SSC Junior Engineer Civil & Structural Recruitment Exam Guide PDF

SSC JUNIOR ENGINEER CIVIL & STRUCTURAL Recruitment Exam Guide v General Engineering v General Intelligence and Reasoning v General Awareness  Head Office : B-32, Shivalik Main Road, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi-110017 Sales Office : B-48, Shivalik Main Ro...

SSC JUNIOR ENGINEER CIVIL & STRUCTURAL Recruitment Exam Guide v General Engineering v General Intelligence and Reasoning v General Awareness  Head Office : B-32, Shivalik Main Road, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi-110017 Sales Office : B-48, Shivalik Main Road, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi-110017 Tel. : 011-26691021 / 26691713 Typeset by Disha DTP Team DISHA PUBLICATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright Publisher No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without prior permission of the author and the publisher. The author and the publisher do not take any legal responsibility for any errors or misrepresentations that might have crept in. We have tried and made our best efforts to provide accurate up-to-date information in this book. For further information about the books from DISHA Log on to www.dishapublication.com or email to [email protected]  CONTENTS SSC Junior Civil & Structural Solved Paper-2014 2014-1 - 20 SECTION-A : CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 1. Mechanics & Structural Analysis Mechanics A-1 - A-12 2. Concrete Structures A-13 - A-20 3. Steel Structures A-21 - A-30 4. Soil Mechanics A-31 - A-42 5. Fluid Mechanics And Hydraulics A-43 - A-56 6. Hydrology A-57 - A-64 7. Water Requirements A-65 - A-72 8. Highway Planning A-73 - A-86 9. Traffic Engineering A-87 - A-94 10. Surveying A-95 - A-100 SECTION B : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING 1. Analogy B-1 - B-9 2. Classification B-10 - B-14 3. Series B-15 - B-23 4. Coding-Decoding B-24 - B-33 5. Blood Relation B-34 - B-40 6. Direction & Distance B-41 - B-53 7. Time Sequence, Number & Ranking Test B-54 - B-59 8. Number Puzzle B-60 - B-67 9. Logical sequence of words B-68 - B-71 10. Clock & Calendar B-72 - B-78 11. Venn Diagrams B-79 - B-86 12. Syllogism B-87 - B-99 13. Mathematical Operation B-100 - B-103 14. Arithmetical Reasoning B-104 - B-107 15. Matrix Based Reasoning B-108 - B-111 16. Statement & Conclusions B-112 - B-116 17. Cube & Dice B-117 - B-125 18. Completion of Figure B-126 - B-133 19. Figure Formation & Analysis B-134 - B-139 20. Paper Cutting & Folding B-140 - B-145 21. Visual Reasoning B-146 - B-151 22. Mirror and Water Image B-152 - B-157 23. Embedded Figure B-158 - B-161 24. Non-Verbal Series B-162 - B-166  SECTION C : GENERAL AWARENESS 1. History C-1 - C-22 2. Geography C-23 - C-42 3. Polity C-43 - C-60 4. General Science C-61 - C-103 5. Economy C-104 - C-117 6. Miscellaneous C-118 - C-132 7. Current Affairs C-133 - C-140 SCHEME OF EXAMINATION The examination will be conducted in two stages: A. Written Test (500 marks) B. Interview (100 marks) Scheme of Written Test : Papers Subject Maximum Duration & Marks Timings Paper-I (i) General Intelligence & Reasoning 50 Objective type (ii) General Awareness 50 (OMR Answer (iii) Part-A : General Engineering (Civil & Structural) 100 Sheets will be OR provided for Part-B : General Engineering (Electrical) 2 Hours this Paper) OR Part-C : General Engineering (Mechanical) Part -A : General Engineering (Civil & Structural) Paper-II OR Conventional Part - B : General Engineering (Electrical) 300 2 Hours Type OR Part-C : General Engineering (Mechanical) Note-I : Paper-I and Paper-II for General Engineering, the candidate will be required to attempt only one part i.e. Part-A or Part-B or Part-C as per option given in the application form by the candidate. In other words, the candidates appearing for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer (Quantity Surveying & Contract) should attempt Part A (Civil & Structural) of Paper-I and Paper-II and the candidates appearing for the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) should attempt Part-B (Electrical) and the candidates appearing for the post of Junior Engineer (Mechanical) should attempt Part C (Mechanical) of Paper-I and Paper II failing which he/she would be awarded zero marks. Note-II : Candidates are allowed to bring their own Slide-Rule, Non Programmable Calculator, Logarithm Tables and Steam Table for Paper-II only. They are not allowed to use such aids for Paper-I.  SSC Junior Civil and Structural Solved Paper-2014 Held on 25-05-2014 Time : 2 hours Max. Marks : 200 14. (a) GFI (b) VUX General Intelligence and Reasoning (c) POR (d) LKM DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1 to 10) : In questions, select the related 15. (a) vwqp (b) yxmn word/letters/number from given alternatives. (c) gfkl (d) cbrs 1. Uttarakhand : Dehradun : : Mizoram : ? 16. (a) (324,18) (b) (441, 72) (a) Aizawl (b) Kohima (c) (117, 81) (d) (186,14) (c) Shillong (d) Darjeeling 17. (a) (11,121) (b) (25,625) 2. Crime : Court : : Disease : ? (c) (12. 141) (d) (15, 225) (a) Doctor (b) Medicine 18. Find the smallest number which when divided by 25, 40 or 56 (c) Hospital (d) Treatment has in each case 13 as remainder. 3. YQXP : JBIA : : OVNU : ? (a) 1413 (b) 1400 (a) FAGZ (b) HRIS (c) 1439 (d) 1426 (c) DKCJ (d) DNEO 19. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary : 4. ADGJ : BEHK : : DGJM : ? 1. Emplane 2. Empower (a) KPUB (b) GJMP 3. Embrace 4. Elocution (c) KNQT (d) PSVY 5. Equable 5. ACE : BDF : : GIK : ? (a) 5, 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5 (a) HJL (b) AXP (c) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5 (d) 4, 5, 2, 3, 1 (c) CFG (d) GFC 20. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful 6. CAT : BIG : : DDY : ? order of the following words? (a) CLL (b) CLM 1. Sowing 2. Tilling (c) CML (d) CEP 3. Reaping 4. Weeding 7. 1 : 1 : : 10 : ? (a) 3, 1, 2, 4 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3 (a) 12 (b) 110 (c) 1, 2, 4, 3 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4 (c) 210 (d) 1000 21. Arrange the colours of the rainbow (in the reverse order) 8. 7 : 56 : : 5 : ? (from the top edge): (a) 25 (b) 26 1. Blue 2. Indigo (c) 30 (d) 35 3. Yellow 4. Green 9. The following numbers fall in a group. Which one does not 5. Violet belong to the group? (a) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5 (b) 4, 3, 1, 5, 2 53, 63, 83, 73 (c) 5, 3, 4, 2, 1 (d) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 (a) 53 (b) 63 (c) 83 (d) 73 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 22 to 24): In questions, a series is given, with 10. Which one is the same as Mumbai, Kolkata and Cochin? one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given (a) Delhi (b) Kanpur ones that will complete the series. (c) Chennai (d) Sholapur 22. CEG, JLN, QSU, ?. DIRECTIONS (Qs. 11 to 17) : In questions, find the odd word/ (a) QOS (b) TVY letters/number pair from the given alternatives. (c) HJL (d) UVW 11. (a) Kolkata (b) Vishakhapatnam 23. B-1, D-2, F-4, H-8, J-16, ?. (c) Bengaluru (d) Haldia (a) K-64 (b) L-32 12. (a) Cabbage (b) Carrot (c) M-32 (d) L-64 (c) Potato (d) Beetroot 24. CGJ, KOR, TXA, ?. 13. (a) HGFE (b) PONM (a) ACE (b) JDP (c) DCBA (d) MSTU (c) FJM (d) UWY 2014-2 SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering DIRECTIONS (Qs. 25 to 29) : In questions, find the missing number 31. If A = 1, B = 2 and N = 14, then BEADING = ? from the given responses. (a) 2154 (14) 97 (b) 2514 (14) 79 25. (c) 25149 (14) 7 (d) 2154(14)79 ? 32. If A = l, AGE = 13, then CAR = ? 170 2 (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 22 33. If an electric train runs in the direction from North to South 86 6 with a speed of 150 km/hr covering 2000 km, then in which direction will the smoke of its engine go ? (a) N®S (b) S®N 42 10 (c) E®W (d) No direction 22 34. If 1 = 1, 2 = 3,3 = 5 and 4 = 7, then 5 = ? (a) 422 (b) 374 (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 256 (d) 342 (c) 5 (d) 8 26. 35. Find the answer of the following: 7 + 3 = 421 ? 9 11 + 7 = 477 9 + 5 = 445 13 6+2=? 22 (a) 444 (b) 412 (c) 475 (d) 487 (a) 40 (b) 38 36. Find the odd number out: (c) 39 (d) 44 18, 34, 36, 54 (a) 34 (b) 54 27. 8 (c) 18 (d) 36 37. Introducing a girl, Ram said to his son-in-law. "Her brother ? 25 is the only son of my brother-in-law." Who is the girl of 7 3 Ram? 43 13 (a) Sister-in-law (b) Niece (c) Daughter (d) Sister 6 4 38. Which of the following are the lines of symmetry?' 31 21 C 5 E H (a) 56 (b) 57 (c) 58 (d) 59 11 22 121 A B 28. 3 28 4 5 57 3 6 ? 5 5 20 25 (a) 176 (b) 115 G F (c) 157 (d) 131 D (a) AB and CD 29. 63 (b) EE and GH (c) All of the above 7 9 1 (d) None of the above 39. Murthy drove from town A to town B. In the first hour, he 3 1 7 ? 1 travelled of the journey. In the next one hour, he travelled (a) 3 (b) 9 4 (c) 5 (d) 2 1 30. Arrange the letters to form a word and suggest what is it. of the journey. In the last 30 minutes, he travelled 80 km. 2 NGDEALN Find the distance of the whole journey. (a) State (b) Country (a) 240 km (b) 300 km (c) River (d) Ocean (c) 320 km (d) 360 km SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 2014-3 40. Identify the answer figure from which the pieces given in DIRECTIONS (Qs. 44 and 45): In questions, one or two statements question figure have been cut. are given, followed by three/four conclusions/Arguments, I, II, Question figure : III and IV. You have to consider the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given Conclusions/ Arguments can definitely be drawn from the given statement(s). Indicate your answer. 44. Statements: 1. SAGE is a reputed publisher of both journals and books. Answer figures: 2. All publishing of SAGE is highly qualitative. Conclusions: I. SAGE publishes qualitative articles. II. SAGE did not publish lowest quality articles. III. SAGE enriches its publications by high scrutinization. (a) Only conclusion III A B C D (b) All conclusions. 41. Which of the answer figures is not made up only by the (c) Only conclusions I and II components of the question figure ? (d) Only conclusions II and III Question figure: 45. Statement: Should little children be loaded with such heavy school bags? Arguments: I. Yes, heavy bag means more knowledge. II. No, heavy school bags spoil the posture of the Answer figures: children. III. Yes. children need to be adapted for earning knowledge. IV. No, a heavy bag never ensures knowledge gathering. (a) I and III appear to be strong arguments. (b) I and III are poor arguments (c) II and IV are strong arguments A B C D (d) I and IV are strong arguments 42. Which of the following numbers is present only in the square and the circle? DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46 and 47) : In questions, which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure? 46. Question figure: 5 4 3 2 Answer Figures : 1 (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2 43. Which figure represents the relation among Computer, A B C D Internet and Information Communication Technology? 47. Question figure : (a) (b) ? Answer Figures : (c) (d) A B C D 2014-4 SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 48. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the 53. NNP is equal to question figures. From the given answer figures. indicate (a) GNP + Depreciation how it will appear when opened. (b) GNP – Depreciation Question figure: (c) GNP + Exports (d) GNP – Exports 54. Rate of growth of an economy is measured in terms of (a) Per capita income (b) Industrial development Answer Figures : (c) Number of people who have been lifted above the poverty line (d) National income 55. The basic characteristic of oligopoly is (a) A few sellers, a few buyers 49. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer (b) A few sellers, many buyers figures is the correct image of the question figure? (c) A few sellers, one buyer Question figure: (d) Many sellers, a few buyers M 56. Governor will act on the advice of Council of Ministers while (a) Dissolving the Legislative Assembly (b) Appointing the Chairman of the State Public Service Commission (c) Recommending for President's Rule in the State N (d) Returning a bill for reconsideration Answer figures : 57. The Supreme Court of lndia was set up by the (a) Regulating Act, 1773 (b) Pitts India Act, 1784 (c) Charter Act, 1313 (d) Charter Act, 1833 58. Which Constitutional Amendment provided Constitutional status to Panchayat Raj Institutions? A B C D (a) 93rd Amendment (b) 44th Amendment 50. In the following questions, a matrix of certain characters is (c) 42nd Amendment (d) 73rd Amendment given. These characters follow a certain trend. row-wise or 59. Who has the power to pardon in case of capital punishment ? cloumn-wise. Find out this trend and choose the missing (a) Prime Minister character accordingly. (b) President (c) Chief Justice 9 10 5 (d) Attorney General of India 5 6 4 60. The Union Public Service Commission of India has been 4 6 4 established under 536 660 ? (a) Article 315 (b) Article 320 (c) Article 325 (d) Article 335 (a) 450 (b) 550 61. The Harappans worshipeed (c) 320 (d) 420 (a) Shiva, Parvathi and Vishnu General Awareness (b) Mother Goddess and Pashupathi 51. Classification of Economics into two branches (Macro (c) Vishnu and Mother Goddess Economics and Micro Economics) was done by (d) Pashupathi and Vishnu (a) J.M. Keynes (b) Milton Friedman 62. Gandhiji started the Dandi March for (a) Poorna Swaraj (c) Ragnar Frisch (d) Adam Smith (b) Home-rule 52. 'Capital Goods' refers to goods which (c) Protest against the imposition of Salt Tax (a) Serve as a source of raising further capital (d) Responsible Government (b) Help in the further production of goods 63. The famous court poet of Akbar was (c) Directly go into the satisfaction of human wants (a) Birbal (b) Tulsidas (d) Find multiple uses (c) Rahim Khan (d) Bairam Khan SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 2014-5 64. Who established four great Mathas at the four corners of 78. The largest planet in the solar system is India - Sringeri, Puri, Dwaraka and Badrinath? (a) Venus (b) Mars (a) Shankara (b) Ramanuja (c) Jupiter (d) Earth (c) Madhva (d) Ramananda 79. Asteroid belt is a region in the solar system that exists 65. The local name of Mohenjodaro is between the orbits of (a) Mound of the living (b) Mound of the great (a) Venus and Mars (b) Mars and Jupiter (c) Mound of the dead (d) Mound of bones (c) Mercury and Earth (d) Jupiter and Uranus 66. Which is the longest dam in India? 80. Electrocardiograph (ECG) is used to measure (a) Bhakra-Nangal (b) Rihand (a) Blood Count (b) Heart Beat (c) Hirakud (d) Nagarjuna Sagar (c) Temperature (d) Electricity 67. The Thermal Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is 81. USB stands for (a) Kundah (b) Ramagundam (a) Unique Serial Bus (c) Pykara (d) Neyveli (b) Universal Serial Bus 68. Which one of the following regions does not come under (c) Unary Serial Bus the Mediterranean type of climate ? (d) Universal Secondary Bus (a) Iberian Peninsula 82. In computer network terminology. WAN stands for (b) California coast (a) World area network (c) Chilean coast (b) Wide area network (d) Eastern coast of South Africa (c) Wide array net 69. The main cause of faulting is (d) Wireless area network (a) Tension (b) Wind 83. Which element produces hydrogen on reaction with strong alkali? (c) Tidal activity (d) Gravitational force (a) Si (b) C 70. 'Pan American' refers to (c) P (d) S (a) North America (b) South America 84. Which metal does not react with dilute H2SO4 ? (c) Central America (d) All the above (a) Pb (b) Fe 71. Most primitive living vascular plants are (c) Zn (d) Mg (a) Brown algae (b) Cycas 85. The unit of rate of reaction is (c) Ferns (d) Sphagnum (a) Mol lit-1 sec-1 (b) Sec mol-1 72. Temporary wilting occurs in plants due to -1 (c) Moles sec (d) Joules sec -1 (a) Respiration (b) Transpiration 86. Salt that dissolves in aqueous ammonia solution is (c) Photosynthesis (d) Absorption of water (a) HgCl2 (b) PbCl2 73. Lichens are a symbiotic association of (c) Cu (OH)2 (d) Al (OH)3 (a) Algae and Fungi 87. Residence time of water molecule in the ocean is (b) Bacteria and Fungi (a) 3.5 years (b) 3.5 million years (c) Bacteria and Algae (c) 35 years (d) 35000 years (d) Fungi and Higher plants 88. Biotic environment includes 74. Photophobia is caused by the deficiency of (a) Producers (b) Consumers (a) Vitamin B1 (b) Vitamin B2 (c) Decomposers (d) All the above (c) Vitamin B4 (d) Vitamin B6 89. A natural phenomenon that becomes harmful due to 75. Which of the following is present only in plant cell? pollution is (a) Cell membrane (b) Mitochondria (a) Global warming (b) Ecological balance (c) Cell wall (d) Endoplasmic reticulum (c) Greenhouse effect (d) Desertification 76. The yellow colour of mangoes is due to the presence of 90. Decomposers include (a) Chlorophyll (b) Anthocyanin (a) Bacteria (c) Anthoxanthin (d) Carotene (b) Fungi 77. Lunar eclipse is caused by shadow of the (c) Both Bacteria and Fungi (a) Earth on the Moon (d) Animals (b) Moon on the Sun 91. Who said about religion that "it is the opium of the masses"? (c) Earth on the Sun (a) Hitler (b) Stalin (d) Earth and the Moon on other stars (c) Lenin (d) Marx 2014-6 SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 92. The first woman in the world to have climbed Mt. Everest 105. Strength based classification of bricks is made on the basis twice is of (a) Bachendri Pal (b) Molly Chacko (a) IS : 3101 (b) IS : 3102 (c) Santosh Yadav (d) Theresia Kiesl (c) IS : 3495 (d) IS : 3496 93. What is the basic foundation of Gandhian thought? 