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19th September 2014, 04:02 PM
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APPSC Civil Assistant Question Paper
Will you please provide the question paper of APPSC Civil Assistant exam ?
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20th September 2014, 10:30 AM
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Re: APPSC Civil Assistant Question Paper
Here is the list of few questions of APPSC Civil Assistant exam for your idea. 1. The moisture content in a properly seasoned timber will be in the range of a. 5% to 8% b. 8% to 10% c. 10% to 12% d. 12% to 15% 2. The strength of timber is maximum in the direction a. Perpendicular to the grains b. Parallel to the grains c. 45o to he grains d. At all angles 3. The maximum permissible slenderness ratio for masonry walls is a. 40 b. 30 c. 20 d. 10 4. When the corner of a brick is removed along the line joining mid-points of adjoining sides, the portion left is called a. Closer b. Squint brick c. Queen closer d. King closer 5. An arrangement for temporarily supporting a structure from beneath for safety, is known as a. Jacking b. Underpinning c. Supporting d. Hauling 6. Match List I (Cement) with List II(Characteristics) and select the correct answer : List I A. High alumina cement B. Blast furnace cement C. Quick setting cement D. Rapid hardening cement List II 1. High early strength 2. Gypsum free cement 3. Selenetic cement 4. Used in mass concrete work 5. Used in chemical factories and mines A B C D a. 5 4 2 1 b. 4 3 2 1 c. 5 4 3 2 d. 4 5 1 2 7. The fineness of cement is tested by a. Air-content method b. Air-permeability method c. Le-Chatelier apparatus d. Vicat’s apparatus 8. The test on cement designed to accelerate the slaking process of the ingredient of cement and to determine the resulting expansion in a short time is a. Setting time test b. Soundness test c. Normal consistency test d. Accelerated test 9. Consider the following statements : 1. Addition of a small quantity of slaked lime to Portland cement in cement mortar increases the plasticity of the mortar. 2. Light weight mortar is prepared by mixing cement and finely crushed fire bricks with water. 3. Fire resistant mortar is prepared by mixing aluminous cement and finely ground china clay wares with water. Which of these statements are correct ? a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 3 c. 2 and 3 d. 1, 2 and 3 10. A mortar for which both cement and lime are mixed is called a. Gauged mortar b. Cement mortar c. Lime mortar d. Light weight mortar 11. As per I.S. Code of Practice, concrete should be cured at a. 5 o b. 1 o c. 27o d. 40o 12. The correct sequence of workability test(s)/method(s) in the order of their application from low to high workability is a. Slump test, compacting factor test and Vee-bee consistometer b. Compacting factor test, Vee-bee consistometer and slump test c. Vee-bee consistometer, Slump test and Compacting factor test d. Vee-bee consistometer, compacting factor test and Slump test 13. While testing the compressive strength of cement concrete, the correct standard conditions (viz. temperature, age, humidity and size of the specimen) to be maintained as per I.S. are a. 27 30 C, 28 days, 90% and 15 cu.cm b. 26 20 C, 21 days, 80% and 15 cu.cm c. 25 10 C, 14 days, 75% and 10 cu.cm d. 27 30 C, 7 days, 70% and 10 cu.cm 14. Which one of the following statements is correct ? a. Bulking of sand always decreases with increase in the quantity of water b. The quantity of water in ordinary concrete should be 5% by weight of cement and 25% by weight of aggregate c. While mixing by weight, bulking effect of sand is not taken into account d. River sand is also known as standard sand 15. The ratio of direct tensile strength to that of modulus of rapture of concrete is a. 0.25 b. 0.5 c. 0.75 d. 1.0 16. A two-level section ABCD is shown in the given figure with ground slope 1 on rand formation slope 1 on s.EF is the centre line (C/L) of the formation . Top width of the formation is 2b and widths to the toe are w1 and w2. The width ‘w1’ will be a. rs b b H 17. An equipment is available for Rs. 2,00,000. It has an estimated useful life of 5 years. By the double rate declining balance method of depreciation, the book value at the end of the second year will be a. Rs. 1,28, 000 b. Rs. 1,20,000 c. Rs. 72,000 d. Rs. 60, 000 18. A 6 cu.m central concrete mixing plant takes in 1875 kg of cement, 5120 kg of sand and 6060 kg of coarse aggregate along with 865 kg of water per batch. There is a reduction of 1.5% in volume in the freshly mixed wet concrete from the nominal volume. The unit weight of the freshly mixed wet concrete will be a. 2320 kg per cu.m b. 2335 kg per cu.m c. 2345 kg per cu.m d. 2355 kg per cu.m 19. IC engines usable for earthwork are calibrated under standard conditions (denoted by suffix ‘o’) relating its horse power Ho, standard barometric pressure P0 estudentzone.com - estudentzone Resources and Information. This website is for sale! estudentzone.com - estudentzone Resources and Information. This website is for sale! 3 of 17 and standard test temperature To, all in absolute scales H, P and T refer to corresponding values when used under other than standard conditions. The ratio of Ho / H is a. / / o o P P T T b. / / o o P P T T c. / / o P P T T d. / / o o P P T T 20. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer : List I A. Self-loading scraper B. Narrow tread high pressure tyre C. Supercharger D. Gear ratios List II 1. Reduce loss in power 2. Rim pull management 3. Lower rolling resistance 4. Compromise between loading and hauling performances A B C D a. 4 3 2 1 b. 4 3 1 2 c. 3 4 1 2 d. 3 4 2 1 |