Explore topic-wise MCQs in Civil Engineering.

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1.

If a bag contains three fruits, 16 percent are apples, 30 percent are oranges and 20 percent some other fruit that is neither oranges nor apples then the probability of selecting an orange randomly is

A. 0.3
B. 0.45
C. 0.65
D. 0.034
Answer» B. 0.45
2.

Political constancy is the chief aspect concerning

A. exchange risk
B. systematic risk
C. non-systematic risk
D. country risk
Answer» E.
3.

The maturity of debt instruments which faces more price fluctuations is

A. primary maturity
B. capital maturity
C. short term maturity
D. long term maturity
Answer» E.
4.

The stocks or shares that are sold to investors without transacting through financial institutions are classified as

A. direct transfer
B. indirect transfer
C. global transfer
D. pension transfer
Answer» B. indirect transfer
5.

The characteristics that are intended to be analyzed and investigated for a given population are classified as

A. exponents
B. constants
C. variables
D. exponential base
Answer» D. exponential base
6.

The interview in which the candidate is asked about behavior in past for given situation is

A. situational interview
B. situational test
C. behavioral tests
D. job related questions
Answer» D. job related questions
7.

If the factory has four machines, machines will be completely depreciated in next year and the chances of failure of all machines respectively are 0.24, 0.45, 0.35, 0.38 then the probability of failure of all machines before next year is

A. 0.355
B. 0.148
C. 0.158
D. 0.168
Answer» E.
8.

The interview which consists of a group of interviewers asking questions from interviewee is called

A. panel interview
B. mass interview
C. computer interview
D. None of the above
Answer» B. mass interview
9.

The relevant ordering costs are added into relevant carrying costs to calculate

A. relevant total costs
B. contribution costs
C. throughput costs
D. optimized costs
Answer» B. contribution costs
10.

For quality improvements, the philosophy which acts like a guide and provides solid foundation is classified as

A. management philosophy
B. statistical philosophy
C. serial philosophy
D. parallel philosophy
Answer» B. statistical philosophy
11.

According to management guru Peter Drucker, marketing aims to sell

A. Necessary
B. Unnecessary
C. Not already available
D. None of above
Answer» D. None of above
12.

The structured undisguised questionnaire is the one in which the purpose of study is

A. not disclosed to respondents
B. disclosed to respondents
C. interval respondents
D. ratio respondents
Answer» C. interval respondents
13.

The possible objectives of advertising includes

A. persuasive advertising
B. reminder advertising
C. reminder advertising
D. all of above
Answer» E.
14.

The required rate of return is multiplied per unit cost of units purchased to calculate

A. irrelevant inventory carrying costs
B. relevant opportunity cost of capital
C. relevant purchase order costs
D. relevant inventory carrying costs
Answer» C. relevant purchase order costs
15.

The corporate equities or corporate stocks represent the portion in instruments of capital markets which is the

A. largest
B. smallest
C. never paid
D. none of the above
Answer» B. smallest
16.

The company can create 'superior-subordinate' relationship through

A. Line authority
B. Hiring authority
C. Staff authority
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Hiring authority
17.

The major liabilities of the commercial banks are

A. junk bonds
B. deposits
C. loans
D. swap bonds
Answer» C. loans
18.

The measurement scale which allows the determination of differences in intervals is classified as

A. interval scale
B. flow measuring scale
C. validity scale
D. reliability scale
Answer» B. flow measuring scale
19.

The focus groups, individual respondents and panels of respondents are classified as

A. pointed data sources
B. itemized data sources
C. secondary data sources
D. primary data sources
Answer» E.
20.

The reports published by International Labor Organization and International Monetary Fund are considered as

A. external primary data sources
B. internal primary data sources
C. external secondary data sources
D. internal secondary data sources
Answer» D. internal secondary data sources
21.

