CIVIL

TECHNICAL
QUIZ 2K14

ROUND 1
1.) Pycnometer method for water content
determination is more suitable for
a.) Clay
b.) Sand
c.) Loess
d.) Silt

ROUND 1
2.) In stokes law ,the terminal velocity of
particle is
a.) proportional to radius of particle
b.) proportional to square of radius
c.) inversely proportional to square of
radius
d.) inversely proportional to radius

ROUND 1
3.) Pretreatment of soil to remove organic
matter by oxidation is done with
a.) Sodium Hexametaphospate
b.) Oxygen
c.) Hydrogen Peroxide
d.) Hydrochloric Acid

ROUND 1
4.) Toughness index of soil is ratio of
a.) Plasticity index to Flow index
b.) Liquid index to Flow index
c.) Consistency index to Flow index
d.) Shrinkage index to Flow index

ROUND 1
5.) Honey combed structure is found in
a.) Gravels
b.) Coarse sands
c.) Fine silts and sand
d.) Clay

ROUND 1
6.) Weakest bond in soils
a.) Ionic bond
b.) Covalent bond
c.) Hydrogen bond
d.) Secondary valence bond

ROUND 1
7.) Coefficient of permeability of soil
a.) Increases with increase of temp
b.) Increases with increase of temp
c.) Increases with decrease in unit weight
of water
d.) Decreases with increase in void ratio

ROUND 1
8.) Lime stabilization is generally used for
stabilizing
a.) Gravels
b.) Sands
c.) Clays
d.) All

ROUND 1
9.) Minimum surcharge for C.B.R test is
a.) 2.5 kg
b.) 3.5 kg
c.) 4.5 kg
d.) 5.5 kg

ROUND 1
10.) The formation which contains water
but
is not able to transmit is called
a.) Aquifer
b.) Aquiclude
c.) Aquifuge
d.) Aquiguard

ROUND 2
1.) If a member is subjected to an axial
load
,the plane normal to the axis of loading
carries
a.) Minimum normal stress
b.) Maximum normal stress
c.) Maximum shear stress
d.) Minimum shear stress

ROUND 2
2.) A cantilever of length L carries a point
load W at free end.The B.M diagram
is
a.) Parabola with maximum ordinate at
centre of beam
b.) Parabola with maximum ordinate at
cantilever end
c.) Triangle with maximum ordinate at

ROUND 2
3.) The B.M at a section , where shear
force
is zero, will be
a.) Zero
b.) Maximum
c.) Minimum
d.) Either maximum or minimum

ROUND 2

ROUND 2

ROUND 2
6.) A short column of rectangular section
carries a point load (W) actin with an
eccentricity (e).The shape of kernel
area
would be
a.) Square
b.) Rectangle
c.) Circle
d.) Rhombus

ROUND 2
7.) Two shafts, one solid and one hollow
have same length, material and weight.
The hollow shaft compared to solid shaft is
a.) More strong
b.) Less strong
c.) Have same strength
d.) Cannot determine

ROUND 2
8.) The maximum shear stress in a thin
cylindrical shell when subjected to
internal pressure P is equals to
a.) PD/4t
b.) PD/8t
c.) PD/2t
d.) PD/t

ROUND 2
9.) The equivalent length is equal to half
of actual length of a column with
a.) one end fixed and other end free
b.) both ends fixed
c.) one end fixed and other end hinged
d.) both ends fixed

ROUND 2
10.) In a simply supported beam,
temperature variations produces
a.) Large stresses
b.) Small stresses
c.) Zero stress
d.) None

ROUND 3
1.) The green house effect is due to :
a.) penetrability of low wavelength
radiations through co2
b.) penetrability of low wavelength
radiations through o3 layer
c.) impermeability of long wavelength
radiations through co2 of the
atmosphere
d.) impermeability of long wavelength
radiations through o3 layer

ROUND 3
2.) Chlorofluorocarbons release a
chemical harmful to ozone is :
a.) Fluorine
b.) Sulphur dioxide
c.) Chlorine
d.) nitrogen peroxide

ROUND 3
3.) Ozone day is observed on :
a.) September 16
b.) January 3
c.) November 10
d.) March 26

ROUND 3
4.) Motor vehicles act was introduced in
a.) 1949
b.) 1939
c.) 1929
d.) 1934

ROUND 3

ROUND 3
6.) The darker zone in lakes where light
penetration is negligible is called
a.) Euphotic zone
b.) Benthic zone
c.) Littoral zone
d.) Limnetic zone

ROUND 3
7.) B.O.D / C.O.D ratio will always be
a.) equal to 1
b.) less than 1
c.) more than 1
d.) none

ROUND 3
8.) The minimum value of camber
provided
for thin bituminous surface hill roads,
is
a.) 2.2 %
b.) 2.5 %
c.) 3.0 %
d.) 3.5 %

