PSSSB JE CIVIL Book Corrections
PSSSB JE Books Corrections
Page No. 48 - Surveying
Q26. One nautical mile is_______feet. (nearest)
(A) 6080
(B) 5980
(C) 6180
(D) 6280
Given (B)
Correct Ans. (A)
Q29. The height of instrument is equal to:-
(A) Reduced level of bench mark + Intermediate sight
(B) Reduced level of bench mark – back sight
(C) Reduced level of bench mark + back sight
(D) Reduced level of bench mark + fore sight
Given (B)
Correct Ans. (C)
Page No. 249 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGG.
Excess fluorides in drinking water is likely to cause
(A) Blue babies
(B) Fluorosis
(C) Taste and odour
(D) Intestinal irritation
Given (C)
Correct Ans. (B)
Page no. 62
27. The most commonly used admixture which prolongs the setting and hardening time is _______.
(A) Gypsum
(B) Calcium chloride
(C) Sodium silicate
(D) Calcium Nitrate
Given (B)
Correct Ans. (A)
Page no. 59
5. Rusting can be prevented by applying coating of
(A) Red lead
(B) White lead
(C) Zinc oxide
(D) Bitumen
Given (A)
Correct Ans. (C)
Page 252
68. Ozone layer is present in
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Thermosphere
Given (D)
Correct Ans. (B)
Page no. 250
45. BOD is
(A) Biochemical oxygen demand.
(B) A measure of the organic matter present in wastewater
(C) Usually less than COD.
(D) all of the above.
Given (C)
Correct Ans. (D)
Page 149
Q3. The damping value to be taken into account for the seismic analysis of reinforced concrete buildings according to IS: 1893 (2016) is
(A) 5% of the critical damping
(B) 2% of the critical damping
(C) 10% of the critical damping
(D) 7% of the critical damping
Given (B)
Correct Ans. (A)
Page 328
144. Which city of Punjab is famous for manufacturing of sports goods?
(A) Pathankot
(B) Ludhiana
(C) Jalandhar
(D) Sangrur
Given (B)
Correct Ans. (C)
Page 331
203. Which one of the following Indian states has the longest coastline?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Given (D)
Correct Ans. (B)
Page 277
63. The following diagram shows the details necessary for the CPM network analysis?
The critical path will be
(A) 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6
(B) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6
(C) 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 6
(D) 1 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 5 - 6
Given (B)
Correct Ans. (D)
Page 154
60. When earthquake forces are considered in design, the permissible stresses in material are increased by
(A) 50%
(B) 25%
(C) 20%
(D) 33%
Given (A)
Correct Ans. (D)
Page 154
61. Building with regular configuration can be modeled as
(A) Lumped mass model
(B) 2-D model
(C) 3-D model
(D) None of the above
Given (B)
Correct Ans. (A)
