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. Pick up the correct statement from the following a) The speed of the aircraft relative to the ground is called cruising speed b) The speed of the aircraft relative to wind is called airspeed c) When the wind is blowing in the direction of the flight, airspeed is more than cruising speed d) All of the above 2 / 50 2. Holding line marking is provided in a) Runway b) Taxiway c) Shoulder d) Threshold 3 / 50 3. The meteorological condition that influences the size and location of an airport is a) Air density b) Topographic plan c) Reduced level d) All of the above 4 / 50 4. The main purpose of a cavity wall is: a) sound insulation b) damp proofing c) heat insulation d) cost saving 5 / 50 5. The course of stone placed immediately below the cornice along the face of the wall is: a) frieze b) corbel c) arrise d) cornice 6 / 50 6. The addition of pozzolana to cement causes: a) Increased curing time b) Less heat of hydrogen c) Reduced permeability d) All of the above 7 / 50 7. For the construction of thin R.C.C. structures, the type of cement to be avoided is: a) Ordinary Portland cement b) Rapid hardening cement c) Low heat cement d) Blast furnace slag cement 8 / 50 8. The figure indicates: a) An event b) Activity c) Burst d) Merge 9 / 50 9. The 1st stage of construction is: a) Initiation of proposal b) Allotment of fund c) Preparation of tender d) Acceptance of tender and agreements 10 / 50 10. Negative float can occur when it is: a) Sub-critical activity b) Critical activity c) Super-critical activity d) Normal activity 11 / 50 11. *The timber whose thickness is less than 5 cm and width exceeds 12 cm is called a a) board b) plank c) batten d) log 12 / 50 12. Which one of the following does not belong to exogenous trees? a) coconut b) teak c) shisham d) sal 13 / 50 13. The seven-day compressive strength of good Portland cement, as obtained from the compressive test on cement-sand mortar cubes, should not be less than a) 125 kg/cm^2 b) 150 kg/cm^2 c) 175 kg/cm^2 d) 200 kg/cm^2 14 / 50 14. *In stone masonry, the stones are placed in a position such that the natural bedding plane is a) normal to the direction of pressure they carry b) parallel to the direction of pressure they carry c) at 45┬░ to the direction of pressure they carry d) at 60┬░ to the direction of pressure they carry 15 / 50 15. During drawing a drawing, we start from: a) Top to bottom of drawing paper b) Bottom to top of drawing paper c) Left to right of drawing paper d) Both (a) and (c) of the above 16 / 50 16. Pencil of...... grade sharpened in the form of...... is used for sketching. a) Soft & conical point b) Low and conical point c) Hard & conical point d) Chisel & conical point 17 / 50 17. For dimensioning and lettering, normally following pencils are used. a) H & HB b) 2H & HB c) H & 2HB d) 2H & 2HB 18 / 50 18. The number of corrugations in a galvanized corrugated sheet is usually a) 6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12 19 / 50 19. For electric wiring such as a fan, light, plug, etc., the estimate is made in terms of a) type of point b) number of points c) total load at the main in kW d) total length of wiring in meters 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. The breaking up of the road surface layer through cracking into some irregular-shaped areas is called a) creeping b) crazing c) tearing d) cracking 22 / 50 22. If the coefficient of lateral friction is constant, then the value of required super elevation increases with a) increase in both speed and radius of curve b) decrease in speed and with an increase in the radius of the curve c) increase in speed and with a decrease in the radius of the curve d) None of the above 23 / 50 23. The distance traveled by a moving vehicle during perception and brake reaction time is known as a) lag distance b) braking distance c) sight distance d) stopping distance 24 / 50 24. Specific energy of a flowing fluid per unit weight is equal to a) (v^2/2g) + h b) (h^2/2g) + v c) (v^2/2h) + g d) (v^2/3g) + h 25 / 50 25. *Back water curve is caused if there is a a) friction head loss is more than the bed slope b) obstruction due to weir in the channel c) there is an increase in width of the channel d) none of the above 26 / 50 26. *If the velocity, pressure, density, etc., change at a point with respect to time, the flow is called a) uniform b) compressible c) unsteady d) incompressible 27 / 50 27. The head of water representing in the case of HGL line is known as a) static