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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Civil Engineering .
| 101. |
Bottom dump trucks are used for…………. |
| A. | spread the material in wide area |
| B. | in food processing unit |
| C. | where material stored under ground |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 102. |
Which one of these is a part of cable ways? |
| A. | track cable |
| B. | carriage |
| C. | fall rope |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 103. |
Which one of these is not part of operation of crane? |
| A. | digging |
| B. | hoisting |
| C. | luffing |
| D. | slewing |
| Answer» A. digging | |
| 104. |
What is standard capacity of power driven scotch derric crane? (in tones) |
| A. | 3 to 50 |
| B. | 10 to 50 |
| C. | 20 to 50 |
| D. | 3 to 80 |
| Answer» A. 3 to 50 | |
| 105. |
What is standard capacity of hand operated scotch derric crane? (in tones) |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 80 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 106. |
Gantry cranes are used in………. |
| A. | steel plant |
| B. | automobile manufacturing plant |
| C. | ports |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 107. |
What is maximum capacity of hand winches? (in tones) |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 80 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 108. |
How many numbers of idlers are requires per Km length of belt conveyor? |
| A. | 1000 to 1200 |
| B. | 1000 to 1800 |
| C. | 1200 to 1900 |
| D. | 2000 to 3200 |
| Answer» A. 1000 to 1200 | |
| 109. |
At which angle side rollers are tilted in belt conveyors? |
| A. | 30º |
| B. | 20º |
| C. | 25º |
| D. | 17º |
| Answer» B. 20º | |
| 110. |
Air vessel used for………. |
| A. | maintain a uniform flow |
| B. | increase the speed of pump |
| C. | increase the pump efficiency |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 111. |
Which one of these is not a type of impeller? |
| A. | close impeller |
| B. | semi open impeller |
| C. | open impeller |
| D. | semi close impeller |
| Answer» D. semi close impeller | |
| 112. |
What is function of foot valve in pump? |
| A. | to prevent the back flow of the water |
| B. | to close the impeller |
| C. | provide the opening to the casing |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» A. to prevent the back flow of the water | |
| 113. |
Which factors affect the selection of pump? |
| A. | required discharge |
| B. | cost |
| C. | life of pump |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 114. |
What is block weight of hand rammer? ( in kg) |
| A. | 3 to 4 |
| B. | 3 to 5 |
| C. | 3 to 10 |
| D. | 5 to 15 |
| Answer» B. 3 to 5 | |
| 115. |
Which factor does not affect the compaction of soil by rolling? |
| A. | contact pressure |
| B. | number of passes |
| C. | speed of roller |
| D. | operator’s skill |
| Answer» D. operator’s skill | |
| 116. |
What is maximum weight of the sheep foot rollers? ( in tones) |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» A. 10 | |
| 117. |
What is normal vibration time in the case of internal vibrator? (in sec.) |
| A. | 10 to 20 |
| B. | 10 to 30 |
| C. | 5 to 20 |
| D. | 10 to 40 |
| Answer» C. 5 to 20 | |
| 118. |
What is the vibration frequency of the surface vibrator? (in cycles per min.) |
| A. | 1000 to 6000 |
| B. | 3000 to 6000 |
| C. | 2000 to 6000 |
| D. | 2500 to 6500 |
| Answer» B. 3000 to 6000 | |
| 119. |
Which factors affect the selection of the drilling equipment? |
| A. | depth of hole |
| B. | hardness of rock |
| C. | nature of terrain |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 120. |
Which factor does not affect the drilling rate? |
| A. | depth of hole |
| B. | cost of equipment |
| C. | hardness of rock |
| D. | pressure of air |
| Answer» B. cost of equipment | |
| 121. |
Abrasion drill work on the principle of………. |
| A. | frication |
| B. | grinding |
| C. | electromagnetic force |
| D. | thermal conductivity |
| Answer» B. grinding | |
| 122. |
Shot drill used a………….. for drilling. |
| A. | steel shots |
| B. | copper shots |
| C. | carbide drilling bit |
| D. | any one of the above |
| Answer» A. steel shots | |
| 123. |
What is maximum cutting depth of shot drill? |
| A. | 180m |
| B. | 200m |
| C. | 350m |
| D. | 150m |
| Answer» A. 180m | |
| 124. |
Diamond drill used for……….. |
| A. | large hole drilling |
| B. | exploring drilling |
| C. | oil drilling |
| D. | construction drilling |
| Answer» B. exploring drilling | |
| 125. |
Drifters can cut the hole up to depth of…….. (in cm) |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 120 |
| C. | 150 |
| D. | 200 |
| Answer» B. 120 | |
| 126. |
Which factor does not affect the selection of drilling pattern? |
| A. | types of rock |
| B. | size of drilling |
