CIVIL ENGINEERING MCQ's

Civil Engineering MCQ’s

1. The process of taking out stones from

natural rock is known as

(a) Weathering

(b) Quarrying

(c) Dressing

(d) Cladding

2. What is the full form of PVCN with respect to

Paint?

(a) Pigment Volume Concentration Number

(b) Paint Volume Concentration Number

(c) Paint Volume Carbon Number

(d) Pigment Volume Carbon Number

3. The diameter of the sieve used for finding

liquid limit is _____.

(a) 425 microns

(b) 375 microns

(c) 125 microns

(d) 250 microns

Ans. (a)

4. Basic value of span to effective depth ratio

for span up to 10 m for cantilever is _____.

(a) 20

(b) 7

(c) 12

(d) 5

5. The minimum furrow grade to assure

surface drainage is _____.

(a) 0.09%

(b) 0.02%

(c) 0.07%

(d) 0.05%

6. The dimensions for the special shape of clay

bricks are given in

(a) IS : 3461 – 1966

(b) IS : 1464 – 1969

(c) IS : 6165 – 1971

(d) IS : 3951 – 1975

7. The longitudinal of friction on highway for

calculation of stopping distance in geometrical

design is _____.

(a) 0.35 to 0.4

(b) 0.25 to 0.29

(c) 0.5

(d) 0.3 to 0.34

8. The minimum cover for an RCC column

should be

(a) Greater of 40 mm or diameter

(b) Greater of 30 mm or diameter

(c) Greater of 50 mm or diameter

(d) Greater of 25 mm or diameter

9. Which of the following dams is classified

based on structural design?

(a) Gravity dam

(b) Diversion dam

(c) Storage dam

(d) Detention dam

10. Which vibrator is used for vibrating

concrete cubes?

(a) Surface vibrator

(b) Internal vibrator

(c) Platform vibrator

(d) Table vibrator

11. For most economical section using Chezy’s

formula, depth of flow for maximum discharge

through circular channel of diameter d is ____.

(a) 0.5 D

(b) D

(c) 0.95 D

(d) 0.3 D

12. The coefficient of discharge for

venturimeter ( ) ranges from _____.

(a) 0.50 – 0.55

(b) 0.61 – 0.65

(c) 0.61 – 0.69

(d) 0.95 – 0.99

13. The process of maintaining the moisture

and temperature conditions of concrete so that

concrete develops hardened properties over

time is called _____.

(a) Softening

(b) Curing

(c) Hardening

(d) Setting

14. If B = 100 days and D = 1400

hectares/cumec, then find delta

(a) 65.71 cm

(b) 61.71 cm

(c) 55.71cm

(d) 51.71 cm

15. An error due to the earth’s curvature and

refraction is to be corrected using

(a) = 0.0136 D²

(b) = 0.0673 D²

(c) = 0.0785 D²

(d) = 0.0112 D²

16. The disposal of the screen is done by

(a) Sedimentation

(b) Flocculation

(c) Filtration

(d) Incineration

17. The scrap value of a building may be about

____ percentage of the total cost of construction.

(a) 5%

(b) 1%

(c) 10%

(d) 7%

18. Temporary spurs are also called _____.

(a) Weirs

(b) Canals

(c) Bunds

(d) Barrages

19. Common glass is known as _____.

(a) Potash lead glass

(b) Soda-lime glass

(c) Bottle glass

(d) Borosilicate glass

20. A procedure of actual costing and valuing

an item of work on the basis of labourers and

materials required is _____.

(a) Day work

(b) Provisional sum

(c) Lump sum amount

(d) Prime cost