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Civil Engineering Quiz

Which represent a metamorphic rock :-

Shale

Quartzite

Slate

Both a c

The tension in a cable supporting a lift is less when the lift is moving downward :-

False

True

Retarders are used for ;-

Construction of high rise building

Grouting deep oil wells

Repair works

The strip footing bears a whole load of an entire wall:-

True

False

In an immersed body, centre of pressure is :-

At the centre of gravity

Above the centre of gravity

Below be centre of gravity

Which can not be used to measure vertical heights:-

Transit

Hypsometer

Self level

A contour is not necessarily a closed curve ;-

False

True

How does the strength of concrete differ with age of concrete ;-

No effect

increases

Decreases

The graphical method of determining the forces in the member of a truss is based on :-

Method of section

Method of joint

Either method

Packing mortars are used to pack;-

Bricks

Retaining walls

Oil wells

The ratio of the speed of a rolling cylinder to the speed of sliding cylinder is :-

Between 1 and 2

Equal to 1

Less than 1

Which is a type of folded plate roof :-

Cylindrical

prismatic

Corrugated shell

The area of National parks range between 0.04 to 3162 kms:-

True

False

The line which separates the catchment basin from the rest of the area is ;-

Ridge line

Watershed line

Dam line

Expansion joints in masonry wall are provided in wall lengths usater than ;-

20 m

40 m

10 m

How many types of variations in declination are there ;-

Root trap bond masonry requires _____________ less mortar;-

10%

50%

40%

A metallic tape is made of :-

invar

cloth and wires

steel

The bricks used for corners of walls of a structure are called :-

Spalls

Quoins

Hearting

Which is constructed above doors, window:-

Purlin

Joist

Lintel

In hydrogen cycle ____________ is a sink used ;-

Fossil fuels

Ocean

Microbial soil uptake

The forces acting on a point on the surface of a rigid body may be considered to act on any point on the line of action of the force:-

True

False

As water cement ratio increase ___________ also increase :-

Tensile strength

Workability

Bleeding

The slenderness ratio for masonry walls should not be more than ____________;-

The open type of wharves are made of :-

Timber

Both a b

r.c.c

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Basic Civil Engineering Questions and Answers

Mach number is defined as

The ratio of a mass number to weight
The ratio of characteristic velocity to velocity of sound
The ratio of force to velocity
The ratio of friction to acceleration

Answer: b

If gram crop has a kor period of 24 days and kor depth of 16 cm, find the duty of the gram

1866 ha/cumec
2036 ha/cumec
1296 ha/cumec
882 ha/cumec

Answer: c

1 litre of sewage, when enabled to settle for 60 minutes, gives a sludge volume of 36 cm3. If the dry weight of this sludge is 6 grams, find its sludge volume index?

Answer: c

In an irrigation project, in a specific year, 70% and 40% of the cultivable command area in Rabi and Kharif, respectively, remained without water and the rest of the area got irrigation water. Find the intensity of irrigation in that year for the project

60 %
70 %
80 %
90 %

Answer: d

The plan of a map was photocopied to a reduced size such that a line originally 300 mm measurer 280 mm, the original scale of the plan was 1: 1200. Find the revised scale?

1/0.0007
3/0.0227
7/0.1117
9/0.4007

Answer: a

The width of the expansion joint gap is 3 cm in a cement concrete pavement. Find the spacing between the expansion joint for a maximum rise in temperature of 40 ⁰C. (Assume the coefficient of thermal expansion is 10 × 10 ^-6 per degree C)

67.6 m
37.5 m
47.9 m
97.8 m

Answer: b

The PCU for motor cycle on urban road is…..

Answer: d

The number of revolution of a current meter is 60 seconds were found to be 18 and 40, corresponding to the velocity of 0.5 and 0.6 m/s, respectively. What velocity would be indicated by 80 revolutions of the current meter in two minutes?

Answer: a

In duty (D) is 1800 hectare/cemec and base period (B) is 150 days for an irrigated crop; find the value ∆ in a meter?

0.22
0.92
0.72
0.32

Answer: c

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Civil Engineering MCQs

Find the pressure in pascals at a depth of 5 m below the free surface of a body of water?

60050 Pa
49050 Pa
67068 Pa
89070 Pa

Answer: b

Contour interval is……..

Directly proportional to the scale of a map
Inversely proportional to the scale of a map
Short for accurate work
Square of the flatness of the ground

Answer: b

If the distance between two stations, P and Q, can be accurately measured with one complete Gunter’s chain and one complete engineer’s chain, find the distance between P and Q?

