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This section includes 314 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
*/*_For the given values of initial velocity of projection and angle of inclination of the plane, the maximum range for a projectile projected upwards will be obtained, if the angle of projection is? |
A. | α = π/4 - β/2 |
B. | α = π/2 + β/2 |
C. | α = β/2 - π/2 |
D. | α = π/4 - β/2 |
Answer» C. ≈í¬± = ≈í‚â§/2 - ≈ì√Ñ/2 | |
52. |
*/*_Instantaneous center is at infinity when the angular velocity is? |
A. | Constant |
B. | Zero |
C. | Maximum |
D. | Minimum |
Answer» C. Maximum | |
53. |
*/*_If the horizontal range is 2.5 times the greatest height, the angle of projection of the projectile, is? |
A. | 57° |
B. | 58° |
C. | 59° |
D. | 60° |
Answer» C. 59¬¨‚àû | |
54. |
*/*_For a self-locking machine, the efficiency should be? |
A. | Less than 60% |
B. | 50% |
C. | More than 50% |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. 50% | |
55. |
*/*_A load of 500 kg was lifted through a distance of 13 cm. by an effort of 25 kg which moved through a distance of 650 cm. The velocity ratio of the lifting machine is? |
A. | 50 |
B. | 55 |
C. | 60 |
D. | 65 |
Answer» B. 55 | |
56. |
*/*_Two loads of 50 kg and 75 kg are hung at the ends of a rope passing over a smooth pulley shown in below figure. The tension in the string is:? |
A. | 50 kg |
B. | 75 kg |
C. | 25 kg |
D. | 60 kg |
Answer» E. | |
57. |
*/*_A particle moves in a straight line and its position is defined by the equation x = 6 t² - t3 where t is expressed in seconds and ‘x’ in meters. The maximum velocity during the motion is? |
A. | 6 m/sec |
B. | 12 m/sec |
C. | 24 m/sec |
D. | 48 m/sec |
Answer» C. 24 m/sec | |
58. |
*/*_Force polygon method is applicable for? |
A. | any copianar force system |
B. | a system of parallel forces only |
C. | concurrent copianar force system |
D. | non-concurrent copianar force system |
Answer» D. non-concurrent copianar force system | |
59. |
*/*_For lifting a load of 50 kg through a distance of 2.5 cm, an effort of 12.5 kg is moved through a distance of 40 cm. The efficiency of the lifting machine, is? |
A. | 60 % |
B. | 65 % |
C. | 70 % |
D. | 75 % |
Answer» E. | |
60. |
*/*_Joule is the unit of? |
A. | Work |
B. | Force |
C. | Power |
D. | Torque |
Answer» B. Force | |
61. |
*/*_For the system of the loads shown in bellow figure, the time required for the 6.6 kg load to fall on the edge, is? |
A. | 1 sec |
B. | 2 sec |
C. | 3 sec |
D. | 4 sec |
Answer» D. 4 sec | |
62. |
*/*_For maximum range of a projectile, the angle of projection should be? |
A. | 30° |
B. | 45° |
C. | 60° |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. 60¬¨‚àû | |
63. |
*/*_The resolved part of the resultant of two forces inclined at an angle θ in a given direction is? |
A. | Algebraic sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the direction |
B. | Arithmetical sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the direction |
C. | Difference of the forces multiplied by cosine θ° |
D. | Sum of the forces multiplied by the tangent θ° |
Answer» B. Arithmetical sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the direction | |
64. |
*/*_A rod 5 m in length is moving in a vertical plane. When it is inclined at 60° to horizontal, its lower end is moving horizontally at 3 m/sec and upper end is moving in vertical direction. The velocity of its upper end, is? |
A. | 0.5 m/sec |
B. | 1.0 m/sec |
C. | 1.5 m/sec |
D. | 2.5 m/sec |
Answer» C. 1.5 m/sec | |
65. |
*/*_The units of inertia of mass are? |
A. | kg/m |
B. | kg/m² |
C. | m‚Å¥ |
D. | kg-m² |
Answer» E. | |
66. |
*/*_Rate of change of angular momentum is equal to? |
A. | Force |
B. | Torque |
C. | Linear momentum |
D. | Impulse |
Answer» C. Linear momentum | |
67. |
*/*_One end of an elastic string of natural length / and modulus X is kept fixed while to the other end is attached a particle of mass m which is hanging freely under gravity. The particle is pulled down vertically through a distance x, held at rest and then released. The motion is? |
A. | a simple harmonic motion |
B. | a rectilinear motion with constant speed |
C. | a damped oscillatory motion |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. a rectilinear motion with constant speed | |
68. |
