WAPDA Test Questions conducted by PTS-3

WAPDA Test Questions conducted by PTS-3

Jr. Engineer (Civil) WAPDA GM (C&M ) Water Conducted by PTS on 19-08-2018
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Questions 51-70 out of 89

51. A continuous beam shall be deemed to be a deep beam if the ratio of its effective span to overall depth, is

• 2.0
• 2.5
• less than 2
• less than 2.5

52. Pick up the correct statement regarding columns.
The cross sectional area of longitudinal reinforcement, should not be less than 0.8% nor more than 4% of its gross sectional area

• The minimum of longitudinal bars provided in rectangular and circular columns are 4 and 6 respectively
• In helical reinforced column, the minimum number of longitudinal reinforcement should be six
• If the effective length of a column is less than three times its lateral dimension, it is generally called a pedestal
• All the above.

53. If an element of a stressed body is in a state of pure shear with a magnitude of 80 N/mm2 , the magnitude of maximum principal stress at that location is

• 80 N/mm2
• 113.14 N/mm2
• 120 N/mm2
• 56.57 N/mm2

54. For quality control of Portland cement, the test essentially done is

• setting time
• soundness
• tensile strength
• consistency
• all the above

55. If the effective plan area of a warehouse is 54 sq. m, and maximum height of piles permitted is 270 cm, the number of cement bags to be stored, is

• 2000 bags
• 2200 bags
• 2400 bags
• 2700 bags
• 3000 bags

56. Cross-staff is used for

• setting out right angles
• measuring contour gradient
• taking levels
• measuring distances
• none of these

57.The construction of optical square is based, on the principle of optical

• reflection
• refraction
• double refraction
• double reflection.

58.Hydration of cement is due to chemical action of water with

• Tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate
• Dicalcium silicate and tricalcium aluminate
• Tricalcium aluminate and tricalcium alumino ferrite
• All the above.

59. The process of proper and accurate measurement of concrete ingredients for uniformity of proportion, is known

• grading
• curing
• mixing
• batching
• none of these.

60. Internal friction between the ingredients of concrete, is decreased by using

• less water
• fine aggregates
• rich mix
• more water and coarse aggregates
• none of these.

61. Water required per bag of cement, is

• 7 kg
• 14 kg
• 21 kg
• 28 kg
• 35 kg

62. The diameter of the Vicat plunger is 10 mm and its length varies from

• 20 mm to 30 mm
• 30 mm to 40 mm
• 40 mm to 50 mm
• 50 mm to 60 mm
• none of these

63. If aggregates completely pass through a sieve of size 75 mm and are retained on a sieve of size 60 mm, the particular aggregate will be flaky if its minimum dimension is less than

• 20.5 mm
• 30.5 mm
• 40.5 mm
• 50.5 mm
• none of these.

(Questions 64-67 are missing)


68. The bulk density of aggregates, depends upon

• shape
• grading
• compaction
• all the above.

69. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following :

• Cement is added to lime mortar to increase its hydraulic properties only
• Lime surkhi mortar is used for pointing the walls
• Lime should be slaked before preparing lime mortar
• High early strength concrete is generally used in cold weather.

70. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

• The bottom and top ends of slump mould are parallel to each other
• The axis of the mould is perpendicular to the end faces
• The internal surface of the mould is kept clean and free from set cement
• The mould is in the form of a frustum of hexagonal pyramid 
• None of these.

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