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. Performance security is necessary: a) After contract agreement to a successful bidder b) Before bid opening to all bidders c) During bid opening to all bidders d) Before contract agreement to successful bidders 2 / 50 2. Who coined the term Soil Mechanics? a) Terzaghi b) Cassagrande c) Newmark d) Rankine 3 / 50 3. Calculate the super elevation for the cross-section of the road as shown below a) 1/15 b) 1/20 c) 1/25 d) 1/30 4 / 50 4. *Galvanizing means a) depositing a fine film of zinc on iron or steel by dipping in molten zinc b) depositing a fine film of tin on iron or steel by dipping in molten tin c) depositing a fine film of lead on iron or steel by dipping in molten iron d) none of the above 5 / 50 5. Railway projects are treated as: a) Light construction b) Heavy construction c) Industrial construction d) None of the above 6 / 50 6. Bull nose bricks are not used in a) walls b) rounding off sharp corners c) arches d) pillars 7 / 50 7. The number of reaction components at a hinge on rollers support is a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 8 / 50 8. Which is in the correct order? a) house s.-Lateral s.-Branch s.-Sub-main s.-Main (Trunk)-outfall sewer b) house s.-Lateral s.-Branch s.-Sub-main s.-Outfall s.-Main (Trunk) sewer c) main (Trunk)-Outfall s.-House s.-Lateral s.-Branch s.-Sub-main sewer d) lateral s.-Branch s.-Sub-main s.-Main (Trunk)-Outfall s-House sewer 9 / 50 9. Physical weathering occurs due to a) Temperature changes b) Wedging action of ice c) Spreading of roots of plants d) All of the above 10 / 50 10. The multiplying constant of a tacheometer is a) f/d b) f/I c) f(i+d) d) none of the above 11 / 50 11. "A right-angled sleeve (valve) connected in the water main through which water is tapped for domestic supply is called: a) service pipe b) goose neck c) ferrule d) stop tap 12 / 50 12. The factor of safety of slopes is defined as: a) FS= Total stress / Effective stress b) FS= Shear strength / Shear stress c) FS= Overturning moment / Resisting moment d) FS= Shear stress / Normal stress 13 / 50 13. The techniques for free-hand sketch to drawing a circle is: a) Fixing a fixed point and arc b) Fixing the perimeter c) Fixing the radius only d) None of the above 14 / 50 14. An under-reinforced section means a) steel is provided at the underside only b) steel provided is insufficient c) steel provided on one face only d) steel will yield first 15 / 50 15. The property of fresh concrete, in which while placing and compaction is known as a) bleeding b) creep c) segregation d) shrinkage 16 / 50 16. The final operation of finishing floors is known as: a) Floating b) Screeding c) Troweling d) None of the above 17 / 50 17. The wall constructed on the side of the hill slope to resist the pressure of earth filling and traffic load of the road is known as a) breast wall b) retaining wall c) parapet wall d) dwarf wall 18 / 50 18. *The rate of flow through a V-notch varies as: a) H b) H<sup>1/2</sup> c) H<sup>3/2</sup> d) H<sup>5/2</sup> 19 / 50 19. A counter berm is a) a horizontal benching provided on the outer slope b) a vertical benching provided on the outer edge of the bank c) a horizontal benching provided on the inside slope d) a vertical benching provided on the inner edge of the bank 20 / 50 20. Intensity of irrigation is a) is the percentage of culturable commanded area proposed to be irrigated annually b) is always more than 100% c) is the percentage that could be ideally irrigated d) all of the above 21 / 50 21. *When water is added to cement, the cement hydrates, and chemical reactions take place while cement is setting, an increase in temperature occurs, and a considerable quantity of heat is generated. This phenomenon is called a) heating of cement b) hydration of cement c) watering of cement d) none of the above 22 / 50 22. The value shown in the account book after allowing necessary depreciation is known as a) Salvage value b) Book value c) Market value d) Rateable value 23 / 50 23. The maximum pressure which the pipe can withstand without any leakage during the hydrostatic pressure test is called a) working pressure b) test pressure c) design pressure d) none of the above 24 / 50 24. *The unit failure