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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 - United Electrical Industries Ltd' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '231/2023'. 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.
231/2023
Maximum : 100 marks
Time : 1 hour and 30 minutes
1. The radius of a Mohr’s Circle gives directly :
(A) Maximum Normal Stress at a point
(B) Minimum Normal Stress at a point
(C) Maximum Shear Stress at a point
(D) None of the above
2. The volumetric strain in a body with Young’s Modulus ‘E’ and Poisson’s Ratio ‘1/m’ subjected
toa normal tensile stress ‘p’ in only one direction is :
(A) p(+m)/mE ൯) p(m-1)/mE
(0) p(m+2)/mE () p(m—-2)/mE
8. The stone blocks are finely chisel dressed and their faces are in perfect true shape in:
(A) Ashlar rock ൯) Ashlar Chamferred
(C) Ashlar facing ൩) Ashlar Fine
4. Floor Space Index is the ratio between :
(^) Total Plinth area and total carpet area
൯) Total carpet area and plot area
(C) Total Plinth area and plot area
(D) None of the above
5. If the fineness modulus of a given quantity of aggregate is 8.2, the average size of aggregates
varies from :
(^) 4.75 mm to10mm (B) 10mm to 20mm
(C) 20mm to 40 mm (D) 40mm to 80mm
6. The workability of concrete is influenced by :
(A) Grade of cement (B) Size of Aggregate
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
7. The long term Modulus of Elasticity of M25 grade concrete whose creep coefficient is 1.5, is :
(A) 15,000 M Pa (B) 7,500 M Pa
€) 10,000 M Pa (0) 5,000 M Pa
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