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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)/ Head Draftsman etc in Irrigation/ LSGD/ KSHB/ KTDC etc Cat.No: 210/2019, 125/2020, 126/2020, 191/2020, 005/2021, 028/2021, 128/2021, 134/2021, 206/2021' And exam conducted in the year 21. And Question paper code was '102/21'. 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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Which of the following is not related to Quality Assurance in Construction ?
A) Concrete mix design B) Sampling testing of steel
C) Testing of cement D) Sampling of concrete during placing
Total indirect cost of a project includes
A) Overheads + Outage Loss + Labour Charge
B) Overheads + Outage Loss
C) Outage Loss + Managerial Cost
D) Stationary Cost + Office Cost
As per IS 456, ‘pedestal’ is a vertical compression member whose effective length is
A) Less than two times its least lateral dimension
B) Less than three times its least lateral dimension
C) Less than four times its least lateral dimension
D) Less than twelve times its least lateral dimension
Shear strength of a reinforced concrete beam depends on
A) Steel reinforcement B) Area of cross section
C) Grade of concrete D) All the above
As per IS 456, the maximum cross-sectional area of longitudinal bars in an RCC
column with gross area Ag is
A) 6% of A, 8) 5% of Ag
0) 3% of Ag 2) 1% of Ag
For footings, concrete sections of thickness greater than 1 m, the nominal reinforcement
per metre length in each direction on each face shall be
A) 360 mm2 8) 380 mm? C) 400 mm? D) 420 mm2
For limit state method of design, the permissible bearing stress on full area of concrete
shall be
A) 0.25 fx 8) 0.30 )ا ©) 0.35 ५. D) 0.45 ५.
The ratio of design strength of a tied reinforced RCC column to a spiral reinforced
RCC column is
A) 0.95 B) 1.0 C) 1.10 D) 1.15