Municipal Officer (Infrastructure & Services) PPSC

Past paper of PPSC

Post name= Municipal Officer (Infrastructure)

Post case number = 131-RG/2019

Test held on = 19/10/2019

Compiled by: Engineer Usman Iftikhar

Note: Errors and omissions are accepted.

1. Wood strong in both tension and compression is: hard wood, soft wood, both
2. Example of soft wood used in construction: deodar, oak, saal, sheeshum
3. Thermal coefficient is highest for: Steel Copper Brass Aluminum, steel, brass, copper
4. Emulsion paints consists of: Zinc oxide, Magnesium oxide, Polyvinyl acetate, White lead.
5. Good Timber elastic modulus: 9800-12600 MPa
6. Density of light weight timber: a) 5.5 kN/m3 b) less than 2.5 c) 2.5 d) less than 5.5kN/m3
7. Material added for making light weight mortar: wood chips.
8. The major constituent in bricks is: Lime, Magnesia, Alumina, Silica.
9. FRP means: Fiber Reinforced Polymer.
10. In triangulation method the whole area is divided into: Right angle triangles, Acute triangles, Obtuse triangle, Well conditioned triangles.
11. Transition curve is provided between: Horizontal and Circular.
12. Law of conservation of mass in fluid mechanics is based on: Maxwell theorem, Bernoulli’s theorem, Gauss’s Theorem, Laplace Theorem.
13. Inviscid rotational flow is: Steady, Uniform, Potential
14. Non-Newtonian Flow is: Viscous flow, Time independent viscous flow, Time dependant viscous flow, All of these.
15. Head loss is minimum in case of: Broad crested weir, Ogee type fall, Sharp crested weir.
16. Top most level of weir is called: crest.
17. The overflowing sheet of water is called: a) head b) nappe c) upstream d) crest
18. If dam is empty the tension stresses will be: Heel, Toe
19. Rotary boring is also known as: a) Core boring, b) Wash boring, c) Percussion boring d) pit boring
20. The deflection effect is mostly in flexible pavements is on: Subgrade, Sub-base, Base, Wearing coarse.
21. The strength in case of flexible pavements can be increased by the overlay of: Concrete, Hot mix asphalt, Both, None.
22. Which material cannot be used in asphalt mix: Clay, Plastic silt, sand, gravel.
23. The electrical resistivity method is based on measurement of: Potential Drop, Voltage, Specific Resistance,
24. Small shear stress is determined by: Cyclic triaxial test, Cyclic direct test, Resonant Column, reminant test.
25. Pier foundation is known as: Cassion foundation, Box foundation, Bridge foundation, Culvert foundation.
26. Which of following causes stresses in sleepers? A)eccentric vertical loads, b) contact shear stress of wheel and rail c) lateral deflection of sleepers d) track components
27. In case of embankments/banks the LL should be: <70%
28. If the clay content is increased the Plasticity Index: Increase, Decrease, Constant.
29. Density of rails in case of narrow gauge is (kg/cm³): 30, 50, 70.
30. The shear stress of soil samples determine in the field can be by: SPT, CPT Pressure meter, Dilatometer.
31. In Direct shear test the sample should be: Disturbed, Relatively Undisturbed, Both, None.
32. The ball moving the fluid is the example of: Stokes law.
33. First stage of parking lot is: Acceptance, Entrance, Storage, Delivery.
34. Energy saved in recycling of steel is: 75%
35. Foundations in case of machines are designed for loading: Static, Dynamic, Static and dynamic,
36. Average size of silt on gradation curve: 011 mm.
37. Kaoline has bond: Hydrogen bond
38. Ultimate bearing capacity divided by FOS: safe bearing capacity.
39. Porosity % of gravels: 30-40
40. Crack detector in construction machinery is?
41. When the soil is in the state of stress, it is said to be in a) constant state b) plastic equilibrium c) stress conditioned state d) equilibrium condition
42. If rain intensity and area of rainfall is given, determine the pavement discharge. Ans 3.6 cumecs
43. The other name of moment distribution method is Castigliono, Hardy cross method, Maxwell method,
44. Ratio of Lateral strain and longitudinal strain is known as: Poisson’s ratio.
45. Volumetric strain is 3 times of: Linear strain, Lateral, None.
46. Trusses are not in one plane: Plain trusses, Bridge Foot trusses, Space trusses,
47. Trusses have stresses: Direct stresses, Tensile stresses, Compression stresses, Bending stresses.
48. Tension area is located if the reference is taken as neutral axis: Bottom, Top, Mid, N.A.
49. The drag/pick points in case of circle in autocad are: 2, 3, 4, 5.
