BUILDING, PYSICAL, PLANNING & HOUSING TEST

Sub Divisional Officer/Asstt: Director- Civil B-17

 TEST WAS CONDUCTED BY BPSC ON 07 MARCH 2022

 COMPILED BY: ENGR. ZOHAIB SHOKAT (SDO C&W DEPT)

NOTE:

1. One Mile is equal to ………. nautical mile

A. 0.86
B. 0.92
C. 0.98
D. 0.95
2. A knot is equal to
A. 1.852kmph
B. 1.7kmph
C. 1.5kmph
D. None
3. Maximum displacement of a body, from its mean position is
A. Acceleration
B. Amplitude
C. Latitude
D. Frequency
4. For light rainfall the recommended camber used is
A. 1%
B. 1.5%

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 C. 1.7%
D. 2%
5. Flow in a pipe at the centre is
A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Throughout same
D. None
6. A Flow is called Steady flow when
A. Which changes with respect to time
B. Don’t change steadily with time
C. Velocity vector doesn’t change
D. Conditions do not change with time at any point
7. The aircraft which obtain the thrust directly from turbine engine are called
A. Turbojets
B. Propeller jets
C. Turboprops
D. None of the above
8. A perfect elastic body is
A. Which regain its shape
B. Doesn’t regain its shape
C. Slightly regain its shape
D. None of the above
9. Hypothesis is
A. Depends upon variables
B. Independent on variables
C. Depends on experimental variables
D. Depends upon predictions
10. Density of steel in …………lb/ft3
A. 480

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 B. 490
C. 510
D. 370
11. The ability of a body to retain its initial equilibrium position after experiencing a small
disturbance is known as
A. Strength
B. Stability
C. Elasticity
D. Plasticity
12. The response of a mineral to hammer blow, to cutting with a knife and to bending is
described as
A. Tenacity
B. Cleavage
C. Strength
D. None
13. In CPM, time is related to
A. Activity
B. Cost
C. Event
D. Both A&B
14. PVC is polyvinyl chloride and ……..
A. Carbonates
B. Acetate
C. Alcohol
D. None of the above
15. Which of the following is nonferrous alloy
A. Lead
B. Tin
C. Zinc

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 D. Brass
16. PEC act was established in
A. 1972
B. 1974
C. 1976
D. 1978
17. Mangla dam has planned capacity of
A. 1200MW
B. 1600MW
C. 1400MW
D. 1700MW
18. Pump commonly used for lifting water in water supply mains
A. Axial flow pump
B. Centrifugal pump
C. Reciprocating pump
D. Rotary type pump

19. Distemper is used to coat

A. External concrete surface

B. Interior surface not exposed to weather
C. Woodwork
D. Steel

20. In a fully stage of the beam, the neutral axis divides the section in ………. Sections of equal
area
A. One
B. Two
C. Four
D. None of the above

21. Aggregate pile should be left for ……….. Before aggregate are used

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 A. 8hrs
B. 10hrs
C. 12hrs
D. 24hrs

22. The breakwater whose inside is used as a platform for loading & unloading is called
A. Mole
B. Quay
C. Harbors
D. None of the above

23. Feasibility report is called

A. PC I
B. PC II
C. PC III
D. PC V

24. Acidity in water is caused due to

A. Minerals acids
B. Carbon di oxide
C. Aluminum sulphate
D. All of the above

25. Coagulant commonly used for sewage treatment

A. Alum
B. Ferric chloride
C. Ferric sulphate
D. All of the above

26. Assumptions of soil in design of retaining wall is

A. Dry
B. Moisture less

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 C. Non Cohesive
D. All of these

27. Specific gravity of sewage is

A. Slightly less than one
B. Much greater than one
C. Slightly greater than one
D. None

28. Maximum permissible size of coarse aggregate in cement concrete construction

A. 6mm
B. 8mm
C. 10mm
D. 12mm

29. The quantity of water retained by sub-soil against gravity, is known

A. Porosity
B. Specific retention
C. Specific gravity
D. None

30. The whole period of cultivation from the time when irrigation water is first supplied for
preparation of the ground to its last watering before harvesting is called
A. Base period
B. Crop period
C. Kor period
D. None

31. In plain sedimentation removal of bacteria should be

A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%

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 D. 99%

32. The process of proper and accurate measurement of concrete ingredient for uniformity of
proportion known as
A. Grading
B. Curing
C. Batching
D. Mixing

33. On a floor plan the dashed line the appears approximately 2 ft outside the exterior wall
represents the
A. Sidewalk
B. Roof overhang
C. Drain lines
D. None of these

