Water Resources Department

Junior Engineer (Civil), Group B Non-Gazetted

Mock Test

Disclaimer: This question paper is only for information purpose and intended only for test practice. It does not in any
way vouch for the correctness, difficulty level or the pattern of the questions used.

1: The moment of inertia of a rectangular section about the base is

A.twice the moment of inertia about the centroidal axis

B.three times the moment of inertia about the centroidal axis

C.four times the moment of inertia about the centroidal axis

D.none of these

2: BOD test is not well suited to industrial wastes, because

A.it is a slow process

B.toxic chemicals produce wrong results

C.the waste lacks in nutrients

D.oxidation is incomplete

3: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of future continuous or future perfect
tense: The military ____ the borders.

A.will be patrolling

B.had been patrolling

C.patrols

D.have been patrolling

4: Choose appropriate pair of words to complete the sentence.The ____
reached between the enemies won the ____ of the observers.

A.accord, accolade

B.victory, decoration

C.peace, hearts

D.pitch, enmity

5: Honey combed structure is found in

A.gravels

B.coarse sands

C.fine silts and clays

D.highly plastic clays

6: जर x > 10 आिण x < 20, तर खालीलपैकी सवात मोठा अपूणाक कोणता आहे ?

If x > 10 and x < 20, then which of the following fractions is the largest?

A.x/180
A.x/180

B.2x/180
B.2x/180

C.0.5x/175
C.0.5x/175

D.x/100
D.x/100

7: ‘कोर ा बरोबर ओले जळते.’ या णीतून काय होते?

A.समानता

B.बंधुभाव
 C.वाईट संगत

D.श ु

8: एका हाते किधत र मुली वाजते का टाळी? वरील वा ातील अलंकार ओळखा.

A.अथा र ास

B. ां ितमान

C. ितरे क

D. भावो ी

9: िन खलने आं बा खा ा. या वा तील योग कोणता?

A.सकमक कतरी

B.अकमक कतरी

C.कमणी

D.भावे

10: A rectangular section has dimensions of 10 cm x 20 cm. The ratio of the

moment of inertia about x-axis passing through its centroid to the moment of
inertia about y-axis passing through its centroid is equal to

A.8

B.4

C.6

D.2

11: The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is
 A.sum of the discharges from individual wells

B.greater than the sum of the discharges from the wells

C.less than the sum of the discharges from the wells

D.none of these

12: When lime is added to soil, it

A.increases grain size due to electrolytic and chemical action

B.lowers plastic limit and increases liquid limit

C.enders soil brittle

D.reduces binding action

13: If the natural water content of soil mass lies between its shrinkage limit and
plastic limit, the soil mass is said to be in

A.liquid state

B.plastic state

C.semi-solid state

D.solid state

14: खालील वा ाचा कार ओळखा.

जरी बाहे न सव कारभार सुरळीत चाललेला िदसत असला तरी आत खळबळ उडालेली
होती.

A.िम

B.केवल

C.संयु

D.नकाराथ
15: जाइन सोडु न ा जगताला,
ठे वुन हा मधुकोश तु ां ला
तोंवर आड नका मज होऊं |
पाप नका कुणी हे िश र घेऊं|

वरील ओळीतील वृ कोणते?

A.भुजंग यात

B.पादाकुलक

C.वसंतितलका

D.नववधू

16: पुढीलपैकी कोणते ोरो ोरोकाब (सी.एफ.सी.एस) चे गुणधम आहे त?

Which of the following are properties of CFCs ?

A.अ ंत थर
A.Extremely stable

B.िबनिवषारी
B.Non-toxic

C. लनशील नसणे
C.Non-flammable

D.वरीलपैकी सव
D.All of the above

17: Over flow rate of a sedimentation tank is

A.discharge / plan area

B.discharge / area of longitudinal section

C.discharge / cross sectional area

D.discharge / (plan area ×liquid depth)

18: खालीलपैकी सवात लहान अपूणाक कोणता आहे ?

