Civil Engineering Quiz 11

1 / 50

As per IS : 1172-1963, water required per head per day for average domestic purposes, is______?

65 litres

85 litres

135 litres

50 litres

2 / 50

The angle of contact in case of a liquid depends upon___________?

any one of the above

the nature of the liquid and the solid

both of die above

the material which exists above the free surface of the liquid

3 / 50

Dissolved oxygen in streams is_____?

minimum at noon

maximum at midnight

maximum at noon

same throughout the day

4 / 50

The forces acting normally on the cross section of a bar shown in the given figure introduce_____________?

Tensile stress

None of these

Shear stress

Compressive stress

5 / 50

Due to perturbation of the orbit, satellite orbit parameters are frequently updated on measurements carried out by its______________?

Three ground stations

Six ground stations

Five ground stations

Four ground stations

6 / 50

The property of fluid by virtue of which it offers resistance to shear is called___________?

surface tension

cohesion

adhesion

viscosity

7 / 50

The correct relation between theoretical oxygen demand (TOD), Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is given by______?

TOD>BOD>COD

COD>BOD>TOD

TOD>COD>BOD

BOD>COD>TOD

8 / 50

For a simply supported beam of span 15m, the minimum effective depth to satisfy the vertical deflection limits should be_______?

900 mm

more than 1 m

600 mm

750 mm

9 / 50

avoidance of block instruments 4. higher operating cost Of these statements____________?

1 and 4 are correct

2 and 3 are correct

3 and 4 are correct

I and 2 are correct

10 / 50

The monthly demand for ice cans being manufactured by Mr. Camus is 3200 pieces. With a manual operated guillotine, the unit cutting cost is P25.00. An electrically operated hydraulic guillotine was offered to Mr. Camus at a price of P275,000.00 and which cuts by 30% the unit cutting cost. Disregarding the cost of money, how many months will Mr. Camus be able to recover the cost of the machine if he decides to buy now ?

11 months

13 months

12 months

10 months

11 / 50

A short column (30 cm ? 20 cm) carries a load P 1 at 4 cm on one side and another load P2at 8 cm on the other side along a principal section parallel to longer dimension. If the extreme intensity on either side is same, the ratio of P1 to P2 will be________?

5-Aug

3-Feb

8-May

2-Mar

12 / 50

If the expected time for completion of a project is 10 days with a standard deviation of 2 days, the expected time of completion of the project with 99.9% probability is_______?

6 days

10 days

16 days

4 days

13 / 50

If is the rugosity coefficient, is the bed slope of sewer, the velocity of flow in m/sec may be obtained by the formula V = (1/n) r2/3 s1/2 evolved by________?

Kutter

Manning

Bazin

Chezy

14 / 50

The thickness of base slab of a retaining wall generally provided, is_____________?

One fourth of the width of the steam at the bottom

Width of the stem at the bottom

One -third of the width of the stem at the bottom

One half of the width of the stem at the bottom

15 / 50

If nominal shear stress tv exceeds the design shear strength of concrete xc, the nominal shear reinforcement as per IS : 456-1978 shall be provided for carrying a shear stress equal to_________?

Tv + Tc

xv ? TC

16 / 50

What is the type of annuity where the payments are made at the beginning of the each period starting from the first period ?

Ordinary annuity

Perpetuity

Deferred annuity

Annuity due

17 / 50

What is defined as the reduction or fall of the value of an asset due to constant use and passage of time ?

Depreciation

Inflation

Depletion

Deflation

18 / 50

With usual notations the depth of the neutral axis of a balanced section, is given by_____?

t/mc = (d + n)/n

t/mc = (d ? n)/n

mc/t = n/ (d ? n)

mc/t = (d ? n)/n

19 / 50

The reinforced concrete beam which has width 25 cm, lever arm 40 cm, shear force 6t/cm2, safe shear stress 5 kg/cm2 and B.M. 24 mt_______?

Is unsafe in shear

Is safe in shear

Is over safe in shear

Needs redesigning

20 / 50

The brick work is measured in sq metre, in case of________?

All

Brick flat soling

Half brick walls or the partition

Honey comb brick work

21 / 50

The pH value of fresh sewage is usually _____________?

More than 7

Equal to zero

Equal to 7

Less than 7

22 / 50

A?level line?is a_____?

line passing through the objective lens and the eye-piece of a dumpy or tilting level

line parallel to the mean spheriodal surface of earth

horizontal line

line passing through the center of cross hairs and the center of eye piece

23 / 50

The effective span of a simply supported slab, is______?

