Home» Online Test » Civil Engineering » Online Exam 0% Sorry, time's up. To complete the online test, please restart it. 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. The error eliminated by taking the mean of both face observations is a) error due to eccentricity of verniers b) error due to imperfect adjustment of levels c) error due to the line of collimation not being perpendicular to the horizontal axis d) all of the above 2 / 50 2. Negative skin friction: a) Increases the load-carrying capacity of the pile b) Decreases the load-carrying capacity of the pile c) Neither increases nor decreases the load-carrying capacity of the pile d) All of the above 3 / 50 3. For a longitudinal reinforcing bar in a column, the minimum cover shall neither be less than the diameter of the bar nor less than a) 15 mm b) 20 mm c) 25 mm d) 40 mm 4 / 50 4. In an undrained plastic clay, the shear strength is due to a) Internal friction b) Cohesion c) Inter-granular friction d) None of the above 5 / 50 5. The bond in which all courses are laid as stretcher is known as: a) stretcher bond b) header bond c) english bond d) flemish bond 6 / 50 6. What will happen if an induction motor pump is run under significantly low voltage continually? a) Less water is pumped b) High energy will be consumed, increasing the energy bill c) The motor will make loud noise d) The motor will ultimately burn-out 7 / 50 7. The ratio of effective length of a column which is fixed at both ends to the distance between the supports is about a) 2.0 b) 1.0 c) 0.7 d) 0.50 8 / 50 8. The imaginary line drawn such that the tangents at its all points indicate the direction of the velocity of the fluid particle at each point is called a) path line b) stream line c) potential line d) streak line 9 / 50 9. The advantage of adding pozzolana to lime is a) to impart greater strength b) all of the above c) to reduce shrinkage d) to increase resistance to cracking 10 / 50 10. Annex 14 published by ICAO contains a) Specification of airport b) Specification of aircraft c) Construction of runway d) All of the above 11 / 50 11. The section obtained when the section plane passes through the apex of the cone in such a way that it is perpendicular to the base is called: a) A triangle b) A parabola c) A hyperbola d) A circle 12 / 50 12. The maximum bending moment caused by a large number of equally spaced identical loads on a simply supported beam is (W = wL) a) WL/6 b) WL/8 c) WL/16 d) WL/2y 13 / 50 13. Tortuosity of a meandering river is always a) more than one b) equal to one c) less than one d) none of the above 14 / 50 14. Gauge pressure is a) absolute - atmosphere b) absolute + atmosphere c) atmospheric ± absolute d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. Effective length of a runway is the distance between a) Ends of the runway b) Point of intersection of the obstruction clearance line and the extended plane of the runway surface and the other end of the runway c) Point of intersection of the glide path and the extended plane of the runway surface and the other end of the runway d) Ends of the clearway on either side 16 / 50 16. The joints parallel to the center line of the road are called? a) transverse joint b) expansion joint c) longitudinal joint d) all of the above 17 / 50 17. Kidney damage may be caused due to excess concentration of a) fluorides b) nitrates c) chlorides d) nitrites 18 / 50 18. The change of moisture content of soils changes a) Angle of repose b) Cohesive strength c) Amount of compaction required d) Any of the above 19 / 50 19. The hourly variation factor is generally taken a) 1.2 b) 1.5 c) 1.8 d) 2.3 20 / 50 20. The concrete pavement is provided when the daily traffic load per lane exceeds a) 100 ton b) 1000 ton c) 500 ton d) 10,000 ton 21 / 50 21. Turbidity of water is measured in a) mg/1 b) Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) c) potassium chloroplatinate units d) threshold number 22 / 50 22. The types of instrument generally used in the survey of gravity water supply system are: a) abney level b) dumpy level c) theodolite d) clinometer 23 / 50 23. The ratio of diameter of reinforcing bars and the slab thickness is a) 1/5 b) 1/6 c) 1/7 d) 1/8 24 / 50 24. The tendency of dense sand to expand on the application of shearing load is known as a) Thixotropy b) Dilatancy c) Remoulding less d) Degree of sensitivity 25 / 50 25. At present, the approximate cost of a Residential building per square foot in Kathmandu is a) Rs.1200-1500 b) Rs.1500-2000 c) Rs.2000-2500 d) Rs.2500-3000 26 / 50 26. Allowable shear stress of concrete depends upon: a) shear strength b) tensile strength c) compressive strength d) none of the above 27 / 50 27. Pick up the correct statement from the following a) Tar concrete pavements are suitable if fuel spillage occurs b) Rubberized tar concrete resists hot blast as well as spillage c) Epoxy asphalt concrete resists jet fuel and provides a more elastic pavement d) All of the above 28 / 50 28. To draw or measure angles...... is used. a) Set-square b) T-square c) Protractor d) All of the above 29 / 50 29. Flow in pipes is turbulent if the Reynolds number is a) less than 2100 b) more than 3000 c) between 2100 and 3000 d) none of the above 30 / 50 30. The soil having minimum/least bearing capacity is: a) Moist clay b) Sandy soil c) Rock soil d) Silt clay 31 / 50 31. During chaining along a straight line, the leader of the survey party has three arrows, and while the follower has five arrows. The distance of the follower from the starting point will be a) three chains b) four chains c) five chains d) none of the above 32 / 50 32. *The paints used in aircraft are a) dry paints b) cellulose paints c) water paints d) emulsion paints 33 / 50 33. Slump test is a measure of: a) tensile strength b) compressive strength c) impact value d) consistency 34 / 50 34. *The term v^2/2g is known as a) kinetic energy b) pressure energy c) kinetic energy per unit weight d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. The minimum number of consulting firms for the direct purchase of services is: a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 36 / 50 36. Rate of change of bending moment is equal to a) shear force b) slope c) deflection d) none of the above 37 / 50 37. *The shape of Hoffman's continuous kiln is a) circular b) rectangular c) pentagonal d) elliptical 38 / 50 38. Gypsum is a: a) Slow-setting material b) Quick-setting material c) Setting agent d) Heat-resisting material 39 / 50 39. Which of the following time estimates is related to PERT? a) Most likely time estimate b) Pessimistic time estimate c) Optimistic time estimate d) All of the above 40 / 50 40. Which operation must complete first? a) Right of the line joining two circles b) Left of the line joining two circles c) Both of the above d) None of the above 41 / 50 41. A viscoelastic material a) is an elastic material b) has a small plastic zone c) has a time-dependent stress-strain relation d) has a viscous surface 42 / 50 42. The absolute minimum radius of curve for safe operation for a speed of 100 kmph is a) 100 m b) 200 m c) 300 m d) 400 m 43 / 50 43. *The velocity of a moving body is: a) A vector quantity b) A scalar quantity c) A constant quantity d) None of the above 44 / 50 44. The most suitable location of a canal headwork is a) boulders stage of the river b) delta stage of the river c) rock stage of the river d) trough stage of the river 45 / 50 45. Which one area must be greater at any floor of a building? a) Carpet area b) Plinth area c) Floor area d) None of the above 46 / 50 46. *The operation, which washes out salts from the upper zone of the soil, is called a) reclamation b) leaching c) efflorescence d) salinity 47 / 50 47. Which of the following materials will have the highest Young's Modulus? a) brass b) timber c) mild steel d) copper 48 / 50 48. Set squares are not used to draw: a) Straight line b) Vertical line with T-square c) Horizontal line d) All of the above 49 / 50 49. Muller is concerned with a) ground the base of paint b) cohesion & adhesion c) preparation of paint d) all of the above 50 / 50 50. 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