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This section includes 133 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Surveying knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
For a highway with design speed of 100 kmph, the safe overtaking sight distance is (assume accelerations as 0.53 m/sec 2 ) |
| A. | 300 m |
| B. | 750 m |
| C. | 320 m |
| D. | 470 m |
| Answer» C. 320 m | |
| 2. |
The shape factor of the section shown in the below figure is |
| A. | 1.5 |
| B. | 1.12 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 1.7 |
| Answer» D. 1.7 | |
| 3. |
In a BOD test using 5% dilution of the sample (15 ML of sample and 285 mL of dilution water), dissolved oxygen values for the sample and dilution water blank bottles after five days incubation at 20°C were 3.80 and 8.80 mg/L. respectively. Dissolved oxygen originally present in the undiluted sample was 0.80 mg/L. The 5-day 20°C BOD of the sample is |
| A. | 116 mg/L |
| B. | 108 mg/L |
| C. | 100 mg/L |
| D. | 92 Mg/L |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
A footing 2 m x 1 m exerts a uniform pressure of 150 kN/m 2 on the soil. Assuming a load dispersion of 2 vertical to 1 horizontal the average vertical stress (kN/m 2 ) at 1.0 m below the footing is |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 75 |
| C. | 80 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» B. 75 | |
| 5. |
Two completely penetrating wells are located L (in metres) apart, in homogeneous confined aquifer. The drawdown measured at the mid point between the two wells (at a distance of 0.5 L from both the wells) is 2.0 m when only the first well is being pumped at the steady rate of Q 1 m 3 /sec. When both the wells are being pumped at identical steady rate of Q 2 m 3 /sec, the drawdown measured at the same location is 8, 0 m. It may be assumed that the drawdown at the wells always remains at 10.0 m when being pumped and the radius of influence is larger than 0.5 L Q 1 / Q 2 is equal to |
| A. | 8/5 |
| B. | 4/3 |
| C. | 5/8 |
| D. | ln ( L /2) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
A road is provided with a horizontal circular curve having deflection angle of 55° and centre line radius of 250 m. A transition curve is to be provided at each end of the circular curve of such a length that the rate of gain of radial acceleration is 0.3 m/s 3 at a speed of 50 km per hour. Length of the transition curve required at each of the ends is |
| A. | 2.57 m |
| B. | 33.33 m |
| C. | 35.73 m |
| D. | 1666.67 m |
| Answer» D. 1666.67 m | |
| 7. |
The following general statement may be made about the penetration value and softening point of bitumen |
| A. | higher the penetration value, higher is the softening point |
| B. | higher the penetration value, lower is the softening point |
| C. | for very high and very low penetration value the softening point is very low |
| D. | absolutely no correlation can be drawn between penetration value and softening point of bitumen |
| Answer» C. for very high and very low penetration value the softening point is very low | |
| 8. |
Sand drains are used to : |
| A. | reduce the settlement |
| B. | accelerate the consolidation |
| C. | increase the permeability |
| D. | transfer the load |
| Answer» B. accelerate the consolidation | |
| 9. |
The soils most susceptible to liquefaction are : |
| A. | saturated dense sands |
| B. | saturated fine and medium sands of uniform particle size |
| C. | saturated clays of uniform size |
| D. | saturated gravels and cobbles |
| Answer» C. saturated clays of uniform size | |
| 10. |
The maximum allowable compressive stress corresponding to lateral buckling in a discretely laterally supported symmetrical I beam does not depend upon : |
| A. | the modulus of elasticity |
| B. | the radius of gyration about the minor axis |
| C. | the span length of the beam |
| D. | the ratio of overall depth of thickness of the flange |