296 ft
326 ft
586 ft
166 ft

Answer: d

If the soil has a bulk density of 48 kN/m³ and water content is 20%, find the dry density?

40 kN/m³
80 kN/m³
120 kN/m³
20 kN/m³

Answer: a

A vehicle has a wheelbase of 8.5 m. find the off-tranking while negotiating a curved path with a mean radius of 40 m?

0.30
0.60
0.90
1.20

Answer: c

The condition of zero atmospheric pressure can be expected

Upper sea level
Lower sea level
Mean sea level
Phreatic surface

Answer: d

The critical depth of flow in a most economic triangular channel section for a discharge of 2 m³/sec is given by?

(0.296) ^1/5 m
(0.746) ^1/5 m
(0.816) ^1/5 m
(0.586) ^1/5 m

Answer: c

The equation gives the angle of twist of a circular shaft under the action of a torsional moment T

LT/GJ
GL/TJ
JL/TJ
GT/JL

Answer: a

A soil sample has liquid limit of 40% ,plastic limit of 30%, and shrinkage limit of 20% for natural water content of 25%, find the consistency index for the sample

50 %
100 %
150 %
200 %

Answer: c

Pycnometer method is used to calculate

Latent heat
Specific heat
Specific gravity
Tensile strength

Answer: c

Find the value of peak factor considered in the estimation of water demand for the population of 2,50,222?

Answer: d

The lost time due to starting delay on a traffic signal is noted to be 5s, the actual green time is the 20s, and the yellow tine is 2s. Find the value of effective green time?

11 seconds
17 seconds
24 seconds
34 seconds

Answer: b

If the allowable percentage limit error in the estimate of basic rainfall is “E” and the coefficient of variation of rainfall is a CV, find the optimum number of rain gauges.

(Cv/E)²
(Cv/E)⅚
Cv/g
E/Cv

Answer: a

A soil has a discharge velocity of 8 × 10 -9 m/s and a void ratio of 0.8. Find its seepage velocity?

29.28 × 10 ^-9 m/s
48.58 × 10 ^-8 m/s
78.18 × 10 ^-7 m/s
18.18 × 10 ^-9 m/s

Answer: d

If the coefficient of permeability for the soil is 10-2 cm/sec, the soil can be classified as

1. Sand
2. Gravel
3. Silt
4. Clay

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Answer: a

According to the Kuichling formula, if K is the population of a thousand, find the fire demand of water in liters per minute?

1818√K
6316√K
3182√K
2589√K

Answer: c

According to the Indian soil classification system, inorganic silts of high compressibility are given by the symbol.

Answer: b

A substance bar is used to determine

Vertical distances
Displacements
Horizontal distances
None of these

Answer: c

If the duty of a crop is 950 hectare/cumec and the base period is 150 days, find the delta of the crop?

130 cm
140 cm
150 cm
160 cm

Answer: a

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Civil Engineering Software Multiple Choice Questions

If the fineness modulus of sand is 3.1, it is graded as

Fine sand
Low sand
Coarse sand
Medium sand

Answer: c

If the weight of a dia is 40 mm, find the bar per meter length?

6.587 kg
4.859 kg
7.394 kg
9.888 kg

Answer: d

If the stopping distance of a vehicle is 24 m and the average length is 8m, find the theoretical maximum capacity (vehicle/hour) of a traffic lane at a speed of 12m/sec?

1350
1750
1930
2275

Answer: a

The detailed plotting in a plane table surveying is usually done by

Dumpy level
Radiation
Traversing
Both option a and c

Answer: b

If an ascending gradient of 1 in 60 meets another ascending gradient of 1 in 20, find the deviation angle?

(1/10)
(1/50)
(1/30)
(1/40)

Answer: c

The absolute minimum radius of the horizontal curve for a design speed 40 kmph

65.88 m
63.66 m
44.59 m
57.26 m

Answer: d

As per the classification of ordinary portland cement by the Indian Standard Bureau, which of the given cement is a grade of cement?

Grade 95
Grade 53
Grade 63
Grade 15

Answer: c

If a transition curve is applied between a straight and a curve such that a super elevation of 18 cm is applied over a curve and if the rate of super elevation is 1 IN 600, find the length in a meter of the transition curve?

