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This section includes 59 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Strength Materials knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
_________ is a temporary dam constructed to exclude water from a specific area. |
| A. | Debris dam |
| B. | Diversion dam |
| C. | Coffer dam |
| D. | Storage dam |
| Answer» D. Storage dam | |
| 2. |
Buttress dams are of __________ types. |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Arch-gravity dams are thinner dams and save resources. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 4. |
Natural dam is not created usually by: |
| A. | Glacial activity |
| B. | Volcanic activity |
| C. | River meandering |
| D. | Moraine deposit |
| Answer» D. Moraine deposit | |
| 5. |
Hydroelectric power plants at dam supplies about _________ of world’s electricity. |
| A. | 19% |
| B. | 25% |
| C. | 42% |
| D. | 50% |
| Answer» B. 25% | |
| 6. |
The cross section below shows a |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Buttress |
| C. | Gravity |
| D. | Arch |
| Answer» D. Arch | |
| 7. |
Based on function of dam, it can be classified into: – |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» B. 8 | |
| 8. |
Which of the below is the earliest known dam? |
| A. | Sadd-el-Kafara dam |
| B. | Dam of Marib |
| C. | Jawa Dam |
| D. | Ha-ilar Dam |
| Answer» D. Ha-ilar Dam | |
| 9. |
A dry dam is designed to control flooding. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 10. |
Which of the following is a natural dam? |
| A. | Tailings dam |
| B. | Diversionary dam |
| C. | Saddle dam |
| D. | Volcanic dam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which of the following types of dams were widely used in the early part of the industrial revolution? |
| A. | Steel dams |
| B. | Timber dams |
| C. | Coffer dams |
| D. | Check dams |
| Answer» C. Coffer dams | |
| 12. |
The tallest dam in the world is______________ |
| A. | Jinping- l – Dam |
| B. | Nurek Dam |
| C. | Xiaowan Dam |
| D. | Xiluodu Dam |
| Answer» B. Nurek Dam | |
| 13. |
Based on the volume of fill which is the largest man made dam in the world? |
| A. | Tarbela Dam |
| B. | Fort Peck Dam |
| C. | Ataturk Dam |
| D. | Houtribdijk Dam |
| Answer» B. Fort Peck Dam | |
| 14. |
_______ is the common type of spillway used in gravity dams. |
| A. | Ogee spillway |
| B. | Trough spillway |
| C. | Side channel spillway |
| D. | Emergency spillway |
| Answer» B. Trough spillway | |
| 15. |
The minimum standard height for a construction joint is about ________ |
| A. | 1.2 m |
| B. | 1.5 m |
| C. | 2.1 m |
| D. | 2.3 m |
| Answer» C. 2.1 m | |
| 16. |
_____ acts as an inspection chamber in Dams. |
| A. | Spillway |
| B. | Heel |
| C. | Drainage gallery |
| D. | Toe |
| Answer» D. Toe | |
| 17. |
The elementary profile of a dam is generally a ________ |
| A. | Isosceles triangle |
| B. | Right angled triangle |
| C. | Scalene triangle |
| D. | Equilateral triangle |
| Answer» C. Scalene triangle | |
| 18. |
Which of the following forces do not act on the dam? |
| A. | Silt pressure |
| B. | Wave pressure |
| C. | Creep pressure |
| D. | Uplift |
| Answer» D. Uplift | |
| 19. |
In sliding failure, the co-efficient of friction varies from ________ |
| A. | 0.65 – 0.75 |
| B. | 0.8 – 0.9 |
| C. | 0.45 – 0.65 |
| D. | 0.85 – 1 |
| Answer» B. 0.8 – 0.9 | |
| 20. |
MDDL Stands for ________ |
| A. | Minimum draw down level |
| B. | Maximum draw down level |
| C. | Million drop down level |
| D. | Mega drop down level |
| Answer» B. Maximum draw down level | |
| 21. |
_______ is openings extending from upstream to downstream of the dam. |
| A. | Guide banks |
| B. | Divide voids |
| C. | Sluices |
| D. | Spillway |
| Answer» D. Spillway | |
| 22. |
The obstruction or a barrier built across the stream or river is called _____________ |
| A. | Barrage |
| B. | Weir |
| C. | Dam |
| D. | Reservoir |
| Answer» D. Reservoir | |
| 23. |
ARCH-GRAVITY_DAMS_ARE_THINNER_DAMS_AND_SAVE_RESOURCES.?$ |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 24. |
WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_TYPES_OF_DAMS_WERE_WIDELY_USED_IN_THE_EARLY_PART_OF_THE_INDUSTRIAL_REVOLUTION??$ |
| A. | Steel dams |
| B. | Timber dams |
| C. | Coffer dams |
| D. | Check dams |
| Answer» C. Coffer dams | |
| 25. |
WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_FORCES_DO_NOT_ACT_ON_DAM??$ |
| A. | Silt pressure |
| B. | Wave pressure |
| C. | Creep pressure |
| D. | Uplift |
