Work Supervisor - State Farming Corporation Ltd 226/16 Answer Key 58/2017


Post : Work Supervisor
Department : State Farming Corporation Of Kerala Limited
Category Code : 226/16
Qualification: Diploma in Civil Engineering
Question Paper Code : 58/2017
Date of Test : 23-05-2017


  1. M25 Grade concrete approximates
    • 1 : 3 : 6 mix
    • 1 : 1 : 2 mix
    • 1 : 2 : 4 mix
    • 1 : 1.5 : 3 mix

  2. The center of gravity of an equilateral triangle with each side (a) is

  3. The instrument used for reducing and enlarging a plan is
    • Pentagraph
    • Planimeter
    • Isograph
    • Isogonic

  4. The volume of 50 Kg cement (1 bag) is
    • 0.035 m3
    • 0.35 m3
    • 0.0035 m3
    • 3.5 m3

  5. The ratio of total quantity of water supplied to a crop during its base period to the area is called
    • duty
    • base depth
    • delta
    • crop factor

  6. The road connecting district headquarter of a State is
    • State highways
    • National highways
    • Minor district road
    • District road

  7. Primary function of a sleeper is to
    • Take loads from rails
    • Maintain gauge
    • Stability to track
    • Giving direction

  8. The underground conduit conveying sewage is called
    • ventilation pipe
    • cowl
    • collection line
    • sewer

  9. For all events along the critical path, the slake is
    • maximum
    • negative
    • minimum or zero
    • none of these

  10. Which of the following methods give an accurate determination of water content?
    • Sand bath method
    • Alcohol method
    • Calcium oxide method
    • Oven dried method

  11. A 15 cm theodolite means
    • length of telescope is 15 cm
    • height of standard is 15 cm
    • diameter of lower plate is 15 cm
    • radius of upper plate is 15 cm

  12. The resultant force at the bottom of the retaining wall lies outside the middle third; the failure will be due to
    • crushing
    • sliding
    • upthrust
    • overturning

  13. Stone generally preferred for railway ballast is
    • basalt and granite
    • marble
    • sandstone
    • slate

  14. Contour lines never intersect each other except in the case of an
    • vertical cliff
    • overhanging cliff
    • ridge
    • valley

  15. The unit of moment of Inertia is
    • mm2
    • mm3
    • mm4
    • mm

  16. The dry zone pitching on a sloping face of an earth dam is known as
    • revetment
    • lining
    • crushing
    • reinforcement

  17. The overlapping of bricks stones in masonry is called
    • frog
    • bond
    • jamb
    • joint

  18. The type of foundation recommended for heavily loaded steel stanchions in soils with poor bearing capacity
    • Raft
    • Pile
    • Well
    • Grillage

  19. Interlocking is mostly a
    • Mechanical device
    • Electrical device
    • Safety device
    • Operational device

  20. The technique of finding the fair price of an existing building or property is known as
    • valuation
    • estimation
    • pricing
    • costing

  21. Maximum permissible turbidity for drinking water is
    • 1 to 4 ppm
    • 5 to 10 ppm
    • 15 to 20 ppm
    • 25 to 30 ppm

  22. Purpose of seal coat is to provide
    • an even surface
    • required grade
    • camber
    • an impervious layer

  23. The water content at which the maximum dry density is attained is called
    • optimum water content
    • dry density
    • bulk density
    • degree of saturation

  24. The strength of cement concrete depends on
    • quality of aggregate
    • quality of cement
    • moisture content
    • water cement ratio

  25. Heating of limestone to redness in contact with air is known as
    • burning
    • hydration
    • calcination
    • oxidation

  26. The ratio of actual discharge to the theoretical discharge is known as
    • coefficient of velocity
    • coefficient of discharge
    • coefficient of contraction
    • coefficient of resistance

  27. In a closed traverse the arithmetic sum of deflection angle is
    • 90°
    • 270°
    • 360°
    • (n – 2) 90°

  28. A vertical window provided on the sloping roof is known as
    • dormer window
    • lantern window
    • gable window
    • bay window

  29. White cement should have least percentage of
    • aluminium oxide
    • silica
    • iron oxide
    • magnesium

  30. The main reinforcement in a simply supported RCC member is placed at
    • top fibre
    • side fibre
    • bottom fibre
    • top and bottom fibre

  31. If the sum of all forces acting on a body is zero, then the body may in equilibrium provided the forces are
    • concurrent
    • parallel
    • like parallel
    • unlike parallel

  32. If a level is in permanent adjustment, its line of collimation is parallel to
    • horizontal axis
    • bubble tube
    • vertical axis
    • line of sight

  33. The value of the property without being dismantled at the end of the useful period is known as
    • scrap value
    • book value
    • salvage value
    • net value

  34. When the canal runs below the drain, the cross drainage work is provided is called
    • aqueduct
    • super passage
    • level crossing
    • syphon aqueduct

