Civil Engineering Online Exam »Get New Exams In Each Attempt

Created by

Vikash chaudhary

This 'Civil Engineering Online Exam' covers questions across all civil engineering topics. (Hard)

Get fresh, new questions in each attempt.(4100+ Question Bank Pool)

Total Questions: 50
Time Allotted: 40 minutes
Passing Score: 70%
Randomization: Yes
Certificate: Yes
Do not refresh the page!
👍 All the best!

1 / 50

1. Holding aprons, run-up pads, or holding bays are placed adjacent to the ends of runways for

a) Both of the above

b) None of the above

c) Storage of aircraft prior to takeoff

d) Use as a space to let bypass another aircraft

2 / 50

2. For night landing, the thresholds are lighted

a) Green

b) Red

c) White

d) Yellow

3 / 50

3. The CBR method is used to design

a) Flexible pavement

b) Rigid pavement

c) None of the above

d) All of the above

4 / 50

4. The temporary structure to support the platform over which workmen can sit and work is known as scaffolding whose minimum height is kept above the floor level:

a) 75 cm

b) 100 cm

c) 150 cm

d) 200 cm

5 / 50

5. In three-coat plastering, the third coat is known as:

a) Setting coat

b) Finishing coat

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of the above

6 / 50

6. Curing of concrete:

a) reduces the shrinkage of concrete

b) prevents the properties of concrete

c) prevents loss of water by evaporation

d) all of the above

7 / 50

7. If you are asked to construct a massive dam, the type of cement you will use is:

a) Ordinary Portland cement

b) Rapid hardening cement

c) Low heat cement

d) Blast furnace slag cement

8 / 50

8. Bar charts are considered suitable for:

a) Major projects

b) Minor projects

c) Large projects

d) All of the above

9 / 50

9. Bar chart is used for minor projects, CPM is used for repetitive work while PERT is used for:

a) Repetitive types of work

b) Limited time and unlimited resources types of work

c) Uncertainty time and resources types of work

d) All of the above

10 / 50

10. The mean coincides with the node if the frequency distribution curve is:

a) Normal

b) None of the above

c) Symmetrical

d) Unsymmetrical

11 / 50

11. *Plastic bitumen is generally used for

a) road pavements

b) painting

c) expansion joints

d) crack filling

12 / 50

12. Gypsum is added to cement for reducing the fast reacting property of

a) dicalcium silicate

b) tricalcium silicate

c) tricalcium aluminate

d) tetra calcium alumino ferrite

13 / 50

13. Compared to ordinary Portland cement, the ultimate strength of pozzolana Portland cement is

a) same

b) more

c) less

d) very much less

14 / 50

14. The possibility of bleeding, segregation, and laitance is reduced by

a) coloring agent

b) bleeding agent

c) waterproofer

d) air-entraining agent

15 / 50

15. Vertical lines are drawn:

a) Top to bottom

b) Bottom to top

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) None of the above

16 / 50

16. The symbol indicates:

a) Bamboo

b) Mango

c) Blackberry

d) Tree

17 / 50

17. The drawing for municipality is done at scale:

a) 1" = 8'

b) 1:50

c) 0.11111111111111

d) Both (a) and (c)

18 / 50

18. Of the total estimated cost of a building, the cost of electrification usually accounts for

a) 3%

b) 8%

c) 13%

d) 18%

19 / 50

19. A document showing the list of quantity of various items of works required for the completion of any project is known as

a) Schedule of quantity

b) Schedule of rates

c) Analysis of rate

d) Abstract estimate

20 / 50

20. Centre line method is specially adopted for estimating... Buildings.

a) circular buildings

b) hexagonal buildings

c) octagonal buildings

d) all of the above

21 / 50

21. The position of the base course in a flexible pavement is

a) over the sub-base

b) below the sub-base

c) over the sub-grade but below the sub-base

d) over the wearing course when renewal of surface is needed

22 / 50

22. The percentage reduction of gradient for compensating the loss of tractive force of a vehicle along a radius R is

a) 1/R

b) 50/R

c) 75/R

d) 100/R

23 / 50

23. Which one is the best parking?

a) 180┬░

b) 90┬░

c) 75┬░

d) 45┬░

24 / 50

24. The most economical section of a circular channel for the maximum discharge is when

a) depth of water = 0.95 diameter of the circular section

b) hydraulic mean depth = 0.286 diameter of the circular section

c) wetted perimeter = 2.6 diameters of the circular section

d) all of the above

25 / 50

25. *Cipolletti weir is a trapezoidal weir having a side slope of

a) H:V::1:2

b) H:V::2:1

c) H:V::1:4

d) none of the above

26 / 50

26. *Surface tension is the force

a) per unit length

b) per unit area

c) per unit volume

d) all of the above

27 / 50

27. *The discharge through a trapezoidal channel is maximum when

a) m = d

b) m = 2d

c) m = 3d

d) m = d/2

28 / 50

28. The effective precipitation for a crop is the water which is equal to

a) water stored in the soil within the root zone of the crop

b) total precipitation during the crop period

c) total precipitation minus the loss due to infiltration

d) none of the above

29 / 50

29. *Surface float method is used for the velocity measurement while the current meter is used for the measurement of

