(Papers) SSC Junior Engineer Exam Paper - 2018 "held on 25 Jan 2018" Morning shift
(General Engineering Civil, Electrical, Mechanical)

QID : 101 - Air permeability method is used in which of the following test of cement?

1) Compressive strength test
2) Fineness test
3) Soundness test
4) Slump test

Correct Answer: Fineness test

QID : 102 - The main purpose of the soundness test of the cement is to determine the ___.

1) change in volume of cement after setting
2) strength
3) fineness
4) time taken to harden

Correct Answer: change in volume of cement after setting

QID : 103 -

1) 21.75
2) 30
3) 38.25
4) 40.25

Correct Answer: 38.25

QID : 104 - Which of the following method is used to make the timber fire resistance?

1) Coating with tar paint.
2) Pumping creosote oil into timber at high pressure.
3) Seasoning process.
4) Soaking it in ammonium sulphate.

Correct Answer: Soaking it in ammonium sulphate.

QID : 105 - In which of the following process, plug mill is used?

1) Burning of bricks
2) Drying of bricks
3) Moulding of clay
4) Preparation of clay

Correct Answer: Preparation of clay

QID : 106 - According to the IS specifications, initial setting time of the ordinary Portland cement should be ___.

1) 10 minutes
2) 30 minutes
3) 6 hours
4) 10 hours

Correct Answer: 30 minutes

QID : 107 - Which of the following is the main reason to provide frog in the bricks?

1) Print manufacturer’s name.
2) Form keyed joint between brick and mortar.
3) Improve thermal insulation
4) Reduce the weight of brick.

Correct Answer: Form keyed joint between brick and mortar.

QID : 108 - Which of the following is used as the vehicle in the enamel paints?

1) Linseed oil
2) Mustard
3) Varnish
4) Water

Correct Answer: Varnish

QID : 109 -

1) 10
2) 12
3) 15
4) 20

Correct Answer: 20

QID : 110 - Which of the following is fused together to prepare the high alumina cement?

1) Bauxite and limestone
2) Bauxite, limestone and gypsum
3) Limestone, gypsum and clay
4) Limestone, bauxite, gypsum, clay and chalk

Correct Answer: Bauxite and limestone

QID : 111 - Accuracy in the measurement of the volume in cubic meter should be near to ____.

1) 0.001
2) 0.01
3) 0.02
4) 0.1

Correct Answer: 0.01

QID : 112 - Deduction for total length of the central line at the corner where two walls meet is ______.

1) half of thickness of wall
2) no deduction
3) thickness of wall
4) twice of the thickness of wall

Correct Answer: no deduction

QID : 113 - Which of the following is estimated by using a bar bending schedule?

1) Brick work
2) Concrete work
3) Earthwork
4) Steel work

Correct Answer: Steel work

QID : 114 - Which of the following is measured in square meter?

1) Cornice
2) Concrete work
3) Shuttering
4) Steel reinforcement bar

Correct Answer: Shuttering

QID : 115 - Which of the following statements are the CORRECT for estimation of plastering?

1) For opening up to 0.5 square meters, no deduction is made.
2) For opening exceeding 0.5 square meters and up to 3 square meters, deduction is made for one face.
3) For opening up to 3 square meters, deduction is made for both faces.
4) For ends of beams, no deduction is made.

1) 1 and 4
2) 1, 2 and 4
3) 1, 3 and 4
4) 3 and 4

Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 4

QID : 116 - Chowkhat or frame of the door is measured in_________.

1) cubic meter
2) meter
3) quintal
4) square meter

Correct Answer: cubic meter

QID : 117 - Calculate the preliminary estimate for a building having a total carpet area of 500 square meters. Extra provision as 10% of the carpet area is provided for walls and verandah. The plinth area rate is Rs. 1,200 per square meter.

1) 60000
2) 540000
3) 600000
4) 660000

Correct Answer: 660000

QID : 118 - Calculate the volume of earth work for an embankment of length L and width B. The mean depth of the embankment is D and side slope is S : 1.Using mid-sectional area method.

QID : 119 - Calculate the quantity of the sand required for 8 cubic meter brick work with cement mortar (1 : 3).

