List of top Questions asked in CUET (PG)

A sample of saturated soil has a water content of 29.6%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.7, the dry unit weight (in gram/cm\(^3\)) of the soil is equal to:
The most expansive clay mineral is:
The levels of soil density are given below: (A) Saturated density
(B) Submerged density
(C) Wet density
(D) Dry density
Choose the most appropriate sequence in the decreasing order of magnitude of the densities of a soil sample:
By placing a soil sample at 105° C for 24 hours in an oven, which of the following statements are correct? (A) Hygroscopic moisture is lost
(B) Capillary water is lost
(C) Free water is lost
(D) Structural water is lost
Which of the above statements are correct?
Consider the following statements related to pore pressure parameter \( A \), \( A_f \) (value of \( A \) at failure) and \( R \) (over consolidation ratio): (A) \( A_f \) is zero when \( R = 1 \)
(B) \( A_f \) is negative when \( R>4 \)
(C) \( A_f \) increases as \( R \) decreases
(D) \( A_f \) decreases as \( R \) decreases
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
If a sample of clay has a cohesion of 80 kPa and an angle of shearing resistance of 10°, the shear strength of clay at a normal stress of 100 kPa will be:
The coefficient of variation of the rainfall for existing six rain gauge stations in the catchment was found to be 29.54%. The optimum number of stations in the catchment for an admissible 10% error in the estimation of mean rainfall will be:
Potential evapotranspiration (PET) be denoted as
What would be the evaporation from the pond (in mm), if the pan evaporation is 45 mm and the pan coefficient is 0.70?
The rainfall on five successive days on a catchment was 2 cm, 6 cm, 9 cm, 5 cm, and 3 cm. If the φ-index for the storm is taken as 3 cm/day, the total direct runoff from the catchment will be:
A point load applied at shear center induces
A beam has the same section throughout its length with moment of inertia \(I = 1 \times 10^8 \, \text{mm}^4\). It is subjected to a uniform BM = 40 kN·m, \(E = 2 \times 10^5 \, \text{N/mm}^2\). What is the radius of curvature of the circle into which the beam will bend in the form of an arc of a circle?
The Penman’s evapotranspiration equation is based on
What will be the degree of BMD curve, if the load intensity is of \(n\) degree?
A beam of triangular cross-section is subjected to a shear force of 50kN. The base width of the section is 250 mm and the height is 200 mm. The beam is placed with its base horizontal. The shear stress at the neutral axis will be nearly-
Earliest finish of an activity is always:
Consider the following salient points in a stress-strain curve of mild steel bar: (A) Yield point
(B) Breaking point
(C) Proportionality limit
(D) Ultimate point
The correct sequence in which they occur while testing the mild steel bar in tension from initial zero strain to failure is:
What are the support reactions at the fixed end of the cantilever beam of 3 m length as shown in the diagram below?
The failure theory which is the most conservative for ductile materials is
The reduction in project time normally results in
Consider the following characteristics of contour: (A) A uniform slope is indicated when contour lines are spaced uniformly
(B) Contour lines cannot go anywhere but can close on themselves
(C) A set of closed contours indicates a depression or a summit, according to the lower or higher values being respectively inward
(D) A contour is an imaginary line passing through the points of an equal level on the surface of earth
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Consider the following statements:
(A) Engineering survey is used to collect requisite data for planning, design and execution of engineering projects.
(B) Reconnaissance survey is used to determine the feasibility and estimation of a scheme.
(C) Route survey is used for depiction of topography of a region.
(D) Archaeological survey is used for determining unearthing relics of antiquity.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
As per Indian standard specifications, the length of one link in 30 meter chain is:
What is the volume of a 6 m deep tank having rectangular shaped top 6 m $\times$ 4 m and bottom 4 m $\times$ 2 m? (use mean-area method)
In proportion of concrete mix, 1:12 (M 25) represents