INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 1. Granite mainly composed of quartz and feldspar particles, is obtained from @) © Sedimentary rocks (b) Metamorphic rocks Igneous rocks (@) Voleanic rocks 2. Inner part of a timber log surrounding the pitch, is called (a) Sapwood (b) Cambium layer (©) Heart wood (d@)_ Soft wood 3. Galvanising means covering iron with a thin coat of @ Tin (b) Zine © Glaze @) Coal tar 4. ‘The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath, is known as (@) Shoring (>) Underpinning (© Jacking @ Piling 5. The type of brick masonry bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers, is called (a) English bond (») Flemish bond (© Russian bond (@ Mixed bond 6. The depth of an arch is the distance between (a) ©) © @ CIVIL Ground level and springing line Crown and springing line Crown and ground level Intrados and extrados 3 November 2015INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET gilsra | Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 7. Itheight of the first storey of a building is 9.25 m and riser is 13 em, the number of treads required is @ 2 ) 18 @ 2% @ 25 8 Thepile provided with one or more bulbs in its vertical shaft, is generally known as (a) Under reamed pile (b) Frietion-pile (© — Bearing-pile (@_ Sheet-pile 9, If Ris the radius of earth and h is the altitude above mean sea level at a location then correction for length L for reduction to mean sea level is (a) (a/ RL) (b) (AYER) © (RIL) @ (hi ER) 10. When the bubble of the level tube of a level remains central (a) Line of sight is horizontal (b) Axis of the telescope is horizontal (© _ Line of sight is inclined (@ Geometrical axis of the telescope is horizontal 11, _ The direction of steepest slope on a contour is, (a) Along the contour (b) Atan angle of 45° to the contour (©) Atright angles to the contour (@ _ Atan angle of 60° to the contour cIviL 4 November 2015ee INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 1B, 14 15. 16. a. CIVIL Closed contours of decreasing values towards their centre, represent (a) Anil (b) A depression (© Asaddle or pass (@) Ariver bed ‘The instrument which is used in plane tabling for obtaining horizontal and vertical distances directly without resorting to chaining, is known as (a) Plane alidade (@) Telescopic alidade (© Clinometer @ Tacheometer Longitudes are measured from 0° to (a) 180° eastward (b) 180° westward (©) 180° east or westward (@) 360° eastward If two equal forces of magnitude P act at an angle 0, their resultant, will be (a) Peosa/2 (&) 2Psing/2 (@® Ptane/2 @ 2Pcose/2 ‘The moment of inertia of a hollow circular section whose external diameter is 8 cm and internal diameter is 6 em, about centroidal axis is (@) 437.5 em* (>) 387.45 cm* (© 237.5 cm* (@) 137.45 em* ‘To double the period of oscillation of a simple pendulum (a) The mass of its bob should be doubled (6) ‘The mass of its bob should be quadrupled (© Its length should be quadrupled (@ Its length should be doubled 5 November 2015J INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET sro | Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. For perfectly elastic bodies, the value of coefficient of restitution is (a) Zero () 05 @ 10 (@ Between 0 and 1 If Lis the span of a light suspension bridge whose each cable carries total weight (w) and the central dip is y, the horizontal pull at each support, is (a) wl/4y (b) wiley © wily @ wi ‘A load of 500 kg was lifted through @ distance of 13 em by an effort of 25 kg which moved through a distance of 650 em. The mechanical advantage of the lifting machine is. @ 16 ) 18 © 20 @ 26 ‘A simply supported beam of span L carries a total load W which is uniformly distributed. ‘The maximum bending moment M is @ WL () WL © wiz @ WLS If there are ‘m’ unknown number forces, ‘r’ unknown reaction components and ‘j’ number of joints, then the degree of static indeterminacy of pin-jointed plane frame is given by (@)mer+3y (o) mr +3j © m+r-2j @— m+r-3j ‘The property of a material by which it can be beaten or rolled into thin plates, is called (a) Malleability (b) Ductility (© Plasticity @ Elasticity CIVIL, 6 November 2015lisa | Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 25. 26. 21. 