civil engineering MCQs – Page 114

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
2261. Pick up the correct definition from the following with response to GIS_______________?
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A. The geometric property which describes the linkage between line features is defined as connectivity

B. Common boundary between two areas of a locality is known as adjacency

C. All of these

D. The area features which are wholly contained within another area feature, is known so containment

2262. What is defined as any tangible economic activity that contributes directly or indirectly to the satisfaction of human want ?
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A. Goods or commodities

B. Services

C. Commodities

D. Goods

2263. What is the type of annuity that does not have a fixed time span but continues indefinitely or forever ?
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A. Perpetuity

B. Annuity due

C. Deferred annuity

D. Ordinary annuity

2264. The instruments which provide electromagnetic radiation of specified wave length or a band of wave lengths to illuminate the earth surface are called________________?
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A. None of these

B. Sensors

C. Active sensors

D. Passive sensors

2265. For the buildings having a low permeability, the internal wind pressure acting normal to the wall and roof surfaces is taken as__________________?
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A. zero

B. 0.7p

C. 0.5 p

D. 0.2p

E. re p is basic wind pressure

2266. The allowable shear stress in the web of mild steel beams decreases with__________________?
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A. re h is height and t is thickness

B. decrease in thickness

C. increase in height

D. decrease in h/t ratio

E. increase in h/t ratio
2267. The statical method of plastic analysis satisfies_______________?
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A. equilibrium condition only

B. equilibrium and mechanism conditions

C. equilibrium and plastic moment conditions

D. mechanism and plastic moment conditions

2268. Horizontal stiffener in a plate girder is provided to safeguard against_______________?
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A. compression buckling of web plate

B. all of the above

C. shear buckling of web plate

D. yielding

2269. The optical property of a water body depends on ?
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A. Absorption by the dissolved material

B. Absorption by the suspended particulate matter

C. All of these

D. Scattering by the suspended particulate matter

2270. Which one of the following helps to identify the objects on the earth surface ?
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A. Radiometric error

B. Signature

C. None of these

D. Atmospheric window

2271. What type of bond whose guaranty is in lien on railroad equipment, such as freight and passenger cars, locomotives, etc ?
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A. Equipment bond

B. Railroad bond

C. Equipment obligation bond

D. Equipment trust bond

2272. What refers to the need, want or desire for a product backed by the money to purchase it ?
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A. Supply

B. Demand

C. Good

D. Product

2273. What type of bond is issued jointly by two or more corporations ?
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A. Tie-up bond

B. Mortgage bond

C. Trust bond

D. Joint bond
2274. What refers to a document that shows proof of legal ownership of a financial security ?
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A. Bond

B. Check

C. Coupon

D. Bank note

2275. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding the GPS satellites ?
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A. The nominal altitude is about 20,200 km

B. The inclination of axis satellite is 55

C. All of these

D. The satellite transmits two L band signals (L1 with 1575.42 MHz and L2 with 1276.6 MHz)

2276. The bracing between two columns of a steel tank will be designed to resist_________________?
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A. horizontal, shear due to wind or earthquake + 2.5% of column loads

B. horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake only

C. column loads + full horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake

D. column loads + 2.5% of horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake

2277. Electromagnetic radiation_______________?
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A. Produces a time varying magnetic field and vice versa

B. Is capable to travel across space

C. All of these

D. Once generated, remains self-propagating

2278. A type of bond where the corporation pledges securities which it owns such as the stock or bonds of one of its subsidiaries ?
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A. Security bond

B. Collateral trust bond

C. Mortgage bond

D. Joint bond

2279. What market situation exists where there are few sellers and few buyers ?
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A. Oligopsony

B. Oligopoly

C. Bilateral Oligopsony

D. Bilateral oligopoly

2280. What refers to the exchange mechanism that brings together the sellers and the buyers of a product, factor of production or financial security ?
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A. Office

B. Market

C. Mall

D. Store