CIVIL ENGINEERING MCQ – PART:15
1. What is the maximum recommended exposure time to a noise level of 100 dB in a day?
A)90 min B) 18 min B) 15 min D) 50 min
2. Which of the following material is not included in tender document?
A) invoice B) declaration letter C) bill of quantity D) tender notice
3. The type of force system that consists of forces whose lines of action do not meet at one single point is -
A) concurrent force system B) co-planar force system C) non co-planar force system D) non concurrent force system
4. The primary function of providing intermediate vertical stiffeners in steel plate girder is to
A) eliminate web buckling B) eliminate flange crippling C) connect two member D) connect extra plate with flanges
5. The general Boussinesq equation for determining stress below soil considers
A) cyclic load B) UVL C) UDL D) concentrated load
6. Euler’s number is defined as square root of the ratio of the inertia force of a flowing fluid to the
A) tension force B) pressure force C) elastic force D) gravity force
7. Approximate stream velocity can be determined by
A) current meter B) consistometer C) speedometer D) floats
8. The Muskingum method used for flood routing of rivers is a
A) hydraulic routing method B) hydrologic channel routing method C) water routing method D) form of reservoir routing method
9. Working stress method based on
A) maximum shear stress theory B) linear elastic theory C) maximum distortion theory D) material failure theory
10. Maximum principal stress theory is applicable to
A) brittle materials only B) ductile materials only C) elasto plastic materials D) A and B
11. Which of the following is a chemical characteristics of waste water
A) solid contents B) turbidity C) temperature D) PH value
12. The pile used to resist large horizontal or inclined loads are called
A) batter pile B) compaction pile C) tension pile D) fender pile
13. Trickle irrigation is also known as
A) micro irrigation B) drip irrigation C) sprinkler irrigation D) subsurface irrigation
14. Ratio of modulus of elasticity of two different materials is called
A) poisson’s ratio B) stress ratio C) modular ratio D) factor of safety
15. Which of the following soil contains high organic content
A) sand B) silty clay C) varved clay D) peat
16. In overflowing dams, spillways act as
A) drum gate B) gate valve C) safety valve D) needle gate
17.Type of soil formed by deposition from water borne material is known as
A) eolian soil B) colluvial soil C) alluvial soil D) pervious soil
18. In stress-strain curve of steel with high carbon content, which of the following zone is not prominent
A) elastic zone B) plastic zone C) strain hardening D) yield zone
19. In which type of flow, the eddies formation take place
A) rotational flow B) uniform flow C) laminar flow D) turbulent flow
20. The bending moment at the point where shear force is zero is
A) maximum B) 0 C) 1 D) 2