28, CIVIL INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET A 24. If the depth of a simply supported beam carrying an isolated load at its centre, is doubled, the deflection of the beam at the centre will be changed by a factor of @ 2 b) 1/2 © 8 @ ws Which is the correct statement as per Law of polygon of forces? (@) If any number of forces acting at point can be represented by the sides of a polygon taken in order, then the forces are in equilibrium (b) _ Ifany number of forces acting at point can be represented in direction and magnitude by the sides of polygon, then the forces are in the equilibrium (© If a polygon representing forces acting at a point is closed then forces are in equilibrium (@) __ Ifany number of forces acting at point can be represented in direction and magnitude by the sides of polygon taken in order, then the forces are in equilibrium Degree of kinematic indeterminacy of a pin jointed plane frame is given by (a) 2j-r (bo) j-2r @ 3j-r (@) 2j+r ‘The shape of fire hose nozzle is generally kept (a) Divergent (b) Convergent (©) Convergent divergent (@ Cylindrical Discharge over an ogee weir remains the same as that of (a) Sharp crested weir (b) ‘Triangular weir (© Drowned weir @ Cippoletti weir 7 November 2015ae INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 30. 31. 22. CIVIL ‘The ratio of hydraulic radius of a pipe running full to the hydraulic radius of a square section of a channel running full whose side is equal to the diameter of the pipe is (a) © i ) V2 U3 @ 34 Kinematic viscosity equals to @ &) © @ Dynamic viscosity + density Dynamic viscosity x density ‘Dynamic viscosity + density Pressure + density A fluid in equilibrium can’t sustain @) ) © @ Shear stress Compressive stress. ‘Tensile stress Bending stress ‘The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the @) ) © @ Centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body Center of the volume of floating body Center of gravity of any submerged body Center of volume of the displaced body 8 November 2015ae. INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 33, Match list I with list I 34, CIVIL A) @) © @) @) (b) © @ List 1 ‘The flow is turbulent in pipes Proportional to the mean velocity ‘The flow is laminar in pipes Proportional to square of velocity Codes : o ® © © 1 2 3 4 3 2 4 1 3 2 1 4 1 4 3 2 q@ (2) @) (a) List II Reynold number less than 2000 Loss of pressure head in laminar flow Reynold number is more than 4000 Loss of pressure head in turbulent flow Isohytes are the imaginary lines joining the points of equal @ © Pressure ‘Humidity ) @ Height Rainfall Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: “@ B) © @) (a) (b) © @ List-I (impurity in drinking water) Excess of nitrates Excess of fluorides Lack of iodides ‘Excess of chlorides Codes = wees @) 4 1 4 1 conn® peers a) @ @) @ List-II (arm caused) Brackish water * Goiter Fragile bones Blue babies November 2015ae Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Ens DIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET 1015 A cor ‘St 36. 31. 38. 39. 40. CIVIL Relative humidity is the ratio of actual vapour pressure to the saturation vapour pressure (a) At the same temperature (b) At the same pressure (©) Inthe same volume (@)_ Inthe same atmosphere ‘Toughness index of a soil is defined as the ratio of (a) Plasticity index to consistency index (b) Plasticity index to flow index (©) Liquidity index to flow index (@) Consistency index to liquidity index “According to BIS classification, the range of silt size particles is (a) 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm (o) 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm (©) 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm (@ 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm ‘The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristic is (@) Kaolinite () Ilite (©) Montmorillonite (@ Rock minerals ‘A coil has liquid limit = 32, plastic limit = 18, shrinkage limit = 8 and natural moisture content = 22%. What will be its liquidity index and plasticity index? (@) 0.67 and 15 (b) 0.285 and 14 (© 0.67 and 25 (@ 0.33 and 20 10 November 2015INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET lisro | Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 42. 