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. As per ICAO recommendation, the minimum width of the safety area for instrumental runway should be: a) 4.50m b) 78m c) 150m d) 300m 2 / 50 2. The threshold markings are a) 4m wide b) 1m clear space between adjustments c) 45m in length d) All of the above 3 / 50 3. The design thickness of the pavement is decided on the load carried by a) Main gears b) Nose wheel c) Tail wheel d) All of the above 4 / 50 4. Concrete mainly consists of: a) Cement b) Aggregates c) Admixture d) All of the above 5 / 50 5. Minimum width of stretcher bond, header bond, and single Flemish bond are...... and...... bricks, respectively. a) 1, 1.5, and 0.5 b) 0.5, 1, and 1.5 c) 1.5, 1, and 0.5 d) 1, 0.5, and 1.5 6 / 50 6. The specific yield of soil depends upon: a) Compaction of stratum b) Distribution of pores c) Shape and size of particles d) All of the above 7 / 50 7. Percentage of pozzolanic material containing clay up to 80% used for the manufacture of pozzolana cement is: a) 30% b) 40% c) 50% d) 60% 8 / 50 8. For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents: a) Minimum time b) Maximum time c) Maximum cost d) Minimum cost 9 / 50 9. The reduction in project time normally results in: a) Decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost b) Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost c) Increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both d) Decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both 10 / 50 10. At an event other than the final event, if no activity emerges, it results in an error called: a) Looping b) Dangling c) Interfacing d) Splicing 11 / 50 11. As per IS specification, the maximum final setting time for ordinary Portland cement a) 30 minutes b) 60 minutes c) 10 hours d) 24 hours 12 / 50 12. *The most durable varnish is: a) water varnish b) oil varnish c) turpentine varnish d) spirit varnish 13 / 50 13. Most weather-resisting metamorphic rock is a) lime stone b) slate c) marble d) quartzite 14 / 50 14. Fat lime may be converted into artificial hydraulic lime a) by the addition of clay in the required proportion b) by the addition of sand in the required proportion c) by the addition of silt in the required proportion d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. A drawing view in which all vertical planes are represented by the horizontal lines radiated from a far-situated point, on each side of the plane, is: a) Perspective view b) Axonometric view c) Isometric view d) Oblique view 16 / 50 16. 9H pencil is...... than the 7H pencil. a) Softer b) Harder c) Medium d) None of the above 17 / 50 17. Outlines are also called: a) Object line b) Visible line c) Principle line d) All of the above 18 / 50 18. Specification deals with: a) Quantity of materials b) Quantity of materials with procedures c) Quality of material, measurement system & working procedures d) Quality of material with compact condition located in the heart of the city 19 / 50 19. The explosive for blasting is usually expressed in terms of a) explosive power b) volume of earthwork that can be blasted c) kilograms d) none of the above 20 / 50 20. Payment of the steel is done by a) per quintal b) per MT c) per thousand d) per bundle 21 / 50 21. Binder used in bituminous road is a) bitumen b) kerosene oil c) fevicol d) stone dust 22 / 50 22. Traffic volume is equal to a) traffic density / traffic speed b) traffic speed / traffic density c) traffic density * Traffic speed d) none of the above 23 / 50 23. The provision of wind guy cable in a suspension bridge is a) to take live load b) to take dead load c) to fix walkway d) to provide lateral stability 24 / 50 24. Rotation is defined as the movement of a fluid element in such a way that both of its axes rotate in... a) the same direction b) different directions c) both of the above d) none of the above 25 / 50 25. *The hydraulic radius is equal to a) area divided by the square of the wetted perimeter b) wetted area divided by the wetted perimeter c) the wetted perimeter divided by the area d) the square root of the area 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. *Venturimeter is used to measure a) rate of flow b) velocity c) depth of flow d) all of the above 28 / 50 28. In a gravity weir, the uplift pressure is resisted by a) weight of floor b) bending action of reinforced concrete floor c) punching action of the floor d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. *The maximum failure of earthen dams occurs due to a) erosion due to the velocity of water b) slipping due to steeper slopes c) over topping due to insufficient height d) leakage due to cavities 30 / 50 30. Tail race a) is a channel conducting water away from a water wheel b) has a gradient steeper than that of the canal c) is the channel between the silt extractor and the river through which the escape water is discharged d) all of the above 31 / 50 31. *Which of the following gives Bulk Modulus? a) the ratio of linear stress to linear strain b) the ratio of shear stress to shear strain c) the ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain d) the ratio of the normal stress of equal magnitude on all six faces of a solid cube to the volumetric strain 32 / 50 32. If the length of a simply supported beam carrying a concentrated load at the center is doubled, the deflection at the center will become a) two times b) four times c) eight times d) sixteen times 33 / 50 33. Normally, the numerical value of Poisson's is a) 0.3 for steel b) 0.15 for concrete c) both (a) and (b) of the above d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. Buckling load for a given column depends upon a) length of the column only b) least lateral dimension only c) both length and least lateral dimension d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. If a constant section is subjected to a uniform/ pure bending moment throughout, its length bends to a) circular arc b) parabolic arc c) catenary d) all of the above 36 / 50 36. The ultimate bearing capacity of frictionless soils is: a) 4.5c to 6c b) 2c to 4c c) 1c to 3c d) 2c to 5c 37 / 50 37. The bearing capacity of soil primarily depends on: a) Depends on the size of the footing b) Load intensity c) Depends on the load d) Rate of loading 38 / 50 38. According to Terzaghi's theory, the ultimate B.C., at ground surface for a purely cohesive soil and for a smooth base of a strip footing is: a) 2.57c b) 5.14c c) 10.28c d) 12.0c 39 / 50 39. A soil that is fully consolidated under the existing overburden pressure is known as a) Normally consolidated soil b) Overconsolidated soil c) Underconsolidated soil d) None of the above 40 / 50 40. Overconsolidation may be due to a) The weight of the ice sheet or glacier which is melted away b) The weight of the landslide which is removed c) Both (a) and (b) of the above d) None of the above 41 / 50 41. If a beam is loaded transversely the maximum compressive stress develops on a) top fibre b) neutral axis c) bottom fibre d) every cross-section 42 / 50 42. In a slab, the pitch of the distribution reinforcement should not exceed its effective depth a) three times b) four times c) five times d) six times 43 / 50 43. The minimum amount of steel required in RCC column (230x350) is a) 360 mm² b) 460 mm² c) 560 mm² d) 600 mm² 44 / 50 44. In compass surveying a) the direction and lengths of the survey line are measured by compass b) the direction is measured by the compass c) length is measured by the chain or tape d) both (b) and (c) of above 45 / 50 45. The rise and fall method of leveling provides a complete check on a) back sight b) fore sight c) intermediate sight d) all of the above 46 / 50 46. Limiting the length of offset depends upon a) accuracy desired b) scale of plotting c) nature of the ground d) all of the above 47 / 50 47. Physical characteristics of sewage include: a) Turbidity b) Color c) Odor d) All of the above 48 / 50 48. Scour valves are provided a) at every summit of rising mains b) at very depression and dead ends to drain out the waste water that may collect there c) at street corners to control the flow of water d) all of the above 49 / 50 49. Turbidity is measured on.......... a) standard silica scale b) standard cobalt scale c) diagonal scale d) none of the above 50 / 50 50. 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