Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
Explain the mechanism of landslides.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
Write brief note on watershed management.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
How does run-off occur?
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
A deposit of fine sand has porosity of 45%. Estimate the hydraulic gradient to develop quicksand condition if the specific gravity of grain is 2.7.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
Define Earliest Start Time (EST) and Earliest Finish Time (EFT).
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
The design flood commonly adopted in India for barrage and minor dams is:
A)
Probable maximum flood
B)
A flood of 50 -100 years return period
C)
Peak flood
D)
Standard project flood or a 100-year flood, whichever is higher
Option D is correct: Standard project flood or a 100-year flood, whichever is higher.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
Wind speed is measured by:
A)
Current meters
B)
Anemometers
C)
Weather socks
D)
Velocity meters
Option B is correct: Anemometers.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
A unit-hydrograph has:
A)
One unit of peak discharge
B)
One unit of time-base of direct runoff
C)
One unit of rainfall duration
D)
One unit of direct runoff
Option D is correct: One unit of direct runoff.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
Plane surveying assumes that:
A)
Earth is a perfect sphere
B)
Earth is flat for small areas
C)
Earth is elliptical
D)
Curvature is always considered
Option B is correct: Earth is flat for small areas.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
The horizontal line of sight in levelling is tangent to:
A)
The level line at the instrument
B)
The vertical line
C)
The staff
D)
The horizontal plane at the point of observation
Option A is correct: The level line at the instrument.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
What is ‘Hydrological Cycle’?
A)
Process involved in the transfer of moisture from sea to land.
B)
Process involved in the transfer of moisture from sea back to sea again.
C)
Process involved in the transfer of moisture from snowmelt in mountains to sea.
D)
Process involved in the transfer of moisture from sea to land and back to sea again.
Option D is correct: Process involved in the transfer of moisture from sea to land and back to sea again..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
Ranging rods are used for:
A)
Taking bearings
B)
Marking intermediate points on a line
C)
Measuring distances directly
D)
Leveling operations
Option B is correct: Marking intermediate points on a line.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
An instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angles is:
A)
Dumpy level
B)
Theodolite
C)
Compass
D)
Clinometer
Option B is correct: Theodolite.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
Which plant type is most effective in binding soil particles together?
A)
Annual herbs
B)
Deep-rooted grasses
C)
Leafy vegetables
D)
Shallow-rooted cereals
Option B is correct: Deep-rooted grasses.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
What is well-conditioned triangle with figure or diagram?
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
The main objective of levelling is to determine:
A)
Bearing of survey lines
B)
Relative heights or elevations of points
C)
Curvature of the earth
D)
Area of a plot
Option B is correct: Relative heights or elevations of points.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
Describe the information which can be obtained from contour line.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
A Lysimeter is an instrument to measure:
A)
Infiltration rates
B)
Evaporation
C)
Evapotranspiration
D)
Transpiration
Option C is correct: Evapotranspiration.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
The probability of a flood, equal to or greater than 1000 years flood, occurring next year is:
A)
0.0001
B)
0.001
C)
0.386
D)
0.632
Option B is correct: 0.001.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
The length of a standard chain in metric system is:
A)
10 m
B)
20 m
C)
30 m
D)
50 m
Option B is correct: 20 m.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
The main principle of a chain is based on:
A)
Optical levelling
B)
Linear measurement
C)
Angular measurement
D)
Magnetic bearing
Option B is correct: Linear measurement.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
The process of verifying measurements in surveying is known as:
A)
Orientation
B)
Calibration
C)
Checking
D)
Adjustment
Option C is correct: Checking.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
Write the different classification of survey based on instrument used.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
Write the factor to keep in mind during preparation of maps.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Engineering Paper-II
The fundamental principle of levelling is:
A)
Measurement of horizontal angles
B)
Determination of horizontal distances
C)
Determining elevation differences by line of sight being horizontal
D)
Measurement of vertical angles
Option C is correct: Determining elevation differences by line of sight being horizontal.
