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This section includes 18 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Chords which are ___________ from the centre are equal. |
A. | unequal |
B. | equidistant |
C. | one third |
D. | two third |
Answer» C. one third | |
2. |
Four bar mechanism is generally used in ___________________ |
A. | Bicycle |
B. | Fan |
C. | Train suspension |
D. | Rickshaw |
Answer» D. Rickshaw | |
3. |
Which statement is correct for the locus shown in the figure below? |
A. | A point P moving in a plane about another point in such a way that its distance is constant |
B. | A point P moving in a plane about a fixed line as an arc with same centre |
C. | A point P moving in a plane about another point in such a way that its distance from a fixed line AB is constant |
D. | A point equidistant from two fixed non-parallel lines AB and CD in the same plane |
Answer» C. A point P moving in a plane about another point in such a way that its distance from a fixed line AB is constant | |
4. |
What will be the geometry made by a locus of a swimmer maintaining the same distant from the lighthouse? |
A. | Square |
B. | Rectangle |
C. | Circle |
D. | Triangle |
Answer» D. Triangle | |
5. |
A point moves in such a manner that three times of its abscissa is greater by 5 than two times of its ordinate; find the equation of its locus. |
A. | 3y-2y=5 |
B. | 3x-2y=5 |
C. | 2x+3y=5 |
D. | 2x-3y=5 |
Answer» C. 2x+3y=5 | |
6. |
For all value of the co-ordinates of a moving point Pare (a cos θ, b sin θ); what will be the equation to the locus of P? |
A. | x2/a2 + y2/b2 = 0 |
B. | x2/b2 + y2/a2 = 0 |
C. | x2/b2 + y2/a2 = 1 |
D. | x2/a2 + y2/b2 = 1 |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Using ruler and compass how will you construct ∆ABC, if AB=3.5, BC=6 and angle ABC=60o? |
A. | Draw line BC=6 cm and an angle CBA=600. Cut off AB=3.5. Join AC, triangle ABC is the required triangle |
B. | Draw line BC=6 cm and AB= 3.5 and then angle ABC=60o, ABC is the required triangle |
C. | Draw line AB= 3.5cm and cut off AB = 6 cm at any point and make angle CBA=600 |
D. | Draw angle CBA= 600 and make |
Answer» B. Draw line BC=6 cm and AB= 3.5 and then angle ABC=60o, ABC is the required triangle | |
8. |
The locus of a point P moving in a plane about another point O in such a way that its distance from it is constant, is called _________ |
A. | Arc |
B. | Angle |
C. | Circle |
D. | Perpendicular bisector |
Answer» D. Perpendicular bisector | |
9. |
WHAT_WILL_BE_THE_GEOMETRY_MADE_BY_A_LOCUS_OF_A_SWIMMER_MAINTAINING_THE_SAME_DISTANT_FROM_THE_LIGHTHOUSE??$ |
A. | Square |
B. | Rectangle |
C. | Circle |
D. | Triangle |
Answer» D. Triangle | |
10. |
A point P moving in a plane about another point in such a way that its distance is constant |
A. | A point P moving in a plane about a fixed line as an arc with same centre |
B. | A point P moving in a plane about another point in such a way that its distance from a fixed line AB is constant |
C. | A point equidistant from two fixed non-parallel lines AB and CD in the same plane |
Answer» C. A point equidistant from two fixed non-parallel lines AB and CD in the same plane | |
11. |
A point moves in such a manner that three times of its abscissa is greater by 5 than two times of its ordinate; find the equation of its locus? |
A. | 3y-2y=5 |
B. | 3x-2y=5 |
C. | 2x+3y=5 |
D. | 2x-3y=5 |
Answer» C. 2x+3y=5 | |
12. |
What curve does the locus represent if the locus of a moving point which is always equidistant from the points (2, -1) and (3, 2)? |
A. | Hyperbola |
B. | Straight line |
C. | Ellipse |
D. | Circle |
Answer» C. Ellipse | |
13. |
For all value of the co-ordinates of a moving point Pare (a cos θ, b sin θ); what will be the equation to the locus of P?$ |
A. | x<sup>2</sup>/a2<sup>2</sup> + y<sup>2</sup>/b<sup>2</sup> = 0 |
B. | x<sup>2</sup>/b<sup>2</sup> + y<sup>2</sup>/a<sup>2</sup> = 0 |
C. | x<sup>2</sup>/b<sup>2</sup> + y<sup>2</sup>/a<sup>2</sup> = 1 |
D. | x<sup>2</sup>/a<sup>2</sup> + y<sup>2</sup>/b<sup>2</sup> = 1 |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
Given 2 points A and B, what is the locus of points P so that angle APB is a right angle? |
A. | A square with points A and B |
B. | The circle with diameter AB |
C. | A rectangle with side A and B |
D. | A semi-circle with diameter AB |
Answer» C. A rectangle with side A and B | |
15. |
Using ruler and compass how will you construct ∆ABC, if AB=3.5, BC=6 and angle ABC=60o?$ |
A. | Draw line BC=6 cm and an angle CBA=600. Cut off AB=3.5. Join AC, triangle ABC is the required triangle |
B. | Draw line BC=6 cm and AB= 3.5 and then angle ABC=60o, ABC is the required triangle |
C. | Draw line AB= 3.5cm and cut off AB = 6 cm at any point and make angle CBA=600 |
D. | Draw angle CBA= 600 and make |
Answer» B. Draw line BC=6 cm and AB= 3.5 and then angle ABC=60o, ABC is the required triangle | |
16. |
The locus of a point equidistant from two fixed non-parallel straight line AB and CD is known as _______________ |
A. | Straight line |
B. | Angular bisector |
C. | Circle |
D. | Perpendicular bisector |
Answer» C. Circle | |
17. |
The locus of a point equidistant from two fixed points A and B in the same plane, is the called ___________ |
A. | Straight line |
B. | Angle |
C. | Circle |
D. | Perpendicular bisector |
Answer» E. | |
18. |
The locus of a point P moving in a plane about another point O in such a way that its distance from it is constant, is called_________ |
A. | Arc |
B. | Angle |
C. | Circle |
D. | Perpendicular bisector |
Answer» D. Perpendicular bisector | |