106. In paints, methylated spirit, naphtha and turpentine are used (a) Political campaigns as. (b) Social movements (a) Base (b) Binder (c) Religion and morality (c) Solvent (d) Extender (d) Freedom of the individual 107. Coarse sand has a fineness modulus in the range of (a) 2.2 - 2.4 (b) 2.4 - 2.6 94. Amir Khusrow was a famous poet in the court of (c) 2.6 - 2.9 (d) 2.9 - 3.2 (a) Akbar (b) Shahjahan 108. Under heat and pressure, granite can transform into (c) Ibrahim Lodhi (d) Alauddin Khilji (a) quartzite (b) marble 95. In the year 1905, Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the (c) slate (d) gneiss (a) Servants of India Society (b) Asiatic Society 109. Aluminium is anodized to protect it from weathering effect (c) Brohmo Samaj (d) Bharat Sewak Samaj by forming a surface coat of 96. Gandhiji believed that Satyagraha is a weapon of (a) Aluminium carbide (b) Aluminium borate (a) the poor (b) the weak (c) Aluminium oxide (d) Red lead (c) the untouchables (d) the brave 110. Quartzite and marble are by nature 97. Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma is an exponent of (a) volcanic (b) plutonic (a) Mandolin (b) Santoor (c) sedimentary (d) metamorphic (c) Sitar (d) Veena 111. Most accurate method of estimation is based on 98. Patanjali is well-known for the compilation of (a) Building cost index estimate (a) Yogasutra (b) Panchatantra (b) Plinth area estimate (c) Brahmasutra (d) Ayurveda (c) Detailed estimate 99. Which of the following Presidents of America abolished (d) Cube rate estimate Slavery? 112. The annual instalment (I) of the sinking fund (S) over n (a) Abraham Lincoln (b) Thomas Jefferson years, at i rate of interest may be calculated from the formula (c) George Washington (d) Stanley Jackson (a) I = Si / (1 + i)n-1 (b) I = S (1 + 1)n-1/i n+1 (c) I = S (1 + i) /(1 + i) (d) I = Si / (1 + i)n+1 100. Who is the first woman cosmonaut of the world? - (a) Valentina Tereshkova (b) Maria Estela Peron 113. The plan of a building is in the form of a rectangle with (c) Svetlana Savitskaya (d) Kay Cottee centre line dimensions of the outer walls as 10.3 m × 15.3 m. The thickness of the walls in superstructure is 0.3 m. Then Civil and Structural Engineering its carpet area is (a) 150 m2 (b) 157.59 m2 101. Mild steel used in RCC structures conforms to 2 (c) 165. 36 m (d) 170 m2 (a) IS : 432 (b) IS : 1566 114. Pick up the item of work not included in the plinth area (c) IS : 1786 (d) IS : 2062 estimate. 102. Which of the following types of lime is used for plastering (a) Wall thickness (b) Room area and white washing? (a) Quick lime (b) Slaked lime (c) Verandah area (d) Courtyard area (c) Hydraulic lime (d) Fat lime 115. One brick thickness of wall is roughly equal to 103. Which of the following acts as retarder for the concrete? (a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (a) Calcium chloride (c) 20 cm (d) 30 cm (b) Calcium lignosulphonate 116. A work costing ` 20,000 is termed as (c) Calcium stearate (a) Petty work (b) Minor work (d) Aluminium powder (c) Major work (d) Minor project 104. Identify the wrong statement. 117. The density of cement is taken to be (a) Bulking of sand can go up to 40%. (a) 1000 kg/m3 (b) 1250 kg/m3 (b) Bulking of sand is maximum at 4.6% moisture content. (c) 1440 kg/m3 (d) 1800 kg/m3 (c) Bulking of sand is considered in weigh batching of 118. The damp proof course (D.P.C) of uniform thickness in a concrete mix. building having walls of different widths is measured in (d) Bulking of sand occurs due to free moisture film (a) m4 (b) m3 formation over sand grain. (c) m2 (d) m SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 2014-7 119. Volume by Trapezoidal Formula Method is determined by 128. If whole circle bearing of a line is 210° 0' 0", its value in the formula. quadrantal bearing system is (a) S 30° 0' 0'' W (b) N 30° 0' 0" E ì A + An ü (a) Dí 0 + A 2 + A 4 + A 6 +...A n -1 ý (c) S 30° 0' 0" E (d) N 30° 0' 0" W î 2 þ 129. The magnetic declination is the difference between ì A + An ü (a) True Meridian and False Meridian (b) Dí 1 + A 0 + A1 + A3 +...A n -1 ý î 2 þ (b) False Meridian and True Meridian (c) True Meridian and Magnetic Meridian ì A + A1 ü (d) Magnetic Meridian and False Meridian (c) Dí 0 + A1 + A 3 + A 5 +...A n -1 ý î 2 þ 130. A staff reading taken on a point whose elevation is to be determined as a change point is called ì A + An ü (d) Dí 0 + A1 + A 2 + A3 + A 4...A n -1 ý (a) foresight reading (b) backsight reading î 2 þ (c) intermediate sight (d) long sight 120. The value of the property at the end of its useful life (without 131. Clay is generally being dismantled) is known as (a) cohesive (b) permeable (a) Salvage value (b) Scrap value (c) having large particle size (d) None of the above (c) Book value (d) Junk value 121. The multiplying constant for the tacheometer is generally Liquid limit - Water content 132. The ratio for a