Recent Asked Civil Engineering MCQs1

Recent Asked Civil Engineering MCQs 1

Q.1 Which of the following methods is used to measure the pH value of water? 

A. Electro magnetic method 
B. Electrometric method 
C. Reverse osmosis method
D. Distillation method

Q.2 Soils, in which rate of rock decomposition is greater than the rate of erosion or transportation, is best known as: 

A. alluvial soil
B. residual soil 
C. lacustrine soil 
D. transported soil

Q.3 Which of the following compaction equipment is predominantly used to compact granular soils of shallow depth? 

A. Smooth wheel roller 

B. Pneumatic – tyred rollers 

C. Sheep foot roller 

D. Vibratory rollers 

Q.4 Sand dunes are predominantly formed by: 

A. marine soils 

B. alluvial soils 

C. aeolian soil deposits 

D. glacial soils

Q.5 In Bernoulli’s equation, the total energy of a flowing liquid per unit weight is expressed as: 

A. (v²/2g) 

B. z+h+(v²/2g) 

C. z-h-(v²/2g)

D. z²+h²+(v²/2g)

Q.6 Which of the following soil would exhibit the highest shrinkage swelling potential? 

A. Clay 

B. Gravels 

C. Silts 

D. Sands

Q.7 The loss of head at the front of a pipe can be expressed as: 

A. (kv²/2lg)

B. 5*(v²/2mg)

C. 0.7*(kv²/2lg)

D. 0.5*(v²/2g)

Q.8 If the time required to close a valve of a pipe is greater than 2L/C (where L is the length of the pipe and C is the velocity of the pressure wave produced due to water hammer), then the valve closure is said to be: 

A. zero 

B. constant 

C. sudden 

D. gradual 

Q.9 A pipe through which water is flowing has diameter 200 mm and 100 mm at C/S 1 and 2, respectively. The velocity of water at Section 1(v1) is 4 m/s. The velocity heads at Sections 1 and 2 are determined as: 

A. 0.269 m and 33.04 m, respectively 

B. 0.815 m and 83.04 m, respectively 

C. 0.50 m and 50.04 m, respectively 

D. 0.25 m and 100.09 m, respectively 

Q.10 The data obtained from the process of levelling is useful ______. 

A. to work out the elevations of the given points relative to each other 

B. to find included angles 

C. to determine the height of instruments 

D. to find linear and angular measurements 

Q.11 The empirical formula which is NOT used in calculating the fire demand of a city is: 

A. Kuichling’s formula 

B. Cutter’s formula 

C. Buston’s formula 

D. Freeman’s formula 

Q.12 The optimum water content of “fat clay” generally lies between:

A. 5 and 10% 

B. 15 and 20% 

C. 10 and 15% 

D. 20 and 25%

Q.13 The classification of the system of sanitation which does NOT come under the water carriage system is the: 

A. combined system 

B. partially separate system 

C. separate system

D. conservancy system 

Q.14 The cross-section method of contouring is useful for the survey of ______.

A. roads, railways and canals 

B. hill areas 

C. small open areas 

D. small closed areas 

Q.15 In case of a circular sewer section, when it is running half full, its velocity will be:

A. 0.75 times the velocity when it was running full 

B. 0.50 times the velocity when it was running full 

C. equal to the velocity when it was running full 

D. 0.25 times the velocity when it was running full 

Q.16 Hard board is an example of: 

A. particle board 

B. block board 

C. chip board 

D. fibre board 

Q.17 Float arrangement is provided in case of:

A. plate valves 

B. pressure relief valves 

C. non return valves 

D. air relief valves

Q.18 In a retaining wall retaining dry, cohesionless soil, the angle between the failure planes (slip planes) and horizontal, under active state, would be: 

A. 0.66Φ' 

B. Φ'

C. 45°+Φ'/2

D. 0.33Φ'

Q.19 The diameter of a pipe at Sections 1 and 2 is 10 cm and 15 cm, respectively. What is the discharge through the pipe if the velocity of water flowing through the pipe at Section 1 is 5 m/s?

A. 0.0628 m³/s

B. 0.1139 m³/s 

C. 0.03927 m³/s

D. 0.1767 m³/s

Q.20 Which of the following is NOT an objective of sewage disposal?

A. To elevate groundwater table level 

B. To prevent breeding of mosquitoes 

C. To dispose sewage after giving suitable treatment 

D. To prevent decomposition of wastage

This Recent Asked Que is made up for daily practicing objective type questions both technical as well as non technical. In this Quizzes Questions are added from previous year question papers taken by (TCS,IBPS) Various States, Mahatransco, Mahapariksha PWD, Mahapariksha Town planning, Mahapariksha Soil and Water Conservation Department, WRD, Rajasthan JE, ITI Lecturer, SSC, RRB, BMC, GATE, ISRO, MPSC, UPSC, APPSC, Metro and also from objectives types books . I hope this is helpful for your upcoming Exams ✌.

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