Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Foundation.

This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Foundation knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In the lower layers of the flexible pavement, lower quality materials are used.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

The thickness design of flexible pavement is dependent on _________

A. uniformity of subgrade
B. thickness of subgrade
C. length of subgrade
D. strength of subgrade
Answer» E.
3.

The flexible pavement do not distribute the load by ______

A. distributing through thick layers
B. grain to grain transfer
C. bending action
D. layered system
Answer» D. layered system
4.

The design of flexible pavement is based on ________

A. slab mechanism
B. grain to grain transfer
C. column mechanism
D. footing mechanism
Answer» C. column mechanism
5.

The modulus of electricity of a semi-flexible pavement is ___________

A. lower than concrete
B. greater than concrete
C. equal to concrete
D. is always zero
Answer» B. greater than concrete
6.

A semi-flexible pavement is made of ___________

A. tar only
B. bitumen only
C. dry-lean concrete
D. aggregates only
Answer» D. aggregates only
7.

The flexible pavements resist ___________ tensile stresses.

A. only very small
B. large
C. negligible
D. very large
Answer» B. large
8.

__________ can take appreciable tensile stress.

A. Flexible pavement
B. Semi-flexible pavement
C. Rigid pavement
D. Tar pavement
Answer» D. Tar pavement
9.

The flexible pavements consists of _____________

A. thin wearing surface
B. thick wearing surface
C. no wearing surface
D. wearing surface present at only specific places
Answer» B. thick wearing surface
10.

The pavements can be ______

A. flexible only
B. semi flexible only
C. rigid only
D. flexible, semi flexible and rigid
Answer» E.
11.

____________is a relatively stable crust constructed over the natural soil for the purpose of supporting and distributing the wheel loads.

A. pavements
B. wall
C. beam
D. column
Answer» B. wall