CIVILTECHNICAL QUIZ – 2K14

ROUND 1

1.) Pycnometer method for water content determination is more suitable for a.) Clay b.) Sand c.) Loess d.) Silt

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2.) In stokes law ,the terminal velocity of particle is

a.) proportional to radius of particle b.) proportional to square of radius c.) inversely proportional to square of radius d.) inversely proportional to radius

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3.) Pretreatment of soil to remove organic matter by oxidation is done with

a.) Sodium Hexametaphospate b.) Oxygen c.) Hydrogen Peroxide d.) Hydrochloric Acid

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4.) Toughness index of soil is ratio of

a.) Plasticity index to Flow index b.) Liquid index to Flow index c.) Consistency index to Flow index d.) Shrinkage index to Flow index

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5.) Honey combed structure is found in

a.) Gravels b.) Coarse sands c.) Fine silts and sand d.) Clay

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6.) Weakest bond in soils

a.) Ionic bond b.) Covalent bond c.) Hydrogen bond d.) Secondary valence bond

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7.) Coefficient of permeability of soil

a.) Increases with increase of temp b.) Increases with increase of temp c.) Increases with decrease in unit weight of water d.) Decreases with increase in void ratio

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8.) Lime stabilization is generally used for stabilizing

a.) Gravels b.) Sands c.) Clays d.) All

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9.) Minimum surcharge for C.B.R test is

a.) 2.5 kg b.) 3.5 kg c.) 4.5 kg d.) 5.5 kg

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10.) The formation which contains water but is not able to transmit is called

a.) Aquifer b.) Aquiclude c.) Aquifuge d.) Aquiguard

ROUND 2

1.) If a member is subjected to an axial load ,the plane normal to the axis of loading carries a.) Minimum normal stress b.) Maximum normal stress c.) Maximum shear stress d.) Minimum shear stress

ROUND 22.) A cantilever of length ‘L’ carries a point load ‘W’ at free end.The B.M diagram is a.) Parabola with maximum ordinate at centre of beam b.) Parabola with maximum ordinate at cantilever end c.) Triangle with maximum ordinate at free end d.) Triangle with maximum ordinate at cantilever end

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3.) The B.M at a section , where shear force is zero, will be

a.) Zero b.) Maximum c.) Minimum d.) Either maximum or minimum

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6.) A short column of rectangular section carries a point load (W) actin with an eccentricity (e).The shape of kernel area would be a.) Square b.) Rectangle c.) Circle d.) Rhombus

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7.) Two shafts, one solid and one hollow have same length, material and weight.

The hollow shaft compared to solid shaft is

a.) More strongb.) Less strongc.) Have same strengthd.) Cannot determine

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8.) The maximum shear stress in a thin cylindrical shell when subjected to internal pressure P is equals to

a.) PD/4tb.) PD/8tc.) PD/2td.) PD/t

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9.) The equivalent length is equal to half of actual length of a column with

a.) one end fixed and other end freeb.) both ends fixedc.) one end fixed and other end hingedd.) both ends fixed

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10.) In a simply supported beam, temperature variations produces

a.) Large stressesb.) Small stressesc.) Zero stressd.) None

ROUND 3

1.) The green house effect is due to :

a.) penetrability of low wavelength radiations through co2

b.) penetrability of low wavelength radiations through o3 layer

c.) impermeability of long wavelength radiations through co2 of the atmosphered.) impermeability of long wavelength radiations through o3 layer

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2.) Chlorofluorocarbons release a chemical harmful to ozone is :

a.) Fluorine b.) Sulphur dioxidec.) Chlorined.) nitrogen peroxide

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3.) Ozone day is observed on : a.) September 16 b.) January 3 c.) November 10 d.) March 26

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4.) Motor vehicles act was introduced in a.) 1949 b.) 1939 c.) 1929 d.) 1934

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6.) The darker zone in lakes where light penetration is negligible is called

a.) Euphotic zone b.) Benthic zone c.) Littoral zone d.) Limnetic zone

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7.) B.O.D / C.O.D ratio will always be

a.) equal to 1 b.) less than 1 c.) more than 1 d.) none

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8.) The minimum value of camber provided for thin bituminous surface hill roads, is a.) 2.2 % b.) 2.5 % c.) 3.0 % d.) 3.5 %

