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Multiple Choice Questions With Answers On Civil Engineering

1. Consider the following statements:

(1) Soil containing more than 30% of Calcium hydroxide is used for manufacture of sand lime brick.

(2) Carbon brick is made from crushed coke bonded with tar.

Which of the statements given is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (b)

2. What is the number of traditional bricks required for 10m³ of brickwork with standard thickness of cement mortar (1 : 3 to 1: 5, as the case may be)?

(a) 4750

(b) 4850

(c) 4950

(d) 5050

Ans. (d)

3. Consider the following statements on cement mortar in brick masonry:

(1) Cracking in brick masonry in most of the cases is due to differential movement of the structure.

(2) Rich mix cement mortar in brick masonry makes the structure unnecessarily rigid.

(3) Small quantity of hydrated lime in cement mortar reduces shrinkage cracks.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 and 3 only

Ans. (a)

4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I                                                                List-II

(Composition of raw material used in   (Component of raw material)

Manufacture of cement)

A. 25%                                                             1. Silica

B. 65%                                                            2. Calcium oxide

C. 5%                                                              3. Aluminum oxide

D. 5%                                                              4. Ferrous and magnesium oxides

Code:

A          B          C         D

(a)        1         2          3          4

(b)        4         3          2          1

(c)        1         3          2          4

(d)        4         2          3          1

Ans. (a)

5. Match List-I with List-II in respect of ordinary Portland cement and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I                                                   List-II

(Compound)                                      (Proportion)

A. Tricalcium silicate                           1. 25 to 30%

B. Dicalcium silicate                            2. 50 to 60%

C. Tricalcium aluminate                       3. 6 to 8%

D. Tertra calcium aluminoferrite        4. 8 to 12 %

Code:

A         B          C        D

(a)        2          3          4          1

(b)        4          1          2          3

(c)        2          1          4          3

(d)        4          3          2         1

Ans. (c)

6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I                                                  List-II

(Wood Element)                                (Description)

A. Pitch                                    1. Innermost portion of the tree

B. Sapwood                             2. Inner annual rings surrounding the pitch

C .Heart wood                         3. Outermost annual rings

D. Cambium layer                    4. Thin layer of sap between sapwood and inner  banks

Code:

A         B          C         D

(a)        1          3          2          4

(b)        2          4          1          3

(c)        1          4          2          3

(d)        2          3          1          4

Ans. (a)

7. In respect of moisture content in wood, the fiber saturation point refers to which one of the

following?

(a) Free water present in the cells

(b) Free water present in cell walls and cell cavities

(c) No moisture present in cell walls and cell cavities

(d) No free water exists in cell cavities but cell walls and saturated

Ans. (d)

8. The moisture content of timber used in building frames can be

(a) 2% to 5%

(b) 8% to l2

(c) 12 % to 18%

(d) > 20%

Ans. (b)

9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I                                      List-II

A. Dry rot                                 1. Attack of sapwood by fungus

B. Grey rot                               2. Damage to wood fibers due to chemical decomposition

of wood

C. Wet rot                                3. Destruction of cellulose of wood due to fungal attack

D. White rot                             4. Destruction of lignin of wood due to fungal attack

Code:

A          B          C        D

(a)        1          3          2          4

(b)        1          4          2          3

(c)        2          3          1          4

(d)        2          4          1          3

Ans. (a)

10. For flatly laid single brick soling, what is the number of bricks required of nominal size 20cm x 10 cm x 10 cm, with 1.2cm wide cement mortar all around and with allowing up to 1% wastage for 10 m² area?

(a) 400

(b) 410

(c) 425

(d) 440

Ans. (c)

11. Consider the following statements:

1. In reinforced cement concrete, modular ratio is defined by the ratio (modulus of elasticity of steel) /    (modulus of elasticity of concrete)

2. Modulus of rupture of cement concrete is a function of its characteristic compressive strength.

3. The characteristic compressive strength of M20 grade cement concrete at 7 days is 20 N/mm².

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 and 3 only

Ans. (b)

12. What is the percentage of the fine aggregate of fineness modulus 2.6 to be combined with coarse  aggregate of fineness modulus 6.8 for obtaining combined aggregate of fineness modulus 5.4?