Which of the following fractions is the least?

A.25/30
A.25/30

B.20/26
B.20/26

C.20/30
C.20/30

D.21/25
D.21/25

19: Supply the correct tense of the verb in the sentence: The boy ____ the dog
last night. He ____ out of the garage.

A.Caught.......... had escaped

B.Catch.......... was escaping

C.Will catch.......... is escaping

D.Caught.......... escape

20: Thiessen polygon method is used

A.to determine the parameters of the aquifer

B.to locate the depth of water table

C.to compute the average depth of rainfall

D.to drive the ordinates of unit hydrograph

21: The ratio of settlement at any time ‘t’, to the final settlement is called as

A.percentage settlement

B.partial settlement ratio

 C.degree of consolidation

D.residual consolidation

22: कोणते मराठी वतमानप बाळ गंगाधर िटळकां ारे कािशत झाले होते?

Which Marathi newspaper was published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

A.सकाळ
A.Sakal

B.दपण
B.Darpan

C.केसरी
C.Kesari

D.नव स म
D.Nav Satyam

23: ६०० ा अंका ा ५०% ा २५% िकती होतात ?

What is 50% of 25% of 600?

A.६०० ा ७५% ा १२.५%

A.75% of 12.5% of 600

B.१०० ा ७५% ा १००%

B.75% of 100% of 100

C.१२०० ा ५% ा १००%
C.5% of 100% of 1200

D.७५० ा १०% ा ५०%

D.10% of 50% of 750
24: 2.00 p.m ते 3.15 p.m ा दर ान ाच िदवशी िकती वेळा घ ाळाचा तास आिण
िमिनट काटा एकमेकां ा काटकोनात असतो?

How many times between 2.00 p.m. and 3.15 pm on the same day are the
hour and minute hand of the clock at right angles to each other?

A.2
A.2

B.3
B.3

C.4
C.4

D.1
D.1

25: २०० ा अंका ा ५% ा २०% िकती होतात ?

What is 5% of 20% of 200?

A.८०० ा १०% ा ५%
A.10% of 5% of 800

B.८०० ा १०% ा १०%

B.10% of 10% of 800

C.८०० ा ५% ा ५%
C.5% of 5% of 800

D.४०० ा १०% ा ४०%

D.10% of 40% of 400

26: Coefficient of permeability of a soil

A.increases with the decrease in temperature

B.increases with increase in temperature

C.does not depend upon temperature

D.none of these
27: ______ हे 'स ा ही' णून िनवडली/ओळखली जाणारी पिहली ी होती आिण
ाचबरोबर हे भूदान आं दोलनाचे सं थापकही होते.

______ was the 1st person to be selected as a Satyagrahi, and was the
founder of the Bhoodan Movement.

A.एम. के. गां धी

A.M K Gandhi

B.िवनोबा भावे
B.Vinoba Bhave

C.जय काश नारायण

C.Jayaprakash Narayan

D.रवीं नाथ टागोर

D.Rabindranath Tagore

28: The syphon well drop is ideal for

A.low discharges and low drops

B.low discharges and large drops

C.high discharges and low drops

D.high discharges and high drops

29: Tractive resistance of a railway line is only one fifth of the pneumatic tyre on
metalled road. This is due to the

A.flat slopes on railway track

B.steel wheel to steel rail has least friction

C.vacuum braking system

D.cushioning developed in the track

30: The net bearing pressure which can be used for the design of foundations,
is

A.gross safe bearing capacity

B.ultimate bearing capacity

C.net safe settlement pressure

D.net allowable bearing pressure

31: In a thick cylinder for internal fluid pressure, the hoop stress will be the
maximum at

A.outer surface

B.inner surface

C.centre of the thickness

D.at the centre of hollow portion

32: The rate of flow of water through a vertical strip of aquifer of unit width and
extending the full saturation height under unit hydraulic gradient is known as

