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This section includes 23 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Surveying knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Consider the following methods of preservation of timber : 1. Dipping 2. Brushing or spraying 3. Pressure impregnation The correct sequence in decreasing order of the effectiveness of these methods of preservation is |
| A. | 1, 2, 3 |
| B. | 2, 1, 3 |
| C. | 3, 1, 2 |
| D. | 3, 2, 1 |
| Answer» D. 3, 2, 1 | |
| 2. |
Consider the following strengths of concrete : 1. Cube strength 2. Cylinder strength 3. Split-tensile strength 4. Modulus of rupture The correct sequence in decreasing order of these strengths is |
| A. | 3, 4, 2, 1 |
| B. | 3, 4, 1, 2 |
| C. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| D. | 4, 3, 1, 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Consider the following statements : Sand in mortar is needed for 1. decreasing the quantity of cement. 2. reducing shrinkage. 3. decreasing the surface area of the binding material. 4. increasing the strength. Of these statements : |
| A. | 2, 3 and 4 are correct |
| B. | 1, 2 and 3 are correct |
| C. | 1, 3 and 4 are correct |
| D. | 1, 2 and 4 are correct |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
If the pressure carried by a CBR specimen at 2.5 mm penetration is 3.5 N/mm 2 , the CBR of the soil is |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 35% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 70% |
| Answer» D. 70% | |
| 5. |
The rectangular block shown in the given figure is subjected to pure shear to intensity ' q '. If BE represents the i principal plane and the principal stresses are ? 1 , ? 2 ; then the values of ?, ? 1 and ? 2 will be respectively. |
| A. | ?°, 90°; + q and - q |
| B. | 30°, 120°; + q and - q |
| C. | 45°, 135°; + and |
| D. | 45°, 135°; + q and - q |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Consider the following statements : 1. An ascending gradient of 1 in 100 meets an ascending gradient of 1 in 120 to form a Valley curve. 2. A falling gradient of 1 in 25 meets a falling gradient of 1 in 50 to form a summit curve. 3. The length of summit curve is determined on the basis of head light sight distance. Which one of the statements given above is/are correct ? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | 2 only |
| Answer» C. 1 and 3 | |
| 7. |
Consider the following statements : Collision diagram is used to 1. study accident pattern 2. eliminate accidents 3. determine remedial measures 4. make statistical analysis of accidents Of these statements : |
| A. | 1 and 2 are correct |
| B. | 1 and 3 are correct |
| C. | 3 and 4 are correct |
| D. | 2 and 4 are correct |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
For designing end bearing piles of square cross-section in clays having average unconfmed compressive strength of 6 t/m 2 , the net ultimate bearing capacity may be taken as |
| A. | 15 t/m 2 |
| B. | 18 t/m 2 |
| C. | 20 t/m 2 |
| D. | 27 t/m 2 |
| Answer» C. 20 t/m 2 | |
| 9. |
Consider the following statements regarding Plane Table surveying : 1. It is less accurate than chain surveying. 2. It is not necessary to do accurate centering of plane table for small scale survey. 3. Compass rule may be made use for adjusting the plane table transverse. 4. From the instrument station, resectors are drawn to plot the position of object in the field. Of these statements : |
| A. | 1, 2 and 4 are correct |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 are correct |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 are correct |
| D. | 1, 3 and 4 are correct |
| Answer» B. 2, 3 and 4 are correct | |
| 10. |
A bar of circular cross-section of diameter D is subjected to a torque T at B as shown in the figure given. What is the angle of twist at A ? |
| A. | Same as that at B |
| B. | Zero |
| C. | Twice as that at B |
| D. | Half as that at B |
| Answer» B. Zero | |
| 11. |
A locomotive has four pairs of driving wheels carrying an axle load of 24 x 10 4 N. The maximum load that can be pulled if the coefficient of friction is 1/6, is |
