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DAILY QUESTION PRACTICE QUIZ FOR GSSSB-ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT ENGINEERπ·π»-824 POSTS-(ADVT NO. :-303/202526)
In CPM, the earliest occurrence time of an event is governed by
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12%
The longest incoming path
18%
The shortest incoming activity
54%
Average duration of incoming activities
15%
Slack of predecessor events
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Heave in soils is most likely to occur when
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5%
Soil is dry
8%
Capillary rise is absent
8%
Downward seepage exists
79%
Upward seepage reduces effective stress to zero
π1
In a triangulation network, a well-conditioned triangle has angles approximately equal to
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26%
30Β°, 60Β°, 90Β°
18%
45Β°, 45Β°, 90Β°
31%
60Β°, 60Β°, 60Β°
25%
30Β°, 30Β°, 120Β°
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The differential equation of the elastic curve of a beam is derived from
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9%
Shear force equilibrium
16%
Moment equilibrium
19%
Flexural stress equation
56%
Loadβdeflection relationship
The primary reason for using fly ash in concrete is to
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3%
Increase early strength
6%
Reduce cement fineness
85%
Improve long-term strength and durability
5%
Accelerate setting
The compound mainly responsible for flash setting of cement is
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60%
CβA
19%
CβAF
9%
CβS
13%
CβS
In CPM, free float of an activity depends on
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70%
Successor event earliest time
8%
Project duration
11%
Total number of activities
10%
Predecessor event times
In an unconfined aquifer, transmissivity varies primarily with
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13%
Porosity
39%
Hydraulic gradient
34%
Saturated thickness
14%
Specific yield
When contour lines cross a stream, they form a
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24%
Ridge
42%
Valley
21%
Plateau
14%
Saddle
In statically indeterminate structures, secondary stresses arise due to
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25%
External loading
24%
Self-weight
25%
Section modulus
25%
Support settlement
The most effective method to control plastic shrinkage cracking is
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54%
Reducing rate of evaporation
22%
Using higher grade concrete
13%
Increasing cement content
10%
Delaying finishing operations
An activity with maximum independent float implies
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40%
Predecessor and successor are both critical
48%
Neither predecessor nor successor is critical
10%
Activity lies on critical path
2%
Project duration is fixed
The activated sludge process efficiency mainly depends on
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6%
Detention time only
22%
Sludge volume index
69%
Food-to-microorganism ratio
3%
Influent temperature
The most accurate method for determining elevation difference across a river is
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16%
Trigonometric leveling
13%
Barometric leveling
15%
Fly leveling
57%
Reciprocal leveling
In flexibility method, compatibility equations are written in terms of
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9%
Internal forces
12%
Reactions
61%
Joint displacements
18%
Redundant forces
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Resistance to carbonation of concrete improves with
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60%
Higher waterβcement ratio
24%
Better curing
6%
Higher porosity
11%
Increased permeability
Total float becomes negative when
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81%
Target completion time is less than critical path duration
11%
Network has multiple critical paths
4%
Project finishes early
4%
Activity is dummy
Pre-chlorination in water treatment is mainly used for
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13%
Removal of hardness
76%
Control of algae and taste-odor
8%
Reduction of turbidity
4%
Removal of nitrates
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The angular error of closure in a closed traverse of n sides is proportional to
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14%
nΒ²
51%
βn
8%
n
26%
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