Civil Engineering Online Exam

1. The design thickness of the pavement is decided on the load carried by

2. The National pride project concerned with an airport is

3. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (I.C.A.O.), the strength of runway pavements has been coded by

4. Curing of concrete:

5. In the case of the foundation on black cotton soil, the most suitable method to improve the bearing capacity of soil is:

6. The platform at the end of the series of steps is known as:

7. The apex line of a sloping roof is called:

8. The cost corresponding to crash time is:

9. Free float is the:

10. Type of organization used in the construction industry is:

11. Sandstone contains mostly

12. The crushing strength of a stone depends upon its

13. Marble contains only

14. The base material for distemper is

15. The solid which is generated by the revolution of a right-angle triangle about one of its perpendicular sides which remains fixed is called:

16. 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:

17. In case of orthographic projection, the number of views generally used is:

18. Which of the followings is not an essential part of the general specification of public works?

19. In the specification of earthwork in foundation trenches, drains, etc. lead specified is (IS code)

20. Work-charged establishment

21. Horizontal curves on highways are provided

22. The raised areas constructed within the roadway to establish physical channels through which traffic may be guided are called

23. The shape of the vertical curve is

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

25. ........ is defined as the maximum increase in water level in the path of the flow of water

26. In an open tube, the free surface of mercury remains

27. If the volume of a liquid weighing 3000 kg is 4 cubic meters, then 0.75 is its

28. The sudden and turbulent passage of water from a low level critical depth to high level above critical depth, during which the velocity passes from supercritical to subcritical, is known as

29. The amount of evaporation loss is

30. *A facing of dry stone pitching or other material laid on a sloping face of earth to maintain the slope in position or to protect it from erosion is called

31. *As per the elastic theory of design, the factor of safety is the ratio of

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

33. The effective length of a column effectively held in position and restrained in direction at one end will be

34. If α is the coefficient of linear expansion, T is the rise in temperature, then thermal stress is given by

35. Maximum bending moment occurs at the center if the simply supported beam is subjected to

36. The seepage force in the soil is

37. If you are asked to classify soils into 3 categories, which of the following categorizations would you prefer?

38. The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass is known as

39. Consolidation theory was enunciated by

40. Who coined the term Soil Mechanics?

41. In a singly reinforced beam, the effective depth is measured from its compression edge to

42. A column fails by buckling is called a long column while failure by crushing is called

43. The main reason for placing the main bar at the top in the case of a cantilever slab is

44. Right face and left face readings are taken to

45. In compass surveying

46. *When it is not possible to set up the level, midway between the two points, then the difference in elevation between them is measured by

47. What will happen if an induction motor pump is run under significantly low voltage continually?

48. The SODIS method of water purification is a process of:

49. Minimum required residual head at the public tap stand is not less than

50. Water of zero hardness is obtained by