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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICAL EDUCATION ENGINEERING COLLEGES' And exam conducted in the year 2016. And Question paper code was '139/2016'. 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.
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The bulk density of a soil sample is 2.10 gm/cm? at a water content of 15%. Without changing
the voids ratio, the soil is partially dried to a density of 1.95 gm/cm?. Then the water content
will be :
(ಗ) 10.68% 18) 86%
(0 6.8% (D) 8.84%
The curve joining the points of equal vertical pressure below the earth surface is known as :
(4) Smear (ए) Envelope
(0) Influence diagram (D) Isobar
Flow net can be used in the determination of :
(5) seepage pressure (B) exit gradient
(0) hydrostatic pressure ∙ (D) all the above
The load carrying capacity of a pile can be determined by using :
(ಗ) plate load test (൫) static formulae
(C) friction circle method (D) bishop's method
The year in which the Motor Vehicle Act is made effective is :
(^) 1929 (B) 1931
ര 1939 യ 1941
The instrument used for measuring the spot speed of a vehicle is :
(ಯ) enoscope (B) speedometer
(C) passometer (D) odometer
Drift method is the best suitable method of tunneling in :
(4) rocks (൫ ordinary soil
© self supporting soil (D) sandy soil
The design speed of a road is 65 kmph, the friction coefficient is 0.36 and reaction time of
driver is 2.5 sec. Then the head light sight distance is :
ಯ) 903 © 90.5 تت
(0 918 D) 914m
The spot speed observations in kmph are 50, 40, 60, 54, 45, 31, 72, 58, 43, 52, 46, 56, 60, 65,
33. Then the time mean speed in kmph is :
ക്ര 80 ஐ 1
(C) 5 (D) 52
The permissible limit for fluoride in drinking water is :
(ക 3mglt (8) 2.5mglt
(0 15 غالچھ D) 0.5 ೫8/1
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