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. The ICAO has two governing bodies named a) Parliament & Association b) Council & Parliament c) Assembly & Council d) Association & Assembly 2 / 50 2. The standard mean sea-level temperature is assumed as the temperature gradient equal to 6.5°C per 1000m rise in elevation a) 10°C b) 15°C c) 20°C d) 30°C 3 / 50 3. The design thickness of the pavement is decided on the load carried by a) Main gears b) Nose wheel c) Tail wheel d) All of the above 4 / 50 4. The minimum depth of the foundation on clayey soil is: a) 60cm b) 90cm c) 120cm d) 150cm 5 / 50 5. If the floor height of a building is 2.70 m and the riser is 15 cm, then calculate the number of tread required: a) 16 b) 17 c) 18 d) 19 6 / 50 6. The vertical member fixed between steps and handrail is known as: a) String b) Baluster c) Soffit d) Scotia 7 / 50 7. The black cotton soil: a) undergoes volumetric changes b) swells excessively when wet c) shrinks excessively when dry d) all of the above 8 / 50 8. The salient feature of functional organization is: a) Strict adherence to specifications b) Separation of planning and deficiency c) Each individual maintains a functional design part d) All of the above 9 / 50 9. Mobilization advance up to 10% of the cost of work is given to a contractor: a) On commencement of work at the site for payment of a loan taken by him b) For the purchase of construction materials c) For the payment of advances to labor and staff d) For all activities required to start the work at the site 10 / 50 10. The minimum number of critical paths in a network should be: a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 11 / 50 11. The physical classification divides the rocks into a) calcareous, argillaceous, and silicious b) organic, semi-organic, and inorganic c) igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic d) stratified, unstratified, and foliated 12 / 50 12. *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 13 / 50 13. The percentage of silica in good brick earth lies between a) 10-20% b) 20-40% c) 50-60% d) none of the above 14 / 50 14. Identify the process responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks a) solidification of molten mass of silicates below or at the surface of earth b) changes in texture or mineral composition or both of igneous and sedimentary rocks due to high temperature and heavy pressure c) deposited layers of sand and silt subjected to enormous overburden pressures over geological times d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. Mechanical lines are types of: a) Mechanic drawing b) Line drawn with free hand c) Line drawn with drawing equipment d) None of the above 16 / 50 16. Circle and arcs of circles are drawn by means of a: a) Lengthening bar b) Divider c) Compass d) T-square 17 / 50 17. The purpose of making the drawing board with seasoned softwood: a) Easy to carry b) For fixing of drawing paper with the help of drawing pin c) To match with T-square d) All of the above 18 / 50 18. In the case of unsewered areas, an additional provision for a septic tank is usually a) 1% of the building cost b) 3 to 4% of the building cost c) 10% of the building cost d) 12 to 15% of the building cost 19 / 50 19. In detailed measurement, the sequence of dimensions is written: a) L x B x H b) B x H x L c) H x L x B d) B x L x H 20 / 50 20. Demolition means a) Same as dismantle b) Breaking up the structure c) Breaking up the structure with care d) None of the above 21 / 50 21. The first stage of deciding the alignment of a hill road is a) reconnaissance b) preliminary survey c) trace cut d) detailed survey 22 / 50 22. The width of roads that can be lighted by mounting street lights on one side of the road is a) 10 m b) 20 m c) 25 m d) 30 m 23 / 50 23. Higher values of super elevation are highly undesirable to a) fast-moving vehicles b) slow-moving vehicles c) mixed traffic d) non-snow falling areas 24 / 50 24. *An independent mass of a fluid does not possess a) elevation energy b) kinetic energy c) pressure energy d) none of the above 25 / 50 25. Water hammer is a phenomenon that occurs a) when pressure increases sudden closure of the valve b) when pressure decreases sudden opening of the valve c) due to the elastic material of the pipe d) due to the incompressible nature of the fluid 26 / 50 26. If fluid or