Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • 2021 • Agricultural Engineering Paper-II
The rise and fall method of the levelling provides a complete check on:
A)
intermediate sight
B)
back sight
C)
foresight
D)
all of these
Rise-and-fall levelling provides an arithmetic check involving backsights, foresights and intermediate sights.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • 2021 • Agricultural Engineering Paper-II
The type of surveying in which the curvature of earth is taken into account is called:
A)
geodetic surveying
B)
plan surveying
C)
preliminary survey
D)
topographical survey
Geodetic surveying accounts for the curvature of the earth.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • 2021 • Agricultural Engineering Paper-II
The line of collimation should be parallel to:
A)
vertical axis
B)
bubbles axis
C)
both (a) & (b)
D)
none of these
In proper adjustment, the line of collimation is parallel to the bubble-tube axis.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • 2021 • Agricultural Engineering Paper-II
The contour interval is depends upon:
A)
purpose and extent of survey
B)
scale of the map
C)
nature of the ground
D)
all of these
Contour interval depends on the map scale, purpose/extent of survey and nature of terrain.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • 2021 • Agricultural Engineering Paper-II
In levelling, a station is a point where:
A)
bench mark is mark
B)
staff is placed
C)
instrument is set up
D)
none of these
A station in levelling is the point at which the instrument is set up.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • 2021 • Agricultural Engineering Paper-II
For construction of grassed waterways the land slope should be:
A)
Less than 20%
B)
5-10%
C)
10-15%
D)
20-30%
Grassed waterways are generally laid on moderate slopes, with 5–10% being a common design range in such questions.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Choose the most suitable idiom to make the sentence meaningful: The Director generally___________ the faults of his subordinates.
A)
passed off
B)
passed by
C)
passed on
D)
passed with
The intended idiom is “passed over,” but it is absent from the options; A is the closest supplied choice but the item is awkwardly constructed.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Identify the tense of the given sentence: The children continued corresponding with their school friends.
A)
present tense
B)
past tense
C)
future tense
“Continued” places the action in the past tense.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative which is closest in meaning to the given sentence: It is grossly ___________ to suggest that the school was responsible for the accident.
A)
inappropriate
B)
justified
C)
unfair
D)
unfit
“Unfair” is the closest fit to “grossly inappropriate” in context.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Identify the type of Imperative sentence: Speak some kind words, please.
A)
Command
B)
Advice
C)
Request
D)
Proposal
“Please” makes this an explicit request.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Choose the most suitable idiom to make the sentence meaningful: I cannot ___________ the meaning of this verse.
A)
make out
B)
make up
C)
made for
D)
made of
“Make out” means understand/discern.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Analyze the following sentence and indicate the kind: He was born great but didn’t achieve greatness.
A)
Simple
B)
Compound
C)
Complex
“But” joins two independent clauses, making the sentence compound.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Analyze the following sentence and indicate the kind: Some praise the work, and some praise the architect.
A)
Simple
B)
Compound
C)
Complex
Two independent clauses joined by “and” make it compound.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Identify the tense of the given sentence: The proceedings will continue today.
A)
present tense
B)
past tense
C)
future tense
Option C is correct: future tense.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: When the cat is away the mice will play.
A)
Co-ordinate clause
B)
Noun clause
C)
Adjective clause
D)
Adverb clause
“When the cat is away” gives the circumstance, so it is an adverb clause.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Choose the most suitable idiom to make the sentence meaningful: That building ___________ Rs.5000 a month.
A)
brings in
B)
brings about
C)
brings over
D)
brings below
“Brings in Rs.5000 a month” means earns that amount.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: one who kills the king
A)
regicide
B)
infanticide
C)
homicide
D)
fratricide
Killing a king is regicide.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: The capseller rested ___________ a shady tree.
A)
above
B)
behind
C)
before
D)
beneath
“Beneath a shady tree” is the correct preposition.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative which is closest in meaning to the given sentence: If you drink too much, it will ___________ your judgement.
A)
impede
B)
impose
C)
infect
D)
impair
Excess alcohol can impair judgement.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Identify the type of Imperative sentence: Always take good care of your health.
A)
Command
B)
Advice
C)
Request
D)
proposal
“Always take good care of your health” expresses advice.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: While there is life there is hope.
A)
Co-ordinate clause
B)
Noun clause
C)
Adjective clause
D)
Adverb clause
“While there is life” gives the condition/time context, so it is an adverb clause.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: beautiful writing
A)
biography
B)
nomography
C)
calligraphy
D)
autobiography
Beautiful writing is calligraphy.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Identify the tense of the given sentence: Were you afraid of him?
A)
present tense
B)
past tense
C)
future tense
“Were you afraid…” is past tense.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: medicine that kills germs
A)
insecticide
B)
fungicide
C)
germicide
D)
pesticide
A medicine/substance that kills germs is a germicide.
Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer • General English Paper-II
Identify the tense of the given sentence: We had a walk in the fresh morning breeze.
A)
present tense
B)
past tense
C)
future tense
“Had” places the action in the past.
