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Gradually Varied Flow (GVF) profiles in open channels given in Column 1 are to be matched with the water surface slopes in Column 2 in the table below.

Column 1: GVF Profile — (P) M1; (Q) M2; (R) M3 Column 2: Water Surface Slope — (I) Positive; (II) Negative; (III) Zero

Which of the following options is/are NOT correct?

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(P) – (I) ; (Q) – (II) ; (R) – (I)

(P) – (I) ; (Q) – (II) ; (R) – (III)

(P) – (II) ; (Q) – (I) ; (R) – (I)

(P) – (I) ; (Q) – (III) ; (R) – (II)

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Cant

on a Broad Gauge railway track is calculated for an equilibrium speed

(in km/h), dynamic gauge

(in mm) and radius of curve

(in m) using formula/formulae:

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Which of the following components is/are NOT removed in the secondary treatment of sewage?

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Suspended settleable organic solids

Colloids including dissolved organic matter

Pathogens

Fat and grease

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A partial differential equation is given below.

Possible solution(s) is/are:

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Types of flood routing and methods are given in the table below.

Column 1 — Type of Flood Routing: (P) Hydrologic routing (Q) Hydraulic routing (R) Reservoir routing (S) Channel routing

Column 2 — Method: (i) Muskingum method (ii) Modified Pul’s method (iii) Method of Characteristics

Option(s) giving the CORRECT match(es) between Column 1 and Column 2 is/are:

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(P) – (i) ; (Q) – (iii) ; (R) – (ii)

(Q) – (i) ; (R) – (iii) ; (S) – (ii)

(P) – (i) ; (R) – (ii) ; (S) – (i)

(P) – (ii) ; (Q) – (iii) ; (R) – (ii)

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A shallow footing is subjected to a vertical load. Within the elastic limit of the underlying soil, the TRUE statement(s) is/are:

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Vertical displacement below a rigid shallow footing is uniform in clay as well as sand.

Vertical contact pressure below a rigid shallow footing is uniform in clay as well as sand.

Vertical displacement below a flexible shallow footing is uniform in clay as well as sand.

Vertical contact pressure below a flexible shallow footing is uniform in clay as well as sand.

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Select ALL CORRECT option(s) which can be considered to check whether the flexural stresses in a prestressed concrete beam are within the allowable stresses at the transfer and the service stages.

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Limiting zone for prestressing

Magnel’s graph

Hoyer effect

Load balancing method

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Which of the following statements is/are TRUE with respect to the type of stresses to be considered for the design of rigid pavements?

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Warping stress due to temperature differential between the top and bottom of the pavement slab as a result of daily variation in temperature

Frictional stress due to the overall increase or decrease in temperature of the pavement slab as a result of seasonal variation in temperature

Critical stress obtained as the maximum of the wheel load stress, the warping stress, and the frictional stress

Critical stress obtained as the sum of wheel load stresses at edge, interior, and corner of the pavement slab

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As per the Rankine’s earth pressure theory, which of the following statements is/are FALSE?

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For the active earth pressure, the inclination of failure plane is

with respect to the major principal plane.

For the active earth pressure, the inclination of failure plane is

with respect to the major principal plane.

For the passive earth pressure, the inclination of failure plane is

with respect to the major principal plane.

For the passive earth pressure, the inclination of failure plane is

with respect to the major principal plane.

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Which of the following statements is/are TRUE in the context of the geometric design of highways?

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The coefficient of friction used for the design of horizontal curves is lower than the coefficient of friction used in the computation of the sight distances.

Centrifugal force at horizontal curve is counteracted by raising the middle of the pavement with respect to the edges.

Grade compensation is achieved by increasing the gradient of the horizontal curve.

Under identical conditions, the design length of the summit curve of a road having unidirectional flow will be greater than that of the same road having bidirectional flow.

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