MCSWB Kolkata Assistant Engineer Civil Sample Paper 2016

Increase in compactive efforts causes
(a) Increase in optimum moisture content and decrease in dry unit weight
(b) Increase in both optimum moisture content and dry unit weight
(c) Decrease in optimum moisture content and increase in dry unit weight
(d) Decrease in both optimum moisture content and dry unit weight

Area ratio of a smpler should be
(a) Less than 5%
(b) Greater than 5%
(c) Less than 10%
(d) Greater than 10%

Normal consistency of ordinary Portland cement is about
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 30%
(d) 40%

Slump recommended for mass concrete is about
(a) 25 to 50 mm
(b) 50 to 100 mm
(c) 100 to 125 mm
(d) 125 to 150 mm

If the Mohr’s circle for a given stress condition touches the failure envelope.
(a) The soil is stable
(b) Incipient failure occurs
(c) Soil has failed
(d) None of these

Earth pressure on a wall due to ‘at rest’ condition is
(a) Greater than active as well as passive pressure
(b) Greater than active and less than passive pressure
(c) Less than active as well as passive pressure
(d) Less than active and greater than passive pressure

Nominal size of modular brick is
(a) 190 mm x 90 mm x 80 mm
(b) 190 mm x 190 mm x 90 mm
(c) 200 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm
(d) 200 mm x 200 mm x 100 mm

Number of bricks required for one cubic meter of brick masonry is
(a) 400
(b) 450
(c) 500
(d) 550

Angle of intersection of two plane mirrors of an optical square is
(a) 30 degree
(b) 45 degree
(c) 60 degree
(d) 90 degree

Most commonly used retarder in cement is
(a) Gypsum
(b) Calcium chloride
(c) Calcium carbonate
(d) None of the above

Percentage of carbon content in mild steel is
(a) Less than 0.25
(b) Between 0.25 and 0.7
(c) Between 0.7 and 1.5
(d) Greater than 1.5

Slenderness ratio for masonry walls should not be more than
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 40

Surkhi is added to lime mortar to
(a) Prevent shrinkage
(b) Decreases setting time
(c) Increase volume
(d) Impart hydraulicity

Minimum reinforcement required to design of slabs is
(a) 0.10 percent
(b) 0.15 percent
(c) 0.20 percent
(d) 0.30 percent

In a rectangular beam section subjected to torsion, maximum shear stress occurs
(a) At the edge of wider face
(b) At the middle of wider face
(c) At the edge of shorter face
(d) At the middle of shorter face