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SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 1

How many white cubes are there in the given structure?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 2

In the following Venn diagram, identify the number which denotes Doctors who know both Swimming and Dancing.

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 3

Which one of the following diagramsbest depicts the relationship among College Graduates, Professional Athletes and Great Scientists?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 4

Statements:
Mind is a stream of thoughts.
Mind is working all the time.
Conclusions:
I: If there is no thought, there is no mind.
II: Thoughtless people will not succeed.

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 5

Statements:
Teachers should have empathy.
Students need empathetic approach from their teachers.

Conclusions:
I: Persons without empathy cannot become good teachers.
II: Good teachers understand the problems of their students.

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 6

Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 7

Select the answer figure in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 8

A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 9

Which of the answer figure is exactly the mirror image of the given figure, when the mirror is held on the line AB?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 10

A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of matrix I and II are numbered from 0 to 4.A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column,e.g., ‘A’ can be represented by 24, 31 etc. and ‘P’ can be represented by 11, 32, etc. Identify the set for the letters AELO.

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? : JHKI :: TRUS : OMPN

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 15

AEJO : ZVQL :: DINS : ?

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IRTH : HQSG :: ? : RQPO

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 17

16 : 64 :: 25 : ?

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5 : 15 :: 40 : ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 19

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SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 29

Arrange the given words in the order in which they occur in the dictionary and find the last but one word:

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 30

Arrange the following wordsin the orderin which they occur in the dictionary. Which will appear fourth in the dictionary ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 31

Arrange the following words in the orderin which they occurin the Dictionary :
1. Interview
2. Inventory
3. Invention
4. Interval
5. Investment

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 32

xy, wy, xy, ut, xy, ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 33

PQR, HIJ, DEF, ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 34

NDB, LED, JGG, ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 35

18, 54, 162, 486, 1458, ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 36

20, 30, 42,56, 72, ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 37

Find the wrong number in the given series:
7, 15, 32, 65, 138

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 38

A party consisted of a man, his wife, his three sons and their wives and three children in each son’s family. How many werethere in the party ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 39

₹ 6,500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 15 more persons, each would have got ₹ 30 less. Find the original numberof persons.

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 40

From the following alternatives, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word :
UNIVERSITY

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 41

In a certain code MEN is written as MIN and WOMEN is written as WUMIN,then how will CHILD be written in the same code?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 42

If Y = 2, PEN = 11 - 22 - 13, then 10 - 6 - 18 - 24 - 16 = ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 43

Find out the number which belongsto the given group of number from thefour alternatives.
5, 25, 90, 35, 60

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 44

If $$+$$ stands for division
$$-$$ stands for equai to
$$\times$$ stands for addition
$$\div$$ stands for greater than
$$=$$ standsfor less than
$$>$$ stands for multiplication
$$<$$ stands for subtraction
then of the given alternatives which one is correct?

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SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 48

Going 60 metresto the South of his house, Kiran turns left and goes another 20 metres then turning to the North, he goes 40 metres and then starts walking to his house. In which direction is his house. In which direction is his house from there ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 49

Ram started walking towards East. After 1 km, he turned South and walked 5 km. Again he turned East and walked 2 km. Finally, he turns to the North and walked 9 km. How faris he from the starting point ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 50

Four positions of a cube are shown below. If symbol Sun is at the top, what symbol will be at the bottom ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 51

'Liver rot' is caused by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 52

"Proconvertin" is an example of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 53

If the filament current of a coolidgetube is increased, X-rays emitted from it will be ofgreater

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 54

The ideaofstationary orbit of electrons in an atom was first introduced by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 55

Which of the following pairs of particles have equal and opposite charge ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 56

In 'Isobaric process', which parameter remains constant ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 57

A prototype of a system is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 58

An example of a mathematical function in Structured Query Language (SQL) is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 59

Theintensity of sound is measured in dB-scale and the threshold of hearing is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 60

PAN is pollutantof air. The full name of PAN is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 61

Repeated exposure to small concen-trations of a toxic agent results in accu-mulation of toxic substance over a period of time. This is known as

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 62

Which one of these element is NOT considered an essential trace element for the biosphere ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 63

The term epicenture is associated with

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 64

How many countries participated in the first Twenty-20 World Cup in South Africa ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 65

Which one amongthefollowing is the National Fruit ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 66

Which language is spoken by maximum number of people in the world?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 67

Name the dome shaped monumentused-to keep Buddhist relics.