1) 1.38
2) 1.5
3) 1.8
4) 2.4

Correct Answer: 1.8

QID : 120 - Calculate the capitalized value of a building having annual rent of Rs. 20,000 and highest rate of interest is 5%.

1) 1000
2) 21000
3) 220000
4) 400000

Correct Answer: 400000

QID : 121 - Plumb bob lines at two different places in plane surveying are ___.

1) cut at the center of the earth
2) inclined
3) parallel to each other
4) perpendicular to each other

Correct Answer: parallel to each other

QID : 122 - A curve whose radius varies from infinity to a certain value is called ____.

1) compound curve
2) circular curve
3) reverse curve
4) transition curve

Correct Answer: transition curve

QID : 123 - What is the representative fraction for a scale of 10 cm = 20 km?

1) 1 cm = 2 km
2) 1 cm = 20,000 m
3) 1:2
4) 1 : 200,000

Correct Answer: 1 : 200,000

QID : 124 - The line which is used to collect the details of the objects in an area is called ___.

1) base line
2) check line
3) main line
4) tie line

Correct Answer: tie line

QID : 125 -

QID : 126 - Calculate the total correction (m) required, if a line measured using 20 m chain is 2380 m. Actual length of the chain is 20.2 m.

1) 22.6
2) 23.56
3) 23.8
4) 476

Correct Answer: 23.8

QID : 127 - The least count of a theodolite is ___.

1) 1 degree
2) 2 minutes
3) 2 seconds
4) 20 seconds

Correct Answer: 20 seconds

QID : 128 - Calculate the corrected staff reading at point A, if the staff reading is taken from an instrument which is set at a distance of 1.5 km from the point A 3.46 m.

1) 3.28
2) 3.3
3) 3.43
4) 3.48

Correct Answer: 3.3

QID : 129 - Calculate the intersect angle (degree) for the anallactic telescope.

1) 0.467
2) 0.573
3) 0.592
4) 0.598

Correct Answer: 0.573

QID : 130 - Which of the following statements are CORRECT for contour map?

1) Parallel contour shows uniform slope.
2) Very closed contour shows steep slope.
3) Very closed contour shows flat area.
4) Two contours at different elevation cut at right angle.

1) 1,2 and 4
2) 1 and 2
3) 1, 3 and 4
4) 2 and 4

Correct Answer: 1 and 2

QID : 131 - What is the terminal velocity (m/s) for a 4 g particle which is falling in the water with projected area of 5 sq. cm? The coefficient of drag is given as 0.47.

1) 0.58
2) 5.2
3) 7.5
4) 10

Correct Answer: 0.58

QID : 132 - The coefficient of curvature for well graded soil lies between ____.

\1) 1 to 2
2) 1 to 3
3) 1 to 5
4) 5 to 7

Correct Answer: 1 to 3

QID : 133 - The coefficient of uniformity for well graded sand must be greater than ____.

1) 4
2) 5
3) 6
4) 10

Correct Answer: 6

QID : 134 - Casagrande’s apparatus is used to determine ____.

1) liquid limit
2) plastic limit
3) shear strength
4) shrinkage limit

Correct Answer: liquid limit

QID : 135 - On increasing temperature, the viscosity of gas _____.

1) decreases
2) first increases and then rapidly decrease
3) increases
4) not affected by temperature

Correct Answer: increases

QID : 136 -

QID : 137 - The head developed by the centrifugal pump is 40 m while operating at the speed of 750 rpm. If the rated capacity is given as 50 cumec, what is the specific speed of centrifugal pump?

1) 150
2) 300
3) 333
4) 500

Correct Answer: 333

QID : 138 - Surface tension for an ideal fluid is _____.

1) depends on temperature
2) one
3) infinite
4) zero

Correct Answer: zero

QID : 139 - Which of the following is not true about density of the gases?

1) Proportional to pressure.
2) Inversely proportional to temperature.
3) Inversely proportional to volume.
4) Do not depend on temperature and pressure.

Correct Answer: Do not depend on temperature and pressure.

QID : 140 - The stable equilibrium is achieved in the floating body when _____.

1) center of gravity is below the centerof buoyancy
2) metacenter is above the center of gravity
3) metacenter is below the center of gravity
4) metacentric height is zero

Correct Answer: metacenter is above the center of gravity

QID : 141 - What is the value of friction factor, if the diameter of pipe is 50 cm and roughness height is 0.25 cm?

