Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer

Title : ASSISTANT ENGINEER CIVIL LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT/PWD/IRRIGATION
Question Code : A

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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 LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT/PWD/IRRIGATION' And exam conducted in the year 2015. And Question paper code was '130/2015'. 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.

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Excerpt of Question Code: 130/2015

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A jet of water, of cross sectional area 0.005 m? strikes a flat plate normally with a velocity of
15 m/s. If the plate is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s in the direction of jet and away from the
jet, what is the force exerted by the jet on the plate?

@Ay 250N . ൫ 050N

(0 500N (D) 0.25N
Dry density of which sample is expected to be high?

(A) organic clay (B) dense sand

(C) bentonite- D) stiff clay

Which among the following is the great circle, formed by ഉ plane through the observor's
position that is pe‘rpendicular to the direction of gravity at that point intercepts the celestial
sphere?

(ಗಿ) observor’s meridian (B) ecliptic

(0 hour circle (2) horizon

What is known as a watertight enclosure made up of sheet pile walls, usually temporary,
built around a working area for the purpose of excluding water during construction?

(4). 0088/6817 ` (8) bulkhead ‘

(0) penstock (D) .box caisson

What is meant by Froude’s number?
(ಯ) ratio of inertia force and viscous force
(B) - ratio of square root of inertia force and pressure force
(0) വല of square root of inertia force and gravity force
(D) ratio of inertia force and pressure force

Among which of the following conditions, Darcy’s Law is not applicable to seepage of soils?
(A) soil is homogeneous _
(B)theflowco'nditiunsareturbulnntinsoil
(C)thesoilisincnmpressibleunderstress
(D) the soil is isotropic

Which of the following is a field test? ∎
(A) vane shear test (B) direct shear test
(C) triaxial compression test (D) unconfined compression test

For what type of soil unconfined compression test is generally applicable?
(A) saturated clay ' (B) sand
(0 silt (D) poorly graded sandy silt

130/2015 6 A

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