Civil Engineering Online Exam

1. The drains constructed on the up slope of hillsides are known as

2. The D.P.C. is provided for efficiency, at:

3. *The lime suitable for making mortar is

4. Any arbitrarily assumed level line from which vertical distances are measured is known as

5. *The oily liquid in which base and pigment are dissolved to form a paint is called

6. Waterlogging may result from

7. Depth of shallow tube well shall not be more than (considering economic point)

8. *The term v^2/2g is known as

9. Which of the following is not an essential part of the general specification of public works?

10. The angle between two horizontal lines is:

11. In Chezy's formula v=c√ms for calculating the velocity of flow in a circular sewer, the Chezy's constant c depends upon:

12. Bench marks are fixed by

13. If s is the focal length of Kozeny's parabola and k is the coefficient of permeability, the seepage flow rate per unit length of the dam is given as

14. The salient feature of functional organization is:

15. Excess concentration of magnesium salts in water causes

16. The change of moisture content of soils changes

17. Strain energy of a member may be defined as work done on it

18. The weight of 10 mm diameter mild steel rod per meter length is equal to

19. Consolidation is a process involving

20. For a long pipe, the head loss

21. The phenomenon of slow growth of strain under steady tensile stress, i.e., increasing with time, is called

22. Minimum width of stretcher bond, header bond, and single Flemish bond are...... and...... bricks, respectively.

23. The time with which direct cost does not reduce with the increase in time is known as:

24. Soil having more cohesion than sand

25. Increased depth of a beam causes

26. The calcination of pure lime results in

27. The maximum design gradient for the vertical profile of a road is

28. Orthographic projection means:

29. As per our convenience which one is correct with respect to the dimensionless number?

30. The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath is known as:

31. *Mathematically, strain may be defined as

32. The defect in painting caused due to the sliding of one layer of paint over another layer is known as

33. *The actual velocity through an orifice is........... than the theoretical velocity.

34. An event is:

35. The shape of the vertical curve generally used is

36. Picture plane is:

37. The bearing capacity of a soil:

38. Nose hanger is used normally for the accommodation of

39. The purpose of the apron in an aircraft is

40. Stopping sight distance is always

41. *In irrigation canals, the reasons for water losses are

42. Which one is correct if the deflection of a beam is y

43. *The simple bending equation is

44. *Groynes are generally provided

45. The minimum cover in a slab is neither less than the diameter of the bar nor less than

46. The reinforcement is bent at an inclination of angle at the ends of the beam

47. The air is blowing at a speed of 75 knots in the direction of the aircraft flying at a ground speed of 775 knots. The airspeed of the aircraft is

48. Angle of internal friction of silty sand

49. A perched aquifer generally occurs

50. Liquidated damage is directly related to