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This section includes 43 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. |
The critical flow ratios for a three-phase signal are found to be 0.30, 0.25, and 0.25. The total time lost in the cycle is 10 s. Pedestrian crossings at this junction are not significant. The respective Green times (expressed in seconds and rounded off to the nearest integer) for the three phases are |
| A. | 34, 28, and 28 |
| B. | 40, 25, and 25 |
| C. | 40, 30, and 30 |
| D. | 50, 25, and 25 |
| Answer» B. 40, 25, and 25 | |
| 2. |
A tracer takes 100 days to travel from Well-1 to Well-2 which are 100 m apart. The elevation of water surface in Well-2 is 3 m below that in Well-1. Assuming porosity equal to 15%, the coefficient of permeability (expressed in m/day) is |
| A. | 0.30 |
| B. | 0.45 |
| C. | 1.00 |
| D. | 5.00 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
OMC-SP and MDD-SP denote the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density obtained from standard Proctor compaction test, respectively. OMC-MP and MDD-MP denote the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density obtained from the modified Proctor compaction test, respectively. Which one of the following is correct? |
| A. | OMC-SP < OMC-MP and MDD-SP < MDD-MP |
| B. | OMC-SP > OMC-MP and MDD-SP < MDD-MP |
| C. | OMC-SP < OMC-MP and MDD-SP > MDD-MP |
| D. | OMC-SP > OMC-MP and MDD-SP > MDD-MP |
| Answer» C. OMC-SP < OMC-MP and MDD-SP > MDD-MP | |
| 4. |
The angle of intersection of the curves |
| A. | 0o |
| B. | 30o |
| C. | 45o |
| D. | 90o |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
A circular curve of radius R connects two straights with a deflection angle of 60°. The tangent length is |
| A. | 0.577 R |
| B. | 1.155 R |
| C. | 1.732 R |
| D. | 3.464 R |
| Answer» B. 1.155 R | |
| 6. |
The reduced bearing of a 10 m long line is N30°E. The departure of the line is |
| A. | 10.00 m |
| B. | 8.66 m |
| C. | 7.52 m |
| D. | 5.00 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Optimal flight planning for a photogrammetric survey should be carried out considering |
| A. | only side-lap |
| B. | only end-lap |
| C. | either side-lap or end-lap |
| D. | both side-lap as well as end-lap |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
In the context of the IRC 58-2011 guidelines for rigid pavement design, consider the following pair of statements. I: Radius of relative stiffness is directly related to modulus of elasticity of concrete and inversely related to Poisson's ratio II: Radius of relative stiffness is directly related to thickness of slab and modulus of subgrade reaction. Which one of the following combinations is correct? |
| A. | I: True; II: True |
| B. | I: False; II: False |
| C. | I: True; II: False |
| D. | I: False; II: True |
| Answer» C. I: True; II: False | |
| 9. |
The sound pressure (expressed in µPa) of the faintest sound that a normal healthy individual can hear is |
| A. | 0.2 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 55 |
| Answer» D. 55 | |
| 10. |
The atmospheric layer closest to the earth surface is |
| A. | the mesosphere |
| B. | the stratosphere |
| C. | the thermosphere |
| D. | the troposphere |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The relationship between the specific gravity of sand (G) and the hydraulic gradient (i) to initiate quick condition in the sand layer having porosity of 30% is |
| A. | G = 0.7i + 1 |
| B. | G = 1.43i − 1 |
| C. | G = 1.43i + 1 |
| D. | G = 0.7i − 1 |
| Answer» D. G = 0.7i − 1 | |
| 12. |
A strip footing is resting on the surface of a purely clayey soil deposit. If the width of the footing is doubled, the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil |
| A. | becomes double |
| B. | becomes half |
| C. | becomes four-times |
| D. | remains the same |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
grade of concrete and percentage of reinforcement |
| A. | 10.0 MPa |
| B. | 7.5 MPa |
| C. | 5.0 MPa |
| D. | 3.5 MPa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
As per IS 456-2000 for the design of reinforced concrete beam, the maximum allowable shear stress ( ) c max τ depends on the |
| A. | grade of concrete and grade of steel |
| B. | grade of concrete only |
| C. | grade of steel only |
| D. | grade of concrete and percentage of reinforcement |