*/*_M.I. of a thin ring (external diameter D, internal diameter d) about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the ring, is? |
A. | π/64 (D⁴ + d⁴) |
B. | π/32 (D⁴ - d⁴) |
C. | π/32 (D⁴ + d⁴) |
D. | π/32 (D⁴ × d⁴) |
Answer» C. ≈ì√Ñ/32 (D‚Äö√Ö¬• + d‚Äö√Ö¬•) | |
69. |
*/*_The C.G. of the shaded area of the below figure whose curve OM is a parabola from y-axis, is? |
A. | a/4 |
B. | 3a/4 |
C. | 3b/10 |
D. | 3a/10 |
Answer» C. 3b/10 | |
70. |
*/*_The following factor affects the orbit of a satellite up to an altitude of 720 km from the earth's surface? |
A. | Uneven distribution of the gravitational field |
B. | Gravity of the sun and the moon |
C. | Aerodynamic forces |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
71. |
*/*_The centre of gravity of a plane lamina will not be at its geometrical centre if it is a? |
A. | Circle |
B. | Equilateral triangle |
C. | Rectangle |
D. | Right angled triangle |
Answer» E. | |
72. |
*/*_The ratio of the moment of inertia of a rectangle about its centroidal axis to the moment of inertia about its base, is? |
A. | 1/4 |
B. | 1/2 |
C. | 3/4 |
D. | 2 |
Answer» B. 1/2 | |
73. |
*/*_A ball is dropped from a height of 16 m on a horizontal floor. If it rebounds to a height of 9 m after striking the floor, the coefficient of restitution between ball and floor is? |
A. | 1/4 |
B. | 2/3 |
C. | 3/4 |
D. | 4/3 |
Answer» D. 4/3 | |
74. |
*/*_The equation of motion of a particle starting from rest along a straight line is x = t³ - 3t²+ 5. The ratio of the accelerations after 5 sec and 3 sec will be? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» E. | |
75. |
*/*_The rotational velocity of a satellite is increased by 450 m per second if its launch is done from equator? |
A. | Eastward |
B. | Northward |
C. | Westward |
D. | Southward |
Answer» B. Northward | |
76. |
*/*_The shape of a suspended cable for a uniformly distributed load over it is? |
A. | Circular |
B. | Parabolic |
C. | Catenary |
D. | Cubic parabola |
Answer» C. Catenary | |
77. |
*/*_If a body is lying on a plane whose inclination with the horizontal is less than the angle of friction, theni. a force is required to move the body upwardsii. a force is required to move the body downwardiii. the body will not be in equilibriumThe correct answer is? |
A. | only (i) |
B. | only (ii) |
C. | both (i) and (ii) |
D. | both (i) and (iii) |
Answer» D. both (i) and (iii) | |
78. |
*/*_The force polygon representing a set of forces in equilibrium is a? |
A. | Triangle |
B. | Open polygon |
C. | Closed polygon |
D. | Parallelogram |
Answer» D. Parallelogram | |
79. |
*/*_Which of the following is a scalar quantity?? |
A. | Energy |
B. | Momentum |
C. | Torque |
D. | Impulse |
Answer» B. Momentum | |
80. |
*/*_A string of length 90 cm is fastened to two points ‘A’ and ‘B’ at the same level 60 cm apart. A ring weighing 120 g is slided on the string. A horizontal force ‘P’ is applied to the ring such that it is in equilibrium vertically below ‘B’. The value of ‘P’ is:? |
A. | 40 g |
B. | 60 g |
C. | 80 g |
D. | 100 g |
Answer» D. 100 g | |
81. |
*/*_If two forces of 3 kg and 4 kg act at right angles to each other, their resultant force will be equal to? |
A. | 7 kg |
B. | 1 kg |
C. | 5 kg |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
82. |
*/*_A hoop of radius 3 m weighs 100 kg. It rolls along a horizontal floor so that at its centre of mass has a speed of 200 mm/sec. The work required to stop the hoop is? |
A. | 2 J |
B. | 4 J |
C. | 6 J |
D. | 8 J |
Answer» C. 6 J | |
83. |
*/*_Periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is the time taken by the particle for? |
A. | Half oscillation |
B. | Quarter oscillation |
C. | Complete oscillation |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
84. |
%_For a body moving with simple harmonic motion, the number of cycles per second, is known as its_% |
A. | Oscillation |
B. | Amplitude |
C. | Periodic time |
D. | Frequency |
Answer» E. | |
85. |
%_Varingon’s theorem of moment’s states_% |
A. | Arithmetical sum of the moments of two forces about any point, is equal to the moments of their resultant about that point |
B. | Algebraic sum of the moments of two forces about any point, is equal to the moment of their resultant about that point |