(a) 30%

(b) 40%

(c) 50%

(d) 60%

Ans. (c)

13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I                                              List-II

(Admixture)                    (Action in concrete)

1. Calcium lignosulphonate   1. Accelerators

B.  Aluminum powders 2. Retarder

C. Tartaric acid                       3. Air entrainer

D. Sodium silicate                   4. Water reducer

Code:

A         B          C        D

(a)         1         3          2          4

(b)         4         3          2          1

(c)        4         2          3          1

(d)        1         2          3          4

Ans. (b)

14. Which factors influence the workability of concrete without sacrificing strength?

1. Fine aggregate

2. Quantity of mixing water

3. Maximum size of coarse aggregate

4. Shape of coarse aggregate

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 Only

(b) 2 Only

(c) 1 and 2

(d) 3 and 4

Ans. (d)

15. The workability of concrete can be increased by which of the following?

1. Increasing the quantity of coarse aggregate without altering the total aggregate quantity.

2. Decreasing the quantity of coarse aggregate and at the same time correspondingly increasing the quantity of fine aggregate.

3. Using round aggregate.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (c)

16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using, the code given below the lists:

List-I                                       List-II

(Equipment)                           (Property)

A. Briquette testing machine   1. Compressive strength

B. Le Chatelier apparatus       2. Consistency

C. Vicat apparatus                   3. Soundness

4. Tensile strength

Code:

A          B          C

(a)       1          3          2

(b)        1         2          3

(c)        4          2          3

(d)        4          3          2

Ans. (d)

17. When sand for construction work is stored at site in stacks of 61 cm height, what allowance due to sinkage and srinkage should be provided?

(a) 5%

(b) 7.5%

(c) 10%

(d) 12.5%

Ans. (b)

18. Which one of the following is the correct range of fineness modulus of medium sand usable in  preparing cement mortar?

(a) 1.5 to 2.2

(b) 2.6 to 2.9

(c) 2.9 to 3.2

(d) 5.5 to 6.5

Ans. (b)

19. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Particle size and texture                  :           Affects workability

2. Absorption and surface moisture     :           Affects mix proportions

3. Grading                                           :           Maximizes cement content

4. Bulk density                                     :           Significant for stability

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1 and 3

Ans. (a)

20. Consider the following statements:

1. Rise in temperature does not cause any change in the colour of cement concrete.

2. Curing minimizes the shrinkage of cement concrete when it sets.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 Only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (c)

21.

A stepped column carries loads as shown above. What is the maximum normal stress in the column at B in the larger diameter column?

(a) P/1.5A

(b) P/A

(c) 2P/1.5A

(d) 2P/A

Ans. (a)

22. A composite system where the components are of equal lengths is subjected to temperature rise.

Which one of the following stresses will be developed in the component having highest coefficient of linear expansion? ‘

(a) Compressive stress

(b) Tensile stress

(c) Shear stress

(d) Zero stress

Ans. (a)

23. What is the nature of stress in a ceiling fan rod?

(a) Bending

(b) Tensile

(c) Compressive

(d) Shear

Ans. (d)

24.

What is the diameter of Mohr’s circle of stress for the state of stress shown above?

(a) 20

(b) 14.14

(c) 10

(d) Zero

Ans. (d)

25. In a plane strain situation in xy plane, the displacements at a point are given as:

u = (—2x+8y) x l0^-6unit

v = (—3x+5y) x 10^-6 unit

What is the shearing strain?

(a) 9 x 10^-6

(b) 7 x 10^-6

(c) 5 x 10^-6

(d) 3 x 10^-6

Ans. (c)

26. Consider the following statements regarding cement concrete:

1. Bleeding indicates deficiency of coarser materials in the mix.

2. Segregation generally indicates poor aggregate grading.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (b)

27. Consider the following statements:

Curing of concrete by steam under pressure

1. Increases the compressive strength of concrete.

2. Reduces the shear strength of concrete.

3. Increases the speed of chemical reaction.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 3 only

Ans. (a)

28. Match the sequence of determination of components of a concrete mix as per Indian standard

method of mix design and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I                           List-Il

A. Cement content       1. First step

B. Aggregate content  2. Second step

C. Water content         3. Third step

D. Water-cement ratio 4. Fourth step

Code:

A          B          C         D

(a)        1          2          4           3

(b)        3          2          4           1

(c)        3          4          2           1

(d)        1          4          2           3

Ans. (c)

29. In a body loaded under plane stress conditions, what is the number of independent stress

components in order to completely specify the state of stress at a point?

