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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 KSHB/KSRTC SIDCO ASSISTANT ENGINEER HYDROLOGY GROUND WATER' And exam conducted in the year 2016. And Question paper code was '072/2016'. 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.
A grillage foundation is essentially a:
(ಗಿ) Shallow foundation அதன் Deep foundation
(C) Spread foundation (D) Pile foundation
Maximum bearing capacity can be expected from :
(A) Laminated rocks (B) Compact coarse sand
(C) Soft rocks (D) Granite rocks
The type of foundation suitable for under water structures is
(ಗ) Cast in situ concrete piles (B) Pier foundation
(C) Continuous footing (D) Stepped foundation
The most common sampler used for obtaining a disturbed sample of soil is :
(A) Split spoon sampler (B) Thin wall shelby tube sampler
(C) Open drive sampler (D) Piston sampler
The ultimate bearing capacity of a surface strip footing on clay, according to Terzaghi’s
theory is :
(A) 8.7൦ (0) 5.14 ९
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Where ¢= unit cohesion, g,,= unconfined compressive strength, and B = width of footing
30. Negative skin friction on a pile under vertical compressive load acts :
(^) Downwards and increases the load carrying capacity of the pile
(B) Downwards and reduces the load carrying capacity of the pile
(C) Upwards and increases the load carrying capacity of the pile
(0) Downwards and maintains the same load carrying capacity of the pile
81. An ideal fluid is one which :
(൮) Obeys Newton's law of viscosity
(B) Flows through pipes with least friction
(C) ಓ frictionless and incompressible
(12) Satisfies continuity equation
32. For a fluid in motion, if pressure at a point is same in all directions, then 5 fluid is said
to be :
(^) Areal fluid (B) Anon Newtonian fluid
(C) An ideal fluid (0) A Newtonian fluid
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