civil engineering MCQs – Page 93

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1841. Fish plate is in contact with rail at________________?
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A. head of rail

B. web of rail

C. fishing plane

D. foot of rail

1842. The limiting value of cant gradient for all gauges is___________________?
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A. 1 in 360

B. 1 in 1200

C. 1 in 1000

D. 1 in 720
1843. In the bar chart planning____________?
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A. progress of work can be measured

B. interdependence of the operations cannot be portrayed

C. schedule cannot be updated</strong>

D. spare time of the activities can be determined

E. sider the following statements?

1844. The rated loads of lifting cranes, as percentage of tipping load at specified radius, for crawler-mounted, and pneumatic tyremounted machines would be respectively_________________?
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A. 90 and 80

B. 85 and 75

C. 80 and 90

D. 75 and 83
1845. A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistence of 30 kg per tonne. If this tractor is operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 40 kg per tonne, then the drawbar pull of the tractor will________________?
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A. reduce by 250 kg

B. reduce by 200 kg

C. increase by 250 kg

D. increase by 200 kg

1846. The time by which a particular activity can be delayed without affecting the preceding and succeeding activities is known as_______________?
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A. total float

B. independent float

C. interfering float

D. free float

1847. The degree of static indeterminacy up to which column analogy method can be used is__________________?
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A. 4

B. 2

C. 3

D. unrestricted

1848. In column analogy method, the area of an analogous column for a fixed beam of span L and flexural rigidity El is taken as__________________?
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A. L/EI

B. L/3EI

C. L/2EI

D. L/4EI

1849. Which of the following are percussion drills ?
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A. ect correct answer?

B. shot drill

C. ) diamond drill

D. ) churn drill </strong>

E. i) wagon drill

1850. Study the following statements?
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A. ="color: #003f1a;">1. Levees are constructed parallel to river flow

B. Spurs are constructed transverse to river flow</strong></span>

C. correct answer is

D. Levees are constructed transverse to river flow

E. Spurs are constructed parallel to river flow

1851. Creep is the_______________?
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A. difference in level of two rails

B. vertical movement of rail

C. longitudinal movement of rail

D. lateral movement of rail

1852. Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between__________________?
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A. its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity

B. its latest start time and earliest start time

C. its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity

D. its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity
1853. If a is the angle of crossing, then the number of crossings N according to right angle method is given by_________________?
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A. Vi cosec(a/2)

B. Vi cot(cc/2)

C. cot(A)

D. cot(oc/2)

1854. The process of incorporating changes and rescheduling or replanning is called_______________?
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A. resource levelling

B. resource smoothening

C. updating

D. critical path scheduling

1855. Which one of the following is considered to be an advantage of the heading and benching method of tunnel construction?
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A. In this method, it is easy to install timber support

B. It is suitable for construction in unstable rocks

C. Tunnelling can be continuous and the work can be expedited

D. In case of excessive water, it is easy to take correct steps

1856. The carryover factor in a prismatic member whose far end is fixed is___________________?
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A. 1/2

B. 0

C. 1

D. 4-Mar

1857. Sensitivity analysis is a study of__________________?
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A. comparison of assets and liabilities

B. economics of cost and benefits of the project

C. comparison of profit and loss

D. change in output due to change in input
1858. A pin-jointed plane frame is unstable if________________?
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A. (m + r)>2j

B. m + r = 2j

C. none of the above

D. (m + r)
1859. The degree of static indeterminacy of a pin-jointed space frame is given by_________________?
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A. m + r + 3j

B. m + r 3j

C. m + r 2j

D. 3m + r 3j

1860. If the gross vehicle weight of a truck is 30 t and rolling resistance is 30 kg/tonne, then the tractive effort required to keep the truck moving at a uniform speed is__________________?
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A. 900 kg

B. 300 kg

C. 1000 kg

D. 30 kg