Important Paper ESE Civil Engineering

1. The constituent compound in Portland cement which reacts immediately with water, and also sets earliest, is
(a) Tricalcium silicate
(b) Dicalcium silicate
(c) Tricalcium aluminate
(d) Tetracalcium aluminoferrite
Ans. (c)
2. In a concrete mix of proportion 1 : 3 : 6, the actual quantity of sand, which is judged to have undergone 15% bulking, per unit volume of cement, will be
(a) 3.00                        
(b) 3.45
(c) 4.50                        
(d) 6.00
Ans. (b)
3. Which method of curing of concrete is recommendable for rapid gain of strength of concrete ?
(a) Sprinkling water
(b) Membrane curing
(c) High-pressure steam curing
(d) Infrared radiation curing
Ans. (d)
4. Which of the following is appropriate as  simple field method for assesing consistency of concrete ?
(a) Compacting factor   
(b) Slump test
(c) Vee-Bee test           
(d) Kelly Ball test
 Ans. (b)
5. In the cross-section of a timber, cambium layer can occur in
(a) Inner Bark and Sap Wood
(b) Pith and Heart Wood
(c) Sap Wood and Heart Wood
(d) Outer Bark and Sap Wood
Ans. (a)
6. Which one of the following represents constitutive relationship ?
(a) Vertical displacements in a structure
(b) Rotational displacements in a structure
(c) System of forces in equilibrium
(d) Stress-strain behavior of a material
 Ans. (d)
7. A structural steel beam has an unsymmetrical I-cross-section. The overall depth of the beam is 200 mm. The flange stresses at the top and bottom are 120 N/mm2 and 80 N/mm2, respectively. The depth of the natural axis from the top of the beam will be
(a) 120 mm                   
(b) 100 mm
(c) 80 mm                    
(d) 60 mm
Ans. (a)
8. The purpose of lateral ties in a short RC column is to
(a) Avoid buckling of longitudinal bars
(b) Facilitate compaction of concrete
(c) Increase the load carrying capacity of the column
(d) Facilitate construction
Ans. (a)
9. In the slope-deflection equations, deformations are considered to be caused by
(a) Shear forces and bending moments only
(b) Axial forces, shear forces and bending moments
(c) Axial forces and bending moments only
(d) Bending moments only
Ans. (d)
10. The maximum bending moment caused by a set of concentrated moving loads is
(a) Always at the midpoint of span
(b) Between the midpoint and concentrated load next to the midpoint of the span
(c) Not definable
(d) Always under a load close to the centroid of the set of loads
Ans. (d)
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