| A. | 32 x 10 4 N |
| B. | 16 x 10 4 N |
| C. | 8 x 10 4 N |
| D. | 4 x 10 4 N |
| Answer» C. 8 x 10 4 N | |
| 12. |
The figure refers to a channel section of uniform thickness of 1 cm used as a beam with the cross-sectional dimensions shown in cm units. If the Moment of Inertia of channel I xx be equal to 246 cm 4 and C be the shear centre, then the value of e in cm is equal to |
| A. | 1.5 |
| B. | 2.5 |
| C. | 2.25 |
| D. | 1.67 |
| Answer» B. 2.5 | |
| 13. |
Which of the following factors are associated with the behaviour of sand mass during earthquake to cause liquefaction ? 1. Number of stress cycles 2. The frequency, and amplitude of vibration of waves generated by an earthquake 3. Characteristics of sand 4. Relative density Select the correct answer using the codes given below : |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 2 and 4 |
| D. | 3 and 4 |
| Answer» C. 2 and 4 | |
| 14. |
A cold drawn seamless steel tubing subject to internal pressure, has a diameter of 6 cm and wall thickness of 0.2 cm. The ultimate strength of steel is 3600 kg/cm 2 . The bursting pressure (in kg/cm 2 ) is |
| A. | 120 |
| B. | 240 |
| C. | 480 |
| D. | 960 |
| Answer» C. 480 | |
| 15. |
In a tilted aerial photograph, if the swing is 230°, then the rotation angle is equal to |
| A. | 140° |
| B. | 130° |
| C. | 50° |
| D. | 25° |
| Answer» C. 50° | |
| 16. |
A plot of land 60°m x 20 m is measure steel tape. If the standard error of length width measurements is taken as ± 1 cm, the standard error of the area of the plot be |
| A. | ± 0.1414 m 2 |
| B. | ± 0.566 m 2 |
| C. | ± 0.632 m 2 |
| D. | ± 0.8484 m 2 |
| Answer» D. ± 0.8484 m 2 | |
| 17. |
A cylindrical shell made of mild steel plate of 100 cm diameter is to be subjected to an internal pressure of 10 kg/cm 2 . If the material yields at 2000 kg/cm 2 , assuming factor of safety as four and using maximum principal stress theory, thickness of the plate will be |
| A. | 5 mm |
| B. | 10 mm |
| C. | 15 mm |
| D. | 20 mm |
| Answer» C. 15 mm | |
| 18. |
Consider the following statements : A : In masonry, bricks are joined together by cement mortar. B : Cement mortar adheres more effectively to brick surface than any other material. |
| A. | both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The following steps are involved in making a spigot and socket joint of cast iron pipes used in water supply systems : 1. Tarred gasket or hemp yarn in wrapped around the spigot. 2. The sipgot end is centered into the socket end of the preceding pipe. 3. A joining ring end is placed around the barrel and against the face of the socket. 4. The gasket or hemp yarn in caulked slightly. 5. Molten pig lead is poured and then caulked. The correct sequence of these steps is |
| A. | 2, 1, 4, 3, 5 |
| B. | 2, 1, 3, 4, 5 |
| C. | 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3, 5, 4 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2, 3, 5, 4 | |
| 20. |
The plastic modulus of a section is 5 x 10 -4 m 3 . Its shape factor is 1.2 and the plastic moment capacity is 120 kNm. What is the value of the yield stress of the material ? |
| A. | 100 N/mm 2 |
| B. | 200 N/mm 2 |
| C. | 240 N/mm 2 |
| D. | 288 N/mm 2 |
| Answer» D. 288 N/mm 2 | |
| 21. |
A soil has a liquid limit of 45% and lies above the A -line when plotted on a plasticity chart. The group, symbol of the soil as per Soil Classification is |
| A. | CH |
| B. | CI |
| C. | CL |
| D. | MI |
| Answer» C. CL | |
| 22. |
The following steps are involved in laying a sewer in a trench : 1. Transferring the center line of the sewer to the bottom trench. 2. Setting sight rails over the trench. 3. Driving pegs to the level of the invert line of the sewer. 4. Placing the sewer of these steps is The correct sequence of these steps is |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 3, 4, 1 |
| C. | 4, 2, 3, 1 |
| D. | 2, 3, 1, 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which type of light energy is effectively absorbed by CO 2 in the lower boundary of the troposphere ? |
| A. | X - rays |
| B. | UV - rays |
| C. | Visible light |
| D. | Infra-red rays |
| Answer» E. | |