| Answer» C. grade of steel only | |
| 15. |
The optimum value of the function f(x) = x 2 – 4x +2 is |
| A. | 2 (maximum) |
| B. | 2 (minimum) |
| C. | −2 (maximum) |
| D. | 2 (minimum) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Ananth takes 6 hours and Bharath takes 4 hours to read a book. Both started reading copies of the book at the same time. After how many hours is the number of pages to be read by Ananth, twice that to be read by Bharath? Assume Ananth and Bharath read all the pages with constant pace. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 17. |
A square pyramid has a base perimeter x, and the slant height is half of the perimeter. What is the lateral surface area of the pyramid? |
| A. | x 2 |
| B. | 0.75 x 2 |
| C. | 0.50 x 2 |
| D. | 0.25 x 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Today, we consider Ashoka as a great ruler because of the copious evidence he left behind in the form of stone carved edicts. Historians tend to correlate greatness of a king at his time with the availability of evidence today. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentences? |
| A. | Emperors who do not leave significant sculpted evidence are completely forgotten. |
| B. | Ashoka produced stone carved edicts to ensure that later historians will respect him. |
| C. | Statues of kings are a reminder of their greatness. |
| D. | A king’s greatness, as we know him today, is interpreted by historians. |
| Answer» C. Statues of kings are a reminder of their greatness. | |
| 19. |
The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 12. If the new number formed by reversing the digits is greater than the original number by 54, find the original number. |
| A. | 39 |
| B. | 57 |
| C. | 66 |
| D. | 93 |
| Answer» B. 57 | |
| 20. |
Choose the most appropriate set of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence. _________ ___________ is a will, _________ is a way. |
| A. | Wear, there, their |
| B. | Were, their, there |
| C. | Where, there, there |
| D. | Where, their, their |
| Answer» D. Where, their, their | |
| 21. |
He turned a deaf ear to my request. What does the underlined phrasal verb mean? |
| A. | ignored |
| B. | appreciated |
| C. | twisted |
| D. | returned |
| Answer» B. appreciated | |
| 22. |
If I were you, I __________ that laptop. It’s much too expensive. |
| A. | won’t buy |
| B. | shan’t buy |
| C. | wouldn’t buy |
| D. | would buy |
| Answer» D. would buy | |
| 23. |
A 4 m wide rectangular channel, having bed slope of 0.001 carries a discharge of 16 m3 /s. Considering Manning's roughness coefficient = 0.012 and g = 10 m/s2 , the category of the channel slope is |
| A. | horizontal |
| B. | mild |
| C. | critical |
| D. | steep |
| Answer» C. critical | |
| 24. |
A reinforced concrete (RC) beam with width of 250 mm and effective depth of 400 mm is reinforced with Fe415 steel. As per the provisions of IS 456-2000, the minimum and maximum amount of tensile reinforcement (expressed in mm2 ) for the section are, respectively |
| A. | 250 and 3500 |
| B. | 205 and 4000 |
| C. | 270 and 2000 |
| D. | 300 and 2500 |
| Answer» C. 270 and 2000 | |
| 25. |
The staff reading taken on a workshop floor using a level is 0.645 m. The inverted staff reading taken to the bottom of a beam is 2.960 m. The reduced level of the floor is 40.500 m. The reduced level (expressed in m) of the bottom of the beam is |
| A. | 44.105 |
| B. | 43.460 |
| C. | 42.815 |
| D. | 41.145 |
| Answer» B. 43.460 | |
| 26. |
The system that uses the Sun as a source of electromagnetic energy and records the naturally radiated and reflected energy from the object is called |
| A. | Geographical Information System |
| B. | Global Positioning System |
| C. | Passive Remote Sensing |
| D. | Active Remote Sensing |
| Answer» D. Active Remote Sensing | |
| 27. |
The minimum number of satellites needed for a GPS to determine its position precisely is |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 24 |
| Answer» D. 24 | |
| 28. |
It was decided to construct a fabric filter, using bags of 0.45 m diameter and 7.5 m long, for removing industrial stack gas containing particulates. The expected rate of airflow into the filter is 10 m3 /s. If the filtering velocity is 2.0 m/min, the minimum number of bags (rounded to nearest higher integer) required for continuous cleaning operation is |
| A. | 27 |
| B. | 29 |