(a) 3

(b) 4

(c) 6

(d) 9

Ans. (b)

30. The value of modulus of elasticity for a material in 200 GN/m² and Poisson’s ratio is 0.25.

What is its modulus of rigidity?

(a) 250 GN/rn²

(b) 320 GN/m²

(c) 125 GN/rn²

(d) 80 GN/rn²

Ans. (d)

31. A circular shaft is subjected to a bending moment M_b and a twisting moment M_t. What is the ratio of maximum shear stress and the maximum bending stress?

(a)  2M_t/M_b

(b) M_t/M_b

(c) M_t/2M_b

(d)1.5M_t/M_b

Ans. (c)

32.

What is the total degree of indeterminacy (both internal and external) of the triangular planar truss shown in the figure above?

(a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 5

(d) 6

Ans. (b)

33.

What is the force in the vertical member CD of the pin-jointed frame shown above?

(a) 12 T (tension)

(b) 2 T (compression)

(c) 7 T (compression)

(d) 5 T (tension)

Ans. (d)

34. What is the ratio of load carrying capacity of a fixed beam to that of a cantilever beam of same span having same maximum bending moment and loaded with uniformly distributed load throughout the span?

(a) 6

(b) 4

(c) 3

(d) 2

Ans. (a)

35. Consider the following statements:

1. The bending stiffness of a beam cannot be determined from the material characteristics and the dimensions of cross- section of the beam.

2. The boundary conditions of a structure are important in sketching its deflected shape qualitatively as well as for computing the displacement quantitatively.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (b)

36. If a body carries two unlike principal stresses, what is the maximum shear stress?

(a) Half the difference of magnitude of the principal stresses

(b) Half the sum of the magnitude of principal stresses,

(c) Difference of the magnitude of principal stresses,

(d) Sum of the magnitude of principal stresses,

Ans. (b)

37. In a bi-axial strain system ?_x and ?_y, what is the maximum engineering shearing strain?

Ans. (b)

38. A symmetrical I section is subjected to shear force. The shear stress induced across the section is maximum at which location?

(a) Extreme fibers

(b) At the bottom of flanges in flanges

(c) At the bottom of flanges in web portion

(d) At the neutral axis

Ans. (d)

39. A simply supported beam AB of span L carries two concentrated loads W each a points L/3 from A and B. What is the S.F. in the middle one-third portion of the beam

(a) W/2

(b) 2W

(c) W

(d) Zero

Ans. (d)

40. A beam is made of two identical metal flats soldered together. What is the ratio of stiffness of this  beam to the stiffness of a beam in which the two flats are not soldered and which acts      independently?

(a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 6

(d) 8

Ans. (b)

41. Some structural members subjected to long time sustained loads deform progressively with time especially at elevated temperatures.

What is such a phenomenon called?

(a) Fatigue

(b) Creep

(c) Creep relaxation

(d) Fracture

Ans. (b)

42. Match List-I with List-Il and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I                             List-Il

A. Maxwell’s diagram               1. Displacement of joints in a truss

B. Henneberg’s Method          2. Deflection by numerical procedure

C. Newmark’s Method 3. Forces in bar members

D. WiIliot-Mohr diagram           4. Concept of substitute member

Code:

A          B          C         D

(a)        1          2          4          3

(b)        3          4          2          1

(c)        3          2          4          1

(d)        1          4          2          3

Ans. (c)

43. By which one of the following methods is an approximate quick solution possible for frames

subjected to transverse loads?

(a) By cantilever or portal -method

(b) By strain energy method

(c) By moment distribution method

(d) By matrix method

Ans. (a)

44. Which, one of the following is correct?

A statically indeterminate structure is the one which

(a) cannot be analyzed at all

(b) can be analyzed using equations of static’s only

(c) can be analyzed using equations of static’s and compatibility equations

(d) can be analyzed using equations of compatibility only

Ans. (c)

45.

What is the statically indeterminacy for the frame shown above?

(a) 12

(b) 15

(c) 11

(d) 14

Ans. (c)

46.

