Civil Engineering Quiz - Set 07 Civil Quiz Quiz Questions 01. A soil sample has passing 0.075 mm sieve = 60% liquid limit = 65% and plastic limit = 40%. The group index of the soil, is (A) 5 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) None of these 02. In a three hinged arch, the bending moment will be zero (A) At right hinge only (B) At left hinge only (C) At both right and left hinges (D) At all the three hinges 03. The 'fix' of a plane table station with three known points, is bad if the plane table station lies (A) In the great triangle (B) Outside the great triangle (C) On the circumference of the circumscribing circle (D) None of these 04. Pig iron obtained from the furnace which is properly provided with fuel at a very high temperature, is called (A) Bessemer pig (B) Grey or foundry pig (C) White or forge pig (D) Mottled pig 05. If the diameter of a sewer is 100 mm, the gradient required for generating self cleansing velocity, is (A) 1 in 60 (B) 1 in 100 (C) 1 in 120 (D) None of these 06. Percentage of pozzolanic material containing clay upto 80% used for the manufacture of pozzolana cement, is (A) 30 % (B) 40 % (C) 50 % (D) 60 % 07. The shear reinforcement in R.C.C. is provided to resist (A) Vertical shear (B) Horizontal shear (C) Diagonal compression (D) Diagonal tension 08. A simply supported beam carries two equal concentrated loads W at distances L/3 from either support. The maximum bending moment (A) WL/3 (B) WL/4 (C) 5WL/4 (D) 3WL/12 09. One of the tacheometric constants is additive, the other constant, is (A) Subtractive constant (B) Multiplying constant (C) Dividing constant (D) Indicative constant 10. Aerobic activity is maximum (A) In freshly produced sewage (B) At sewer pipes (C) In sewer treatment plants (D) None of these 11. Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Air lift pumps are generally used for pumping water from deep wells (B) Jet pumps are generally used for pumping water from small wells (C) The hydraulic ram works on the principle of water hammer (D) All the above 12. To attain the required shape of the tunnel section, we use: (A) Easers (B) Trimmers (C) Cut holes (D) Chisels 13. In sewers the highest non-scouring velocity is achieved in (A) Glazed bricks sewers (B) Cast iron sewers (C) Cement concrete sewers (D) Stone ware sewers 14. A close coil helical spring when subjected to a moment M having its axis along the axis of the helix (A) It is subjected to pure bending (B) Its mean diameter will decrease (C) Its number of coils will increase (D) All the above 15. Contour lines of different elevations can unite to form one line, only in the case of (A) A vertical cliff (B) A saddle (C) A water shed line (D) A hill top 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