flow parameters at any given instant remain the same at every point in space, it is called: a) steady flow b) laminar flow c) uniform flow d) rotational flow 27 / 50 27. *Total energy line (T.E.L) represents the sum of a) pressure head and kinetic head b) kinetic head and datum head c) pressure head and datum head d) pressure head, kinetic head, and datum head 28 / 50 28. *The maximum velocity in a circular channel of diameter D occurs when the depth of flow is a) 3.50 D b) 0.73 D c) 0.81 D d) 0.90 D 29 / 50 29. A regulator provided with under sluices for the escape of washout of the heavily sand-laden bottom water of a channel is known as a) silt regulator b) silt extractor c) silt ejector d) all of the above 30 / 50 30. The types of reservoirs in which water control devices are not provided are known as: a) retarding reservoir b) detention reservoir c) both (a) and (b) d) none of the above 31 / 50 31. *Maximum deflection of a simply supported beam subjected to concentrated load (w) at the mid-point is a) wL^3 / 8EI b) wL^3 / 48EI c) 5wL^3 / 48EI d) none of the above 32 / 50 32. An orthotropic material has a) inelastic properties b) non-homogeneous properties c) the same properties in an orthogonal direction d) different properties in three perpendicular directions 33 / 50 33. The moment of inertia of an area will be least with respect to a) central axis b) horizontal axis c) vertical axis d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. *The rate of change of shear force is called a) bending moment b) slope c) deflection d) intensity of load 35 / 50 35. What is strain energy? a) stress x strain b) volume x stress x strain c) energy that is spent for straining a body d) energy stored in a body because of being strained 36 / 50 36. The angle of internal friction for cohesive soils is equal to: a) Zero b) 30° c) 45° d) 15° 37 / 50 37. Pile foundations are enormously used in: a) Bridge foundations b) Machine foundations c) Tall buildings d) Towers 38 / 50 38. The critical exit gradient of the seepage of water in soils is a) Directly proportional to the void ratio b) Increases with a decrease in void ratio c) Increases with a decrease in specific gravity d) Inversely proportional to the specific gravity 39 / 50 39. The minimum depth of the building foundation in: a) Sandy soil is 80 cm to 100 cm b) Clay soils is 90 cm to 160 cm c) Rocky soils is 5 cm to 50 cm d) All of the above 40 / 50 40. Cohesion of soil may a) Not be affected due to the moisture content b) Increases as the moisture content increases c) Decreases as the moisture content decreases d) More in well-compacted solids 41 / 50 41. A rigid frame is a structure composed of members which are connected by a) a single rivet b) rigid joints c) simple bearing d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. The moment of resistance of an under-reinforced section is computed on the basis of a) compressive force developed in concrete b) tensile force developed in steel c) both of the above d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. The radius of bar bend to form a hook should not be less than a) twice the diameter b) thrice the diameter c) four times the diameter d) five times the diameter 44 / 50 44. *Due to the curvature of the earth, objects look a) higher than they really are b) lower than they really are c) at their real height d) all of the above 45 / 50 45. The difference between the sum of the measured angles and the theoretical sum of the angles of a closed traverse is called the a) angular closing error b) closing error in bearing c) relative closing error d) all of the above 46 / 50 46. Tacheometry is best suited a) where chaining is impossible b) for populous areas c) in broken grounds d) for extremely accurate survey 47 / 50 47. Gastrointestinal irritation is produced because of excess of the following in water a) chlorides b) sulphates c) nitrates d) phosphates 48 / 50 48. The color of septic sewage is: a) grey b) black c) white d) blue 49 / 50 49. The pressure at the inlet and outlet in a break pressure tank is a) zero and 1 m b) 1 m and zero c) zero and zero d) 1 m and 1 m 50 / 50 50. The open channels supported above the ground over trestles are called a) tunnel b) aqueduct c) flume d) conduit Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. 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