Post : Second grade overseer /draftsman
Department : LSGD
Category Code : 649/13
Special Recruitment - Physically handicapped candidates (Orthopaedic & deaf)
Qulification: SSLC or equivalent + Diploma in Craftsmanship in the Trade of Draftsman (Civil) / Diploma in Civil Engineering - Womens Polytechnics / Kerala Government Certificate Examination in Civil Engineering
Question Paper Code : 42/2017/OL
Date of Test : 29-05-2017
- The device provided in a trap to preserve its water seal is _________.
- Anti Siphonage
- Barrel
- Vent pipe
- Washout valve
- The highest point of a cross section of a highway is called
- Camber
- Skew back
- Crown
- Formation
- The vertical window provided on the sloping roof is called
- Skylight window
- Dormer window
- Corner window
- Gable window
- The roof provided for varanda is __________.
- Hip roof
- Lean-to roof
- Deek roof
- Gable roof
- The member which support the roofing material of a tiled roof is _________.
- Battens
- Post
- Purlin
- Struts
- The king post roof truss is generally used for a span of _________.
- 10-15 m
- 15-20 m
- 3-5 m
- 6-9 m
- The clay product manufactured from ordinary clay mixed with sand and crushed pottery is known as ___________.
- Stoneware
- Terracotta
- Earthenware
- Tiles
- In cement fineness test is done on IS sieve no. __________.
- 9
- 7
- 8
- 11
- The outermost layer of timber is known as __________.
- Medullary rays
- Cambium
- Pith
- Bark
- The portion of wall between facing and backing is called ____________.
- Sill
- Quoin
- Hearting
- Header
- The vertical sides of the doors and windows openings are called __________.
- Jamb
- Reveals
- Arch
- Lintel
- The lower half of the arch between crown and skewback is known as __________.
- Soffit
- Voussoir
- Haunch
- Span
- The chips of stones used to fill up the stone masonry is called ___________.
- Quoins
- Spalls
- Bat
- Jambs
- A good brick earth contain __________ percentage of alumina.
- 20 to 30
- 10 to 15
- 8 to 12
- 30 to 40
- The cross drainage work in which the dam is over the canal is known as
- Syphon aqueduct
- Super passage
- Super elevation
- Distributory
- The total volume of water required for a crop during its entire period from sowing to harvest is known as
- Duty of water
- Spurs
- Spill way water
- Delta
- The size of `"B_0"` Drawing Board is
- 1000 × 750 mm
- 700 × 500 mm
- 1600 × 1100 mm
- 1500 × 1000 mm
- The untrimmed size of A1 drawing sheet is
- 625 × 880 mm
- 594 × 841 mm
- 450 × 625 mm
- 330 × 450 mm
- In a drawing 1 m is draw in 20 cm, the scale is known as __________.
- 1 : 10
- 1 : 20
- 1 : 5
- 1 : 50
- The granular materials of crushed stone provided under and around the sleepers is known as ___________.
- Railway track
- Ballast
- Balluster
- Gauge
- A bridge with total length varying between 30 m to 120 m is known as __________.
- Culvert
- Minor bridge
- Deck bridge
- Major bridge
- The difference in levels of the water surface between upstream and downstream of the bridge is called __________.
- Afflux
- Vent way
- Clear span
- HFL
- The length of Gunters chain is __________ feet.
- 66
- 76
- 67
- 68
- A line lying on a level surface and normal to the plumb line at all points is known as _____________.
- Horizontal line
- Vertical line
- Level line
- Surface line
- The ridge formed by the intersection of two sloped surfaces having an exterior angle greater than 180° is
- gable
- hip
- vally
- eave
- The one end of moulding is cut into suite the profile of another moulding, it is known as ___________.
- Mitring
- Rebating
- Grooving
- Scribing
- The process of covering of entire or part of exposed surface of timber by means of veneers by decorative purpose is known as ___________.
- Beveling
- Veneering
- Housing
- Moulding
- The term used to indicate a recess formed in a timber member is ___________.
- Grooving
- Hosing
- Studding
- Mitring
- Which type of joint is used when a member is subjected to both tension as well as compression?
- Lap joint
- Butt joint
- Table joint
- Fished joint
- The horizontal member of a frame which is employed to subdivided a window opening horizontally is known as__________.
- Sash
- Panel
- Frame
- Transom
- A timber piece which is fixed in a inclined position within frame is known as __________.
- Mullion
- Louvers
- Cross rail
- Batten
- Window where shutters are open like doors are called ___________.
- Casement window
- Bay window
- Corner window
- Swing window
- Polishing of Terrazzo flooring is done by
- Pumice stone
- Butters stone
- Carborundum stone
- None of these
- Projection of roof beyond the surface of wall is known as ___________.
- Eaves
- Purlin
- Cleat
- Batten
- The vertical distance between the nosing of one flight and the bottom of flight is called ___________.
- Going
- Headroom
- Soffit
- Scotia
- The angle of inclination of the stair with the floor is known as ____________.
- Angle
- Waist
- Pitch
- All of these
- Ventilators provided in continuation of a door or window at its top is known as
- Lantern window
- Fan light
- Sky light
- Bay window
- Tool used for making boring small holes
- Gimlet
- Auger
- Shanker
- Reamer
- In public buildings, the minimum area of window should be __________ of floor area.
- 10%
- 15%
- 25%
- 20%
- In Queen post truss the number of vertical post are ____________.
- 1
- 3
- 2
- None of these
- The stone used for roofing purpose is known as _____________.
- Marble
- Sandstone
- Slate
- Pumice
- The tapering step provided to change direction of flight is known as
- Waist
- Rise
- Tread
- Winders
- One mile is __________ Furlong.
- 10
- 8
- 7
- 9
- One Are is _____________ square meter.
- 100
- 1000
- 500
- 750
- The safe bearing capacity of Black cotton soil is _____________ T/`"m^2"`.
- 3 to 5
- 8 to 10
- 5 to 7.5
- 10 to 15
- The crushing strength of a first class brick is ___________ N/`"mm^2"`
- 5 to 7
- 7 to 10.5
- 3.5 to 5
- 1 to 3
- A G.I. pipe has a coating of ___________.
- Carbon
- Copper
- Iron
- Zinc
- A solvent commonly used in oil paint is
- Petrol
- Diesel
- Turpentine
- Kerosene
- The road portion used by vehicular traffic is known as
- Foot path
- Motor way
- Express way
- Carriage way
- 2.205 pounds is equal to ___________ kilogram.
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 3
- In India the adopted datum is ___________.
- M.S.L at Chennai
- M.S.L at Karachi
- M.S.L at Mumbai
- All of these
- The Venetian arch has ____________ centers.
- three
- four
- two
- one
- The process of rotating the telescope in the vertical plane through 180° about the horizontal axis is ___________.
- Levelling
- Centering
- Transisting
- All of these
- In grillage foundation the distance between the flanges of grillage beams should be equal to ___________.
- four times the flange width
- minimum 75 mm
- the flange width
- half the flange width
- For D.P.C. the proportion of cement mortar is __________.
- 1:3
- 1:4
- 1:6
- 1:2
- The M10 concrete mix is ____________.
- 1 : 1 : 2
- 1 : 1.5 : 3
- 1 : 2 : 4
- 1 : 3 : 6
- The recommended slump of concrete for road construction is __________.
- 20 to 40 mm
- 40 to 45 mm
- 10 to 20 mm
- 60 to 70 mm
- The weight of 12 mm round steel bar is ____________ kg/m.
- 0.22
- 0.89
- 0.62
- 0.39
- The minimum thickness of stem wall at top is ____________ cm.
- 35
- 30
- 20
- 25
- In distemper the base material is _____________.
- Lime
- Lacquer
- Chalk
- Varnish
- The rocks formed by cooling of magma is called ____________.
- Metamorphic rocks
- Sedimentary rocks
- Igneous rocks
- All of these
- Depth of foundation is generally found out by
- Manning's formula
- Kenedy's formula
- Chessis formula
- Rankin's formula
- The residential building width of stair is not less than ___________ cm.
- 110
- 120
- 70
- 90
- In coursed rubble masonry sort-III the thickness of mortar joint is ___________.
- 8 mm
- 6 mm
- 16 mm
- 12 mm
- The tool used for the cutting of soft stones is ____________.
- Jumper
- Guage
- Boaster
- Hammer
- In scaffolding the horizontal member parallel to the wall is known as ___________.
- Putlogs
- Ledgers
- Bridle
- Raker
- The placing of new foundations below an existing foundation is known as
- Underpinning
- Shoring
- Repairing
- Strutting
- The mainly used foundation in construction of bridge is ___________.
