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If A is the area of the foundation of a retaining wall carrying a load W and retaining earth of weight 'w' per unit volume, the minimum depth (h) of the foundation from the free surface of the earth, is
A $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}\left$$
B $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}\left$$
C $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}{\left^2}$$
D $${\text{h}} = \sqrt {\frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}} {\left^2}$$
If the width of the foundation for two equal columns is restricted, the shape of the footing generally adopted, is
A Square
B Rectangular
C Trapezoidal
D Triangular
On sports day. if 30 children were made to stand in a column, 16 columns could be formed. If 24 children were made to stand in a column,how many columns could be formed?
A 45
B 20
C 22
D 29
On sports day, if 30 children were made to stand in a column, 16 columns could be formed. If 24 children were made a stand in a column, how many columns could be formed ?
A 40
B 20
C 22
D 30
Diameter of bubble caps used in high pressure columns is __________ as compared to that used in identical vacuum columns.
A Less
B More
C Same
D Either A or B; no generalisation can be made
In soils possessing low bearing capacity, the type of foundation generally provided, is
A Column footing
B Grillage footing
C Raft footing
D All the above
For the construction of flyovers in sandy soils, the type of foundation provided, is
A Strap footing
B Raft footing
C Combined footing
D Pier footing
In a sample of 50 people, 19 had type O blood, 22 had type A blood, 7 had type B blood and 2 had type AB blood. If a person is selected randomly, find the probability that the person has neither type A nor type O blood?
A 15/25
B 31/50
C 11/25
D 9/50
Who is largely responsible for breaking the German Enigma codes, created a test that provided a foundation for artificial intelligence?
A Alan Turing
B Jeff Bezos
C George Boole
D Charles Babbage
A raft foundation is provided if its area exceeds the plan area of the building by
A 10%
B 20%
C 40%
D 50%

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