Junior Instructor in Draughtsman Civil Exam Date Out

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Junior Instructor Exam Date

Junior Instructor Admission Ticket

Junior Instructor Confirmation Date

Junior Instructor Number of Applicants

Junior Instructor Exam Details

Junior Instructor Syllabus

Junior Instructor Previous Questions

Overview

Junior Instructor in Draughtsman - Civil recruitment for category number 657/2023 was released in December 2023. Kerala PSC has invited the applications only from technically qualified candidates. Join the best online platform for technical PSC exams.

Junior Instructor Exam Date

According to the latest Kerala PSC exam calendar Junior Instructor in Draughtsman will be conducted on 11/09/2024. The PSC exam centre will be mentioned in the admission ticket.

Junior Instructor Admission Ticket

The admission ticket will be available at candidate profile from 28 August, 2024. Candidates should download and take a printout of the admission ticket and produce it before the invigilator at the time of exam.

Junior Instructor Confirmation Date

Candidates who have applied for the exam must submit confirmation between 23.06.2024 – 12.07.2024. No candidates who has not submitted the confirmation will receive the admission ticket.

Junior Instructor Number of Applicants

As per the statistics of Kerala PSC a total of 21,968 eligible candidates has applied for the examination.

Junior Instructor Exam Details

Junior Instructor Draughtsman Civil Details
Post Name	Junior Instructor Draughtsman Civil
Department	Industrial Training
Pay Scale	₹ 37400 - 79000/-
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Junior Instructor Syllabus

1. BUILDING MATERIALS. (15)

• Rock, Stones, Brick, lime, cement, pozzolanic materials- classification, types, uses
• Clay Products – earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, terracotta, glazing, types,
• Mortar –. Preparation Classification, types, uses
• Concrete –. Preparation Classification, types, uses.
• Timber. Structure, defect classification, seasoning, uses
• admixtures - for cement mortar & cement concrete, classification, types, uses
• Paints, varnishes, metals, plastics- classification, types, uses

2. CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY (15)

• Components of a building, Stone masonry-, Brick Masonry, Hollow blocks and Composite masonry - Elements, Classification, types of bonds.
• Arches - Technical terms-. types, centering, Lintel- types-wooden, brick, Stone, steel & RCC.
• Foundation: Construction details of Shallow & Deep Foundation. Types of foundations-Well foundation, Special foundations, Pile foundations, foundation on black cotton soils.
• Permanent & temporary structures: life of structures, sub structure, super structure, load bearing structure, cavity wall, framed structure. Form work, Scaffolding, shoring, underpinning- purpose, parts, Partition –requirements, types.
• Treatments for building structure- Damp proofing courses, Anti-termite treatment, Weathering course - materials, properties, functions, types, objectives, uses and method. Fire-proofing. Effect, rules.
• Carpentry joints terms, classification of joints, Uses & types of fixtures & fastenings.
• Doors, Windows, and ventilators –Parts, Location, Standard sizes, types
• Floors – Ground floor & upper floor-Types. Flooring- materials used, types
• Roofs & Covering of Roofs Purposes- Elements, Types-Flat, Pitched, Truss- King Post, queen post, Mansard, Bel-fast, steel, composite. Shell Types-North-light & double curved. Dome- Component parts. Roofs & Coverings- Objectives, Types & uses.

3. BUILDING DRAWING AND PLANNING (10)

• Layout of drawing. Lines, Lettering, Dimensioning, Scales and Projection. Importance of B.I.S. Introduction of Code of Practice for Architectural and Building Drawings (IS: 962- 1989). Principle of Planning, Objectives and importance, Functions and Responsibility, Orientation. Local Building Bye-Laws as per ISI Code. Layout Plan & Key Plan. Submission Drawing. Provision for safety. Requirement of green belt and land.
• Computer-aided drafting. -Operating system, Hardware & software -Introduction of CAD -Its Graphical User Interface. -Method of Installation -Basic commands of CAD.

4. R C C AND STEEL STRUCTURES (10)

• R C C - Materials -proportions-Characteristics. Method of mixing concrete, Slump test. Formwork, steel behaviour and test. Bar bending details as per I. S. Code.
• RCC Structure- columns, beams, slabs- one-way and two-way slab, Innovative construction, Retaining wall, R C C framed structure- Safety against earthquake.
• Steel structures- Common forms of steel sections. Structural fasteners, joints. Tension and compression member. Classification fabrication. Construction details

5. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITARY ENGINEERING (5)

• Terms used in PHE. Systems of sanitation. System of house drainage. System of house Plumbing, sanitary fittings etc. Purification of water. Types of sewer appurtenance. Manholes & septic tank. New technology of plumbing System.

