civil engineering MCQs – Page 108

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
2141. Which of the following is a fixed type mooring accessory ?
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A. bollard

B. anchors

C. cables

D. buoys

2142. The timber floor not spanning on the masonry wall but properly anchored to the wall gives________________?
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A. lateral restraint but not rotational restraint

B. rotational restraint but not lateral restraint

C. both lateral and rotational restraints

D. neither lateral nor rotational restraint

2143. The expected discharge to be obtained from an open well sunk in coarse sand is 0.0059 cumec. If the working depression head of the well is 3 m, the minimum diameter of the well, is________________?
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A. 2.25 m

B. 2.75 m

C. 2.50 m

D. 2 m

E. 3.00 m
2144. The measurement is made for stone work in square metre in case of________________?
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A. Columns, lintels, copings

B. A. and D. of the above

C. Wall facing

D. Building work

2145. If the maximum spring rise is 2 m and height of the waves expected is 4 m , then the breakwater height above the datum will be_________________?
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A. 4 m

B. 2.5 m

C. 5 m

D. 7 m
2146. The effective height of free standing nonload bearing wall and column respectively will be_________________?
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A. 1.5Handl.5H

B. 2.0H and 2.0H

C. 1.OH and 1.OH

D. 2.0Handl.5H

2147. In the case of panel wall subjected to horizontal loads at right angles to the plane of the wall, with the mortar not leaner than Ml type, tensile stress in bending in the vertical direction may be allowed to the extent of _______________?
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A. 0.7 kg/cm2

B. 1.2 kg/cm2

C. 1.0 kg/cm2

D. 0.4 kg/cm2

2148. In the mid-section formula__________________?
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A. All of the above

B. The mean depth is the average of depths of two consecutive sections

C. The volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two original sections

D. The area of mid-sections is calculated by using mean depth

2149. In long and short wall method of estimation, the length of long wall is the centre to centre distance between the walls and_________________?
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A. Breadth of the wall

B. One fourth breadth of wall on each side

C. Half breadth of wall on each side

D. None of these

2150. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. The gully trap collects waste water from the kitchen, sink, wash basins, etc.

B. In a gully trap, a water seal of 6 to 7.5 cm is provided

C. The gully trap disconnects the sullage drain from the main drainage system

D. The grating provided over gully traps is 23 cm square

2151. Asbestos pipes are ______________?
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A. light in weight and easy to transport

B. highly resistant to corrosion

C. very much smooth and hydraulically efficient

D. high flexible to accommodate deflection upto 12

E. all the above
2152. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. All the above

B. All pipes are measured along the centre line of the pipes in metres

C. All pipes and fittings are classified according to their diameters

D. The diameter of the pipes is the nominal diameter of internal bore

2153. If H is the height of wall between centers of supports, then the effective height of wall where concrete floors have a bearing on wall irrespective of the direction of span will be________________?
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A. 1.0 H

B. 1.5 H

C. 0.85 H

D. 0.75 H
2154. The area of the cross-section of a road fully in banking shown in the given figure, is________________?
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A. [sb + r (2bd + sd)]/(r s)

B. [sb + r (2bd + sd)]/(r s)

C. [sb + r (2bd + sd)]/(r s5)

D. None of these

2155. Pick up the correct statement from the following ?
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A. Glazing is measured in sq.m

B. Plastering is measured in sq.m

C. Pointing is measured in sq.m

D. All the above
2156. Cement mortars richer than 1 : 3 are not used in masonry because_________________?
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A. there is high shrinkage

B. ect the correct statements?

C. there is no gain in strength of masonry

D. ) they are prone to segregation</strong>

2157. The cost of the earthwork in excavation for the surface drain of cross-section shown in the given figure for a total length of 5 metres @ Rs. 450% cum, is_______________?
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A. Rs. 450

B. Rs. 500

C. Rs. 425

D. Rs. 400

2158. In multiple point mooring system, vessel is secured to minimum of____________________?
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A. four points

B. two points

C. eight points

D. six points

2159. Assertion A : Lime based mortars give higher ratio of brickwork strength to mortar strength as compared to non-lime mortar. Reason R : Lime based mortars have lower bond strength as compared to non-lime mortars?
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A. ect your answer according to the codes given below.

2160. According to IS:800, in the Merchant Rankine formula the value of imperfection index (n) is_______________?
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A. 2

B. 1.4

C. 1

D. 1.8