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UPPSC 2021 CIVIL ENGINEERING
TEST-04

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1. The oldest Nobel Prize laureate is 3. Terracotta replica of a plough

(a) Syukuro Manabe 4. An inscription comprising ten large
sized sign of the Harappan script
(b) Klaus Hasselmann
(a) A–1, B–2, C–3, D–4
(c) Arthur Ashkin
(b) A–2, B–1, C–4, D–3
(d) John B. Goodenough
(c) A–1, B–2, C–4, D–3
2. Who propounded the Panchseel
principles? (d) A–2, B–1, C–3, D–4
(a) Mahatma Gandhi 6. Author of ‘Nayaya Sutra’ was
(b) Lord Buddha (a) Gautam (c) Kanad
(c) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Kapil (d) Badrayan
(d) Swami Dayanand Saraswati 7. Which of the following is NOT a
Fundamental Duty?
3. Who was the architect of North and South
Blocks of Central Secretariat in Delhi? (a) To respect the National Anthem
(a) Sir Edward Lutyens (b) To safeguard public property
(b) Herbert Bakers (c) To protect monuments and places of
public importance
(c) Robert Tor Tussell
(d) To protect and improve the natural
(d) Antonin Raymond
environment
4. Which of the following writers has called
8. In case President wishes to resign, to
Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi as monument of his
whom is he to address his resignation
folly, not of wisdom?
letter?
(a) Badayuni (c) Vicent Smith
(a) Chief Justice of India
(c) Borni (d) W. Haig
(b) Secretary of Lok Sabha
5. Match List-I with List-II and select the
(c) Vice President
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists: (d) Prime Minister
List-I 9. Who is known as the first Law Officer of
India?
A. Lothal
(a) Chief Justice of India
B. Kalibangan
(b) Law Minister of India
C. Dholavira
(c) Attorney General of India
D. Banawali
(d) Solicitor General of India
List-II
10. Disguised employment refers to
1. Ploughed field
(a) persons with no job
2. Dockyard
(b) unemployment among housewives

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(c) unemployment among people above (c) Gujarat

60 years of age
(d) West Bengal
(d) employment of more persons in a
16. With rise in temperature, the bulk modulus
job which lesser number of persons
of liquid
can accomplish
(a) Remains constant
11. Which of the following is the chief
characteristic of ‘mixed farming’? (b) Increases
(a) Cultivation of both cash crops and (c) Decreases
food crops
(d) None of these
(b) Cultivation of two or more crops in
17. A certain point is a fluid flow, the shear
the same field
stress is 0.3 N/m2 and velocity gradient is
(c) Rearing of animals and cultivation 0.3 sec–1. If the mass density of the fluid
of crops together is 950 kg/m3, then kinematic viscosity will
be
(d) None of the above
(a) 1 Ns/m2 (b) 950 m2/sec
12. Abyssal plains are
(c) 10.53 cm2/sec (d) None of these
(a) Small and unproductive plains
caused by the turbidity currents 18. The value of surface tension of water in
contact with air at 20°C is 0.075 kg(f)/
(b) Vast and flat plains caused by the
cm2. If the pressure inside is to be 0.0018
turbidity currents
kg(f)/cm2 greater than the outside, then the
(c) Vast but unusually rough terrained diameter of droplet of water will be
plains caused by the turbidity
(a) 0.83 mm (b) 1.67 mm
currents
(c) 3 mm (d) None of these
(d) All of the above
19. A mercury-water manometer has a guage
13. Sweet Revolution, NBHM scheme are
difference of 0.9 m. The difference of
associated with which product?
pressure measured in metres of water is
(a) Sugarcane (b) Honey
(a) 12 (b) 1.4
(c) Fruits (d) Palm
(c) 14 (d) None of these
14. What does ‘P’ stand for in the PCA
20. A vertical gate closes a horizontal tunnel
Framework, related with the Reserve
5 m high and 3 m wide running full with
Bank of India?
water. The pressure at the bottom of the
(a) Public (b) Private gate is 196.2 kN/m2. The total pressure
on the gate is
(c) Prompt (d) Priority
(a) 2943 kN (b) 257 kN
15. ‘Clean India Programme’ has been
inaugurated from which state? (c) 375 kN (d) None of these
(a) Bihar 21. A spherical vessel is filled with water of
weight z kN as shown below
(b) Uttar Pradesh

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A 25. Which one of the following describes a

free vortex?
(a) An irrotational vortex with
tangential velocity varying inversely
Sphere along radial distance
B

The resultant pressure force on each of (b) An irrotational vortex with

the halves into which it is divided by a tangential velocity varying directly
vertical diametral plane (AB-plane) will along radial distance
be (c) A rotational vortex with tangential
velocity varying inversely along
z  13 
(a)   kN (b) z  kN radial distance
2  8 
(d) A rotational vortex with tangential
13 velocity varying directly along
(c) z (d) None of these radial distance
4
26. The velocity distribution in the space
22. A vertical gate 5 m × 2.5 m size weighing
between two fixed parallel plates is linear
0.5 tonnes slides along guides (coefficient
if the pressure gradient is
of friction 0.25) fitted on the side walls
of an overflow spillway and its crest. What (a) Zero
force will have to be exterted at the
(b) Positive constant
hoisting mechanism to lift the gate when
the head of water over the crest is 2 m? (c) Negative constant
(a) 0.5 tonnes (b) 1.5 tonnes (d) Variable
(c) 2.5 tonnes (d) 3 tonnes 27. A body with rounded nose and long
tapering tail is best suited for
23. Separation of flow can take place when
(a) Laminar flow
(a) flow takes place from zone of higher
pressure to lower pressure (b) Turbulent flow
(c) flow takes place from zone of lower (c) Subsonic flow
pressure to higher pressure
(d) Supersonic flow
(c) pressure gradient has no influence
28. The following statements relate to a
on the flow
laminar flow:
(d) fluid is non-viscous, incompressible
1. Laminar flow is rotational.
and flow conditin is isothermal
2. In laminar flow the loss of head is
24. A balloon is filled with methane of density
proportional to the square of the
= 0.75 kg/m3. Assume the density of air
velocity.
to be 1.25 kg/m3. What is the volume of
the balloon which will lift a man weighing 3. In laminar flow the loss of head is
75 kg? proportional to the first power of
viscosity.
(a) 100 m3 (b) 60 m3
4. In laminar flow the velocity is
(c) 37.5 m3 (d) 150 m3
constant over the cross-section.
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5. Other quantities remaining the 31. Statement 1: The pressure force in static
same, increase in diameter will fluid always acts perpendicular to the
increase the Reynolds number in surface whether it is plane or curved.
laminar flow.
Statement 2: The centre of pressure
Of these statements always lie below the centroid of surface
whether it is curved or plane.
(a) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
Choose correct statement
(b) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(a) Only 1
(c) 1, 3 and 5 are correct
(b) Only 2
(d) 2, 3 and 5 are correct
(c) Both 1 and 2
29. Match List-I (Type of Thickness) with
List-II (Expressed by) and select the (d) Neither 1 nor 2
correct answer
32. Which of the following statements are
List-I correct?
A. Nominal thickness 1. Magnetic declination at a place
remains constant.
B. Displacement thickness
2. The true meridians at different
C. Momentum thickness
places are parallel to one another.
D. Energy thickness
3. In a prismatic compass the
List-II graduated ring moves with the
boxes.

 u
1.  1  U  dy 4. Magnetic bearing of a line does not
0
remain constant.
2. y   at u  0.99 U
5. The FB and BB of a line always

u u
differ by 180°.
3.  U 1  U  dy 6. Diurnal variation of a magnetic
0
declination is less at equator than

u u2  that at poles.
4.  U  U2  dy
1 
0 (a) 1, 3, 5, 6 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
(a) A–2, B–4, C–3, D–1
(c) 4, 5, 6 (d) 4, 6
(b) A–3, B–1, C–2, D–4
33. The error which occurs when image
(c) A–2, B–1, C–3, D–4 formed by objective is not in the same
plane with corss hairs of the telescope is
(d) A–3, B–4, C–2, D–1
(a) Aberration (b) Parallax
30. A fluid particle moves along a curved path
of radius 1m with a velocity of 2 m/sec. (c) Applanation (d) Achromatism
Its normal acceleration in m/sec2 is
34. Contour interval is
(a) Zero (b) 1/2
(a) Inversely proportional to the scale
(c) 2 (d) 4 of the map

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(b) Directly proportional to the flatness the tube

of ground
(c) Increasing the length of the tube
(c) Large for accurate works
(d) Increasing the length of divisions
(d) None of these
40. The whole circle bearing of line PQ is 60°
35. Which of the following is/are direct and of line QR is 130°. The deflection
levelling method? angle at Q is
1. Reciprocal levelling (a) 50° (b) 115°
2. Hypsometric levelling (c) 190° (d) 70°
3. Check levelling 41. Temporary adjustment of a level consist
of:
4. Profile levelling
1. Setting up of the level
Choose the correct code
2. Levelling up
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3
3. Elimination of parallax
(c) 1, 3, 4 (d) 2, 3, 4
4. Elimination of local attraction
36. If the shape of earth is a sphere of radius
7000 km (assumed) and a distance is (a) 1, 2 and 4
measured as 3500 m at a altitude of 200
(b) 1, 2 and 3
m. What will be equivalent length (at
MSL)? (c) 1, 3 and 4
(a) 3500.2 m (b) 3499.2 m (d) All of the above
(c) 3500.1 m (d) 3499.9 m 42. In an old map, line PQ was drawn to a
magnetic bearing of 6°32, the magnetic
37. The combined correction for curvature
declination at that time being 1° East. The
and refraction for a distance of 1800 m is
present magnetic declination is 9°42 East.
(a) 0.218 m (b) 0.596 m The magnetic bearing to which the line is
set at present is
(c) 1.25 m (d) 0.456 m
(a) 357°50 (b) 356°50
38. In a levelling survey the summation of all
backsights and foresights are 11.395 m (c) 3°10 (d) 2°10
and 10.956 m, respectively. The reduced
43. ABCD is a regular parallelogram plot of
level of the last point where the staff is
land, whose angle BAD is 60°. If the
held will be (Given reduced level of initial
bearing of the line AB is 30°, then the
point is 100.00 m).
bearing of the line CD is
(a) 100.61 m (b) 100.439 m
(a) 90° (b) 120°
(c) 99.36 m (d) 100.68 m
(c) 210° (d) 270°
39. The sensitivity of a bubble tube can be
44. If the standard meridian at a place is
increased by except
82°30 E and the standard time at
(a) Increasing the diameter of the tube longitude 90° E is known to be 8 hr 30 m,
the corresponding local mean time at the
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place will be
KV12
expansion is where V 1 is the
(a) 7 hr 00 m (b) 8 hr 00 m 2g
(c) 8 hr 30 m (d) 9 hr 00 m velocity in smaller diameter pipe. What
is the value of K?
45. A dumpy level is set up with its eyepiece
vertically over a peg A. The height from (a) 0.25 (b) 0.563
the top of peg A to the centre of the
(c) 0.75 (d) 1
eyepiece is 1.540 m and the reading on
peg B is 0.705 m. The level is then set up 50. In a pipe line of length 100 m diameter of
over peg B. The height of the eyepiece 15 cm and friction factor of 0.015, various
above peg B is 1.490 m and the reading bends and valve are fitted. The value of
on A is 2.195 m. The difference in level loss factor K for all fittings is 15. What is
between A and B is the equivalent length of the pipe?
(a) 2.900 m (b) 3.030 m (a) 150 m (b) 200 m
(c) 0.770 m (d) 0.785 m (c) 250 m (d) 300 m
46. A model of spillway is built to a scale of 51. A pipeline of diameter 1 m has a pressure
1 : 25. If the power extracted in model is of 900 kN/m2 at it’s inlet. Power of 600
2 watt, what power can be extracted from kW is to be transmitted over this line with
the prototype? [in kW] maximum efficiency. What should be the
velocity of flowof water in the pipeline?
(a) 6.25 (b) 31.25
[Take w = 10 kN/m3]
(c) 156.25 (d) 781.25
(a) 0.83 m/sec (b) 1.12 m/sec
47. A new pipe of 20 cm diameter laid
(c) 1.27 m/sec (d) 1.63 m/sec
horizontally shows a drop in the hydraulic
gradient of 8 m per 1000 m. What is the 52. What is the velocity of water jet of 5 cm
discharge through pipe? [Take Darcy diameter striking the ground with a force
Weisbach friction factor, f = 0.02] of one tonne?
(a) 2 l/sec (b) 30 l/sec (a) 23 m/sec (b) 43 m/sec
(c) 40 l/sec (d) 50 l/sec (c) 71 m/sec (d) 92 m/sec
48. Pump fitted in the pipe line 53. In a free cylindrical vortex of water, the
tangential velocity at a radius of 10 cm
(a) changes the HGL with sharp rise
from the axis of rotation is 7.6 m/sec and
(b) changes the HGL with sharp drop the pressure is 275 kN/m2. What is the
intensity of pressure at a radius of 20 cm
(c) No effect in HGL but sharp rise in
from the axis? [Take w = 10 kN/m3]
TEL
(a) 246.12 kN/m2 (b) 296.66 kN/m2
(d) has no effect on TEL
(c) 303.88 kN/m2 (d) 311.1 kN/m2
[HGL = Hydraulic grade line]
54. In a pipe, water is flowing with velocity
[TEL = Total energy line]
10 m/sec, pressure 100 kN/m 2 and
49. A pipe diameter 1 m abruptly enlarged to elevation of pipe above datum is 5 m, then
diameter 2 m and the head loss due to
1. Piezometric head is 15 m of water

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2. Dynamic head is 10 m of water then what is the rotation of the flow?

3. Stagnation head is 15 m of water
(a) b2  c2 (b) a2  d2
4. Total head is 20 m of water
(c) d2  e2 (d) Irrotational
Choose correct statements
(a) 1 and 4 only 59. A cylinder with 50 cm radius and 1 m long
is placed in a uniform stream of air of 5
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
m/sec. If there is a clockwise circulation
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only of 10 m2/sec then what is the lift force on
cylinder? [air = 1.236 kg/m3]
(d) 2, 3 and 4
(a) 23.6 N (b) 42.4 N
55. The velocity of flow in a pipe is measured
with a pitot static tube which has a (c) 61.8 N (d) 92.6 N
coefficient of velocity 0.95. The
60. At what distance H below the free surface,
stagnation pressure is measured as 7 m
an orifice should be placed in the side of
and the static pressure is measured as 2
a tank so that it reaches the maximum
m. The velocity of flow in pipe is
distance in level with the base of the tank?
(a) 6 m/sec (b) 7.5 m/sec The height of the water above base of the
tank is H0.
(c) 9.5 m/sec (d) 11.25 m/sec
H0 H0
56. An over flow rectangular sharp edged weir (a) (b)
2 3
is used to spill excess inflow into a
reservoir. The width of weir is 25 m and 2H 0 H0
the weir height is 3 m above the bed. The (c) (d)
3 4
weir has two intermediate piers each 1 m
61. The exact analysis of laminar flow
in width. What is the discharge when
problem can be obtained from
elevation of energy line above bed is 7
m? (Take Cd = 0.6 and g = 10 m/sec2.) (a) Reynolds equation
(a) 360 m3/sec (b) 330 m3/sec (b) Navier Stokes equation
(c) 760 m3/sec (d) 830 m3/sec (c) Euler’s equation
57. A rectangular weir of total length 30 m is (d) Newton’s equation
divided into three sections by two piers
62. Which one of the following types of keys
of 1 m width each. The head over the weir
is arranged air-photo interpretation so that
is 5 m. It’s effective length is
the interpretation proceeds step-by-step
(a) 25 m (b) 26 m from the general to the specific, and leads
to the elimination of all features or
(c) 27 m (d) 28 m
conditions except the one being
58. If the velocity components at a point in a identified?
flow are
(a) Imaginary key
u = a + by – cz
(b) Elimination key
v = d – bx – ez
(c) Stereoscopic key
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(d) Photo key of 1 cm = 40 m and the result was 468 m.

