PSC Tradesman - Plumber - Technical Education Examination · 2019. 12. 17. · 3, Hydrsnt d prc''ded 6r: lC) Fire iglrins puryoe 9. sell. closinc *aier iapd ae capable for i (A) Wtsh

Date of Test : 24.02.2016

Medium of Questions: English

Question Paper Code: 034/2016

Exam Name: Tradesman - Plumber - Technical Education

PSC Tradesman - Plumber - Technical Education Examination

Previous Year Question Paper

03412016

Tine. I hon. aod ld ninurc6

l Why water .eal h Rqoired jn 6 lrap?

(A) To dlow th€ ps4E ofsa.t€ water

(B) To prcven! th€ flow of sr6t? wat€r

(c) To prev€nt thg p$.ase of foul g,.e. nob ih€ drain

(D) To bldl ihe mil plsce

2. Rotary punps dro i

3. T}!e presorce of MireMl, caus6d iq wator :

(A) Eddncs (B) Tubidity

(c) cblour (D) Tadre

.t. The pemisibl€ lurbiility of dossshc wat rb:

(B) Dtuplaceneri itT€

(D) IIud operatcd i}}o

6, Ite Cravity sy8tcn ofr.td &.hibution i6 depend. on:

(A) size ofpipe (B) Ecishb o{dilEiburion bnk(c) Sir. ofdisftbutio! iank (D) raadod orv.lv€6

6- Shnd pipe6 e pffidod rt rh€ dbtribution system oI:(A) atalting point (B) Ethell Doint ofdihibution ayst€s

(C) Low..t poht of disdbutio.y8t€n (D) D€lil end ofdndblridn sFt4D

?. Pr3@ Rlrid %lv€s 5a pdidcd in r sat2! Dne for :

(A) In@&e ihe wate. pres@ (B) R€ti.v€ hishDE$uF fDn the line

(C] R€gubte tL€ pE Noff,ow (D) DiveiitlepEs@

IP.T.o.l

www.pscnet.in fb.com/pscnet.in

Join PSC WhatsApp Broadcast List : 90747 20773

PSCNET.in

3, Hydrsnt d prc''ded 6r:

lC) Fire iglrins puryoe

9. sell. closinc *aier iapd ae capable for i

(A) Wtsh basin (B) Kii'hensirl(C) Public ddn*ing touniain (D) Baicl room

r0. Re*aiins t@l is u.d for :

(A) .lo iDgofv,Iv€ 0l) gettiDs of varve

(C).[lnantlingolealre (D) Lv'llil'g tnd cleuine ofval\€ &ai

rr. TrE nan€ €mDloyed tor a 6tti.g, having t l.tce' si* at one end than d the oth€' :

(A) Elhow (D) Reduer

(C) Te joi!! (D) Union

rr. lvhai shoutd be th€ nininuD didtance b€twecD the hot snd old-watei risl n apluDbina syat€n?

(A) r6OnD G) 900bn

(C) 25obE (D) 30o lM

13. Ih. .ir€ of wnt pipe is dei€lnin€d [email protected] i. :

(A) [email protected] io tb€ SiE of drtin and Numba of drailpipe

(B) r'ordile to th€ Lrndn of drsin ald Nunber of drai!

(q Acodi.s to ih€ Nunb!. olittirlgs ana Si@ or 6tiinc!

@) A@rdils to the Nunhar of tnpo ialaU€d in the rire

14. Wly botton of tLo lcachitrs cs6spool Ddo waietiilht?

(A) for store ile em!€ti(B) eflucnt get ihsp€Bed in to ihe .urcnndinc soiL

(C) lo spaEd.mu.nt io grolnil

(D) for saf€ depodit

16. Wh€rs lim€ @Mete i6 ued?

(!t H.." duty dn6truction (B) Lish'dltvoDhuciion(C) Under fou.daiion (D) BofondetinB

03,92016 { A



PSCNET.in

16. NIyret orcebcnrisaddod in cencnt oncrcre?(A) Ioreser*rins Ol F.. i D.reasins lod cap.city(c) l'.f hc.vy pre$ure (D) ForwridfpMt

l?. Mild stei pile lnar salranization id ca:lled :

lA. Thc nan. oa v6lee whic! pErenr€ ih. back tow of x.!t€f i5 trm s?(A) cat vllve (B) BaI valvd(C) ch€ctvdlve (D) Stop vtrlve

