Civil Engineering MCQs with explanations

Question 1

The main reinforcement in the toe of a T- shaped R C. retaining wall is provided on________?

Accepted Answer

only (4) is correct

Question 2

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following?

Accepted Answer

None of these

Question 3

A father notes that when his teenage daughter uses the telephone, she takes not less than 6 minutes for a call and som? times as much as an hour. Fifteen minutes call are more frequent than calls of any other duration. If these phone calls were an activity in PERT project, then phone calls expected duration will be________?

Accepted Answer

21 minutes

Question 4

The minimum size of stone that will remain at rest in a channel of longitudinal slope S and hydraulic mean depth R is given by________?

Accepted Answer

11 RS

Question 5

The diagram showing the point of application and line of action of forces in their plane is called________?

Accepted Answer

space diagram

Question 6

The rational formula for peak drainage discharge, was evolved by________?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 7

For earthquake resistant masonry buildings, where seismic coefficient is less than 0.08, the horizontal distance between two openings shall not be less than________?

Accepted Answer

Vt x height of shorter opening

Question 8

A close coil helical spring of mean diameter D consists of n coils of diameter d. If it carries an axial load W, the energy stored in the spring, is________?

Accepted Answer

4W2D3n/d4N

Question 9

The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is 0.1 kg/cm”. The pressure at 2.5 m below the oil surface will be ________?

Accepted Answer

3 meters of water column

Question 10

If p1 and P2 are effective lateral loadings at the bottom and top exerted by a level earth subjected to a super-load on the vertical face of height h of a retaining wall, the horizontal pressure p per unit length of the wall, is________?

Accepted Answer

[( – )/2] h

Civil Engineering MCQs with Explanations