BASIC CIVIL ENGINEERING Duration: 60 Mins

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Total marks: 25
1 X 30 = 30

1. Bulking increases gradually with the increase of, a. Moisture content b. Bearing capacity c. Volume d. Weight 2. Colour of a good tile must be, a. Dark b. Light c. Uneven d. Uniform 3. Internal decay in timber can be protected using, a. Painting b. Tarring c. Preservatives d. Wolman Salt 4. Expansion of the term PPC is, a. Plastic Puzzolona Concrete b. Portland Puzzolona Cement c. Prestressed Paved Concrete d. Portland Pressured Cement 5. Percentage of Silica in OPC is, a. 60 65% b. 20 25% c. 4 8% d. 2 4% 6. For a certain period after placing the concrete the concrete surface is kept, a. Dry b. Covered c. Painted d. Wet 7. Strength of concrete is reduced due to the presence of, a. Debris b. Shrinkage c. Dehydration d. Hardness 8. A good building stone should not have the percentage of wear greater than,

a. 5% b. 7% c. 17% d. 3% 9. The structure of a good brick must be free of, a. Lumps b. Holes c. Soluble salts d. Water 10. Presence of yellowish or reddish stains due to bad ventilation during storage of wood is called, a. Foxiness b. Heart shakes c. Ring shakes d. Cup shakes 11. The quality of a pointing that prevents ingress of water into the walls through joints is, a. Good b. Medium c. Bad d. Rejected 12. The window that rotates about a central axis is called, a. Louvered window b. Pivoted window c. Dormer window d. Gable window 13. Lintel is beam like structure that is, a. A horizontal member b. Structural member c. Flexural member d. All of the above 14. Incorporating a membrane of water repellent material in the wall or floor is for the purpose of, a. Aesthetics b. Damp proofing c. Strengthening d. Mixing 15. The process of cooling of warm and charged humid air is called, a. Evaporation b. Sublimation c. Condensation

d. Precipitation 16. During construction of walls a plumb bob checks its, a. Height b. Width c. Verticality d. Durability 17. Driving holes into ground a later filling them to improve bearing capacity of soil is called, a. Grouting b. Piling c. Compacting d. Loading 18. In soil, the minimum load on unit area causing failure is called, a. Excessive settlement b. Ultimate bearing power c. Effective load d. Displacement load 19. The bearing capacity of black soil increases and decreases respectively when, a. Hard and soft b. New and old c. Loaded and unloaded d. Dry and wet 20. In case of foundations, water must not reach its, a. Top b. Bottom c. Sides d. Inner depths 21. Presence of moisture decrease volume of sand. a. True b. False 22. Resistance to abrasion is increased by curing in concrete. a. True b. False 23. Broken stone cannot be used as coarse aggregate. a. True b. False 24. The hardness coefficient of good building stone must be greater than 17. a. True b. False 25. Stones with crystalline structure are not strong and durable. a. True

b. False 26. Flemish bond in brick masonry requires more skilled labour. a. True b. False 27. Bricks require dressing like stones. a. True b. False 28. To eradicate the effect of dampness termite growth is promoted. a. True b. False 29. DPC should be horizontal or vertical only. a. True b. False 30. Lintels behave just like beams. a. True b. False Answer any 4 of the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Briefly explain and five parts of a building. Enumerate the qualities of a good building stone. Describe the process of bulking of sand. Illustrate the various bonds in brick masonry using diagrams. Explain any five defects developed during the growth of a tree. Give a brief account on workability of concrete. 5 X 4 = 20