19. ThcEeishiofsatsrneref trb.verhewat€rsupplylincghoutdbe:($ lmcn (B) 50 cn(q 30cn O) 20cn

20, io. checlins od clei.ing ol honse a.rin, thc a@s i6 pNided by :

(A) Inspoction chanb.f (B) Dor rcc

(c) Man-bole (D) tmp 6ot€

2r, Thc minibun sia ofa public sewer shoutd b. :

(A) lnmn (B) 6ocb(C) 60lrch (D) 6oFor

22. Tlo ninibun di3tame ber{een e vat f souh snd . 6ephc r!r& shodd be j

@) r5n (B) 20n(c) 25n (D) !0on

23. A .ttudure @lsr.ucred io. dfawins rrrcr fton re3.doir is called :

(A) Chcct dam (B) lol(c) ln raLe (D) casspml

(A) Ac disinfent

(Ci Codsulaot

(B) GI lir€

0Srt2016{P.1r.O.l



PSCNET.in

26. Tne tlap which pbvi.led ar dtop men Lols i! c'lted I

(A) cu1ly t.oP G) lntt@Pringir4

(C) Floor tlap (D) Boiil€ trap

26. An mvod.d siphon re t(A) saniiait ittiac G) Matonry frthn3

(C) s€w6..etun (D) Eou' &wer stid

2?. Ptre p.ef€.r€d io 6x su. valvo it :

(A) In drs dilr;buiion sFted tt d€aA 6nib

(B) ln th. ditilibuiion svci€n at niddle

(O h ths distabutior ststas ai hjrhost por6d

(D) In ih. dltribution svstln 'i lowesi poli'on

2s. The @l la. cottirg of CI pip5 ir dore to :

iA) Protoct !cai..t €orR.ti,n(C) Pretcd aglin.t trdibiutY

(B) Protet agaiNt brit eress

(D) P6tat 'saiEt nDiblitY

,9. Stad pipes s ioined bY :

(A) catill*vioint. G) adhc'ie j'int

(c) w€td;dJoint (D) Boil 'nil

;pisbi joilt

' 30. L!'thsla.ding pesw oDtdtvof'kt Dipe s:O) Ersho! thln 0l pipe (D l'wer ihan Cl pire

(C) Ider tils AC pipe (D) Lkr tlsn SWG pip'

. 31. Cuppcr PiP..M.lsilY t€nd hut :

LA) c,ntcut (B) &mt$3(c) @.tredD@ (D) odr t joint

32. Son elde!€pilarvjoitt ale u!.d 6r:( ) cI PtP€ joiar

(C) AC PiP..joint

3L Plr liDe o! e.bt:(A) sigh 4isrn.l load

(C) ltigh tedP€Etcte

03!/t016

(B) M6t itdg.nic c!€bicab

@) Exila beaw w.t4r pressrs



PSCNET.in

3tl. The lateft of C.Dposite pipes e :

(A) Polyethyhns, Almjnum and Polyorhytene resp€dively(B) l,olrtlryLn€, Fibbe. and Polyeihylene Espccavay(C) l'ibber, Alunitre dnd PolyerMcnc re4eclively(D) Allni.un, !'ibber and Potyethvlcne resperivery

95. Thc natly ued Cl propiDe mrin joini !ft i

,6. The deltl of Henp Md in I Seker and Bpisoi joini lre :

(a) 50cn (B) 30 cn(c) 2o.n (D) 5cn

37. fhncldjointrrecspablen)r :

(A) WheF it nryb€ r€J. underybud(B) Wherc ii f,aybe ecaeiorllly dignanrle or ras&ablhg(c) Where il niybe belr vihrllion d defl€ction ol riperD' WbpF r brybe b.s bish vrrmrrol0oB

34. sAod @st Cl pipe u*d in water olpply shall @nlori io i

(A) lsl2526 (B) L9t.%25

(c) lslr$6 (D) lst.r?zg

39. o. d sat€ valve water ltrow &on 6bhil ihe sruGng bor Wh_\,?

(A) vrlve *st wolr{ut (B) D€r€chve prcti.s in rhe srufirg box

(C) h a sate valva (D) Vdlve i3 old sil undorviceabte

.0. h which vals Iare ,n inbmal pdtition in it?

(A) caio valve

ic) ChdcL valvo

.n. WIore the nu.h hydra.l k insuht€d?

