Civil Engineering Mcqs- [Part-01]- PPSC/FPSC/PTS/WAPDA

     1.        The main principal of surveying is to work A.       From part-to-whole B.       From whole-to-part C.       From high...

    1.       The main principal of surveying is to work

A.      From part-to-whole

B.      From whole-to-part

C.      From higher level to lower level

D.      From lower level to higher level               

    2.       Minimum size of particle of silt soil is

A.      0.002 mm

B.      0.04 mm

C.      0.06 mm

D.      0.08 mm

E.       1.0 mm

     3.       Ultimate strength to cement is provided by

A.      Tricalcium Silicate

B.      Dicalcium Silicate

C.      Tricalcium Aluminate

D.      Tricalcium Aluminoferrite

    4.       For ensuring quality of concrete, use

A.      single sized aggregates

B.      two sized aggregate

C.      graded aggregates  

D.      Coarse aggregates.        

    5.       Hydration of cement is due to chemical action of water with

A.      Tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate

B.      Dicalcium silicate and Tricalcium aluminate

C.      Tricalcium aluminate and Tricalcium Alumino ferrite

D.      All the above.

    6.       The steel generally used in RCC construction is:

A.      Stainless steel  

B.      Mild Steel        

C.      High carbon steel

D.      High Tension Steel          

    7.       Bernoulli equation deals with the law of conservation of

A.      Mass                                    

B.      Momentum                                      

C.      Energy                             

D.      Work

    8.       The main function of Fish plate is

A.      To join the two rails together

B.      To join rails with the sleeper

C.      To allow rail to expand and contract freely

D.      None of the above

    9.       The main function of diversion head works of a canal from river

A.      To remove silts

B.      To control floods                             

C.      To store water                 

D.      To raise water level

E.       All the above

     10.   The shape of recession limb of a hydrograph depends upon

A.      Basin characteristic only

B.      Storm characteristic only

C.      Both of above

D.      None of above

     11.   The most reliable estimate is

A.      Preliminary estimate     

B.      Cube rate estimate        

C.      Plinth area estimate      

D.      Detailed estimate

     12.   For completion of project, the critical path of the network represents

A.      Minimum time

B.      Maximum time                

C.      Minimum cost                  

D.      Maximum cost

     13.   If to, tp and tm are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time estimates of an activity respectively, the expected time t of the activity will be

A.      to + 3tm+ tp/3

B.      to + 4tm+ tp/4

C.      to + 4tm+ tp/5

D.      to + 4tm+ tp/6

    14.   The shape of suspended cable under its own weight is

A.      Parabolic

B.      Circular                                                

C.      Catenary          

D.      Elliptical

     15.   Reconnaissance is best done with the help of

A.      Aerial photographic survey

B.      Cadastral surveys            

C.      Topographical survey    

D.      Triangulation survey

     16.   Curves in the same direction separated by short tangents, are called

A.      simple circular curves

B.      compound curves

C.      transition curves

D.      broken-back curves.

E.       None of these.

    17.   In a loaded beam, the point of contra flexure occurs at a section where

A.      bending moment is minimum

B.      bending moment is zero or changes sign

C.      bending moment is maximum

D.      shearing force is maximum

E.       Shearing force is minimum.

     18.   Retrogression of the bed level of a river downstream a weir, occurs due to

A.      heavy impact of water

B.      increase of the bed level

C.      less percentage of Silt

D.      Soft Soil strata

    19.   A beam is said to be of uniform strength, if

A.      B.M. is same throughout the beam

B.      deflection is same throughout the beam

C.      bending stress is same throughout the beam

D.      shear stress is same throughout the beam

E.       None of these.

     20.   The difference between top of bank and supply level in a canal, is called

A.      Berm

B.      Free Board

C.      Height of bank

D.      None of these

    21.   The measures to remove water-logging of land, is

A.      To reduce percolation from canals and water courses

B.      To increase outflow from the ground water reservoir

C.      Both (A) & (B)

D.      Neither (A) nor (B)

    22.   For smooth entry of water in a canal, the angle between head regulator and water is generally kept

A.      80°

B.      90°

C.      110°

D.      120°

    23.   The shape of the bending moment diagram over the length of a beam, carrying a uniformly distributed load is always

A.      Linear

B.      Parabolic

C.      Cubical

D.      Circular.

    24.   A reinforced concrete beam is assumed to be made of

A.      homogeneous material

B.      heterogeneous material

C.      isotropic material

D.      none of these

    25.   When a canal and a drainage approach each other at the same level, the structure so provided, is

A.      An aqueduct

B.      A Syphon

C.      A level crossing

D.      Inlet and outlet

 

1.       01.     B                     02.     A                    03.     B                       04.     C                     05.     D

01.  06.     B                     07.     C                    08.     A                      09.      D                    10.      A 

01.  11.     D                    12.      A                    13.     D                      14.      C                     15.     A

11.  16.     D                    17.      B                    18.     C                      19.      C                     20.     B

11.  21.     C                    22.      C                    23.     B                      24.      B                     25.     C