6. ROADS, RAILWAYS, BRIDGES AND TUNNELS (10)

• General principles of alignment. Classification and construction of different types of roads. Components parts. Road curves and gradient. Road drainage system.
• Bridges & Tunnels: Components parts of a bridge. Types of superstructure and Substructure- Classification of bridges, IRC loading. Selection of type and location, Alignment of bridge- Caissons, Cofferdam. Classification of culverts. Tunnels- rules used for the sizes of different members.
• Railways- Permanent way. Rail gauges, functions, requirements of component parts, types, sections, length of rail. Welding of rail, wear of rail. Coning of wheels, hogged rail, bending of rail, creep of rail. Causes and prevention of creep. Fixtures, fastenings, Joints-types, Construction of permanent way. Railway station and yard.

7. IRRIGATION ENGINEERING (10)

• Hydrology- duty, delta, base period, intensity of irrigation. Hydrograph- peak flow, run off, catchment area, CCA. Rabi crop, Kharif crop,
• Storage/Diversion head work characteristics, Types. Dams, Barrages & weir-types, classifications and purposes. Hydro-electric project -component parts and functions
• Canals-classification and distribution system, canal structures. Types of cross drainage works like Aqua duct, Super passage, Siphon, Level crossing, inlet and outlet, etc.

8. ESTIMATING AND COSTING (5)

• Common techniques, units of Measurement, necessity, importance, approximate and detailed estimate types- taking off quantities-method. Rate analysis of typical items and their specifications. Labour and materials. Schedule of rates.
• Estimating of irregular boundaries by trapezoidal and Simpson’s formulae.

9. SURVEYING AND LEVELLING: (10)

• SURVEYING: Instrument employed. and common terms. Classification-plain and geodetic. Chaining, Plane table survey, Compass survey: Instrument and its setting up. Bearing and included angle, Local attraction. Magnetic and true bearing, declination.
• LEVELING: Principle of levelling, Dumpy level, auto level-. Levelling staffs- Types, component parts, and function. Temporary and permanent adjustment. Technical terms- Level and horizontal surface, Datum, benchmark, focusing, and parallax. Deduction of reduced levels. Types of levelling. Contouring.

10. ENGINEERING MECHANICS (10)

• Definition of stress, strain, elasticity, Hook’s law, Elastic limit, Modulus of elasticity. Type of Stresses. Standard stress-strain curve for mild steel bar under tension, Yield stress, Proof stress, Ultimate stress, Strain at various critical points, Percentage elongation. Mechanical properties of materials.
• Identify the centroid of geometrical plane figures.
• Moment of inertia (M.I.): M.I. of plane lamina and solid bodies. Radius of gyration, Parallel and Perpendicular axes theorems. Polar Moment of Inertia of solid circular sections
• Friction: Types and laws of friction, limiting equilibrium, limiting friction, coefficient of friction, angle of friction, angle of repose, relation between coefficient of friction and angle of friction.
• Resolution of a force - Orthogonal components of a force, principle of transmissibility. Composition of forces – Resultant, analytical method for determination of resultant for concurrent, Non-concurrent and parallel co-planar force systems. Moment of a force, Varignon’s Theorem, torque. Equilibrium and Equilibrant, Lami’s Theorem – statement and explanation.

Junior Instructor Previous Questions

1. The test preformed to know the presence of alkaline substances in the bricks is:
   1. Efflorescence test
   2. Soundness test
   3. Water absorption test
   4. Boiling water brick test
2. If stretchers are seen on the front face of a course in English bond with a wall thickness of 1.5 brick, which one is seen on the back face?
   1. Headers
   2. Stretchers
   3. Alternate stretcher and header
   4. Raking back
3. Which of the following is a process of planning off the flat edges or corners of a timber piece to form an angle of 45 degree?
   1. Bevel
   2. Rebating
   3. Chamfering
   4. Mortising
4. The ratio of effective length to least radius of gyration of a compression member is known as:
   1. Development length
   2. Slenderness ratio
   3. Compression index
   4. None of the above
5. With increase in the temperature of waste water:
   1. DO depletes and bacteriological activity increase
   2. DO increases and bacteriological activity decreases
   3. DO remains constant and bacteriological activity increases
   4. DO remains constant and bacteriological activity decreases
6. The permissible stresses for HYSD bars (Fe 415) for the purpose of designing Bridge Deck as per IRC 21: 2000 is:
   1. 200 MPa
   2. 240 MPa
   3. 415 MPa
   4. 500 MPa
7. The function key to toggle between GRID ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’ in AutoCAD is:
   1. F1
   2. F3
   3. F5
   4. F7
8. Which of the following results in decrease of chain length?
   1. Wear of wearing surfaces
   2. Sticking of mud
   3. Rough handling in pulling through fence
   4. Opening out of rings
9. The first watering which is given to a crop, when the crop is a few centimetres high, is called:
   1. Paleo irrigation
   2. Kor-watering
   3. Permanent wilting point
   4. Field capacity
10. The resultant of two equal forces of magnitude P is equal to 3. Then the angle between P the two forces is:
    1. 30°
    2. 90°
    3. 60°
    4. 120°

Answer Key
Q.No.	Ans. Code
1	a
2	a
3	c
4	b
5	a
6	a
7	d
8	b
9	b
10	c