SSC JE 2023 Paper II Civil Part 4

Q61. Consider the below statements with respect to asbestos and identify the correct option.
Statement A: When asbestos is heated below 550°C, asbestos loses its elasticity and strength and becomes brittle but restores its properties on cooling.
Statement B: Asbestos molecules are strongly bound together only in one direction, whereas the lateral bond with adjacent molecules is quite weak.

1. Statement A is correct, and statement B is incorrect.
2. Both statements are incorrect.
3. Both statements are correct.
4. Statement B is correct, and statement A is incorrect.

Correct Option: 4

Q.62 Identify the correctly matched pair(s) from the following based on the type of cut-back bitumen and fluxing agents used.
1. Rapid curing (RC) cut-backs: Kerosene
2. Medium curing (MC) cut-backs: Naptha or gasoline
3. Slow curing (SC) cut-backs : light oils

1. Only 1
2. Only 3
3. Only 1 and 3
4. Only 1 and 2

Correct Option: 2

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Q.63 The maximum water content at which reduction in the water content will NOT cause a decrease in the volume of soil mass is known as_____of soil sample.

1. shrinkage limit
2. liquid limit
3. liquidity index
4. plastic limit

Correct Option: 1

Q64. For a steady, ideal flow of an incompressible fluid, the total energy at any point of the fluid is constant. This is called

1. Euler’s equation
2. the momentum equation
3. the moment of the momentum equation
4. Bernoulli’s equation

Correct Option: 4

Q.65 An offset is laid out 5° from its true direction on the field. If the scale of plotting is 20 m to 1 cm, find the maximum length of the offset so that the displacement of the point on the paper may not exceed 0.5 mm.

1. 11.47 m
2. 13.33 m
3. 9.22 m
4.5 m

Correct Option: 1

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Q.66 The value of speed ratio of a Pelton wheel turbine varies from

1. 0.5 to 0.98
2. 0.78 to 0.85
3. 0.43 to 0.48
4. 0.62 to 0.77

Correct Option: 3

Q.67 The ratio of Young’s modulus of elasticity of two materials (E1 to E2) is 2.5. Find the ratio of the elongations in the two bars (ôl to ôl) of these materials if they are of the same length and same area and subjected to the same force P.

1. 0.4
22
3. 2.5
4. 1

Correct Option: 1

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Q.68 Which of the following minor losses in pipe flow is taken as
(Consider that ‘v’ is velocity of the liquid in the pipe and ‘g’ is acceleration due to gravity.)

1. Loss of head due to obstruction in the pipe
2. Loss of head due to friction
3. Loss of head at the exit of the pipe
4. Loss of head at the entrance of the pipe with a sharp-cornered entrance

Correct Option: 3

Q69. Consider the following statements with respect to proportioning of flanges in a plate girder and identify the correct option.
Statement A: When the moment-resisting capacity of a plate girder is to be increased, the flange cover plates may be provided over the flange angles.
Statement B: The flange plates shall be thicker than the flange angles in a riveted/bolted plate girder.

1. Both the statements are incorrect.
2. Statement B is correct, but statement A is incorrect.
3. Both the statements are correct.
4. Statement A is correct, but statement B is incorrect.

Correct Option: 4

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Q.72 Identify the INCORRECT statement about prismoidal formula used to compute earthwork.

1. It is necessary to have an odd number of cross-sections to apply prismoidal formula.
2. The ratio of volume calculated by end area formula and the prismoidal formula is called as the ‘Prismoidal correction”.
3. Prismoidal formula is also known as Simpson’s rule for volume.
If there is an even number of cross sections, the end strip must be treated separately, and volume between the remaining sections may be calculated by prismoidal formula.

Correct Option: 2

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Q.73 Select the INCORRECT statement pertaining to the lining of an irrigation canal.

1. Lining helps to provide a flatter hydraulic gradient to canal, and better command area.
2. Due to lining the resistance to flow increases and the velocity of flow decreases.
3. Lining minimalizes the seepage loss in the canal, more area can be irrigated.
4. Lining increases the discharge in the canal section by increasing the velocity.

Correct Option: 2

Q.74 Select the option that is correct regarding the following two statements, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Copper sulphate should not be used for control of aquatic weeds, except for the algae.
Reason (R): The concentration of copper sulphate required to destroy the vegetation will assuredly kill any fish present in water.

1. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
2. A is true, but R is false.
3. A is false, but R is true.
4. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Correct Option: 4

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Q.75 Hirakud Dam is built across

1. Kaveri River
2. Krishna River
3. Yamuna River
4. Mahanadi River

Correct Option: 4

Q76. Determine the volume of coarse aggregate (in m3 units), volume of fine aggregate (in m3 units) and cement (in kg units), respectively, for preparing 1 m3 of 1:2:4 (by volume) of concrete. (Assume 1 m3 of freshly mixed concrete corresponds to 1.54 m3 dry volume of concrete. Take 1 m3 of cement is equal to 1500 kg by weight.)

1. 0.88 m2; 0.44 m2; 330 kg
2 0.44 m2; 0.22 m2; 165 kg
3. 1.32 m3; 0.61 m3; 412.5 kg
4. 0.96 m2; 0.48 m3; 247.5 kg

Correct Option: 1

Q.77 As per IS456: 2000, the pH value of water used for mixing and curing of cement concrete shall NOT be less than

1. 7.5
28.5
3.6
4.5

Correct Option: 3

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