MCQ
861. Disinfection of water results in-
Removal of turbidity
Removal of hardness
Killing of disease bacteria
Removal of taste
862. The transverse reinforcements provided at right angles to the main reinforcements in a slab---
Distributed load
Resist the temperature stress
Resist the shrinkage stress
All of the above
863. Water content of soil can:
never be greater than 100%
be less than 50%
from 0 to 100%
be greater than 100%
864. A soil consolidated under the existing over- burden pressure, is called:
Pre-consolidated
Normally consolidated
Over-consolidated
None of these
865. The walls which are necessary on the hill side of roadway where earth has to retained from-- slipping is knows as:
Retaining wall
Breast wall
Parapet wall
None of these
866. Plane and geodetic surveying are classification of surveying based on:
Methodology
Earth's curvature
Ojbect of survey
Instrument
867. The ratio of specific weight of a liquid to the specific weight of pure water at a standard temperature is called-
Density of liquid
Specific gravity of liquid
Compressibility of liquid
Surface tension of liquid
868. The bending moment of cantilever beam shown below figure at 'A' is:
Zero
8 T-m
16 T-m
14 T-m
869. The moment at a hinge will be:
Infinity
Zero
Depends upon acting force
None of these
870. Which types of forces are generated during earthquake?
Vertical Shear
Horizontal Shear
Bending moment
Combination of both horizontal & vertical shear
871. The piece of a brick cut with its one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick is known as:
Queen closer
Bevelled closer
King closer
Half-king closer
872. A pipe conveying sewage from plumbing system of a single building to common sewer is called:
house sewer
lateral sewer
main sewer
submain sewer
873. After pre-stressing process is completed, loss of stress occurs due to-
Shrinkage of concrete
Creep of concrete
Elastic shortening of concrete
All of the above
874. In a pre-stressed member, it is advisable to use:
Low strength concrete only
High strength concrete only
Low strength concrete but high tensile steel
High strength concrete and high tensile steel
875. The roof type suitable in plains where rainfall is meagre and temperature is high is:
Pitched and sloping roof
Flat roof
Shell roof
none
876. The maximum permissible limit for iron in drinking water is:
0.1 mg/L
2-2.5 mg/L
0.3-1 mg/L.
5 mg/L
877. Penetration test on bitumen is used to determine its:
Grade
Viscosity
Ductility
All of these
878. The proportion of lime and sand in the mortar normally used in brick constructions are:
1:2
1:4
1:6
1:8
879. The ultimate tensile strength of 400 grade structural mild steel is about:
160 N/mm²
260 N/mm²
420 N/mm²
520 N/mm²
880. Uniformity coefficieny of a soil is:
equal to or greater than 1
equal to
1 equal to or less than 1
none of these