(B) SdLet and 3pisot joint

(D) Upb 90 d lbore tlD srcuad leEl

03.t/2016tP,?.ot



PSCNET.in

,12, The *ater m€te. shich u*d lor neasui,8 3ha[ !o1 or *ate' '3

:

(A) Venturinetcr G) Posnive di'placeDc'i {atef mabr

(C) R@pdaliw (D) Turbin' ttT€

.13, Union jdi.t nust b€ ;

(A) Ai erery 60 n (B) Atei€rY76n

iC) At derr 100 b (D AievorY2ooB

,14. Watd is mdr@iolly iiiled by means of :

(A) BY tulley(C) Bt buckst

45, whlt n ihs fundioD of 6ot valt€?

(A) To hold wdler in d.liv€ry

(c) To lold *ater in suclion

(B) To draiD out water ftom ileliv.ry

(D) To &ain out waier &!n suction

46. To p€wnt the w.le! had.r(A) Valves lnd iaps snould be avoid

{B) ValE3 md taps shotrla b. cloed slosrv

(C) Valves and taps sbouh b€ alwavs open

(D) v,1ves and taps 3hould be aldavd cl@e

a7. wsrrr suppb is dd.Eled for :

(A) An esrinat€d popul'tion (B) Qndniitv ofwatet avan'ble

(c) rle €tcbDent e, (D) Qualitv oawate.

4E, ln Indi! shicn |}Te otsupply dy6ien il fdlloR€d?

(A) ltr dusr 3}!t€n(B) Direcr Punping sy6t€b

(C) Inthe intornnt€ni .lpplt sy8lom or{tt r{D) CoDtuuou6 suPPlY tYsteD qarer

40, The r€rident ol wat€f is iler€nd upon the :

(A) QuM.ityofwlt€r (B) Qudliryorwab.(C) Tubidiry ofRaisr (D) Hrdn€.lofw'te!

03r!016 8



PSCNET.in

61, Lihc sda prdds is enplor€d fof:({) Sedhentarion ot war€r(A) Renovrl or tenporarr lurdncas otwaro.(C) R€novrr orpernd€nt hardn€s6

(D) nEndal ololroidal inrurjties oi waer

_ 52, pII valua ,@!rable in publc vat€r rlpply ie :

( ) 0.0br0 G) ?t 3.5

(0) 66to92 (D) sjtos.b

63. Iilhtion pro€.s is rcnoval ofl:(A) Flo6ti.g nafies(il) sBpended rafteB(C) !'ie Sus!€nted natter!(I)) Mic.ooEanbbs add olloidal Mttds

(A) Ne,rilE sure orwar€f (B) Id rron r[€ sour€ ofv.t4r(C) ltiRh* inan ihd Bou.eofNaler (D) No any diet.acrion

66, Sloe send 6lt $are:(A) Glavitytype (B) Prcsu.e tlTe(c) Noap.essu€ type (D) nd i}}€

66, Cloesed lilrer D€dia in R pid rina 6iter is reEoverl tly :

(A) Chansins @ilia (t,) By ffiapins(C) Escl wash (D) Ne@ to d€an

67. M@t fbqu.ndy u*d Etting in wat€r Bupply iE :

50. Pornor ble h* rdness of sofr r at€r E :

034/2016IP,T,O.l



PSCNET.in

53. Prihinsi6 tbe pr@ss ofl(A) Renovinc the t lpDeil wst€r (B) &d@ing tne trapped tir(C) Ranovinsthe happed wsrt€ mlttlE (D) R'nodns tle {tanaeed palts

69. To infta* the suhcielt pEs@ oa di.tlibucion 6rsten :

(A) Jer ptrnp is requiad (B) ftrlin€ pup it rquitsl(c) Stlse pmp b required (D) BGler p@! i6 leqftd

60. The valv€ wbict in*€Ied 6uctror 6.d i! :

(A) ch€ck valve

(c) F@t valve

61. Iutalt wator heaterd dl

(D) Nor predsure t'"e

61. w.t€r herter to b. s't h on :

(A) Afte.tettilg (B) Aftar lodiling rrt'r(C) Aher drainolt O) Withoni'ate'

6r. One of rb. benp6b ol mi! rat€r h.re.tila i! :

(A) CFuDd ?tFr rabLe r,ir. (B, surfae ffi * er dN(O Seal€reIwin r.ise (D) Ru ofiwi! cl€n tlE 8reud

64. Th. top or tl€ tuE! siall be r5o no abore ile lomation of srcund 1*l Wlv?

(A) !o. id€nii6caiion

(B) Fo. nade a stl@lue Nr it(C) Fo. prsenhDg ihe ontlv ol .urfaca wote.