50. In analysis moment of area is considered along the axis of: Rotation, Symmetry, Area, Reference.
51. The elastic properties of a material similar in all direction: Anisotropic Isotropic.
52. The mechanical property of the materials used in construction is: Specific volume, Elasticity,
53. The energy stored in elastic zone is: Resilience, Ductility, Toughness.
54. Strain under sustained load is called: creep.
55. Limit of proportionality depends upon a) area of cross section b) type of loading c)type of material d) all
56. The bending moment at internal span of slab is: Wl²/8 Wl²/4 Wl²/12 Wl²/24.
57. In which beam tension capacity of steel is greater than combined compression capacity of steel and concrete? A) Over reinforced b) under reinforced c) singly reinforced d) doubly reinforced
58. Joint provided at the end of day is: Construction, Compression, Tension.
59. Continuous beams are: indeterminate.
60. Radius of gyration of circular plate having diameter 10 cm is: 2.5 cm.
61. Bond between concrete and steel is developed due to? friction
62. Conflict between stakeholders and client can be resolved by: Criminal law, Government law, Corporate law, None of these.
63. Major resources during execution of the construction project is: Manpower, Machinery, Material, Money.
64. Technical aspects of project are important for estimating: schedule, rates, quantities.
65. The construction drawings are important for contractor during bidding is important to check the: Rate, Quantities, scope.
66. The small construction projects are written in FIDIC Book: Red Book, Grey Book, Green Book, Yellow Book.
67. The Built Operate and transfer (BOT) contract is in which FIDIC Book: Brown/Gold Book, Orange Book, Green Book, Yellow Book.
68. The risk in case of risk-sharing project is shared by the: Client, Contractor, Both a and b, None of these.
69. Depreciation for construction machinery is calculated for
    1. rebuild b) replace c) repair d) all
70. BOD is: Zero order reaction, 1st order reaction 2nd order reaction, 3rd order reaction.
71. Species extinction is reducing due to: Noise pollution, Air pollution, water pollution, All.
72. Maximum head loss in which grid filter is washed is: 1.5, 2.0, 5, 3.
73. In sewage treatment, reaction depends upon: pH.
74. The depletion of resources is construction project is due to: Fast consumed, Slow consumed, Uniform consumed, Normal replacement.
75. Environment protection is responsibility of a) govt b) individual c) organization d) all
76. Scouring and silting is minimum in case of: Barrage, Weir, Dam, Reservoir.
77. The scour depth can be determined by the: Lacey, Rankine, Terzaghi.
78. Over-head irrigation is called: central pivot irrigation.
79. Micro-irrigation is also called: localized irrigation
80. Fakhta urana ka matlab kya?
81. Kis sher ki amad hai k run kaanp raha hai. Is me “run” se kya muraad hai? Maidaan
82. Which one is the lowest fraction?
83. If 12 years are added to two third of present age, the age after 3 years will be thirty. What is the present age? 27
84. which vitamin is soluble in water? Vitamin B
85. how many members of European union states? 28
86. Qutbudin aibak ka mazaar kahan hai? Lahore
87. in which game refree is head chair a) tennis b) badminton c) table tennis d) none
88. last king of Lodhi dynasty was a) Ibrahim lodhi
89. convert into passive voice “She is riding the horse”
90. in relay race baton is used
91. Quran pak was recited to Holy Prophet PBUH by which sahaba? Hazrat Zaid bin Sabit RA
92. Mozu Hadees
93. GFFA (Global forum for food and agriculture) in 2018 was held in? Berlin
94. The Relicof the tooth of Buddha is venerated in Sri Lanka as a cetiya relic of Gautama Buddha, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
95. In Microsoft 2016 loosely spacing option is not present
96. Microsoft excel consists of worksheets
97. Elections 1970
98. Role of Mr. Jinnah in film Jinnah was presented by: Christopher Lee

FIDIC contract books colors

Short forms of contract = Green

Conditions of Contract for Construction For Building and Engineering works designed by the Employer = Red

Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build = Yellow

Conditions of Contract for Design-Build and Turnkey = orange

Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects = silver

Conditions of Contract for Design, Build and Operate Projects (BOT) = Grey