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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.
| 51. |
The value of bearing capacity factor for cohesion, N c , for piles as per Meyerhof, is taken as : |
| A. | 6.2 |
| B. | 12.0 |
| C. | 9.0 |
| D. | 5.14 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
The equation along a stream line holds true for : |
| A. | steady, frictionless, compressible fluid |
| B. | steady, uniform, incompressible fluid |
| C. | steady, frictionless, incompressible fluid |
| D. | unsteady incompressible fluid |
| Answer» C. steady, frictionless, incompressible fluid | |
| 53. |
The plan of stairs supported at each end by landings spanning parallel with risers is shown in the below figure. The effective span of staircase slab is |
| A. | 3000 mm |
| B. | 4600 mm |
| C. | 4750 mm |
| D. | 6400 mm |
| Answer» C. 4750 mm | |
| 54. |
The forces in members ' a , b , c ' in the truss shown are, respectively |
| A. | P , , 0 |
| B. | , P , 0 |
| C. | P , P , P |
| D. | , , 0 |
| Answer» B. , P , 0 | |
| 55. |
A weir on a permeable foundation with downstream sheet pile is shown in the figure below. The exit gradient as per Khosla's method is |
| A. | 1 in 6.0 |
| B. | 1 in 5.0 |
| C. | 1 in 3.4 |
| D. | 1 in 2.5 |
| Answer» D. 1 in 2.5 | |
| 56. |
A deep cut of 7 m has to be made in a clay with unit weight 16 kN/m 3 and a cohesion of 25 kN/m 2 . What will be the factor of safety if one has to have a slope angle of 30° ? Stability number is given to be 0.178 (from Taylor's chart) for a depth factor of 3. |
| A. | 0.80 |
| B. | 1.1 |
| C. | 1.25 |
| D. | 1.0 |
| Answer» D. 1.0 | |
| 57. |
A parabolic curve is used to connect a 4% upgrade with a 2% downgrade as shown in the below figure. The highest point on the summit is at a distance of (measured horizontally from the first tangent point - (FTP) |
| A. | 50 m |
| B. | 60 m |
| C. | 75 m |
| D. | 100 m |
| Answer» D. 100 m | |
| 58. |
The expression for the specific speed of a pump : |
| A. | does not include the diameter of the impeller |
| B. | yields larger values for radial pumps than for axial flow pump |
| C. | is necessarily non dimensional |
| D. | includes power as one of the variables |
| Answer» D. includes power as one of the variables | |
| 59. |
If YY is the centroidal axis of a T beam-section subjected to plastic moment, Mp , the neutral axis lies, |
| A. | above the line ZZ |
| B. | between the lines YY and ZZ |
| C. | between the lines XX and YY |
| D. | below the line XX |
| Answer» C. between the lines XX and YY | |
| 60. |
If soil is dried beyond its shrinkage limit, it will show : |
| A. | Large volume change |
| B. | Moderate volume change |
| C. | Low volume change |
| D. | No volume change |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
The time for a clay layer to achieve 90% consolidation is 15 years. The time required to achieve 90% consolidation; if the layer were twice as thick, 3 times forr permeable and 4 times more compressible would be : |
| A. | 70 years |
| B. | 75 years |
| C. | 80 years |
| D. | 85 years |
| Answer» D. 85 years | |
| 62. |
The two criteria for the determination of allowable bearing capacity of a foundation are |
| A. | tensile failure and compression failure. |
| B. | tensile failure and settlement. |
| C. | bond failure and shear failure. |
| D. | shear failure and settlement. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
The degree of kinematic indeterminacy of the rigid frame with clamped ends at A and D shown in the below figure is, |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | zero |
| Answer» C. 2 | |
| 64. |
