Civil Engineering Quiz - Set 03

Quiz Questions

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01. The maximum permissible slenderness ratio of compression member carrying dead and superimposed load, is

     (A) 180

     (B) 200

     (C) 250

     (D) 350

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02. Who coined the term, Remote sensing.

     (A) Evelyn L. Pruitt, a geographer

     (B) Gaspard Felix Tournachon, a French scientist

     (C) Wilbur Wright, an Italian scientist

     (D) None of these

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03. The rainfall cycle period in India is taken as

     (A) 15 years

     (B) 20 years

     (C) 25 years

     (D) 35 years

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04. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

     (A) A mortar joint having a concave finishing in brick masonry, is called keyed joint

     (B) A mortar joint projecting beyond the face of a masonry wall, is called tucked joint

     (C) A mortar joint having a recess in it, is called ruled joint

     (D) All the above

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05. The rocks formed from molten magma, are called

     (A) Sedimentary rocks

     (B) Igneous rocks

     (C) Metamorphic rocks

     (D) None of these

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06. Demand for public uses in a city, does not include water required for

     (A) Watering of public parks

     (B) Watering of public gardens

     (C) Sprinkling on roads

     (D) Drinking purposes

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07. An ordinary Portland cement when tested for its fineness, should not leave any residue on I.S. sieve No. 9, more than

     (A) 5 %

     (B) 10 %

     (C) 15 %

     (D) 20 %

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08. The minimum cross fall of shoulders is kept

     (A) 0.5 %

     (B) 1.0 %

     (C) 1.5 %

     (D) 3 %

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09. Tacking rivets in compression plates not exposed to the weather, have a pitch not exceeding 300 mm or

     (A) 16 times the thickness of outside plate

     (B) 24 times the thickness of outside plate

     (C) 32 times the thickness of outside plate

     (D) 36 times the thickness of outside plate

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10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

     (A) D.P.C. should be continuous

     (B) D.P.C. should be of good impervious material

     (C) D.P.C. may be horizontal or vertical

     (D) All the above

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11. Well treated water is generally supplied for

     (A) Domestic use

     (B) Commercial use

     (C) Public use

     (D) All the above

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12. Roadway width for a National highways and State highways (two-lanes) is

     (A) 12 m

     (B) 9 m

     (C) 9.5 m

     (D) 15 m

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13. The top soil of a water logged field becomes more alkaline and infertile if its pH value is

     (A) 5

     (B) 7

     (C) 9

     (D) 11

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14. A wall constructed with stones to protect slopes of cuttings in natural ground from the action of weathering agents, is called

     (A) Retaining wall

     (B) Breast wall

     (C) Buttress

     (D) Parapet wall

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15. Bitumen paints offer

     (A) Pleasing surface

     (B) Hard surface

     (C) Smooth surface

     (D) Protective surface

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