Karnataka PGCET Civil Engineering Question Paper

I am going to appear in Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET ) Civil Engineering Exam . Will you please provide the previous year Karnataka PGCET Civil Engineering entrance exam Question Paper so that I can idea about the marks distribution and paper pattern ?

Hello sir, after preparation of Karnataka PGCET Im looking for Civil Engineering Question Paper. Is there any one can provide me Karnataka PGCET Civil Engineering Question Paper?

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Karnataka PGCET Civil Engineering Question Paper:


1. "The moment of a force about a point is the sum of the moments of the components about the same point" is the statement of
a. D' Alembert's principle
b. Varignon's theorem
c. Law of dimensional Homogeneity
d. Lami's theorem

2. Of the following, which pair of forces will be in equilibrium ?
a. Two coplanar and concurrent forces having different lines of action
b. Two like parallel forces having the same magnitude
c. Two equal unlike parallel forces
d. None of the above

3. Sand stone is an example of
a. igneous rocks
b. mechanically formed rock
c. chemically precipitated
d. organically derived

4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good timber
a. The wood should be from the heart of
a sound tree and free from sap
b. The annal rings should be narrow and regular
c. It should be free from dead knots, shakes or other defects

5. The process of deformation of a loaded wire will stop when the force of resistance is
a. Less than the load suspended
b. Equal to the load suspended
c. More than the load suspended
d. Twice the load suspended

6. A relatively slender structural element (a column of wood, concrete, reinforced concrete or steel) which is driven or introduced into the soil, usually for the purpose of providing vertical or lateral support to a structure., is called
a. Pier
b. Caisson
c. Pile
d. Well foundation

7. The member of a sloping roof, which supports
the battens or boardings under the roof
covering is called
a. Purlin
b. Principal rafter
c. Common rafter
d_ Valley rafter

8. The portion of a stairway, comprising of the tread and riser, which permits ascent or descent from one floor to another is called
a. Baluster
c. Landing
b. Flight
d. Step
d. It should give a dull heavy sound when struck


9. The minimum particle size of fine aggregate is
a. 0.750 mm
b. 0.125 mm
c. 0.075 mm
d. 0.045 mm

10. Suitable maximum particle size for use as coarse aggregates for reinforced concrete work is
a. 30 mm b. 25 mm
c. 10 mm d 20 mm

11. If the chain used in measuring length of a line is too long, the error in measured distance will be
a. negative
b. positive
c. compensating error d. nil

12. In the quadrantal bearing system a whole circle bearing of 280 30' will be expressed as
a. N19 30 ' W
b. N8030' W
c. W 79 30'N
d. N 79 30'W

13. Archimede's principle of buoyancy states that, when a body is partially or wholly submerged in a liquid, it is buoyed up by an upward force equal to
a. The sum of weight of the body and the fluid displaced by the body
b. The difference between the weight of the body and the weight of the fluid displaced by the body
c. The weight of the body
d. The weight of the fluid displaced by the body

14. An orifice is said to be small if
a. The diameter of the orifice is less than 10 cm
b. Depth of the water above the top of the orifice is greater than the depth of the orifice
c. Head causing the flow is three times the depth of the orifice
d. Head causing the flow is four times the depth of the orifice

15. A channel of rectangular cross - section will be most economical (i.e, it gives the maximum discharge for a given amount of excavation) if
a. Depth of water is twice the breadth
b. Depth of water is equal to the breadth
c. Depth of water is one-half the breadth
d. Depth of water is two-thirds of the breadth


Karnataka PGCET Civil Engineering Question Paper
kea.kar.nic.in/pgcet/2015/Civil_2015.pdf