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1. CIVIL
TECHNICAL
QUIZ – 2K14

2. ROUND 1
1.) Pycnometer method for water content
determination is more suitable for
a.) Clay
b.) Sand
c.) Loess
d.) Silt

3. ROUND 1
2.) In stokes law ,the terminal velocity of
particle is
a.) proportional to radius of particle
b.) proportional to square of radius
c.) inversely proportional to square of
radius
d.) inversely proportional to radius

4. ROUND 1
3.) Pretreatment of soil to remove organic
matter by oxidation is done with
a.) Sodium Hexametaphospate
b.) Oxygen
c.) Hydrogen Peroxide
d.) Hydrochloric Acid

5. ROUND 1
4.) Toughness index of soil is ratio of
a.) Plasticity index to Flow index
b.) Liquid index to Flow index
c.) Consistency index to Flow index
d.) Shrinkage index to Flow index

6. ROUND 1
5.) Honey combed structure is found in
a.) Gravels
b.) Coarse sands
c.) Fine silts and sand
d.) Clay

7. ROUND 1
6.) Weakest bond in soils
a.) Ionic bond
b.) Covalent bond
c.) Hydrogen bond
d.) Secondary valence bond

8. ROUND 1
7.) Coefficient of permeability of soil
a.) Increases with increase of temp
b.) Increases with increase of temp
c.) Increases with decrease in unit weight
of water
d.) Decreases with increase in void ratio

9. ROUND 1
8.) Lime stabilization is generally used for
stabilizing
a.) Gravels
b.) Sands
c.) Clays
d.) All

10. ROUND 1
9.) Minimum surcharge for C.B.R test is
a.) 2.5 kg
b.) 3.5 kg
c.) 4.5 kg
d.) 5.5 kg

11. ROUND 1
10.) The formation which contains water but
is not able to transmit is called
a.) Aquifer
b.) Aquiclude
c.) Aquifuge
d.) Aquiguard

12. ROUND 2
1.) If a member is subjected to an axial load
,the plane normal to the axis of loading
carries
a.) Minimum normal stress
b.) Maximum normal stress
c.) Maximum shear stress
d.) Minimum shear stress

13. ROUND 2
2.) A cantilever of length ‘L’ carries a point
load ‘W’ at free end.The B.M diagram is
a.) Parabola with maximum ordinate at
centre of beam
b.) Parabola with maximum ordinate at
cantilever end
c.) Triangle with maximum ordinate at
free end
d.) Triangle with maximum ordinate at
cantilever end

14. ROUND 2
3.) The B.M at a section , where shear force
is zero, will be
a.) Zero
b.) Maximum
c.) Minimum
d.) Either maximum or minimum

15. ROUND 2

16. ROUND 2

17. ROUND 2
6.) A short column of rectangular section
carries a point load (W) actin with an
eccentricity (e).The shape of kernel area
would be
a.) Square
b.) Rectangle
c.) Circle
d.) Rhombus

18. ROUND 2
7.) Two shafts, one solid and one hollow
have same length, material and weight.
The hollow shaft compared to solid shaft
is
a.) More strong
b.) Less strong
c.) Have same strength
d.) Cannot determine

19. ROUND 2
8.) The maximum shear stress in a thin
cylindrical shell when subjected to
internal pressure P is equals to
a.) PD/4t
b.) PD/8t
c.) PD/2t
d.) PD/t

20. ROUND 2
9.) The equivalent length is equal to half of
actual length of a column with
a.) one end fixed and other end free
b.) both ends fixed
c.) one end fixed and other end hinged
d.) both ends fixed

21. ROUND 2
10.) In a simply supported beam,
temperature variations produces
a.) Large stresses
b.) Small stresses
c.) Zero stress
d.) None

22. ROUND 3
1.) The green house effect is due to :
a.) penetrability of low wavelength
radiations through co2
b.) penetrability of low wavelength
radiations through o3 layer
c.) impermeability of long wavelength
radiations through co2 of the atmosphere
d.) impermeability of long wavelength
radiations through o3 layer

23. ROUND 3
2.) Chlorofluorocarbons release a chemical
harmful to ozone is :
a.) Fluorine
b.) Sulphur dioxide
c.) Chlorine
d.) nitrogen peroxide

24. ROUND 3
3.) Ozone day is observed on :
a.) September 16
b.) January 3
c.) November 10
d.) March 26

25. ROUND 3
4.) Motor vehicles act was introduced in
a.) 1949
b.) 1939
c.) 1929
d.) 1934

26. ROUND 3

27. ROUND 3
6.) The darker zone in lakes where light
penetration is negligible is called
a.) Euphotic zone
b.) Benthic zone
c.) Littoral zone
d.) Limnetic zone

28. ROUND 3
7.) B.O.D / C.O.D ratio will always be
a.) equal to 1
b.) less than 1
c.) more than 1
d.) none

29. ROUND 3
8.) The minimum value of camber provided
for thin bituminous surface hill roads, is
a.) 2.2 %
b.) 2.5 %
c.) 3.0 %
d.) 3.5 %

