Civil Engineering MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

An 80,000-lb truck's braking distance is typically _____ the distance of a car's.

300FT

315FT

Half twice

Four times

Five times

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: 300FT

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Cement is produced by heating limestone and other materials through a process called

curing

blasting

aggregation

calcination

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: calcination

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____________ when water is added to the cement.

Heat is absorbed

Heat is generated

All impurities are washed out

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Heat is generated

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Which factor among the following is used to determine the workability of concrete?

theoretical weight of sample / actual weight of sample

actual weight of sample / theoretical weight of sample

actual weight of sample – theoretical weight of sample

theoretical weight of sample + actual weight of sample

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: actual weight of sample / theoretical weight of sample

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What is the civil engineer's term for the unaggregated or uncemented deposits of mineral and/or organic particles covering large portion of the earth's crust?

Dirt

Ground

Soil

Earth

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Soil

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A squint junction is:

one in which two walls meet at an angle of 90°.

a footing supporting more than two columns.

the exterior corner of the wall.

one in which two walls meet at an angle other than 90°

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: one in which two walls meet at an angle other than 90°

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What is an effective means of creating soil compaction?

Sheepfoot roller

Foot traffic

Rolling pin

Backhoe

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Sheepfoot roller

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___________ is used to establish a benchmark.

Transition curve

Trigonometric leveling

Transit rule

Bowditch rule

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Trigonometric leveling

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Bitumen felt is:

used as damp proofing material

All of these.

used as water proofing material

made from bitumen and hessian fibres

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: All of these.

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For a building, the wind pressure and wind velocity are related as:

wind pressure / (wind velocity)²

wind pressure x (wind velocity)²

wind pressure - wind velocity

(wind pressure)² / wind velocity

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: wind pressure x (wind velocity)²

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