- Raft foundation
- Well Foundation
- Pile foundation
- Spread foundation
- Which lime is commonly used for white washing?
- Quick lime
- Hydraulic lime
- Fat lime
- Slaked lime
- The slump test is used to determine ____________.
- Strength
- Water content
- Voids content
- Workability
- Blue stain in timber is due to ____________.
- Fungi
- Insects
- Seasoning
- All of these
- The diameter of pin knot is about ____________.
- 7.5 mm
- 4.5 mm
- 6.5 mm
- 12 mm
- The height of slump cone is about
- 0.5 m
- 0.6 m
- 0.35 m
- 0.3 m
- The end support of an arch is called
- Buttress
- Pier
- Haunch
- Abutment
- In first angle projection the left side view of the object is must be drawn at the __________.
- Left side
- Right side
- Bottom side
- Top side
- For ___________ test Vicat's apparatus is used.
- strength of mortar
- consistency of cement
- stability of cement
- none of these
- The depth of grillage foundation is limited to ____________.
- 2-8 m
- 1-1.5 m
- 5-8 m
- 3-5 m
- The structure which is provided to dispose of surplus water from the reservoir is known as ____________.
- Spillway
- Aqueduct
- Super passage
- Modular outlet
- The line joining the centre of the eyepiece to the optical center of the object glass is known as _____________.
- Vertical axis
- Parallax
- Axis of telescope
- Horizontal axis
- Slab or sheet of wood used to cover the roof is known as ___________.
- Plate
- Planks
- Slate
- Shingle
- From which Country India borrowed The Idea of Directive Principles?
- England
- USA
- Ireland
- Germany
- Which Indian soldier in Siachen who lost his life after surviving Miraculously for six days in an avalanche in February 2016, was awarded Sena Medal in January 2017?
- Lance Naik Hanumanthappa
- Lance Naik Tajpal
- Lance Naik Ranbir Singh
- None of these
- ______ was the founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- K.M. Munshi
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Mauna Abdul Kalam
- The President of India can send his resignation letter addressed to __________.
- Chief Justice of India
- Prime Minister
- Speaker of Loksabha
- Vice President of India
- The Author of ''A Brief History of Time'' is ________.
- Stephen Hawkins
- Issac Newton
- C.V. Raman
- None of these
- The prominent Indian Dynasty at the time of Alexander the Great's attack was __________.
- Gupta Dynasty
- Slave Dynasty
- Nanda Dynasty
- None of these
- The Panchayati Raj system, first time implemented in the state of ________.
- Rajasthan
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Gujarat
- Kanchenjunga is situated in the State of ___________.
- Nagaland
- Himachal Pradesh
- Sikkim
- Mizoram
- The act which empowered the British Government to arrest any person without trial?
- Government Act of 1935
- Rowlat Act
- Government Act of 1919
- None of these
- __________ is the lowest mountain pass in the Western Ghat.
- Khyber pass
- Thamarassery pass
- Nathula pass
- Palakkad pass
- India's Earthquake warning system installed in which State?
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu-Kashmir
- Uttarakhand
- U.P.
- __________ day is called as The Indian Census Day.
- 9th February
- 10th March
- 8th February
- 20th March
- Which social reformer is known as Madan Mohan Malavya of Kerala?
- Sree Narayana Guru
- Mannathu Padmanabhan
- C. Kesavan
- Pattom Tanu Pillai
- Mention the City of India hosted The International Conference of Yoga.
- New Delhi
- Varanasi
- Hyderabad
- Mumbai
- Who was Indian President when Bangladesh got Independence?
- Dr. Zakiar Hussin
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- V.V. Giri
- Dr. Radha Krishnan
- Mention ''World Braille Day''.
- January 15
- December 10
- January 20
- January 4
- Nyallithop Consistency in Puducherry is famous for - 2016 Election
- Introduce Internet Voting system
- Special Election booth for Women
- Highest number of NOTA
- None of these
- Who is the Chairman of Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund board?
- S.M. Vijayanand
- Pinaray Vijayan
- Dr. Thomas Issac
- Vinod Roy
- Who has won The most number of Olympic Golds so far?
- Carl Louise
- Michael Phelps
- Usain Bolt
- Shelly Ann Prazer
- Which Central Security Force is known as 'Black Cat'?
- Special Protection Group
- Rapid Action Force
- National Security Force
- None of these
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