a) discharge

b) velocity

c) depth

d) amount of silt

30 / 50

30. *The total depth of water required by a crop during the entire period the crop is in the field is known as

a) Crop ratio

b) Crop intensity

c) Delta

d) Duty

31 / 50

31. The relation between deflection (y) and bending moment (M) is

a) M = EI(dy/dx)

b) M =-EI(d²y/dx²)

c) M = EI(d²y/dx]

d) none of the above

32 / 50

32. If all the dimensions of a bar are increased in the proportion n:1, the proportion with which the maximum stress produced in the prismatic bar by its own weight will increase in the ratio

a) 1:n

b) n:1

c) 1:1/n

d) 1/n:1

33 / 50

33. Find the maximum BM induced in a simply supported beam if the beam is subjected to a point load of 4 KN at the center of the beam and the span of the beam is 4 m

a) 8 KN-m

b) 4 KN-m

c) 2 KN-m

d) 1 KN-m

34 / 50

34. Find the maximum SF induced in a cantilever beam subjected to a point load of 10 KN and a length of the beam is 10 m. The load is located at a distance of 3 m from the free end

a) 30 kN

b) 7 kN

c) 3 kN

d) 10 kN

35 / 50

35. *Fatigue is the failure of a material under:

a) constant loads but occasionally well above static load

b) varying loads, well below ultimate static load

c) constant loads well below ultimate static load

d) varying loads well above ultimate static load

36 / 50

36. Chemical weathering occurs because of

a) Oxidation

b) Carbonation

c) Hydration

d) All of the above

37 / 50

37. California Bearing Ratio test is used:

a) To find the bearing capacity of the soil

b) To find the thickness of a flexible pavement

c) To find the ratio of ultimate bearing capacity to net bearing capacity

d) None of the above

38 / 50

38. The bearing capacity of a weak soil may be improved by:

a) Increasing the depth of the foundation

b) Compacting the soil by ramming

c) Removing the poor soil and filling the gap with sand, gravel, etc.

d) All of the above

39 / 50

39. Angle of Internal friction is minimum for

a) angular grained loose soil

b) angular grained dense soil

c) round drained loose soil

d) clay

40 / 50

40. Cohesive soils are generally/normally

a) Plastic and also compressible

b) Elastic and also compressible

c) Plastic but incompressible

d) None of the above

41 / 50

41. The states of concrete are

a) elastic and hardened state

b) elastic and plastic state

c) plastic and hardened state

d) none of the above

42 / 50

42. In a T beam overall depth of rib (in case of heavy load) is

a) 1/20 of the span

b) 1/15 of the span

c) 1/12 of the span

d) none of the above

43 / 50

43. The slab built integrally with the supporting columns without any beams is

a) flat slab

b) one-way slab

c) two-way slab

d) continuous slab

44 / 50

44. Height of the instrument is equal to:

a) reduced level of the benchmark + foresight

b) reduced level of the benchmark + backsight

c) reduced level of the benchmark + intermediate sight

d) backsight + foresight

45 / 50

45. The magnification of a telescope lens depends upon

a) the focal length of the eyepiece

b) the focal length of the objective lens

c) the ratio of (b) and (a) above

d) the inverse of the ratio of (b) and (a) above

46 / 50

46. Orientation is the operation of keeping the table at successive stations such that:

a) the position of the table at the station is parallel to the position it occupied at the previous station

b) the position of the station plotted on the sheet is exactly above the corresponding station on the ground

c) the table is brought into a horizontal plane

d) none of the above

47 / 50

47. The alum, when mixed with water as a coagulant...... PH value of water.

a) decreases

b) increases

c) no change

d) none of the above

48 / 50

48. A pressure conduit laid underground may not be subjected to

a) internal pressure of water

b) pressure due to external load

c) longitudinal temperature stress

d) all of the above

49 / 50

49. The diameter of pipes in bathrooms and lavatories in domestic water supply is:

a) 10 mm

b) 12 mm

c) 16 mm

d) 20 mm

50 / 50

50. Grit obtained in a grit chamber is used for:

a) as a manure

b) as a soil conditioner

c) as a coarse aggregate

d) as a substitute for sand

Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail.

NameEmailPhone Number

Your score is

Please provide your feedback.

Thank you for your valuable feedback.

Buy The Complete Civil Engineering MCQ PDF for Offline Study

Civil Engineering Online Exam

This 'Civil Engineering Online Exam' covers questions across all civil engineering topics. (Hard)

Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail.

Related MCQs