GPSC Civil Engineering Previous Year Asked Questions

Acidic soils are reclaimed by

For resisting torsion, the most ideal steel section from the following is

Mean precipitation over an area is best obtained using

Considerable loss of shear strength due to shock or disturbance is exhibited by

Which of the following coagulant is singularly effective in producing sludge for the activated sludge process

Of the following four bars of same material and same length, which one will have minimum elongation?

Direct Design Method can be used to design a rectangular RCC flat slab, only if the ratio of the longer span to the shorter span within a panel

A good staircase should preferably have the maximum and minimum pitch respectively as

Weber number can be best connected to which of the following

Consider the following parameters related to fluid flow:
(i) Vorticity
(ii) Velocity potential
(iii) Stream Function
Which of these parameters exit both in rotational and irrotational flows

Boundary layer thickness is the distance from the surface of the solid body in the direction perpendicular to flow where the velocity of fluid is equal to

A simple supported steel I beam is replaced by a C-channel made with aluminum. Both sections have similar moment of inertia and are subjected to same loading. The following will remain true,

The main function of a sand column to

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true
(i) Liquidity index is also known as Water-Plasticity ratio
(ii) Sum of Liquidity index and Consistency index is always equal to 100%

Which of the following is primarily responsible for the corrosion resistance of stainless steel?

The hole diameter in base plates shall not exceed the anchor bolt diameter by more than

In plastic method of analysis, the value of yield stress of the grade of steel shall not exceed.

Which of the following component of the Oil Paint bring down its overall cost, reduce the weight and increase the durability?

Shielding glass consists high content of

The purpose of providing cavity wall is
(i) to prevent dampness
(ii) heat insulation
(iii) sound insulation

As per IS Code of practice for brickworks, a bed joint shall not be thicker than

Bessel’s method is associated with

Transverse shear applied to a beam normally results in

Free ammonia in water indicates

How is a truss, which undergoes rigid body translation for an arbitrary load, classified as?

In combined stress theory, kern of a section is that area of the cross-section whereupon loading there will be no tension anywhere in the cross-section. So, the kern of an I-section is

Torsion resisting capacity of a Reinforced Concrete section

A beam with uniform strength refers to which of the following?

A rigid footing is resting on the surface of a cohesive soil. Select the statement which is represents the soil pressure distribution below the footing:

Optimal flight planning for a photogrammetric survey should be carried out considering

Which one of the following is not a factor considered for calculating the net effective area of a tension member?

Sulphate attack over a building material is caused by salts of

The fasteners in gusseted base plate are designed for

Normal Stresses on two perpendicular planes are +120 MPa and +60 MPa respectively. The element is also subjected to shear stress of 40 MPa. Maximum Shear Stress at a point is

_______ occurs in steep slopes when the soil mass above the base of the slope and below the base of the slope is homogeneous:

Reciprocating pumps are suitable for

Design compressive stress in concrete, for collapse in flexure, is taken as

The purpose of recarbonation after lime-soda process of water softening is

How many points of contraflexure are present in the portal frame supported by fixed support at both the ends and subjected to only horizontal UDL on entire length of one vertical face?

Surkhi is added to lime mortar to

Economic saving of time results by crashing

The transverse members of the scaffolding, placed at the right angle to the walls with one end supported on the ledger and another end on the wall, are known as

A cantilever beam of T cross-section carries uniformly distributed load. Where does the maximum magnitude of bending stress occur?

Riprap is provided to

The maximum slenderness ratio for a load bearing is

The error due to bad ranging is

Which of the following types of structures can be analysed by Kani’s Method?
(i) Gable Frame
(ii) Plane Truss
(iii) Braced Frame

If Reynold's number is less than 1, then

A strut is a structural member subjected to

In Soda-lime process of water softening,