Explore topic-wise MCQs in Civil Engineering.

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101.

A tender is advertised in

A. newspapers
B. business environment
C. domestic markets
D. sellers
Answer» B. business environment
102.

Quotations are friendly letters.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
103.

Where is the courteous leave-taking mentioned in an invitation of quotation?

A. top left
B. bottom right
C. top right
D. bottom left
Answer» C. top right
104.

Where is the name of the company inviting mentioned in an invitation of quotation?

A. top left corner
B. bottom left corner
C. top right corner
D. bottom right corner
Answer» D. bottom right corner
105.

Quotations are letters of enquiry.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
106.

Where is the name of the company which is invited mentioned?

A. top left corner
B. top right corner
C. bottom left corner
D. bottom right corner
Answer» B. top right corner
107.

What is the updated version of the IT Act, 2000?

A. it act, 2007
B. advanced it act, 2007
C. it act, 2008
D. advanced it act, 2008
Answer» D. advanced it act, 2008
108.

In which year the Indian IT Act, 2000 got updated?

A. 2006
B. 2008
C. 2010
D. 2012
Answer» C. 2010
109.

What is the punishment in India for stealing computer documents, assets or any software’s source code from any organization, individual, or from any other means?

A. 6 months of imprisonment and a fine of rs. 50,000
B. 1 year of imprisonment and a fine of rs. 100,000
C. 2 years of imprisonment and a fine of rs. 250,000
D. 3 years of imprisonment and a fine of rs. 500,000
Answer» E.
110.

What type of cyber-crime, its laws and punishments does section 66 of the Indian IT Act holds?

A. cracking or illegally hack into any system
B. putting antivirus into the victim
C. stealing data
D. stealing hardware components
Answer» B. putting antivirus into the victim
111.

Under which section of IT Act, stealing any digital asset or information is written a cyber-crime.

A. 65
B. 65-d
C. 67
D. 70
Answer» B. 65-d
112.

The Information Technology Act -2000 bill was passed by K. R. Narayanan.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
113.

What is the full form of ITA-2000?

A. information tech act -2000
B. indian technology act -2000
C. international technology act -2000
D. information technology act -2000
Answer» E.
114.

In which year India’s IT Act came into existence?

A. 2000
B. 2001
C. 2002
D. 2003
Answer» B. 2001
115.

What is the name of the IT law that India is having in the Indian legislature?

A. india’s technology (it) act, 2000
B. india’s digital information technology (dit) act, 2000
C. india’s information technology (it) act, 2000
D. the technology act, 2008
Answer» D. the technology act, 2008
116.

Which of the following is not done by cyber criminals?

A. unauthorized account access
B. mass attack using trojans as botnets
C. email spoofing and spamming
D. report vulnerability in any system
Answer» E.
117.

Which of the following is not a type of peer-to-peer cyber-crime?

A. phishing
B. injecting trojans to a target victim
C. mitm
D. credit card details leak in deep web
Answer» E.
118.

Which of the following is not an example of a computer as weapon cyber-crime?

A. credit card fraudulent
B. spying someone using keylogger
C. ipr violation
D. pornography
Answer» C. ipr violation
119.

Cyber-laws are incorporated for punishing all criminals only.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
120.

Which of the following is not a type of cyber crime?

A. data theft
B. forgery
C. damage to data and systems
D. installing antivirus for protection
Answer» E.
121.

An                    culvert is normally a low profile culvert. It allows them to be installed without disturbing the causeway as it will span over the entire drainage width.

A. box
B. rectangle
C. arch
D. circular
Answer» D. circular
122.

Box culverts can be defined as a passage for water over a natural ground having a deck slab over it as path way for vehicles.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
123.

Which of these reports involves the checking of a piece of equipment to see if it’s still in working condition?

A. progress report
B. laboratory report
C. inspection report
D. inventory report
Answer» D. inventory report
124.

The process of removing culverts, which is becoming increasingly prevalent, is known as

A. outlighting
B. culverting
C. daylighting
D. inlighting
Answer» D. inlighting
125.

Which of these is not mentioned in a progress report?

A. name of project
B. right choice of instruments
C. nature of work
D. amount of work left
Answer» C. nature of work
126.

Which of these reports are written for recording information?

A. informational
B. interpretative
C. routine
D. recommendation
Answer» D. recommendation
127.

Interpretative reports are also known as

A. recommendation reports
B. routine reports
C. progress reports
D. informal reports
Answer» B. routine reports
128.

Which of these reports provide information without any evaluation?

A. informational
B. interpretative
C. routine
D. progress
Answer» B. interpretative
129.

Into which of these types are formal reports not classified?

A. informational
B. interpretative
C. oral
D. routine
Answer» D. routine
130.

               report provides rational findings.

A. informative
B. interpretative
C. routine
D. progress
Answer» C. routine
131.

Which of these is not a formal report?

A. informational
B. informal
C. interpretative
D. routine
Answer» C. interpretative
132.

Which of these is usually written in a form of a memorandum?

A. informal reports
B. formal reports
C. professional reports
D. business reports
Answer» B. formal reports
133.

A written report is more formal than an oral report.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
134.

For making bund ordinary mud wall gonda ( bund) about 8” * 6” shall be made on the sides.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
135.

For preparation of subgrade the existing subgrade should be dressed to a camber of 1 in 24 to 1 in 32.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
136.

Before applying water proof mud plaster, the joints should not be scrapped.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
137.

Average number of blocks required for a two-roomed house is about 2500.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
138.

The roofing cannot be made with slate.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
139.

The excavation exceeding 1.5 m in width and 10 sq. m in plan area with a depth not exceeding 30 cm, is termed as

A. excavation
B. surface dressing
C. surface excavation
D. cutting
Answer» D. cutting
140.

The brick work is not measured in cu m in case of

A. one or more than one brick wall
B. brick work in arches
C. reinforced brick work
D. half brick wall
Answer» E.
141.

The water proof mud- plaster consists of

A. soil
B. janta emulsion
C. cowdung
D. soil, janta emulsion and cowdung
Answer» E.
142.

For fourth class building the doors and windows shall be of                    wood or country wood.

A. sal
B. neem
C. teak
D. mango
Answer» E.
143.

For third class building flooring shall be of brick-on-edge floor over well rammed earth.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
144.

For 2nd class building superstructure shall be of 1st class brickwork in lime mortar.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
145.

The specifications are written in a language so that they indicate what the work should be and words “shall be” or “should be” are used.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
146.

For first class building the foundation and plinth shall be of 1st class brickwork in lime mortar or 1:2 cement mortar over lime concrete or 1:6:7 cement concrete.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
147.

Specification does not specify or describes the nature and the class off the work, materials to be used in the work, workmanship, etc.

A. false
B. true
Answer» B. true
148.

General specification gives the nature and the class of the work and the materials in general terms.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
149.

For 2nd class building rain water pipes shall be of                              finished painted.

A. cast iron
B. bog iron
C. brown ore
D. pyrite
Answer» B. bog iron
150.

For First class building drawing room and dining room floors shall be of

A. concrete
B. tiles
C. mosaic
D. wooden
Answer» D. wooden