Clear distance between the inner faces of the walls plus twice the thickness of the wall

None of these

Clear span plus effective depth of the slab

Distance between the centres of the bearings

24 / 50

The difference between a level line and a horizontal line is that______?

both are same

level line is a curved line while hori-zontal line is a straight line

horizontal line is normal to plumb line while level line may not be normal to the plumb line

level line is normal to plumb line while horizontal line may not be normal to plumb line at the tangent point to level line

25 / 50

Which of the following methods is most accurate for the determination of the water content of soil ?

calcium carbide method

oven drying method

pycnometer method

sand bath method

26 / 50

A projectile is fired at an angle 9 to the vertical. Its horizontal range will be maximum when 9 is________?

45?

30?

60?

27 / 50

A balloon lifting in air follows the following principle________?

all of the above

principle of buoyancy

Archimedes principle

law of gravitation

28 / 50

Which of the following types of falls use parabolic glacis for energy dissipation ?

Montague type fall

glacis fall

vertical drop fall

inglis fall

29 / 50

A land is known as waterlogged________?

when the permanent wilting point is reached

when gravity drainage has ceased

capillary fringe reaches the root zone of plants

none of the above

30 / 50

Disinfection of drinking water, is done to remove________?

turbidity

bacterias

colour

odour

31 / 50

Which is true about partnership ?

It has a perpetual life

Its capitalization must be equal for each partner

It will be dissolved if one of the partners ceases to be connected with the partnership

It can be handed down from one generation of partners to another

32 / 50

A symmetrical body is rotating about its axis of symmetry, its moment of inertia about the axis of rotation being 2 kg -m2 and its rate of rotation 2 revolutions/see. The angular momentum of the body in kg-m2/sec is____________?

8TC

6 7i

33 / 50

General energy equation holds for________?

turbulent flow

laminar flow

steady flow

non-uniform flow

34 / 50

Pick up the correct statement from the following ________?

The process of burning the screenings, is known as compositing

The screenings are disposed off either by burning or by burial or by dumping

The materials separated by screens, is called screenings

All

35 / 50

For manometer, a better liquid combination is one having_____?

lower surface tension

higher surface tension

surface tension is no criterion

high density and viscosity

36 / 50

In a gusseted base, when the end of the column is machined for complete bearing on the base plate, then the axial load is assumed to be transferred to base plate_________?

50% by direct bearing and 50% through fastenings

fully by direct bearing

fully through fastenings

75% by direct bearing and 25% through fastenings

37 / 50

The constraints in case of resource smoothening operation would be______?

resources

project duration time

none of the above

both resources and project duration time

38 / 50

The degree of indeterminacy of the frame in the given figure, is_____?

Zero

39 / 50

The number of independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed space frame is______?

40 / 50

What is the type of annuity where the first payment does not begin until some later date in the cash flow ?

Ordinary annuity

Deferred annuity

Annuity due

Perpetuity

41 / 50

Turbidity is measured on______?

standard silica scale

platinum cobalt scale

standard cobalt scale

standard platinum scale

42 / 50

For calculating the allowable stress of long columns known as________?

Perry?s formula

Rankine?s formula

Parabolic formula

Straight line formula

43 / 50

4-61. Kinematic viscosity is equal to_______?

1/dynamicviscosity x density

density/dynamic viscosity

dynamic viscosity/density

dynamicviscosity x density

44 / 50

Effective stress on soil_____________?

decreases both voids ratio and permeability

increases both voids ratio and permeability

increases voids ratio and decreases permeability

decreases voids ratio and increases permeability

45 / 50

Fluid is a substance that______?

cannot remain at rest under action of any shear force

cannot be subjected to shear forces

has the same shear stress.at a point regardless of its motion

always expands until it fills any container

46 / 50

As compared to ordinary portland cement, high alumina cement has_____?

lower initial and final setting times

lower initial setting time but higher final setting time

higher initial setting time but lower final setting time

higher initial and final setting times

47 / 50

Camber in the road is provided for______?

having proper sight distance

counteracting the centrifugal force

none of the above

effective drainage

48 / 50

For a ribbed slab_____?

Overall depth of the slab shall not exceed four times the breadth of the rib

Width of the rib shall not be less than 7.5 cm

All

Clear spacing between ribs shall not be greater than 4.5 cm

49 / 50

The digested sludge from septic tanks, is removed after a maximum period of_________?

5 years

4 years

3.5 years

3 years

50 / 50

Select the correct statement______?

A contour is not necessarily a closed curve

All of the above statements are correct

Two contours of different elevations do not cross each other except in case of an overhanging cliff

A contour represents a ridge line if the concave side of lower value con?tour lies towards the higher value contour

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