Objective Type Questions on Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

34- Remote sensing is

(A) Collecting information without being in contact with the objects.

(B) Measuring angles

(C) Measuring heights

(D) Using a total station to collect data about the terrain

 

35- The type of surveying in which the curvature of earth is taken into account is called

(A) Geodetic surveying

(B) Plane surveying

(C) Preliminary surveying

(D) Topographical surveying

 

36- Before starting the centrifugal pumps, usually they require priming. Priming is the process of

(A) removing the trapped air from the pump

(B) removing the trapped air from the pump and filling it completely with water

(C) lubricating the motor of the pump with oil

(D) adjusting the electric current flow for getting the desired rotational speed of the pump

 

37- The Satellite constellation of GPS consists of

(A) 4 satellites

(B) 6 satellites

(C) 18 satellites

(D) 24 satellites

 

38- The joints in a dam foundation create the problem of :

(A) Uplift and Stability

(B) Leakage

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) None of the above

 

39- The bridge having its floor supported at the bottom of the main girders is called as

(A) Through bridge

(B) Deck bridge

(C) Semi through bridge

(D) None of the above

 

40- In a water treatment plant, ‘Plain sedimentation’ process is used for removing

(A) floating matters such as leaves, dead animals

(B) silt, sand and clay

(C) fine suspended solids

(D) dissolved solids

 

41- The selection of site for road bridges depends on:

(A) Nature of river bank and embankments

(B) Width and depth of river at site to be bridged

(C) Availability of good and safe foundation for bridge

(D) All of the above

 

42- The colour of the chlorine gas which is used as a water disinfectant is

(A) Dark purple

(B) Intense yellow

(C) Greenish yellow

(D) Deep blue

 

43- Which among the following features can make a building green?

(A) efficient use of energy, water and other resources.

(B) use of renewable energy

(C) good indoor environmental air quality

(D) all of the above

 

44- AAC blocks in building construction refers to

(A) Autoclaved Aerated Concrete

(B) Added Admixture Concrete

(C) Advanced Annular Concrete

(D) Added Alkaline Concrete

 

ANSWERS:

34-(A), 35-(A), 36-(B), 37-(D), 38-(C), 39-(A), 40-(B), 41-(D), 42-(C), 43-(D), 44-(A)