CIVIL Engineering Technical Questions with answers
1) Hydrographic surveys deal with the mapping of
a) large water bodies b)heavenly bodies c) mountaineous region d) canal system
2) Perpendicularity of an offset may be judged by eye , if the length of the offset is
a) 5 m b) 10 m c) 15 m d) 20 m
3) The surface of zero elevation around the earth , which is slightly irregular and curved , is known as
a) mean sea level b) geoid surface c) level surface d) horizontal surface
4) A relatively fixed point of known elevation above datum , is called
a) bench mark b) datum point c) reduced level d) reference point
5) The back staff reading on a B.M. of R.L 500.000 m is 2.685 m . If foresight reading on a point is
1.345 m , the reduced level of the point , is
a) 502.685 m b) 501.345 m c) 501.340 m d) 504.030 m
6) Plotting of inaccessible points on a plane table , is done by
a) intersection b) traversing c) radiation d) none of these
7) If the radius of a simple curve is 600 m , the maximum length of the chord for calculating offsets, is
Taken
a)10 m b) 30 m c) 15 m d) 20 m
8) Pantagraph is used for
a) measuring distances b) measuring areas c) enlarging or reducing plans
d) setting out right angles
9) The first reading from a level station is
a) foresight b) intermediate sight c) back sight d) any sight
10) The apparent error on reversal is
a) equal to the actual error b) twice the actual error c) thrice the actual error
d) none of these
11) As per IS:800-1984 the minimum pitch of rivets in a row is recommended as the diameter of the
Rivet times
a) 2.0 b) 2.5 c) 3.0 d) 4.0
12) A soil having particles of nearly the same size is known as
a) well graded b) uniformly graded c) poorly graded d) gap graded
13) A lysimeter is used to measure
a) infiltration b) evaporation c) evapotranspiration d) radiation
14) In highway pavements emulsions are mainly used in
a) surface dressing b) patching and maintenance operation c) bitumen macadam
d) asphaltic concrete
15) The most commonly used sampler for obtaining a disturbed sample of the soil is
a) split spoon sampler b) open drive sampler c) piston sampler d) thin wall shellby sampler
16) A foundation is considered as shallow if its depth is
a) less than 1 metre b) greater than its width c) equal to or less than its width
d) greater than 1 metre
17) Coulomb’s theory of earth pressure is based on
a) the theory of elasticity b) the theory of plasticity c) empirical rules d) wedge theory
18) Well foundations are commonly used as foundations for the following structures
a) water tanks b) bridges c) buildings d) reciprocating machines
19) A hyetograph is a graph representing
a) rainfall volume with time b) rainfall intensity with time c) rainfall intensity with duration
d) rainfall intensity over an area
20) Alligator or map cracking is the common type of failure in
a) concrete pavements b) bituminous surfacing c) gravel roads d) WBM construction
KEY
1) a
2) c
3) b
4) a
5) c
6) a
7) b
8) c
9) c
10) b
11) b
12) b
13) c
14) b
15) a
16) c
17) d
18) b
19) b
20) b
1) Hydrographic surveys deal with the mapping of
a) large water bodies b)heavenly bodies c) mountaineous region d) canal system
2) Perpendicularity of an offset may be judged by eye , if the length of the offset is
a) 5 m b) 10 m c) 15 m d) 20 m
3) The surface of zero elevation around the earth , which is slightly irregular and curved , is known as
a) mean sea level b) geoid surface c) level surface d) horizontal surface
4) A relatively fixed point of known elevation above datum , is called
a) bench mark b) datum point c) reduced level d) reference point
5) The back staff reading on a B.M. of R.L 500.000 m is 2.685 m . If foresight reading on a point is
1.345 m , the reduced level of the point , is
a) 502.685 m b) 501.345 m c) 501.340 m d) 504.030 m
6) Plotting of inaccessible points on a plane table , is done by
a) intersection b) traversing c) radiation d) none of these
7) If the radius of a simple curve is 600 m , the maximum length of the chord for calculating offsets, is
Taken
a)10 m b) 30 m c) 15 m d) 20 m
8) Pantagraph is used for
a) measuring distances b) measuring areas c) enlarging or reducing plans
d) setting out right angles
9) The first reading from a level station is
a) foresight b) intermediate sight c) back sight d) any sight
10) The apparent error on reversal is
a) equal to the actual error b) twice the actual error c) thrice the actual error
d) none of these
11) As per IS:800-1984 the minimum pitch of rivets in a row is recommended as the diameter of the
Rivet times
a) 2.0 b) 2.5 c) 3.0 d) 4.0
12) A soil having particles of nearly the same size is known as
a) well graded b) uniformly graded c) poorly graded d) gap graded
13) A lysimeter is used to measure
a) infiltration b) evaporation c) evapotranspiration d) radiation
14) In highway pavements emulsions are mainly used in
a) surface dressing b) patching and maintenance operation c) bitumen macadam
d) asphaltic concrete
15) The most commonly used sampler for obtaining a disturbed sample of the soil is
a) split spoon sampler b) open drive sampler c) piston sampler d) thin wall shellby sampler
16) A foundation is considered as shallow if its depth is
a) less than 1 metre b) greater than its width c) equal to or less than its width
d) greater than 1 metre
17) Coulomb’s theory of earth pressure is based on
a) the theory of elasticity b) the theory of plasticity c) empirical rules d) wedge theory
18) Well foundations are commonly used as foundations for the following structures
a) water tanks b) bridges c) buildings d) reciprocating machines
19) A hyetograph is a graph representing
a) rainfall volume with time b) rainfall intensity with time c) rainfall intensity with duration
d) rainfall intensity over an area
20) Alligator or map cracking is the common type of failure in
a) concrete pavements b) bituminous surfacing c) gravel roads d) WBM construction
KEY
1) a
2) c
3) b
4) a
5) c
6) a
7) b
8) c
9) c
10) b
11) b
12) b
13) c
14) b
15) a
16) c
17) d
18) b
19) b
20) b