MCQ
21. The moment at a hinge will be:
Infinity
Zero
Depends upon acting force
None of these
22. The bending moment of cantilever beam shown below figure at 'A' is:
Zero
8 T-m
16 T-m
14 T-m
23. A pipe conveying sewage from plumbing system of a single building to common sewer is called:
house sewer
lateral sewer
main sewer
submain sewer
24. The main ingredients of Portland Cement are:
Lime and Silica
Lime and alumina
Lime and iron
Silica and alumina
25. The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily as:
Shoring
Scaffolding
Underpinning
Jacking
26. Water content of soil can:
never be greater than 100%
be less than 50%
from 0 to 100%
be greater than 100%
27. 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
28. The proportion of lime and sand in the mortar normally used in brick constructions are:
1:2
1:6
1:4
1:8
29. Which one of the following is used for preparing porcelain?
Clay
Quartz
Feldspar
All of these
30. The ultimate tensile strength of 400 grade structural mild steel is about:
160 N/mm²
260 N/mm²
420 N/mm²
520 N/mm²
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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.
34. Plane and geodetic surveying are classification of surveying based on:
Methodology
Earth's curvature
Ojbect of survey
Instrument
35. Vertical construction joints are provided where the shearing forces are minimum in the case of the-
Slabs
Girder
Beams
All of these
36. Disinfection of water results in-
Removal of turbidity
Removal of hardness
Killing of disease bacteria
Removal of taste
37. Dead load comprise of:
Permanently attached loads
Temporarily attached loads
Permanent as well as temporary loads
All the above
38. Penetration test on bitumen is used to determine its:
Grade
Viscosity
Ductility
All of these
39. Uniformity coefficieny of a soil is:
equal to or greater than 1
equal to 1
equal to or less than 1
none of these
40. 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