A.coefficient of permeability

B.storage coefficient

C.specific retention

D.coefficient of transmissibility

33: The valve that is most commonly provided on rising mains is

A.pressure relief valve

B.blow off valve

C.reflux valve

D.sluice valve
34: If ‘P’ is the effort required to lift a load ‘W’, then mechanical advantage
(M.A.) is given by

A.P/W

B.PW

C.W/P

D.1/PW

35: Creep is principally due to

A.wave motion of rails due to moving trains

B.rigid holding of track

C.motions in either direction as on a single track

D.longer lengths of rails

36: On the presence of which of the following, does the turbidity in water
depend?

A.suspended solids

B.suspended solids and colloidal solids

C.any material capable of preventing light

D.intensity of colouration

37: 'मानभंग' या श ाचा समानाथ श ओळखा.

A.अपमान

B.मा ता

C.स ान
 D.िश ा

38: Quick sand is

A.pure silica sand

B.a condition in which cohesion is decreased quickly

C.a sand which can act as a quick filter

D.a condition in which cohesionless soil losses its shear strength due to the
upward flow of water

39: Flow through an earth dam is a case of

A.unconfined flow

B.confined flow

C.unconfined flow and confined flow

D.none of these

40: The infiltration capacity of the given soil

A.increases with increase in the initial soil moisture

B.decreases with increase in the initial soil moisture

C.is independent of the initial soil moisture

D.none of these

41: Coefficient of percolation has a value

A.less than the coefficient of permeability

B.equal to the coefficient of permeability

C.greater than the coefficient of permeability

 D.none of these

42: Through a point in a loaded soil, the normal stress is the maximum on

A.major principal plane

B.minor principal plane

C.plane making an angle of 45 degree with principal plane

D.none of these

43: The time required for full dissipation of pore water pressure will depend on

A.thickness of soil sample only

B.co-efficient of permeability of soil only

C.both thickness and co-efficient of permeability only

D.none of these

44: खालील मािलका पूण करा: २, ५, १०,१७, २६, ३७, __

Find the next term in the following series: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, __

A.५०
A.50

B.४६
B.46

C.४८
C.48

D.७२
D.72
45: The water which the soil particles freely adsorb from atmosphere by the
physical forces of attraction, and is held by the force of adhesion is known
as

A.contact moisture

B.hygroscopic water

C.adsorbed water

D.contact moisture, hygroscopic water and adsorbed water

46: Cement concrete road can be laid over

A.any surface of ground

B.an earthen road subjected to traffic for 1 year

C.a WBM road of thickness greater than 150 mm and subjected to traffic for
a month

D.any block top road in use at least for 2 weeks

47: Sludge digestion is

A.disposal of sludge

B.dilution of sludge

C.stabilisation of sludge

D.removal of waste products from sludge

48: Plasticity index is obtained as the difference between

A.liquid limit and shrinkage limit

B.shrinkage limit and plastic limit

C.liquid limit and plastic limit

D.none of these
49: The deformations of soils under a circular or square footing are

A.one dimensional

B.two dimensional

C.three dimensional

D.none of these

50: भारतातील िवकासिवषयक बाबींवर िनणय घे ासाठी आिण चचा कर ाक रता _____ ही
सव सं था आहे .

_____ is the apex body for decision making and deliberations on

development matters in India.

A.रा ीय िवकास प रषद

A.The National Development Council

B.नीती आयोग
B.Niti Aayog

C.सेबी
C.SEBI

D.रा ीय स ागार प रषद

D.National Advisory Council

51: Which of following is the result of the rise in water table upto the ground
surface?

