civil engineering Mcqs
2401. Formation of snow occurs if the cloud temperature is________________?
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A. None of these

B. Just above the freezing point

C. At the freezing point

D. Below the freezing point
2402. Pitch of tacking rivets, when double angles connected back to back and acting as tension members should not be more than_________________?
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A. 300 mm

B. 1000 mm

C. 500 mm

D. 600 mm

2403. Oligopoly exists when there is/are _______________?
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A. Few sellers and many buyers

B. Few sellers and few buyers

C. One seller and few buyers

D. Many sellers and few buyers
2404. What refers to the present worth of all the amount the bondholder will receive through his possession of the bond ?
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A. Redeemed value of bond

B. Par value of bond

C. Face value of bond

D. Value of bond
2405. A steel beam supporting loads from the floor slab as well as from wall is termed as________________?
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A. lintel beam

B. header beam

C. stringer beam

D. spandrel beam
2406. Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds___________________?
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A. 501

B. 200 t

C. 2501

D. 851
2407. Miss Evilla borrowed money from a bank. She receives from the bank P1,340.00 and promised to pay P1,500.00 at the end of 9 months. Determine the corresponding discount rate or often referred to as the bankers discount?
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A. 13.73 %

B. 13.46%

C. 13.32%

D. 13.15%

2408. An Electromagnetic wave falls on to a boundary between two losses less homogeneous media with different refractive indices, a part of the wave is reflected back to the incident medium and the rest is transmitted on to the second media. This phenomenon is known as___________________?
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A. Snells law

B. Fresnel reflection

C. None of these

D. Fresnel refraction

2409. Bearing stiffener in a plate girder is used to__________________?
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A. prevent excessive deflection

B. prevent buckling of web

C. decrease the effective depth of web

D. transfer the load from the top flange to the bottom one

2410. A farmer selling eggs at 50 pesos a dozen gains 20%. If he sells the eggs at the same price after the costs of the eggs rises by 12.5%, how much will be his new gain in percent ?
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A. 6.12%

B. 6.65 %

C. 6.89%

D. 6.58%

2411. The least dimension in case of a circular column of diameter D is taken as_______________?
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A. 0.5 D

B. 0.88 D

C. 0.68 D

D. D

2412. Which one of the following residual biases involves the GPS accuracy ?
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A. Satellite dependent biases due to uncertainty in the orbital parameters of the satellite

B. Receiver -dependent biases due to clock stability with line

C. All the above

D. Signal propagation biases due to the sphere and troposphere propagation

2413. What is the opposite of perfect competition ?
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A. Oligopsony

B. Monopsony

C. Monopoly

D. Oligopoly

2414. Coherence of two electromagnetic waves takes place if their phase difference is_________________?
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A. Constant in space

B. None of these

C. Constant in time and space

D. Constant in time

2415. Which one of the following statement is incorrect regarding the electromagnetic radiation ?
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A. None of these

B. The oscillation of charged particles sets up changing electric fields

C. These are produced by the motion of electric charge

D. The changing electric fields induce the changing magnetic fields in the surrounding medium

2416. What is the present worth of a year annuity paying P 3,000.00 at the end of each year, with interest at 8% compounded annually ?
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A. P 7,420.89

B. P 7,654.04

C. P 7,590.12

D. P 7,731.29
2417. Pick up the correct statement from the following_________________?
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A. All of these

B. When the electric field oscillates in the direction of the electric vector, a plane polarised wave is formed

C. When the electric vector is at right angles to the plane of incidence, horizontal polarization wave is formed

D. When the electric vector is in the plane of incidence, vertical polarisation is formed

2418. A machine costs of P 8,000 and an estimated life of 10 years with a salvage value of P 500. What is its book value after 8 years using straight line method ?
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A. P 2,100.00

B. P 2,300.00

C. P 2,000.00

D. P 2,200.00

2419. If the 20 mm rivets are used in lacing bars, then the minimum width of lacing bar should be______________?
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A. 40mm

B. 100mm

C. 80mm

D. 60mm
2420. A man invested P110,000 for 31 days. The net interest after deducting 20% withholding tax is P890.36. Find the rate of return annually?
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A. 11.75 %

B. 11.50%

C. 12.32%

D. 11.95%

2421. One bankers year is equivalent to ________________ days?
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A. 360

B. 365

C. 366

D. 300

2422. By the condition of a will, the sum of P20,000 is left to a girl to be held in trust fund by her guardian until it amounts to P50,000. When will the girl receive the money if fund invested at 8% compounded quarterly ?
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A. 11.46 years

B. 11.87 years

C. 11.23 years

D. 11.57 years
2423. For C band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with Doppler band width of 1300 Hz, the coherence length loch is_____________?
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A. 230 km

B. 250 km

C. 500 km

D. 130 km

2424. The part radiation due to scattered/diffused radiation entering the field of view of a remote sensor other than that from the required target_________________?
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A. Reduces the contrast of the image and also its sharpness

B. Increases the contrast of the image but reduces the sharpness

C. Increases both the contrast and sharpness

D. Reduces the contrast but increases the sharpness

2425. In case of plastic design, the calculated maximum shear capacity of a beam as per IS:800 shall be________________?
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A. 0.65 Awfy

B. 0.55 Awfy

C. re, Aw = effective cross-sectional area resisting shear fy = yield stress of the steel

D. 0.85 Awfy

E. 0.75 Awfy

2426. In case of timber structures, the simple bending formula M = fz may be applied for________________?
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A. rectangular beams up to 300 mm depth

B. all square cross-section beams

C. all rectangular beams

D. solid circular beams only

2427. A _____________ is a market situation where economies of scale are so significant that cost are only minimized when the entire output of an industry is supplied by a single producer so that the supply costs are lower under monopoly that under perfect competition ?
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A. Natural monopoly

B. Ordinary monopoly

C. Perfect monopoly

D. Bilateral monopoly

2428. The diameter of base of conical flare of a steel stack is_____________________?
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A. less than d

B. any of the above

C. more than d

D. equal to d

2429. A type of bond to which are attached coupons indicating the interest due and the date when such interest is to be paid is called ____________________?
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A. Registered bond

B. Coupon bond

C. Mortgage bond

D. Collateral trust bond

2430. What market situation exists where there is only one buyer and only one seller ?
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A. Bilateral monopoly

B. Monopsony

C. Bilateral monopsony

D. Monopoly

2431. Which one of the following parameters is considered to determine the reflectance of a vegetation canopy ?
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A. Solar zenith angle

B. Look angle

C. All of these

D. Azimuth angle

2432. A reduction of nitrogen nutrient in plants_______________?
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A. All of these

B. Reduces pigment concentration

C. Affects leaf colour

D. Increase the visible reflectivity

2433. In year zero, you invest P 10,000.00 in a 15% security for 5 years. During that time, the average annual inflation is 6%. How much in terms of year zero pesos will be in the account at maturity ?
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A. P 20,113.57

B. P 18,289.05

C. P 16,892.34

D. P 15,030.03
2434. In moment resistant connections, the moment resistance of riveted connection depends upon________________?
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A. compression in rivets

B. tension in rivets

C. shear in rivets

D. strength of rivets in bearing

2435. What refers to the amount of a product made available for sale ?
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A. Supply

B. Good

C. Product

D. Demand

2436. What is defines as the analysis and evaluation of the monetary consequences by using the theories and principles of economics to engineering applications, designs and projects ?
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A. Design cost analysis

B. Engineering economy

C. Engineering cost analysis

D. Economic Analysis
2437. The effect of racking forces is considered in the design of_________________?
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A. correct answer is</strong>

B. chord members

C. lateral braces
2438. The shape factor of an isosceles triangle for bending about the axis parallel to the base is________________?
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A. 1.5

B. 1.7

C. 2

D. 2.34
2439. In the virtual work method, the virtual quantity is_________________?
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A. moment

B. load

C. displacement

D. slope

2440. As applied to capitalized asset, the distribution of the initial cost by a periodic changes to operation as in depreciation or the reduction of a debt by either periodic or irregular prearranged programs is called ___________________?
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A. Annuity

B. Amortization

C. Annuity factor

D. Capital recovery

2441. All the proceeds which are received by the business as a result of the sale of goods is called _________________?
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A. Gross income

B. Total sales

C. Net income

D. Net revenue

2442. A nuisance is experienced in diluting water if dilution factor is less than_________________?
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A. 20

B. 60

C. 100

D. 40

2443. A form of business organization in which a person conducts his business alone and entirely for his own profit, being solely responsible for all its activities and liabilities ?
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A. Partnership

B. Sole proprietorship

C. Entrepreneurship

D. Corporation

2444. What type of bond which can be redeemed before maturity date ?
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A. Callable bond

B. Registered bond

C. Preferred bond

D. Incorporators bond

2445. In normal conditions, the period for sludge digestion, is_______________?
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A. 30 days

B. 20 days

C. 10 days

D. 60 days

2446. What denotes in the fall in the exchange rate of one currency in terms of the others? This term is usually applies to the floating exchange rate______________?
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A. Currency appreciation

B. Currency devaluation

C. Currency depreciation

D. Currency float

2447. Pick up the correct statement from the following ?
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A. All of these

B. Indian space effort started in 1962 with the establishment of a rocket

C. Development of space (DOS) was established by the Government of India in 1972

D. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is responsible for the space technology and its application to various activities

2448. The algae dies out in the zone of_____________________?
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A. Cleaner water

B. Active decomposition

C. Recovery

D. Degradation
2449. Pick up the correct statement from the following ?
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A. Permeability is expressed as the ratio of the magnetic flux density B. to the field strength of the magnetizing field

B. Permeability is a measure of the extent to which magnetic lines of force can penetrate a medium

C. Permeability is a measure of conducting the magnetic lines of force in the material

D. All of these
2450. A form of business firm which is owned and run by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit is called ___________________?
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A. Enterprise

B. Corporation

C. Cooperative

D. Partnership