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This section includes 85 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Pick up the item of work not included in the plinth area estimate______________? |
| A. | Wall thickness |
| B. | Room area |
| C. | W.C. area |
| D. | Courtyard area |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
Pick up the incorrect statement regarding a master trap from the following ? |
| A. | It is provided in between the lower end of the house drain and the street sewer |
| B. | It is provided a cleaning eye at the top of the trap |
| C. | The mica flap valve which opens inwards only, is fitted at the top of the inlet pipe |
| D. | The water seal is less than that of ordinary traps |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following _______? |
| A. | The built up covered area at the floor level of any storey of a building is called plinth area |
| B. | The usable covered area of the rooms of any storey of a building is called carpet area |
| C. | The carpet area of a building along with area of its kitchen, pantry, store, lavatory, bath room and glazed veranda, is called floor area |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following _____? |
| A. | No deduction is made for the volume occupied by reinforcement |
| B. | No deduction is made for the openings upto 0.1 sq.m |
| C. | No deduction is made for volumes occupied by pipes, not exceeding 100 sq.cm in cross-section |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following _? |
| A. | Lead is the average horizontal straight distance between the borrow pit and the place of spreading soil |
| B. | The lead is calculated for each block of the excavated area |
| C. | The unit of lead is 50 m for a distance upto 500 m |
| D. | The unit of lead is 1 km where the lead exceeds 2 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
Pick up the excavation where measurements are made in square metres for payment ? |
| A. | Ordinary cuttings up to 1 m |
| B. | Surface dressing up to 15 cm depths |
| C. | Surface excavation up to 30 cm depths |
| D. | Both B. and C. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
Pick up the correct statement in case of water supply ? |
| A. | Pipes laid in trenches and pipes fixed to walls are measured separately |
| B. | Cutting through walls and floors are included with the item |
| C. | Pipes are classified according to their sizes and quality |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following _______? |
| A. | All pipes and fittings are classified according to their diameters |
| B. | The diameter of the pipes is the nominal diameter of internal bore |
| C. | All pipes are measured along the centre line of the pipes in metres |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following _________? |
| A. | The bent up bars at a support resist the negative bending moment |
| B. | The bent up bars at a support resist the sharing force |
| C. | The bending of bars near supports is generally at 45° |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following ________? |
| A. | In a gully trap, a water seal of 6 to 7.5 cm is provided |
| B. | The gully trap collects waste water from the kitchen, sink, wash basins, etc |
| C. | The gully trap disconnects the sullage drain from the main drainage system |
| D. | The grating provided over gully traps is 23 cm square |
| Answer» C. The gully trap disconnects the sullage drain from the main drainage system | |
| 61. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following ____? |
| A. | Pointing is measured in sq.m |
| B. | Plastering is measured in sq.m |
| C. | Glazing is measured in sq.m |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following ______? |
| A. | Bricks are paid per thousand |
| B. | Cement is paid per 50 kg bag |
| C. | Lime is paid per quintal |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following __? |
| A. | In order to check up the average depth of excavation, ‘Dead man s’ are left at the mid-widths of borrow pits |
| B. | The earthwork calculation in excavation is made from the difference in levels obtained with a level |
| C. | The earth work in excavation to form the road embankment includes the formation of correct profile and depositing the soil in layers |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following ___? |
| A. | If the bed level is above N.S.L. the canal is called fully in baking and the berms are designed as 3 d where d is full supply depth of water (F.S.D.) |
| B. | Area of canal in cutting = BD + Sd2 where B = bed width, d = depth of cutting and S is the side slope |
| C. | If F.S.L. is above N.S.L the canal is called partly in cutting and partly in filling and berms are designed as 2d where d is full supply depth |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
period in a septic tank is assumed___________________?_x005F_x000D_The detention |
| A. | 20 minutes |
| B. | 25 minutes |
| C. | 30 minutes |
| D. | 40 minutes |
| Answer» D. 40 minutes | |
| 66. |
In the mid-section formula__________________? |
| A. | The mean depth is the average of depths of two consecutive sections |