What is the force in the member BC of the plane frame shown above?

(a) 10 kN tensile

(b) 10 kN compressive

(c) 5.76 kN compressive

(d) Zero

Ans. (b)

47. Which one of the following is correct?

When a load is applied to a structure with rigid joints

(a) there is no rotation or displacement of joint

(b) there is no rotation of joint

(c) there is no displacement of joint

(d) there can be rotation and displacement of joint but the angle between the members connected to the joint remains same even after application of the load

Ans. (d)

48.

In the frame shown above, what is the horizontal reaction at left support?

(a) 15 kN

(b) 13 kN

(c) 7 kN

(d) 2 kN

Ans. (c)

49. Which one of the following is correct?

A determinate structure

(a) cannot be analyzed without the correct knowledge of modulus of elasticity

(b) must necessarily have roller support at one of its ends

(c) requires only statically equilibrium equations for its analysis

(d) will have zero deflection at its ends

Ans. (c)

50.

What is the reaction at the support D of the rigid-jointed structure shown above?

(a) 10 kN

(b) 20 kN

(c) 30 kN

(d) 40 kN

Ans. (d)

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UPSC IES Practice Questions Civil Engineering

UPSC IES Practice Questions Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering practice paper IES Exam – Indian Engineering Services
The Engineering Services Examination Sample Paper based on previous Questions

1. For shorter storey height, cheaper form work and better lighting facilities, what is the

recommended slab floor?

(a) T beam and slab

(b) Two way slab

(c) Flat slab

(d) Framed structure

Ans. (c)

2. Usually stiffness of a simply supported beam is satisfied if the ratio of its span to depth does not  exceed which one of the following?

(a) 7

(b) 10

(c) 20

(d) 26

Ans. (c)

3. When is an R.C.C. roof slab designed as a two way slab?

(a) If the slab is continuous over two opposite edges only

(b) If the slab is un-supported at one edge only

(c) If the ratio of spans in two directions is>2

(d) If the ratio of spans in two directions is<2

Ans. (d)

4. Which one of the following is correct?

When HYSD bars are used in place of mild steel bars in a beam, the bond strength

(a) does not change

(b) increase

(c) decreases

(d) becomes zero

Ans. (b)

5. In a singly reinforced beam, the tensile steel reaches its maximum allowable stress earlier than concrete. What is such a section known as?

(a) Under-reinforced section

(b) Over-reinforced section

(c) Balanced section

(d) Economic section

Ans. (a)

6. Why is the design of a R.C. section as over reinforced undesirable?

(a) It consumes more concrete

(b) It undergoes high strains

(c) It fails suddenly

(d) Its appearance is good

Ans. (c)

7. Which of the following are the advantages of a crawler mounted power shovel over a rubber-tyred equipment?

1. It can operate on soft and hard soil.

2. It is less expensive than rubber-tyred equipment.

3. It works faster than rubber-tyred equipment.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 and 3 only

Ans. (b)

8. Fill factor range of a power shovel when used for well blasted rock is

(a) 0.9 – 1.0

(b) 0.8 – 0.9

(c) 0.6 -0.75

(d) 0.4 – 0.5

Ans. (a)

9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I                               List-II

(Facilitation)                  (Chart)

A. Bar Chart                    1. Activity dependencies can be implied

B. Milestone Bar Chart   2. Resource requirement can be depicted

C. W.B.S.                        3. Higher level of authority can effect monitoring and control

D. Linked Bar Chart        4. Trade based site supervision can be assigned

Code:

A         B          C        D

(a)         4         3          2          1

(b)         2         1          4          3

(c)        4         1          2          3

(d)        2         3          4          1

Ans. (d)

10. Consider the following statements regarding CPM technique of project planning:

1. The critical path consists of those activities for which the total float is zero

2. Independent float is expressed as the difference between total float and the slack at the head event.

3. It is not possible to complete an activity earlier than the crash time

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 and 3 only

Ans. (d)

11. A compounded bar consists of material A encased in material B. It is tightly secured at the ends. The coefficient of thermal expansion of A is more than that of B. If the temperature of the bar is increased, the stresses induced will be

(a) tensile in both materials

(b) compressive in both materials

(c) tensile in material B and compressive in material A

(d) compressive in material B and tensile in material A

Ans. (c)