soil mass is kept as Plasticity Index (a) 100 (b) 20 called (c) 40 (d) 60 (a) Liquidity index (b) Shrinkage ratio 122. The fundamental principle of surveying is to work from the (c) Consistency index (d) Toughness index (a) whole to part (b) part to whole 133. The volume of voids to the total volume of soil is known as (c) lower level to higher level (a) porosity (b) void ratio (d) higher level to lower level (c) air ratio (d) air content 123. Radiation, Intersection and Resection are 134. A fundamental equation of void ratio (e), specify gravity (a) Compass Surveying Techniques (G). water content (W) and the degree of saturation (Sp) is (b) Chain Surveying Techniques WG eG (c) Levelling Techniques (a) e = S (b) W = S (d) Plane Table Surveying Techniques p p 124. Which of the following statements in respect of a map A having scale 1 : 1000 and another map B having scale 1 : eW eW (c) G = S (d) Sp = 5000 is true? p G (a) Map A is a large scale map compared to map B 135. Manometer is a device used for measuring (b) Map B is a large scale map compared to map A (a) Velocity (b) Pressure (c) Map B is a more detailed map compared to map A (d) None of the above (c) Density (d) Discharge 125. The correction to be applied to each 30 m chain for a line 136. Capillarity is due to measurement along a slope of q is I. surface tension (a) 30( l – cosq) (b) 30 (1 – sinq) II. cohesion (c) 30 (1 – tan q) (d) 30(1 – cot q) III. viscosity 126. Narrowly spaced contours lines on a map shows that the IV. vapour pressure area is V. weight density of liquid (a) Flat (b) Steeply sloped (a) II,.III (b) III (c) Vertical cliff (d) Overhand cliff (c) I (d) II, III, V 127. The length of the tangent of a curve whose radius is R and the angle of deflection D is 137. Flow of water through a passage under atmospheric pressure is called D D (a) Pipe flow (a) R tan (b) 2R sin 2 2 (b) Uniform flow D D (c) Open channel flow (c) 2R tan (d) R sin (d) Non-uniform flow 2 2 2014-8 SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 138. The discharge through a V-notch varies 148. Camber in the road is provided for (a) proportional to head (H) (a) counteracting the centrifugal force (b) inversely proportional to angle q (b) effective drainage (c) proportional to H5/2 (c) having proper sight distance (d) inversely proportional to tan q/2 (d) avoiding overturning 139. The dimension for Angular velocity is 149. The standard 5-day BOD at 20°C, when compared to ultimate (a) T 2 (b) T-1 BOD is about (c) T 1 (d) T-2 (a) 60% (b) 68% 140. Which of the following flow constants does not have any (c) 80% (d) 90% unit? 150. The global warming is caused mainly by (a) Chezy's C (a) NOX (b) SOX (b) Manning's N (c) CO2 (d) O2 (c) Both Chezy's C and Manning's N 151. The maximum shear force in a simply supported beam of (d) None of the above span, L, subjected to a central point load, W is given by the following expression: 141. Each term of the Bernoulli equation represents (a) energy per unit weight W (a) (b) WL (b) energy per unit mass 2 (c) energy per unit volume (d) specific energy WL2 WL2 (c) (d) 142. Pressure is terms of metres of oil (specific gravity = 0.9) 2 4 equivalent to 4.5 m of water is 152. 30 kN (a) 4.05 (b) 5.0 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.298 C A B 143. Typically, a hydroelectric plant will have following hydraulic 1m 2m machine: (a) Hydraulic Turbine (b) Hydraulic Pump For simply supported beam shown in Fig., the magnitude of vertical reaction at 'B' is (c) Electric Motor (d) None of the above (a) 20 kN (b) 18 kN 144. Darcy-Weisbach equation to calculate the head loss due to (c) 15 kN (d) 10 kN friction for flow through pipes is applicable when the flow through the pipe can be 153. "Poisson's ratio" is defined as the ratio of (a) lateral strain to linear strain (a) laminar only (b) linear strain to lateral strain (b) turbulent only (c) lateral stress to linear stress (c) Both laminar and turbulent (d) linear stress to lateral stress (d) Subscritical flow 154. If 'A' is the area of cross-section and 'I' is the moment of 145. The ratio of the quantity of water stored in the root zone of inertia of a given plane section, then radius of gyration (r) is the crops to the quantity of water actually delivered in the given by the formula field is known as (a) water use efficiency I I (a) r= (b) r= (b) water conveyance efficiency A A (c) water application efficiency A A (d) water storage efficiency (c) r= (d) r= I I 146. For unlined canals, the freeboard is measured from the 155. Strain energy due to axial deformation is given by (a) full supply level to top of the bank (s: resultant stress (b) top of the bank to bed of the canal P : axial load (c) full supply level to top of the dowel D : deformation (d) None of the above e = strain 147. The ruling minimum radius of the curve for ruling design E = modulus of elasticity) speed V m3, coefficient of friction f, acceleration due to (a) s e (b) PD gravity g m3 and superelevation e is given by (a) V2/(e – f)g (b) V2 (f – e)g s2 1 (c) (d) PD 2 (c) V /(e + f) g (d) V2/(e + f) 2g 2E 2 SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 2014-9 156. In a cantilever beam subjected to general loading, the 163. The top diameter bottom diameter and the height of the maximum bending moment is at steel mould used for slump test are (a) fixed end (b) free end (a) 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm (b) 10 cm, 30 cm, 20 cm (c) mid-span (d) quarter-span (c) 20 cm, 10 cm, 30 cm (d) 20 cm, 30 cm, 10 cm 157. Moment of inertia of rectangular section shown in Fig. about 164. The early high strength of rapid hardening cement is due