Civil Engineering Online Exam

1. Apron is used for loading/unloading of passengers while taxiway is

2. The standard length of the runway of an airport is 3000 m and actual RL is 600 m. Find the design length of the runway

3. Classification of Airport by ICAO is based on

4. The fineness of cement is tested by:

5. The part of a brick cut from a whole brick to maintain the bond in such a way that its one long face remains uncut is known as:

6. The minimum column size as per National Building Code of Nepal is:

7. The slenderness ratio for masonry walls should not be more:

8. The figure indicates:

9. It means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, anything of value to influence improperly the actions of another party:

10. Critical path:

11. In quick-setting cement the compound added is

12. The pozzolana Portland cement gains strength

13. During burning of dried bricks, the sequence of chemical changes that take place, is as under

14. A dry powder obtained on treating quick lime with just enough water to satisfy its chemical affinity for water under the condition of its hydration is called

15. To prevent warping of the board,......are cleated at its back:

16. The diameter of the semi-circle is called:

17. The edge of the board on which T-square is made to slide is called:

18. Specification is the

19. Due to a change in the price level, a revised estimate is prepared if the sanctioned estimate exceeds:

20. The tender is:

21. Sub-surface drainage of a road means removal of rainwater from

22. The main element for providing effective drainage in the case of the road is

23. The drawback of rigid pavement is that

24. Mass density of liquid (p) is given by

25. In an inclined position, a venturimeter records

26. The capillary rise or fall of the liquid is given by

27. Liquids

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

29. The discharge capacity of the undersluice is

30. The minimum size of the stone that will remain at rest in a channel of longitudinal slope, S, and hydraulic mean depth, R, is given by

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

32. A brittle material has

33. The point of contraflexure occurs in a beam

34. Which of the following gives Modulus of Rigidity

35. In a simply supported beam with span, L subjected to a point load, W at the center. Find the maximum bending moment induced in the beam

36. The thickness of adsorbed layers of soil is measured in

37. Consolidation is a process involving

38. The assumption of Rankine's theory of earth pressure is:

39. The rise of the water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing:

40. Particle size range is measured by

41. The long column takes a lesser load as compared to a short column due to

42. The approximate ratio of the direct tensile strength to flexural strength is

43. If the corners of a two-way slab are held down firmly

44. The purpose of triangulation in a chain survey is

45. Open cross-staff is commonly used for setting out

46. The method of offset laying involving minimum measurement on the ground is

47. The bacteria which require free oxygen for their survival are called:

48. Turbidity for domestic water is undesirable because it

49. Water horsepower of a pump is given by

50. An aquiclude is