Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer
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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'ASSISTANT ENGINEER CIVIL SR FOR ST ONLY LSGD' And exam conducted in the year 2016. And Question paper code was '055/2016'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
Question56:-Which among the following is a compression of soil mass resulting from a long term static load and consequent
escape of pore water 7
A:-Compaction
B:-Consolidation
C:-Sedimentation
D:-Thixotropy
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-In a roof truss, which of the following is used to support roofing material 7
A:-Tie beam
B:-Base plate
C:-Purins
D:-Gusset plate
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question58:-According to PIEV theory for calculating stopping sight distance which among the following is not included in
the total reaction time 7
A:-Perception time
B:-Interchanging time
C:-Emotion time
D:-volition time
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question59:-Which of the following is inversely proportional to coefficient of permeability 7
A:-Voids ratio
B:-Diameter of soil particles
C:-Unit weight of flowing fluid
D:-Viscosity of flowing fluid
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question60:-Which among the following is a channel aligned roughly at right angles to the contours 7
A:-Side slope canal
B:-Contour canal
C:-Ridge canal
D:-Navigation canal
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question61:-A cantilever of length L carmies a point load W at free end. If the length of the cantilever is doubled what load at
free end will cause the same deflection at freeend 7
۷۷-ھ
8:-2%/
C:-wR
0-8
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question62:-Name the process of obtaining hand cut samples from stiff cohesive soils, which is trimmed to regular shapes
and wrapped to get undisturbed samples.
A:-Auger boring
B:-Percussion boring
C:-Rotary boring
D:-Chunk sampling
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question63:-In which of the following types of foundation Rolled Steel റിട്ട are used 7
A:-Raft foundation
B:-Well foundation
C:-Grillage foundation
D:-Inverted arch foundation
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question64:-Which among the following is determined by Hardy Cross method 7
A:-Correction in discharge
B:-Total input discharge required
C:-Head loss
D:-Velocity through pipes
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question65:-
What is the portion of a brick obtained by cutting the brick longitudinally into two equal parts 7