| Answer» B. the radius of gyration about the minor axis | |
| 11. |
The stress-strain behaviour of soils as shown in the following figure corresponds to : |
| A. | Curve 1 : Loose sand and normally consolidated clay Curve 2 : Loose sand and over consolidated clay |
| B. | Curve 1 : Dense sand and normally consolidated clay Curve 2 : Loose sand and over consolidated clay |
| C. | Curve 1: Dense sand and over consolidated clay Curve 2: Loose sand and normally consolidated clay |
| D. | Curve 1: Loose sand and over consolidated clay Curve 2: Dense sand and normally consolidated clay |
| Answer» D. Curve 1: Loose sand and over consolidated clay Curve 2: Dense sand and normally consolidated clay | |
| 12. |
A volume of 3.0 x 10 6 m 3 of ground water was pumped out from an unconfined aquifer, uniformly from an area of 5 km 2 . The pumping lowered the water table from initial level of 102 m to 99 m. The specific yield of the aquifier is |
| A. | 0.20 |
| B. | 0.30 |
| C. | 0.40 |
| D. | 0.50 |
| Answer» B. 0.30 | |
| 13. |
If the deformations of the truss-members are as shown in parentheses, the rotation of the member bd is : |
| A. | 0.5 x 10 -2 radian |
| B. | 1.0 x 10 -2 radian |
| C. | 1.5 x 10 -2 radian |
| D. | 2.0 x 10 -2 radian |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
The water surface profile resulting from flow underneath the gate in the below figure is : |
| A. | H 3 |
| B. | M 1 |
| C. | H 2 |
| D. | S 2 |
| Answer» C. H 2 | |
| 15. |
Which one of the following statements is true with regard to the flexibility method of analysis? |
| A. | The method is used to analyse determinate structures |
| B. | The method is used only for manual analysis of indeterminate structures |
| C. | The method is used for analysis of flexible structures |
| D. | The method is used for analysis of indeterminate structures with lesser degree of static indeterminacy. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
An isolated T beam is used as a walkway. The beam is simply supported with an effective span of 6 m. The effective width of flange, for the cross-section shown in the below figure is |
| A. | 900 mm |
| B. | 1000 mm |
| C. | 1259 mm |
| D. | 2200 mm |
| Answer» B. 1000 mm | |
| 17. |
A soil sample has a void ratio of 0.5 and its porosity will be close to |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 66% |
| C. | 100% |
| D. | 33% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
If the porosity of a soil sample is 20%, the void ratio is |
| A. | 0.20 |
| B. | 0.80 |
| C. | 1.00 |
| D. | 0.25 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
A circular sewer 2 m diameter has to carry a discharge of 2 m 3 /s when flowing nearly full. What is the minmum required slope to initiate the flow ? (Assume Manning's n = 0.015) |
| A. | 0.00023 |
| B. | 0.000036 |
| C. | 0.000091 |
| D. | 0.000014 |
| Answer» D. 0.000014 | |
| 20. |
The flow of water (mass density = 1000 kg/m 3 and kinematic viscosity = 10 -6 m 2 /s) in a commercial pipe, having equivalent roughness k s as 0.12 mm, yields an average shear stress at the pipe boundary = 600 N/m 2 . The value of k s /?' (?' being the thickness of laminar sub-layer) for this pipe is |
| A. | 0.25 |
| B. | 0.50 |
| C. | 6.0 |
| D. | 8.0 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The ultimate bearing capacity of a soil is 300 kN/m 2 . The depth of foundation is 1 m and unit weight of soil is 20 kN/m 3 . Choosing a factor of safety of 2.5, the net safe bearing cacpacity is |
| A. | 100 kN/m 2 |
| B. | 112 kN/m 2 |
| C. | 800 kN/m 2 |
| D. | 100.5 kN/m 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
A borrow pit soil has a dry density of 17 kN/m 3 . How many cubic meters of this soil will be required to construct an embankment of 100 m 3 volume with a dry density of 16 kN/m 3 . |
| A. | 94 m 3 |
| B. | 106 m 3 |
| C. | 100 m 3 |
| D. | 90 m 3 |
