Civil Engineering Quiz - Set 04 Civil Quiz Quiz Questions 01. A single angle in tension is connected by one leg only. If the areas of connecting and outstanding legs are respectively a and b, net effective area of the angle, is (A) a - [b/{1 + 0.35 (b/a)}] (B) a + [b/{1 + 0.35 (b/a)}] (C) a - [b/{1 + 0.2 (b/a)}] (D) a + [b/{1 + 0.2 (b/a)}] 02. The best unit period of a unit hydrograph, is equal to basin lag divided by (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 03. A current meter measures the velocity of flow, if it is held (A) On the surface of water (B) At the bottom of channel (C) At any point within the cross-section (D) None of these 04. The platform at the end of a series of steps, is known as (A) Platform (B) Relief (C) Rest (D) Landing 05. Ground glass (A) Is made by grinding its one side (B) Is made by melting powdered glass paints surface (C) Is used for getting light without transparency (D) All the above 06. When a load is transferred through one surface to another surface in contact, the stress is known as (A) Tensile stress (B) Compressive stress (C) Shearing stress (D) None of these 07. The sensitivity of a rigid module, is (A) 2.00 (B) 1.50 (C) 1.00 (D) Zero 08. The inclined surface of an abutment to receive the arch, is known as (A) Skew back (B) Soffit (C) Spandril (D) Haunch 09. The wedging is adopted for quarrying costly stratified rock such as (A) Laterite (B) Marble (C) Limestone (D) All the above 10. The top diameter, bottom diameter and the height of a slump mould are: (A) 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm (B) 10 cm, 30 cm, 20 cm (C) 20 cm, 10 cm, 30 cm (D) 20 cm, 30 cm, 10 cm 11. Spans of continuous fillers are considered approximately equal if the longest span does not exceed the shortest span by more than (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 % 12. For predicting floods of a given frequency, the best reliable method is (A) Unit hydrograph method (B) Gumbel's analytical method (C) California method (D) None of these 13. The slenderness ratio of a column is zero when its length (A) Is zero (B) Is equal to its radius of gyration (C) Is supported on all sides throughout its length (D) Is between the points of zero moments 14. A triangle used for turning the face of locomotives, consists of (A) Three turn outs (B) One turn out and two splits (C) Two turn outs and one split (D) Three splits 15. The design of a retaining wall assumes that the retained earth (A) Is dry (B) Is free from moisture (C) Is not cohesive (D) All the above 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