1) 0.0003
2) 0.003
3) 0.01002
4) 0.03035

Correct Answer: 0.03035

QID : 142 - What is the head loss in pipe due to friction over the length of 30 km, if the diameter of pipe is 80 cm and velocity of flow is 30 cm/s? Take friction factor 0.032.

1) 4.0 m
2) 4.5 m
3) 5.5 m
4) 10 m

Correct Answer: 5.5 m

QID : 143 - The range of Froud number for the weak jump is________.

1) 1.0 to 1.7
2) 1.7 to 2.5
3) 2.5 to 4.5
4) 4.5 to 9.0

Correct Answer: 1.7 to 2.5

QID : 144 - What is the velocity (m/s) with which elementary wave can travel upstream, if the velocity of flow is 2 m/s and depth of flow in channel is 1 m?

1) 1.132
2) 2
3) 3.132
4) 5.132

Correct Answer: 1.132

QID : 145 - Which one is the best method of reclamation of the alkaline soil?

1) Addition of gypsum to soil.
2) Addition of gypsum to soil and leaching.
3) Leaching.
4) Providing good drainage system.

Correct Answer: Addition of gypsum to soil and leaching.

QID : 146 -

1) 2.5
2) 3.5
3) 4.6
4) 7.67

Correct Answer: 3.5

QID : 147 - The intermediate sight distance is equal to ______.

1) overtaking sight distance
2) stopping sight distance
3) twice of stopping sight distance
4) twice of stopping sight distance

Correct Answer: twice of stopping sight distance

QID : 148 - Calculate the equivalent radius of the resisting section of 20 cm thick slab, if the ratio of the radius of wheel load distribution to the thickness of the slab is 0.5.

1) 8
2) 10.16
3) 20
4) 23.66

Correct Answer: 10.16

QID : 149 - Which of the following is responsible for the corrosion of concrete sewers?

1) Chlorine
2) Oxygen
3) Nitrogen
4) Septic conditions

Correct Answer: Septic conditions

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QID : 150 - Which of the following is responsible for the depletion of ozone layer in the upper atmosphere?

1) Carbon dioxide
2) Chlorofluorocarbons
3) Hydrogen peroxide
4) Oxides of nitrogen

Correct Answer: Chlorofluorocarbons

QID : 151 - Live loads, with time can vary in:-

1) Magnitude
2) Position
3) Neither position nor magnitude
4) Position as well as magnitude

Correct Answer: Position as well as magnitude

QID : 152 - Impact load results from which type of effects of loads applied?

1) Static
2) Dynamic
3) Static and dynamic
4) Neither static nor dynamic

Correct Answer: Dynamic

QID : 153 - Which type of drainage system will collect the rainwater?

1) Primary
2) Secondary
3) Tertiary
4) Primary and tertiary

Correct Answer: Primary

QID : 154 - Moment at a hinge will be:-

1) Infinity
2) Zero
3) Depends upon acting forces
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Zero

QID : 155 - For the validity of principle of superposition, materials should behave in which manner?

1) linear-elastic
2) non-linear-elastic
3) Non-linear- inelastic
4) Linear- inelastic

Correct Answer: Linear- inelastic

QID : 156 - If 4 reactions are acting on a beam, then the system is:-

1) Unstable & indeterminate
2) Stable & indeterminate
3) Stable & determinate
4) Can't say

Correct Answer: Can't say

QID : 157 - Which of the following statements is true?

A. If a truss consists of a non-triangular element, then it will essentially be unstable.
B. In the above cases, instability is the most probable occurrence, but there are a lot of examples which are unstable.

1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Both A and B
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Only B

QID : 158 - Which of the following statements is true?

A. A roller is provided at end of a bridge truss to allow thermal expansion.
B. A roller provides freedom of deformation in horizontal plane in case of thermal expansion.

1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Both A and B
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Both A and B

QID : 159 - Trusses and frames are different as:-

1) Trusses can bend, frames can’t
2) Both can bend
3) None of them can bend
4) Trusses can’t but frame can

Correct Answer: Trusses can’t but frame can

QID : 160 - Given that J is no. of joints. B and R are no. of members and no. of reactions.

