List of top Questions asked in Telangana State Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test

Which one of the following is the most likely mode of slope failure for waste dump?

Dilatancy of rock is associated with

In RMR, Rock Quality Designation (RQD) 41% to 60% indicates a rock as

The property that cannot be determined from uni-axial compressive strength test of a rock sample fitted with strain gauges is

Poisson’s ratio is the

The term “bulking factor” refers to

The ratio of specific weight of an intact rock to that of loose rock is called as

For a cylindrical sample of cross-sectional area $ A $, length $ L $, Young’s modulus $ E $ and axial load $ P $, the strain energy stored is

Match the following: $$ \begin{array}{ll|l} \text{Instrument} & & \text{Measurement} \\ \hline P & \text{Flat jack} & 1.\ \text{In-situ stress in rock} \\ Q & \text{Borehole deformation gauge} & 2.\ \text{Load} \\ R & \text{Tape extensometer} & 3.\ \text{Bed separation resistance} \\ S & \text{Bore hole penetrometer} & 4.\ \text{Roof convergence} \\ \end{array} $$

Out of the support categories given for an underground coal mine, identify the “active support”

The angle in degrees at which a ridge line intersects contours is

The basic concept behind GPS is

A multi point borehole extensometer is used to monitor

If only two members form a truss joint and no external load or support reaction is applied to the joint, then the members

Every line has two bearings such as fore bearing and back bearing. If fore bearing is less than $180^\circ$, then what will be the back bearing?

The length of the tangent of a simple circular curve of radius $R$ and angle of deflection $\Delta$ is given by

One of the tacheometric constants is additive, the other constant is

Which of the following is added as sensitizers in explosive?

The starting point of shaft at the ground surface is called

The drivage driven from one coal seam to adjacent coal seam in underground coal mines is called as

Insufficient stemming causes

Bauxite is

Match correctly for method of drilling given in column A to principle of rock cutting in column B: $$ \begin{array}{ll|l} \text{Column A (Method of drilling)} & & \text{Column B (Principle of rock cutting)} \\ \hline P & \text{Diamond drilling} & 1.\ \text{Impact action} \\ Q & \text{Percussive drilling} & 2.\ \text{Thermal spalling} \\ R & \text{Rotary roller drilling} & 3.\ \text{Rotary abrasive} \\ S & \text{Jet piercing} & 4.\ \text{Cutting \& Ploughing} \\ \end{array} $$

Placer Gold deposits are mostly

Given $$ x = 4y + 5, \quad y = Kx + 4, $$ the lines of regression of $ x $ on $ y $ and $ y $ on $ x $ respectively. What is the value of $ K $, if the value of correlation coefficient $ r = 0.5 $?