General ENGINEERING QUESTIONS

1 kg wt in gravitational unit equals

• 8.9 N in SI system

• 9.8 N in SI system

• 4.5 N in SI system

• 5.4 N in SI system.

SI unit for the surface tension is

• kg/m³

• kg/m²

• kg/m

• N/m

Intensity of electric current is expressed in

• volts

• watts

• amperes

• joules

In S.I. system, the symbol for density is

• N/m³

• kg/m³

• m³/s

• kg

The intercept of a staff

• is maximum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight.

• is minimum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight.

• decreases if the staff is tilted away from normal

• increases if the staff is tilted towards normal.

In a mortar, the binding material is

• cement

• sand

• surkhi

• cinder

The point of contraflexure is the point where

• B.M. changes sign

• B.M. is maximum

• B.M. is minimum

• S.F. is zero

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

• An activity of a project is denoted by an arrow on the net work

• The tail of the arrow indicates the start of the activity

• The head of the arrow indicates the end of the activity

• The arrows are drawn to scale from left to right

Thickness of a pavement may be reduced considerably by

• compaction of soil

• stabilisation of soil

• drainage of soil

• combination of all the above

The unit for inductance is

• Ohm

• Henry

• A/m

• A/s