurate graduation

D.error due to displacement of station signals

Explanation: The correct answer is error due to displacement of station signals.

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If a rectangular pre-stressed beam of an effective span of 5 meters and carrying a total load 3840 kg/m, is designed by the load balancing method, the central dip of the parabolic tendon should be________?

A.15 cm

B.20 cm

C.5 cm

D.10 cm

Explanation: The correct answer is 10 cm.

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The angle between the prolongation of the preceding line and the forward line of a traverse is called ________?

A.none of the above

B.direct angle

C.deflection angle

D.included angle

Explanation: The correct answer is deflection angle.

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Composite sleeper index is the index of________?

A.strength and toughness

B.wear resistance and hardness

C.toughness and wear resistance

D.hardness and strength

Explanation: The correct answer is hardness and strength.

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