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WhichofthefollowingstatementisnotCORRECT?
a.

Totalfloatisthesumofthefree,interferingandindependentfloats.

b.Foreachcriticalactivitytotal,freeandindependentfloatsareequaltozero.
c.Anactivitywithsomefreefloatcannotbeacriticalactivity.
d.Interferingfloatistheexcessofthetotalfloatoverthefreefloat.

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Thecriticalpathofthenetworkshownbelowis

a.12479
b.

13579

c.

13689

d.135689

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Totalprojectcostversustimecurveisa
a.Sshapedcurve
b.Parabola
c.

Ushapedcurve

d.Straightline

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Q.4

MatchListI (Ingredient of cement) with ListII (Related effect on cement) and select the correct answer
usingthecodesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI

ListII

A.Silica

1.Quicksetting

B.Alumina

2.Unsoundness

C.Calciumsulphate

3.Strength

D.Sulphur

4.Retarder

Codes:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

a.a
b.b
c.c
d.

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WhichstatementamongthefollowingisCORRECT?
a.Calciumchlorideshouldnotbeusedinprestressedconcrete.
b.

Strengthofconcreteincreasesbelowfreezingpointofwater.

c.

Hardeningofconcretetakesplacerapidlyinhotwater.

d.Theingredientsofconcreteshouldbemixedwithinthreeminutes.

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Intimber,sectionsofmaximumstrengthareobservedin
a.Ordinarysawing
b.Quartersawing
c.Tangentialsawing
d.

Radialsawing

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Aeratedcementisproducedbytheadditionof
a.

Powderedaluminium

b.Sodiumnitrate
c.Zincsulphateandpowderedaluminium
d.Magnesiumsulphateandpowderedaluminium

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If the optimistic time, most likely time and pessimistic time for an activity A are 4, 6 and 8 days
respectivelyandforanactivityBare5,5.5and9daysrespectively,then
a.expectedtimeofanactivityAisgreaterthantheexpectedtimeofanactivityB.
b.expectedtimeofactivityBisgreaterthantheexpectedtimeofanactivityA.
c.

expectedtimeofbothactivitiesAandBarethesame.

d.noneoftheabove

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Ifthecompletiontimeforaparticularprojectis20weeksanditsearliestexpectedtimeis22weeks,then
theslacktimefortheprojectis_____________weeks.

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Considerthefollowingactivityijofacertainnetwork:

Thenthevalueof

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Asteelwheelof600mmdiameteronahorizontalsteelrailcarriesaloadof500N.Ifthecoefficientof
rollingresistanceis0.3thentheminimumforcenecessarytorollthewheelalongtherailis_________N.

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0.25
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0.5

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Acarmovingwithuniformaccelerationcovers450mina5secondinterval,andcovers700minthenext
5secondinterval.Theaccelerationofthecaris____________m/s2 .

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10

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Awheelrotateswithaconstantaccelerationof2rads2 .Ifitstartsfromrest,thenumberofrevolutionsit
willmakeinfirst10sis_____________.

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15.92(15.916.1)
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Q.14

Theratiooftheelasticmodulusofstructuraltimberinlongitudinaldirectiontothatinthetransverse
directionis____________.

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0.5

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1.5(12)

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Ifaggregatesizeof5040mmistobetestedfordeterminingtheproportionofelongatedaggregates,the
slotlengthofthegaugeshouldbe_______________mm.

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81

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FiguregivenbelowshowsawheelrotatingaboutO.TwopointsAandBlocatedalongtheradiusofwheel
havespeedsof80m/sand140m/srespectively.ThedistancebetweenthepointsAandBis300mm.The
diameterofthewheelis__________mm.

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1400
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PERTispreferredforplanningbecause
I.Projectsareofnonrepetitivetype.
II.Timerequirementneednottobeknown.
III.Timerequiredisknownprecisely.
IV.Eventshavebeenestablishedforplanning.
V.Emphasisgiventoactivitiesofproject.
a.

I,IIandIV

b.III,IVandV
c.I,IIIandIV
d.

I,IIandV

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AuniformrigidrodofmassMandlengthLishingedatoneendasshowninthefigure.AforcePisapplied
atadistanceof2L/3fromthehingesothattherodswingstotheright.Thehorizontalreactiondevelopedat
thehingeis

a.P
b.

c.

P/3

d.2P/3

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Usetheweightedunitcosttodeterminetheconceptualcostestimateforaproposedprojectofparkinglot
thatisexpectedtocontain135parkedcars.Previousdataofsimilarprojectisgivenbelow.

a.

