MCQ
1401. 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
1402. Water content of soil can:
never be greater than 100%
be less than 50%
from 0 to 100%
be greater than 100%
1403. Penetration test on bitumen is used to determine its:
Grade
Viscosity
Ductility
All of these
1404. 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
1405. 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
1406. The moment at a hinge will be:
Infinity
Zero
Depends upon acting force
None of these
1407. 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
1408. The bending moment of cantilever beam shown below figure at 'A' is:
Zero
8 T-m
16 T-m
14 T-m
1409. A simply supported beam of span 'L' carries a uniformly distributed load 'w'. The maximum moment 'M' is:
WL/2
WL/8
WL/4
WL/16
1410. A pipe conveying sewage from plumbing system of a single building to common sewer is called:
house sewer
lateral sewer
main sewer
submain sewer
1411. The ultimate tensile strength of 400 grade structural mild steel is about:
160 N/mm²
260 N/mm²
420 N/mm²
520 N/mm²
1412. 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
1413. Plane and geodetic surveying are classification of surveying based on:
Methodology
Earth's curvature
Ojbect of survey
Instrument
1414. A soil consolidated under the existing over- burden pressure, is called:
Pre-consolidated
Normally consolidated
Over-consolidated
None of these
1415. Uniformity coefficieny of a soil is:
equal to or greater than 1
equal to
1 equal to or less than 1
none of these
1416. The proportion of lime and sand in the mortar normally used in brick constructions are:
1:2
1:4
1:6
1:8
1417. 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
1418. 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
1419. The roof type suitable in plains where rainfall is meagre and temperature is high is:
Pitched and sloping roof
Flat roof
Shell roof
none
1420. Disinfection of water results in-
Removal of turbidity
Removal of hardness
Killing of disease bacteria
Removal of taste