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This section includes 430 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. |
The maximum ratio of span to depth of a slab simply supported and spanning in one direction, is______________? |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 102. |
The maximum ratio of span to depth of a cantilever slab, is_______________? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» D. 16 | |
| 103. |
The maximum permissible size of aggregates to be used in casting the ribs of a slab, is______________? |
| A. | 5 mm |
| B. | 7.5 mm |
| C. | 10 mm |
| D. | 15 mm |
| Answer» D. 15 mm | |
| 104. |
The maximum diameter of a bar used in a ribbed slab, is______________? |
| A. | 12 mm |
| B. | 6 mm |
| C. | 20 mm |
| D. | 22 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
The maximum area of tension reinforcement in beams shall not exceed_______________? |
| A. | 0.15 % |
| B. | 1.5 % |
| C. | 4 % |
| D. | 1 % |
| Answer» D. 1 % | |
| 106. |
The load stress of a section can be reduced by______________? |
| A. | Decreasing the lever arm |
| B. | Increasing the total perimeter of bars |
| C. | Replacing larger bars by greater number of small bars |
| D. | Replacing smaller bars by greater number of greater bars |
| Answer» D. Replacing smaller bars by greater number of greater bars | |
| 107. |
The live load to be considered for an accessible roof, is________________? |
| A. | Nil |
| B. | 75 kg/m3 |
| C. | 150 kg/m 2 |
| D. | 200 kg/cm 2 |
| Answer» D. 200 kg/cm 2 | |
| 108. |
The live load to be considered for an inaccessible roof, is______________? |
| A. | Nil |
| B. | 75 kg/m2 |
| C. | 150 kg/cm 2 |
| D. | 200 kg/m2 |
| Answer» C. 150 kg/cm 2 | |
| 109. |
The length of the straight portion of a bar beyond the end of the hook, should be at least_______________? |
| A. | Twice the diameter |
| B. | Thrice the diameter |
| C. | Four times the diameter |
| D. | Seven times the diameter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 110. |
The length of the lap in a compression member is kept greater than bar diameter x (Permissible stress in bar / Five times the bond stress) or____________________? |
| A. | 12 bar diameters |
| B. | 18 bar diameters |
| C. | 24 bar diameters |
| D. | 30 bar diameters |
| Answer» D. 30 bar diameters | |
| 111. |
The length of lap in tension reinforcement should not be less than the bar diameter × (actual tension / four times the permissible average bond stress) if it is more than_______________? |
| A. | 18 bar diameters |
| B. | 24 bar diameters |
| C. | 30 bar diameters |
| D. | 36 bar diameters |
| Answer» D. 36 bar diameters | |
| 112. |
The horizontal portion of a step in a stairs case, is known as_________________? |
| A. | Rise |
| B. | Flight |
| C. | Winder |
| D. | Tread |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
The floor slab of a building is supported on reinforced cement floor beams. The ratio of the end and intermediate spans is kept______________? |
| A. | 0.7 |
| B. | 0.8 |
| C. | 0.9 |
| D. | 0.6 |
| Answer» D. 0.6 | |
| 114. |
The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab, is_______________? |
| A. | One-fourth the width of the panel |
| B. | Half the width of the panel |
| C. | Radius of the column |
| D. | Diameter of the column |
| Answer» C. Radius of the column | |
| 115. |
The effective span of a simply supported slab, is_______________? |
| A. | Distance between the centres of the bearings |
| B. | Clear distance between the inner faces of the walls plus twice the thickness of the wall |
| C. | Clear span plus effective depth of the slab |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Clear span plus effective depth of the slab | |
| 116. |
The diameter of transverse reinforcement of columns should be equal to one-fourth of the diameter of the main steel rods but not less than________________? |
| A. | 4 mm |
| B. | 5 mm |
| C. | 6 mm |
| D. | 7 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 117. |
The diameter of main bars in R.C.C. columns, shall not be less than________________? |
| A. | 6 mm |
| B. | 8 mm |
| C. | 10 mm |
| D. | 12 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 118. |
The diameter of longitudinal bars of a column should never be less than_____________? |
| A. | 6 mm |
| B. | 8 mm |
| C. | 10 mm |
| D. | 12 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
The design of heel slab of a retaining wall is based on the maximum bending moment due to______________? |
| A. | Its own weight |
| B. | Weight of the soil above it |
| C. | Load of the surcharge, if any |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
The design of a retaining wall assumes that the retained earth________________? |
| A. | Is dry |