stress is taken as : a) rupture stress b) ultimate stress c) failure stress d) fracture stress 25 / 50 25. The cheapest mode of transport is a) air b) water c) railway d) roadway 26 / 50 26. Plasticity index is obtained as the difference between a) Liquid limit and shrinkage limit b) Shrinkage limit and plastic limit c) Liquid limit and plastic limit d) None of the above 27 / 50 27. The length of the perpendicular offset from a tangent to the junction of a transition curve and circular curve is equal to a) shift b) 2 x shift c) 3 x shift d) 4 x shift 28 / 50 28. While designing an air-entrained concrete: a) Water-cement ratio is reduced b) Proportion of aggregates is reduced c) An allowance for the entrained air is made d) All of the above 29 / 50 29. *The discharge through a trapezoidal channel is maximum when a) m = d b) m = 2d c) m = 3d d) m = d/2 30 / 50 30. The angle between the longitudinal axis of the fuselage and the horizontal axis is called a) Horizontal angle b) Vertical angle c) Pitch angle d) All of the above 31 / 50 31. *The process by which unculturable soil made culturable is known as a) reclamation b) leaching c) efflorescence d) salinity 32 / 50 32. The space between two sentences should be left equal to: a) Height of the letter b) Twice the height of the letter c) 1.5 times the height of the letter d) None of the above 33 / 50 33. End lap provided in asbestos cements is equal to a) 5 cm b) 10 cm c) 15 cm d) 25 cm 34 / 50 34. Find the maximum SF induced in S.S beam if the beam is subjected to a point load of 4 KN at the center of the beam and the span of the beam is 4 m a) 1 KN b) 2 KN c) 4 KN d) 8 KN-m 35 / 50 35. *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 36 / 50 36. Concrete gains strength due to: a) chemical reaction of cement with sand and coarse aggregate b) hydration of cement c) evaporation of water from concrete d) all of the above 37 / 50 37. Shear reinforcement in an RCC beam is used for a) bending moment b) shear force c) moment of resistance d) none of the above 38 / 50 38. Super elevation provided from the center of the road to the outer edge is known as a) cambering b) peaking c) hampering d) tempering 39 / 50 39. In PERT analysis, the actual performance of the task is known as: a) Activity b) Event c) Task d) Work 40 / 50 40. *The main assumption of Bernoulli's equation is a) the velocity of energy of liquid particles across any cross-section of a pipe is uniform b) no external force except gravity acts on the liquid c) there is no loss of energy of the liquid while flowing d) all of the above 41 / 50 41. The meteorological condition that influences the size and location of an airport is a) Atmospheric pressure b) Reduced level c) Direction of wind d) All of the above 42 / 50 42. *The process of adding water to lime to convert it into hydrated lime is known as a) hydration b) slaking c) calcination d) watering 43 / 50 43. Cubic parabola is a type of a) transition curve b) vertical curve c) compound curve d) simple curve 44 / 50 44. *Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is: a) Less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure b) Greater than active earth pressure but lesser than passive earth pressure c) Greater than both active and passive earth pressure d) Lesser than both active and passive earth pressure 45 / 50 45. The main purpose of as-built drawing is: a) Maintenance of service work b) Dimensioning c) Profession d) To award a tender 46 / 50 46. Centre line method is specially adopted for estimating... Buildings. a) circular buildings b) hexagonal buildings c) octagonal buildings d) all of the above 47 / 50 47. The inner section of a cavity wall is generally known as: a) buttress b) leaf wall c) pilaster d) pillar 48 / 50 48. The rate of change of shear force is called a) BM b) point load c) intensity of load d) slope 49 / 50 49. The per capita consumption of a locality will be more when a) good-quality water is supplied b) during summer months c) distribution pressure is increased d) all of the above 50 / 50 50. An intensifier is used to increase a) pressure b) temperature c) energy d) none of the above Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 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