| C. | 31 |
| D. | 32 |
| Answer» C. 31 | |
| 29. |
Crown corrosion in a reinforced concrete sewer is caused by: |
| A. | H2S |
| B. | CO2 |
| C. | CH4 |
| D. | NH3 |
| Answer» B. CO2 | |
| 30. |
Pre-cursors to photochemical oxidants are |
| A. | NOX, VOCs and sunlight |
| B. | SO2, CO2 and sunlight |
| C. | H2S, CO and sunlight |
| D. | SO2, NH3 and sunlight |
| Answer» B. SO2, CO2 and sunlight | |
| 31. |
The compound which is largely responsible for initial setting and early strength gain of Ordinary Portland Cement is |
| A. | C3A |
| B. | C3S |
| C. | C2S |
| D. | C4AF |
| Answer» C. C2S | |
| 32. |
Bull's trench kiln is used in the manufacturing of |
| A. | lime |
| B. | cement |
| C. | bricks |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 33. |
In shear design of an RC beam, other than the allowable shear strength of concrete ( ) c τ , there is also an additional check suggested in IS 456-2000 with respect to the maximum permissible shear stress ( ) c max τ . The check for c max τ is required to take care of |
| A. | additional shear resistance from reinforcing steel |
| B. | additional shear stress that comes from accidental loading |
| C. | possibility of failure of concrete by diagonal tension |
| D. | possibility of crushing of concrete by diagonal compression |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
If the entries in each column of a square matrix |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
In a process, the number of cycles to failure decreases exponentially with an increase in load. At a load of 80 units, it takes 100 cycles for failure. When the load is halved, it takes 10000 cycles for failure. The load for which the failure will happen in 5000 cycles is ________. |
| A. | 40.00 |
| B. | 46.02 |
| C. | 60.01 |
| D. | 92.02 |
| Answer» C. 60.01 | |
| 36. |
If f( |
| A. | (x 3 +8) |
| B. | (x-1) |
| C. | (2x-5) |
| D. | (x+1) |
| Answer» C. (2x-5) | |
| 37. |
Consider the following statements relating to the level of poker play of four players P, Q, R and S. I. P always beats Q II. R always beats S III. S loses to P only sometimes IV. R always loses to Q Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above statements? (i) P is likely to beat all the three other players (ii) S is the absolute worst player in the set |
| A. | (i) only |
| B. | (ii) only |
| C. | (i) and (ii) |
| D. | neither (i) nor (ii) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Indian currency notes show the denomination indicated in at least seventeen languages. If this is not an indication of the nation’s diversity, nothing else is. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentences? |
| A. | India is a country of exactly seventeen languages. |
| B. | Linguistic pluralism is the only indicator of a nation’s diversity. |
| C. | Indian currency notes have sufficient space for all the Indian languages |
| D. | Linguistic pluralism is strong evidence of India’s diversity. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
A cube is built using 64 cubic blocks of side one unit. After it is built, one cubic block is removed from every corner of the cube. The resulting surface area of the body (in square units) after the removal is __________. |
| A. | 56 |
| B. | 64 |
| C. | 72 |
| D. | 96 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
If ‘relftaga’ means carefree, ‘otaga’ means careful and ‘fertaga’ means careless, which of the following could mean ‘aftercare’? |
| A. | zentaga |
| B. | tagafer |
| C. | tagazen |
| D. | relffer |
| Answer» D. relffer | |
| 41. |
Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I will move the world.” The sentence above is an example of a ___________ statement. |
| A. | figurative |
| B. | collateral |
| C. | literal |
| D. | figurine |
| Answer» B. collateral | |
| 42. |
A rewording of something written or spoken is a ______________. |
| A. | paraphrase |
| B. | paradox |
| C. | paradigm |
| D. | paraffin |
| Answer» B. paradox | |
| 43. |
Out of the following four sentences, select the most suitable sentence with respect to grammar and usage. |
| A. | I will not leave the place until the minister does not meet me. |
| B. | I will not leave the place until the minister doesn’t meet me. |
| C. | I will not leave the place until the minister meet me. |
| D. | I will not leave the place until the minister meets me. |
| Answer» E. | |