GATE CE 2024 Paper 1 — page 6

Questions 16–18 of 65. Imported answers require review unless explicitly 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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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

Your answerChoose one option.

S1→S2→S3→S4→S5

S5→S4→S3→S2→S1

S3→S2→S4→S1→S5

S3→S4→S2→S5→S1

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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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2024 · Paper 1

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