📝 Exam Review: Engineering Assistant Gr III / Overseer Gr III (Jan 2026) – Solved Paper, Key & Analysis

1. Kerala PSC Engineering Assistant Gr III Exam 2026 📝
1. Complete Solved Paper, Key Analysis & Objection Guide
2. 📌 Exam Overview
3. 🔍 What Was Special About This Question Paper?
1. 1️⃣ Typographical Error in Question 1
2. 2️⃣ Code-Heavy Nature of the Paper
3. 3️⃣ Practical vs Theoretical Conflict
4. ⚠️ Major Controversies in the Provisional PSC Answer Key
1. ❗ Q8 – Soaking Time of Bricks
2. ❗ Q25 – Slump for Canal Lining
3. ⚠️ Q54 – Drainage Over Canal
4. ❗ Q93 – Bridge Distance Term
5. ✅ Solved Paper Highlights (Subject-Wise)
1. 🏗️ Building Materials & Construction
2. 🛣️ Transportation & Surveying
3. 🖊️ Drawing & AutoCAD
4. 💧 Public Health & Irrigation
6. 5. 🗝️ Official Provisional Answer Key (Code C)
7. 🚀 Final Verdict – CivilEzy Expert View
1. 🎯 Final Advice
2. 📣 CivilEzy Recommendation
8. 📝 Engineering Assistant Gr. III (001/2026)
1. Part 1: Questions 1–20
1. 1) The weight of 12 mm round steel bar is ______ kg/m?
2. 2) The quantity of cement required for 1:2:4 concrete for 10 m³ is:
3. 3) Timber required for panelled door shutter 4 cm thick for 100 m² is:
4. 4) The defect liability period in a contract document normally refers to:
5. 5) The form used in Public Works Department for Measurement Book is:
6. 6) The period suggested for removal of formwork of RCC columns and walls is:
7. 7) The quantity of wet mortar required for 12 mm thick 1:6 plastering is:
8. 8) The soaking time of bricks for brickwork is:
9. 9) The handrail height of a fire stair is:
10. 10) If the amount of annuity is received after a number of years, it is known as:
11. 11) Which solid object has 12 equal pentagonal faces?
12. 12) M4 designated scale set has ____ scale:
13. 13) What type of line is used to show trajectories?
14. 14) Isometric scale is a foreshortening of about:
15. 15) Commercial buildings come under which group in NBC?
16. 16) A line perpendicular to the transverse axis of a hyperbola and passing through its midpoint is called:
17. 17) A four-sided figure having no sides parallel is:
18. 18) Which of the following is not a parallel projection?
19. 19) What is the conversion of 3000 mm in 1:25 scale?
20. 20) Occupant load for educational buildings is:
2. Part 2: Questions 21–40
1. 21) Bricks produced by plastic clay machines are also called:
2. 22) The volume of one bag of cement is:
3. 23) Which of the following is a use of lime in the steel industry?
4. 24) Sand passing through a sieve of clear opening 1.5875 mm is called:
5. 25) Recommended slump for concrete used for canal lining is:
6. 26) What is the purpose of vehicle (binder) in paint?
7. 27) ____ type of tiles are used in kitchen floors as ordinary ceramic tiles are brittle:
8. 28) Percentage of tin in gun metal is:
9. 29) The property of material to absorb water vapour from air is called:
10. 30) The process of immersing timber in suitable salt solution to season it is called:
11. 31) Which property of stone is important for docks, harbours and gravity dams?
12. 32) ____ are used to reduce quantity of mixing water required in concrete:
13. 33) Name the stair that does not require newel posts:
14. 34) A trussed roof is used when the span exceeds:
15. 35) Recommended slump for concrete used in road construction is:
16. 36) Lap length of vertical bars in column is:
17. 37) Concrete mix M25 to M55 are known as:
18. 38) Minimum number of main bars provided in a beam is:
19. 39) Name of rivet having a round (hemispherical) head is:
20. 40) Stair arrangement in which steps are formed as treads only:
3. Part 3: Questions 41–60
1. 41) The portion of stile which decreases its width at lock level is called:
2. 42) Name the window fixed on a flat roof to provide light to the inner portion of a house:
3. 43) The lower surface of a brick when laid flat is known as:
4. 44) The narrow vertical wooden boards used for formwork of circular columns are called:
5. 45) Name the masonry in which stones are used as available from the quarry and the courses are not regular:
6. 46) Name the spread footing used for a wall:
7. 47) Double flying shore is used when the distance between two adjacent parallel walls is:
8. 48) Name the arch in which a semicircular portion is attached at the top of two vertical portions:
9. 49) Which pile is used to protect waterfront structures against the impact of ships or floating objects?
10. 50) What is the maximum height at which trestle scaffolding can be adopted?
11. 51) Which of the following floors is used for swimming pools?
12. 52) The double joist timber floor is adopted up to a span of:
13. 53) Which canal takes water directly from the river?
14. 54) In which hydraulic structure is drainage taken over the irrigation canal?
15. 55) In which pipes is water carried from a storage reservoir to the powerhouse?
16. 56) In which area is the crop grown at a particular time or crop season?
17. 57) The time between first watering of a crop at sowing and last watering before harvesting is called:
18. 58) Crops sown in autumn and harvested in spring (1 October to 31 March) belong to:
19. 59) In theodolite, centering is done by means of:
20. 60) The method used for establishing the instrument station only is called:
4. Part 4: Questions 61–80
1. 61) The distance of the change point from the level should not exceed:
2. 62) For preparation of a working profile, the datum line and ground line are drawn in:
3. 63) The process of erecting stakes at a given elevation or gradient is called:
4. 64) Calculate the volume of earthwork for a road of formation width 10 m and length 60 m.
5. 65) Curves provided on roads or railways for easy change of grade are called:
6. 66) Which instrument is a combination of Electronic Theodolite and Electronic Distance Meter?
7. 67) How many main segments are there in the GPS system?
8. 68) The ground is considered level if the slope is up to:
9. 69) For a temporary survey to be completed in a single day, survey stations should be marked using:
10. 70) If the lines are on different sides of different meridians, the included angle is:
11. 71) Bearing of line AB is 152°20′ and angle ABC is 124°38′. Find bearing of BC.
12. 72) The index arm and clipping arm together are known as:
13. 73) The function key used for “Save As” operation is:
14. 74) Which shortcut key is used to turn ON or OFF the Object Properties window?
15. 75) Which command is used to make multiple copies of an object at a defined angle and exact number?
16. 76) Which command is used to make a 3D solid from a closed 2D drawing?
17. 77) What is the AutoCAD command for Layout used for plotting?
18. 78) In which year was AutoCAD first introduced?
19. 79) Which key is used to cancel or ignore a command just entered?
20. 80) Which toolbar gives a quicker way to access general controls and settings in AutoCAD?
5. Part 5: Questions 81–100
1. 81) Which of the following statements are correct?
2. 82) Sin A multiplied by Cosec A is:
3. 83) Erg per second is the unit of:
4. 84) Convert 2 ounces into grams:
5. 85) The capacity for doing work is called:
6. 86) Which statements are correct?
7. 87) Distance between rails in Broad Gauge railway in India is:
8. 88) The railway line in India was established during the reign of which Governor-General?
9. 89) The slope provided in longitudinal direction of a road is called:
10. 90) Which is the main characteristic of an ideal site for a bridge?
11. 91) The boundary between pavement and footpath is called:
12. 92) Maximum superelevation on a hill road should not exceed:
13. 93) The minimum distance provided between specified positions on a bridge is called:
14. 94) A bridge is called a culvert if its span is up to:
15. 95) A lamp hole is used to:
16. 96) Organic matter deposited at the bottom of a sedimentation tank is called:
17. 97) A pipe provided to preserve water seal of traps is called:
18. 98) Flexible connection between water main and service pipe made of lead is called:
19. 99) Zeolite process in water treatment is used for:
20. 100) The chief source of all water supplies is:
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📝 Exam Review: Engineering Assistant Gr III / Overseer Gr III (Jan 2026) – Solved Paper, Key & Analysis

📝 Exam Review: Engineering Assistant Gr III / Overseer Gr III (Jan 2026) – Solved Paper, Key & Analysis

  • Santhosh CivilEzy

  • 13 Jan 2026

  • 25 minute read

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