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This section includes 487 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 451. |
                     is a curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls without slipping on a straight line. |
| A. | trochoid |
| B. | epicycloid |
| C. | cycloid |
| D. | evolute |
| Answer» D. evolute | |
| 452. |
                       is a curve generated by a point fixed to a circle, within or outside its circumference, as the circle rolls along a straight line. |
| A. | cycloid |
| B. | epicycloid |
| C. | epitrochoid |
| D. | trochoid |
| Answer» E. | |
| 453. |
The asymptotes of any hyperbola intersects at |
| A. | on the directrix |
| B. | on the axis |
| C. | at focus |
| D. | centre |
| Answer» E. | |
| 454. |
A straight line parallel to asymptote intersects the hyperbola at only one point. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 455. |
If the asymptotes are perpendicular to each other then the hyperbola is called rectangular hyperbola. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 456. |
The lines which touch the hyperbola at an infinite distance are |
| A. | axes |
| B. | tangents at vertex |
| C. | latus rectum |
| D. | asymptotes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 457. |
Which of the following constructions use hyperbolic curves? |
| A. | cooling towers |
| B. | dams |
| C. | bridges |
| D. | man-holes |
| Answer» B. dams | |
| 458. |
Which of the following is Hyperbola equation? |
| A. | y2 + x2/b2 = 1 |
| B. | x2= 1ay |
| C. | x2 /a2 – y2/b2 = 1 d) x2 + y2 = 1 |
| Answer» D. | |
| 459. |
The parabola x2 = ay is symmetric about x- axis. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» C. | |
| 460. |
Which of the following is not a parabola equation? |
| A. | x2 = 4ay |
| B. | y2 – 8ax = 0 |
| C. | x2 = by |
| D. | x2 = 4ay2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 461. |
Which of the following constructions use parabolic curves? |
| A. | cooling towers |
| B. | water channels |
| C. | light reflectors |
| D. | man-holes |
| Answer» D. man-holes | |
| 462. |
The length of the latus rectum of the parabola y2 =ax is |
| A. | 4a |
| B. | a |
| C. | a/4 |
| D. | 2a |
| Answer» C. a/4 | |
| 463. |
Which of the following is incorrect about Parabola? |
| A. | eccentricity is less than 1 |
| B. | mathematical equation is x2 = 4ay |
| C. | length of latus rectum is 4a |
| D. | the distance from the focus to a vertex is equal to the perpendicular distance from a vertex to the directrix |
| Answer» B. mathematical equation is x2 = 4ay | |
| 464. |
Loop of the thread method is the practical application of              method. |
| A. | oblong method |
| B. | trammel method |
| C. | arcs of circles method |
| D. | concentric method |
| Answer» D. concentric method | |
| 465. |
If we know the major and minor axes of the ellipse, the first step of drawing the ellipse, we draw the axes          each other. |
| A. | parallel to |
| B. | perpendicular bisecting |
| C. | just touching |
| D. | coinciding |
| Answer» C. just touching | |
| 466. |
If information about the major and minor axes of ellipse is given then by how many methods can we draw the ellipse? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 467. |
An ellipse has          foci. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 468. |
An ellipse is defined as a curve traced by a point which has the sum of distances between any two fixed points always same in the same plane. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 469. |
In arcs of circles method, the foci are constructed by drawing arcs with centre as one of the ends of the          axis and the radius equal to the half of the          axis. |
| A. | minor, major |
| B. | major, major |
| C. | minor, minor |
| D. | major, minor |
| Answer» B. major, major | |
| 470. |
In the general method of drawing an ellipse, after parting the line joining the directrix and the focus, a            is made. |
| A. | tangent |
| B. | vertex |
| C. | perpendicular bisector |
| D. | normal |
| Answer» C. perpendicular bisector | |
| 471. |
In general method of drawing an ellipse, a vertical line called as          is drawn first. |
| A. | tangent |
| B. | normal |
| C. | major axis |
| D. | directrix |
| Answer» E. | |
| 472. |
If eccentricity of ellipse is 3/7, how many divisions will the line joining the directrix and the focus have in general method? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 7 | |
| 473. |
Which of the following is not belonged to ellipse? |
| A. | latus rectum |
| B. | directrix |
| C. | major axis |
| D. | asymptotes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 474. |
Axes are called conjugate axes when they are parallel to the tangents drawn at their extremes. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 475. |
The line which passes through the focus and perpendicular to the major axis is |
| A. | minor axis |
| B. | latus rectum |
| C. | directrix |
| D. | tangent |
| Answer» C. directrix | |
| 476. |
Which of the following constructions doesn’t use elliptical curves? |
| A. | cooling towers |
| B. | dams |
| C. | bridges |
| D. | man-holes |
| Answer» B. dams | |
| 477. |
Which of the following is incorrect about Ellipse? |
| A. | eccentricity is less than 1 |
| B. | mathematical equation is x2 /a2 + y2/b2 = 1 |
| C. | if a plane is parallel to axis of cone cuts the cone then the section gives ellipse |
| D. | the sum of the distances from two focuses and any point on the ellipse is constant |
| Answer» D. the sum of the distances from two focuses and any point on the ellipse is constant | |
| 478. |
There are 2 circles say A, B. A is smaller than B and they are not intersecting at any point. Where will be the intersection point of internal tangents for these circles? |
| A. | to the left of two circles |
| B. | to the right of the two circles |
| C. | middle of the two circles |
| D. | they intersect at midpoint of line joining the centers |
| Answer» C. middle of the two circles | |
| 479. |
There are 2 circles say A, B. A has 20 units radius and B has 10 units radius and distance from centers of A and B is 40 units. Where will be the intersection point of external tangents? |
| A. | to the left of two circles |
| B. | to the right of the two circles |
| C. | middle of the two circles |
| D. | they intersect at midpoint of line joining the centers |
| Answer» C. middle of the two circles | |
| 480. |
For any point on any curve there exist two normals. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» C. | |
| 481. |
How many internal tangents are there for two circles? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» D. 1 | |
| 482. |
How many external tangents are there for two circles? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 483. |
How many pairs of parallel lines are there in a regular pentagon? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 1 | |
| 484. |
A Ogee curve is a |
| A. | semi ellipse |
| B. | continuous double curve with convex and concave |
| C. | freehand curve which connects two parallel lines |
| D. | semi hyperbola |
| Answer» C. freehand curve which connects two parallel lines | |
| 485. |
How many pairs of parallel lines are there in regular Hexagon? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» C. 6 | |
| 486. |
Perpendiculars can’t be drawn using |
| A. | t- square |
| B. | set-squares |
| C. | pro- circle |
| D. | protractor |
| Answer» D. protractor | |
| 487. |
The length through perpendicular gives the shortest length from a point to the line. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |