Civil Engineering Test | QA 004
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Friends !
When a river comes out of it's source and starts flowing, many tributaries come forward and enrich the flow of the original river. Similarly, my beloved colleague Sm. Shilpi Mitra herself came forward with 25 questions to enrich this blog. 17 out of her 25 questions have been given here with necessary modifications.
Thank you Shilpi !
Now please come to the questions.
4.01 ∑ 1+2+3+4+ .......... +100 = ?
A. 4950
B. 5050
C. 5150
D. 6050
4.02 Increase in water content of concrete
A. Reduces the strength of concrete
B. Increases the strength of concrete
C. Reduces the workability of concrete
D. Does not change the strength concrete
4.03 The angle of intersection of two plane mirrors of an optical square is
A. 90 degree
B. 60 degree
C. 45 degree
D. 30 degree
4.04 The maximum tolerance in a 20 m chain is
A. ± 2 mm
B. ± 3 mm
C. ± 5 mm
D. ± 10 mm
4.05 Closed contours with gradual higher values inwards indicates a
A. Plain surface
B. Depression
C. Sea surface
D. Hillock
4.06 Overturning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided bu using
A. Compound curve
B. Vertical curve
C. Reverse curve
D. Transition curve
4.07 Pascal second is the unit of
A. Dynamic viscosity
B. Surface tension
C. Kinematic viscosity
D. Differential pressure
4.08 Surface tension of water
A. Decreases with decrease in temperature
B. Increases with decrease in temperature
C. Is independent of temperature
D. None of these
4.09 Hydro-graph is the graphical representation of
A. Runoff and time
B. Surface runoff and time
C. Groundwater flow and time
D. Rainfall and time
4.10 The maximum permissible eccentricity for no tension at the base of a gravity dam is
A. B/8
B. B/6
C. B/4
D. B/3
4.11 The main cause of meandering of a river is
A. Presence of an excessive bed slope
B. Degradation
C. Extra turbulence generated by excess of river sediment during floods
D. None of these
4.12 Water content of soil can
A. Never be greater than 100%
B. Take values only from 0 to 100%
C. Be less than 0%
D. Be greater than 100%
4.13 If the volume of void is equal to the volume of solid in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and void ratio respectively are -
A. 1.0 and 0.0
B. 0.0 and 1.0
C. 0.5 and 1.0
D. 1.0 and 0.5
4.14 Specific gravity for most of the building stones vary
A. From 3.0 to 3.5
B. From 2.5 to 3.0
C. From 2.0 to 2.5
D. From 1.5 to 2.0
4.15 The age of a tree can be estimated by examining
A. Cambium layer
B. Annular rings
C. Medullary rays
D. Color of core
4.16 If the earth used for manufacturing brick contains excessive alumina, the resulting bricks
A. Become impermeable
B. Become brittle and weak
C. Tend to lose cohesion
D. Tend to crack and wrap on drying
4.17 Quick lime is
A. Calcium carbonate
B. Calcium bicarbonate
C. Calcium oxide
D. Calcium hydroxide
4.18 The main constituent of cement responsible for initial setting is
A. Tri calcium aluminate
B. Di calcium silicate
C. Tri calcium silicate
D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
4.19 A 150 KN concentric load is acting at a distance of 2 m from B of a simply supported beam AB of span 6 m. The reactions at supports A and B are -
A. 50 and 100 KN respectively
B. 100 and 50 KN respectively
C. 75 and 75 KN respectively
D. 150 and 150 KN respectively
4.20 A 150 KN concentric load is acting at the center of a simply supported beam AB of span 6 m. The reactions at supports A and B are -
A. 50 and 100 KN respectively
B. 100 and 50 KN respectively
C. 75 and 75 KN respectively
D. 150 and 150 KN respectively
4.21 A 150 KN concentric load is acting at a distance of 2 m from B of a simply supported beam AB of span 6 m. The maximum bending moment is -
A. 150 KNm
B. 200 KNm
C. 225 KNm
D. 300 KNm
4.22 A 150 KN concentric load is acting at the center of a simply supported beam AB of span 6 m. The maximum bending moment is -
4.05 Closed contours with gradual higher values inwards indicates a
A. Plain surface
B. Depression
C. Sea surface
D. Hillock