| B. | Is free from moisture |
| C. | Is not cohesive |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 121. |
the column head support a flat slab, is generally kept The diameter of_____________? |
| A. | 0.25 times the span length |
| B. | 0.25 times the diameter of the column |
| C. | 4.0 cm larger than the diameter of the column |
| D. | 5.0 cm larger than the diameter of the column |
| Answer» B. 0.25 times the diameter of the column | |
| 122. |
The breadth of a ribbed slab containing two bars must be between______________? |
| A. | 6 cm to 7.5 cm |
| B. | 8 cm to 10 cm |
| C. | 10 cm to 12 cm |
| D. | 12 cm to 15 cm |
| Answer» C. 10 cm to 12 cm | |
| 123. |
The angle of repose of a soil is the maximum angle which the outer face of the soil mass makes_______________? |
| A. | With the horizontal |
| B. | With the vertical |
| C. | With the perpendicular to the inclined plane of the soil |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. With the vertical | |
| 124. |
The angle of internal friction of soil mass is the angle whose_______________? |
| A. | Tangent is equal to the rate of the maximum resistance to sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane |
| B. | Sine is equal to the ratio of the maximum resistance to sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane |
| C. | Cosine is equal to the ratio of the maximum resistance sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Sine is equal to the ratio of the maximum resistance to sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane | |
| 125. |
The anchorage value of a hook is assumed sixteen times the diameter of the bar if the angle of the bend, is___________________? |
| A. | 30° |
| B. | 40° |
| C. | 45° |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
The amount of reinforcement for main bars in a slab, is based upon___________________? |
| A. | Minimum bending moment |
| B. | Maximum bending moment |
| C. | Maximum shear force |
| D. | Minimum shear force |
| Answer» C. Maximum shear force | |
| 127. |
The allowable tensile stress in mild steel stirrups, reinforced cement concrete, is_______________? |
| A. | 1400 kg/cm2 |
| B. | 190 kg/cm2 |
| C. | 260 kg/cm2 |
| D. | 230 kg/cm2 |
| Answer» B. 190 kg/cm2 | |
| 128. |
The advantage of reinforced concrete, is due to_______________? |
| A. | Monolithic character |
| B. | Fire-resisting and durability |
| C. | Economy because of less maintenance cost |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 129. |
The advantage of a concrete pile over a timber pile, is_______________? |
| A. | No decay due to termites |
| B. | No restriction on length |
| C. | Higher bearing capacity |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 130. |
Post tensioning system_______________? |
| A. | Was widely used in earlier days |
| B. | Is not economical and hence not generally used |
| C. | Is economical for large spans and is adopted now a days |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 131. |
Piles are usually driven by________________? |
| A. | Diesel operated hammer |
| B. | Drop hammer |
| C. | Single acting steam hammer |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
Pick up the true statement from the following? |
| A. | Plain ceiling provides the best property diffusing light |
| B. | In the absence of beams, it is easier to install piping |
| C. | In the absence of beams, it is easier to paint |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following_? |
| A. | In the stem of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided near the earth side |
| B. | In the toe slab of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided at the bottom of the slab |
| C. | In the heel slab of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided at the top of the slab |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The intensity of horizontal shear stress at the elemental part of a beam section, is directly proportional to__________________? |
| A. | Shear force |
| B. | Area of the section |
| C. | Distance of the C.G. of the area from its neutral axis |
| D. | Moment of the beam section about its neutral axis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: Tensile reinforcement bars of a rectangular beam_______________? |
| A. | Are curtailed if not required to resist the bending moment |
| B. | Are bent up at suitable places to serve as shear reinforcement |
| C. | Are bent down at suitable places to serve as shear reinforcement |
| D. | Are maintained at bottom to provide at least local bond stress |
| Answer» D. Are maintained at bottom to provide at least local bond stress | |
| 136. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following_? |
| A. | A pile is a slender member which transfers the load through its lower end on a strong strata |