34. Pert diagram is

A. Event oriented
B. Activity oriented
C. Both A&B
D. None

35. Rate of penetration in CBR is …………/min

A. 0.25in
B. 0.05in
C. 0.1in
D. 0.5in

36. Compound used in the production of glass to reduce its cost is

A. Lime
B. Potash
C. Soda ash
D. Silica

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37. The maximum bending moment of simply supported beam of span L and carrying a
concentrated load ‘w’ at the centre of beam is …………
A. WL/4
B. WL/8
C. WL/2
D. None

38. Hydration of water cement ratio should not be less than

A. 0.25
B. 0.30
C. 0.35
D. 0.40

39. Intensity of current has unit

A. Ampere
B. Joule
C. Watt
D. Current

40. Absolute mass

A. Changes from one to another location

B. Does not change from one to another location
C. Depend on location
D. None

41. According to IS 456 code concrete grades are classified as

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

42. Tank used to remove grease & oils in water treatment is

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 A. Skimming tank
B. Trickling filter
C. Sedimentation tank
D. None of these

43. Reynolds number is ……… to viscous force

A. Inertia
B. Gravity
C. Elasticity
D. Surface tension

44. The foundation in which load is transferred from steel column to low bearing capacity of
soil

A. Grillage
B. Mat
C. Strip
D. Combined

45. The difference between the maximum time available for job & actual time it consumes is
called
A. Total float
B. Free float
C. Period
D. None

46. Aeration is used to remove

A. Odor
B. Colour
C. Taste
D. All of these

47. A support prevents the rotation of a body in a given direction by exerting a ………….
On the body in the opposite direction.

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 A. Couple
B. Moment
C. Couple moment
D. None of these

48. Sewerage system is usually designed for

A. 20 years
B. 25 years
C. 50 years
D. 75 years

49. Minimum percentage % of steel in column is

A. 1%
B. 0.5%
C. 1.5%
D. 2%

50. Runway orientation is made so that landing & take off are
A. Against wind direction
B. Along wind direction
C. Perpendicular to wind direction
D. None

51. Point located on a body that rotates about a fixed axis

A. Translatory motion
B. Rotary motion
C. Circular motion
D. None

52. If an individual particle of soil is too large to lift by hand or requires two hands to lift, it is
a
A. Boulder

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 B. Couble
C. Stone
D. gravels

53. Increasing moisture content volumetric change occurs in

A. Black cotton
B. Silt
C. Clay
D. All of the above

54. A plastic or wood device used for smoothing surface of concrete or mortar is called

A. Darby
B. Shovel
C. Cruck
D. Crink

55. Irrotational flow occurs when

A. Circular motion is zero
B. Circular rotation is zero
C. Vorticity may not be zero
D. Streamline function

56. In a solid rigid body undergoes ……….. types of planar motion

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. None of the above

57. The rocks consisting of rounded pebbles, gravels, and boulders cemented together is
called
A. Conglomerates
B. Agglomerates

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 C. Kaolinization
D. None

58. The angular steps used for changing direction of the stairs are called
A. Round steps
B. Angular steps
C. Winder
D. Radials steps

59. Detention period in coagulation tanks is usually kept as

A. 1-2 mints
B. 30-45 mints
C. 2-6 hrs.
D. 2-6 days

60. The black cement which has much higher ultimate strength than OPC and doesn’t mix
with other
A. High alumina cement
B. Rapid hardening cement
C. Masonry cement
D. Low heat cement

61. A steel bar #6 (American) is equal to ……… inches

A. 0.75
B. 0.6
C. 0.5
D. None of the above

62. In mild steel, carbon % is 0.01- 0.5, then percentage of nickel is

A. 2%
B. 2.5%
C. 3.5%

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 D. 4%

63. The devices which are installed for drawing water from the sources are called
A. Spillways
B. Intakes
C. Filters
D. All of these

64. The natural and artificial occurring deposits used as bitumen

A. Asphalt
B. Mineral tar
C. Coal
D. Tar

65. Concrete cover provided on the top of masonry wall is

A. Coping
B. Surface course
C. Block course
D. None

66. The property of materials which enables it to yield before fracture

A. Strength
B. Elasticity
C. Plasticity
D. Cleavage

67. An earthenware substrate which is to be replaced the stone for ornamental works and
also for shining surface

A. Terracotta
B. Forcelin
C. Mould
D. Glazing

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68. The amount of moisture in gypsum during heating of cement in manufacturing process is
removed by
A. Calcination
B. Clinkering
C. Both A&B
D. None

69. Starch glue, vegetable and other material are glued together

A. Rexin
B. Adhesive
C. Mica
D. None of the above

70. Which type of pile is used near sea to protect harbor just by absorbing the effect of
floating objects

A. Anchor piles
B. Fender piles
C. Batter files
D. Sheet piles

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