43. 44. cIviL, ‘A cohesive soil yields a maximum dry density of 18 kN/m* during a standard Proctor Compaction test. If the specific gravity is 2.65, what would be its void ratio? (a) 0.552 (by 0.444 @ 0712 @ 0.583 Effective stress on soil (a) Inereases voids ratio and decreases permeability (b) Increases both voids ratio and permeability (© Decreases both voids ratio and permeability (@) Decreases voids ratio and increases permeability ‘The slope of isochrones at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of (a) Effective stress with time (b) Effective stress with depth (© Pore water pressure with depth (@ Pore water pressure with time Clay layer A with single drainage and coefficient of consolidation Cv takes 6 months to achieve 50% consolidation. The time to layer B of the same thickness with double drainage and coefficient of consolidation & to achieve the same degree of consolidation (a) 3 months (b) 6 months (® 12 months @ 24 months att November 2015INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET Ae Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 45. 16. 4a. 48. 49. CIVIL In moment distribution method, the sum of distribution factors of all the members meeting at any joint is always (a) Zero (b) Less than 1 @ 1 (@) Greater than 1 ‘To generate the jth column of the flexibility matrix (@) A unit force is applied at co-ordinate j and displacements are calculated at all co-ordinates () A unit displacement is applied at co-ordinate j and the forces are calculated at all co-ordinates (© Aunit force is applied at co-ordinate j and the forces are calculated at all co-ordinates (@ A unit displacement is applied at co-ordinate j and the displacements are calculated at all co-ordinates ‘The deformation of a spring produced by a unit load is called (@) Stiffness (b) Flexibility (© Influence coefficient (@ Unit strain For determining the velocity of flow of underground water, the most commonly used non-empirical formula is (a) Darey’s formula () | Slichter’s formula (© Hazen’s formula (@) Lacey's formula An aquiclude is (@) Anon artesian aquifer (bo) Anartesian aquifer (© Asolid impermeable layer underlying or overlying an aquifer (@ Alarge underground water body 12 November 2015INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET sr | Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A BL, 52, 53, CIVIL Slenderness ratio of a compression member is (a) Moment of inertia/Radius of gyration (>) Effective length/Area of cross-section (© Effective length/Radius of gyration (@) Radius of gyration/Area of cross-section ‘The thickness “t” of a single flat lacing should not be less than (a) 1/30" length between inner end rivets (6) 1/40 length between inner end rivets (© 50% length between inner end rivets (@ 1/60 length between inner end rivets Web crippling generally occurs at the point where (@) Concentrated load act () Shearing force is minimum © Bending moment is maximum @) Deflection is maximum Stiffeners are used in a plate girder (@) To reduce the compressive stress () To reduce the shear stress (©) To take the bearing stress (@ To avoid buckling of web plate 13 November 2015t. INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ‘ORGANISATION SET = Recruitment 54. 56. 5T. *s¢' - 2015 ratrance Test for Scientist/Engineer A ‘The normal scour depth D below tho designed flood level of a river may be caleulated from the Lacey's equation, where C= Constant, Q= Design flood discharee and f= Silt factor (a) p=C@Qi/f) ®) p=cl@if)™ @ D=c@ify” @ p=c@lf)™ ‘A fall in a canal bed is generally provided, if (a) Ground slope exceeds the designed bed slope (b) Designed bed slope exceeds the ground slope (© Ground slope is practically the same as the designed bed slope (@)_— Canal bed is flat ‘The steepest gradient permitted on roads which, #9 ordinary conditions, does not exceed, is known (a) Ruling gradient (b) Limiting gradient (© Exceptional gradient (@ Floating gradient While calculating the sight distances, the driver's eye above road surface is assumed as (@) 60ems, (be) -7ems © 80cms (@_ 120cms crvIL uw November 201!4; INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET sm liso | Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 58. The radius of curvature provided along a transition curve, is (a) Minimum at the beginning and maximum at the end (6) Same throughout its length (© Equal to the radius of circular curve (@) Varying from infinity at the beginning to the radius of circular curve at the end 59. Staggered rail joints are generally provided (a) Oncurves (0) On tangents (© Onbridges @ In tunnels 60. ‘The critical activity has (a) Maximum float (0) Minimum float (© Zero float (@) Variable float | 61. According to BIS method of measurement, the order of the sequence is (a) Length, breadth, height (b) Breadth, length, height (©) Height, length, breadth (@ Length, height, breadth CIVIL 15 November 2015nl A. INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 62. 63. 64. 65. Which one of the following types of samples is relatively employed for the design of waste water treatment plants? (@) Grab sample (b) Composite sample (©) __ Integrated sample (a) Any sample In very first stage of decomposition of the organic matter in sewage (a) _ Nitrites are formed (b) Nitrates are formed (© Carbon dioxide is formed (@ Ammonia is formed. ‘The characteristics of fresh and septic sewage respectively are (a) _ acidic and alkaline (b) alkaline and acidie (© both acidic @ both alkaline Ultimate strength to cement is provided by (a) Tricalcium silicate (b) Dicalcium silicate (©) Tricalcium aluminate (@ Tetra calcium alumino ferrite Strength of concrete increases with (a) _ increase in water cement ratio (b) increase in fineness of cement (© decrease“ curing time (@ decrease in size of aggregate CIVIL 16 November 20154: INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET wail [SFG | Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 67. The compressive strength of 100 mm cube of concrete as compared to 150 mm cube is (a) (®) more © — equal @ __ less or more as per grade of concrete 68. The individual variation between test strength of concrete cube sample should not be more than (a) +5% of average (b) + 10% of average (© £15% of average (@) 420% of average 69. The ratio of maximum shear stress to average shear stress of a beam circular in cross- section, is, @ 28 @) 32 © 34 @ 43 70. _ Inprestressed concrete (@) forces of tension and compression change but lever arm remains unchanged (6) forces of tension and compression remains unchanged but lever arm changes with moment (©) both forces of tension and compression as well as lever arm changes (@) both forces of tension and compression as well as lever arm remains unchanged CIVIL a7 November 2015INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET An m1. Ta 2. . Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A o123 1030 ‘The valueof =|) 4 9 1 | 38012 (@) 56 &) 88 © % @ 0 22 ¥ 22 3 The series 14 Je- ee taste ae get (a) Divergent (&) Oscillatory (©) Conditional convergent (@ Absolute convergent ‘The complete solution of the linear differential equation ay dy Sy + (a+b) + aby =0 @ qe*+c,e™ (ob) Ge™ +e,e" © ge*-ce* @) ge™ -ce™ ‘To multiply a matrix by scalar K, multiply (a) Any row by K (b) Every element by K (Any column by K (@ Every element by 1/K 23 1 3]. Then the determinant AB has the value 02 @ 4 @) 8 © 16 @ 32 CIVIL 18 November 20154 INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION SET eral 56 | Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 A 16. 1. 78. 79. CIVIL ‘The period of a simple pendulum is 7'=2x /L/g. The maximum error in T' due to the possible error upto 1% in ‘L’ and 2.5% in ‘g is, (a) 1.75% (b) 2.5% © 1% @d) 5% ‘The value of [sin"6-cos‘ 4-d0 is @ «# ) on © #/32 @ = x/16 If f (x, »)=x"y—ay’, then what is the value of [1/(df/dx) +1(df/dy)] Y= 2? (13/18 () 918 © 9/22 @) -13/22 What is the complete solution for the equation x (y~-z)p+y(z-x)q=2(x-y)? (a) A (x+y+2,2y2)=0 ) o(e+2y+2,22)=0 (©) 6 (2x+y+2,2y2)=0 @ — b(eryt2,a)=0 ‘The solution of d*2/dx* +z =0, given that when x=0, z=e” and dz/dx=1 is (@) Z=cosx+e’sinx b) Z=sinx +e? cosx © Z=cosx+sinx @ Z=e¥tanx 19 November 2015INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION Recruitment Entrance Test for Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’ - 2015 SET CIVIL 20 November 2015