| Answer» B. 106 m 3 | |
| 23. |
Water flows at a rate of 10 m 3 /s in a rectangular channel 3 m wide. The critical depth of flow is |
| A. | 1.13 m |
| B. | 2 m |
| C. | 1.45 m |
| D. | 1.04 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The deflection of a cantilever beam at free end b applied with a moment M at the same point is : |
| A. | M l 2 / EI |
| B. | M l 2 /2 EI |
| C. | M l 2 /3 EI |
| D. | M l 2 /4 EI |
| Answer» C. M l 2 /3 EI | |
| 25. |
The span ( s ) to be loaded uniformly for maximum positive (upward) reaction at support P , as shown in the figure below, is (are) |
| A. | PQ only |
| B. | PQ and QR |
| C. | QR and RS |
| D. | PQ and RS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
For a fixed beam with span L , having plastic moment capacity of M p , the ultimate central concentrated load will be |
| A. | 4 M p / L |
| B. | M p /8 L |
| C. | 6 M p / L |
| D. | 8 M p / L |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The width of expansion joint gap is 2.5 cm in a cement concrete pavement. The spacing between expansion joints for a maximum rise in temperature of 25°C is, (assuming coefficient of thermal expansion of concrete as 10 x 10 -6 per degree C), |
| A. | 5 m |
| B. | 50 m |
| C. | 100 m |
| D. | 25 M |
| Answer» B. 50 m | |
| 28. |
The relationship between the length ( l ) and radius ( r ) of an ideal transition curve is given by |
| A. | l ? r |
| B. | l ? r 2 |
| C. | l ? 1/ r |
| D. | l ? 1/ r 2 |
| Answer» D. l ? 1/ r 2 | |
| 29. |
The stress-strain diagram for two materials A and B is shown below. The following statements are made based on this diagram : |
| A. | Both the statements are false. |
| B. | Both the statements are true. |
| C. | I is true but II is false. |
| D. | I is false but II is true. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Horizontal stiffness coefficient, K 11 of bar ab is given by : |
| A. | A E / l 2 |
| B. | A E /2 1 |
| C. | A E / l |
| D. | 2 A E / l |
| Answer» B. A E /2 1 | |
| 31. |
A prestressed concrete rectangular beam of size 300 mm x 900 mm is prestressed with an initial prestressing force of 700 kN at an eccentricity of 350 mm at midspan. Stress at top of the beam due to prestress alone, in N/mm 2 is |
| A. | 46 (tension) |
| B. | 2.59 (compression) |
| C. | zero |
| D. | 8.64 (compression) |
| Answer» B. 2.59 (compression) | |
| 32. |
Permissible bending tensile stress in high yield strength deformed bars of grade 415 N/mm 2 in a beam is : |
| A. | 190 N/mm 2 |
| B. | 230 N/mm 2 |
| C. | 140 N/mm 2 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 140 N/mm 2 | |
| 33. |
Bending moments at joint b and c of the portal frame are respectively : |
| A. | + p l /2, - p l /2 |
| B. | + p l /2, + p l /2 |
| C. | + p l /4, - p l /4 |
| D. | + p l /4, + p l /4 |
| Answer» C. + p l /4, - p l /4 | |
| 34. |
The Piezometric head at point C , in the experimental set-up shown in the below figure when the flow takes place under a constant head through the soils A and B is |
| A. | 0 cm |
| B. | 40 cm |
| C. | 80 cm |
| D. | 120 cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
In a river, discharge is 173 m 3 /s; water surface slope is 1 in 6000; and stage at the gauge station is 10.0 m. If during a flood, the stage at the gauge station is same and the water surface slope is 1 in 2000, the flood discharge in m 3 /s, is approximately |
| A. | 371 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 519 |
| D. | 300 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
The strain energy stored in member AB of the pin-jointed truss shown in the below figure, when E and A are same for all members, is |
| A. | 2 P 2 L / AE |
| B. | P 2 L / AE |
| C. | P 2 L /2 AE |
| D. | Zero |
| Answer» D. Zero | |
| 37. |
The following two statements are made with reference to the planar truss shown below |
| A. | Both statements are ture. |
| B. | Both statements are false. |