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 68

‘KIMONO’ is a dressstyle of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 69

Which one of the following famous mon-uments was built to honour the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 70

Tulsidas wasthe author of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 71

The study of coins is called

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 72

Which amongthe following is not a classical Indian dance ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 73

The colour of potassium flame through double blue glass is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 74

Precipitation takes place when product of concentration of ions

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 75

Dry ice is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 76

Poisoning of drinking water is caused due to presence of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 77

Which institute is known as apex body for development of agriculture ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 78

The duration for which a patent rightis valid is known as

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 79

The concept of supply curve as it is used in economic theory is relevant only for the case of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 80

When the prices of two goods tend to vary inversely, they are said to be

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 81

Purchase of cycle by a Household is treated as

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 82

Ina Unitary Government, the States derive their powers from

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 83

The theory of naturalrights was first enunciated by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 84

Individualism is also known as

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 85

Parliamentary Government is called

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 86

Fundamental Duties were laid down by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 87

Simon Commission was boycotted because

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 88

The Nayanars belonged to the

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 89

Name the Sufi Saint with whom Akbar, the Mughal Emperor, is associated:

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 90

The Vaisheshika School of Physics propounded the atomic theory during the period of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 91

Who set up aseparate department called the Diwan-i-Khairat?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 92

Birmingham is an Industrial Centre of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 93

Acrescent shaped sand dune is known as

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 94

Whichis an ore of dolomite?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 95

Stalactites and stalagmites are found mainly in

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 96

Which one of the following is the oldest and deepest fresh waterlake in the world?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 97

Which one of the following plants shows vivipary?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 98

The kind of inflorescence in sunflower is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 99

Moulting in insects is mainlys controlled by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 100

Silver fish is included in the phylum

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 101

Which one of following is not a non-dimensional parameter?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 102

The best alignment for a canal is when it is aligned along.

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 103

If D is the depth of scour below original bed, then the width of bunching apronis generally taken as

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 104

When the bituminous surfacing is done on already existing black top road or over existing cement concrete road, the type of treatment to be given is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 105

Bottommost layer of pavement is known as

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 106

The correct graphical representation of BOD (y) and time(t) is given by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 107

The most suitable solid waste disposal method for rural areas is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 108

The population of a town as per census records were 2,00,000; 2,10,000 and 2,30,000 for the year 1981, 1991 and 2001 respectively. Find the population of the town in the year 2011 using arithmetic mean method. The answer is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 109

Hooke’s law is valid up to

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 110

The ability of a material to absorb energy till the elastic limit is known as

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 111

Out of the following, whichis least elastic?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 112

Shear stress at y distance above neutral axis (NA) on a prismatic beam dueto shear force V is given by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 113

For a given shear force across a symmetrical 'T’ section the intensity of shear stress is maximum at the

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 114

The equivalent length of a column of length L having both endsfixed is given by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 115

For a givenstress, the ration of moment of resistance of a beam of square cross-section when placed with its two sides horizontal to the moment of resistance with its diagonal horizontal is given by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 116

A bar, L metre long and having its area of crosssection A, is subjected to gradually applied tensile load W. The strain energy stored in the bar is given by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 117

The predominant effect of an axial tensile force on 2 helical spring is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 118

Slope at the supports of a simply supported beam of effective span L with a central point load W is given by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 119

If a circular shaft is subjected to a torque T and bending moment M, the ratio of maximum bending stress and maximum shearstress is given by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 120

Two beams,one of circular cross section and the other of squarecross section, have equal areas of cross section. If subjected to bending, then

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 121

The point of contraflexure is a point where

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 122

A rectangular log of wood is floating in water with aload of 100 N at its centre. The maximum shear force in the wooden log is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 123

Point out the correct matching:

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 124

IN a beam at a section carrying a shearforce F, the shearstress is maximum at

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 125

The shear force at the point of contraflexure in the following beam is:

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 126

Strain energy per unit volumeofa solid circular shaft $$\phi$$ under axial tension is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 127

For a cantilever beam of length L carrying a triangular load of intensity 'w' at the support and zero at the free end, the slope of the free end is given by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 128

The allowable stress in a long column can be increased by increasing the

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 129

For a pin jointed plane structure to be statically determinate, the necessary condition is, where,
m = number of unknown member force
r = number of unknown reaction
j = number of joints

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 130

The simplest geometrical form of a truss is a

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 131

For a beam carrying a uniformly distributed load, the strain energy will be maximum in case the beam is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 132

The beam shown below is indeterminate of degree -

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 133

The angle of twist of a closely helical spring under an axial torque is given by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 134

28 day crushing strength of cementis tested on 70.7 mm size cubes of mortar having cement to sand proportion of mortar having cement to sand proportion of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 135

For Portland cementof 43 grade, 28 day mean compressive strength should exceed

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 136

Minimum grade of concrete for moderate environmental exposure condition should be

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 137

The characteristic strength of concrete is defined as that compressive strength below which NOT more than

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 138

Workability of concrete is directly proportional to

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 139

The bottom diameter, top diameter and the height of the steel mould used for slump test are respectively