75 meter
118 meter
108 meter
125 meter

Answer: c

A soil sample is having a specific gravity of 3.4 and a void ratio of 0.54. If the water content in percentage required to fully saturate the soil, find the void ratio?

16 %
26 %
36 %
46 %

Answer: a

The permissible stress in steel is 160 MPa in the water tank of diameter 1.8 m which is designed to resist direct tensile force (T) of 240 N per meter width. Find the required area of tension steel in mm²/m.

2500 mm²
1500 mm²
3500 mm²
4500 mm²

Answer: b

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Multiple Choice Questions for Civil Engineering Requirements

While designing a hydraulic structure, the piezometric head at the bottom of the floor is computed as 15m. The datum is 4 m below the bottom floor. The assured standing water depth above the floor is 3 m. if the specific gravity of the floor material is 3, find the thickness of the floor.

Answer: d

The depth of flow in an alluvial channel is 2 m. If the critical velocity ratio is 1.5 and manning’s n is 0.025, find the critical velocity of the channel as per Kennedy’s method

1.28 m/sec
2.98 m/sec
7.26 m/sec
9.85 m/sec

Answer: a

If a soil has a liquid of 50 % and a plasticity index of 25 %, find the plastic limit of the soil?

20 %
25%
40 %
50%

Answer: b

In an experiment, it found that the bulk modulus of a material is equal to its shear modulus. Find the Poisson’s ratio?

Answer: b

A 40 m metric chain is found to be 0.2 m too short throughout the measurement. If the distance measured is recorded as 400 m, find the actual distance measured?

Answer: c

If the ultimate load is 12.0 tons, find the tensile stress of a mild steel rod of 24 mm diameter?

0.0004 ton/mm²
0.0548 ton/mm²
0.7859 ton/mm²
0.0058 ton/mm²

Answer: a

If the actual thickness of a brick masonry wall is 25 cm, its effective length is 3.45m. Its effective height is 3.25 m, and its code-specified stiffening coefficient is 1.6. find the tenderness ratio(For design) of the wall?

7.627
3.129
2.189
8.125

Answer: d

Construction equipment has a useful life of 4 years after which it is to be replaced by a new one. If the interest rate is 6 %, find the nearest value of the sinking fund factor?

2.30
3.30
4.30
5.30

Answer: a

A compression member is having gross effective cross-sectional areas of 1800 mm² and 1400 mm², respectively. If the compressive stress is 160 MPa, find the compressive design strength of the column?

433 kN
288 kN
127 kN
632 kN

Answer: b

For the relationship , u = 33 – 0.44k, find the maximum flow in vechile/hour?

Answer: d

A layer of soil with G = 2.70 and e = 0.70 is subjected to an upward head of 1.8 m due to water seepage. Find the depth of the soil layer required to provide a factor of safety 2 against piping?

9.6 m
12.6 m
3.6 m
1.6 m

Answer: c

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Civil Engineering MCQs Pakistan Jobs in Army

The surveying method used to determine additional details such as boundaries of fields is called.

Rural surveying
Urban surveying
Cadastral surveying
Isolated surveying

Answer: c

The beam is a structural member predominantly subjected to

Tensile strength
Coaxial forces
Transverse loads
Magnetic moment

Answer: c

Find the tensile stress of a steel rod made up of mild steel of 15 mm diameter with a load of 10 ton…..

0.88 ton/mm²
0.579 ton/mm²
0.324 ton/mm²
0.067 ton/mm²

Answer: d

Rankine’s Gorden formula is used to calculate the buckling load of the column.

Rectangular column
Medium column
Square column
Long column

Answer: b

The procedure of implementing cement mortar under pressure through a nozzle is called.

Soffit
Guniting
Balusters
Tread

Answer: b

If the undistributed strength of a soil sample is 70 units while the remolded strength is 30 units, find the sensitivity of the soil?

Answer: a

The relationship between a_c (air content of soil) and its S_r(degree of saturation) is given as

a_c = 1 – S_r
a_c = S_r-1
a_c = 1 + S_r
a_c = 1 × S_r

Answer: a

1 torr pressure is equal to

1 atm pressure
1 mm of mercury
100 kg – m
1 newton

Answer: b

A liquid compressed in the cylinder has a volume of 0.06 m³ at 60 N/cm² and a volume of 0.047 m³ at 160 N/cm². Find the build modulus of elasticity of liquid

991 N/m²
304 N/m²
461 N/m²
3202 N/m²

Answer: c

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