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This section includes 176 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. |
A seating pressure of is applied on the plate before starting the load test. |
| A. | 70 g/cm2 |
| B. | 30 g/cm2 |
| C. | 50 g/cm2 |
| D. | 100 g/cm2 |
| Answer» B. 30 g/cm2 | |
| 102. |
According to National building code of India, the differential settlement can be kept within limits by |
| A. | suitably designing the foundation |
| B. | decreasing the total settlements |
| C. | increasing the allowable pressure. |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. decreasing the total settlements | |
| 103. |
type of soil. |
| A. | fine grained soil |
| B. | coarse grained soil |
| C. | cohesive soil |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. cohesive soil | |
| 104. |
In dynamic formulae what are the energy losses, that is not accounted? |
| A. | energy loss due to vibration and energy loss due to heat |
| B. | frictional loss |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. frictional loss | |
| 105. |
The types of hammer used for driving piles are |
| A. | drop hammer |
| B. | diesel hammer |
| C. | vibratory hammer |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is |
| A. | 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm |
| B. | 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm |
| C. | 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm |
| D. | 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm |
| Answer» D. 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm | |
| 107. |
If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is |
| A. | 45° |
| B. | 90° |
| C. | 0° |
| D. | 22.5° |
| Answer» D. 22.5° | |
| 108. |
Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarsegrained soils ? |
| A. | falling head method |
| B. | constant head method |
| C. | none of the above |
| D. | both the above |
| Answer» C. none of the above | |
| 109. |
                   type of soil. |
| A. | fine grained soil |
| B. | coarse grained soil |
| C. | cohesive soil |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. cohesive soil | |
| 110. |
The load carrying capacity of a pile can be determined by which of the following methods? |
| A. | dynamic formulae |
| B. | static formulae |
| C. | plate load test |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 111. |
For the design of gravity dam, the minimum value of F(factor of safety) against sliding should be |
| A. | 2.0 |
| B. | 1.5 |
| C. | 0.5 |
| D. | 4.0 |
| Answer» C. 0.5 | |
| 112. |
Which of the following is not one of the criteria, for design of gravity dam? |
| A. | the wall must be safe against sliding |
| B. | the wall must be safe against overturning |
| C. | the wall must be thinner in section |
| D. | no tension should be developed in the wall |
| Answer» D. no tension should be developed in the wall | |
| 113. |
Earth pressure for retaining walls, of less than 6m are obtained by |
| A. | analytical method |
| B. | graphical method |
| C. | considering approximate value |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. considering approximate value | |
| 114. |
Which of the following effect of line load can be taken into account by Culmann’s graphical method? |
| A. | railway track and long wall of a building |
| B. | road alignment |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. road alignment | |
| 115. |
                       theory. |
| A. | coulomb’s |
| B. | rebhann’s |
| C. | mohr |
| D. | rankine’s |
| Answer» B. rebhann’s | |
| 116. |
wall to a depth Zo in cohesive soils, then the total net pressure is zero for a depth of |
| A. | 2zo |
| B. | 3zo |
| C. | 4zo |
| D. | 5zo |
| Answer» B. 3zo | |
| 117. |
All available graphs and tables, used for finding earth pressure is based on |
| A. | rankine’s theory |
| B. | coulomb’s theory |
| C. | culmann’s theory |
| D. | rebhann’s graphical method |
| Answer» B. coulomb’s theory | |
| 118. |
The φ-line in wedge theory can also be called as |
| A. | surcharge line |
| B. | natural slope line and repose line |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. none of the mentioned | |
| 119. |
The wedge theory of earth pressure is based on the concept of |
| A. | active earth pressure |
| B. | sliding wedge |
| C. | wall friction |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. wall friction | |
| 120. |
The Belli equation at the ground surface is given by |
| A. | pa=γzcot2 α-2c cotα |
| B. | pa=γzcot2 α+2c cotα |
| C. | pa=-2c cotα |
| D. | pa=γzcot2 α/2c cotα |
| Answer» D. pa=γzcot2 α/2c cotα | |
| 121. |
Based on the assumptions of Rankine’s theory, the soil mass is |
| A. | stratified |
| B. | submerged |
| C. | homogeneous |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
| 122. |
Under-reamed pile foundation is most suitable for                        type of condition. |
| A. | seasonal moisture change |
| B. | dry conditioned soil |
| C. | cohesive type of soil |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. dry conditioned soil | |
| 123. |
The separation of Q at any stage of loading into Rp and Rf in cyclic test is based on experimental value found out by |
| A. | hailey |
| B. | a.f. van weele |
| C. | a.m. wellington |
| D. | macarthur |
| Answer» C. a.m. wellington | |
| 124. |
The result of Dutch cone penetration test can be applied to determine |
| A. | ultimate skin fraction |
| B. | total ultimate point |
