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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Civil Engineering .
| 51. |
a ______ is used to level the ground and spreads the loose material. |
| A. | Excavator |
| B. | Scraper |
| C. | Grader |
| D. | Tractor |
| Answer» C. Grader | |
| 52. |
a grader which is told by a tractor is known as _________. |
| A. | Tractor grader |
| B. | Motor grader |
| C. | Scraper |
| D. | Elevating grader |
| Answer» D. Elevating grader | |
| 53. |
_______ consists of a large bucket which is attached to a tractor. |
| A. | Bulldozer |
| B. | Scraper |
| C. | Grader |
| D. | Escalator |
| Answer» B. Scraper | |
| 54. |
______ are usually mounted on two or four pneumatic tyred wheels. |
| A. | Scraper |
| B. | Backactor |
| C. | Elevator |
| D. | Escalator |
| Answer» A. Scraper | |
| 55. |
a ______ is an oldest type of machine which removes earth. |
| A. | Escalator |
| B. | Excavator |
| C. | Elevator |
| D. | Bulldozer |
| Answer» B. Excavator | |
| 56. |
______ type of excavator used for digging the foundation trenches below operating level. |
| A. | Clamshell |
| B. | Backactor |
| C. | Power shovel |
| D. | Skimmer |
| Answer» B. Backactor | |
| 57. |
______ type of excavator is used for digging below, at or above operating level in a vertical range. |
| A. | Skimmer |
| B. | Dragline |
| C. | Clamshell |
| D. | Back trench |
| Answer» C. Clamshell | |
| 58. |
_______ type of excavator carries shovel at its lower end. |
| A. | Power shovel |
| B. | Dragline |
| C. | Clamshell |
| D. | Backactor |
| Answer» A. Power shovel | |
| 59. |
______ type of excavator is used for digging at or below the operating level. |
| A. | Skimmer |
| B. | Dragline |
| C. | Power shovel |
| D. | Dredger |
| Answer» B. Dragline | |
| 60. |
______ type of excavator carries the skimmer at its lower end. |
| A. | Skimmer |
| B. | Dredger |
| C. | Escalator |
| D. | Elevator |
| Answer» A. Skimmer | |
| 61. |
a _____ roller is a multi-purpose roller which is used for various purposes and for practically all type of roads. |
| A. | Smooth wheeled |
| B. | Pneumatic |
| C. | Rubber tyred |
| D. | Dead weight |
| Answer» A. Smooth wheeled | |
| 62. |
effective compaction is not achieved by ________. |
| A. | Rubber tyred |
| B. | Sheep’s foot |
| C. | Pneumatic |
| D. | Smooth wheeled |
| Answer» D. Smooth wheeled | |
| 63. |
______ consists of a vibrating unit mounted on a screed, plate or roller. |
| A. | Earth rammer |
| B. | Pounding |
| C. | Vibrating rollers |
| D. | Vibratory compactors |
| Answer» D. Vibratory compactors | |
| 64. |
the ______ compact soil close to the earth surface only. |
| A. | Earth rammers |
| B. | Vibrating rollers |
| C. | Ditcher |
| D. | Skimmer |
| Answer» A. Earth rammers | |
| 65. |
______ are the most commonly used equipment for transportation. |
| A. | Dump tracks |
| B. | Rollers |
| C. | Trucks |
| D. | Bulldozers |
| Answer» C. Trucks | |
| 66. |
the trucks with automatic unloading device are called ______. |
| A. | Dumpers |
| B. | Trailers |
| C. | Conveyor |
| D. | Dump tracks |
| Answer» D. Dump tracks | |
| 67. |
______ are very useful for horizontal transportation of materials like bricks, aggregates, scaffoldings, etc. |
| A. | Elevators |
| B. | Escalators |
| C. | Dumpers |
| D. | Conveyors |
| Answer» C. Dumpers | |
| 68. |
______ are extra wagons attached to the tractors or trucks. |
| A. | Elevators |
| B. | Conveyors |
| C. | Trailers |
| D. | Dumper |
| Answer» C. Trailers | |
| 69. |
______ are used for vertical transportation of aggregate and wet concrete on large project sites. |
| A. | Elevators |
| B. | Trucks |
| C. | Conveyors |
| D. | Escalators |
| Answer» A. Elevators | |
| 70. |
