civil engineering MCQs – Page 86

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1701. 60 R rails are mostly used in__________________?
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A. Metre Gauge

B. Narrow Gauge

C. Broad Gauge

D. none of the above

1702. The three moments equation is applicable only when___________________?
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A. there is no settlement of supports

B. the beam is prismatic

C. there is no discontinuity such as hinges within the span

D. the spans are equal

1703. The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is___________________?
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A. 10.21m

B. 8.84 m

C. 10.82 m

D. 6.10 m

1704. Width of ballast section for Broad Gauge is_________________?
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A. 2.25 m

B. 4.30 m

C. 1.83 m

D. 3.35 m
1705. The normal time required for the completion of project in the above problem is_______________?
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A. 19 days

B. 14 days

C. 13 days

D. 9 days

1706. The cross-sectional area of 52 kg flat footed rail is_________________?
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A. 6155 mm2

B. 6615 mm2

C. 7235 mm2

D. 7825 mm2

1707. The direct cost of a project with respect to normal time is________________?
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A. infinite

B. zero

C. minimum

D. maximum

1708. In the critical path method of construction planning, Free Float can be_____________?
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A. greater than Independent Float

B. less than Independent Float. Of these statements</strong>

C. greater than Total Float.

D. sider the following statements ?

E. equal to Total Float.

1709. The spans of filler joists supporting a slab may be considered approximately equal if the longest span does not exceed the shortest span more than__________________?
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A. 10%

B. 25%

C. 5%

D. 15%
1710. The reception signal is__________________?
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A. outer signal

B. advanced starter

C. home signal

D. correct answer is?

E. ) starter

1711. Stretcher bar is provided________________?
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A. to permit lateral movement of the tongue rail

B. to ensure exact gauge at the toe of the switch as well as the nose of crossing

C. to maintain the two tongue rails at the exact distance

D. to prevent any vertical movement between the wing rail and nose of crossing

1712. Which of the following is not a PERT event ?
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A. sessional work completed

B. bus starts from Jaipur

C. class is being attended

D. site investigation started

1713. For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in_______________?
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A. Wet sticky clay

B. Sand and gravel

C. Good common earth

D. Moist loam

1714. As per ICAO, for A, B, and C type of airports, maximum effective, transverse and longitudinal grades in percentage respectively are______________?
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A. 2.0, 2.0 and 2.0

B. 1.5, 1.5 and 2.0

C. 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0

D. 1.0, 1.5 and 1.5
1715. The nominal size of ballast used for points and crossings is___________________?
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A. 50 mm

B. 40 mm

C. 10mm

D. 25 mm
1716. The steepest gradient permissible on a 2.5 curve for Broad Gauge line having ruling gradient of 1 in 200 is___________________?
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A. 1 in 222

B. 1 in 235

C. 1 in 250

D. 1 in 275

1717. An airport has 4 gates. If the weighted average gate occupancy time is 30 minutes and gate utilisation factor is 0.5, then the capacity of the gate will be___________________?
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A. 16 aircrafts per hour

B. 1 aircraft per hour

C. 2 aircrafts per hour

D. 4 aircrafts per hour
1718. Select the correct statement ?
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A. The body centrode rolls on the space centrode

B. The space centrode rolls on the body centrode

C. Both body and space centrodes may role on each other

D. The body centrode never touches space centrode

1719. For stable structures, one of the important properties of flexibility and stiffness matrices is that the elements on the main diagonal________________?
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A. ) of a flexibility matrix must be positive

B. of a stiffness matrix must be positive

C. of a flexibility matrix must be negative</strong>

D. correct answer is

E. of a stiffness matrix must be negative

1720. What is the correct sequence of the following events of construction of a shaft in rock ?
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A. mucking</strong>

B. pumping

C. drilling and blasting

D. timbering