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This section includes 208 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Surveying knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
201. |
The ratio of the deflections of the free end of a cantilever due to an isolated load at 1/3rd and 2/3rd of the span, is |
A. | 1/7 |
B. | 2/7 |
C. | 3/7 |
D. | 2/5 |
Answer» C. 3/7 | |
202. |
For determining the support reactions at A and B of a three hinged arch, points B and C are joined and produced to intersect the load line at D and a line parallel to the load line through A at D '. Distances AD , DD ' and AD ' when measured were 4 cm, 3 cm and 5 cm respectively. The angle between the reactions at A and B is |
A. | 30° |
B. | 45° |
C. | 60° |
D. | 90° |
Answer» E. | |
203. |
A spring of mean radius 40 mm contains 8 action coils of steel ( N = 80000 N/mm 2 ), 4 mm in diameter. The clearance between the coils being 1 mm when unloaded, the minimum compressive load to remove the clearance, is |
A. | 25 N |
B. | 30 N |
C. | 35 N |
D. | 40 N |
Answer» D. 40 N | |
204. |
The force in AD of the truss shown in given figure, is |
A. | 4.0 t compression |
B. | 3.0 t compression |
C. | 0.5 t compression |
D. | 0.5 t tension |
Answer» D. 0.5 t tension | |
205. |
A steel rod 1 metre long having square cross section is pulled under a tensile load of 8 tonnes. The extension in the rod was 1 mm only. If E steel = 2 x 10 6 kg/cm 2 , the side of the rod, is |
A. | 1 cm |
B. | 1.5 cm |
C. | 2 cm |
D. | 2.5 cm |
Answer» D. 2.5 cm | |
206. |
The force in BF of the truss shown in given figure, is |
A. | 4 t tension |
B. | 4 t compression |
C. | 4.5 t tension |
D. | 4.5 t compression |
Answer» E. | |
207. |
A load of 1960 N is raised at the end of a steel wire. The minimum diameter of the wire so that stress in the wire does not exceed 100 N/mm 2 is : |
A. | 4.0 mm |
B. | 4.5 mm |
C. | 5.0 mm |
D. | 5.5 mm |
Answer» D. 5.5 mm | |
208. |
In the truss shown in the given figure, the force in member BC is |
A. | 100 t compressive |
B. | 100 t tensile |
C. | zero |
D. | indeterminate |
Answer» D. indeterminate | |