The transfer of financial instruments from suppliers of funds to users of funds without any intermediary in between is classified as

A. global transfer
B. pension transfer
C. direct transfer
D. indirect transfer
Answer» D. indirect transfer
22.

If the number of outcomes in collection are 2 and the distinct outcomes are 4 then the count value according to permutations is

A. 2
B. 12
C. 24
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
23.

Value proposition consists of

A. Differentiation
B. Segmentation & targeting
C. Positioning
D. Both a and c
Answer» E.
24.

The services provided by financial institutions as providing financing to any specific sector of economy such as real estate business are classified as

A. business allocation
B. sector allocation
C. economic allocation
D. credit allocation
Answer» E.
25.

if the financial intermediaries are appointed by the funds suppliers then these intermediaries are classified as

A. supplier monitor
B. funds monitor
C. delegated monitor
D. allocation monitor
Answer» D. allocation monitor
26.

Both loyal and profitable group of customers is considered as

A. Strangers
B. Butterflies
C. Barnacles
D. True friends
Answer» E.
27.

The type of rating scale which represents response of respondents by marking at appropriate point is classified as

A. graphic rating scale
B. responsive scale
C. pointed scale
D. marking scale
Answer» B. responsive scale
28.

The example of derivative securities includes

A. swap contract
B. option contract
C. futures contract
D. all of above
Answer» E.
29.

In primary markets, the property of shares which made it easy to sell newly issued security is considered as

A. increased liquidity
B. decreased liquidity
C. money flow
D. large funds
Answer» B. decreased liquidity
30.

The type of financial security which have linked payoff to another issued security is classified as

A. linked security
B. derivative security
C. payable security
D. non issuing security
Answer» C. payable security
31.

In the money markets, the excess supply of funds from agents is for

A. past terms
B. future terms
C. long term
D. short term
Answer» E.
32.

The outcomes of an experiment are classified as

A. logged events
B. exponential results
C. results
D. events
Answer» E.
33.

Major environmental forces are

A. Suppliers & consumers
B. Company & competitors
C. Marketing intermediaries
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Company & competitors
34.

Comparison of employees actual performance with that of set standards is involved in

A. Leading
B. Organizing
C. Controlling
D. Staffing
Answer» D. Staffing
35.

The important rules in computation of experimental outcomes includes

A. multiple experiments
B. permutations
C. combinations
D. all of above
Answer» E.
36.

Financial hazard is most related with

A. the use of equity financing by corporations
B. the use of the debt financing by corporations
C. equity investments held by corporations
D. debt investment held by the corporations
Answer» C. equity investments held by corporations
37.

The fit between customer need and company's market offering in 'Strangers' group is

A. Little fit
B. Strong fit
C. Good fit
D. Limited fit
Answer» B. Strong fit
38.

The difference between sample space and subset of sample space is considered as

A. numerical complementary events
B. equal compulsory events
C. complementary events
D. compulsory events
Answer» D. compulsory events
39.

The risk arises from trading of assets because of change in asset prices and exchange rates is classified as

A. asset risk
B. trade risk
C. market risk
D. exchange risk
Answer» D. exchange risk
40.

If a luggage bag contains two types of shirts, 40 percent are dress shirts, 45 percent are T-shirts and 30 percent are blue jeans then the probability of selecting a dress shirt in random sample is

A. 0.47
B. 0.4
C. 0.35
D. 0.3
Answer» C. 0.35
41.

If two events G and H are classified as joint events then the events are represented as

A. G * H
B. G + H
C. G intersection H
D. G union H
Answer» D. G union H
42.

Marketing can be defined as

A. Creating value for customers
B. Building strong relationships
C. Capturing value from customers
D. All of above
Answer» E.
43.

In primary markets, the first time issued shares to be publicly traded in stock markets is considered as

A. traded offering
B. public markets
C. issuance offering
D. initial public offering
Answer» E.
44.

The data measurement which arises from a specific process of counting is classified as

A. continuous data
B. discrete data
C. reliable data
D. valid data
Answer» C. reliable data
45.

Introduction of new or current trends for optimal HR utilization is part of

A. Coordinative function
B. Staff function
C. Line function
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Line function
46.

Non-systematic risk is furthermore identified as

A. no diversifiable risk
B. market risk
C. random risk
D. company specific risk
Answer» E.
47.

The event such as equal chance of heads or tails while tossing the coin is an example of

A. numerical events
B. equally likely events
C. unequal events
D. non-numerical events
Answer» C. unequal events
48.

If a brown sack consists of 4 white balls and 3 black balls then the probability of one randomly drawn ball will be white is

A. 4 ⁄ 7
B. 1 ⁄7
C. 4 ⁄ 4
D. 4 ⁄ 3
Answer» B. 1 ⁄7
49.

The type of structured market through which the funds flow with the help of financial instruments such as bonds and stocks is classified as

A. financial markets
B. non financial markets
C. funds market
D. flow market
Answer» B. non financial markets
50.

The trustee is a self-governing organization that operates as the bondholders

A. partner
B. guardian
C. broker
D. representative
Answer» E.