civil engineering MCQs – Page 131

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
2601. The common ratio is the ratio of_______________?
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A. Net credit sales to average net receivable

B. Gross profit to net sales

C. Current assets to current liabilities

D. Net income to owners equity

2602. The deliberate lowering of the price of a nations currency in terms of the accepted standard (Gold, American dollar or the British pound) is known as ____________________?
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A. Currency appreciation

B. Currency depreciation

C. Currency devaluation

D. Currency float

2603. The process of determining the value or worth of a physical property for specific reason is called ____________________?
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A. Valuation

B. Economy

C. Depletion

D. Investment

2604. The amount of companys profit that the board of directors of the corporation decides to distribute to ordinary shareholders is called ___________________?
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A. Share of stock

B. Return

C. Equity

D. Dividend
2605. Capitalized cost of a project is also known as ____________________?
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A. Life cycle cost

B. Life cost

C. Infinite cost

D. Project cost

2606. If the discharge of a sewer running half is 628 1.p.s., i = 0.001, and n = 0.010, the diameter of the sewer, is__________________?
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A. 1.69 m

B. 1.59 m

C. 1.49 m

D. 1.39 m

2607. Which is true about corporation ?
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A. It is worse type of business organization.

B. Its life is dependent on the lives of the incorporators.

C. The minimum number of incorporators to start a corporation is three.

D. The stock holders of the corporation are only liable to the extent of their investments.
2608. Pick up the correct statement from the following ?
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A. In remote sensing technique, the observation place, is called a platform

B. All of these

C. Spatial resolution of the imaging system becomes poorer with increase of platform height

D. Platforms may be either stationary or mobile

2609. 15 cumecs, the depth d and width are related by For drains up to___________________?
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A. d = 0.5 B

B. B = 0.5 d

C. B = 0.2 d

D. d = 0.2 B

2610. Cement concrete sewers are only suitable if non-scouring velocity is between_________________?
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A. 4.5 to 5.5 m/sec

B. 2.5 to 3.0 m/sec

C. 3.5 to 4.5 m/sec

D. 3.0 to 4.0 m/sec

2611. The rate of accumulation of sludge in septic tanks is recommended as____________________?
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A. 25 litres/person/year

B. 25 litres/person/month

C. 30 litres/person/year

D. 30 litres/person/month

2612. The value of Chezys constant C = 157.6/(1.81 + K/ ) is used in__________________?
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A. Bazins formula

B. Chezys formula

C. Mannings formula

D. Kutters formula

2613. What is an accounting term that represents an inventory account adjustment ?
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A. Standard cost

B. Overhead cost

C. Cost of goods sold

D. Cost accounting

2614. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following ?
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A. Septic tanks are horizontal continuous flow type of sedimentation tanks

B. Septic tanks are generally provided a detention period of 12 to 36 hours

C. None of these

D. Septic tanks are completely covered and high vent shafts are provided for the escape of foul gases

2615. The unrecovered depreciation which results due to poor estimates as to the life of the equipment is called _____________________?
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A. In-place value

B. Economic life

C. Sunk cost

D. Annuity

2616. The spacing of bars for perforations in coarse screens used for the treatment of sewage, is ____________________?
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A. 20 mm

B. 40 mm

C. 50 mm

D. 30 mm

2617. Which one of the following part of human body withstands minimum radiation ?
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A. Ovaries/testis

B. Kidneys

C. Thyroid

D. Eyes

2618. The presence of free ammonia in sewage, is detected by___________________?
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A. Adding sulphuric acid

B. Adding potassium permanganate

C. Phenol-di-sulphuric acid

D. Boiling
2619. In Chezys formula V = C rs for calculating the velocity of flow in circular sewer of diameter running full, the value of hydraulic mean radius is_______________?
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A. D

B. D/3

C. D/4

D. D /2

2620. What refers to the present worth of cost associated with an asset for an infinite period of time ?
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A. Increment cost

B. Annual cost

C. Capitalized cost

D. Operating cost