civil engineering MCQs – Page 81

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1601. The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes_______________?
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A. corrugation of rails

B. hogging of rails

C. scabbing of rails

D. wheel burns
1602. A deep well_________________?
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A. is always deeper than a shallow well

B. has more discharge than a shallow well

C. is weaker structurally than a shallow well

D. both (A) and (B)

1603. As per Laceys theory, the silt factor is_________________?
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A. not related to average particle size

B. directly proportional to square root of average particle size

C. inversely proportional to average particle size

D. directly proportional to average particle size

1604. avoidance of block instruments 4. higher operating cost Of these statements_____________________?
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A. 2 and 3 are correct

B. I and 2 are correct

C. 1 and 4 are correct

D. 3 and 4 are correct

1605. The bending moment in an arch is proportional to___________________?
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A. vertical ordinate of the arch

B. intercept between the arch axis and the funicular polygon

C. vertical ordinate of funicular polygon

D. none of these

1606. Pandrol clips cannot be used with__________________?
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A. concrete sleepers

B. steel trough sleepers

C. CST-9 sleepers

D. wooden sleepers

1607. Normally maximum cant permissible in Meter Gauge is__________________?
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A. 165 mm

B. 75 mm

C. 140 mm

D. 90 mm
1608. A symmetrical body is rotating about its axis of symmetry, its moment of inertia about the axis of rotation being 2 kg -m2 and its rate of rotation 2 revolutions/see. The angular momentum of the body in kg-m2/sec is_____________________?
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A. 6 7i

B. 8TC

C. 4

D. 8

1609. An ordinate in a funicular polygon represents__________________?
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A. resultant force

B. equilibrium

C. shear force

D. bending moment
1610. The water stored in the reservoir below the minimum pool level is called_______________?
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A. valley storage

B. dead storage

C. useful storage

D. surcharge storage

1611. Anti creep bearing plates are provided on_________________?
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A. bridges and approaches

B. joints

C. both (A) and (B)

D. none of the above
1612. Which of the following spillways is least suitable for an earthen dam ?
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A. chute spillway

B. ogee spillway

C. side channel spillway

D. shaft spillway

1613. S-hydrograph is used to obtain unit hydrograph of________________?
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A. shorter duration from longer duration

B. longer duration from shorter duration

C. both (A) and (B)

D. none of the above

1614. Switch angle is the angle between___________________?
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A. the gauge face of the stock rail and outer face of the tongue rail

B. the gauge face of the stock rail and tongue rail

C. the outer face of the stock rail and tongue rail

D. the outer face of the stock rail and the gauge face of the tongue rail

1615. The following is in unstable equilibrium__________________?
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A. a uniform solid cone resting on a generator on a smooth horizontal plane

B. a solid cube resting on one edge

C. a satellite encircling the earth

D. a uniform solid cone resting on its base on a horizontal plane

1616. Infiltration rate is always________________?
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A. more than the infiltration capacity

B. equal to or more than the infiltration capacity

C. equal to or less than the infiltration capacity

D. less than the infiltration capacity

1617. Which of the following turnouts is most commonly used for goods train on Indian Railways ?
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A. 1 in 16

B. 1 in 8/2

C. 1 in 20

D. 1 in 12

1618. The depth of water required to bring the soil moisture content of a given soil upto its field capacity is called_________________?
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A. equivalent moisture

B. pellicular water

C. soil moisture deficiency

D. hygroscopic water

1619. The most suitable material for the central impervious core of a zoned embankment type dam is_______________?
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A. coarse sand

B. clay mixed with fine sand

C. clay

D. silty clay

1620. A light rope is loaded with many equal weights at equal horizontal intervals. The points of suspension on the rope lie on a_____________________?
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A. ellipse

B. catenary

C. cycloid

D. parabola