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This section includes 131 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Sapwood consists of |
| A. | Innermost annular rings around the pith |
| B. | Portion of timber between heartwood and cambium layer |
| C. | Thin layers below the bark |
| D. | Thin fibre which extends from the pith outwards and holds the annular rings together |
| Answer» C. Thin layers below the bark | |
| 102. |
Pick up the volcanic rock from the following: |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Dolerite |
| C. | Basalt |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 103. |
Jumper is a tool used for |
| A. | Testing of stones |
| B. | Quarrying of stones |
| C. | Dressing of stones |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Dressing of stones | |
| 104. |
A volatile substance added to a paint to make its application easy and smooth, is known as |
| A. | Base |
| B. | Solvent |
| C. | Vehicle |
| D. | None to these |
| Answer» C. Vehicle | |
| 105. |
A mortar joint in masonry which is normal to the face of wall is known as |
| A. | Bed joint |
| B. | Wall joint |
| C. | Cross joint |
| D. | Bonded joint |
| Answer» D. Bonded joint | |
| 106. |
Putty is |
| A. | Made with finely powdered chalk and linseed oil |
| B. | Used for fixing glass panes |
| C. | Softened by a solution of pearl ash and quick-lime soaked in water |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 107. |
Assertion A : Normally turpentine oil is recommended as thinner for indoor painting. Reason R : Turpentine oil is costlier than other thinners. Select your answer according to the coding system given below: |
| A. | Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» C. A is true but R is false | |
| 108. |
Quick lime |
| A. | Generates heat when added to water |
| B. | Reacts with carbon dioxide |
| C. | May be used for white-washing |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
Which of the following stresses is used for identifying the quality of structural steel? |
| A. | Ultimate stress |
| B. | Yield stress |
| C. | Proof stress |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Proof stress | |
| 110. |
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: |
| A. | Hydraulic lime is generally obtained by burning kankar |
| B. | Hydraulic lime sets slowly as compared to fat lime |
| C. | Hydraulic lime is generally used in lime mortar |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 111. |
Which of the following cements contains maximum percentage of dicalcium silicate? |
| A. | Ordinary Portland cement |
| B. | Low heat cement |
| C. | Rapid hardening cement |
| D. | Sulphate resisting cement |
| Answer» C. Rapid hardening cement | |
| 112. |
Early attainment of strength in rapid hardening cement is mainly due to |
| A. | Gypsum |
| B. | Finer grinding |
| C. | Tri-calcium silicate |
| D. | Tri-calcium aluminate |
| Answer» C. Tri-calcium silicate | |
| 113. |
During pudding |
| A. | Molten metal is kept clear of the fuel |
| B. | Carbon is converted into carbonic acid gas |
| C. | Silicon forms a slag |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 114. |
Assertion A : Pure lime takes a long time to develop adequate strength. Reason R : Pure lime has slow hardening characteristics. Select your answer according to the coding system given below: |
| A. | Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true and R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R is true and R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 115. |
Advantage of a clamp compared to a kiln for burning bricks is that |
| A. | It takes less time for burning |
| B. | It gives more output of first class bricks |
| C. | It has less initial cost |
| D. | It is suitable when bricks are required in large numbers |
| Answer» D. It is suitable when bricks are required in large numbers | |
| 116. |
The plywood |
| A. | Has good strength along the panel only |
| B. | Can be spilt in the plane of the panel |
| C. | Has greater impact resistance to blows than ordinary wood |
| D. | Cannot be bent more easily than ordinary wood of same thickness |
| Answer» D. Cannot be bent more easily than ordinary wood of same thickness | |
| 117. |
The stretcher bond in brick masonry can be used only when the thickness of wall is |
| A. | 90 mm |
| B. | 180 mm |
| C. | 190 mm |
| D. | 280 mm |
| Answer» B. 180 mm | |
| 118. |
If the iron ore contains clay as an impurity, the flux added during calcination, is |
| A. | Clay |
| B. | Lime stone |
| C. | Argillaceous iron ore |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Argillaceous iron ore | |
| 119. |
Which of the following is the purest form of iron? |
| A. | Cast iron |
| B. | Wrought iron |
| C. | Mild steel |
| D. | High carbon steel |
| Answer» C. Mild steel | |
| 120. |
Clay and silt content in a good brick earth must be at least |
| A. | 50 % |
| B. | 40 % |
| C. | 30 % |
| D. | 25 % |
| Answer» B. 40 % | |
| 121. |
The basic purpose of a retarder in concrete is |
| A. | To increase the initial setting time of cement paste in concrete |
| B. | To decrease the initial setting time of cement paste in concrete |
| C. | To render the concrete more water tight |
| D. | To improve the workability of concrete mix |
| Answer» B. To decrease the initial setting time of cement paste in concrete | |
| 122. |
If is the percentage of water required for normal consistency, water to be added for determination of initial setting time, is |
| A. | 0.70 P |
| B. | 0.75 P |
| C. | 0.80 P |
| D. | 0.85 P |
| Answer» E. | |
| 123. |
For testing compressive and tensile strength of cement, the cement mortar is made by mixing cement and standard sand in the proportions of |
| A. | 1 : 2 |
| B. | 1 : 3 |
| C. | 1 : 4 |
| D. | 1 : 6 |
| Answer» C. 1 : 4 | |
| 124. |
Inner part of a timber log surrounding the pitch, is called |
| A. | Sapwood |
| B. | Cambium layer |
| C. | Heart wood |
| D. | None to these |
| Answer» D. None to these | |
| 125. |
The constituent of cement which is responsible for all the undesirable properties of cement is |
| A. | Di-calcium silicate |
| B. | Tri-calcium silicate |
| C. | Tri-calcium aluminate |
| D. | Tetra calcium alumino ferrite |
| Answer» D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite | |
| 126. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following: |
| A. | In stone arches, the stones are placed with their natural beds radial |
| B. | In cornices, the stones are placed with their natural beds as vertical |
| C. | ) In stone walls, the stones are placed with their natural beds as horizontal |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
Excess of alumina in brick earth makes the brick |
| A. | Impermeable |
| B. | Brittle and weak |
| C. | To lose cohesion |
| D. | To crack and warp on drying |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
Due to attack of dry rot, the timber |
| A. | Cracks |
| B. | Shrinks |
| C. | Reduces to powder |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 129. |
Plywood has the advantage of |
| A. | Greater tensile strength in longer direction |
| B. | Greater tensile strength in shorter direction |
| C. | Same tensile strength in all directions |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 130. |
The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a considerable depth from earth's surface are called |
| A. | Plutonic rocks |
| B. | Hypabyssal rocks |
| C. | Volcanic rocks |
| D. | Igneous rocks |
| Answer» B. Hypabyssal rocks | |
| 131. |
Which of the following has more fire resisting characteristics? |
| A. | Marble |
| B. | Lime stone |
| C. | Compact sand stone |
| D. | Granite |
| Answer» D. Granite | |