Civil Engineering Objective Question - 03
1. Storey drift in any storey shall not exceed ______ times the storey height under the effect of design base shear applied as per IS 1893, 2016.
(A) 0.004(B) 0.002
(C) 0.008
(D) 0.001
Ans - A
2. For simply supported pre stressed concrete beam having uniformly distributed load on its entire span the pre stressing tendon has the maximum eccentricity at
(A) The supports(B) The centre having maximum moment
(C) The quarter points
(D) The section having maximum shear
Ans - B
3. In a tensile test on a concrete cylinder, tensile strength of concrete can be obtained by the formula in usual notations as _______.
(A) P/πD(B) 2P/π2LD
(C) P/πLD
(D) 2P/πLD
Ans - D
4. As per IS:456 a concrete column may be considered as short when it’s slenderness ratio is less than
(A) 18(B) 15
(C) 12
(D) 20
Ans - C
5. The maximum percentage of tension reinforcement in beam shall not exceed ______ of cross sectional area as per IS:456.
(A) 0.15%(B) 2.00%
(C) 4.00%
(D) 0.12%
Ans - C
6. Thickness of stem at the base of cantilever RC retaining wall of height h should be between _______.
(A) h/6 and h/10(B) h/12 and h/15
(C) h/12 and h/8
(D) h/5 and h/10
Ans - C
7. Maximum spacing of vertical stirrups permitted in RC beam having depth D is ________ .
(A) 0.75 D(B) 2.0 D
(C) 0.5 D
(D) 0.25 D
Ans - A
8. The minimum percentage of steel reinforcement to be provided in design of reinforced concrete slab in terms of cross sectional area is
(A) 0.20%(B) 0.15%
(C) 0.12%
(D) 0.25%
Ans - C
9. Modular ratio (m) for concrete can be calculated as ______ .
(A) 250/σcbc(B) 280/3σcbc
(C) 280/σcbc
(D) 250/3σcbc
Ans - B
10. Minimum percentage of cross sectional area to be provided as longitudinal reinforcement for design of RC column is _______ .
(A) 6%(B) 0.6%
(C) 0.8%
(D) 1.0%
Ans - C
11. In nominal mix of concrete designated by 1:2:4, the values indicates the proportion of
(A) Course aggregate : Fine aggregates : Cement(B) Cement : fine aggregates : coarse aggregates
(C) Cement : water : aggregates
(D) Aggregates : cement : water
Ans - B
12. Design of column strip and middle strip is carried out separately for
(A) Waffle slab(B) Ribbed slab
(C) Flat slab
(D) Cantilever slab
Ans - B
13. For moderate exposure, the minimum nominal cover to reinforcement to meet durability requirements as specified by IS 456, 200 is
(A) 50 mm(B) 30 mm
(C) 75 mm
(D) 20 mm
Ans - B
14. A typical sequence of following development phases in a construction project is
(P) Plan development,
(Q) Commissioning
(R) Concept analysis
(S) Execution
(A) P-Q-R-S
(B) P-R-S-Q
(C) P-S-R-Q
(D) R-P-S-Q
Ans - D
15. The full form of PERT method of project network analysis is:-
(A) Project Estimation and Review Technique(B) Program Evaluation and Review Technique
(C) Project Estimation and Report Technique
(D) Partial Evaluation and Review Technique
Ans - B
16. The full form of acronym CPM is:
(A) Construction Project Method(B) Critical Project Method
(C) Critical Path Method
(D) Critical Program Method
Ans - C
17. The CPM network analysis is a ______ based method useful for ________.
(A) activity, research and development projects(B) event, construction projects
(C) event, research and development projects
(D) activity, construction projects
Ans - D
18. The PERT network analysis is a ______ based method useful for ________.
(A) activity, research and development projects(B) event, construction projects
(C) event, research and development projects
(D) activity, construction projects
Ans - C
19. In CPM and PERT methods activities are connected with each other in _______.
(A) finish-to-start manner(B) overlapping manner
(C) partially finish-to-start and partially overlapping manner
(D) random manner
Ans - A
20. Precedence Network Analysis (PNA) method of network analysis better addresses the real life situation in a construction project than CPM because
(A) it is very precise(B) it is independent of activities
(C) it does not allow overlapping of activities
(D) it allows overlapping of activities
Ans - D
21. The volume of soil to be excavated in its in-place natural state is called
(A) Compacted cubic meter(B) Basic cubic meter
(C) Bank cubic meter
(D) Natural cubic meter
Ans - C
22. One of the following is not a earth excavation and lifting equipment
(A) Power shovel(B) Backhoe
(C) Dragline
(D) Bulldozer
Ans - D
23. In construction project management, Sensitivity Analysis is a modeling technique used
(A) to identify sensitive components of the project(B) to determine impact of uncertainties having significant impact on project
(C) to determine important activities of a project
(D) to determine accuracy of budget estimation
Ans - B
24. If a worker dies while working on a site, under which one of the following laws the compensation is payable?
(A) Factories Act(B) Provident Fund Act
(C) Workmen’s compensation Act
(D) Employees State Insurance Act
Ans - C
25. The order of following basic causes of accidents in civil engineering works starting from less severe to more severe is:
i) persons being trapped or struck by moving objectsi) persons/material falling from height
iii) persons stepping on or striking against objects
(A) i – ii - iii
(B) iii – i - ii
(C) iii – ii - i
(D) ii – i - iii
Ans - D
26. In case of a unit-price contract, if a contractor quotes higher rates for some items and lower for the other items in the tender, then such a tender is known as:
(A) irregular tender(B) unbalanced tender
(C) balanced tender
(D) regular tender
Ans - B
27. In a civil engineering work contract, the purpose of appointing an arbitrator is to
(A) arbitrarily take measurement of works done(B) avoid legal formalities, delays, and expenses
(C) make the contract legal
(D) avoid arbitration and increase speed of work
Ans - B
28. The main purpose of framing the conditions of contract is
(A) to make the work stronger and long lasting
(B) to avoid the disputes between parties(C) to make the contractor responsible for any problem
(D) to make the owner responsible for any problem
Ans - B
29. The amount which is paid at the time of submitting a tender is known as:
(A) earnest money deposit(B) security deposit
(C) license money deposit
(D) earnest and security deposits
Ans - A
30. Once a tender is accepted, a deposit of about 5% of the total estimated cost of the work is called:
(A) earnest money deposit(B) security deposit
(C) license money deposit
(D) earnest and security deposits
Ans - B
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