  35. The primary object of providing camper is
    • improve appearance
    • easy separation
    • easy drainage
    • easy overtaking facility

  36. In which sewerage system only one set of sewers is laid to carry domestic sewage, industrial sewage, and storm water?
    • Partially combined system
    • Combined system
    • Separate system
    • Partially separate system

  37. The time by which the completion of an activity can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities is called
    • free float
    • total float
    • interfering float
    • independent float

  38. A concrete or masonry structure built across a stream of river to raise water level on the upstream side and allow excess water to flow to the downstream side is called
    • channel
    • weir
    • mouthpiece
    • notch

  39. The desirable multiplying and additive constants for a tacheometer is
    • 100 and 0.3
    • 50 and 0.3
    • 100 and zero
    • 200 and 1.5

  40. A stair in which all the steps are winders is
    • Circular
    • helical
    • bifurcated
    • spiral

  41. A sample of cement is said to be sound when it does not contain free
    • lime
    • alumina
    • iron oxide
    • silica

  42. The inert material in the concrete is
    • water
    • aggregate
    • cement
    • all these

  43. The moment of inertia of a circular section of diameter (d) is given by the relation

  44. The approximate weight of 1 m3 of mild steel is
    • 1000 kg
    • 7850 kg
    • 3800 kg
    • 2400 kg

  45. The difference in elevation of top of bank and full supply level of a canal is called
    • berm
    • critical depth
    • free board
    • depth of canal

  46. The best road suited to pneumatic and iron-wheeled traffic is
    • earthen road
    • WBM road
    • BBM road
    • cement concrete road

  47. Fast moving train should be received on
    • main line
    • loop line
    • trap siding
    • sick siding

  48. The coagulant which is generally used in purification of water is
    • ozone
    • alum
    • chlorine
    • bleaching powder

  49. The water content which the soil changes from the semisolid state to the solid state is known as
    • plastic limit
    • liquid limit
    • shrinkage limit
    • plasticity index

  50. The equation for loss of head due to friction hf is

  51. The rate of hydration of the cement depend upon its
    • soundness
    • cement
    • consistency
    • setting time

  52. Separation of water from a freshly mixed concrete is known as
    • creeping
    • separation
    • bleeding
    • segregation

  53. The ratio of lateral strain to linear strain is called
    • Modulus of elasticity
    • Modulus of rigidity
    • Bulk modulus
    • Poisson’s ratio

  54. The reduced bearing of a line whose whole circle bearing is 270° is
    • W 90° S
    • W 90° N
    • N 90° W
    • N 90° E

  55. In a cement concrete road expansion joints are provided at intervals of
    • 4 m
    • 20 m
    • 10 m
    • 50 m

  56. Disinfection of drinking water involves the removal of
    • turbidity
    • colour
    • bacteria
    • odour

  57. The unit weight of 10mm dia. mild steel rod is
    • 0.22 kg
    • 0.32 kg
    • 0.42 kg
    • 0.62 kg

  58. Standard gauge is
    • 1435 mm
    • 1676 mm
    • 1524 mm
    • 1000 mm

  59. A layer that is directly coming in contact with the traffic is
    • base course
    • wearing coat
    • sub-base
    • subgrade

  60. When a branch sewer at a higher level to joining main sewer at lower level, which device is constructed?
    • flushing tank
    • catch basin
    • inlet
    • drop manhole

  61. Gauge pressure is 15 m of water and atmospheric pressure is 10.33 m of water. The absolute pressure is
    • 25.33 m of water
    • 24.6 m of water
    • 10.33 m of water
    • 15 m of water

  62. The correction for curvature for a distance of 1 km is
    • 0.112m
    • 0.0785 m
    • 0.0673 km
    • 0.0673 m

  63. The bending moment at the free end of a cantilever beam carrying any type of load is
    • minimum
    • maximum
    • zero
    • equal to load

  64. The main component of mineral in granite is
    • mica
    • felspar
    • quartz
    • free silica

  65. The proper and accurate measurement of concrete ingredients for uniformity of proportion is known as
    • grading
    • mixing
    • batching
    • none of these

  66. A simply supported beam of 5m long is carrying a uniformly distributed load of 2 kN/m over entire of the beam. The shear force value is
    • 0.1 kN
    • 5 kN
    • 25 kN
    • 2.5 kN

  67. When a staff is held on a BN of RL 50.000 m. The staff reading was 1.500 m. When the staff is held on a station P, the reading was 2.000 m. Then the height of instrument is
    • 50.000 m
    • 53.000 m
    • 48.500 m
    • 51.500 m

  68. The highest point of extrados of the arch is known as
    • summit
    • ridge
    • crown
    • peak

  69. Two forces 6N and 8N acting simultaneously at right angles to a point, the resultant is
    • 12.8 N
    • 14 N
    • 12 N
    • 10 N

  70. An inverted reading is taken when the point is
    • higher elevation
    • above the line of sight
    • below line of sight
    • ground level