A.reduction of pore water pressure but no change in total stress

B.decrease of pore water pressure and decrease in total stress

C.increase of pore water pressure and increase in total stress

D.increase of pore water pressure and decrease in total stress

52: The property of the soil which permits it to be deformed rapidly without
volume change, rupture and elastic rebound is termed as

A.ductility

B.malleability

C.elasticity

D.plasticity

53: The minimum settlement that is to be observed for ending the plate load test
is

A.10 mm

B.15 mm

C.20 mm

D.25 mm

54: जीएसटी ा संदभात एचएसएनने काय केले आहे ?

In the context of GST, what does HSN stand for ?

A.नामकरण सुसंगत णाली

A.Harmonized System of Nomenclature

B.सुसंगत िसरीयल मां क

B.Harmonized Serial Numbers

C.िहं दु थान णाली नामकरण

C.Hindustan System of Nomenclature

D.नामकरण ा हायरािककल िस म
D.Hierarchical System of Naming

55: Longitudinal cracks observed in timber beams are due to

A.high bending stresses

B.application of concentrated loads over the beams

 C.shear failure between layers

D.timber not being strong in compression

56: The slope of the bending moment (B.M) diagram changes its sign, when

A.B.M. changes its sign

B.S.F. is maximum

C.S.F. changes its sign

D.rate of lading changes suddenly

57: Bitumen stabilisation acts as a

A.hydrophilic medium

B.adhesive for coarse grains and water proofing agent for fine grains

C.destroyer of organic matter and hence more strength

D.thin cover that gets oxidised in a few days

58: The most effective method for compacting sand is by using

A.pneumatic rollers

B.sheep foot rollers

C.steeltyred rollers

D.vibration

59: The minimum co-efficient of lateral friction for a highway is

A.1

B.0.5

C.0.4
 D.0.15

60: 'अ ज' या श ाचा िव ाथ श ओळखा.

A. िस

B.अन

C.पूवज

D.अनुज

61: The primary operations in a Trickling Filter are

A.sorption + biological oxidation

B.filtration + aeration

C.oxidation + nitrification

D.aerobic + anaerobic oxidation

62: ए हा बी ा ३००% आहे . मग बी हा अ ा _____ % आहे .

A is 300% of B. Then B is ____ % of A.

A.१००
A.100

B.५०
B.50

C.२५
C.25

D.३३.३३
D.33.33
63: The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when
rolled into threads of 3 mm diameter is known as

A.shrinkage limit

B.plastic limit

C.liquid limit

D.consistency limit

64: आं तररा ीय मालवा क कोठे िवकिसत केले आहे ?

Where is an international cargo hub being developed?

A.पुणे
A.Pune

B.मुंबई
B.Mumbai

C.नागपूर
C.Nagpur

D.औरं गाबाद
D.Aurangabad

65: पुढील श समूहासाठी यो श िनवडा.

िजंक ाची दु द इ ा असलेला

A.िवजयेता

B.िगरीजन

C.िविजिगषू

D.िव िवजेता

66: Within the elastic range of tensile test, the deviation from Hooke’s law and
some after effects may be noticed. This is due to which of the following
factors?
 A.The thermo elastic effect

B.The material does not obey Hooke’s law

C.The yield stress is crossed

D.The elastic limit is greater than ultimate strength

67: In a fixed beam, the slopes at the ends are

A.minimum

B.maximum

C.same as at the centre

D.zero

68: To avoid any possibility of tension occurring in masonry structures, the

resultant of various forces at any level must pass through

A.the section

B.the centre of the section

C.middle third of the width or depth of the section

D.a corner of the section

69: Identify the figure of speech from the following sentences: Your response is
as clear as crystal.

A.Metaphor

B.Personification

C.Apostrophe

D.Simile
70: Fill in the blank with the right option that follows accepted syntactical
constructions. Does anyone know ________ ?

A.to who this car belongs

B.to whom this car belongs to

C.to whom this car belongs

D.who this car belongs to

71: The value of partial safety factor as per limit state method for shop welded
connection is taken as ___

A.1.1

B.1.25

C.1.5

D.2.0

72: Select the correct passive voice form of the sentence: The boy killed the
mosquito.

