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Past Questions — 2023

Departmental (other) • 2023 • Accounts Paper-II

Allroad metal required for the maintenance of a road is debited to the major head:

A) 3054 Roads and Bridges
B) 1054 Road and Bridges
C) 4054 Roads and Bridges
Option A is correct: 3054 Roads and Bridges.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Accounts Paper-II

The cost of the supply of all stores, required as tools and plant for the general use of the division is debited at once to the minor head

A) Machinery & Equipment
B) Tools & Plant
C) Maintenance & Repairs
Option B is correct: Tools & Plant.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Accounts Paper-II

The account of temporary advance should be closed

A) at the last working day of the month
B) at the last day of the month
C) as soon as possible
Option A is correct: at the last working day of the month.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Accounts Paper-II

The main unit of classification in government accounts is known as:

A) Major Head
B) Minor Head
C) Detailed Head
Option A is correct: Major Head.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Accounts Paper-II

Works of construction or maintenance relating to water courses are usually referred as

A) Civil Works
B) Public Works
C) Takavi works
Option C is correct: Takavi works.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-II

The capacitance of a capacitor is ________ relative permittivity.

A) directly proportional to
B) inversely Proportional to
C) independent of
D) directly proportional to the square of
Option A is correct: directly proportional to.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-II

A motor draws 12A from a 230V AC source. If the motor is 95% efficient, the horsepower rating of the motor is

A) 3.5h.p
B) 4.0h.p
C) 5.5h.p
D) 6.5h.p
Option A is correct: 3.5h.p.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-II

The specific resistance of a wire depends upon?

A) its length
B) its cross-sectional area
C) its dimension
D) its material
Option D is correct: its material.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-II

How much energy is consumed when ten 60W bulb is operated for 10 hours per day for 30 days?

A) 160kWh
B) 148kWh
C) 180kWh
D) 120kWh
Option C is correct: 180kWh.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

What is called for an area surrounding a body of water in which that body of water is subject to?

A) Rainwater harvesting
B) Watershed
C) Water pumping
D) Water cycle
Option B is correct: Watershed.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

How many methods of rainwater harvesting are there?

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Option B is correct: Two.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

The Mizoram Water Supply (Control) Rules was recently approved by the Council of Minister meeting held on 18" May 2023 is

A) The Mizoram Water Supply (Control) Rules Amendment 2023
B) The Mizoram Water Supply (Control) Rules Repeal 2023
C) The Mizoram Water Supply (Control) Rules 2023
D) The Mizoram Water Supply (Control) Rules & Water Tariff 2023
Option C is correct: The Mizoram Water Supply (Control) Rules 2023.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

At each stage the fluid is directed

A) Towards the centre
B) Away the centre
C) Towards the surface
D) Away from the centre
Option B is correct: Away the centre.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

Critical time for developing a water hammer, is the time required for

A) Closing the valve
B) The wave to travel from valve to the reservoir
C) The wave to travel from the valve to the reservoir and back
D) Water column separation
Option C is correct: The wave to travel from the valve to the reservoir and back.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

The most commonly used chemical for dechlorination of water, is

A) sodium thiosulphate
B) sodium bisulphate
C) sodium sulphite
D) sulphur-dioxide
Option A is correct: sodium thiosulphate.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

The point at which the centrifugal pump operates at maximum efficiency is called

A) Duty point
B) Flow point
C) Static point
D) Operating point
Option A is correct: Duty point.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

Which of the following is correct about direct current?

A) Magnitude is constant
B) Frequency is zero
C) Can be transported to larger distances with less loss in power
D) Flows in one direction
Option D is correct: Flows in one direction.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

The chemical formula of alum is

A) K, SO, .Al, (SO,), .20H,O
B) KNO, .Al, (SO,), .24H,O
C) K, SO, .Al, (SO,), .24H,O
D) K, SO, .Al, (SO,), .21H,O
Option C is correct: K, SO, .Al, (SO,), .24H,O.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

Which of the following will happen in a transformer when the number of secondary turns is less than the number of primary turns?

A) The voltage gets stepped up
B) The voltage gets stepped down
C) The power gets stepped up
D) The power gets stepped down
Option B is correct: The voltage gets stepped down.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

Which of the following tests is performed to detect the leakage of rain water pipe in the testing of house sewers?

A) Water test
B) Smoke test
C) Temperature test
D) Airtest
Option A is correct: Water test.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

The impeller is mounted on a

A) Draft tube
B) Throttle bush
C) Stuffing box
D) Shaft
Option D is correct: Shaft.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

Which part of centrifugal well pumps prevents the back flow through the pump?

A) Delivery pipe
B) Foot valve
C) Strainer
D) Check valve
Option D is correct: Check valve.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

If an extra resistance is connected in the rotor circuit of slip ring induction motor, then

A) Starting current and torque decreases
B) Starting current increases and torque decreases
C) Starting current decreases and torque increases
D) Starting current and torque increases
Option C is correct: Starting current decreases and torque increases.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

The specific speed of the pump is 8000. What is the type of pump?

A) Reciprocating pump
B) Centrifugal pump
C) Mixed flow pump
D) Axial flow pump
Option D is correct: Axial flow pump.
Departmental (other) • 2023 • Engineering Paper-I

Wastewater from different sources like bathrooms, kitchens and wash basins is called

A) Sewage
B) Garbage
C) Sullage
D) Discharge
Option C is correct: Sullage.
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