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9.) Border Roads Organisation for hilly regions, was formed in a.) 1947 b.) 1954 c.) 1958 d.) 1960

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10.) Reinforcement in cement concrete slab of road pavements, is placed

a.) Longitudinally b.) Transversely c.) Longitudinally and Transversely d.) In form of welded mesh wire

ROUND 4

1.) Kinematic viscosity is defined as equal to

a.) Dynamic viscosity x density b.) Dynamic viscosity / density c.) Dynamic viscosity x pressure d.) pressure x density

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2.) Poise is the unit of

a.) Mass density b.) Kinematic viscosity c.) Viscosity d.) Velocity gradient

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3.) The resultant hydrostatic force acts through a point known as

a.) Centre of gravity b.) Centre of buoyancy c.) Centre of pressure d.) Centre of point

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4.) The flow in pipe is laminar if

a.) Reynolds number is equal to 2500 b.) Reynolds number is equal to 4000 c.) Reynolds number is more than

2500 d.) None of the above

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5.) Pitot-tube is used to measure

a.) Pressure b.) Flow c.) Velocity at a point d.) Discharge

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6.) Hydraulic gradient line (H.G.L) represents sum of a.) Pressure head and Kinetic head b.) Kinetic head and datum head c.) Pressure , kinetic and datum head d.) Pressure head and datum head

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7.) Maximum efficiency of power transmission through pipe is

a.) 50 % b.) 66.67 % c.) 75 % d.) 80 %

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8.) Unit Hydrograph theory was enunciated

by a.) Merril Bernard b.) W.W.Horner c.) Le-Roy K.Shermen d.) Robert E.Horten

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9.) The surface Run-off is the quantity of water a.) Absorbed by soil b.) Intercepted by buildings and vegetative cover c.) Required to fill surface depressions d.) That reaches the stream channels

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10.) The best instrument for measuring the

velocity of a stream flow is

a.) Pitot tubeb.) Price current meterc.) Surface floatd.) Sub-Surface float

ROUND 5

1.) The reduced bearing of a line is N 87° W.

Its whole circle bearing is

a.) 2830

b.) 2730

c.) 30

d.) 930

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2.) The first reading from a level station is

a.) Fore sightb.) Intermediate sightc.) Back sightd.) Any sight

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3.) Back bearing of a line is equal to

a.) Fore bearing ± 90°b.) Fore bearing ± 180°c.) Fore bearing ± 360°d.) Fore bearing ± 270°

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4.) The longitudinal section of the surface

of bubble tube is

a.) Straightb.) Circularc.) Parabolicd.) Elliptic

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5.) Moist curing of the exposed surfaces of concrete is done at least for

a.) 3 daysb.) 5 daysc.) 7 daysd.) 11 days

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6.) For battened struts, the effective length

is increased by

a.) 5 %b.) 7.5 %c.) 10 %d.) 12.5 %

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7.) Which of the following is not an isotropic material

a.) Woodb.) Goldc.) Brassd.) Fine grained material

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8.) Which of the following is not applicable for assumptions in strength of materials

a.) The material should be continuousb.) The material is isotropic and homogeneousc.) Super position principle is

applicabled.) Self weight is considered

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9.) Diameter of a rivet hole is made larger than the diameter of the rivet by

a.) 1.0 mm for rivet diameter upto12 mm

b.) 1.5 mm for rivet diameter exceeding 25 mmc.) 2.0 mm for rivet diameter over 25 mmd.) None

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10.) As carbon content in steel increases ,

then

a.) Toughness increasesb.) Ductility increasesc.) Hardness decreasesd.) Brittle increases

ROUND 6

1.) Which company’s logo is this

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2.) Name this equipment used in surveying

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3.) Name this bridge which is in Newyork and one of oldest suspension cables

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4.) It is a building company . Guess it

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5.) Name this surveying equipment

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6.) Name this company which produces oil

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7.) Name this company which is a reputed real estate developer

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8.) This building is of 102 stories and is situated in new york.It is also famous for Hollywood shootings. Name it

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9.) Name this equipment used in concrete

technology laboratory

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10.) This is an equipment used in testing of

soils. Name it