For an anisotropic soil, permeabilities in x and y directions are k x and k y respectively in a two dimensional flow. The effective permeability k eq for the soil is given by |
| A. | k x + k y |
| B. | k x / k y |
| C. | ( k x 2 + k y 2 ) 1/2 |
| D. | ( k x k y ) 1/2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
Shear centre for an angle-purlin as shown in the below figure is located at, |
| A. | X |
| B. | Y |
| C. | Z |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Y | |
| 66. |
The liquid limit ( LL ), plastic limit ( PL ) and shrinkage limit ( SL ) of a cohesive soil satisfy the relation |
| A. | LL > PL < SL |
| B. | LL > PL > SL |
| C. | LL < PL < SL |
| D. | LL < PL > SL |
| Answer» C. LL < PL < SL | |
| 67. |
A point load of 700 kN is applied on the surface of thick layer of clay. Using Boussinesq's elastic analysis, the estimated vertical stress (? v ) at a depth of 2 m and a radial distance of 1.0 m from the point of application of the load, is : |
| A. | 47.5 kPa |
| B. | 47.6 kPa |
| C. | 47.7 kPa |
| D. | 47.8 kPa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
The unit of dynamic viscosity of a fluid is |
| A. | m 2 /s |
| B. | Ns/m 2 |
| C. | Pa s/m 2 |
| D. | kg s 2 /m 2 |
| Answer» C. Pa s/m 2 | |
| 69. |
The shape of the cross-section, which has the largest shape factor, is |
| A. | rectangular |
| B. | I-section |
| C. | diamond |
| D. | solid circular |
| Answer» D. solid circular | |
| 70. |
Width of carriage way for a single lane is recommended to be |
| A. | 7.5 m |
| B. | 7.0 m |
| C. | 3.75 m |
| D. | 5.5 m |
| Answer» D. 5.5 m | |
| 71. |
Rotational stiffness-coefficient, K 11 for the frame having two members of equal EI / l is given by : |
| A. | 5 EI / l |
| B. | 6 EI / l |
| C. | 7 EI / l |
| D. | 8 EI / l |
| Answer» D. 8 EI / l | |
| 72. |
The plan of a survey plotted to a scale of 10 m to 1 cm is reduced in such a way that a line originally 10 cm long now measures 9 cm. The area of the reduced plan is measured as 81 cm 2 . The actual (m 2 ) of the survey is |
| A. | 10000 |
| B. | 6561 |
| C. | 1000 |
| D. | 656 |
| Answer» B. 6561 | |
| 73. |
The parameters in Horton's infiltration equation are given as, f o = 7.62 cm/hour, f c = 1.34 cm/hour and k = 4.182/hour. For assumed continuous ponding the cumulative infiltration at the end of 2 hours is |
| A. | 2.68 cm |
| B. | 1.50 cm |
| C. | 1.34 cm |
| D. | 4.18 cm |
| Answer» D. 4.18 cm | |
| 74. |
A direct runoff hydrograph due to an isolated storm with an effective rainfall of 2 cm was trapezoidal in shape as shown in the below figure. The hydrograph corresponds to a catchment area (in sq. km) of |
| A. | 790.2 |
| B. | 599.4 |
| C. | 689.5 |
| D. | 435.3 |
| Answer» C. 689.5 | |
| 75. |
In a BOD test, 5 ml of waste is added to 295 ml of aerated pure water. Initial dissolved oxygen (D.O) content of the diluted sample is 7.8 mg/l. After 5 days of incubation at 20°C, the D.O. content of the sample is reduced to 4.4 mg/l. The BOD of the waste water is : |
| A. | 196 mg/l |
| B. | 200 m/l |
| C. | 204 mg/l |
| D. | 208 mg/l |
| Answer» C. 204 mg/l | |
| 76. |
The ordinate of the Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph (IUH) of a catchment at any time t , is |
| A. | The slope of the 1-hour unit hydrograph at that time |
| B. | The slope of the direct runoff unit hydrograph at that time |
| C. | Difference in the slope of the S -curve and 1-hour unit hydrograph |
| D. | The slope of the S -curve with effective rainfall intensity of 1 cm/hr |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
