Elements of Civil Engineering Multiple Choice Questions

1. 2. ". Which of the following is the oldest branch of engineering? (a) Civil engineering (b) Military engineering (c) Structural engineering (d) None of these. n ndia education in civil engineering was !ioneered by. (a) Civil engineering (b) Military engineering (c) Structural engineering (d) None of these. Civil engineering is the field of engineering concerned with (a) #lanning$ design and construction of (b) %evelo!&ent of natural structures resources (c) Maintenance and re!airing wor's. (d) (ll above. *he design of road+rail signs$ signals and &ar'ing is dealt in (a) ,uilding construction (b) *raffic engineering (c) Structural engineering (d) -nviron&ental engineering *he design of waterways$ erosion and flood !rotection &easures is underta'en in (a) Water resources engineering (b) -nviron&ental engineering (c) *rans!ortation engineering (d) Structural engineering Construction schedule is !re!ared using (a) C#M (b) #-0* (c) ,ar chart (d) None of these Which one of the following is scheduling techni2ue (a) C#M (b) #-0* (c) ,ar chart (d) (ll of these Which one of the following is activity oriented networ' techni2ue? (a) #-0* (b) C#M (c) ,oth (a) and (b) (d) ,ar chart *otal float is C#M can be calculated as (a) 5S*6-S* (b) 57*6-7* (c) 5S*6-7* (d) ,oth (a) and (b) *he activity with float 9ero is 'nown as (a) #receding activity (b) Succeeding activity (c) Critical activity (d) None of above Main constituents of ce&ent are (a) Silica and clay (b) 5i&e and alu&ina (c) 5i&e$ silica and clay (d) (lu&ina$ iron o:ide and &agnesia Ce&ent gives ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; strength. (a) *ensile (b) Co&!ressive (c) Shear (d) *orsional

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Ce&ent concrete is a &i:ture of (a) Ce&ent and sand (b) Ce&ent$ sand and aggregate (c) Ce&ent and aggregate (d) None of these n &ortar$ the binding &aterial is (a) Ce&ent (b) Sand (c) 5i&e stone (d) Cinder *he &ortar is which both ce&ent and li&e are used as binding &aterials$ is called (e) Ce&ent &ortar (f) 5i&e &ortar (g) 7ire resistant &ortar (h) <auged &ortar 7or a good concrete (a) (ggregates should be hard and (b) Ce&ent should be sufficient to durable !roduce the re2uired strength (c) Mi:ing of ingredients should be done (d) (ll the above thoroughly so as to !roduce ho&ogeneity *he stone used for orna&ental carving$ &onu&ental buildings$ etc.$ is (a) Sand stone (b) 5i&e stone (c) <ranite (d) ,asalt *he &a=or co&!onent of bric' is (a) Silica (b) Magnesia (c) 5i&e (d) (lu&ina *he si9e of &odular bric' is (a) 28 : 18 : 18 c& (b) 14 : 4 : 4 c& (c) 28 : 18 : . c& (d) None of these *he stone that is suitable for bridge !ier$ abut&ents etc.$ is (a) Sand stone (b) 5i&e stone (c) <ranite (d) *ra! *he sha!e of aggregate that gives &a:i&u& strength is (a) 7la'y aggregate (b) -longated aggregate (c) 0ounded aggregate (d) Cubical aggregate Seasoning of ti&ber is done to achieve (a) 0eduction of weight (b) ncrease in strength (c) 0eduction in shrin'age and war!ing (d) (ll of the above #lywood is designed by its (a) Weight (b) *hic'ness (c) >olu&e (d) Nu&ber of layers #lywood has &a:i&u& strength (a) (long the grain (b) (cross the grains (c) #er!endicular to the grains (d) ,oth (a) and (b) (ge of tree &ay be ascertained by (a) 0adius of its ste& (b) Circu&ference of its ste& (c) Nu&ber of branches (d) Nu&ber of annual rings nner !art of a ti&ber log surrounding the !itch is called (a) Sa!wood (b) Ca&biu& layer (c) heartwood (d) None of these

