UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 2

Question No. 6.

For total reaction time of 2.5 seconds, coefficient of friction 0.35, design speed 80 km/h, what is the stopping sight distance on a highway ?

A. 127 m

B. 132 m

C. 76 m

D. 56 m

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Question No. 7.

What is the use of a station pointer ?

A. For making soundings in water bodies

B. For plotting of soundings in harbour area

C. For marking sunken shipping hazards

D. For making tidal observations

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Question No. 8.

The plastic modulus of a section is 5 x 10-4m3. Its shape factor is 1.2 and the plastic moment capacity is 120 kNm. What is the value of the yield stress of the material ?

A. 100 N/mm2

B. 200 N/mm2

C. 240 N/mm2

D. 288 N/mm2

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Question No. 9.

According to ICAO recommendations, what is the rate of elevation correction for the runway above MSL ?

A. 1 % for every 100 m of elevation above MSL

B. 7 % for every 300 m of elevation above MSL

C. 2 % for every 500 m of elevation above MSL

D. 2 % for every 300 m of elevation above MSL

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Question No. 10.

The absolute maximum Bending Moment in a simply supported beam of span 20 m due to moving udl of 4 t/m spanning over 5 m is

A. 87.5 t-m at the support

B. 87.5 t-m near the midpoint

C. 3.5 t-m at the midpoint

D. 87.5 t-m at the midpoint

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