ROUND 3
9.) Border Roads Organisation for hilly
regions, was formed in
a.) 1947
b.) 1954
c.) 1958
d.) 1960

ROUND 3
10.) Reinforcement in cement concrete
slab
of road pavements, is placed
a.) Longitudinally
b.) Transversely
c.) Longitudinally and Transversely
d.) In form of welded mesh wire

ROUND 4
1.) Kinematic viscosity is defined as equal
to
a.) Dynamic viscosity x density
b.) Dynamic viscosity / density
c.) Dynamic viscosity x pressure
d.) pressure x density

ROUND 4
2.) Poise is the unit of
a.) Mass density
b.) Kinematic viscosity
c.) Viscosity
d.) Velocity gradient

ROUND 4
3.) The resultant hydrostatic force acts
through a point known as
a.) Centre of gravity
b.) Centre of buoyancy
c.) Centre of pressure
d.) Centre of point

ROUND 4
4.) The flow in pipe is laminar if
a.) Reynolds number is equal to 2500
b.) Reynolds number is equal to 4000
c.) Reynolds number is more than
2500
d.) None of the above

ROUND 4
5.) Pitot-tube is used to measure
a.) Pressure
b.) Flow
c.) Velocity at a point
d.) Discharge

ROUND 4
6.) Hydraulic gradient line (H.G.L)
represents sum of
a.) Pressure head and Kinetic head
b.) Kinetic head and datum head
c.) Pressure , kinetic and datum head
d.) Pressure head and datum head

ROUND 4
7.) Maximum efficiency of power
transmission through pipe is
a.) 50 %
b.) 66.67 %
c.) 75 %
d.) 80 %

ROUND 4
8.) Unit Hydrograph theory was
enunciated
by
a.) Merril Bernard
b.) W.W.Horner
c.) Le-Roy K.Shermen
d.) Robert E.Horten

ROUND 4
9.) The surface Run-off is the quantity of
water
a.) Absorbed by soil
b.) Intercepted by buildings and
vegetative cover
c.) Required to fill surface depressions
d.) That reaches the stream channels

ROUND 4
10.) The best instrument for measuring
the
velocity of a stream flow is
a.) Pitot tube
b.) Price current meter
c.) Surface float
d.) Sub-Surface float

ROUND 5
1.) The reduced bearing of a line is N 87
W.
Its whole circle bearing is
a.) 2830
b.) 2730
c.) 30
d.) 930

ROUND 5
2.) The first reading from a level station is
a.) Fore sight
b.) Intermediate sight
c.) Back sight
d.) Any sight

ROUND 5
3.) Back bearing of a line is equal to
a.) Fore bearing 90
b.) Fore bearing 180
c.) Fore bearing 360
d.) Fore bearing 270

ROUND 5
4.) The longitudinal section of the surface
of bubble tube is
a.) Straight
b.) Circular
c.) Parabolic
d.) Elliptic

ROUND 5
5.) Moist curing of the exposed surfaces of
concrete is done at least for
a.) 3 days
b.) 5 days
c.) 7 days
d.) 11 days

ROUND 5
6.) For battened struts, the effective
length
is increased by
a.) 5 %
b.) 7.5 %
c.) 10 %
d.) 12.5 %

ROUND 5
7.) Which of the following is not an
isotropic material
a.) Wood
b.) Gold
c.) Brass
d.) Fine grained material

ROUND 5
8.) Which of the following is not applicable
for assumptions in strength of materials
a.) The material should be continuous
b.) The material is isotropic and
homogeneous
c.) Super position principle is
applicable
d.) Self weight is considered

ROUND 5
9.) Diameter of a rivet hole is made larger
than the diameter of the rivet by
a.) 1.0 mm for rivet diameter upto12 mm
b.) 1.5 mm for rivet diameter exceeding
25 mm
c.) 2.0 mm for rivet diameter over 25 mm
d.) None

ROUND 5
10.) As carbon content in steel increases ,
then
a.) Toughness increases
b.) Ductility increases
c.) Hardness decreases
d.) Brittle increases

ROUND 6
1.) Which companys logo is this

ROUND 6
2.) Name this equipment used in
surveying

ROUND 6
3.) Name this bridge which is in Newyork
and one of oldest suspension cables

ROUND 6
4.) It is a building company . Guess it

ROUND 6
5.) Name this surveying equipment

ROUND 6
6.) Name this company which produces oil

ROUND 6
7.) Name this company which is a reputed
real estate developer

ROUND 6
8.) This building is of 102 stories and is
situated in new york.It is also famous for
Hollywood shootings. Name it

ROUND 6
9.) Name this equipment used in concrete
technology laboratory

ROUND 6
10.) This is an equipment used in testing
of
soils. Name it