If B = 5, R = 4 and J = 4, then the truss is:-

1) Statically determinate
2) Statically indeterminate
3) Stable
4) Unstable

Correct Answer: Statically indeterminate

QID : 161 - What is the ideal water-cement ratio to be used while hand mixing?

1) 0.4-0.5
2) 0.5-0.6
3) 0.6-1
4) 1.6-2

Correct Answer: 0.5-0.6

QID : 162 - As water cement ratio increases, ________ also increases.

1) Compressive strength
2) Tensile strength
3) Bleeding
4) Workability

Correct Answer: Workability

QID : 163 - Ready mix plant and central mix plant differ in:

1) Transportation
2) Setting time
3) Properties
4) Water addition

Correct Answer: Water addition

QID : 164 - Compacting of concrete is done to:

1) Place concrete on flat surface
2) Remove air bubbles
3) Place concrete on sloping surface
4) Introduce air bubbles

Correct Answer: Remove air bubbles

QID : 165 - Which of the following statements is true?

A. A gap of 0.3m is to be maintained between cement bag and wall, while storing cement.
B. A gap 100 cm is to be maintained between cement bag and wall, while storing cement.

1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Both A and B
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Only A

QID : 166 - Which of the following statements is true?

A. Impermeability is a property of fresh concrete.
B. Impermeability is a not property of fresh concrete.
C. Impermeability is nothing to with concrete at all.

1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Only A

QID : 167 - M15 concrete is used for:

1) Dams
2) Foundation
3) R.C.C
4) Mass concreting works

Correct Answer: Foundation

QID : 168 - Tensile strength of concrete is found out using:

1) CTM
2) Gradual tensile test
3) Split tensile test
4) Radial tensile test

Correct Answer: Split tensile test

QID : 169 - A slump of 50-100mm can be used for:

1) Mass concreting
2) Strip footing
3) Trench fill
4) Beams

Correct Answer: Beams

QID : 170 - Before plastering, the surface has to be:

1) Rough
2) Smooth
3) Cemented
4) Watered

Correct Answer: Rough

QID : 171 - Wood surface requires _________ coats of plastering.

1) 2
2) 3
3) 1
4) None of these

Correct Answer: 1

QID : 172 - For the construction of the retaining structures, the type of concrete mix to be used is

A. 1:3:6
B.1:2:4
C. 1:1.5:3
D. 1:1:2

1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Only D

Correct Answer: Only C

QID : 173 - For preparing ordinary concrete, what is the quantity of water used?

1) 5% by weight of aggregates plus 20% of weight of cement
2) 10% by weight of aggregates plus 10% of weight of cement
3) 5% by weight of aggregates plus 30% of weight of cement
4) 30% by weight of aggregates plus 10% of weight of cement

Correct Answer: 5% by weight of aggregates plus 30% of weight of cement

QID : 174 - If the various concrete ingredients i.e. cement, sand, aggregates are in the ratio of 1:3:6, the grade of concrete is

1) M100
2) M150
3) M200
4) M300

Correct Answer: M100

QID : 175 - For which of the following is an ideal warehouse is provided?

1) water proof masonry walls
2) water proof roof
3) few windows which remain generally closed
4) All of these

Correct Answer: All of these

QID : 176 - If the internal dimensions of a ware house are 15 m x 5.6 m and the maximum height of piles is 2.70 m, then what is the maximum number of bags to be stored in two piles?

1) 1500
2) 2000
3) 2200
4) 3000

Correct Answer: 3000

QID : 177 - Which of the following statements is true?

1) The weight of ingredients of concrete mix, is taken in kilograms
2) Water and aggregates are measured in liters
3) The finished concrete is measured in cubic meters
4) All of these

Correct Answer: All of these

QID : 178 - For concreting tunnel linings, transportation of concrete is done by which of the following?

1) pans
2) wheel borrows
3) containers
4) pumps

Correct Answer: pumps

QID : 179 - __________ is used to construct very thin, hard and strong surface

1) Reinforced Cement Concrete
2) Post-Stressed Concrete
3) Ferro-Cement
4) None of these

Correct Answer: Ferro-Cement

QID : 180 - How many methods of ferro cementing are there?

1) 3
2) 2
3) 4
4) 6

Correct Answer: 3

QID : 181 - The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab that is taken into consideration?