Later, however, he discovered that he used
63. The staff reading at a distance of 100 m
a scale of 1 cm = 20 m. What is the true
from a level with the bubble at its centre
distance between the points?
is 1.5 m and when the bubble is moved 5
divisions out of the centre, the reading is (a) 936 m (b) 234 m
1.6 m, the angular valueof 1 division of
(c) 468 m (d) 800 m
bubble is
69. In a vernier theodolite, the number of
(a) 20.63 (b) 41.25
fundamental planes and lines are
(c) 28.45 (d) None of these respectively
64. The ratio of inertial force to surface (a) 2, 4 (b) 3, 4
tension is called
(c) 3, 4 (d) 2, 5
(a) Mach number
70. A level line of levels was run from a bench
(b) Reynolds number mark No. 1 of R.L. 807.854 m to a bench
mark No. 2 of R.L. 809.652 m. The sum
(c) Euler number
of the back sights was 2.194 m and that
(d) Weber number of the foresight was 0.408 m. The closing
error in the levelling work as:
65. Very slow motion of an object in an
infinite expanse of a viscous fluid is (a) 0.012 m (b) 0.006 m
known as
(c) –0.012 m (d) 0.06 m
(a) Coutte flow
71. Consider the following statements
(b) Viscous flow regarding two theodolite method of setting
out curve:
(c) Laminar flow
1. It is also known as Rankine method.
(d) Creeping motion
2. Linear measurement is not required.
66. Which one of the following states that the
pressure is transmitted undiminished in an 3. Errors get localised i.e., not carried
enclosed static fluid? forward.
(a) Newton’s flow Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
(b) Bernoulli’s principle
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Pascal’s law
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Euler’s law
72. The side of a square land was measured
67. In the context of chain surveying, a line
as 200 m and is in error by 0.05 m. What
which joins subsidiary stations on the
is the correspondig error in the computed
main lines is called
area of the land?
(a) Check line (b) Tie line
(a) 5 m2 (b) 10 m2
(c) Swing line (d) Random line
(c) 15 m2 (d) 20 m2
68. A surveyor measured the distance between
73. A vertical photograph of a chimney was
two points on the plane drawn to a scale
taken from a elevation of 400 m above
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MSL. The elevation of the base of the (b) The head at each node must be the
chimney was 200 m. If the relief same
displacement of the chimney as 50 mm
(c) The algebraic sum of the drop in
and the radial distance of the image of the
piezometric head around each
top of chimney was 100 mm, the height
elementary circuit is zero
of chimney is
(d) The piezometric head loss in each
(a) 200 m (b) 100 m
line of each circuit is the same
(c) 400 m (d) None of these
75. For laminar flow between parallel plates
74. In a horizontal pipe network: separated by a distance 2 h, head loss
varies
(a) The algebraic sum of discharges
around each elementary circuit must (a) directly as h (c) inversely as h
be zero
(c) directly as h2 (d) inversely as h3

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