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#lywood is obtained by gluing wooden sheets (a) (t a !ressure of 188 to 1.8 N+c&2 (b) (t te&!erature of 188 to 1"8?C (c) ,oth (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b) ( ferrous &etal is (a) Cast iron (b) Wrought iron (c) steel (d) (ll the above ,rass is an alloy of (a) Co!!er and 9inc (b) @inc and lead (c) @inc and nic'el (d) Co!!er and &anganese *he crudest for& of iron is (a) Wrought iron (b) Cast iron (c) Mild steel (d) #ig iron Which has the least !ercentage of carbon? (a) Mild steel (b) Wrought iron (c) #ig iron (d) Cast iron Which &etal is e:tracted for& galena? (a) co!!er (b) (lu&inu& (c) Silver (d) 5ead ,ed roo& should have an as!ect of (a) West or north west (b) South or south west (c) south (d) north6east Suitable sha!e of roo& fro& roo&iness !oint of view should be (a) 0ectangular (b) S2uare (c) -ither (a) or (b) (d) ,oth (a) and (b) #rivacy is an i&!ortant !rinci!le of !lanning in case of (a) ndustrial building (b) Co&&ercial building (c) 0esidential building (d) (ll of these. Aori9ontal circulation is achieved in residential building by !roviding (a) Corridors (b) #assages (c) 5obbies (d) (ll of these Sanitation in a building refers to !rovide (a) (&!le light (b) >entilation (c) Cleanliness (d) None of these Which one of the following !rinci!les of !lanning al&ost controls the whole !lanning (a) -legance (b) 7le:ibility (c) -cono&y (d) Circulation *he factor affecting orientation is (a) Solar heat (b) %irection of bree9e (c) ,oth (a) and (b) (d) None of these *he house having &argins on three of its sides is called (a) %etached house (b) Se&i6detached house (c) 0ow house (d) 7lat *he di&ension given in line diagra& should be read as (a) x : y (b) y : x (c) -ither (a) or (b) (d) ,oth (a) and (b)

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*he longs walls are !laced in (a) North and east (b) -ast and west (c) North and south (d) North and west *he short walls are !laced in (a) North and east (b) -ast and west (c) North and south (d) North and west >erandah and balcony should be located ad=acent to the wall which are e:!osed to (a) -ast and west (b) West and south (c) North and south (d) North and east Nu&ber of treads in a staircase is e2ual to (a) Nu&ber of risers (b) Nu&ber of risers B 1 (c) Nu&ber of risers 6 1 (d) None of these No&inal si9e of door is (a) 1.. : 1.. & (b) 1.8 : 2.8 & (c) 1.2 : 2.1 & (d) None *he height of sill level above ground level is (a) 8.4 & (b) 1.. & (c) ".8 & (d) 2.8 & *he window ends at ;;;;;;;;; level (a) Sill (b) 5intel (c) Slab (d) #linth Window is &eant for;;;;;;; (a) Circulation (b) Sanitation (c) 0oo&iness (d) >entilation Which of the following is the structural ele&ent? (a) ,ea& (b) Colu&n (c) Slab (d) (ll of the above ( &an in a building is ;;;;;;;; ty!e of load (a) %ead (b) 5ive (c) Static (d) %yna&ic 0ainfall and snow fall is (a) %ead load (b) 5ive load (c) 5oads on floors (d) None #linth is a !art of (a) Su!erstructure (b) Substructure (c) ,oth (a) and (b) (d) None Ma:i&u& desirable height of riser for residential building is (a) 28 c& (b) "8 c& (c) )8 c& (d) 2. c& *he ceiling height of a building is (a) ,etween ceiling and ground level (b) ,etween ceiling and floor level (c) C!to roof above ground level (d) C!to ceiling fro& ground level *he colu&ns of &ulti6storeyed buildings are designed to withstand the forces due to (a) %ead loads (b) 5ive loads (c) -arth2ua'e loads (d) (ll of the above

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n hydrological cycle$ which state of the water is &eaningful? (a) <as (b) 5i2uid (c) Solid (d) (ll of the above #reci!itation is also 'nown as (a) Wind (b) -va!oration (c) 0ainfall (d) None of these *he ;;;;;;; D of the total water is fresh water on !lanet earth. (a) "D (b) 1D (c) 1"D (d) ""D Watershed develo!&ent could be useful in (a) 0eduction of flow velocity (b) 0eduction of soil erosion (c) (ug&entation of water recharge (d) (ll of the above. Which one of the following is not a hydraulic structure? (a) %a& (b) Weir (c) Soa' !it (d) Canal *he 2uantities of water re2uired for do&estic use is (a) .8 l!cd (b) 188 l!cd (c) 1". l!cd (d) 218 l!cd 7astest &ode of trans!ortation is (a) Aighway (b) 0ailways (c) (irways (d) Waterways ENo parkingF sign is a ty!e of (a) 0egulatory sign (b) Warning sign (c) nfor&atory signF (d) None EHair pin bendF sign is a ty!e of (a) 0egulatory sign (b) Warning sign (c) nfor&atory signF (d) None EGive-wayF sign is (a) 0egulatory sign (b) Warning sign (c) nfor&atory signF (d) None GState highwaysH are su!!osed to connect (a) Ma=or !orts (b) Ca!itals of state (c) 7oreign highways (d) %istrict head2uarters GMa=or district roadsH are su!!osed to connect (a) State ca!itals (b) %istrict head2uarters (c) 7oreign highways (d) (reas of !roduction I &ar'ets Surfaced roads are !rovided with (a) ,itu&inous surface (b) Ce&ent surface (c) ,oth (d) None ,.J.* &eans (a) ,uild$ own$ transfer (b) ,uild$ o!erate$ transfer (c) ,uilt$ own$ ta'en (d) ,uilt$ o!erate$ toll Which one is not true with ,J* !ro=ects? (a) Concession given by !rivate !arty (b) 7inanced by the !rivate !arty (c) Maintained by the !rivate !arty (d) %esigned by the !rivate !arty

