Draftsman - Architectural - Gr I - PWD Architectural Wing 65/2016 Answer Key

Post : Draftsman (Architectural) Gr I
Department : PWD Architectural Wing
Category Code : 065/2016
Question Paper Code : 48/2017/OL
Date of Test : 19-06-2017

1. If a force acts on a body, it sets up some resistance to the deformation. This resistance is known as
   • Stress
   • Strain
   • Elasticity
   • Modulus of elasticity
   
   
2. The term deformation per unit length is applied for
   • Stress
   • Strain
   • Modulus of elasticity
   • None of these
   
   
3. Modulus of elasticity is the ratio of
   • Stress to original length
   • Deformation to original length
   • Stress to strain
   • All of these
   
   
4. The ratio of lateral strain to the linear strain is called
   • Modulus of elasticity
   • Modulus of rigidity
   • Bulk modulus
   • Poissons ratio
   
   
5. The value of Poisson's ratio for steel varies from
   • 0.20 to 0.25
   • 0.25 to 0.35
   • 0.35 to 0.40
   • 0.40 to 0.50
   
   
6. The algebraic sum of the resolved parts of a number of forces in a given direction is equal to the resolved part of their resultant in the same direction. This is known as
   • Principle of independence of forces
   • Principle of resolution of forces
   • Principle of transmissibility of forces
   • None of these
   
   
7. The resultant of two forces P and Q acting at an angle θ is
   • √(P²+Q²+2PQsinθ)
   • √(P²+Q²+2PQcosθ)
   • √(P²+Q²-2PQcosθ)
   • √(P²+Q²-2PQtanθ)
   
   
8. In order to determine two effects of forces acting on a body, we must know
   • Its magnitude and direction of the line along which its acts
   • Weather push or pull
   • Point through which it acts on the body
   • All of these
   
   
9. In a compound lever, the leverages of all the simple levers is
   • Added
   • Subtracted
   • Multiplied
   • Divided
   
   
10. The force of friction between two bodies, one lying above the other, depends upon the roughness of the
    • area of their contact
    • relative velocity between them
    • is always normal to the surface of their contact
    • all of these
    
    
11. According to Lami's theorem, the three forces
    • must be equal
    • must be at 120° to each other
    • must be both of these
    • may not be any of the two
    
    
12. The centre of gravity of hemisphere lies at a distance of _____ from its base.
    • 3r/8
    • 3/8r
    • 8r/3
    • 8/3r
    
    
13. The bending moment at the free end of a cantilever beam carrying any type of load is
    • Zero
    • Minimum
    • Maximum
    • Equal to the load
    
    
14. An inverted T section is subjected to shear force F. The maximum shear stress will occur at
    • Top of the section
    • Neutral axis of the section
    • Junction of web and flange
    • None of these
    
    
15. When a solid shaft is subjected to torsion, the shear stress induced in the shaft at its centre is
    • Zero
    • Minimum
    • Maximum
    • Average
    
    
16. The relation between Youngs modulus (E) Shear modulus (C) and Bulk modulus (K) is given by
    • E = (3KC)/(3K + C)
    • E = (6KC)/(3K + C)
    • E = (9KC)/(3K + C)
    • E = (12KC)/(3K + C)
    
    
17. A localized compressive stress at the area of contact between two members is known as
    • tensile stress
    • crushing stress
    • bending stress
    • shear stress
    
    
18. The total strain energy stored in a body is termed as
    • Resilience
    • Proof of resilience
    • Impact energy
    • Modulus of resilience
    
    
19. The stress induced in a body, when suddenly loaded is _________ the stress induced when the same load is applied gradually.
    • equal to
    • one half
    • twice
    • four times
    
    
20. A beam which is fixed at one end and free at the other is called
    • Simply supported beam
    • Fixed beam
    • Overhanging beam
    • Cantilever beam
    
    
21. The bending moment on a section is maximum where shear force is
    • Minimum
    • Maximum
    • Changing sign
    • One
    
    
22. When a load on the free end of a cantilever beam is increased failure will occur
    • At the fixed end
    • At the free end
    • In the middle of the beam
    • At a distance 2l/3 from free end
    
    
23. The bending moment diagram for a simply supported beam loaded in its centre is
    • a right angle triangle
    • an isosceles triangle
    • an equilateral triangle
    • a rectangle
    
