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

2121. For designing the dock, the proportion of ship load assumed to be borne by keel blocks is________________?
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A. 16-May

B. 8-Mar

C. 5/8

D. 16-Mar

2122. Select the incorrect statement ?
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A. In low level method of mound construction, the area of working is limited.

B. Barge method of mound construction is economical.

C. The progress of work in low level method of mound construction is very slow.

D. In staging method of mound cons-truction, the work is not interrupted even during stormy weather

2123. Angle of inclination of the lacing bar with the longitudinal axis of the column should preferably be between____________________?
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A. 90

B. 30 to 40

C. 40 to 70

D. 10 to 30

2124. Assertion A : Airport capacity during IFR conditions is usually less than that during VFR conditions. Reason R: During clear weather condition (VFR), the aircrafts on final approach to runway can be spaced closer during poor visibility conditions?
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A. ect your answer based on the coding system given below?

2125. The excavation exceeding 1.5 m in width and 10 sq.m in plan area with a depth not exceeding 30 cm, is termed as_______________?
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A. Surface excavation

B. Cutting

C. Surface dressing

D. Excavation

2126. While estimating the qualities for the construction of a building, the correct metric unit is________________?
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A. Metre for length

B. Litre for capacity

C. Square metres for volume

D. Cubic metre for area

2127. The slenderness ratio of a column supported throughout its length by a masonry wall is________________?
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A. zero

B. 100

C. infinity

D. 10

2128. The specific retention is least in case of_______________?
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A. Clay

B. Silt

C. Sand

D. Coarse gravel
2129. According to ISI method of measurement, the order of the sequence is_________________?
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A. Length, breadth, height

B. Height, length, breadth

C. None of these

D. Breadth, length, height

2130. The minimum width of a septic tank is taken__________________?
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A. 90 cm

B. 70 cm

C. 80 cm

D. 75 cm
2131. The least thickness of class B cast iron (spun) pipe, is_________________?
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A. 7.2 mm

B. 10 mm

C. 7.9 mm

D. 8.6 mm
2132. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (B.O.D.) of safe drinking water must be________________?
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A. 15

B. 20

C. 5

D. nil

E. 10

2133. A 200 mm thick wall made of modular bricks is 5 m long between cross walls and 3.8 m clear height between RCC slabs at top and bottom. The slenderness ratio of the wall is________________?
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A. 15

B. 25

C. 20

D. 19

2134. Maximum gross take-off weight of an aircraft is__________________?
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A. equal to the empty operating weight plus the payload

B. more than the maximum structural landing weight

C. less than the maximum structural landing weight

D. equal to the maximum structural landing weight

2135. The use of relatively weak mortar_______________?
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A. will result in reduction of stresses due to differential expansion of masonry units.</strong>

B. will accommodate movements due to loads and, cracking if any, and will be distributed as thin hair cracks which are less noticeable or harmful.

C. sider the following statements.

2136. The difference in height between highest high water and lowest low water is called_______________?
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A. mean range

B. mean rise

C. maximum rise

D. maximum range
2137. A free standing brick wall 20 cm thick is subjected to a wind pressure of 75kg/m2. The maximum height of wall from stability consideration is___________________?
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A. 0.96 m

B. 1.28 m

C. 1.5 m

D. 0.64 m
2138. The correct Prismoidal formula for volume is________________?
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A. D [first area + last area + Even area + 2 odd areas]

B. D/6 [first area + odd areas]

C. D/3 [first area + last area + 2 Even area + 4 odd areas]

D. D/3 [first area + last area + 4 Even area + 2 odd areas]
2139. For earthquake resistant masonry buildings, the vertical distance between openings one above the other in a load bearing wall shall not be less than_________________?
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A. 60 cm

B. 100 cm

C. 75 cm

D. 50 cm

2140. Assertion A : Limiting value of slenderness ratio for a column is less than that of a wall. Reason R : A column can buckle around either of the two horizontal axes while a wall can buckle around only one axis.
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A. ect your answer according to the codes given below.

B. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

C. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

D. A is true but R is false.

E. A is false but R is true.

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