GATE CE purpose:exam-prep PYQs & Answers — Page 30

Questions 291–300 of 1300. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

Consider the statements P and Q.

P: Client’s Preliminary Estimate is used for budgeting costs toward the end of planning and design phase.

Q: Client’s Detailed Estimate is used for controlling costs during the execution of the project.

Which one of the following options is CORRECT?

Your answerChoose one option.

Both P and Q are TRUE

P is TRUE and Q is FALSE

Both P and Q are FALSE

P is FALSE and Q is TRUE

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A 3 m long, horizontal, rigid, uniform beam PQ has negligible mass. The beam is subjected to a 3 kN concentrated vertical downward force at 1 m from P, as shown in the figure. The beam is resting on vertical linear spring at the ends P and Q. For the spring at the end P, the spring constant

kN/m.

Diagram for Civil Engineering question 16

If the beam DOES NOT rotate under the application of the force and displaces only vertically, the value of the spring constant

(in kN/m) for the spring at the end Q is

Your answerChoose one option.

150

100

200

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The following figure shows the arrangement of formwork for cast a cantilever RC beam.

Diagram for Civil Engineering question 17

The correct sequence of removing the Shores/Props is

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S1→S2→S3→S4→S5

S5→S4→S3→S2→S1

S3→S2→S4→S1→S5

S3→S4→S2→S5→S1

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Consider the statements P and Q.

P: In a Pure project organization, the project manager maintains complete authority and has maximum control over the project.

Q: A Matrix organization structure facilitates quick response to changes, conflicts, and project needs.

Which one of the following options is CORRECT?

Your answerChoose one option.

Both P and Q are TRUE

P is TRUE and Q is FALSE

Both P and Q are FALSE

P is FALSE and Q is TRUE

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A 2 m wide strip footing is found at a depth of 1.5 m below the ground level in a homogenous pure clay bed. The clay bed has unit cohesion of 40 kPa. Due to seasonal fluctuations of water table from peak summer to peak monsoon period, the net ultimate bearing capacity of the footing, as per Terzaghi’s theory, will

Your answerChoose one option.

remain the same

decrease

increase

become zero

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For a thin-walled section shown in the figure, points P, Q, and R are located on the major bending axis X − X of the section. Point Q is located on the web whereas point S is located at the intersection of the web and the top flange.

Diagram for Civil Engineering question 18

Qualitatively, the shear center of the section lies at

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Consider the statements P and Q.

P: Soil particles formed by mechanical weathering, and close to their origin are generally unrounded.

Q: Activity of the clay physically signifies its swell potential.

Which one of the following options is CORRECT?

Your answerChoose one option.

Both P and Q are TRUE

P is TRUE and Q is FALSE

Both P and Q are FALSE

P is FALSE and Q is TRUE

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Consider the following data for a project of 300 days duration.

Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS) = Rs. 200 Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCP) = Rs. 150 Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) = Rs. 190

The ‘schedule variance’ for the project is

Your answerChoose one option.

(−)Rs. 50

(−)50 days

(+)Rs. 50

(+)50 days

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The number of degrees of freedom for a natural open channel flow with a mobile bed is

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A simply supported, uniformly loaded, two-way slab panel is torsionally unrestrained. The effective span lengths along the short span (x) and long span (y) directions of the panel are

and

, respectively. The design moments for the reinforcements along the x and y directions are

and

, respectively. By using Rankine-Grashof method, the ratio

is proportional to

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