| C. | ultimate bearing capacity |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. none of the mentioned | |
| 125. |
The area of the pile group along the failure surface is equal to |
| A. | perimeter × area of cross section |
| B. | breadth × length |
| C. | perimeter × length |
| D. | perimeter/area of cross section |
| Answer» D. perimeter/area of cross section | |
| 126. |
The static formula is based on the assumption that the ultimate bearing capacity Qup is equal to |
| A. | rf + qa |
| B. | rf + rp |
| C. | as + ap |
| D. | q up / f |
| Answer» C. as + ap | |
| 127. |
The dynamic formula is valueless for which of the following type of soil? |
| A. | loose sand |
| B. | saturated soil |
| C. | clay soil |
| D. | compacted soil |
| Answer» D. compacted soil | |
| 128. |
Which of the following are some of the commonly used dynamic formula? |
| A. | engineers news formula and hiley’s formula |
| B. | static formula |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. static formula | |
| 129. |
Piles are commonly driven in to ground by means of special device called |
| A. | pile driver and hammer |
| B. | driller |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. driller | |
| 130. |
Composite piles are suitable for |
| A. | maximum design load |
| B. | project above the water table |
| C. | compacting the soil |
| D. | protect water front structures |
| Answer» C. compacting the soil | |
| 131. |
Which of the following piles is a cast-in- situ type of concrete pile? |
| A. | under-reamed pile |
| B. | raymond standard pile |
| C. | pressure pile |
| D. | anchor pile |
| Answer» C. pressure pile | |
| 132. |
Based on the function, piles can be classified into                        types. |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» D. 3 | |
| 133. |
The art of driving piles into the ground was first established by |
| A. | greeks |
| B. | romans |
| C. | philippians |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. philippians | |
| 134. |
Steining is a component of which of the below type of foundation? |
| A. | pile |
| B. | strap |
| C. | isolated |
| D. | well |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
Pier foundation is also called: |
| A. | caisson |
| B. | box |
| C. | bridge |
| D. | girder |
| Answer» B. box | |
| 136. |
How many types of foundations are there based on depth? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
The analytical methods used for finding bearing capacity of footing is based on |
| A. | shear failure |
| B. | effective pressure |
| C. | overburden pressure |
| D. | size of the footing |
| Answer» B. effective pressure | |
| 138. |
The immediate settlement can be computed from the expression, based on |
| A. | theory of plasticity |
| B. | theory of elasticity |
| C. | terzaghi’s analysis |
| D. | pressure distribution |
| Answer» C. terzaghi’s analysis | |
| 139. |
Which of the following type of loading method is popular now-a-days? |
| A. | gravity loading platform |
| B. | reaction truss |
| C. | concrete blocks |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. concrete blocks | |
| 140. |
For clayey and silty soils, which of the following bearing plate can be used? |
| A. | square plate and concrete block |
| B. | circular plate |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. circular plate | |
| 141. |
For purely cohesive soil, local shear failure may be assumed to occur when the soil is |
| A. | medium to soft |
| B. | soft to medium |
| C. | hard |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. hard | |
| 142. |
The cone resistance qc, for sandy silt type of soil is |
| A. | 3.5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 143. |
The total blow required for the second and third 15 cm of penetration in standard penetration test is taken as |
| A. | seating drive |
| B. | penetration resistance |
| C. | overburden pressure |
| D. | dilatancy/submergence |
| Answer» B. penetration resistance | |
| 144. |
The observed value of N in static cone penetration test is corrected by |
| A. | overburden and dilatancy /submergence |
| B. | effective pressure |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. effective pressure | |
| 145. |
The values derived from penetration tests can be used for finding |
| A. | depth of hard stratum and strength of soil |
| B. | soil saturation |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. soil saturation | |
| 146. |
The two commonly used penetration tests are |
| A. | standard penetration test |
| B. | cone penetration test |
| C. | all of the mentioned |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. none of the mentioned | |
| 147. |
The split tube used in static cone penetration test, is commonly known as |
| A. | split spoon sampler |
| B. | split tube sampler |
| C. | tube sampler |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. split tube sampler | |
| 148. |
For transport of sample to laboratory, the sample is |
| A. | wrapped in wax paper |
| B. | mixed with other samples |
| C. | given disturbance |
| D. | saturated with lime |
| Answer» B. mixed with other samples | |
| 149. |
For undistributed samples              is used. |
| A. | compressed air sampler |
| B. | thick sampler |
| C. | care cutter |
| D. | rotary sampler |
| Answer» B. thick sampler | |
| 150. |
To impart cohesion, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â is used. |
| A. | water |
| B. | asphaltic emulsions |
| C. | lime |
| D. | powder soda |
| Answer» C. lime | |