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. In case of aligned method of dimensioning, they can be read from: a) Bottoms and right side of the drawing sheet b) Bottoms and left side of the drawing sheet c) Bottoms and top side of the drawing sheet d) All of the above 2 / 50 2. The enlarged head of a supporting column of a flat slab is technically known as a) capital b) drop panel c) column head d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. Which of the following is known as general overhead? a) Losses on advance b) Interest on investment c) Traveling Express d) Amenities to the labor 4 / 50 4. *In paints, the pigment is responsible for: a) durability b) smoothness c) color d) gray face 5 / 50 5. Factors affecting the design of horizontal curves on a highway include a) design speed of the vehicle b) allowable friction on the road surface c) allowable maximum super elevation d) all of the above 6 / 50 6. If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids will be a) Less than the specific gravity of soil b) Equal to the specific gravity of soil c) Greater than the specific gravity of soil d) Independent of the specific gravity of soil 7 / 50 7. The brittle materials have low toughness because they a) have large plastic deformation before failure b) have small plastic deformation before failure c) have no plastic deformation before failure d) can absorb impact load also 8 / 50 8. Grade aqueducts are not allowed to run a) one-fourth full b) half c) three d) full 9 / 50 9. The longitudinal section of the surface of the bubble tube is a) straight b) circular c) parabolic d) elliptic 10 / 50 10. *The maximum percentage of .......... is available in cement. a) silica b) lime c) alumina d) iron oxide 11 / 50 11. In a gravity dam, the main overturning force is a) self-weight of the dam b) wind pressure c) water pressure d) uplift pressure 12 / 50 12. *As per the elastic theory of design, the factor of safety is the ratio of a) working stress to field stress b) yield stress to working stress c) ultimate stress to yield stress d) ultimate load to load at yield 13 / 50 13. The member laid horizontally to support common rafters and which transmits the loads to the trusses or wall is: a) Rafter b) Batten c) Purlin d) Strut 14 / 50 14. The difference between the undisturbed shear strength and remoulded shear strength is known as a) Thixotropy b) Dilatancy c) Remoulding less d) Degree of sensitivity 15 / 50 15. Expansion Joint in a building is generally provided if the length of concrete exceeds: a) 10 m b) 20 m c) 30 m d) 45 m 16 / 50 16. The road surfacing should be a) impervious b) durable c) stable d) all of the above 17 / 50 17. The load-bearing cantilever projection from the face of a masonry wall is called: a) header b) stretcher c) corbel d) cornice 18 / 50 18. A balanced design of a beam is a condition where the ..... stresses occurring are equal to the permissible stress. a) least b) average c) greatest d) none of these 19 / 50 19. *The hardest rock is: a) marble b) talc c) diamond d) quartz 20 / 50 20. In an egg-shaped sewer section, the maximum discharge occurs when the depth of flow is: (where d is the total depth of the section) a) 0.25d b) 0.50d c) 0.75d d) 0.95d 21 / 50 21. Dismantle means a) Same as dismantle b) Breaking up the structure c) Breaking up the structure with care d) All of the above 22 / 50 22. The discharge through a V-notch weir is directly proportional to: a) the bed slope of the channel upstream b) the depth of flow c) the top width of the notch d) the angle of the notch and the depth of the flow 23 / 50 23. Pressure relief valve is provided in the water main a) to reduce the pressure b) upstream of the sluice c) at the low point d) all of the above 24 / 50 24. Critical path: a) Is the shortest path b) Is the bad path c) Has the maximum slack d) Has the minimum slack 25 / 50 25. In the case of vortex flow, the level of water at the center is a) higher than circumference b) lower than circumference c) same as circumference d) all of the above 26 / 50 26. The location of the contour gradient for a highway is best set out from a) ridge down the hill b) saddle down the hill c) bottom to the ridge d) bottom to the saddle 27 / 50 27. The design discharge for the combined system shall be taken equal to: a) rainfall b) rainfall + dry weather flow c) rainfall + 2× dry weather flow d) rainfall + 4× dry weather flow 28 / 50 28. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following a) Channelization of pavement is caused by the constant use of tri-cycle gears of the aircraft b) Blast pads are used over cohesionless soils to resist erosion due to the tremendous speed of the jet blast c) Over-run areas of at least 300 m length on either side of the runway are provided d) None of the above 29 / 50 29. For the same soil, an increase in compaction effort a) Does not affect OMC b) Increases OMC c) Decreases OMC d) Decreases more dry density 30 / 50 30. The shape of the lined canal recommended by ISI is a) triangular b) rectangular c) parabolic d) trapezoidal 31 / 50 31. Freehand sketch is normally used for: a) Concept b) Final c) Discussion d) None of the above 32 / 50 32. Maximum bending moment occurs at the center if the simply supported beam is subjected to a) point load of center b) uniformly distributed load throughout the span c) triangular load with maximum intensity at the center d) all of the above 33 / 50 33. Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal was established in a) 1997 b) 1998 c) 1999 d) 2000 34 / 50 34. A cantilever beam is one which is: a) Fixed at both ends b) Fixed at one end and free at other end c) Supported at its ends d) Supported on more than two supports 35 / 50 35. Critical path network helps the engineer to: a) Concentrate his attention on critical activities b) Divert the different resources from non-critical activities to critical activities c) Be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities d) All of the above 36 / 50 36. *Spalling hammer is used for a) rough dressing of stones b) quarrying of stones c) carving of stones d) priming needle 37 / 50 37. Hatching line is a line which makes an angle of 45° with: a) Horizontal b) Vertical c) Main line of the section d) All of the above 38 / 50 38. *The magnitude of a shear force at a distance of L/4 from either end of a simply supported beam with load P applied at midspan is equal to: a) P b) P/2 c) P/4 d) P/8 39 / 50 39. The shear strength of cohesive soil is equal to a) C = q/2 b) C = 0.5 q tanΦ c) C = q d) C = q tan Φ 40 / 50 40. *What affects the quantity of mass of a fluid? a) acceleration due to gravity b) distance from the center of the earth c) elevation of the body d) none of the above 41 / 50 41. Which type of vibrator is generally used in concrete work a) screen b) needle c) none d) surface 42 / 50 42. *Error due to imperfect adjustment of plate level is termed as a) personal error b) instrumental error c) natural error d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. *Fall is provided in the canal of a) ridge b) valley c) contour d) inundation 44 / 50 44. The weakness in bar charts is: a) The various activities are interdependent b) Uncertainty in duration for various activities c) The sequence of activities is not very clear d) All of the above 45 / 50 45. The aggregate containing moisture in pores and having its surface dry is known as: a) moist aggregates b) very dry aggregates c) dry aggregates d) saturated surface dry aggregate 46 / 50 46. Maximum daily traffic capacity of bituminous pavement is a) 500 tones per day b) 1000 tones per day c) 1400 tones per day d) 2000 tones per day 47 / 50 47. The pressure less than atmospheric pressure is known as a) suction pressure b) vacuum pressure c) negative pressure d) all of the above 48 / 50 48. Which of the following international associations is the one that represents an authority for aviation? a) CAAN b) ICAO c) ICAN d) DOCA 49 / 50 49. The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3 mm in diameter is known as a) Shrinkage limit b) Plastic limit c) Liquid limit d) Consistency limit 50 / 50 50. Estimate is a) the actual cost of construction of a structure b) the probable cost arrived at before the commencement of the structure c) a random guess of the cost of the structure d) none of the above Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy The Complete Civil Engineering MCQ PDF for Offline Study