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*i&ings of cycle of red$ a&ber and green are varying according to the traffic de&and in the following signal. (a) 7i:ed ti&e signal (b) *raffic actuated signal (c) (uto&atic signal (d) ,oth (b) and (c) *he area is &easured in (a) (reas (b) Aectare (c) S2. &eter (d) (ll of these *he sha!e of boundary considered in Si&!sonHs rule (a) Straight (b) #arabolic (c) Circular (d) None of these Which one of the following rule is used to calculate the volu&e (a) *ra!e9oidal rule (b) Si&!sonHs rule (c) #ris&oidal rule (d) ,oth (a) and (c) *he Si&!sonHs rule is a!!licable when nu&bers of offsets are (a) -ven (b) Jdd (c) -ither (a) or (b) (d) None of these Jne hectare of area is e2uivalent to (a) 182 &2 (b) 18) &2 / 2 (c) 18 & (d) 183 &2 *he volu&e co&!uted by the !ris&oidal &ethod is considered to be (a) (!!ro:i&ate (b) (verage (c) -:act (d) None of these n chain surveying field wor' is li&ited to (a) 5inear &easure&ents only (b) (ngular &easure&ents only (c) ,oth linear and angular &easure&ents (d) None of these. 0anging is defined as (a) Measuring the distance fro& starting (b) Measuring the distance fro& !oint end !oint (c) -stablishing inter&ediate !oints of a (d) *o ta'e an offset fro& a chain chain line line *he length of a lin' in a 28 & chain is (a) 1. c& (b) 28 c& (c) 2. c& (d) "8 c& ( &etric chain contains nu&ber of lin's !er &eter of its length (a) 18 (b) 3 (c) . (d) 2 *he line =oining any !oint on earthHs surface to the center of the earth is (a) Aori9ontal line (b) >ertical line (c) 5evel line (d) None of these *he <*S bench &ar' is ascertained with res!ect to the MS5 at (a) Kol'ata (b) Karachi (c) Chennai (d) ,o&bay (n i&aginary line =oining the !oints of sa&e elevation on the surface of the earth is (a) sogenic line (b) Contour (c) 0idge line (d) Contour interval

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( set of closed contour line with higher value inside re!resents (a) %e!ression (b) #ond (c) Aill (d) ,oth (a) and (b) *he constant vertical distance between two contours is called as (a) Contour gradient (b) Aori9ontal e2uivalent (c) Contour interval (d) None of these Which of the following factors affects the contour interval (a) Scale of &a! (b) Nature of terrain (c) -:tent of survey (d) (ll of these *he contour &a! is a!!licable in (a) Selection of suitable site (b) -sti&ation of reservoir ca!acity (c) Calculation of catch&ent area (d) (ll of these %irect &ethod of contouring is (a) *edious &ethod (b) >ery accurate one (c) Csed for s&all area (d) (ll of these *he contour &a! shows the (a) Cross section of area (b) *o!ogra!hy of the area (c) 5ongitudinal section of the area (d) None of the above *he surface of water is considered to be (a) 5evel (b) Aori9ontal (c) Curved (d) S&ooth 5evelling deals with &easure&ent in (a) Aori9ontal !lane (b) >ertical !lane (c) nclined !lane (d) ,oth (a) and (b) Cnit of &easure&ent used in esti&ation of !lastering is (a) &2 (b) & (c) &" (d) none of these Cnit of &easure&ent used in esti&ation of bric' &asonry wall is (a) &2 (b) & (c) &" (d) none of these %.,.7.J &eans (a) %esign built finance and o!erate (b) %esign based finance I o!erate (c) %esign based finance I own (d) None of these 0ainwater harvesting is the &ethod of (a) *rans!ortation (b) rrigation (c) Water conservation (d) (griculture 7ull for& of ,0*S is (a) ,us ra!id transit services (b) ,us road trans!ort services (c) ,us run as transit syste& (d) None of these No&inal height of residential building is (a) ".8 & (c) 1.. & (b) ..8 & (d) 2.2 &

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