civil engineering MCQs – Page 106

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
2101. Which of the following structures protects the shore by trapping of littoral drift?
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A. moles

B. sea walls

C. revetments

D. groynes
2102. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the rivets are subjected to________________?
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A. only shear stresses

B. only tensile stresses

C. both (A) and (B)

D. none of the above

2103. Cost of fittings and their fixing is specified for the following sanitary fittings________________?
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A. All the above

B. Flushing pipes

C. Lavatory basins

D. Water closets

2104. For the construction of buildings, the subheads of the estimate are________________?
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A. Brickwork, Stone work, Roofing

B. Earthwork, Concrete work, Brick work

C. Brickwork Flooring, Wood work, Steel work

D. All the above
2105. The maximum slenderness ratio of a compression member carrying both dead and superimposed load is___________________?
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A. 200

B. 250

C. 350

D. 180
2106. Referring of given figure, pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. All the above

B. Length of long wall out-to -out is 6.80 m

C. Length of short walls in-to-in is 3.20 m

D. The total length of centre line of four walls is 20 m

2107. The bending stress in a wall or column subjected to effective vertical load need not be considered, if the eccentricity ratio is_________________?
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A. less than or equal to 1/12

B. more than 1/24

C. less than or equal to 1/24

D. less than or equal to 1/6

2108. The best arrangement to provide unified behaviour in built up steel columns is by______________?
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A. tie plates

B. lacing

C. battening

D. perforated cover plates

2109. A ship is berthed in a chamber and lifted by principles of buoyancy Such a chamber is called_________________?
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A. Wet dock

B. Dry dock

C. Floating dock

D. Refuge dock

2110. Size, capacity and materials need be specified for__________________?
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A. Bib-cocks

B. All the above

C. Stop-cocks

D. Ball valves

2111. A circular column section is generally not used in actual practice because________________?
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A. it cannot carry the load safely

B. all of the above

C. it is difficult to connect beams to the round sections

D. it is uneconomical

2112. The inspection pit or chamber is a manhole provided in a base drainage system________________?
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A. At every 30 m intervals

B. At every change of direction

C. At every change of gradient

D. All the above
2113. The heaviest I-section for same depth is_________________?
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A. ISMB

B. ISHB

C. ISLB

D. ISWB

2114. The expected out turn of 2.5 cm cement concrete floor per mansion per day__________________?
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A. 7.5 sqm

B. 10 sqm

C. 5.0 sqm

D. 2.5 sqm

2115. As per IS : 1172-1963, water required per head per day for average domestic purposes, is_______________?
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A. 105 litres

B. 85 litres

C. 135 litres

D. 50 litres

E. 65 litres

2116. The difference between gross diameter and nominal diameter for the rivets up to 25 mm diameter is__________________?
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A. 2.0 mm

B. 2.5 mm

C. 1.5 mm

D. 1.0 mm

2117. As compared to field rivets, the shop rivets are________________?
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A. stronger

B. weaker

C. any of the above

D. equally strong

2118. Pick up the correct statement regarding the centre line method of estimating a building?
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A. The centre line is worked out separately for different sections of walls of a building

B. Product of the centre line of the walls and area of cross-section of any item, gives total quantity of the item

C. All the above

D. The centre line length is reduced by half the layer of main wall joining the partition wall

2119. Assertion A : Intervention of undulations in the sea bed reduces the depth of wave at the section. Reason R : No wave can have a height greater than the depth of water through which it passes?
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A. ect your answer based on the coding system given below?

2120. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following?
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A. None of these

B. The carpet area of a building along with area of its kitchen, pantry, store, lavatory, bath room and glazed veranda, is called floor area

C. The built up covered area at the floor level of any storey of a building is called plinth area

D. The usable covered area of the rooms of any storey of a building is called carpet area