  71. Point of contra flexure is a point when
    • shear force changes sign
    • bending moment maximum
    • shear force maximum
    • bending moment changes sign

  72. If the bearing of two lines AB and CB are S45° E and N45° W, the ∠ABC equals
    • 180°
    • 235°
    • 270°
    • 45°

  73. The pipe which is installed in the house drainage to preserve the water seal of the trap is known as
    • soil pipe
    • waste water pipe
    • anti-siphonage pipe
    • vent pipe

  74. The maximum slope of a cantilever carrying a point load at its free end is
    • at the fixed end
    • at the free end
    • center of the span
    • none of these

  75. The best known abrasive is
    • mild steel
    • brass
    • diamond
    • high carbon steel

  76. The length of a line measured with a 30 m chain was found to be 425 m. If the chain was 4cm too short, what is the true length of the line?
    • 425.57 m
    • 433.5 m
    • 424.43 m
    • 419.33 m

  77. The vertical distance between the tops of two successive treads is called
    • flight
    • soffit
    • run
    • rise

  78. No deduction is made in the masonry for the openings if the area of the opening d
    • 0.10m2
    • 0.25m2
    • 0.5m2
    • 0.15m2
    Question error

  79. When the timber is attached by fungus and reduced to powder is called
    • wet rot
    • dry rot
    • star shakes
    • chip mark

  80. Turbidity is mainly due to
    • floating solids
    • suspended solids
    • colloidal solids
    • dissolved solids

  81. Name the project inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4th November 2016.
    • Atal Pension Yojana
    • Swathandra Bharat
    • Digital India
    • Swach Bharat
    Question error

  82. The winner of J. C. Daniel Puraskaram in 2016
    • I. V. Sasi
    • T. V. Chandran
    • K. G. George
    • Hariharan
    Question error

  83. Who among the social reformer is associated to ‘Jnana Prajagara Sangham??? Jnana prakasha Sabha?
    • Vaikunta Swamikal
    • Thycaud Ayyaguru
    • Swami Anandatirtha
    • Swami Agamananda
    Question error

  84. ‘Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth’ is the subtitle of
    • 11th Five Year Plan
    • 10th Five Year Plan
    • 8th Five Year Plan
    • 12th Five Year Plan

  85. Who wrote ‘Muslim Janavum Vidyabhyasavum’?
    • Makti Tangal
    • P. P. Ummerkoya
    • Vakkom Moulavi
    • Dr. P. A. Kareem

  86. ‘Right to service’ is an important part of which among the following Bills/Act?
    • Right to information Act
    • Lokpal Bill
    • Citizen’s Charter and Grievance Redressal Bill
    • I.T. Act

  87. _____________ is the First Indian State to ratify G.S.T. Bill.
    • Assam
    • Delhi
    • West Bengal
    • Kerala

  88. Which among the following is the autobiography of A. K. Gopalan?
    • Ente Samarangal
    • Ente Porattangal
    • Jeevitha Samarangal
    • Ente Jeevithakatha

  89. The Champions of IPL season 2016
    • Delhi Daredevils
    • Sun Risers Hyderabad
    • Kolkata Night Riders
    • Mumbai Indians

  90. Name the socio reformer who founded ‘Kathakali Yogam’ for Ezhavas?
    • Dr. Palpu
    • Brahmananda Sivayogi
    • Arattupuzha Velayudhapanicker
    • Chattampi Swamikal

  91. ‘Mission Bhageeratha’ is the water supply project of
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka
    • Chattisgarh
    • Telangana

  92. Which among the following is known as ‘Nalanda of Kerala’?
    • Kodungallur
    • Thrikkanamatilakam
    • Sukapuram
    • Kadavallur

  93. National Statistical Day is observed on
    • July 29
    • June 29
    • April 19
    • August 29

  94. ‘Adukkalayil Ninnu Avangathekku’ of V. T. Bhatathirippadu was firstly performed in
    • 1929
    • 1927
    • 1928
    • 1926

  95. ___________ is the venue of 11th summit of G20 Nations.
    • Goa
    • Beijing
    • Hangshu
    • Delhi

  96. Which among the following start ups is headed by Sachin Banzal?
    • Flipkart
    • Quicker
    • Snap Deal
    • Paytm

  97. Name the First Kerala Cricketer who scored 4,000 Runs in First Class Cricket?
    • Sunil Oasis
    • Sree Kumar Nair
    • Firoz V. Rasheed
    • Rohan Prem

  98. Which among the following is the publication of Kerala Vanitha Commission
    • Jagratha
    • Sthree Shakti
    • Sakhi
    • Angana

  99. “Thiruvithamkoor Thiruvithamkooru – Karkku” is the slogan of
    • Ezhava Memorial
    • Nivarthana Samaram
    • Malayali Memorial
    • Punnapra Vayalar

  100. Iringal Craft village is in ___________ district of Kerala.
    • Kannur
    • Malappuram
    • Thrissur
    • Kozhikode

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