in order to raise and shift heavy loads from one place to another, they ______ are employed in the construction of big works. |
| A. | Elevators |
| B. | Conveyors |
| C. | Cranes |
| D. | Trucks |
| Answer» C. Cranes | |
| 71. |
______ crane is used for open sites and it possesses a very long reach. |
| A. | Goliath |
| B. | Derrick |
| C. | Swing jib |
| D. | Cable |
| Answer» B. Derrick | |
| 72. |
in ______ type of crane, heavy temporary staging or platform is prepared for the working of the crane. |
| A. | Cableways |
| B. | Swing jib |
| C. | Goliath |
| D. | Platform |
| Answer» C. Goliath | |
| 73. |
______ are cranes of swing jib type and are mounted on high steel towers. |
| A. | Cableways |
| B. | Swing jib |
| C. | Tower |
| D. | Goliath |
| Answer» C. Tower | |
| 74. |
the removal of earth for highway formation is ______. |
| A. | Embankment |
| B. | Sub grade |
| C. | Excavation |
| D. | Filling |
| Answer» C. Excavation | |
| 75. |
the best time to remove soil is during ______. |
| A. | Summer |
| B. | Winter |
| C. | Rainy season |
| D. | During storm |
| Answer» A. Summer | |
| 76. |
what is the equipment used for short haul distance of 100 m? |
| A. | Bulldozer |
| B. | Scrapper |
| C. | Power shovel |
| D. | Hoe |
| Answer» A. Bulldozer | |
| 77. |
the blade angle of bulldozer is usually ______. |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 90 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 45 |
| Answer» B. 90 | |
| 78. |
the precise control of excavation is possible by _______. |
| A. | Scrapper |
| B. | Hoe |
| C. | Shovel |
| D. | Bulldozer |
| Answer» A. Scrapper | |
| 79. |
the boom is supported by _______. |
| A. | Cab |
| B. | Dipper stick |
| C. | Hoist line |
| D. | Crawler |
| Answer» C. Hoist line | |
| 80. |
dragline cannot excavate _______. |
| A. | Soft rock |
| B. | Black cotton soil |
| C. | Clay |
| D. | Stiff material |
| Answer» D. Stiff material | |
| 81. |
the stiff materials can be excavated by ______. |
| A. | Dragline |
| B. | Hoe |
| C. | Power shovel |
| D. | Scrapper |
| Answer» B. Hoe | |
| 82. |
the equipment having a bucket is? |
| A. | Shovel |
| B. | Clam shell |
| C. | Dragline |
| D. | Hoe |
| Answer» B. Clam shell | |
| 83. |
the compaction of sand is done by ______. |
| A. | Rollers |
| B. | Animals |
| C. | Vibrator |
| D. | Jetting |
| Answer» D. Jetting | |
| 84. |
the term _____ is used to indicate the process of allocating a prepaid expense to accounting periods during which there are benefits realized from the depreciable equipment. |
| A. | Cost depreciation |
| B. | Investment charges |
| C. | Maintenance and repair |
| D. | Operating cost |
| Answer» A. Cost depreciation | |
| 85. |
in ______ method, it is assumed that a property loses its value by the same amount every year. |
| A. | Sinking fund |
| B. | Operating cost |
| C. | Constant percentage |
| D. | Straight line method |
| Answer» D. Straight line method | |
| 86. |
in ______ method, the depreciation of properties assumed to be equal to the annual sinking fund plus the interest on the fund for that year. |
| A. | Sinking fund |
| B. | Annual fund |
| C. | Constant percentage |
| D. | Straight line |
| Answer» A. Sinking fund | |
| 87. |
in _______, the owner has to invest a certain amount for the purchase of an equipment. |
| A. | Cost depreciation |
| B. | Investment charges |
| C. | Operation cost |
| D. | Management |
| Answer» B. Investment charges | |
| 88. |
the term _____ is used to indicate the period during which the equipment is not in ideal condition. |
| A. | Depreciation |
| B. | Downtime |
| C. | Inadequacy |
| D. | Normal deterioration |
| Answer» B. Downtime | |
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