Civil Engineering Quiz 2

1 / 50

In case of hill roads, the extra widening is generally provided_____?

fully on the outer side of the curve

fully on the inner side of the curve

equally on inner and outer sides of the curve

one-fourth on inner side and three-fourth on outer side of the curve

2 / 50

Select the correct statement?

5 day BOD is greater than 4 day BOD keeping other conditions same

5 day BOD is less than 4 day BOD keeping other conditions same

5 day BOD is the ultimate BOD

BOD does nof depend on time

3 / 50

Fish plate is in contact with rail at_______?

head of rail

fishing plane

web of rail

foot of rail

4 / 50

Frictional force encountered after commencement of motion is called_______?

dynamic friction

kinematic friction

post friction

limiting friction

5 / 50

What is a secondary book of accounts, the information of which is obtained from the journal is called ?

Trial balance

Ledger

Worksheet

Balanced sheet

6 / 50

Which of the following is a weakness of bar chart ?

uncertainties

all of the above

project progress

interdependencies of activities

7 / 50

Closed contours, with higher value inwards, represent a______?

depression

hillock

plain surface

none of the above

8 / 50

A pre-stressed concrete member is preferred because__________?

All

Removal of cracks in the members due to shrinkage

Large size of long beams carrying large shear force need not be adopted

Its dimensions are not decided from the diagonal tensile stress

9 / 50

The greatest load which a spring can carry without getting permanently distorted, is called________?

Proof resilience

Proof stress

Stiffness

Proof load

10 / 50

The density of water is 1000 kg/m3 at _________?

0?C

4?C

20?C

0?K

11 / 50

Plywood is made by bonding together thin layers of wood in such a way that the angle between grains of any layer to grains of adjacent layers is________?

90?

45?

30?

12 / 50

Group index method of design of flexible pavement is______?

a theoretical method

an empirical method based on strength characteristics of subgrade soil

an empirical method based on physical properties of subgrade soil

a semi empirical method

13 / 50

Hazen?s formula VS = 418 (GS ? Gw)d [(3T + 70)/100] is used for the settlement velocity of the particles of diameter_____________?

Less than 0.01 mm

Less than 0.05 mm

Less than 0.1 mm

Greater than 0.1 mm

14 / 50

The clay mineral with the largest swelling and shrinkage characteristics is______?

none of the above

montmorillonite

kaolinite

illite

15 / 50

What denotes in the fall in the exchange rate of one currency in terms of the others? This term is usually applies to the floating exchange rate_____?

Currency appreciation

Currency devaluation

Currency depreciation

Currency float

16 / 50

For concreting of heavily reinforced sections without vibration, the workability of concrete expressed as compacting factor should be_______?

above 0.92

0.75-0.80

0.85 ? 0.92

0.80-0.85

17 / 50

The normal stress is same in all directions at a point in a fluid __________?

only when the fluid is frictionless

irrespective of the motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer

when there is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer

only when the fluid is incompressible and has zero viscosity

18 / 50

Angle of inclination of the lacing bar with the longitudinal axis of the column should preferably be between___________?

10? to 30?

90?

40? to 70?

30? to 40?

19 / 50

In the displacement method of structural analysis, the basic unknowns are_________?

displacements and forces

none of the above

displacements

force

20 / 50

Scour valves are provided _____?

at street corners to control the flow of water

at the foot of rising main along the slope to prevent back running of water

at every depression and dead ends to drain out the waste water that may collect there

at every summit of rising mains

21 / 50

For estimating the peak run off the rational formula Q = 0.0278 KpA was evolved by_____?

Kinchling

Frubling

Lloyd Davis

All

22 / 50

What is another term for ?unit method? for computing depletion ?

Initial cost method

Percentage method

Sinking fund method

Factor method

23 / 50

Earliest finish of an activity is always______?

less than or equal to earliest event time of the following node

greater than earliest event time of the following node

greater than or equal to earliest event time of the following node

less than earliest event time of the following node

24 / 50

The angular speed of a car taking a circular turn of radius 100 m at 36 km/hr will be__________?

0.1 rad/sec

100 rad/sec

10 rad/sec

1 rad/sec

25 / 50

Maximum permissible velocity 1.5 m/sec, is adopted in drains______________?