| B. | The area of mid-sections is calculated by using mean depth |
| C. | The volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two original sections |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
In long and short wall method of estimation, the length of long wall is the centre to centre distance between the walls and_________________? |
| A. | Breadth of the wall |
| B. | Half breadth of wall on each side |
| C. | One fourth breadth of wall on each side |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. One fourth breadth of wall on each side | |
| 68. |
In case of laying gullies, siphons, intercepting traps, the cost includes_______________? |
| A. | Setting and laying |
| B. | Bed concreting |
| C. | Connection to drains |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
If the formation level of a highway has a uniform gradient for a particular length, and the ground is also having a longitudinal slope, the earthwork may be calculated by_______________? |
| A. | Mid-section formula |
| B. | Trapezoidal formula |
| C. | Prismoidal formula |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
If B is the width of formation, d is the height of the embankment, side slope S : 1, for a highway with no transverse slope, the area of cross-section is___________________? |
| A. | B + d + Sd |
| B. | Bd + Sd2 |
| C. | B × d – Sd1/2 |
| D. | ½ (Bd + Sd2) |
| Answer» C. B × d – Sd1/2 | |
| 71. |
For the construction of buildings, the subheads of the estimate are________________? |
| A. | Earthwork, Concrete work, Brick work |
| B. | Brickwork, Stone work, Roofing |
| C. | Brickwork Flooring, Wood work, Steel work |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
For 100 sq. m cement concrete (1 : 2: 4) 4 cm thick floor, the quantity of cement required, is_______________? |
| A. | 0.90 m3 |
| B. | 0.94 m3 |
| C. | 0.98 m3 |
| D. | 1.00 m3 |
| Answer» C. 0.98 m3 | |
| 73. |
For 12 mm thick cement plastering 1 : 6 on 100 sq.m new brick work, the quantity of cement required, is___________________? |
| A. | 0.200 m3 |
| B. | 0.247 m3 |
| C. | 0.274 m3 |
| D. | 0.295 m3 |
| Answer» D. 0.295 m3 | |
| 74. |
Due to change in price level, a revised estimate is prepared if the sanctioned estimate exceeds_________________? |
| A. | 2.0 % |
| B. | 2.5 % |
| C. | 4.0 % |
| D. | 5.0 % |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
Cost of fittings and their fixing is specified for the following sanitary fittings________________? |
| A. | Water closets |
| B. | Flushing pipes |
| C. | Lavatory basins |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
Carpet area does not include the area of_________________? |
| A. | The walls along with doors and other openings |
| B. | Bath room and lavatory |
| C. | Kitchen and pantry |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is_________________? |
| A. | 10 cm |
| B. | 15 cm |
| C. | 20 cm |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 15 cm | |
| 78. |
Berms are provided in canals if these are__________________? |
| A. | Fully in excavation |
| B. | Partly in excavation and partly in embankment |
| C. | Fully in embankment |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Fully in embankment | |
| 79. |
As per Indian Standard Specifications, the peak discharge for domestic purposes per capita per minute, is taken________________? |
| A. | 1.80 litres for 5 to 10 users |
| B. | 1.20 litres for 15 users |
| C. | 1.35 for 20 users |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
Anti-siphonage pipe is connected to__________________? |
| A. | Main soil pipe |
| B. | Bottom of P trap W.C. |
| C. | Top of P trap W.C. |
| D. | Side of water closet |
| Answer» D. Side of water closet | |
| 81. |
According to ISI method of measurement, the order of the sequence is_________________? |
| A. | Length, breadth, height |
| B. | Breadth, length, height |
| C. | Height, length, breadth |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Breadth, length, height | |
| 82. |
According to Indian Standards Institute, the actual size of modular bricks is_______________? |
| A. | 23 cm × 11.5 cm × 7.5 cm |
| B. | 25 cm × 13 cm × 7.5 cm |
| C. | 19 cm × 9 cm × 9 cmD. 20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm |
| Answer» D. | |
| 83. |
A portion of an embankment having a uniform up-gradient 1 in 500 is circular with radius 1000 m of the centre line. It subtends 180° at the centre. If the height of the bank is 1 m at the lower end, and side slopes 2:1, the earth work involved ? |
| A. | 26,000 m3 |
| B. | 26,500 m3 |
| C. | 27,000 m3 |
| D. | 27,500 m3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
A cement concrete road is 1000 m long, 8 m wide and 15 cm thick over the sub-base of 10 cm thick gravel. The box cutting in road crust is__________________? |
| A. | 500 m3 |
| B. | 1000 m 3 |
| C. | 1500 m3 |
| D. | 2000 m3 |
| Answer» D. 2000 m3 | |
| 85. |
88 is 1400 kg/cm2 and bond stress is 6 kg/cm2, the If tensile stress of a steel rod of diameter required bond length of the rod is____________________? |
| A. | 30 D |
| B. | 39 D |
| C. | 50 D |
| D. | 59 D |
| Answer» E. | |