Civil Engineering Online Exam

1. Beaufort scale used for measuring the strength of the wind is indicated by 13 numerals. They are...

2. The mode of transport which can't be used in foggy weather is

3. Pick up the correct statement from the following

4. Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because of its:

5. Density of concrete:

6. In brick masonry, lintels are preferred to arches because arches:

7. Which one of the following is not a source of dampness in walls and floors:

8. The upper portion of horizontal bars in a bar chart indicates:

9. The dual-role event is:

10. Critical path:

11. Based on its dry weight, a freshly felled tree may contain water

12. Which one is correct?

13. *The main constituent, which is mainly responsible for hydraulicity is

14. *In one day, the height of brick masonry construction should generally not exceed

15. Which type of line is a part of dimension?

16. The most important material for drawing is:

17. The locus of points for which the sum of the distance from each point to two fixed points is equal is called:

18. As per norms prepared by the ministry of transport & works, one porter can carry a weight of

19. Rate analysis prepared by the ministry of transport and work includes

20. Liquidated damage is directly related to

21. In the geometric design of highways, the most controlling features are:

22. The vehicle having the lowest equivalent p.c.u. is

23. The breaking up of the road surface layer through cracking into some irregular-shaped areas is called

24. *If a pitot tube is placed with its nose facing sideways, the liquid

25. *Rotameter is used for measuring

26. *Orifice-meter is used to measure:

27. A substance which deforms continuously under the action of shear stress is called

28. When the reservoir is full, the maximum compressive force in a gravity dam is produced

29. According to Khosla's theory, the undermining of the floor starts from the

30. In a chute spillway, the flow is generally:

31. In the case of a simply supported beam subjected to UDL, the maximum shear force occurs at a point

32. Permanent set is

33. *A member which does not regain its original shape after the load producing deformation is removed, is said to be:

34. *Load required to produce unit deflection is called

35. *The phenomenon of decreased resistance of material due to the reversal of stress is called

36. The factor of safety of embankments shall be:

37. The bulk density of soil can be defined as

38. If the resultant force at the bottom of the retaining wall lies outside the middle third, the failure will be due to:

39. A clay deposit that is not fully consolidated under the existing overburden pressure is known as

40. The base width of the retaining wall is B. What is the maximum permissible eccentricity if the wall should not fail in tension?

41. The thickened part of a flat slab over its supporting column is technically known as

42. In the analysis of a doubly reinforced beam, the assumption made is

43. High increase in temperature......the strength of concrete.

44. The error eliminated by taking the mean of both face observations is

45. "Fiducial edge" is the working edge of

46. The angle that can be set by a French cross-staff is

47. A 1 m cast iron pipe carries a discharge of 0.785 cum/sec, the velocity of flow will be

48. When more than two sewers join in a manhole:

49. When the fall in elevation is greater than 60cm, the manhole provided is called:

50. The sewage in an inverted siphon will flow under what condition?