Rs540000

b.Rs480000
c.Rs360000
d.Rs280000

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Abulletafterfiringfromagungoesthroughaplankofthicknesshandchangesitsvelocityfromutov.
The resisting force is proportional to square of velocity. The time of motion of the bullet in the plank is
proportionalto
a.(uv)u2
b.(uv)v2
c.

(uv)(uv)1

d.(u2 v2 )(uv)2

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Thefunctionoffineaggregateis
a.toassistinproducingworkabilityanduniformityinthemixture.
b.toassistthecementpastetoholdthecoarseaggregateparticlesinsuspension.

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c.topromoteplasticityinthemixtureandpreventpossiblesegregationofpasteandcoarseaggregate.
d.

alloftheabove

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Anautomobiletravellingat25m/screstsahillofradius625mjustasthedriverslamsonthebrakesand
skidstoashop.Ifthecoefficientoffrictionbetweenthecarandtheroadis0.7.Findthecarsdeceleration
(inm/s2 )attheinstantthebrakesareapplied.
[Takeg=10m/s2 ]

a.3.3
b.4.5
c.5.4
d.

6.3

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AflatcarofweightWrollwithoutresistancealongahorizontaltrackasshowninthefigure.Initially,thecar
togetherwithamanofweightwismovingtotherightwithspeedv0 .Whatincrementofvelocityvwillthe
carobtainifthemanrunswithspeedurelativetothefloorofthecarandjumpsoffattheleft?

a.

b.

c.

d.

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Q.24

Therawmaterialusedtopreparesulphateresistingcement,whencomparedwithOPC,willhave
a.morequantityofAl2 O3 andFe2 O3
b.samequantityofFe2 O3 andmoreofAl2 O3
c.

samequantityofAl2 O3 andmoreofFe2 O3

d.samequantityofAl2 O3 andFe2 O3

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Consideratechniquewheretheactivitytimesfollowsbetadistributionandtheprojecttimefollowsnormal
distribution.Thevarianceofthecriticalpathintheprojectis9units.Thetotaldurationofthecriticalpathis
17units.Thedifferenceinprobabilitiesthattheprojectwillbecompletedin22unitsandthattheprojectwill
becompletedin20unitsis________%.

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Q.26

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11.07(10.811.2)
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Considerthefollowingarrowdiagramwithactivitytimesgivenindays:

Thenormalandcrashdataforthisprojectareasfollows:

Ifwewanttocompletetheprojectin22days,theprojectcostisRs_______.

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800

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880

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Auniformdiscofmass1.5kgandradius0.5misinitiallyatrestonahorizontalfrictionlesssurface.Three
forces of equal magnitude F = 0.5 N are applied simultaneously along the three sides of an equilateral
triangle XYZ with its vertices on the perimeter of the disc. The angular speed of the disc after 1s of
applicationofforceswillbe____________rads1 .

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2(1.82.2)
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AnejectormechanismconsistsofahelicalcompressionspringhavingaspringconstantofK=981103
N/m.Itisprecompressedby100mmfromitsfreestate.Ifitisusedtoejectamassof100kgheldonit,
themasswillmoveupthroughadistanceof________mm.

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150

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5000(49905010)

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Asquareholeisremovedfromathincircularlamina,thediagonalofthesquarebeingequaltotheradius
ofthecircleasshowninthefigurebelow.Theabscissaofcentroidoftheremaininglaminais_________
102 R.

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90.536
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9.5(9.29.8)

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TwoprismaticbarsABandBCoflengthsLand2LrespectivelyarerigidlyjoinedatBandsuspendedbya
stringADasshownbelow.IfthebarisassumedundertheactionoftheirweightsWand2W then in the
positionofequilibriumasshownbelow,theangleis_________degrees.

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19.11(19.019.4)
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BlockAofweight900NrestsonahorizontalsurfaceandsupportsontopofitanotherblockBofweight
225N.TheblockBisattachedtoaverticalwallbyaninclinedstringPQ.Themagnitudeofthehorizontal
forceFappliedtothelowerblockasshownbelow,thatwillbenecessarytocauseslippingtoimpend,is
_________N.
[Takecoefficientofstaticfrictionforallthesurfaces=0.3]

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380.2(375385)
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ConsideranellipticalshapedrailPQintheverticalplaneasshown.Ablockofmass1kgispulledalong
therailfromPtoQwithaforceof18NwhichisalwaysparalleltolinePQ.Theincreaseinkineticenergyof
theblockwhenitreachesQwillbe__________Joules.
[Assumenofrictionandg=10m/s2 ]

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Q.33

ThefixedcostforacottageindustryisRs400000.ThetotalsaleisofRs1000000.Thevariablecostper
unitisRs20.ThesellingpriceofeachproductisRs30.Themarginofsafetyforthesalesatbreakeven
pointis_____________%.

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