to its horizontal centroidal axis is its (a) increased content of gypsum b (b) burning at high temperature (c) increased content of cement (d) higher content of tricalcium d 165. Di-calcium silicate (C2S): (a) hydrates rapidly (b) generates less heat of hydration (c) hardens rapidly (d) has less resistance to sulphate attack db3 db3 166. Separation of coarse aggregates from concrete during (a) (b) transportation, is known as 12 3 (a) bleeding (b) creeping bd3 bd3 (c) segregation (d) evaporation (c) (d) 12 3 167. The resistance of an aggregate to wear is known as 158. Ratio of length of column to the minimum radius of gyration (a) impact value (b) abrasion resistance of the cross-sectional area of the column is known as (c) shear resistance (d) crushing resistance (a) Slenderness ratio (b) Buckling ratio 168. If fineness modulus of a sand is 2.5, it is graded as (c) Crippling ratio (d) Compressive ratio (a) very fine sand (b) fine sand 159. A linear force-deformation relation is obtained in materials (c) medium sand (d) coarse sand (a) having elastic stress-strain property 169. Water-cement ratio is measured ________ of water and cement used per cubic metre of concrete. (b) having plastic stress-strain property (a) volume by volume (b) weight by weight (c) following Hooke's law (c) weight by volume (d) volume by weight (d) which are rigid elastic materials 170. To prevent segregation. the maximum height for placing 160. The property of a material by which it can be beaten or concrete, is rolled into plates, is called (a) 100 cm (b) 125 cm (a) malleability (b) ductility (c) 150 cm (d) 200 cm (c) plasticity (d) elasticity 171. An aggregate is said to be flaky, if its least dimension is less 161. Which of the beams given in the following Figs, is a than determinate beam? 2 1 A B (a) mean dimension (b) mean dimension (a) 3 2 3 3 B (c) mean dimension (d) mean diameter 5 4 (b) A 172. The fineness of cement can be found out by sieve analysis using IS sieve number (c) A B (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 9 (d) 6 C B 173. For batching 1 : 2 : 4 concrete mix by volume the ingredients (d) A required per bag (50 kg) of cement are (a) 100 litres of fine aggregate : 140 litres of coarse aggregate 162. The effective slenderness ratio of a cantilever column is (b) 100 kg of fine aggregate : 200 kg of coarse aggregate (a) 0.5 L/r (b) L/r (c) 70 kg of fine aggregate :: 140 kg of coarse aggregate (c) 2 L/r (d) 2 L/r (d) 70 litres of fine aggregate : 140 litres of coarse aggregate 2014-10 SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 174. Bulking is Le Le (a) increase in volume of sand due to moisture which keeps (a) 1 - (b) 1.25 - 24b 36b sand particles apart (b) increase in density of sand due to impurities like clay. Le Le organic matter (c) 1.25 - (d) 1.5 - 48b 60b (c) ramming of sand so that it occupies minimum volume 185. A T-beam behaves as a rectangular beam of a width equal to (d) compactin of sand its flange if its neutral axis 175. The concrete cubes are prepared, cured and tested (a) falls within the flange according to Indian Standards code number (b) falls below the flange (a) IS : 515 (b) IS : 516 (c) coincides with the geometrical centre of the beam (c) IS : 517 (d) IS : 518 (d) falls below the centroidal axis of the beam 176. Workability of concrete for a given water content is good if 186. If tv is the nominal shear stress, tc is design shear strength the aggregates are of concrete and tc max is the maximum design shear strength (a) angular aggregates (b) flaky aggregates of concrete, which of the following statements is correct? (c) rounded aggregates (d) irregular aggregates (a) If tv > tc max, section is to be designed for shear. 177. Generally, strength of concrete is considered negligible/very (b) If tv > tc max, minimum shear reinforcement is to be low in provided (a) Compression (b) Tension (c) If tv < tc max, minimum shear reinforcement is to be (c) Fatigue (d) None of the above provided. 178. As the cement sets and hardens, it generates heat. This is (d) If tv > tc, minimum shear reinforcement is to be called provided. (a) Heat of hydration (b) Latent heat 187. The minimum clear cover (in mm) for the main reinforcement is column, according to IS : 456-2000 is (c) Heat of vaporisation (d) Sensible heat (a) 20 (b) 25 179. In concrete while hand mixing is adopted, excess cement to (c) 40 (d) 50 be added is 188. The diameter of longitudinal bars of a RCC column should (a) 4% (b) 10% never be less than (c) 14% (d) 20% (a) 6 mm (b) 8 mm 180. For constructing road pavements, the type of cement (c) 10 mm (d) 12 mm generally used is 189. In an RCC section of effective depth 'd', if vertical stirrups (a) ordinary Portland cement are provided to resist shear, their maximum spacing (b) rapid hardening cement measured along the axis of the member as per IS :456-2000 (c) low heat cement should not exceed (d) blast furnace slag cement (a) 0.25 d (b) 0.50 d 181. A very comfortable type of stair for usage is (c) 0.75 d (d) 1.00 d (a) straight (b) dog legged 190. For a continuous slab of 3 m × 3.5 m size, the minimum (c) open newel (d) circular overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limit is 182. If the area of tension reinforcement provided is less than (a) 5 cm (b) 7.5 cm that required for a balanced section, then the RCC beam is (c) 10 cm (d) 15 cm called 191. As per IS : 800, the factor of safety adopted with respect to (a) over reinforced (b) neutral reinforced the yield stress of steel is (c) under reinforced (d) bottom reinforced (a) 1.45 (b) 1.5 183. In limit state of collapse for direct compression, the