(D) For saite a office buildinc ow! it

66. 1!. b€st rnd bGi impFreil.v.t6n of..dttry plunpila E :

(A) on pipe dy.t€b (B) Tepip€ 8Ft'n(C) InBl6 3tact dyst€E (D) CaFbined"€ten

60. Tl'e sebd *t or piF '. tro pip. ov.t€n ! llemold'd 6t :

(A) C*ryDc sun4t wa.t!(C) Canyi4 n@. *rb. dtty

(B) caFy,nc sitw6t(D) CaEyiDgr hg€ ad eil {a.io

0E42010 lo



PSCNET.in

6?. Ldteral dttings are caled:(A) Soll ttti.s! (B) Waste fuines(c) Comnon,iiiinss 0)) 8orh soil

'od wasle tillinss

68. Which one ol ihe folloving is rlb ncrnod ol drarins wdter f.om livcr bad2

(A) Docp *eU (B) ctuun.lweU(c) Inrale w€ll (t)) Tubseu

69. Ware. win mt available fo. fi@ exlinguidhing fron?(A) I! d$l sysi€n(B) Continuour supply dysrem wat r(Cl Direct puspine sydbn(D) ln ibe internitt€nt supply syelem of qaer

70. Wllich syst€m ol w.ter supply syslem js suitihl€ aor n.ecularly gFrirS bnsl(A) Rins6y6@D (lt) TEe sysbo(C) Radialsr6.cD (D) Crind itun srsren

71. Dual.ystem i3 al6o &M a. :

(A) Ganrtr 6y6t€o(B) Conbin€d s.avity ed pupiw sy.t n(C) DiFct prdpins sysreE .

(D) ndial.yrr4n

72- In b,s enn,.ge pe*r :

(A) High turbidi.y waior €D use (B) Filimtion is rc. required(c) No sludge is lormed (D) Sludso E fomeil

73. AerarD. prde$ is usd t r r.novll ol :

(A) D issolvc d sa$e, tasles a nd odouB (3) Suspendednan !s(C) Fr.e Sudp€ld€d naltels (D) MiNorganbns and 6[oi&l natte.s

74, Eow lo Fnov. iddle forDation lmm th€ wet€. h€.t€r?(A) Applyiq sdirn chldride(B) Applying dilut€d lydrdhloric acid

(C) App\rry dilured sllph\.ic acid

(D) Appblns conen[ated nitric acjd

04412076IP.r.o.l



PSCNET.in

75. The * ater storcge tirl at el€vat€il ndilion ee call€d :

(a) overhead tantr G) Suria@ tsnl<

(O c.nnon t'nk (D) subp

?6. Pipes whi.! cdr1a.s siltg€ water ioE balbd are c.ll^'ll(Al Sojl pipe (a) l{astepipe.

(C) Rainvalerpipe O) Siphon P'Pe

7?. -l'. pe.ahsrbl" do$s" or.h)odho h dflnldng *'Fr i'

, (A) 025to210me4itor (B) 105io I r0 ns/rit€!

(O 01.10t 2.ross^lq (D) 005to010ng^it€r

?3. Frtting whicn Nsd to. m.neciing scrice conneciion to wai4r mai! i3?

(A) union ferine G) n!du@ snd cuppirc

{c) R.ilue 6nd valve (D) R2duce and uron

79, On $me rooda. b.d, &m€ wheF a little port nav be 6s€ out wbne €uiiins or

hdb€nns wLat i. the nah€ of tll t 9ut?(A) Cain G) I{mt(C) shal€ O) Pra.!8

80- U:herc the nstrholes arc pdidcd in .traight lcnslh5 oI pipe lines?

(A) At50 meterinieFals (B) '1o net€'i'teflals

(() 30 nei€r inte.mls (D) 20 ne16' int€mro

31. ln whici yer the First Ahe.dment.d ofhilian @ntiituiion us passeiP

(a) 1950 (B) 1951

<c) 1952 (D) 1963

8!. The Tra'[email protected] Di{dn Nho rrernitt d the Shennar wonen t @ver thei upper larts :

(A) Rija Kesata Dae €) Velu ThaDpi D6lawa

(O OonhiniThanPi (D) Cll JohD Munrc

s3. Whoc ideas ol s@ial .efom de Fpr.&nied bv 'Kerala l(aunudii?

