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. For testing a saturated clay for shear strength, the test recommended is a) Direct shear test b) Triaxial compression test c) Unconfined compression test d) All of the above 2 / 50 2. The minimum cover to the main bars in an RCC beam should be a) 15mm or diameter of the bar b) 25mm or diameter of the bar c) 25mm size of the aggregate d) 40 mm or diameter of the bar 3 / 50 3. The camber of the road should be approximately equal to a) 1Γüä2 of the longitudinal gradient b) 1 times the longitudinal gradient c) 2 times the longitudinal gradient d) 3 times the longitudinal gradient 4 / 50 4. The maximum ratio of span to depth ratio of a slab simply supported and spanning in two directions is a) 25 b) 30 c) 35 d) 40 5 / 50 5. In Rankine's earth pressure theory, the following assumption is made: a) Wall face is rough and vertical b) Backfill is cohesive soil c) Wall face is smooth and vertical d) Elastic equilibrium is satisfied 6 / 50 6. *Drop structures in the canal are provided for a) providing a bridge b) energy dissipation c) maintaining ground slope d) creating high velocity 7 / 50 7. A cut in the frame of a door to receive the shutter is known as: a) Rebate b) Reveal c) Stop d) Post 8 / 50 8. A vessel having a depth of 30 cm is filled with water up to a depth of 10 cm from the top level. Find the pressure exerted at a depth of 5 cm and 15 cm from the top of the vessel respectively a) 0, 50 kg/m^2 b) 0, 150 kg/m^2 c) 0, 100 kg/m^2 d) 50 kg/m^2, 50 kg/m^2 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. Clean out is provided in the underground......sewer in place of manhole. a) main sewer b) trunk sewer c) outfall sewer d) lateral sewer 11 / 50 11. The angle which the true meridian makes with the magnetic meridian is called a) magnetic declination or declination b) true declination c) dip d) azimuth 12 / 50 12. When the water level on the downstream side of a weir is above the top surface of a weir, the weir is known as: a) submerged weir b) narrow-crested weir c) broad-crested weir d) ogee weir 13 / 50 13. The line joining the points to which the liquid rises in vertical piezometer tubes fitted at different cross-sections of a conduit is known as a) hydraulic gradient b) piezometric line c) pressure grade line d) all of the above 14 / 50 14. If the cross slope of a country is up to 10%, the terrain is classified as a) plain b) rolling c) mountains d) steep 15 / 50 15. Measurements from scale to the drawing are transferred with the aid of: a) Scale b) Compass c) Divider d) Plumbing fork 16 / 50 16. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following a) In single-engine airplanes, the engine is provided in the nose of the aircraft b) In double-engine airplanes, one engine on either wing is placed symmetrically c) In three-engine airplanes, two engines are placed on both wings, and one engine is placed in the tail d) None of the above 17 / 50 17. The ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water is called: a) Void ratio b) Porosity c) Specific gravity d) Degree of saturation 18 / 50 18. A piece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm in one direction and 20 cm in the other direction is called a a) cant b) deal c) bauk d) strip 19 / 50 19. For ensuring quality of concrete, use: a) graded aggregates b) coarse aggregates c) single-sized aggregates d) two-sized aggregates 20 / 50 20. *After entering the canal, sediments are removed by the a) silt ejector b) silt excluder c) silt regulator d) none of the above 21 / 50 21. Distemper is generally used in: a) walls b) wood c) steel d) none of the above 22 / 50 22. Steel pipes are a) generally laid underground and no expansion joint is required b) connected by riveted or welded joints c) suitable for withstanding high internal pressure d) all of the above 23 / 50 23. Which of the following is not an essential part of the general specification of public works? a) Material details b) Work methodology c) Illustrative sketches d) Mode of measurement for payment 24 / 50 24. Turbidity of water is measured in a) mg/1 b) Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) c) potassium chloroplatinate units d) threshold number 25 / 50 25. The portion of the reservoir normally not utilized is: a) dead storage b) useful storage c) bank storage d) valley storage 26 / 50 26. Plasticity index is obtained as the difference between a) Liquid limit and shrinkage limit b) Shrinkage limit and plastic limit c) Liquid limit and plastic limit d) None of the above 27 / 50 27. Which vehicle has the highest equivalent pcu a) car b) light truck c) hand cart d) bullock cart 28 / 50 28. If the payment of annuity begins after some years in future, it is known as a) deferred annuity b) Delayed annuity c) readjusted annuity d) Regulated annuity 29 / 50 29. Suitable stone for a gravity retaining wall is a) light b) heavy c) hard d) soft 30 / 50 30. One horsepower is equal to a) 1 kW b) 0.746 kW c) 0.836 kW d) 0.756 kW 31 / 50 31. When the times of earliest finish and the latest finish are equal in an operation, the operation is called: a) Critical b) Float c) Free float d) All of the above 32 / 50 32. The percentage of the porosity of loose sand is in the range of a) 5 to 15% b) 15 to 30% c) 30 to 40% d) 40 to 50% 33 / 50 33. In time cost optimization using CPM, the crashing of activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having: a) Highest cost slope b) Least cost slope c) Crashing has no relation with cost slope d) None of the above 34 / 50 34. The chain length which is not the standard metric chain length is a) 10m b) 20m c) 25m d) 30m 35 / 50 35. *The S.I. unit of the modulus of elasticity is a) N/cm^2 b) N/m^2 c) dyne/cm^2 d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. Horizontal construction joints in concrete walls are generally provided at: a) soffit level b) window sill level c) floor level d) all of the above 37 / 50 37. Self-purification of natural streams is caused due to a) dilution b) oxygen reduction c) sunlight d) all of the above 38 / 50 38. Isometric projection is: a) An orthographic projection of pictorial type b) An oblique projection c) Both (A) and (B) d) None of the above 39 / 50 39. The angle between the longitudinal axis of the fuselage and an inclined plane below which the views of the pilots are blocked by some part of the aircraft is known as a) Pitch angle b) Cockpit cutoff angle c) Slope angle d) Horizontal angle 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. If fine sand or ash is sprinkled on the inner surface of the mould, the bricks are known as a) slope moulded b) sand moulded c) table moulded d) machine moulded 42 / 50 42. A slender column is a a) short column b) long column c) mix d) column of varying cross-section 43 / 50 43. An orthotropic material has a) inelastic properties b) non-homogeneous properties c) the same properties in an orthogonal direction d) different properties in three perpendicular directions 44 / 50 44. Which one information is found through specification? a) Nature of works b) Quality of materials c) Types of workmanship d) All of the above 45 / 50 45. The shear center may be defined as a) the point through which the resultant of the shear stress pass b) the point about which the moment of shear flow is zero c) the center of gravity of the section d) none of the above 46 / 50 46. The point of contraflexure occurs in a beam a) cantilevers only b) simply supported only c) overhanging only d) all of the above 47 / 50 47. In rectangular column having cross section b X h, the core is a) rectangle of lengths b/2 and h/2 b) square of lengths b/2 c) rhombus of lengths h/2 d) rhombus of diagonals b/3 and h/3 48 / 50 48. To draw or measure angles...... is used. a) Set-square b) T-square c) Protractor d) All of the above 49 / 50 49. Windrose diagram of Tribhuvan International Airport indicates that the runway is oriented as a) Feb-20 b) Sep-27 c) Aug-26 d) Oct-80 50 / 50 50. 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