maximum (c) 1.67 (d) 2.0 axial compressive strain in concrete is 192. A tie is a (a) 0.002 (b) 0.003 (a) tension member (b) compression member (c) 0.0035 (d) 0.004 (c) flexural member (d) torsion member 184. A reduction factor Cr to load carrying capacity for a long 193. The slenderness ratio of lacing bars should not exceed column of effective length Le and width b is applied as (a) 120 (b) 145 obtained from following expression : (c) 180 (d) 100 SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 2014-11 194. Bearing stiffeners are designed as 197. The size of a river is identified by (a) beams (b) beam-ties (a) diameter of shank (b) diameter of head (c) ties (d) column (c) length of shank (d) shape of head 195. The maximum allowable slenderness ratio for members 198. Horizontal stiffeners are needed in plate girders if the carrying compressive load due to wind and seismic force thickness of web is less than only is (a) 6 mm (b) Depth/200 (a) 180 (b) 250 (c) Span/500 (d) Flange thickness (c) 350 (d) 400 199. Permissible stress may also be known as 196. The throat in a fillet weld is (a) ultimate stress (b) working stress (a) large side of the triangle of the fillet (c) limit stress (d) yield stress (b) hypotenuse of the triangle of the fillet 200. The maximum permissible stress for power driven field rivet (c) smaller side of the triangle of the fillet is bearing on rivet is (d) perpendicular distance from the root to the hypotenuse (a) 100 N/mm2 (b) 250 N/mm2 (c) 270 N/mm2 (d) 300 N/mm2 2014-12 SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering Hints & Solutions 1. (a) Dehradun is capital of Uttarakhand. Similarly Aizawl is 7. (d) (1)3 : 1 capital of Mizoram. Similarly 2. (c) “Court” is the place where the judge gives his decision (10)3 : 1000 on crime. Similarly, Hospital is the place where the 30 8. (c) doctor diagnose the disease of the patient. 7 : 56 : : 5 : ? (–1) (–1) 2 2 3. (c) 7 + (7) 5 + (5) 9. (b) Here only 63 is not belonging to group because it is Y Q X P J B I A divisible by 3. : (–1) (–1) 10. (c) Mumbai, Kolkata and Cochin all are costal city. Similarly, Chennai is also a costal city. 11. (c) (–1) (–1) 12. (a) All others, except (a) are root vegetables. V N U K C J : O : D 13. (d) H (–1) G (–1) F (–1) E (–1) (–1) (–1) (–1) (–1) P O N M (–1) (–1) (–1) 4. (b) D C B A (+6) (+1) (+1) (+2) M S T U (+2) (+2) M S T U is odd word (+2) (–1) (+3) A D G J : B E H K : : D G J M : ? G J M P 14. (d) G F I (+1) (+3) (–1) (+3) (+1) (+3) V U X (–1) (+3) (+1) (+3) P O R (+1) (+3) (–1) (+2) L K M 5. (a) LKM is odd word A C E B D F (+1) (+1) (+1) 15. (a) v w p q (+1) (–1) (+1) y x m n (+1) (–1) (+1) g f k l Similarly (–1) (+1) c b r s G I K H J L 16. (a) Except (a), all others are not divisible by 2nd term. (+1) 17. (c) In all the options, second number is square of first number (+1) but in option (c), square of 12 is not 141. So, (c) is odd. (+1) 18. (a) L C M of 25, 40, 56 2 25, 40, 56 6. (a) C A T D D Y 5 25, 20, 28 (+1) 2 5, 4, 28 (+3) 2 5, 2, 14 (+5) 5, 1, 7 Similarly =2×5×2×2×5×7 B I G C L L = 1400 (+1) Smallest Number = 1400 + 13 = 1413. (+3) 19. (c) As per dictionary (+5) Elocution, Embrace, Emplane, Empower, Equable. SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 2014-13 20. (b) Meaning full words 28. (a) Tilling ® Sowing ® Weeding ® Reaping. 11 22 121 21. (b) Colour of Rainbow 11 + 5 + 4 × 3 121 + 25 + 6 × 5 3 4 5 22 + 20 + 5 × 3 3 6 5 = V I BG Y O R = 28 = 42 + 15 = 57 =146 + 30 = 176 Reverse order – R O Y G B I V 5 20 25 According to option 29. (a) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5 63 22. (c) +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 7 9 1 C E G J L N Q S U +2 +2 3 1 7 3 Similarly, H J L 23. (b) Þ 63 ×2 ×2 ×2 ×2 ×2 Þ 7 ´ 1 ´ 9 = 63 B – 1, D – 2, F – 4, H – 8, J – 16, L – 32 Þ 3 ´ 1 ´ 7 ´ 3 = 63 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 30. (b) After arranging the letters, we get word ‘ENGLAND’ which is the name of the country. 24. (c) (+3) (+3) (+3) 31. (c) It is based on position of English alphabet. (+3) B E A D I N G C G J K O R T X A F J M ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ (+4) (+4) (+4) 2 5 1 4 9 14 7 (+4) 32. (d) A + G + E = 1 + 7 + 5 = 13 Similarly, C + A + R = 3 + 1 + 18 = 22 25. (d) 170 × 2 + 2 33. (d) An electric train does not emit smoke. = 342 Therefore, no smoke will be going in any of the direction. 86 × 2 – 2 34. (a) 1 Þ 2 ´ 1– 1 = 1 2 = 170 2 Þ2´2–1=3 3 Þ 3 ´ 2– 1 = 5 42 × 2 + 2 2×2+2 = 86 =6 4 Þ 4 ´ 2– 1 = 7 5 Þ 5 ´ 2– 1 = 9 22 × 2 – 2 6×2–2 35. (b) 7 + 3 = 421 = (7 – 3) (7 × 3) = 42 = 10 11 + 7 = 477 = (11 – 7) (11 × 7) 9 + 5 = 445 = (9 – 5) (9 × 5) 10 × 2 + 2 = 22 6 + 2 = (6 – 2) (6 × 2) = 412 36. (a) 24 26. (b) 18 34 36 54 22 + 42 9 +6 +12 +18 = 38 37. (b) Brother-in-law 13 + 32 9 + 22 = 22 = 13 (Ram)Husband sister Brother(+) (+) (–) Niece Girl Brother 8 (–) (+) 27. (b) 57 = 7 × 8 + 1 25 = 8 × 3 + 1 Hence, girl is the niece of Ram. 38. (c) All the above lines are symmetrical, as all these lines 7 3 divide the given figure into two mirror-image halves. 43 = 7 × 6 + 1 13 = 4 × 3 + 1 39. (c) Let total Journey = x km. x 6 4 Ist hour, he travelled = km. 31 21 4 31 = 6 × 5 + 1 21 = 5 × 4 + 1 x Next hour, he travelled = km. 5 2 2014-14 SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering æ x xö 50. (d) Total distance travelled = ç + ÷ km 9 10 5 è 4 2ø 5 6 4 3x = km 6 4 4 4 5 (9×4) 6 (10×6) 4 (5×4) æ 3x ö = 536 =660 =420 Remaining distance = ç x - ÷ km è 4 ø 51. (c) The difference between macro and micro was introduced in 1933 by the Norwegian, Ragnar x = km Frisch.Macroeconomics studies the behavior of 4 economic aggregates.Microeconomics studies the It is given that, last behavior of individual economic units, which can be last 30 min, he travelled = 80 km individuals, families, businesses, and the markets in x which they operate. Þ = 80 52. (b) Capital goods refers to goods which help in the further 4 production of goods. These include factory buildings, x = 320 km. machinery, equipments, tools etc. 40. (c) 53. (b) Net national product (NNP) is the market value of a 41. (c) nation's goods and services minus depreciation. 