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 140

Los Angeles test for aggregates is made to determine the

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 141

Out of the constituents of cement namely,tricalcium silicate ($$C_2S$$), dicalcium silicate ($$C_2S$$), tri calcium aluminate ($$C_3A$$) and tertracalcium alumino ferrite ($$C_4AF$$) the first to set and harden is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 142

The addition of $$CaCl_2$$ in concrete result in
A. increased shrinkage
B. decreased setting time
C. decreased shrinkage
D. increased setting time

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 143

The concrete mix design is conducted as per

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 144

The modulus of elasticity of concrete in N/mm$$^2$$ can be assumed as follows where $$F_{ck}$$ is the characteristic cube compressive strength of concrete in N/mm$$^2$$?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 145

The horizontal distance between parallel main reinforcements in RC slab shall not be more than

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 146

In limit state method of design, for HYSD bars the values of bond stress shall be

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 147

Critical section for calculating bending moment for a spread concrete footing of effective depth d is given by the plane at

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 148

f L is the effective length of a column and is the least lateral dimension, then the column will be treated as short column if the ratio of $$\frac{L}{B}$$ is equal to or less than

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 149

The factored loads at the limit state of collapse for DL + LL, DL + WL and DL + LL + WL combinations, according to IS : 456 - 2000 are respectively

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 150

A compression member is termed as column or strut if the ratio of its effective length to the least lateral dimension is more than

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 151

Minimum percentageof tension steel in and RCC beam for Fe 500 steel is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 152

In reinforced and plain concrete footing resting on soils, the thickness at edge shall not be less than

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 153

Bending moment co-efficients and shear co-efficient for continous beams of uniform cross-section as per IS 456 (tab-12 and 13) may be used only when spans do not differ to the longest span by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 154

A slender section buckle locally

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 155

The slenderness ratio $$\frac{l}{r}$$ of a lacing bar should be less than

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 156

The member of roof truss which supports the purlins is called as

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 157

The effective length of a steel column, effectively held in position and restrained against rotation at both ends is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 158

Which one the following factors does not affect the lateral buckling strength of a steel I section undergoing bending aboutits major axis ?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 159

The water absorption for good brick should not be more than

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 160

The disease of dry rot in timberis caused by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 161

Clay bricks are made of earth having

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 162

The compound first to settle in cement is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 163

The age of trees can be understood by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 164

Putty is made up of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 165

Which of the following Bouge’s compounds of cement liberates maximum heat of hydration?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 166

As per IS : 456 - 2000,the organic content of water used for making concrete should NOT be more than

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 167

Which of the following is the hardest wood?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 168

Doglegged stairs are

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 169

If d is the constant distance between the sections, then the correct prismoidal formula for volume is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 170

The cross-section of a strip footing is shown below:

The quantity of 150 thick PCC (1 : 3 : 6) per metre length of footing is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 171

The measurement is NOT made in square metres in case of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 172

For one sq.m.single brick flat soling (conventional size), the number of brick required is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 173

The number of bricks (conventional size) required for one square metreofbrick on edgesoling is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 174

For 1 sq.m. of 7.5 cm thick lime terracing in roof with brick khoa, surki, lime (2 : 2 : 7) including finishing, the quantity of surki required is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 175

In straight line method, the annual depreciation of the property is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 176

The quantity of brickwork in foundation and plinth per day per mason should be

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 177

Which of the following scales is the smallest one?

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 178

When the curvature ofearth is taken into account, the surveying is called

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 179

Detailed plotting in plane table surveying is generally done by

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 180

Theodolite is an instrument used for measurement of

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 181

If the magnetic bearing of the Sun at a place at noon in southern hemisphereis $$167^\circ$$, the magnetic declination at that place is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 182

The angle between the prolongation of the preceding line and the forwardline of a traverse is called

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 183

If the end points of a line are free from local attraction, the difference between fore bearing - and back bearingof that line should be

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 184

For a tacheometer, the additive and multiplying constants are respectively

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 185

The fore bearing of a line CD is $$324^\circ 45’$$. The back bearing of the line is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 186

The principle of working of optical square is based upon

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 187

If the plasticity index of a soil mass is zero, the soil is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 188

Water content of soil can

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 189

The coefficient of active earth pressure for a loose sand having an angle of internalfriction '$$\phi$$' is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 190

A plate load test is useful to estimate

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 191

The unit of the coefficient of consolidation is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 192

The characteristic of an ideal fluid is

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 193

The discharge through a rectangular orifice is given by the expression as indicated below :

SSC JE Civil Engineering 2012 - Question 194

A rectangular plate 1.25 m $$\times$$ 2.4 m is immersed in a liquidof relative density 0.85 with its 1.25 m side horizontal and just at the water surface. If the plane of the plate makes an angle of $$60^\circ$$ with the horizontal, the pressure force on one side of the plate of