| Answer» D. Uplift | |
| 26. |
_________ is a temporary dam constructed to exclude water from a specific area.$ |
| A. | Debris dam |
| B. | Diversion dam |
| C. | Coffer dam |
| D. | Storage dam |
| Answer» D. Storage dam | |
| 27. |
A dry dam is designed to control flooding.$ |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 28. |
_____ acts as inspection chamber in Dams.$ |
| A. | Spillway |
| B. | Heel |
| C. | Drainage gallery |
| D. | Toe |
| Answer» D. Toe | |
| 29. |
Buttress dams are of __________ types.$ |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Which_of_the_following_is_a_natural_dam?$ |
| A. | Tailings dam |
| B. | Diversionary dam |
| C. | Saddle dam |
| D. | Volcanic dam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The_elementary_profile_of_a_dam_is_generally_a_________$ |
| A. | Isosceles triangle |
| B. | Right angled triangle |
| C. | Scalene triangle |
| D. | Equilateral triangle |
| Answer» C. Scalene triangle | |
| 32. |
_______ is common type of spillway used in gravity dams. |
| A. | Ogee spillway |
| B. | Trough spillway |
| C. | Side channel spillway |
| D. | Emergency spillway |
| Answer» B. Trough spillway | |
| 33. |
Hydraulic head for a small dam is: |
| A. | 5-7.5m |
| B. | 7.5-12m |
| C. | 12-13m |
| D. | 5-10m |
| Answer» C. 12-13m | |
| 34. |
______ is the over flow section or portion of the dam. |
| A. | Heel |
| B. | Toe |
| C. | Spillway |
| D. | Gallery |
| Answer» D. Gallery | |
| 35. |
Earth dams are _________ in shape. |
| A. | Triangular |
| B. | Rectangular |
| C. | Trapezoidal |
| D. | Circular |
| Answer» D. Circular | |
| 36. |
Cracks developed in the body of dam section can be avoided by ________ |
| A. | Construction joints |
| B. | Contraction joints |
| C. | Transverse joints |
| D. | Longitudinal joints |
| Answer» C. Transverse joints | |
| 37. |
Based on material of construction, ___________ types are there. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» B. 4 | |
| 38. |
The glacier blocks a river in the dam is known as________________ |
| A. | Ice dam |
| B. | Blockage dam |
| C. | Spilt dam |
| D. | Isolated dam |
| Answer» B. Blockage dam | |
| 39. |
The_minimum_standard_height_for_construction_joint_is_about_________ |
| A. | 1.2 m |
| B. | 1.5 m |
| C. | 2.1 m |
| D. | 2.3 m |
| Answer» C. 2.1 m | |
| 40. |
Natural dam is not created usually by? |
| A. | Glacial activity |
| B. | Volcanic activity |
| C. | River meandering |
| D. | Moraine deposit |
| Answer» D. Moraine deposit | |
| 41. |
The tallest dam in the world is_____________? |
| A. | Jinping- l – Dam |
| B. | Nurek Dam |
| C. | Xiaowan Dam |
| D. | Xiluodu Dam |
| Answer» B. Nurek Dam | |
| 42. |
In sliding failure, the co-efficient of friction varies from _______? |
| A. | 0.65 – 0.75 |
| B. | 0.8 – 0.9 |
| C. | 0.45 – 0.65 |
| D. | 0.85 – 1 |
| Answer» B. 0.8 ‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬® 0.9 | |
| 43. |
Hydroelectric power plants at dam supplies about _________ of world’s electricity.$ |
| A. | 19% |
| B. | 25% |
| C. | 42% |
| D. | 50% |
| Answer» B. 25% | |
| 44. |
Arch dams are first built by ______________ |
| A. | Greeks |
| B. | Romans |
| C. | Portuguese |
| D. | British |
| Answer» C. Portuguese | |
| 45. |
The factor of safety against overturning should not be less than ______ |
| A. | 1.8 |
| B. | 2.25 |
| C. | 1.5 |
| D. | 1.75 |
| Answer» D. 1.75 | |
| 46. |
___________ is the arrangement made near top of dam for passage of excess water from the reservoir. |
| A. | Sluice way |
| B. | Spillway |
| C. | Gallery |
| D. | Abutments |
| Answer» C. Gallery | |
| 47. |
The era of large dams was initiated with the construction of which dam? |
| A. | Hoover Dam |
| B. | Tarbela Dam |
| C. | Tehri Dam |
| D. | Aswan Low Dam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
_____ dam which resists are the external forces by virtue of its self weight. |
| A. | Earthen dam |
| B. | Storage dam |
| C. | Detention dam |
| D. | Gravity dam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Which of the below is an example for earth dam? |
| A. | Bhakra Nangal Dam |
| B. | Banasura Sagar Dam |
| C. | Idukki Dam |
| D. | Bisalpur Dam |
| Answer» C. Idukki Dam | |
| 50. |
The earliest known dam is______________ |
| A. | Jawa Dam |
| B. | Sadd – el – Kafara Dam |
| C. | Great Dam of Marib |
| D. | Roman Dam |
| Answer» B. Sadd ‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬® el ‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬® Kafara Dam | |