    
24. A section of beam is said to be in pure bending, if it is subjected to
    • Constant bending moment and constant shear force
    • Constant shear force and zero bending moment
    • Constant bending moment and zero shear force
    • None of these
    
    
25. The section modulus of a circular section about an axis through it centre of gravity is
    • (Pid²)/4
    • (Pid²)/16
    • (Pid³)/16
    • (Pid³)/32
    
    
26. The maximum deflection of a cantilever beam of length 'l' with a point load W at the free end is
    • (WL³)/(3EI)
    • (WL³)/(8EI)
    • (Wl³)/(16EI)
    • (Wl³)/(48EI)
    
    
27. The load required to produce a unit deflection in a spring is called
    • Flexural rigidity
    • Torsional rigidity
    • Spring stiffness
    • Young's modulus
    
    
28. The hoop stress in a thin cylindrical shell is
    • Longitudinal stress
    • Compressive stress
    • Radial stress
    • Circumferential stress
    
    
29. According to Euler's column theory, the crippling load for a column of length (L) with one end fixed and the other end hinged is
    • (Pi²EI)/L²
    • (Pi²EI)/(4L²
    • (2Pi²EI)/L³
    • (4Pi²EI)/L²
    
    
30. Factor of safety is defined as the ratio of
    • Ultimate stress to working stress
    • Working stress to ultimate stress
    • Breaking stress to ultimate stress
    • Ultimate stress to breaking stress
    
    
31. In order to determine the natural features such as valley river lakes etc. the surveying is preferred is
    • City surveying
    • Location surveying
    • Cadastral surveying
    • Topographical surveying
    
    
32. When the position of a point is to be located accurately by a perpendicular offset, the direction of perpendicular is set out by means of
    • Theodolite
    • Optical square
    • Dumpy level
    • Planimeter
    
    
33. In an optical square, the angle between the first incident ray and the last reflected ray is
    • 60°
    • 120°
    • 90°
    • 150°
    
    
34. The obstacle which obstructs vision but not chaining is a
    • River
    • Pond
    • Hill
    • All of these
    
    
35. In a prismatic compass, the zero of the graduated ring is located at
    • North end
    • South end
    • East end
    • West end
    
    
36. The magnetic bearing of a line is 55°30’ and the magnetic declination is 4°30’ West. The true bearing of a line will be
    • 30°
    • 34°30’
    • 49°
    • 51°
    
    
37. The theodolite is an instrument used for measuring very accurately
    • Horizontal angles only
    • Vertical angles only
    • Horizontal and vertical angles
    • Linear measurements
    
    
38. The image formed by the objective in the plane of crosshairs is
    • Real and straight
    • Real inverted
    • Virtual and straight
    • Virtual and inverted
    
    
39. The brightness of the image __________ the magnifying power.
    • is directly proportional to
    • is inversely proportional to
    • varies directly as the square of
    • varies inversely as the square of
    
    
40. An angle measured clockwise from the proceeding surveyline to the following surveyline is called
    • Direct angle
    • Vertical angle
    • Horizontal angle
    • Deflection angle
    
    
41. A twisted bar has about __________ more yield stress than ordinary mild steel bar.
    • 10%
    • 20%
    • 35%
    • 50%
    
    
42. In singly reinforced beams, steel reinforcement is provided in
    • Tensile zone
    • Compressive zone
    • Both tensile and compressive zone
    • Neutral zone
    
    
43. The neutral axis of a balanced section is called
    • Balanced neutral axis
    • Critical neutral axis
    • Equivalent neutral axis
    • All of these
    
    
44. The longitudinal shearing stresses acting on the surface between the steel and concrete are called
    • Bond stresses
    • Tensile stresses
    • Compressive stresses
    • None of these
    
    
45. For reinforcing bars in compression, the average bond stress can be increased by
    • 10%
    • 25%
    • 50%
    • 75%
    
    
46. The main advantage of a steel member is that it
    • has high strength
    • is gas and water light
    • has long service life
    • all of these
    
    
47. For rivet diameters upto 24mm, the diameter of rivet hole is larger than the diameter of rivet by
    • 1mm
    • 1.5mm
    • 2mm
    • 2.5mm
    
    
48. The rivet line is also known as
    • Scrieve line
    • Back line
    • Gauge line
    • All of these
    
    
49. If the thickness of plate is 't' mm and the nominal diameter of rivet is 'd'mm, then according to Unwin's formula.
    • d = t√6
    • d = 6√t
    • √6t
    • d = 6t
    
    
50. The load on connection is not ecentric for
    • Lap joint
    • Single cover butt joint
    • Double cover butt joint
    • All of these
    
    
51. Marble is an example of
    • Aqueous rocks
    • Sedimentary rocks
    • Metamorphic rocks
    • Igneous rocks
    
    
52. In order to dry the quarry sap of a freshly quarried stone it should be exposed to open air for a period of
    • One month
    • Four months
    • Six to twelve months
    • Two years
    
    
53. The dressing of stone is done
    • Immediately after quarrying
    • After seasoning
    • After three months of quarrying
    • Just before building construction
    
    
54. The length of a curved tile varies from
    • 10 to 12 cm
    • 12 to 15 cm
    • 15 to 20 cm
    • 20 to 22.5 cm
    
    
55. The lime which consists almost entirely of calcium oxide is called
    • Poor lime
    • Rich lime
    • Hydraulic lime
    • Limestone
    
    
56. A good quality cement should have higher percentage of
    • silica
    • free lime
    • di-calcium silicate
    • tri-calcium silicate
    
    
57. The initial setting time of rapid hardening cement should not be less than
    • 30 minute
    • 1 hour
    • 4 hours
    • 8 hours
    
    
58. The rate of hydration and hydrolysis of cement depends upon its
    • Soundness
    • Fineness
    • Setting time
    • Tensile strength
    
    
59. The solvent used in cement paints is
    • Thinner
    • Turpentine
    • Water
    • Spirit
    
    
60. The central part of a tree is called
    • Heart wood
    • Pith
    • Sapwood
    • Annual ring
    
    
61. The minimum load which will cause failure of a foundation is called _________ of the soil.
    • Ultimate tensile strength
    • Nominal strength
    • Ultimate bearing power
    • Ultimate compressive strength
    
    
62. The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of
    • Hard rocks
    • Black cotton soil
    • Dry-course sandy soil
    • Find sandy soil
    
    
63. When two or more footings are connected by a beam is called
    • Beam footing
    • Combined footing
    • Strap footing
    • Mat footing
    
    
64. The diameter of the drilled piles should not exceed
    • 200 mm
    • 400 mm
    • 600 mm
    • 800 mm
    
    
65. For the pre-cast reinforced concrete piles, the quality of concrete recommended is
    • M100 to M150
    • M150 to M200
    • M200 to M250
    • M250) to M300
    
    
66. For D.P.C. at plinth level, commonly adopted material is
    • Bitumen sheeting
    • Plastic sheeting
    • Mastic asphalt
    • Cement concrete
    
    
67. A brick which is cut in such a way that the width of its one end is half that of a full brick, is called
    • King closer
    • Mitred closer
    • Bevelled closer
    • Queen closer
    
    
68. A stone wall provided to protect the slopes of cutting in natural ground from the action of weather is known as
    • Retaining wall
    • Breast wall
    • Parapet wall
    • Buttress
    
    
69. The sill in a wooden partition wall is the ______ wooden member.
    • Vertical
    • Upper horizontal
    • Lower horizontal
    • Intermediate horizontal
    
    
70. The projections which help in securing the head of a door frame to the masonry are called
    • Horns
    • Reveals
    • Stops
    • Styles
    
    
71. No deduction is made for the opening each up to
    • 0.1m²
    • 0.1dm²
    • 0.1mm²
    • 0.1cm²
    
    
72. The bearing of roof or floor slab is given same as the thickness of slab usually
    • 10 to 12 cm
    • 10 to 15 cm
    • 15 to 20 cm
    • None of these
    
    
73. For calculating, length of the steel bar, length of one hook may be taken as, where d is the diameter of the bar.
    • 0.9d
    • 18d
    • 9d
    • 1.8d
    
    
74. Weight of 1m³ of steel
    • 7850 kg
    • 7580 kg
    • 8750 kg
    • None of these
    
    
75. The scrap value of a building may be about ________ of its total cost of construction.
    • 8%
    • 6%
    • 10%
    • 15%
    