30. ROUND 3
9.) Border Roads Organisation for hilly
regions, was formed in
a.) 1947
b.) 1954
c.) 1958
d.) 1960

31. ROUND 3
10.) Reinforcement in cement concrete slab
of road pavements, is placed
a.) Longitudinally
b.) Transversely
c.) Longitudinally and Transversely
d.) In form of welded mesh wire

32. ROUND 4
1.) Kinematic viscosity is defined as equal to
a.) Dynamic viscosity x density
b.) Dynamic viscosity / density
c.) Dynamic viscosity x pressure
d.) pressure x density

33. ROUND 4
2.) Poise is the unit of
a.) Mass density
b.) Kinematic viscosity
c.) Viscosity
d.) Velocity gradient

34. ROUND 4
3.) The resultant hydrostatic force acts
through a point known as
a.) Centre of gravity
b.) Centre of buoyancy
c.) Centre of pressure
d.) Centre of point

35. ROUND 4
4.) The flow in pipe is laminar if
a.) Reynolds number is equal to 2500
b.) Reynolds number is equal to 4000
c.) Reynolds number is more than 2500
d.) None of the above

36. ROUND 4
5.) Pitot-tube is used to measure
a.) Pressure
b.) Flow
c.) Velocity at a point
d.) Discharge

37. ROUND 4
6.) Hydraulic gradient line (H.G.L)
represents sum of
a.) Pressure head and Kinetic head
b.) Kinetic head and datum head
c.) Pressure , kinetic and datum head
d.) Pressure head and datum head

38. ROUND 4
7.) Maximum efficiency of power
transmission through pipe is
a.) 50 %
b.) 66.67 %
c.) 75 %
d.) 80 %

39. ROUND 4
8.) Unit Hydrograph theory was enunciated
by
a.) Merril Bernard
b.) W.W.Horner
c.) Le-Roy K.Shermen
d.) Robert E.Horten

40. ROUND 4
9.) The surface Run-off is the quantity of
water
a.) Absorbed by soil
b.) Intercepted by buildings and
vegetative cover
c.) Required to fill surface depressions
d.) That reaches the stream channels

41. ROUND 4
10.) The best instrument for measuring the
velocity of a stream flow is
a.) Pitot tube
b.) Price current meter
c.) Surface float
d.) Sub-Surface float

42. ROUND 5
1.) The reduced bearing of a line is N 87° W.
Its whole circle bearing is
a.) 2830
b.) 2730
c.) 30
d.) 930

43. ROUND 5
2.) The first reading from a level station is
a.) Fore sight
b.) Intermediate sight
c.) Back sight
d.) Any sight

44. ROUND 5
3.) Back bearing of a line is equal to
a.) Fore bearing ± 90°
b.) Fore bearing ± 180°
c.) Fore bearing ± 360°
d.) Fore bearing ± 270°

45. ROUND 5
4.) The longitudinal section of the surface
of bubble tube is
a.) Straight
b.) Circular
c.) Parabolic
d.) Elliptic

46. ROUND 5
5.) Moist curing of the exposed surfaces of
concrete is done at least for
a.) 3 days
b.) 5 days
c.) 7 days
d.) 11 days

47. ROUND 5
6.) For battened struts, the effective length
is increased by
a.) 5 %
b.) 7.5 %
c.) 10 %
d.) 12.5 %

48. ROUND 5
7.) Which of the following is not an isotropic
material
a.) Wood
b.) Gold
c.) Brass
d.) Fine grained material

49. ROUND 5
8.) Which of the following is not applicable
for assumptions in strength of materials
a.) The material should be continuous
b.) The material is isotropic and
homogeneous
c.) Super position principle is applicable
d.) Self weight is considered

50. ROUND 5
9.) Diameter of a rivet hole is made larger
than the diameter of the rivet by
a.) 1.0 mm for rivet diameter upto12 mm
b.) 1.5 mm for rivet diameter exceeding
25 mm
c.) 2.0 mm for rivet diameter over 25 mm
d.) None

51. ROUND 5
10.) As carbon content in steel increases ,
then
a.) Toughness increases
b.) Ductility increases
c.) Hardness decreases
d.) Brittle increases

52. ROUND 6
1.) Which company’s logo is this

53. ROUND 6
2.) Name this equipment used in surveying

54. ROUND 6
3.) Name this bridge which is in Newyork
and one of oldest suspension cables

55. ROUND 6
4.) It is a building company . Guess it

56. ROUND 6
5.) Name this surveying equipment

57. ROUND 6
6.) Name this company which produces oil

58. ROUND 6
7.) Name this company which is a reputed
real estate developer

59. ROUND 6
8.) This building is of 102 stories and is
situated in new york.It is also famous for
Hollywood shootings. Name it

60. ROUND 6
9.) Name this equipment used in concrete
technology laboratory

61. ROUND 6
10.) This is an equipment used in testing of
soils. Name it