Civil Engineering Quiz - Set 05 Civil Quiz Quiz Questions 01. Higher pitch of the roof: (i) Results in stronger roof, (ii) Results in weaker roof, (iii) Requires more covering material, (iv) Requires less covering material, The correct answer is (A) (i) and (iii) (B) (i) and (iv) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (ii) and (iv) 02. The colour of statuary marble used for sculptor's work, is (A) Red (B) Blue (C) White (D) Green 03. While designing an air entrained concrete (A) Water cement ratio is reduced (B) Proportion of aggregates is reduced (C) An allowance for the entrained air is made (D) All the above 04. Live load (A) Varies in magnitude (B) Varies in position (C) Is expressed as uniformly distributed load (D) All the above 05. Humidity refers to (A) Temperature of the air (B) Pressure of the air (C) Moisture content of the air (D) Volume of the air 06. A foundation rests on (A) Base of the foundation (B) Sub-grade (C) Foundation soil (D) Both (b) and (c) 07. For different layers of cement concrete floor. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The lowest layer consists of consolidated ground (B) A 10 cm thick clean sand is laid on consolidated ground (C) A 10 cm lime concrete (1 : 4 : 8) is laid on clean sand (D) A 10 cm thick cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is laid on top layer 08. The advantage of a concrete pile over a timber pile, is (A) No decay due to termites (B) No restriction on length (C) Higher bearing capacity (D) All the above 09. Open test pit is only suitable upto a depth of (A) 2 metres (B) 2.5 metres (C) 3 metres (D) None of the above 10. Slump test of concrete is a measure of its (A) Consistency (B) Compressive strength (C) Tensile strength (D) Impact value 11. With a percentage increase of carbon in steel, decreases its (A) Strength (B) Hardness (C) Brittleness (D) Ductility 12. The ultimate Settlement of a soil is directly proportional to: (A) Depth of the compressible soil strata (B) Compressive index (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) None of these 13. The service area in a building means the area occupied by (A) Stairs (B) Toilets (C) Light and shafts (D) All the above 14. If the effective working time is 7 hours and per batch time of concrete is 3 minutes, the output of a concrete mixer of 150 litre capacity, is (A) 15,900 litres (B) 16,900 litres (C) 17,900 litres (D) 18,900 litres 15. Relative humidity is the ratio of actual vapour pressure to the saturation vapour pressure (A) At the same temperature (B) At the same pressure (C) In the same volume (D) In the atmosphere 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