C. | Arithmetical sum of the moments of the forces about any point in their plane, is equal to the moment of their resultant about that point |
D. | Algebraic sum of the moments of the forces about any point in their plane, is equal to the moment of their resultant about that point |
Answer» E. | |
86. |
%_The maximum displacement of a particle executing S.H.M. corresponds to_% |
A. | Zero potential energy and maximum kinetic energy |
B. | Zero kinetic energy and maximum potential energy |
C. | Maximum kinetic energy and maximum potential energy |
D. | Minimum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy |
Answer» C. Maximum kinetic energy and maximum potential energy | |
87. |
%_Ball ‘A’ of mass 250 g moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/s hits an identical stationary ball ‘B’ on the table. If the impact is perfectly elastic, the velocity of the ball ‘B’ just after impact would be_% |
A. | Zero |
B. | 5 m/sec |
C. | 10 m/sec |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
88. |
%_Angular acceleration of a particle may be expressed as_% |
A. | Radians/sec² |
B. | Degrees/sec² |
C. | Revolutions/sec |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
89. |
_ Moment of inertia of a squares of side ‘b’ about an axis through its centre of gravity, is$? |
A. | b³/4 |
B. | b‚Å¥/12 |
C. | b‚Å¥/3 |
D. | b‚Å¥/8 |
Answer» C. b‚Äö√Ö¬•/3 | |
90. |
_ A solid cylinder of mass M and radius R rolls down an inclined plane without slipping. The acceleration of center of mass of rolling cylinder is (where ‘g’ is acceleration due to gravity and 0 is inclination of plane with horizontal.)$? |
A. | (1/3) g sinB |
B. | (2/3) g cos 9 |
C. | (2/3) g sin 0 |
D. | g sin 9 |
Answer» D. g sin 9 | |
91. |
_ A geo-stationary satellite is one which orbits the earth with a velocity of rotation of$? |
A. | Moon |
B. | Earth |
C. | Sun |
D. | Pole |
Answer» C. Sun | |
92. |
_ The moment of inertia of the shaded portion of the area shown in below figure about the X-axis, is$? |
A. | 229.34 cm‚Å¥ |
B. | 329.34 cm‚Å¥ |
C. | 429.34 cm‚Å¥ |
D. | 529.34 cm‚Å¥ |
Answer» D. 529.34 cm‚Äö√Ö¬• | |
93. |
_ A rigid body is in a stable equilibrium if the application of any force$? |
A. | Can raise the CG of the body but cannot lower it |
B. | Tends to lower the CG of the body |
C. | Neither raises nor lowers the CG of the body |
D. | None of above |
Answer» B. Tends to lower the CG of the body | |
94. |
_ The potential energy of a particle falling through a straight shaft drilled through the earth (assumed homogenous and spherical) is proportional to (where r is the distance of’the particle from centre of the earth)$? |
A. | log r |
B. | r |
C. | r2 |
D. | 1/r |
Answer» D. 1/r | |
95. |
_ Two shots fired simultaneously from the top and bottom of a vertical tower with elevations of 30° and 45° respectively strike a target simultaneously. If horizontal distance of the target from the tower is 1000 m, the height of the tower is$? |
A. | 350 m |
B. | 375 m |
C. | 400 m |
D. | 425 m |
Answer» E. | |
96. |
_ Time required to stop a car moving with a velocity 20 m/sec within a distance of 40 m, is$? |
A. | 2 sec |
B. | 3 sec |
C. | 4 sec |
D. | 5 sec |
Answer» D. 5 sec | |
97. |
_ If the resultant of two forces ‘P’ and ‘Q’ acting at an angle ‘θ’ makes an angle ‘α’ with ‘P’, then tan α equals$? |
A. | P sin θ/P - Q cos θ |
B. | Q sin θ/P + Q cos θ |
C. | P sin θ/P + Q tan θ |
D. | Q sin θ/P + Q sin θ |
Answer» C. P sin ≈í‚àè/P + Q tan ≈í‚àè | |
98. |
_ The height at which the end of a rope of length ‘l’ should be tied so that a man pulling at the other end may have the greatest tendency to overturn the pillar, is$? |
A. | ¾ l |
B. | ¬Ω l |
C. | l/‚Äö√ √∂2 |
D. | 2/‚Äö√ √∂3 l |
Answer» D. 2/‚Äö√ √∂3 l | |
99. |
_ Centre of gravity of a thin hollow cone lies on the axis of symmetry at a height of$? |
A. | One-half of the total height above base |
B. | One-third of the total height above base |
C. | One-fourth of the total height above base |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. One-fourth of the total height above base | |
100. |
_ The maximum pull in a cable, carrying a uniformly distributed load and supported at two ends which are at the same level, is at$? |
A. | Supports |
B. | Quarter span |
C. | Mid span |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Quarter span | |