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 MARINE SURVEYOR SR FROM SC/ST PORT HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY BRANCH' And exam conducted in the year 2014. And Question paper code was '076/2014'. 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.
76/2014
Maximum : 100 marks
Time : 1 hour and 15 minutes
Closed contours of decreasing values towards their centre means :
(2) alevel road (8) ೩೧1೫
(0) adepression (D) ahill
Coning of wheels in locomotives to:
(A) prevent lateral movement of wheels
(B) provide smecth running trains
(C) avoid excessive wear of inner faces of rail
(2) all the above
The earth's water circulatory system is known as :
(A) Monsoon cycle (B) Hydrological eycle
(C) Water cycle (D) None of the above
If the porosity of a soil sample is 20% the void ratio is :
(A) 1.0 (B) 0.8
(C) 0.20 (D) 0.25
Paint of contra flexure is the point where :
(A) shear force is zero (B) bending moment is maximum
(C) couple is maximum (D) bending moment changes its sign
Carriage way width for single lane traffic is :
(A) 3.75 M (B) 6.00M
(¢) 3.25M (D) 425M
The characteristic compressive strength of M30 concrete is :
(A) 28N/mm* (छ) 28.77N/mm"
(©) 20N/mm? ൩) 30N/mm?
Bourdon tube gauge is used to measure :
{A) potential difference of an electric circuit
(B) discharge velocity
(C) consolidation pressure
(D) medium and high pressures of water
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