12. What is the assumption in the steel beam theory of doubly reinforced beams?

(a) Only steel bars will resist tension

(b) Only concrete will resist tension

(c) Stress in tension steel equals the stress in compression steel

(d) Both concrete and steel will resist compression

Ans. (c)

13. Which one of the following is correct?

Fully prestressed concrete beams

(a) resist all the working loads by prestress

(b) resist the full live load by prestress

(c) resist the part of the load by prestress

(d) resist only the dead loads

Ans. (a)

14. For high class brick masonry, which are the proper bricks?

(a) refractory bricks

(b) Jhumb bricks

(c) Bull nose bricks

(d) Modular bricks

Ans. (d)

15. Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I                                                                              List-II

(Equipment)                                                                 (Used as/with)

A. Clamshell                                                                   1. Paving mixer

B. Designation S                                                            2. Aggregate storage bins at baching

and mixing plant

C. Designation E                                                            3. Trasit mixer

D. Centralized production                                              4. Construction mixer

Code:

A         B          C        D

(a)         2         3          1          4

(b)         2         4          1          3

(c)        1         3          2          4

(d)        1         4          2          3

Ans. (b)

16. The strain on the boom of a hoist is minimum when it is in the

(a) vertical position

(b) horizontal position

(c) inclined position general

(d) 450 inclined position

Ans. (c)

Directions: Each of the following six (6) items consists of two statements, one labeled as the ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as ‘Reason (R)’. Your are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:

Codes:

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R, is false

(d) A is false but R is true

17. Assertion (A): Addition of calcium chloride while preparing concrete proves more effective with slow hardening Portland cement than with rapid hardening cement.

Reason (R): Calcium chloride is an effective accelerator in increasing the rate of relevant reaction.

Ans. (a)

18.Assertion (A): The volume of mortar needed for plastering on both faces of a one-brick wall is more than that for the same area on both faces together of any other thickness of brick, wall.

Reason (R): More water evaporates from the wetted bricks in case of a one-brick wall and also the joints have to be more commonly raked.

Ans. (c)

19. Assertion (A): In a tension test on a cast iron specimen, the failure of the specimen is on a cross section perpendicular to the axis of the specimen.

Reason (R): The failure of the specimen is on a plane subjected to maximum tensile stress and cast iron is relatively weak in tension.

Ans. (a)

20. Assertion (A): In a tension test on a mild steel specimen, the failure of the specimen is along a plane at 45° to the cross section.

Reason (R): The failure of the specimen is on a plane subjected to. maximum shear stress and mild steel is relatively weak in shear.

Ans. (a)

21. Assertion (A): Linked bar chart cannot be developed from and AON network as easily as from an AOA network.

Reason (R): AON network do not incorporate information corresponding to dummy arrows o AOA networks.

Ans. (a)

22. Assertion (A): Whereas crashing considers only the negative cost slope aspects, resource allocation may need consideration of the positive cost slope aspects also.

Reason (R): Implement ability is based on manageability and affordability of resource histograms.

Ans. (b)

23. Match List-I with List-II select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I                           List-Il

(Equipment)                           (Category)

A. Derrick Crane                      1. Excavating equipment

B. Hoe                                                 2. Hauling equipment

C. Clam shell                           3. Hoisting equipment

13. Dumper Truck                   4. Lifting equipment

Code:

A         B          C        D

(a)         3         1          4          2

(b)         4         2          3          1

(c)        3          2          4          1

(d)        4         1          3          2

Ans. (d)

24. Which one of the following techniques is most suitable in case of research and development type of activity?

(a) Critical Path Method

(b) Project Evaluation and Review Technique

(c) Bar Chart

(d) Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique

Ans. (b)

25. A tunnel of length of 800 m is to be driven. Part of the total length is through granite and balance is through sandstone. Granite can be tunneled at 10 m per day and sandstone at 20 m per day. Two mutually exclusive site conditions can be

(1) A probability of 0.4 for 600 m granite with 200 m sandstone;

(2) Probability of 0.6 that each is 400 m long. The probabilistic estimate of total tunneling duration is

(a) 75 days

(b) 68 days

(c) 64 days

(d) 60 days

Ans. (c)

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