Objective Type Questions on Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

12- Casualties and damage to the manpower at construction sites can be minimized by

(A) Ensuring safe working environment through well planned safety policy.

(B) Organized enforcement of safety measures.

(C) Creating safety awareness through education and training.

(D) All of the above.

 

13- The unit of payment of cement concrete in lintel work is

(A) per m

(B) per m2

(C) per m3

(D) None of the above

 

14- A window projecting outward from the walls of a room is termed as _______

(A) Bay Window

(B) Corner Window

(C) Dormer Window

(D) Gable Window

 

15- What is the process for determining a fair price of a property?

(A) Estimation

(B) Fixation

(C) Valuation

(D) Building cost

 

16- The vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail are known as

(A) Balusters

(B) Newel posts

(C) Strings

(D) Soffits

 

17- In construction projects, which of the following foundation is most suitable for transmitting heavy loads through steel columns?

(A) Grillage Foundation

(B) Isolated Footing

(C) Raft Foundation

(D) Pile Foundation

 

18- Which of the following represents direct solar radiation on roof and on vertical faces of differently oriented walls on clear days?

(A) Sun charts

(B) Temperature charts

(C) Solar loads

(D) Temperature loads

 

19- Fixing the direction of the layout plan of a building with respect to the direction of north is termed as _______

(A) Roominess

(B) Grouping

(C) Orientation

(D) None of the above

 

20- What type of flooring you would adopt for the Dancing Hall?

(A) Mosaic Flooring

(B) Marble Flooring

(C) Granolithic Flooring

(D) Timber Flooring

 

21- The edge of a roof surface finished at a gable is known as

(A) Reepers

(B) Ridge

(C) Valley

(D) Verge

 

22- The margin between the maximum reservoir level and top of the dam is known as

(A) Spillway

(B) Free Board

(C) Inspection Roadway

(D) Berm

 

ANSWERS:

12-(D), 13-(C), 14-(A), 15-(C), 16-(A), 17-(A), 18-(C), 19-(C), 20-(D), 21-(D), 22-(B)