A.The mosquito was killed by the boy

B.The mosquito is killed by the boy

C.The boy will kill the mosquito

D.Mosquito killing is done by the boy

73: खालीलपैकी ाकरणा ा ीने अशु श -लेखन असलेला श ओळखा.

A. जारोहण

B. ि दोश

C.रा गीत

D.समूहगीत
74: The slope of the flow curve obtained in liquid limit test is called

A.liquidity index

B.plasticity index

C.toughness index

D.flow index

75: परभणी िज ातील पूणा नदीवर _____________ मुख धरण आहे .

____________ dam is the major dam on the Purna river in Parbhani district.

A.तुळशी
A.Tulshi

B.घन
B.Gharni

C.जायवकवाडी
C.Jayakwadi

D.येलदरी
D.Yeldari

76: Higher pH for water is undesirable, because

A.it corrodes zinc, copper and lead pipes

B.it induces sour taste

C.it renders chlorination less effective

D.it promotes growth of iron and sulphur bacteria

77: 'धाबे दणाणणे' या वा चाराचा खालीलपैकी कोणता अथ यो आहे ?

A. चंड घाबरणे
 B.अितशय जोरात धो ाने कपडे धुणे

C.जोरात उ ा मारणे

D. ुती करणे

78: जर @ आहे '+' आिण $ आहे '–', तर खालीलपैकी सवात मोठा पयाय कोणता आहे ?

If @ is '+' and $ is '–', then which of the following options is the largest?

A.४५ $ १५ $ १० $ २५ $ ५ $ १५ @ ५ $ ४ @ ८ $ ५
A.45 $ 15 $ 10 $ 25 $ 5 $ 15 @ 5 $ 4 @ 8 $ 5

B.५ @ १० $ २० $ १२ @ १० @ ५ $ २ @ ५ @ ८ $ १०
B.5 @ 10 $ 20 $ 12 @ 10 @ 5 $ 2 @ 5 @ 8 $ 10

C.४५ @ १५ @ १० $ १५ $ १० $ ५ @ २ $ ४ @ ८ $ १५
C.45 @ 15 @ 10 $ 15 $ 10 $ 5 @ 2 $ 4 @ 8 $ 15

D.५ @ ५ $ २० $ १२ @ १० @ ५ $ २ @ ५ @ ८ $ १०
D.5 @ 5 $ 20 $ 12 @ 10 @ 5 $ 2 @ 5 @ 8 $ 10

79: पुढीलपैकी कोणते धरण कृ ा नदीवर बां धले आहे ?

Which of the following Dam is built over the Krishna River?

A.भाकरा नां गल धरण

A.The Bhakra Nagal Dam

B.फर ा धरण
B.The Farakka Dam

C.िहराकुड धरण
C.The Hirakund Dam

D.नागाजुन सागर धरण

D.The Nagarjuna sagar Dam

80: Fill in the blanks with the right tenses: ____ their time in the jail last year for
the crime they had committed?

A.Did they spend

 B.Are they spending

C.Have they spent

D.Did they spent

81: एक पु ष उ रे कडे तोंड क न उभा आहे . नंतर तो पूण मागे वळतो. नंतर तो उज ा
बाजूला वळतो. नंतर तो डा ा बाजूला वळतो. परत तो उज ा बाजूला वळतो. नंतर तो पूण
मागे वळतो. शेवटी तो डा ा बाजूला वळतो. आता ाचे तोंड कोण ा िदशेला आहे ?

A man is facing North. He does an about turn. He then turns right. He then
turns left. He then turn right again. He then does an about turn. Finally he
turns left. Which direction is he now facing?

A.उ र
A.North

B.दि ण
B.South

C.पूव
C.East

D.पि म
D.West

82: खालीलपैकी सवात मोठा पयाय कोणता आहे ?

Which of the following options is the largest?