A two lane single carriage-way is to be designed for a design life period of 15 years. Total two-way traffic intensity in the year of completion of construction is expected to be 2000 commercial vehicles per day. Vehicle damage factor = 3.0, Lane distribution factor = 0.75. Assuming an annual rate of traffic growth as 7.5%, the design traffic expressed as cumulative number of standard axles, is |
| A. | 42.9 x 10 6 |
| B. | 22.6 x 10 6 |
| C. | 10.1 x 10 6 |
| D. | 5.3 x 10 6 |
| Answer» B. 22.6 x 10 6 | |
| 78. |
Standard 5-day BOD of a waste water sample is nearly x % of the ultimate BOD, where x is |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 58 |
| C. | 68 |
| D. | 78 |
| Answer» D. 78 | |
| 79. |
Design rate of super elevation for horizontal highway curve of radius 450 m for a mixed traffic condition, having a speed of 125 km/hour is |
| A. | 1.0 |
| B. | 0.05 |
| C. | 0.07 |
| D. | 0.154 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
A mild steel specimen is under uni-axial tensile stress. Young's modulus and yield stress for mild steel are 2 x 10 5 MPa and 250 MPa respectively. The maximum amount of strain energy per unit volume that can be stored in this speciment without permanent set, is |
| A. | 156 Nmm/mm 3 |
| B. | 15.6 Nmm/mm 3 |
| C. | 1.56 Nmm/mm 3 |
| D. | 0.156 Nmm/mm 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
A vertical rod PQ of length L is fixed at its top end P and has a flange fixed to the bottom end Q . A weight W is dropped vertically from a height h (< L ) on to the flange. The axial stress in the rod can be reduced by |
| A. | increasing the length of the rod |
| B. | decreasing the length of the rod |
| C. | decreasing the area of cross-section of the rod |
| D. | increasing the modulus of elasticity of the material |
| Answer» B. decreasing the length of the rod | |
| 82. |
The total active thrust on a vertical wall 3m high retaining a horizontal sand backfill (unit weight ? t = 20 kN/m 3 , angle of shearing resistance ?' = 30°) when the water table is at the bottom of the wall, will be: |
| A. | 30 kN/m |
| B. | 35 kN/m |
| C. | 4 kN/m |
| D. | 45 kN/m |
| Answer» B. 35 kN/m | |
| 83. |
A reinforced concrete wall carrying vertical loads is generally designed as per recommendations given for columns. The ratio of minimum reinforcements in the vertical and horizontal directions is |
| A. | 2 : 1 |
| B. | 5 : 3 |
| C. | 1 : 1 |
| D. | 3 : 5 |
| Answer» B. 5 : 3 | |
| 84. |
A soil mass has coefficients of horizontal and vertical permeability as 9 x 10 -7 cm/s and 4 x 10 -7 cm/s, respectively. The transformed coefficient of permeability of an equivalent isotropic soil mass is |
| A. | 9 x 10 -7 cm/s |
| B. | 4 x 10 -7 cm/s |
| C. | 13 x 10 -7 cm/s |
| D. | 6 x 10 -7 cm/s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
For the strip footing on a saturated clay, for the given failure surface as shown in the below figure, the bearing capacity equation takes the form : (where C u - undrained shear strength ? u - angle of internal friction B - width of strip footing qc - ultimate bearing capacity of soil) |
| A. | 5.7 C u |
| B. | 5.14 C u |
| C. | 4? C u |
| D. | 2? C u |
| Answer» C. 4? C u | |
| 86. |
A waste water sample diluted to 100 times with aeration water had an initial dissolved oxygen (DO) of 7.0 mg/l and after 5 days of incubation at 20°C, the DO was zero. The BOD of waste water is : |
| A. | 700 mg/l |
| B. | 100 mg/l |
| C. | cannot be determined |
| D. | 7mg/l |
| Answer» B. 100 mg/l | |
| 87. |
The value of the camber recommended for cement concrete roads in areas of heavy rainfall is : |
| A. | 1 in 25 |
| B. | 1 in 33 |
| C. | 1 in 40 |
| D. | 1 in 50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
