🧱 KPSC JE Civil – Solved Questions (Part 11: Q201–Q220)

This part contains questions 201 to 220 with complete option-wise explanations.

📘 Q201. The phenomenon of binding soil particles by root action?

• (1) Soil stabilization – Correct. Plants improve stability.
• (2) Soil compaction – Mechanical method.
• (3) Soil liquefaction – Earthquake effect.
• (4) Soil aeration – Ventilation.

📘 Q202. Dead loads include?

• (1) Self weight of structure – Correct.
• (2) Wind load – Imposed.
• (3) Live load – Variable.
• (4) Earthquake load – Dynamic.

📘 Q203. The minimum pitch of rivets?

• (1) 2.5 times diameter – Correct.
• (2) 5 times diameter – Too large.
• (3) 1 times diameter – Too small.
• (4) 10 times diameter – No.

📘 Q204. Compaction increases?

• (1) Soil density – Correct.
• (2) Void ratio – Decreases.
• (3) Compressibility – Decreases.
• (4) Permeability – Decreases for clays.

📘 Q205. Most economical shape of an open channel?

• (1) Semi-circular – Correct.
• (2) Triangular – No.
• (3) Rectangular – Inefficient.
• (4) Square – No.

📘 Q206. Standard span of a 6 m tape?

• (1) 5.8 m – Incorrect.
• (2) 6.0 m – Correct.
• (3) 6.2 m – No.
• (4) 6.5 m – No.

📘 Q207. Bleeding in concrete is?

• (1) Water rising to the surface – Correct.
• (2) Separation of coarse aggregates – Segregation.
• (3) Increase in strength – No.
• (4) Decrease in compaction – No.

📘 Q208. The process of converting waste into useful products?

• (1) Recycling – Correct.
• (2) Sanitation – No.
• (3) Screening – Pre-treatment.
• (4) Filtration – Water treatment.

📘 Q209. Standard penetration test (SPT) is used to determine?

• (1) Bearing capacity – Correct.
• (2) Water table – No.
• (3) Cohesion – Not directly.
• (4) Shrinkage – No.

📘 Q210. If velocity of flow increases?

• (1) Pressure decreases – Correct, Bernoulli's principle.
• (2) Pressure increases – No.
• (3) Pressure remains same – No.
• (4) Head loss reduces to zero – No.

📘 Q211. Steel becomes brittle at?

• (1) Low temperature – Correct.
• (2) High temperature – Becomes soft.
• (3) Medium temperature – No.
• (4) Room temperature – No.

📘 Q212. The moisture content at which soil changes from plastic to semi-solid?

• (1) Shrinkage limit – Correct.
• (2) Plastic limit – Plastic to brittle.
• (3) Liquid limit – Liquid to plastic.
• (4) Flow limit – Not standard.

📘 Q213. The main cause of honeycombing in concrete?

• (1) Poor compaction – Correct.
• (2) Excess curing – No.
• (3) High water-cement ratio – Causes bleeding, but not honeycombing.
• (4) Over vibration – Leads to segregation.

📘 Q214. The point where demand and supply lines intersect?

• (1) Equilibrium point – Correct.
• (2) Origin – No.
• (3) Apex – No.
• (4) Peak – No.

📘 Q215. In a building, damp-proof course is provided?

• (1) To prevent moisture rising – Correct.
• (2) To prevent fire – No.
• (3) For ventilation – No.
• (4) For aesthetics – No.

📘 Q216. The contour lines that intersect indicate?

• (1) Vertical cliff – Correct.
• (2) Valley – No.
• (3) Ridge – No.
• (4) Plain – No.

📘 Q217. Turbidity in water is measured in?

• (1) NTU – Correct (Nephelometric Turbidity Units)
• (2) PPM – Concentration.
• (3) mg/l – Mass concentration.
• (4) PH units – Acidity.

📘 Q218. Most common shape of rivet head?

• (1) Snap head – Correct.
• (2) Pan head – Less common.
• (3) Countersunk – Used where flush surface is needed.
• (4) Cone head – No.

📘 Q219. A spillway provided at the abutment?

• (1) Side channel spillway – Correct.
• (2) Ogee spillway – Over the crest.
• (3) Siphon spillway – No.
• (4) Chute spillway – Downstream channel.

📘 Q220. The zone of saturation in soil?

• (1) Below water table – Correct.
• (2) Above water table – Capillary zone.
• (3) Near ground surface – No.
• (4) At the core of dam – No.

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