Kerala PSC Assistant Engineer Civil (Irrigation) Exam Previous Question Paper

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Kerala PSC Assistant Engineer Civil Exam Syllabus

• Mechanics of Solids and Structural Analysis
• Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Engineering
• Surveying and Levelling, Quantity Surveying and Valuation
• Building materials, Construction Technology, Construction Management
• Environmental Engineering
• Design of Structures
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Transportation Engineering and Urban Planning

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Kerala PSC Assistant Engineer Civil Previous Question Paper

1. Most chemically active concrete aggregate is from

a) Sedimentary rock

b) Sandstones

c) Igneous rock

d) Metamorphic rock

2. ASCU is

a) A perseverative for timber

b) A type of brick bond

c) A type of building finish

d) A damp proofing material for concrete

3. For concrete exposed to dry conditions, the minimum curing period is

a) 14 days

b) 10 days

c) 7 days

d) 5 days

4. In struck pointing, the face of the pointing is

a) grooved

b) sloping outwards

c) vertical but pressed inside

d) flat

5. The horizontal angle between the true meridian and magnetic meridian is known as

a) Bearing

b) Local attraction

c) Dip

d) Declination

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6. In which condition a doubly reinforced beam is used?

a) when depth is more than 1 m

b) when depth and breadth of the beam have to be restricted in size

c) when a large moment is expected

d) when extra safety is needed

7. What is the floor area ratio?

a) ratio of ground floor area to the plot area

b) the ratio of total floor area on all floors to the plot area

c) the ratio of plinth area to the plot area

d) ratio of total floor area on all floors to plinth area.

8. The semicircular deposits on the weld head are called

a) Crater

b) Reinforcement

c) Undercut

d) Sealing run

9. The two independent elastic constants for anisotropic material are

a) Bulk modulus and Poisson’s ratio

b) Bulk modulus and Young’s modulus

c) Shear modulus and Poisson’s ratio

d) Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio

10. Which of the following is the natural growth of a town?

a) Satellite growth

b) Ribbon development

c) Scattered growth

d) All the above

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11. Duty of canal water is expressed in

a) Millimeters

b) Centimeters

c) Ha per cumec

d) Cumecs

12. Kani’s method can be considered as an extension of the

a) Column-analogy method

b) Slope deflection method

c) Moment distribution method

d) Moment-area method

13. If a deformable structure in equilibrium under the action of a system of loads is given a small virtual deformation, then the virtual work done by the external forces is equal to the virtual work done by the internal forces. This principle is known as the Column-analogy method

a) Principle of complimentary displacements

b) Principle of complimentary work

c) Principle of virtual work

d) Principle of virtual displacements

14. The flow of a liquid at a constant rate in a uniformly tapering pipe is

a) Unsteady, non-uniform flow

b) Steady, non-uniform flow

c) Unsteady, uniform flow

d) Steady, uniform flow

15. In water treatment, rapid gravity filters are adopted to remove:

a) Dissolved solids and gases

b) Floating solids and dissolved inorganic solids

c) Bacteria and colloidal solids

d) Dissolved organic substances

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Download the previous question papers for AE Civil conducted for various government departments by the Kerala PSC:

• 072/ 2016
• 143/ 2015
• 130/ 2015
• 126/ 2015
• 153/ 2017
• 013/ 2020

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