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CE16

Civil Engineering || MCQ – 16 || 20 MCQs

Posted on August 1, 2021July 16, 2021 By Civil Vedant

Q.1) According to Indian Road Congress, which of the following is the minimum grade of cement concrete for highways?

A) M 50

B) M 30

C) M 40

D) M 60

Answer

Option (C)

Q.2) Which of the following is used in removing the dust particles from a gaseous medium using electrostatic forces?

A) Cyclone scrubber

B) Filter

C) Dust collector

D) Electrostatic precipitator

Answer

Option (D)

Q.3) Which of the following joints are provided in cement concrete pavements to address shrinkage cracks?

A) Pin joints

B) Contraction joints

C) Expansion joints

D) Construction joints

Answer

Option (B)

Q.4) Which of the following is NOT a test for estimating the workability of fresh cement concrete?

A) Rapid chloride penetration test

B) Kelly-ball test

C) Slump flow

D) Compaction factor

Answer

Option (A)

Q.5) In case of unconfined aquifer, the specific yield is :

A) Less than porosity

B) Equal to porosity

C) Not related to porosity of the ground mass

D) Greater than porosity

Answer

Option (A)

Q.6) The horizontal angle that a line makes with the magnetic meridian is called :

A) True meridian

B) Magnetic meridian

C) Grid meridian

D) Arbitrary meridian

Answer

Option (B)

Q.7) Concrete exposed to severe freezing-thawing condition shall be classified as exposed to :

A) Severe

B) Very severe

C) Moderate

D) Extreme

Answer

Option (B)

Q.8) What is the minimum number of longitudinal bars required to be provided in a circular column when designed according to IS:456?

A) 8

B) 4

C) 10

D) 6

Answer

Option (D)

Q.9) What value of flow is usually considered for designing sewage treatment units?

A) Average

B) Minimum

C) Maximum

D) Harmonic mean

Answer

Option (A)

Q.10) Which of the following is a reason for using pile caps over a group of piles?

A) For protecting piles from rising up

B) For enhancing the load bearing capacity of each pile

C) For spreading vertical and horizontal loads to all piles

D) For protecting piles from displacing laterally

Answer

Option (C)

Q.11) In photogrammetric surveying, the stereoscopic view in which the overlaps are kept outwards and in which natural order is reversed is called :

A) Perspective view

B) Parallitic view

C) Pseudoscopic view

D) Orthoscopic view

Answer

Option (C)

Q.12) Gravity dams are designed with the consideration of main overturning force as that coming from :

A) Water pressure

B) Dead weight

C) Uplift pressure

D) Wind pressure

Answer

Option (A)

Q.13) In construction project planning, free float can affect which of the following?

A) Overall completion

B) Succeeding activity

C) Preceding activity

D) Only that particular activity

Answer

Option (D)

Q.14) The shape factor of structural steel sections primarily depends on :

A) Proof stress of the material

B) Loading conditions

C) Poisson’s ratio

D) Cross sectional geometry

Answer

Option (D)

Q.15) Under compression loading, what would the area under the stress-strain curve represent?

A) Energy required to cause failure

B) Breaking stress of the material

C) Elasticity of the material

D) Fatigue

Answer

Option (A)

Q.16) While designing a pile, negative skin friction is considered when the pile is constructed in –

A) Black cotton soil

B) Dense fine sand

C) Dense coarse sand

D) Fill material

Answer

Option (D)

Q.17) If the undisturbed strength of a soil sample is 50 units while the remoulded strength is 20 units, then what is the sensitivity of the soil?

A) 2.5

B) 2

C) 0.4

D) 1.25

Answer

Option (A)

Q.18) A simply supported reinforce cement concrete beam shall be deemed to be a deep beam, if its effective span to depth ratio is less than :

A) 1.50

B) 3.00

C) 2.00

D) 2.50

Answer

Option (C)

Q.19) Which of the following combinations of factors is used for determining allowable bearing capacity of a foundation?

A) Settlement, Tensile failure

B) Settlement, Shear failure

C) Settlement, Bond failure

D) Tensile failure, Compression failure

Answer

Option (B)

Q.20) What is the maximum width of all vehicles limited by the Indian Road Congress?

A) 1.75 m

B) 2.5 m

C) 2.8 m

D) 2.0 m

Answer

Option (B)

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