42. (b) Regions Numbers NNP = Gross National Product – Depreciation 1 2 3 4 5 54. (d) National income means the total value of goods and Circle û û û ü ü services produced annually in a country. It shows the rate of growth of an economy. Square 55. (b) The three most important characteristics of oligopoly û ü ü ü û are: (1) an industry dominated by a small number of large Triangle firms, ü ü û û û (2) firms sell either identical or differentiated products, and Only number 4 is present in the square and the circle. (3) the industry has significant barriers to entry. 43. (b) 56. (a) The governor can dissolve the Vidhan Sabha. These Information-Communication Technology powers are formal and the governor while using these powers must act according to the advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the chief minister. Computer Internet 57. (a) A supreme court was established at Fort William at 44. (b) Conclusions : Calcutta by Regulating Act,1773. The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain I. (ü) II. (ü) All follow given statements. intended to overhaul the management of the East India III. (ü) Company's rule in India. 45. (c) Arguments : 58. (d) 73rd Amendment of the Constitution of India, 1992 I. (û) It does not tell about real meaning. provides Constitutional status to Panchayati Raj. The II. (ü ) Heavy bags spoil the posture of the Amendment Act has added part IX to the Constitution children. of India. It consists of provisions from Article 243 to III. (û ) More load does not mean to get more 243-0. knowledge 59. (b) Under the Constitution of India (Article 72), the IV. (ü) knowledge can not be gained by taking more President of India can grant a pardon or reduce the load. sentence of a convicted person, particularly in cases 46. (c) involving capital punishment. 47. (d) 60. (a) Article 315 of the Constitution provides for separate 48. (a) Public Service Commission for the Union and States 49. (d) without any formal linkage between the two. SSC Junior Civil and Structural Engineering 2014-15 61. (b) The Harappans worshipped Mother Goddess, (cracking in the corners of the lips), Photophobia Pashupati or Lord Shiva, Trees, animals such as the (sensitivity to light), Dry itchy eyes, Depression, bull, buffalo and tiger etc. Anxiety, Memory loss, Neuropathy, Fatigue. 62. (c) The Salt March, also known as the Dandi March was a 75. (c) Plant cells have a rigid cell wall that surrounds the cell march initiated by Mohandas Gandhi to illegally membrane. Animal cells do not have a cell wall. produce salt from seawater. It began on 12 March, 1930, 76. (d) Mangoes and carrots are beautiful to look at because and was a direct action campaign of tax resistance and they contain rich deposits of carotene pigments. The nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly carotenes come in many different variations, and range in colonial India. in color from yellow to deep orange. 63. (a) Birbal was the court poet of Akbar. He was appointed 77. (a) Lunar eclipse is an eclipse in which the moon appears by Akbar as a poet and singer in around 1556-1562. He darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow. was an advisor in the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. 78. (c) Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. 64. (a) Shankaracharya established four great mathas at the 79. (b) Asteroids are found between the orbits of Mars and four corners of India which are Sringeri ( Karnataka), Jupiter. An asteroid is a large, irregularly shaped object Jyotirmath, (Uttarakhand), Govardhana matha at Puri, in space that orbits our Sun. (Odisha) and Dvaraka Pitha (Gujarat.) 80. (b) An Electrocardiograph (E.C.G.) is the most common 65. (c) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are two ancient cities cardiac test carried out on cardiac patients. The E.C.G. located on the banks of the Indus and its tributary the takes a recording of the electrical activity of the heart Ravi River in the northwestern region of the Indian (heart beat) onto paper. subcontinent. The name of Mohenjo-Daro means the 81. (c) USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a standard for a wired "Mound of the Dead" because the center of the town connection between two electronic devices, including is an artificial mound about 50 feet high surrounded a mobile phone and a desktop computer. with a brick wall and fortified with towers. 82. (b) A wide area network (WAN) is a telecommunications 66. (c) Hirakud Dam was built on Mahanadi river which is the network or computer networkthat extends over a large longest dam in India. It is located in the state of Odisha. geographical distance. 67. (d) Neyveli is a mining and power generation township in 83. (d) A common characteristic of most Alkali Metals is their the state of Tamil Nadu. ability to displace H2(g) from water. Sulphur(S) is an 68. (d) The lands around the Mediterranean Sea form the example of it. largest area where this climate type is found, but it also 84. (a) Pb does not dissolve in dilute H2SO4 because of surface found in the United States, where it prevails in most of coating of PbSO4.