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
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
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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

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