Civil Engineering Online Exam

1. Pick up the correct statement from the following

2. To cope up with the high temperature of 196°C, the taxiways and aprons are constructed with

3. The lift-off distance along the center of the runway between the starting point and

4. Water-cement ratio by weight is:

5. The bulk density of an aggregate does not depend upon:

6. If the average compressive strength is 4000kg/cm2 and standard deviation is 500, the coefficient of variation is:

7. The roof suitable in high mountainous regions is:

8. Who is responsible for accidents occurring at the site?

9. At an event other than the final event, if no activity emerges, it results in an error called:

10. PERT is:

11. The preparation of the surface of stones to obtain plain edges or to obtain stone of the required shape and size is known as

12. *The over ground continuous kiln is

13. A thin pourable suspension of slaked lime in water is known as

14. The most economical methods of sawing wood is

15. Perspective projection is used to represent:

16. The given symbol indicates:

17. The polyhedra having a plane figure for its base and an equal number of isosceles triangular faces meeting at a point is called a:

18. Bill of quantities is prepared based on:

19. The amount of money deposited along with the submission of tender is known as

20. The technique of finding the fair price of an existing building or property is known as

21. Higher values of super elevation are highly undesirable to

22. The highest overall speed at which a driver can travel under prevailing conditions without exceeding the safe design speed is known as the:

23. Longitudinal joints in concrete roads are provided if the width exceeds

24. The pressure less than atmospheric pressure is known as

25. Hooke's law for solids is analogous to

26. *The types of instrument used to measure low pressure with accuracy is

27. The ratio of the percentage error in the discharge and the percentage error in the measurement of head over a rectangular notch is

28. As compared to a gravity dam, earthen dams

29. For economical design of a gravity dam, the shear friction factor should be

30. *If the irrigation canal and drain are at the same level, the cross drainage work is achieved by providing

31. *A diagram that shows the variation of axial force

32. The method of increasing fatigue resistance by overstressing the metal by successively increasing the loading is known as

33. *Hooke's law holds good up to:

34. A beam fixed at both ends with a central load W in the middle will have zero bending moment

35. *A member which does not regain its original shape after the load producing deformation is removed, is said to be:

36. Terzaghi's analysis assumes:

37. The ultimate B.C. of a soil can be defined as:

38. If the resultant force at the bottom of the retaining wall lies outside the middle third, the failure will be due to:

39. A grillage foundation is used under:

40. Specific gravity of solid particles is determined in a laboratory with:

41. In R.B. slab, the permissible compressive stress in bricks is generally taken as

42. Which of the following statements is correct? As the area of steel increases

43. An under-reinforced section means

44. A building is an obstacle to

45. An anallatic lens is provided in a tacheometer to measure the horizontal distance.

46. *The correction for refraction is given by

47. The highest non-scouring velocity in a sewer may be allowed in:

48. Traddle pump is operated by

49. Following material is used during drilling to prevent caving

50. The distribution mains in a water supply system are designed for