head b) residual head c) pressure head d) all of the above 28 / 50 28. According to Lacey's regime theory, a channel is said to be in its regime when it satisfies the condition a) discharge is constant b) silt grade and silt charge are constant c) the channel is flowing in incoherent unlimited alluvial soil of the same nature as that transported d) all of the above 29 / 50 29. *The dead storage in a reservoir is provided to a) accumulate the soil trapped in the reservoir b) mitigate the flood c) increase the useful life period d) all of the above 30 / 50 30. The angle between the head regulator and the water, for smooth entry of water into a canal, is generally kept at a) 60° b) 90° c) 100° d) 110° 31 / 50 31. Centrifugal force acts away from the center of the path while centripetal force a) does not act b) away from the center of the path c) towards the center of the path d) all of the above 32 / 50 32. How does Young's Modulus vary with an increase in temperature? a) will increase b) will not be affected c) will decrease d) impossible to predict 33 / 50 33. The ratio of moment of inertia of a square section to that of a circular section for a given depth is given by a) <1 b) >1 c) 1 d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. The property of material by which it can be drawn, due to tension, to a smaller section, is called a) plasticity b) ductility c) elasticity d) malleability 35 / 50 35. 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 36 / 50 36. Consolidation theory was enunciated by a) Rankine b) Westergaard c) Skempton d) Terzaghi 37 / 50 37. The types of soil, which contain particles of almost the same size a) Uniform soil b) Uniformly graded soil c) Skip-graded soil d) Gap-graded soil 38 / 50 38. *Earth pressure acting at a height of ..... in case of inclined surcharge is: a) h/2 from the base of the wall b) h/3 from the base of the wall c) h/4 from the base of the wall d) h/5 from the base of the wall 39 / 50 39. * For a properly designed footing, the bearing stress must be less than the bearing capacity, which is the bearing stress that causes a ......... failure within the foundation soil. a) Tensile b) Expected c) Unexpected d) Shear 40 / 50 40. The curve A, B, and C shown in fig below are respectively the stress-strain curves for stress of a) Dense sand, clay, and loose sand b) Dense sand, loose sand, and clay c) Loose sand, dense sand, and clay d) Clay, loose sand, and dense sand 41 / 50 41. In a doubly reinforced beam, the maximum shear stress occurs a) along the centroid b) along the natural axis c) on planes between the neutral axis and the tensile reinforcement d) on planes between the neutral axis and the compressive reinforcement 42 / 50 42. According to the steel beam theory of doubly reinforced beams a) tension is resisted by tension steel b) compression is resisted by compression steel c) stress in tension steel equals the stress in compression steel d) all of the above 43 / 50 43. The minimum lap length at the splice of compression reinforcement in RCC a) 24 times the diameter of the bar or lap length b) 30 times the diameter of the bar or lap length c) 48 times the diameter of the bar or lap length d) 30 times the diameter of the bar or twice the development length 44 / 50 44. "A curve of varying radius introduced between two branches of a compound curve is called a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) reverse curve 45 / 50 45. *Accuracy of 'fix' by two-point problem is a) bad b) good c) not reliable d) unique 46 / 50 46. A poor fix of the table is: a) when the station is within the great triangle b) when the station is near the great circle c) when the angle subtended is small d) all of the above 47 / 50 47. Sewer has to bear: a) internal pressure of sewage b) temperature stresses c) forces due to external loads d) all of the above 48 / 50 48. The pattern of sanitation most suitable for a sloppy area is: a) zone pattern b) fan pattern c) radial pattern d) perpendicular pattern 49 / 50 49. The sewer meant to carry excess discharge from an existing sewer is called: a) main sewer b) trunk sewer c) outfall sewer d) relief sewer 50 / 50 50. To determine the velocity of flow of underground water, the most commonly used non-empirical formula is a) Darcy's formula b) Slitcher's formula c) Hazen's formula d) Lacy's formula Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score isShare your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook 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