TNPSC Engineering Services Previous Year Question Paper 2008 on Civil Engineering
| TNPSC – Combined – Engg.Ser – 2008 – Civil | |
| Sr. No. | Questions with multiple options |
| 1. | Drop arrow is used in
(a) Conventional chain survey (b) Measurements along slopes (c) Measurement by method of stepping (d) Measuring with tape |
| 2. | Sea sand used in structures causes
(a) Dampness (b) Efflorescence (c) Disintegration (d) All of these |
| 3. | Le Chatelier’s apparatus is used to carry out
(a) Consistency test (b) Tensile test (c) Soundness test (d) Compressive strength |
| 4. | The property by virtue of which lime sets under water, is known as
(a) Setting (b) Slacking (c) Hydraulicity (d) Hydration |
| 5. | The number of standard bricks required for one cubic metre of brick masonry is
(a) 400 (b) 500 (c) 425 (d) 550 |
| 6. | The standard size of masonry bricks is
(a) 180 mm x 80 mm x 80 mm (b) 190 mm x 90 mm x 90 mm (c) 200 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm (d) 210 mm x 110 mm x 110 mm |
| 7. | The rock generally used for roofing is
(a) Granite (b) Basalt (c) Slate (d) Pumice |
| 8. | The hardest rock is
(a) Marble (b) Diamond (c) Talc (d) Quartz |
| 9. | Plastic asphalt is
(a) Used as a waterproofing layer over roof (b) A mixture of cement and asphalt (c) A natural asphalt (d) A refinery product |
| 10. | The formwork including the props can be removed from beams, only after
(a) 3 days (b) 7 days (c) 14 days (d) 21 day |
| 11. | In order to measure a horizontal angle more accurately than a vernier, a method of
(a) Repetition is used (b) Reiteration is used (c) Deflection angle is used (d) Double observations are used |
| 12. | The brick laid with its length perpendicular to the face of the wall is called as
(a) Header (b) Stretcher (c) Bond (d) Course |
| 13. | The construction of a temporary structure required to support an unsafe structure is called
(a) Underpinning (b) Scaffolding (c) Shoring (d) Jacking |
| 14. | The planting work is generally specified by
(a) Weight of the paint applied (b) Labour used in the painting (c) Area of the painted surface (d) Number of coatings applied |
| 15. | The stone masonry of finely dressed stones laid in cement or lime is
(a) Random rubble masonry (b) Coursed rubble masonry (c) Dry rubble masonry (d) Ashlar masonry |
| 16. | Stress may be defined as
(a) Force per unit length (b) Force per unit volume (c) Force per unit area (d) None of these |
| 17. | The vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail are known as
(a) Balusters (b) Strings (c) Newel posts (d) Soffits |
| 18. | For providing a raft foundation, the following activities are involved:
I. Ramming the foundation bed II. Excavation of the soil upto required depth III. Laying the reinforcement over the foundation bed IV. Cutting the cement concrete placed over reinforcement V. Pouring the cement concrete over the reinforcement The correct sequence is (a) I, II, III, IV, V (b) V, IV, III, II, I (c) II, I, III, V, IV (d) III, II, V, I, IV |
| Published on 12th Oct 2021 | |
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