Civil Engineering Quiz - Set 03 Civil Quiz Quiz Questions 01. The maximum permissible slenderness ratio of compression member carrying dead and superimposed load, is (A) 180 (B) 200 (C) 250 (D) 350 02. Who coined the term, Remote sensing. (A) Evelyn L. Pruitt, a geographer (B) Gaspard Felix Tournachon, a French scientist (C) Wilbur Wright, an Italian scientist (D) None of these 03. The rainfall cycle period in India is taken as (A) 15 years (B) 20 years (C) 25 years (D) 35 years 04. Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A mortar joint having a concave finishing in brick masonry, is called keyed joint (B) A mortar joint projecting beyond the face of a masonry wall, is called tucked joint (C) A mortar joint having a recess in it, is called ruled joint (D) All the above 05. The rocks formed from molten magma, are called (A) Sedimentary rocks (B) Igneous rocks (C) Metamorphic rocks (D) None of these 06. Demand for public uses in a city, does not include water required for (A) Watering of public parks (B) Watering of public gardens (C) Sprinkling on roads (D) Drinking purposes 07. An ordinary Portland cement when tested for its fineness, should not leave any residue on I.S. sieve No. 9, more than (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 % 08. The minimum cross fall of shoulders is kept (A) 0.5 % (B) 1.0 % (C) 1.5 % (D) 3 % 09. Tacking rivets in compression plates not exposed to the weather, have a pitch not exceeding 300 mm or (A) 16 times the thickness of outside plate (B) 24 times the thickness of outside plate (C) 32 times the thickness of outside plate (D) 36 times the thickness of outside plate 10. Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) D.P.C. should be continuous (B) D.P.C. should be of good impervious material (C) D.P.C. may be horizontal or vertical (D) All the above 11. Well treated water is generally supplied for (A) Domestic use (B) Commercial use (C) Public use (D) All the above 12. Roadway width for a National highways and State highways (two-lanes) is (A) 12 m (B) 9 m (C) 9.5 m (D) 15 m 13. The top soil of a water logged field becomes more alkaline and infertile if its pH value is (A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 11 14. A wall constructed with stones to protect slopes of cuttings in natural ground from the action of weathering agents, is called (A) Retaining wall (B) Breast wall (C) Buttress (D) Parapet wall 15. Bitumen paints offer (A) Pleasing surface (B) Hard surface (C) Smooth surface (D) Protective surface Submit Test Next Quiz Tests: Set 01 Set 02 Set 03 Set 04 Set 05 Set 06 Set 07 Set 08 Set 09 Set 10 Set 11
