Civil Engineering Online Exam

1. Beaufort scale measures the velocity (km/h) of the wind at a height of

2. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

3. The capacity of an airport depends upon:

4. The W/C ratio of ferrocement should be......than normal concrete:

5. The ratio of the number of vertical joints in the header course to that of the stretcher course is equal to:

6. The masonry with stone having chisel-dressed on all beds and joints to be true and square giving perfectly vertical & horizontal joint is called:

7. The 9cm x 9cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face is generally known as:

8. The total cost versus time curve of an activity is:

9. Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as:

10. An event is indicated on the network by a number enclosed in:

11. Good quality building stones should not contain soluble salts more than

12. Bloating of bricks is due to

13. *The function of paint is

14. Basalt (TBE-GPI) is a

15. The space between two sentences should be left equal to:

16. 9H pencil is...... than the 7H pencil.

17. In orthographic projection, projector lines are:

18. In which of the following works, the work turned in cu.m per mason per day will be the least?

19. In CGI sheet roofing, the overlap along the length of the sheet should not be less than?

20. The gradual accumulation of amounts by way of annual periodic deposits, which is meant for the replacement of the structure at the end of its useful life period, is known as

21. If a road has to be provided in cutting, then side drains should be

22. The loosening of the top surface of a road by mechanical or other means is called

23. The maximum super-elevation on hill roads should not exceed:

24. The pressure difference between inside and outside of a droplet of water is given by (Where σ is surface tension and d is the diameter of the droplet.)

25. *Hydraulic gradient line (except siphon)

26. *The difference between the total energy line and the hydraulic gradient line 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. A counter berm is

29. The uplift pressure acting on a dam is controlled by

30. A groyne with a curved head is known as

31. A body having similar properties throughout

32. In a fixed beam, the points of contraflexure,

33. The maximum number of transverse shear forces possible at one end of an element of a plane truss are

34. *A simply supported beam as shown in the fig. carries 10 t of load. What will be the reaction at point B ?

35. Which of the following gives Modulus of Rigidity

36. The bottom plug in well foundation is used:

37. The structure that derives its stability due to self-weight is:

38. Which of the following soils has the largest permeability?

39. Cohesive soils are generally/normally

40. The angle between the maximum shear stress plane and the horizontal plane is equal to

41. An RCC element, 1 m deep and 0.5 m wide will require minimum reinforcement @ 1% of the gross sectional area, what will be the area of reinforcing bars?

42. Shrinkage in concrete increases its

43. The limits of the percentage of the longitudinal reinforcement in a column are given by

44. *Accuracy of 'fix' by two-point problem is

45. If the bearing of AB is N 30° W and the bearing of BC is N 40° E, then find the angle < ABC

46. A 20 cm theodolite means

47. Shrouding is the process of filling gravel, bajri, etc., in

48. Aqueducts are generally not designed in

49. If Q is discharge in cubic meters per second and D is the economical diameter of the pipe, then according to Lea

50. A manhole is generally provided at each: