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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 ARCHAEOLOGY/ASST ENGINEER CIVIL HEAD DRAFTSMAN CIVIL AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING WING' And exam conducted in the year 2015. And Question paper code was '143/2015'. 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.
27. A block of weight 20kN just begins to move along a horizontal surface on application of 5kN
horizontal force. The coefficient of friction between block and surface is :
മ 0 (0) 0.20
൫ 025 യ) 0.50
28. ന of the following is an incorrect agsumption in the analysis of truss?
(മ All joints are pinned
(B) Loads applied at joints only
(C) All members are straight
(D) Weights of members are acting at their centres
29. During strain hardening :
(ಗ) Material undergoes changes in atomic and crystalline structures
(൫) Increased resistance ما further deformation
(C) Stress strain diagram has positive slope
(D) All the above
30, Ability of a material to absorb energy within the elastic range :
(ക) Toughness (B) Elasticity
(ര Stiffness (D) : 86811161300
31. A cantilever beam fixed at left end carries a udl w / unit length over the left half portion and
a point load W at the free end. If L is the length of the beam, the bending moment at fixed
018 :
(4) ೫1/2. ೪13/4 இ உஙக
(© wL+WLY8 று 71+ 1/8
32. A beam ABC, is simply supported at A and B and BC is overhanging. AB =L and BC = L/2
and it carries ೩ point load P at C. The deflection at Cis :
(A) 1۵/241 © 1
(© 1 त) மாண
33. The Poisson's ratio of a material is 0.3 and Young's modulus is 200 GPa. Its Rigidity Modulus
18:
(ಸ). 7768೩ (2) 51GPa
)© 1250௨ (D) 333 6۰
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