(A) SreeMrayana Cntu (B) Chlibnbiswanit'l(C) Awa.i€Ii (D) K P KaTPPd

0342016 l2



PSCNET.in

8.1, Whichisthc lndiah strr€ siven aur.noncus 6r,rus by tha Article 3ro?(A) Xd,ls (B) tteh.nshrra(C) B'lDr G]) ,Janmu {DdlGsh,nir

85, RadonalisD is not r Elicion. It is an atrrtudc to acepr knusledge hasd upon .eason...,*lorc words !€ thcsc?

(Al l,orlaril YohMnrh (B) s,hourin ri Ayyappan

(C) SradesAblinani Ranakrjrhla Pjlhi (D) V,kran Abdul Khudir M a ulayi

36. Who tu the plc&nt cIaL!€Fon of NatioDai Ou'nmi$ion for sonen i. India?(A) Jayanthi P,tnaik (B) Ixlitha (unarumangaldnr

ic) Itllnlashr.n, (D) Dr. Cirijs \']:s

37. The 6rst .theisi rc*rprper in fietuld, Yu]rdvodi was published irtherlat:!\) lo2? (B) 1923

{c) rrr0 (D) 1030

86. To shicn ruld rhe Mal!}ah Mendi.l w$ submitled?

(A) srcc M@l!o Tifunil (R) S€e cnthlru Tilunat(c) swnti Tirundr @) ArilyanTnuml

89. \i!'ho ruthorcd '(a.n uiaulli"?(,{) vullathol Nara-\'enr Menon

(C) Nullpp5l N,rarua Menon (D) Xuttip urad! xesdv,n Nlir

90. \rihi.h place *u6 tle main rcnu€ ol$lrSarrasr.ha in Ilda]a?(A) vddalda (B) llqysnnur(c) Tirur (D) PoMa.i

91, who is tie prcrcnt prcsidenrofrh. Pf.€amana lGla S{hitya6rn*han?(A) (.drnaniriu Ran dk.ishnM (B) U l$uder(c) Vaishakndr O) V.K. saDo

92, wlrd l"iled Tcmple Dntry P.tul,nnalion as d ndra.le of no.lem iines ?

(A) sec Chithira tunu.rl (B) T-K.Madhcvan

(C) ItV. itaDaewirdy Nricker (D) Moharns Cundti

034/2016tP.r.o.t

l3



PSCNET.in

{c)

sonan activi.t {ho 10n the IGlrla Sabitya Academv A*ard in r9?7 :

(B) BalananiAnh.

9a. who wa6 the i$i Presidcnt ofih.lndidn

(A) Dr. Stchidlttdd Sinha

(C) RljerdB Pmdad

(o 352

(D) klith.nbiks AtrharFlaD

(B) B.R.,1Dbe.I{d

(D) B.N. Rao

96. Wlncb article of lndian Consii.uuon psvid.s for Nttional Anerxltct?

96.

97,

06. "A,lhnalrth.lrtod A.E har" i! ihe lubbiocathv of :

(B) 351

@) 353

FpEsent€d by the Yoc.r{shona sabhq?

(B) Mu.li66

(D) Namb@tlili3

In whi.h Indi.n rtate Rup (an*.r ws imnolaild s Sair b 1937?

(A) Bihar (B) Rajatihar

(q Maharctir' (D) MadlYa P"de'h

wlro *a3 the archit€ci of vidhan Bhava., Bhc,lal which hrcught Asa}h'n Awdrd to India?

(A) clarle. Coea (B) Bv.DcLi

ic) satish Gujml (D) L.urie B'l<dr

(A) A.kkamn, Chedan

(C) tuttin€lu dna

st. which 6EEurib/ ol fi.mla is

(A) Ezhav,s

100. fte winn€r ofvallaihol Atard in 20151

(A) O.Nv' (urup I('v.laF Nsnyana P.niler(B)

(D)

08,|/1016

(q P. N.rrvu. Ku.up



PSCNET.in

Documents

PSC Tradesman - Plumber - Technical Education Examination · 2019. 12. 17. · 3, Hydrsnt d prc''ded 6r: lC) Fire iglrins puryoe 9. sell. closinc *aier iapd ae capable for i (A) Wtsh