Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer
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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'Overseer (civil) ; Overseer Gr II/Draftsman Gr.II; Draftsman Gr I/ Overseer Gr I (civil) - LSGD ; KLDB; KLDC; PWD/Irigation (CAT.NO:127/20; 213/20; 347/20)' And exam conducted in the year 21. And Question paper code was '101/21'. 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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42. The level of underground water is called
A) water level B) water table
C) negative level D) invert level
43. Talus is the soil transported by
A) wind B) water
C) gravitational force D) glacier
44. Minimum size of the particles of silt soil is
A) 0.002 mm B) 0.04 mm
C) 0.06 mm D) 0.08 mm
45. The portion of road surface used for vehicular traffic only is known as
A) permanent way B) carriage way
C) shoulder D) expressway
46. The rate of rise or fall of a road surface along its alignment is called
A) gradient B) super elevation
C) camber D) banking
47. The width of top portion of flat footed rail is
A) 66.67 mm B) 69.80 mm
C) 73.25mm D) 75.88 mm
48. The track from which train divert is known as
A) turn out B) main line
C) crossing D) point
49. Which one of the following is used to fix flat footed rails on wooden sleepers ?
A) fish plate B) ballast
C) bearing plate D) fish bolt
50. A camber consisting of two straight slopes joining at the centre is called
A) barrel camber B) composite camber
C) elliptical camber D) sloped camber
51. The diameter of longitudinal bars in a column should not be less than
A) 6mm B) 16mm
©) 20mm 0) 12mm