With beds of rocks and gravels

None

All

Lined with stones

26 / 50

If the kinetic energy and potential energy of a simple harmonic oscillator of amplitude A are both equal to half the total energy, then the displacement is equal to________?

A/2

A/V2

AV2

27 / 50

A metallic tape is made of _____ ?

linen

steel

cloth and wires

invar

28 / 50

Pick up the incorrect size of stone ware sewers________?

82.5 cm

52.5 cm

None of these

67.5 cm

29 / 50

Sunlight________ ?

impedes growth of algae

helps growth of bacterias

reduces turbidity

increases dissolved oxygen content

30 / 50

The product of either force of couple with the arm of the couple is called_______?

resulting couple

resultant couple

moment of the forces

moment of the couple

31 / 50

y/n) (1 ? a l/r), is For calculating the allowable stress of long columns. The empirical formula 0 known as________?

Rankine?s formula

Perry?s formula

Straight line formula

Parabolic formula

32 / 50

Center of pressure on an inclined plane is_____________?

below the centroid

at the centroid

at metacentre

above the centroid

33 / 50

If the stopping distance is 60 meters, then the minimum stopping sight distance for two lane, two way traffic is________?

120m

180m

60m

30m

34 / 50

The percentage of reinforcement in case of slabs, when high strength deformed bars are used is not less than_______?

0.12

0.3

0.15

35 / 50

The minimum cube strength of concrete used for a pre-stressed member, is_______?

150 kg/cm 2

50 kg/cm2

250 kg/cm2

350 kg/cm2

36 / 50

Which of these gives the lowest effective rate of interest ?

11.90 % compounded annually

12.20 % compounded annually

11.60 % compounded annually

12.35 % compounded annually

37 / 50

What represents the ownership of stockholders who have a residual claim on the assets of the corporation after all other claims have been settled ?

Authorized capital stock

Common stock

Preferred stock

Incorporator stock

38 / 50

The first stage of neutral process of sludge digestion, is_________?

Acid fermentation

None of these

Acid regressio

Alkaline fermentation

39 / 50

For a circular slab carrying a uniformly distributed load, the ratio of the maximum negative to maximum positive radial moment, is__________?

40 / 50

What is another term for ?current assets? ?

Liquid assets

Non-liquid assets

Fixed assets

Ccash

41 / 50

The maximum value of the horizontal range for a projectile projected with a velocity of 98 m/sec is_________?

980 m

490 m

1960 m

98 m

42 / 50

The losses are more in________?

transition flow

critical flow

turbulent flow

laminar flow

43 / 50

Dynamic friction as compared to static friction is_______?

same

less

may be less of more depending on nature of surfaces and velocity

44 / 50

The formula which accepts the value of rugosity coefficient n = 0.012 to be used in Manning?s formula, is given by_____________?

Crimp and Bruges

William-Hazen

Kutter

Bazin

45 / 50

Based on punching shear consideration, the overall depth of a combined footing under a column A, is______?

(Perimeter of column A ? Safe punching stress)/(Load on column A + Upward pressure ? Area of the column)

(Area of the column A ? Safe punching stress)/Load on column A

None of these

(Perimeter of column A ? Safe punching stress)/(Load on column A ? Upward pressure ? Area of the column)

46 / 50

Pug mill is used for______?

burning of bricks

moulding of clay

drying of bricks

preparation of clay

47 / 50

A rectangular column shown in the given figure carries a load P having eccentricities ex and ey along X and Y axes. The stress at any point (x, y) is______?

(p/bd) [1 + (12ey. y/d?) + (12ex. x/d?)]

(p/bd) [1 + (ey. y/d) + ( ex. x/d)]

(p/bd) [1 + (6ey. y/d) + (6ex. x/b)]

p [1 + (6ey. y/b) + (6ex. x/ b)]

48 / 50

Interfering float is the difference between_________?

total float and independent float

none of the above

free float and independent float

total float and free float

49 / 50

The viscosity of a gas______?

decreases with increase in temperature

is independent of temperature

increases with increase in temperature

is independent of pressure for very high pressure intensities

50 / 50

The bracing between two columns of a steel tank will be designed to resist________?

horizontal, shear due to wind or earthquake + 2.5% of column loads

column loads + 2.5% of horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake

horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake only

column loads + full horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake

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