1) one-fourth the width of the panel
2) half the width of the panel
3) radius of the column
4) diameter of the column

Correct Answer: half the width of the panel

QID : 182 -

1) [1] Only
2) [2] Only
3) [3] Only
4) Zero

Correct Answer: [3] Only

QID : 183 - For initial estimate for a beam design, the width is assumed

1) 1/15th of the span
2) 1/20th of the span
3) 1/25th of the span
4) 1/30th of the span

Correct Answer: 1/30th of the span

QID : 184 - The thickness of the topping of a ribbed slab, varies between

1) 3 cm to 5 cm
2) 5 cm to 8 cm
3) 8 cm to 10 cm
4) 12 cm to 15 cm

Correct Answer: 5 cm to 8 cm

QID : 185 - For a ribbed slab

1) clear spacing between ribs shall not be greater than 4.5 cm
2) width of the rib shall not be less than 7.5 cm
3) overall depth of the slab shall not exceed four times the breadth of the rib
4) All option are correct

Correct Answer: All option are correct

QID : 186 - Which of the following statements is true?

1) On an absolutely rigid foundation base the pressure will be more at the edges of the foundation
2) On an absolutely rigid foundation base the pressure will be uniform
3) On an absolutely rigid foundation base the pressure will not be uniform
4) On an absolutely rigid foundation base the pressure will be zero at the center of the foundation

Correct Answer: On an absolutely rigid foundation base the pressure will not be uniform

QID : 187 - According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges is kept less than

1) 20 cm
2) 30 cm
3) 40 cm
4) 50 cm

Correct Answer: 30 cm

QID : 188 - If the diameter of longitudinal bars of a square column is 16 mm, the diameter of lateral ties should not be less than

1) 4 mm
2) 5 mm
3) 6 mm
4) 8 mm

Correct Answer: 5 mm

QID : 189 - Maximum strain theory for the failure of a material at the elastic limit is known as

1) Guest’s or Trecas’ theory
2) St.Venant’s theory
3) Rankine’s theory
4) Haig’s theory

Correct Answer: St.Venant’s theory

QID : 190 - Gradually applied static loads do not change with time their

1) magnitude
2) direction
3) point of application
4) All options are correct

Correct Answer: All options are correct

QID : 191 - The thickness of slabs and beams must be measured to the nearest:-

1) 0.001 m
2) 0.005 m
3) 0.01 m
4) 0.05 m

Correct Answer: 0.005 m

QID : 192 - A composite beam is composed of two equal strips one of brass and other of steel. If the temperature is raised

1) steel experiences tensile force
2) brass experiences compressive force
3) composite beam gets subjected to a couple
4) All of these

Correct Answer: All of these

QID : 193 - A linear force-deformation relation is obtained in materials

1) having elastic stress- strain property
2) having plastic stress- strain property
3) which are rigid elast ic materials
4) None of these

Correct Answer: None of these

QID : 194 - In a structure, why are the cables and wires are generally used?

1) To resist shear stress
2) As compression member
3) As flexural member
4) None of these

Correct Answer: None of these

QID : 195 - The ability of a material to absorb energy till the elastic limit is known as

1) Ductility
2) Malleability
3) Elasticity
4) None of these

Correct Answer: None of these

QID : 196 - If a material has identical properties in all directions, It is said to be

1) homogeneous
2) elastic
3) isotropic
4) None of these

Correct Answer: isotropic

QID : 197 - If all the dimensions of a prismatic bar are double, then the maximum stress produced in it under its weight will

1) decrease
2) increase to two times
3) increase to three times
4) None of these

Correct Answer: None of these

QID : 198 - The ratio of the length of the column to the minimum radius of gyration of the cross sectional area of the column is known as

1) slenderness ratio
2) buckling ratio
3) crippling ratio
4) compressive ratio

Correct Answer: slenderness ratio

QID : 199 - In a built-up section carrying tensile force, the flanges of two channels are turned outward

1) to simplify the transverse connections
2) to minimize lacing
3) to have greater lateral rigidity
4) All option are correct

Correct Answer: to have greater lateral rigidity

QID : 200 - A tension member, if subjected to possible reversal of stress due to wind, the slenderness ratio of the member should not exceed

1) 180
2) 200
3) 250
4) 350

Correct Answer: 350

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