civil engineering MCQs – Page 100

Practise multiple-choice questions from civil engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

civil engineering Mcqs

1981. As compared to wall type breakwater, mound type breakwater_________________?
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A. requires less material

B. requires low maintenance cost

C. requires skilled labour

D. results in less damage due to gradual failure

1982. Consider the following statements regarding provision of chases in masonry_________________?
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A. i) Chases should be provided near to bearings of beams and lintels.</strong>

B. No chase should be permitted in a half brick load-bearing wall,

C. ect the the statements ?

D. ) Vertical chases should not be closer than 2 m in any stretch of a wall,

1983. Assertion A : For eccentricity ratio exceeding 1/6, effective thickness of masonry will get reduced. Reason R : For eccentricity ratio exceeding 1/6, there will be tension on one side of the member?
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A. ect your answer according to the codes give below.

1984. Pick up the item whose weight is added to the weight of respective item, is________________?
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A. Bolts

B. Cleats

C. Brackets

D. All the above

1985. If B is the width of formation, d is the height of the embankment, side slope S : 1, for a highway with no transverse slope, the area of cross-section is___________________?
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A. B d Sd1/2

B. (Bd + Sd2)

C. B + d + Sd

D. Bd + Sd2

1986. As per Indian Standard Specifications, the peak discharge for domestic purposes per capita per minute, is taken________________?
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A. 1.35 for 20 users

B. All the above

C. 1.80 litres for 5 to 10 users

D. 1.20 litres for 15 users

1987. Pick up the excavation where measurements are made in square metres for payment ?
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A. Ordinary cuttings up to 1 m

B. Surface dressing up to 15 cm depths

C. Surface excavation up to 30 cm depths

D. Both B. and C.

1988. The plinth area of a building not includes_________________?
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A. Area of cantilevered porch

B. Area of the walls at the floor level

C. Internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq m. in area

D. Lift and wall including landing

1989. The area is measured correct to the nearest___________________?
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A. 0.01 sqm

B. 0.02 sqm

C. 0.03 sqm

D. 0.04 sqm

1990. The cross -section of a road partly in banking and partly in cutting is shown in the given figure. The area of the shaded portion is__________________?
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A. b rd)/(r s)

B. (b + rd)/(r s)

C. b rd)/(r + s)

D. b rd)/(s r)

1991. For a standard 45 fillet, the ratio of size of fillet to throat thickness is_______________?
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A. 1:01

B. 1 : V2

C. 2:01

D. V2 : 1

1992. Average annual rainfall at any station is the average of annual rainfall over a period of________________?
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A. 28 years

B. 7 years

C. 21 years

D. 35 years

E. 14 years

1993. Which of the following factors are taken into account for estimating the runway length required for aircraft landing ?
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A. Maximum landing weight

B. Normal maximum temperature

C. Effective runway gradient</strong>

D. ect the correct answer using the codes given below Codes?

E. Airport elevation

1994. Minimum compressive strength in N/mm2 for H1 type mortar used for masonry is_______________?
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A. 3

B. 5

C. 10

D. 7.5

1995. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. If F.S.L. is above N.S.L the canal is called partly in cutting and partly in filling and berms are designed as 2d where d is full supply depth

B. If the bed level is above N.S.L. the canal is called fully in baking and the berms are designed as 3 d where d is full supply depth of water (F.S.D.)

C. Area of canal in cutting = BD + Sd2 where B = bed width, d = depth of cutting and S is the side slope

D. All the above

1996. In a cavity wall, both leaves of which are load bearing, the effective thickness is taken as________________?
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A. sum of thickness of both leaves

B. two-third of the sum of thickness of both the leaves

C. actual thickness of the stronger leaf

D. larger of (B) and (C)

1997. The cross -sections for a highway is taken at_________________?
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A. Intermediate points having abrupt change in gradient

B. 30 metres apart

C. All the above

D. Right angle to the centre line