A 1 : 30 model of an ogee spillway crest records an acceleration of 1.3 m/s 2 at a certain location. The homologous value of the acceleration in the prototype in m/s 2 , is |
| A. | 0.043 |
| B. | 0.237 |
| C. | 1.300 |
| D. | 7.120 |
| Answer» D. 7.120 | |
| 89. |
The proposed dam shown in the below figure is 90 m long and coefficient of permeability of the soil is 0.0013 mm/second. The quantity of water (m 3 ) that will be lost per day, by seepage is (rounded to the nearest number): |
| A. | 55 |
| B. | 57 |
| C. | 59 |
| D. | 61 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
The degree of static indeterminacy of the rigid frame having two internal hinges as shown in the figure below, is |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
The force in the member DE of the truss shown in the below figure is, |
| A. | 100.0 kN |
| B. | zero |
| C. | 35.5 kN |
| D. | 25.0 kN |
| Answer» C. 35.5 kN | |
| 92. |
A pile of 0.50 m diameter and of length 10 m is embedded in a deposit of clay. The un-drained strength parameters of the clay are cohesion = 60 kN/m 2 and the angle in internal friction = 0. The skin friction capacity (kN) of the pile for an adhesion factor of 0.6, is |
| A. | 671 |
| B. | 565 |
| C. | 283 |
| D. | 106 |
| Answer» C. 283 | |
| 93. |
Muskingum method for routing of flood |
| A. | is used for routing floods through reservoirs |
| B. | is a method of routing that uses continuity the momentum equations |
| C. | is a hydrologic method of routing floods through streams |
| D. | is one in which only energy equation is used |
| Answer» C. is a hydrologic method of routing floods through streams | |
| 94. |
An isochrone is a line on the basin map |
| A. | Joining raingauge stations having equal rainfall-duration |
| B. | Joining points having equal rainfall depth in a given time interval |
| C. | Joining points having equal time of travel of surface runoff to the catchment outlet |
| D. | Joining points which are at equal distance from the catchment outlet |
| Answer» D. Joining points which are at equal distance from the catchment outlet | |
| 95. |
Two footings, one circular and the other square, are founded on the surface of a purely cohesionless soil. The diameter of the circular footing is same as that of the side of the square footing. The ratio of their ultimate bearing capcities is |
| A. | 3/4 |
| B. | 4/3 |
| C. | 1.0 |
| D. | 1.3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
Water flows at a depth of 0.1 m with a velocity of 6 m/s in a rectangular channel. The alternate dpeth is |
| A. | 0.30 m |
| B. | 0.40 m |
| C. | 0.86 m |
| D. | 0.81 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
A cantilever beam is shown in the below figure. The moment to be applied at free end for zero vertical deflection at that point is |
| A. | 9 kN.m clock wise |
| B. | 9 kN.m anti-clockwise |
| C. | 12 kN.m clockwise |
| D. | 12 kN.m anti-clockwise |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
The plastic modulus of a section is 4.8 x 10 -4 m 3 . The shape factor is 1.2. The plastic moment capacity of the section is 120 kN.m. The yield stress of the material is |
| A. | 100 MPa |
| B. | 240 MPa |
| C. | 250 MPa |
| D. | 300 MPa |
| Answer» D. 300 MPa | |
| 99. |
A propped cantilever beam in shown in the below figure. The plastic moment capacity of the beam is M 0 . The collapse load P is |
| A. | 4 M 0 / L |
| B. | 6 M 0 / L |
| C. | 8 M 0 / L |
| D. | 12 M 0 / L |
| Answer» C. 8 M 0 / L | |
| 100. |
Allowable average shear stress in an un-stiffened web for beams made of steel of grade 250 N/mm 2 is : |
| A. | 250 N/mm 2 |
| B. | 165 N/mm 2 |
| C. | 150 N/mm 2 |
| D. | 100 N/mm 2 |
| Answer» E. | |