A.25 ा 10% + 200 ा 15% + 300 ा 30%

A.10% of 25 + 15% of 200 + 30% of 300

B.25 ा 20% + 200 ा 25% + 150 ा 5%

B.20% of 25 + 25% of 200 + 5% of 150

C.100 ा 10% + 150 ा 15% - 300 ा 30%

C.10% of 100 + 15% of 150 - 30% of 300

D.100 ा 20% + 150 ा 25% + 250 ा 5%

D.20% of 100 + 25% of 150 + 5% of 250
83: A flownet may be used for the determination of

A.exit gradient

B.seepage flow rate

C.seepage pressure

D.exit gradient, seepage flow rate and seepage pressure

84: The percentage elongation of a material from a direct tensile test indicates

A.ductility

B.strength

C.yield stress

D.ultimate strength

85: The value of cohesion of saturated clay will be ________ the value of
unconfined compression strength.

A.two times

B.equal to

C.half of

D.zero times

86: The stress developed at a point in a soil mass due to a concentrated load
which is applied at the ground surface is inversely proportional to

A.depth of concerned point from the ground surface

B.square of the depth of concerned point from the ground surface

C.cube of the depth of concerned point from the ground surface

D.square root of depth of concerned point from the ground surface

87: The weight of a vehicle affects the design of

A.camber and gradient of a road

B.pavement thickness and gradient of a road

C.cross drainage works and tunnels

D.permissible speed of vehicle

88: The unit hydrograph is the graphical relation between

A.total rainfall and total runoff

B.total rainfall and the direct runoff

C.effective rainfall and the total runoff

D.effective rainfall and the direct runoff

89: रा धोरण िनदशक त ां चे खालीलपैकी कोण ा ेणीम े वग करण करता येणार नाही?

Which of the following is NOT a category under which the Directive

Principles of State Policy are classified?

A.आिथक आिण समाजवादी

A.economic and socialistic

B.पयावरणिवषयक
B.environmental

C. ारके संर ण
C.protection of monuments

D.इतर दे शां शी संबंध

D.relationships with other countries

90: The sentence is broken up into four parts sequentially. Choose the part that
has an error.
 A.The teacher

B.said Rajat to

C.open the

D.window

91: Rainfall mass curve shows the variation of

A.rainfall intensity with time

B.rainfall intensity with cumulative rainfall

C.rainfall excess with time

D.cumulative rainfall with time

92: Choose the option which is farthest in meaning to the word:abhor

A.Like

B.Fear

C.Later

D.Empty

93: For sight distance calculation ‘Time of perception’ and reaction depends on

A.speed of the vehicle

B.gradient of road

C.alertness of driver

D.nature of pavement

94: Air valves are provided at

A.saddles
 B.summits

C.dead ends

D.regularly at 1 km intervals

95: एिशयन गे 2018 म े उद् घाटन समारं भात भारतीय जवाहक कोण होता/होती?

Who was India's flag bearer in Asian Games 2018 in the opening
ceremony?

A.सुशील कुमार
A.Sushil Kumar

B.नीरज चो ा
B.Neeraj Chopra

C.मेरी कोम
C.Mary Kom

D.सायना नेहवाल
D.Saina Nehwal

96: A lamphole is helpful in

A.illuminating sewer line

B.cleaning sewer line

C.repairing

D.testing sewers

97: Explain the meaning of the phrase: time and tide waits for no man

A.man cannot stop time and hence should not procrastinate

B.never venture in the water during high tides

C.being on time is important

D.tides changes in a timely manner

98: The volumetric strain produced in a sphere is how much times the strain in
its diameter?

A.two

B.three

C.four

D.One and a half

99: Heaved railway track is formed because of

A.formation of poor drainage properties

B.ballast with no interlocking action

C.sleeper that cannot keep the gauge

D.rails that developed corrugations

100: Into how many subdivisions, shall the coarse grained soils be divided for
classification purposes?

A.one

B.two

C.three

D.four