    
76. __________ depends on the amount of depreciation allowed per year.
    • Book value
    • Market value
    • Salvage value
    • None of these
    
    
77. The amount of annual instalment of the sinking fund may be foundout by the formulae _____ S = Total amount n = number of year i = rate of interest
    • (S(1+i)ⁿ-1)/i
    • (Si)/(1+i)ⁿ-1
    • (S)/(i+1)ⁿ-1
    • None of these
    
    
78. The mortage value of a property is taken as _______ of the capitalized value.
    • 1/2 to 2/3
    • 1/4 to 1/2
    • 1/2 to 1
    • None of these
    
    
79. Unit of earthwork excavation is
    • 1m³
    • 10m³
    • 10dm³
    • 1dm³
    
    
80. The percentage of mortar usually required for brick masonry is
    • 12%
    • 25%
    • 33%
    • 10%
    
    
81. Which day is observed as National Voters Day?
    • September 14
    • November 16
    • January 25
    • March 20
    
    
82. Which year was the 5th and last visit of Gandhiji in Kerala?
    • 1937
    • 1929
    • 1935
    • 1939
    
    
83. Which Chinese traveler who visited Kerala in A.D. 1409?
    • Xuan Zang
    • Ma Huan
    • Al-Masudi
    • Fa-Hien
    
    
84. Who wrote the book "Keralthinte Desa Namangal"?
    • S. K. Pottakkad
    • K. Jayakumar
    • Praveen Chandran
    • Chattampi Swami
    
    
85. Who established the Chala Bazar in Thiruvananthapuram?
    • Raja Kesavadas
    • Marthanda Varma
    • Dharma Raja
    • C. P. Ramaswami Iyyer
    
    
86. Who was the publisher of the Journal "Deepika"?
    • Vakkam Abdul Khadir Maulavi
    • St. Chavara Kuriakose Elias
    • Arnos Paathiri
    • Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai
    
    
87. Who is known as "Father of the library movement in Kerala"?
    • Jamnalal Balaji
    • Puthuvayil Narayana Panicker
    • Dhondo Keshav Karve
    • S. K. Pottakad
    
    
88. World Alzheimers day observed on
    • September 16
    • October 11
    • September 21
    • October 19
    
    
89. Who is the director of the Malayalam film "Neythukkaran"?
    • Syamaprasad
    • Shaji. N. Karun
    • Priyanandan
    • Adoor Gopalakrishnan
    
    
90. Who was the head of the fiscal responsibility and budget management committee?
    • Rathin Roy
    • N. K. Singh
    • Sumit Bose
    • Arvind Subramanian
    
    
91. Who started "Adilahala" a revolt against the upper caste society?
    • Pandit Karuppan
    • Sahodaran Ayyappan
    • Ayyankali
    • Poikayil yohannan
    
    
92. Who is known as the campaigner of Swadeshi movement?
    • A. V. Kuttimalu Amma
    • Lalitha Prabhu
    • Parvathi Nenmeni Mangalam
    • Arya Pallam
    
    
93. Who was the founder and editor of the journal "Shreemati"?
    • A. V. Kuttimalu Amma
    • Ammu Swaminathan
    • Accamma Cherian
    • Anna Chandy
    
    
94. Who is known as "Sarasa Kavi"?
    • Pandalam Kerala Varma
    • P. Keshav Dev
    • Mooloor S. Padmanabha Panicker
    • V. T. Bhattathiripad
    
    
95. The highest literary honour instituted by Kerala government is known as
    • Jnanapith Award
    • Valayalar Award
    • Odakkulal Award
    • Ezhuthachan Award
    
    
96. Which list included "adoption"?
    • Union list
    • State list
    • Concurrent list
    • None of these
    
    
97. The latest Indian constitutional amendment related to
    • Money transfer
    • GST Bill
    • Currency withdrawal
    • Income tax
    
    
98. Who is the founder of the Malayalam journal "Vivekodayam"?
    • Vagbhadananda
    • C. V. Kunjuraman
    • Ayyankkali
    • Kumaranasan
    
    
99. How many official languages of U.N.O.?
    • 6
    • 7
    • 5
    • 4
    
    
100. Which is the "Study of mosses" dealt with?
     • Bromatology
     • Bryology
     • Bionomics
     • Batology