civil engineering MCQs – Page 113

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
2241. Consider the following statements regarding the satellite imaging_________________?
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A. The satellite images a skewed area</strong>

B. ch one of the following statements is/are correct?

C. During successive across-track imaging, the earth rotates beneath the sensor

D. The satellite orbit is fixed in the inertial space
2242. The internal pressure coefficient on walls for buildings with large permeability is taken as_______________?
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A. 0

B. 0.2

C. 0.5

D. 0.7
2243. A factory operator bought a diesel generator set for P 10,000.00 and agreed to pay the dealer uniform sum at the end of each year for 5 years at 8% interest compounded annually, that the final payment will cancel the debt for principal and interest. What is the annual payment ?
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A. P 2,540.56

B. P 2,544.45

C. P 2,500.57

D. P 2,504.57
2244. A sum of P1,000 is invested now and left for eight years, at which time the principal is withdrawn. The interest has accrued is left for another eight years. If the effective annual interest rate is 5%, what will be the withdrawal amount at the end of the 16th year ?
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A. P693.12

B. P700.12

C. P705.42

D. P702.15

2245. The connection of intermediate vertical stiffeners to the web, not subjected to external loads, shall be designed for a minimum shear force (kN/m) of___________________?
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A. 125 t3/h2

B. 125 t2/h

C. 175 t2/h

D. 75 t2/h

2246. What is the ordinary interest on P1,500.50 for 182 days at 5.2% ?
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A. P39.45

B. P39.82

C. P39.99

D. P39.01

2247. The moment of inertia of the pair of vertical stiffeners about the center line of the web should not be less than__________________?
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A. 1.5dY/C3

B. 1.5d/C2

C. 1.5d/C

D. 1.5dV/C

2248. ABC Corporation makes it a policy that for any new equipment purchased, the annual depreciation cost should not exceed 20% of the first cost at any time with no salvage value. Determine the length of service life necessary if the depreciation used is the SYD method ?
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A. 9 years

B. 10 years

C. 8 years

D. 7 eyars

2249. Minimum pitch provided in riveted steel tanks is________________?
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A. 2.5 d

B. 2.0 d

C. 1.5 d

D. 3.0 d
2250. The refractive index of the ocean water_______________?
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A. Decreases with temperature

B. Increases with temperature

C. Decreases with salinity

D. Increases with salinity
2251. Lacing bars in a steel column should be designed to resist_________________?
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A. bending moment due to 2.5% of the column load

B. shear force due to 2.5% of the column load

C. 2.5% of the column load

D. both (A) and (B)

2252. What refers to the present worth of the probable future net earnings ?
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A. Earning value

B. Going concern value

C. Total fair value

D. Total market value

2253. The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is______________________?
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A. 810 mm

B. 1250 mm

C. 1680 mm

D. 650 mm

2254. The bracing provided in the plane of end posts is called__________________?
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A. sway bracing

B. top lateral bracing

C. bottom lateral bracing

D. portal bracing
2255. The mechanism method of plastic analysis satisfies___________________?
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A. equilibrium condition only

B. equilibrium and plastic moment conditions

C. mechanism and plastic moment conditions

D. equilibrium and mechanism conditions
2256. In case of timber structures, the form factor for solid circular cross-section is taken as_________________?
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A. 1.18

B. 1.67

C. 1.414

D. 1.81

2257. A student plans to deposit P1,500 in the bank now and another P3,000 for the next 2 years. If he plans to withdraw P5,000 three years from after his last deposit for the purpose of buying shoes, what will be the amount of money left in the bank after one year of his withdrawal? Effective annual interest rate is 10% ?
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A. P1,345.98

B. P1,459.64

C. P1,549.64

D. P1,945.64

2258. Which one of the following factors does not affect the scale of the air photographs ?
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A. Ground elevation

B. Focal length

C. Flying height

D. None of these
2259. Spatial variation in horizontal and vertical directions is caused due to_________________?
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A. Biological weathering of rocks

B. Physical weathering of rocks

C. All of these

D. Chemical weathering of rocks

2260. What is defined as an entity which makes product, good or services available to buyer or consumer in exchange of monetary consideration ?
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A. Buyer or consumer

B. Manufacturer

C. Producer

D. Seller