Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer

Title : Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering
Question Code : A

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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 in Civil Engineering' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '085/2023'. 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.

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Excerpt of Question Code: 085/2023

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According to IS:383, the coarsest sand falls under which grading zone :

(A) I ‏رم‎ ٢
© 111 (D) IV
Gypsum is typically added in cement to :
(A) Control setting time (B) Control workability
(C) Control heat of hydration (D) Increase strength

The volume of the cement required for 10 m® of brickwork in 1 : 6 cement mortar is
approximately equal to:

(4) 3/7 m3 ൫ 3/6 3
(0 3/4 8 0) 3/5 708

Estimate the quantity of brick masonry required for construction of a room of 4m xX 3m
internal dimensions. Thickness of wall should be 250 mm. Two windows of 2m x 1.5m and
one door of 1.5 m X 2.2 m is to be provided to the room. Height between the top of plinth
beam and bottom of slab beam should be 4m :
(A) 9.420 m3 (B) 12.675 m3
(C) 13.920 m3 (D) 15.925 m3

A test facility setup costs Rs. 10,00,000/- at the time installation and its scrap values is
Rs. 50,000 at the end of the useful life in 10 years. Adopting a straight line method for
computation of depreciation, estimate the book value of the facility at the end of five years :

(ಸ) Rs. 4,75,000 (B) Rs. 5,00,000
(C) Rs. 5,25,000 (D) Rs. 5,75,000

A residential building is constructed at a cost of Rs 1,75,000/-. The total outgoing including
sinking fund is Rs. 11,500/- per annum. If the owner desires 5% return on construction, then
the gross monthly rent of the property is :

(A) Rs. 20,250.00 (B) Rs. 8,750.00
(C) Rs. 1,687.50 (D) Rs. 730.00

The usable part of liveable area of a building is also known 88 :
(A) Carpet area ൯) Circulation area
(C) Horizontal circulation area () Plinth area

There are ten instrument stations occupied in succession during a traverse survey. An
observer makes equal error in each station, the magnitude of which is 60 in each instance at
all the stations. What is the probable error of the final bearing at the end of the traverse?

(A) +1060 (8) ೫100(60)
(0 ೬10/69 (0) ೬೮.0
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