| C. | available water |
| D. | strength of rock |
| Answer» C. available water | |
| 127. |
Cone crusher act as…….. |
| A. | primary crusher |
| B. | secondary crusher |
| C. | tertiary crusher |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» B. secondary crusher | |
| 128. |
Which factors affect the selection of crusher? |
| A. | type of rock |
| B. | size of rock |
| C. | cost |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 129. |
Bucket ladder dredger is suitable for…….. |
| A. | soft soil |
| B. | sand |
| C. | hard clay |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 130. |
What is maximum digging depth of the dipper dredger? (in m) |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 80 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» A. 20 | |
| 131. |
What is maximum dumping rang of the dipper dredger? (in m) |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 80 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» B. 35 | |
| 132. |
What is maximum digging depth of the dipper dredger? (in m) |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» C. 25 | |
| 133. |
What is maximum digging depth of the hydraulic dredger? (in m) |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» D. 15 | |
| 134. |
Shotcrete is used for…… |
| A. | thin walls |
| B. | swimming pools |
| C. | repair of concrete |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 135. |
What is rebound (in %) for horizontal walls? |
| A. | 5 to 15 |
| B. | 10 to 25 |
| C. | 20 to 50 |
| D. | 25 to 35 |
| Answer» A. 5 to 15 | |
| 136. |
Which material can reduce a rebound of the concrete? |
| A. | carbon |
| B. | pozzolanic |
| C. | iron |
| D. | wood cheeps |
| Answer» B. pozzolanic | |
| 137. |
What is rebound (in %) for vertical walls? |
| A. | 5 to 15 |
| B. | 10 to 25 |
| C. | 15 to 30 |
| D. | 25 to 35 |
| Answer» C. 15 to 30 | |
| 138. |
What is rebound (in %) for overhead walls? |
| A. | 5 to 15 |
| B. | 10 to 25 |
| C. | 15 to 30 |
| D. | 20 to 50 |
| Answer» D. 20 to 50 | |
| 139. |
The failure of foundation of a building is due to |
| A. | withdrawal of subsoil moisture |
| B. | unequal settlement of soil |
| C. | lateral escape of the supporting material |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 140. |
The ability of sub-soil to support the load of the structure without yielding is known as |
| A. | bearing value of soil |
| B. | bearing power of soil |
| C. | bearing capacity of soil |
| D. | any one of these |
| Answer» D. any one of these | |
| 141. |
The bearing capacity of soils can be improved by |
| A. | increasing the depth of footing |
| B. | draining the sub-soil water |
| C. | ramming the granular material like crushed stone in the soil |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 142. |
Dewatering is required for…… |
| A. | safety of excavation |
| B. | safety of foundation of adjoining structure |
| C. | safety of people and traffic passing near the excavation |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 143. |
Pile foundation is generally used when the soil is……… |
| A. | compressible |
| B. | water-logged |
| C. | made-up type |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 144. |
The type of foundation most suitable for bridges is |
| A. | pier foundation |
| B. | raft foundation |
| C. | pile foundation |
| D. | strap foundation |
| Answer» C. pile foundation | |
| 145. |
The piles which do not support the load by themselves, but act as a medium to transmit the load from the foundation to the resisting sub-stratum, are known as |
| A. | friction piles |
| B. | bearing piles |
| C. | batter piles |
| D. | compaction piles |
| Answer» B. bearing piles | |
| 146. |
The piles which are driven in the type of soil whose strength does not increase with depth or where the rate of increase in strength with depth is very slow, are known as |
| A. | friction piles |
| B. | bearing piles |
| C. | batter piles |
| D. | compaction piles |
| Answer» A. friction piles | |
| 147. |
The best spacing of timber piles from centre to centre is…… |
| A. | 600 mm |
| B. | 700 mm |
| C. | 800 mm |
| D. | 900 mm |
| Answer» D. 900 mm | |
| 148. |
The maximum load on the wooden pile should not exceed |
| A. | 50 kN |
| B. | 100 kN |
| C. | 150 kN |
| D. | 200 kN |
| Answer» D. 200 kN | |
| 149. |
The length of pre-cast concrete piles varies from |
| A. | 3 m to 4.5 m |
| B. | 4.5 m to 10 m |
| C. | 4.5 m to 20 m |
| D. | 4.5 m to 30 m |
| Answer» D. 4.5 m to 30 m | |
| 150. |
A type of cast-in-situ pile best suited for places where the ground is soft and offers little resistance to the flow of concrete, is |
| A. | simplex pile |
| B. | Franki pile |
| C. | vibro-pile |
| D. | Raymond pile |
| Answer» C. vibro-pile | |
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