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This section includes 267 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
251. |
To attain the synchronous orbit, the launch of a satellite, is done from a place |
A. | on equator |
B. | on 30° latitude |
C. | on 45° latitude |
D. | on 60° latitude |
Answer» B. on 30¬∞ latitude | |
252. |
The resultant of two forces acting at right angles is 34 kg and acting at 60° is 70 kg. The forces are |
A. | 1 kg and 4 kg |
B. | 2 kg and 3 kg |
C. | 3 kg and 5 kg |
D. | 3 kg and 5 kg |
Answer» E. | |
253. |
A uniform rod 9 m long weighing 40 kg is pivoted at a point 2 m from one end where a weight of 120 kg is suspended. The required force acting at the end in a direction perpendicular to rod to keep it equilibrium, at an inclination 60° with horizontal, is |
A. | 40 kg |
B. | 60 kg |
C. | 10 kg |
D. | 100 kg. |
Answer» D. 100 kg. | |
254. |
The forces which meet at one point and have their lines of action in different planes are called |
A. | coplaner non-concurrent forces |
B. | non-coplaner concurrent forces |
C. | non-coplaner non-current forces |
D. | intersecting forces |
Answer» C. non-coplaner non-current forces | |
255. |
At a given instant ship A is travelling at 6 km/h due east and ship B is travelling at 8 km/h due north. The velocity of B relative to A is |
A. | 7 km/hrs |
B. | 2 km/hrs |
C. | 1 km/hrs |
D. | 10 km/hrs |
Answer» E. | |
256. |
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 efficiency of the lifting machine is |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 0.4 |
C. | 0.55 |
D. | 30%. |
Answer» C. 0.55 | |
257. |
The locus of the instantaneous centre of a moving rigid body, is |
A. | straight line |
B. | involute |
C. | centroid |
D. | spiral. |
Answer» D. spiral. | |
258. |
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» B. 3 | |
259. |
The beam shown in below figure is supported by a hinge at A and a roller at B. The reaction RA of the hinged support A of the beam, is |
A. | 10.8 t |
B. | 10.6 t |
C. | 10.4 t |
D. | 10.2 t. |
Answer» E. | |
260. |
The centre of gravity of a homogenous body is the point at which the whole |
A. | volume of the body is assumed to be concentrated |
B. | area of the surface of the body is assumed to be concentrated |
C. | weight of the body is assumed to be concentrated |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» D. all the above. | |
261. |
The vertical reaction at the support A of the structure shown in below figure, is |
A. | 1 t |
B. | 2 t |
C. | 3 t |
D. | 2.5 t. |
Answer» D. 2.5 t. | |
262. |
A cable loaded with 0.5 tonne per horizontal metre span is stretched between supports in the same horizontal line 400 m apart. If central dip is 20 m, the minimum tension in the cable, will be |
A. | 200 tonnes at the centre |
B. | 500 tonnes at the centre |
C. | 200 tonnes at the right support |
D. | 200 tonnes at the left support. |
Answer» C. 200 tonnes at the right support | |
263. |
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. | |
264. |
If three rigid rods are hinged together to form a triangle and are given rotary as well as translatory motion, the number of instantaneous centres of the triangle, will be |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» D. 4 | |
265. |
A retarding force on a body does not |
A. | change the motion of the body |
B. | retard the motion of the body |
C. | introduce the motion of the body |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. introduce the motion of the body | |
266. |
A projectile is thrown at an angle a to the horizontal with α velocity v. It will have the maximum centripetal acceleration |
A. | at the start |
B. | at the top of the trajectory |
C. | as it strikes the ground |
D. | else where. |
Answer» B. at the top of the trajectory | |
267. |
The centre of gravity of a triangle is at the point where three |
A. | medians of the triangle meet |
B. | perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet |
C. | bisectors of the angle of the triangle meet |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet | |