Civil Engineer Loksewa

लोक सेवा आयोग (राजपत्र अनङ्कित प्रथम श्रेणी) – २०७७/१०/२४ (part-1 of 3)
1. One litre of water occupies:
a) 100 cm3 b) 500 cm3 c) 250cm3 d) 1000cm3

2. Terzaghi's theory of one dimensional consolidation assumes:
a) Soil is homogeneous and fully saturated
b) Water and soil particles are incompressible
c) Deformation of the soil is entirely due to change in volume
d) All of the above

3. Rankine's earth pressure theory assumes that back of the wall is:
a) Plane and smooth b) vertical and smooth c) plane and rough d) vertical and rough

4. A foundation is called shallow, if its depth is:
a) Equal to its width b) two times its width c) 1/6 of its width d) 1/2 of its width

5. The angle of internal friction Ø for cohesive soils is equal to
a) Zero b) 30° c)45° d) 15°

6. The effective span of a simply supported slab is :
a) Clear span plus effective depth of slab b) span between outer faces of two walls
c)Distance between the center of bearing d) none of the above

7. If slenderness ratio for a column is 100 then the column is said to be
a) Long b) medium c) Short d) none of the above

8. The property of concrete in which water tends to rise to the surface while placing and compacting is called:
a) Segregation b) bleeding c) bulking d) creep

9. The diameter of bars for main reinforcement in slabs,may vary from
a) 2 to 4mm b) 4 to 8mm c) 8 to 14mm d) 14 to 18mm

10. The minimum depth of foundation for clayey soil is
a) 0.5m b) 0.7m c) 0.9m d) 1.2m

11. The initial setting time for ordinary Portland cement as per Nepal Standard should not be less than:
a) 10 minutes b) 30 minutes c) 60 minutes d) 600 minutes
12. The joints provided in wooden floor are:
a) Tongue and groove b) butt c) dove tail d) tee joint

13. The vertical faces of a door opening which supports frame of the door are:
a) Jambs b) posts c) reveals d) styles

14. The self cleaning velocity, in order to prevent settling down of sewage at the buttom in large sewer is
a) 0.25m/s b) 0.50m/s c) 0.75m/s d) 1.5m/s

15. The length of septic tank is determined by:
a) Self cleaning velocity
b) Width of tank
c) Depth of tank
d) All of the above

Nepal Engineering Council Regulation, 2057 is effective from :
3/8/2057
4/8/2057
5/8/2057
6/8/2057

Ans: 2057/3/8

Which of the following is not concerned with the authority of Engineers?
Express an opinion on engineering matter
Good behavior with client
Conscious with his profession
Divulge the confidential matter

Ans: Divulge the confidential matter

Ethics as a normative science needs co-operation with profession of :
Lawyers
Doctors
Engineers
All of the above

Ans: All of the above

Engineering profession needs co-operative with the profession of :
Medical professionals
Accountant
Lawyer
All of the above

Ans: All of the above

The total number of members in Nepal Engineering council is :
18
9
12
15

Ans: 18

One method of preparing perspective view of an object is :
Lattice method
Varnishing point method
Evolution method
Equilibrium method

Ans: Varnishing point method

Free hand sketching can be done only when one has :
Proper proficiency
Good practice
Proper patience
Proper proportion

Ans: Good practice

Circles of small radii are drawn by means of a :
Set square
Bow compass
Straight bar
Divider

Ans: Bow compass

The optical square is used to measure angles by :
Double reflection
Refraction
Reflection
Double refraction

Ans: Double reflection

The instrument used for setting out an offset at a right angle by :
Optical square
Open cross-staff
French cross staff
Adjustable cross- staff

Ans: Open cross-staff

Bench marks are fixed by :
Profile leveling
Trigonometric leveling
Barometric leveling
Spirit leveling

Ans: Spirit leveling

The sensitivity of the bubble tube can be increased by :
Increasing the viscosity of fluid
Decreasing the radius of curvature of tube
Decreasing the length of bubble
Increasing the diameter of tube

Ans: Increasing the diameter of tube

The method most suitable for plotting in hilly areas is :
Traversing
Radiation
Intersection
Resection

Ans: Intersection

Type of level normally used in hilly areas is :
Hand level
Abney level
Dumpy level
None of the above

Ans: Abney level

Chainage is a distance measured :
Perpendicular to a tie line
Along a chain line
Perpendicular to a chain line
None of the above

Ans: Along a chain line

Cadastral map is a map having :
Large scale
Medium scale
Small scale
All

Ans: Large scale

3. The qty. of coarse aggregate required in 100 m3 of concrete having mix 1:2:4
a) 74m3 b) 79m3
c) 84m3 d) 89m3

2. The ratio of C:FA:CA (1:1.5:3) represents concrete
a) M15
b) M20
c) M25
d) None of the above

1. If ratio of concrete ingredients I.e. Cement sand and aggregates are in the ratio 1:3:6, the grade of concrete is;
a) M100 b) M150
c) M200 d) M250

CONCRETE
1. Compressive strength of cylinder made up of concrete is always more than the compressive strength of cube of same size.
2. Direct tensile strength of the concrete is 10-15% of its compressive strength & flexural tensile strength is 10-25% of compressive strength.
3. Designation of concrete is done as "Mfck" where 'M' refers to mix and 'fck' refers to characteristics compressive strength of concrete.
*Characteristic compressive strength is the strength of concrete below which not more than 5% of results are expected to fail.
5. Uses of concrete;
a) M5-M10 = PCC work
b) M15& above = RCC work (IS456-1978)
c) M20& above = RCC work (IS456-2000)
d) M30& above = PSC work
6. Unit of plain cement concrete & reinforced concrete should be taken 24 KN/m3 & 25 KN/m3 respectively.

Irrigation / civil engineer

Highway 2073/civil loksewa

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DEVELOPMENT LENGTH:
01. Compression 38d
02. Tension 47 & 60d
03. 1 Cent 435.60 Sft
04. 1 Meter 3.2808 ft
05. 1 M2 10.76 ft2
06. 1 Feet 0.3048m
07. 1 KN 100Kg
08. 1kN 1000N
09. 1 Ton 1000Kg = 10,000 N = 10 kN
10. 1 kG 9.81N
M5=2.54Bg/m3, M7.5=3.18Bg/m3, M10=4.32Bg/
m3,
M20=8.64Bg/m3, M25=12.9 Bg/m3,
M40=500+100Kg/m3
1m3 Conrete = 0.9 m3 Jelly + 0.55 m3 Sand +
0.225 m3

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BRICK:
Weight = 3.17 - 3.80 Kg
Water absorption 12 to 15%
Compressive strength = 36Kn/cm2
230mm Wall/m3 = 460 Bricks + 20Cft Sand +
66Kg Cement

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UNIT WEIGHT:
01. Concrete 25 kN/m3
02. Brick 19 kN/m3
03. Steel 7850 Kg/m3
04. Water 1000 Lt/m3
05. Cement 1440 Kg/m3
06. 1Gallon 4.81 Litres
07. Link 8" = 200mm
08. 1 Hectare 2.471 acr(10000m2)
09. 1 Acr 4046.82m2 = 100 cent