| C. | II is true but I false. |
| D. | I is true but II is false. |
| Answer» D. I is true but II is false. | |
| 38. |
According to Darcy's law for flow through porous media, the velocity is proportional to |
| A. | Effective stress |
| B. | hydraulic gradient |
| C. | cohesion |
| D. | stability number |
| Answer» C. cohesion | |
| 39. |
The penetration test for bitumen is conduced at a temperature of |
| A. | 60°C |
| B. | 37°C |
| C. | 25°C |
| D. | 50°C |
| Answer» D. 50°C | |
| 40. |
A three hinged arch shown in the below figur is quarter of a circle, If the vertical and horizontal components of reaction at A are equal, the value of ? is |
| A. | 60° |
| B. | 45° |
| C. | 30° |
| D. | None in (0°, 90°) |
| Answer» C. 30° | |
| 41. |
Determine the correctness of otherwise of the following Assertion [ A ] and the Reason [ R ]. Assertion [ A ] : The crown of the outgoing larger diameter sewer is always matched with the crown of incoming smaller diameter sewer. Reason [ R ] : It eliminates backing up of sewage in the incoming smaller diameter sewer. |
| A. | Both [ A ] and [ R ] are true and [ R ] is the correct reason for [ A ] |
| B. | Both [ A ] and [ R ] are true and [ R ] is not the correct reason for [ A ] |
| C. | Both [ A ] and [ R ] are false |
| D. | [ A ] is true but [ R ] is false |
| Answer» B. Both [ A ] and [ R ] are true and [ R ] is not the correct reason for [ A ] | |
| 42. |
A river 5 m deep consists of a sand bed with saturated unit weight of 20 kN/m 3 . v w = 9.81 kN/m 3 . The effective vertical stress at 5 m from the top of sand bed is |
| A. | 41 kN/m 2 |
| B. | 51 kN/m 2 |
| C. | 55 kN/m 2 |
| D. | 53 kN/m 2 |
| Answer» C. 55 kN/m 2 | |
| 43. |
A pre-tensioned concrete member of section 200 mm x 250 mm contains tendons of area 500 mm 2 at centre of gravity of the section. The prestress in the tendons is 1000 N/mm 2 . Assuming modular ratio as 10, the stress (N/mm 2 ) in concrete is |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 7 | |
| 44. |
Rapid curing cut back bitumen is produced by blending bitumen with |
| A. | Kerosene |
| B. | Benzene |
| C. | Diesel |
| D. | Petrol |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The most important water quality parameter for domestic use of water is |
| A. | carbonate hardness |
| B. | non-carbonate hardness |
| C. | coliform group of organisms |
| D. | chlorides |
| Answer» C. coliform group of organisms | |
| 46. |
Mud pumping is commonly associated with |
| A. | bituminous penetration mecadam construction |
| B. | cement concrete pavement on granular subgrade |
| C. | premixed bituminous construction |
| D. | cement concrete pavement on clay sub-grade |
| Answer» B. cement concrete pavement on granular subgrade | |
| 47. |
The problem of lateral buckling can arise only in those steel beams which have |
| A. | Moment of inertia about the bending axis larger than the other |
| B. | Moment of inertia about the bending axis smaller than the other |
| C. | Fully supported compression flange |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Fully supported compression flange | |
| 48. |
A stable channel is to be designed for a discharge of Q m 3 /s with silt factor f as per Lacey's method. The mean flow velocity (m/s) in the channel is obtained by |
| A. | ( Qf 2 /140) 1/6 |
| B. | ( Qf /140) 1/3 |
| C. | ( Q 2 f 2 /140) 1/6 |
| D. | 0.48 ( Q / f ) 1/3 |
| Answer» B. ( Qf /140) 1/3 | |
| 49. |
An outlet irrigates an area of 20 ha. The discharge ( l / s ) required at this outlet to meet the evapotranspiration requirement of 20 mm occurring uniformly in 20 days neglecting other field losses is |
| A. | 2.52 |
| B. | 2.31 |
| C. | 2.01 |
| D. | 1.52 |
| Answer» C. 2.01 | |
| 50. |
A frame ABCD is supported by a roller at A and is on a hinge at C as shown below The reaction at the roller end A is given by |
| A. | P |
| B. | 2P |
| C. | P/2 |
| D. | Zero. |
| Answer» E. | |