4.06 Overturning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided bu using
A. Compound curve
B. Vertical curve
C. Reverse curve
D. Transition curve
4.07 Pascal second is the unit of
A. Dynamic viscosity
B. Surface tension
C. Kinematic viscosity
D. Differential pressure
4.08 Surface tension of water
A. Decreases with decrease in temperature
B. Increases with decrease in temperature
C. Is independent of temperature
D. None of these
4.09 Hydro-graph is the graphical representation of
A. Runoff and time
B. Surface runoff and time
C. Groundwater flow and time
D. Rainfall and time
4.10 The maximum permissible eccentricity for no tension at the base of a gravity dam is
A. B/8
B. B/6
C. B/4
D. B/3
4.11 The main cause of meandering of a river is
A. Presence of an excessive bed slope
B. Degradation
C. Extra turbulence generated by excess of river sediment during floods
D. None of these
4.12 Water content of soil can
A. Never be greater than 100%
B. Take values only from 0 to 100%
C. Be less than 0%
D. Be greater than 100%
4.13 If the volume of void is equal to the volume of solid in a soil mass, then the values of porosity and void ratio respectively are -
A. 1.0 and 0.0
B. 0.0 and 1.0
C. 0.5 and 1.0
D. 1.0 and 0.5
4.14 Specific gravity for most of the building stones vary
A. From 3.0 to 3.5
B. From 2.5 to 3.0
C. From 2.0 to 2.5
D. From 1.5 to 2.0
4.15 The age of a tree can be estimated by examining
A. Cambium layer
B. Annular rings
C. Medullary rays
D. Color of core
4.16 If the earth used for manufacturing brick contains excessive alumina, the resulting bricks
A. Become impermeable
B. Become brittle and weak
C. Tend to lose cohesion
D. Tend to crack and wrap on drying
4.17 Quick lime is
A. Calcium carbonate
B. Calcium bicarbonate
C. Calcium oxide
D. Calcium hydroxide
4.18 The main constituent of cement responsible for initial setting is
A. Tri calcium aluminate
B. Di calcium silicate
C. Tri calcium silicate
D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
4.19 A 150 KN concentric load is acting at a distance of 2 m from B of a simply supported beam AB of span 6 m. The reactions at supports A and B are -
A. 50 and 100 KN respectively
B. 100 and 50 KN respectively
C. 75 and 75 KN respectively
D. 150 and 150 KN respectively
4.20 A 150 KN concentric load is acting at the center of a simply supported beam AB of span 6 m. The reactions at supports A and B are -
A. 50 and 100 KN respectively
B. 100 and 50 KN respectively
C. 75 and 75 KN respectively
D. 150 and 150 KN respectively
4.21 A 150 KN concentric load is acting at a distance of 2 m from B of a simply supported beam AB of span 6 m. The maximum bending moment is -
A. 150 KNm
B. 200 KNm
C. 225 KNm
D. 300 KNm
A. 150 KNm
B. 175 KNm
C. 200 KNm
D. 225 KNm
4.23 Irrespective of assumptions made by reinforced concrete design codes, the concrete actually is
A. A heterogeneous material
B. A homogeneous material
C. A conglomerate material
D. An isotropic material
4.24 What is the maximum bending moment in a cantilever beam of span 2 m subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 4 KN/m through out its entire length ?
B. 175 KNm
C. 200 KNm
D. 225 KNm
4.23 Irrespective of assumptions made by reinforced concrete design codes, the concrete actually is
A. A heterogeneous material
B. A homogeneous material
C. A conglomerate material
D. An isotropic material
4.24 What is the maximum bending moment in a cantilever beam of span 2 m subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 4 KN/m through out its entire length ?
A. 2 KNm
B. 4 KNm
C. 6 KNm
D. 8 KNm
4.25 What is the maximum bending moment in a cantilever beam of span 2 m subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 4 KN/m acting up to half span from support ?
A. 2 KNm
B. 4 KNm
C. 6 KNm
D. 8 KNm
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Answer Sheets
4.01 B
4.02 A
4.03 C
4.04 C
4.05 D
4.06 D
4.07 A
4.08 B
4.09 A
4.10 B
4.11 C
4.12 D
4.13 C
4.14 B
4.15 B
4.16 D
4.17 C
4.18 A
4.19 A
4.20 C
4.21 B
4.22 D
4.23 A
4.24 D
4.25 A |
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