| B. | A pile is a slender member which transfers its load to the surrounding soil |
| C. | A pile is a slender member which transfers its load by friction |
| D. | A pile is a cylindrical body of concrete which transfers the load at a depth greater than its width |
| Answer» C. A pile is a slender member which transfers its load by friction | |
| 137. |
Pick up the correct statement from the following__? |
| A. | Lateral reinforcement in R.C.C. columns is provided to prevent the longitudinal reinforcement from buckling |
| B. | Lateral reinforcement prevents the shearing of concrete on diagonal plane |
| C. | Lateral reinforcement stops breaking away of concrete cover, due to buckling |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 138. |
Pick up the assumption for the design of a pre-stressed concrete member from the following_______________? |
| A. | A transverse plane section remains a plane after bending |
| B. | During deformation limits, Hook’s law is equally applicable to concrete as well as to steel |
| C. | Variation of stress in reinforcement due to changes in external loading is negligible |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 139. |
per unit run exerted by the Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height retained earth weighing per unit volume, is___________________? |
| A. | wh [(1 – )/(1 + sin )] |
| B. | wh² [(1 – )/(1 + sin )] |
| C. | wh² [(1 – )/2(1 + sin )] |
| D. | wh² [(1 – )/3(1 + sin )] |
| Answer» D. wh² [(1 – )/3(1 + sin )] | |
| 140. |
On piles, the drop must be at least_______________? |
| A. | 80 cm |
| B. | 100 cm |
| C. | 120 cm |
| D. | 140 cm |
| Answer» D. 140 cm | |
| 141. |
On an absolutely rigid foundation base, the pressure will________________? |
| A. | Be more at the edges of the foundation |
| B. | Be uniform |
| C. | Not be uniform |
| D. | Be zero at the centre of the foundation |
| Answer» D. Be zero at the centre of the foundation | |
| 142. |
on a circular slab of radius , the maximum radial moment at the centre of the If is the load slab, is WR²/16_____________? |
| A. | 2WR²/16 |
| B. | 3WR²/16 |
| C. | 5WR²/16 |
| D. | NON OF THESE |
| Answer» C. 5WR²/16 | |
| 143. |
mutually perpendicular principal stresses acting on a soil mass, the normal stress If p1 and p2 are________________? |
| A. | [(p – p p p to the principal plane carrying the principal stress p1, is: sin 2 |
| B. | [(p – p p p cos 2 |
| C. | [(p p p – p cos 2 |
| D. | [(p p p – p /2] sin 2 |
| Answer» D. [(p p p – p /2] sin 2 | |
| 144. |
Minimum spacing between horizontal parallel reinforcement of the same size should not be less than________________? |
| A. | One diameter |
| B. | 2.5 diameters |
| C. | 3 diameters |
| D. | 3.5 diameters |
| Answer» B. 2.5 diameters | |
| 145. |
Minimum spacing between horizontal parallel reinforcement of different sizes, should not be less than________________? |
| A. | One diameter of thinner bar |
| B. | One diameter of thicker bar |
| C. | Twice the diameter of thinner bar |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Twice the diameter of thinner bar | |
| 146. |
longitudinal bars and lateral stirrups, is__________________? |
| A. | Stress in concrete × area of concrete |
| B. | Stress in steel × area of steel |
| C. | Stress in concrete × area of concrete + Stress in steel × area of steel |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 147. |
Long and short spans of a two way slab are l and l and load on the slab acting on strips parallel to lx and ly be wx and wy respectively. Accordingy to xRankine Grashoff theory___________________? |
| A. | (wx/wy) = (ly/lx) |
| B. | (wx/wy) = (ly/lx)² |
| C. | (wx/wy) = (ly/lx)4 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 148. |
Lapped splices in tensile reinforcement are generally not used for bars of size larger than______________? |
| A. | 18 mm diameter |
| B. | 24 mm diameter |
| C. | 30 mm diameter |
| D. | 36 mm diameter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 149. |
is the pre-stressed force applied to the tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is and sectional modulus is . The maximum stress in the beam, subjected to a maximum bending moment , is_________________? |
| A. | f = (P/A) + (Z/M) |
| B. | f = (A/P) + (M/Z) |
| C. | f = (P/A) + (M/Z) |
| D. | f = (P/A) + (M/6Z) |
| Answer» D. f = (P/A) + (M/6Z) | |
| 150. |
is the pre- stressed force applied to tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is and sectional modulus is . The minimum stress on the beam subjected to a maximum bending moment is________________? |
| A. | f = (P/A) – (Z/M) |
| B. | f = (A/P) – (M/Z) |
| C. | f = (P/A) – (M/Z) |
| D. | f = (P/A) – (M/6Z) |
| Answer» D. f = (P/A) – (M/6Z) | |