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BT-204 · Basic Civil Engineering & Mechanics/Unsolved PYQ Paper

BT-204 Basic Civil Engineering & Mechanics - Dec 2025 Question Paper

  1. 7 Marks
    aExplain various methods of compaction of concrete and their importance.
  2. 7 Marks
    bDescribe different types of staircases with neat sketch and explain their suitability for different buildings.
  3. 7 Marks
    aExplain the different methods of measuring elevations, including spirit leveling, trigonometric leveling and barometric leveling.
  4. 7 Marks
    bWhat are electronic surveying instruments? Explain their need and advantages over conventional instruments.
  5. 7 Marks
    aDescribe the steps involved in preparing a profile and cross-section for a proposed road project.
  6. 7 Marks
    bDefine contour. Explain the characteristics of contour lines and their significance in engineering projects.
  7. 7 Marks
    aExplain the procedure to find forces in members of truss by using method of sections.
  8. 7 Marks
    bTwo forces, one of which is double the other has resultant of 260 N. If the direction of the larger force is reversed and the other remains unaltered, the resultant reduces to 180 N. Determine the magnitude of the force and the angle between the forces.
  9. 7 Marks
    aDetermine the centre of gravity of solid cone of base Radius 'R' and height 'h'.
  10. 7 Marks
    bDefine centroid and centre of gravity. Explain the difference between them with suitable examples.
  11. 7 Marks
    aExplain various laboratory tests on concrete and mortar with neat sketches.
  12. 7 Marks
    bCalculate the reactions in cantilever beam shown below.
  13. 7 Marks
    aDetermine the forces in the truss shown in Fig. It carries a horizontal load of 16 kN and vertical load of 24 kN.
  14. 7 Marks
    bDefine remote sensing. Describe the components of a remote sensing system with neat sketches.
  15. 7 Marks
    aExplain the conventional methods of distance measurement using chains and tapes.
  16. 7 Marks
    bDescribe the manufacturing process of bricks. Explain the properties of good building bricks and laboratory tests conducted on bricks.
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