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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'TRADESMAN CIVIL TECHNICAL EDUCATION' And exam conducted in the year 2016. And Question paper code was '096/2016'. 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 ability of a material to resist fracture due to high impact like hammer blows 3
(^) Toughness (B) Hardness
(C) Brittleness (M) Duetility
The channel or pipe which carries water away from the power house after it has been passed
through the turbine is :
(வி Main canal (18) Penstock
(0) Regulator (D) Tail-race
When cast-iron pipes are used to convey water with high pressure ——————— joints are
used.
(A) Flanged (18) Expansion
(0 Bell-and-spigot (D) None of the above
The arrangements made at the situations where two or more roads meet or cross one
another, such a way that one road over or under another by means of a bridge is :
(5) Roundabouts (B) Grade separations
(C) Grade intersections (D) None of the above
A point Pis 5 cm ahove the H.P and 3 em in front له V.P, what will be the distance between
the top and front view (P and P’) after completing the projection drawing :
(A) 201 @ 15cm
(0 8cem (D) None of the above
The bridge constructed such a way that, its centre line is not at right angle to the stream flow
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(ಯ) Angle bridge (B) Square bridge
)0 Skew bridge (D) Tilting bridge
The depth of an arch at the crown is more than that at the springing line and the shape of
the intrados is a semi circle, then it is called :
(ക) Florentine arch (2) Venetian arch
)0 Horse - shoe arch (D) Stilled arch
When the cutting plane is inclined to the axis of the right circular cone and parallel to one of
its generators, the section obtained is :
(A) Rectangular hyperbola (B) Parabola
(©) Ellipse (D) Hyperhbola
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