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MCQ PART-19
15 MCQ WITH ANSWER
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 When a cohesionless soil attains quick
condition, it losses
A. Shear strength
B. Bearing strength
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) or (b)

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 The rocks which are formed due to cooling of
magma at a relatively shallow depth from the
earth’s surface are called
A. Plutonic rocks
B. Hypabyssal rocks
C. Volcanic rocks
D. Igneous rocks

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 The number of points of contra-flexure in a
simple supported beam carrying uniformly
distributed load, is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

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 The porosity of a soils sample having its void
ratio equal to unity would be
A. 33.33 %
B. 50.00 %
C. 66.66 %
D. 75.00 %

NOTE: Porosity, n=e/(1+e) IF, void ratio, e=1 than,

n=1/(1+1)
n=1/2
N=0.5 =50%

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 Hydrograph is a graphical representation of
A. rainfall
B. ground water flow
C. surface runoff
D. discharge flowing in river

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 Steel beam theory is used for
A. Design of simple steel beams
B. Steel beams encased in concrete
C. Doubly reinforced beams ignoring compressive
stress in concrete
D. Beams if shear exceeds 4 times allowable shear
stress

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 The best method of interpolation of contours, is by

A. Estimation
B. Graphical means
C. Computation
D. All of these

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 The moment diagram for a cantilever carrying
a concentrated load at its free end, will be
A. Triangle
B. Rectangle
C. Parabola
D. Cubic parabola

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 Garret’s diagram are used to
A. Separate base flow from total runoff
B. Correct inconsistency in rainfall data
C. Determine reservoir capacity
D. Design channels

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 Acidic soils are reclaimed by
A. Leaching of the soil
B. Using limestone as a soil amendment
C. Using gypsum as a soil amendment
D. Provision of drainage

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 Damp proof course(D.P.C.) is measured in
A. Running meter
B. Square meter
C. Cubic meter
D. None of above

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 The maximum strain in concrete at the outermost
compression fibre in bending is taken as:
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A. 0.0035
B. 0.002
C. 0.0025
D. 0.0003

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 Original cost of property minus depreciation
is known as
A. Book value
B. Salvage value
C. Reliable value
D. Obsolesce value

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 High content of Tricalcium in rapid hardening
cement imparts
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A. Maximum heat generation
B. Quick setting
C. Early high strength
D. Expansive properties

NOTE: C3S hydrates quickly and contributes more to the early strength. Rapid hardening cement contain
more C3S and less C2S

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 Which of following test is conducted to assess
shear strength parameter of the soil.
A. Hygrometer test
B. Compaction test
C. Triaxial test
D. Vane shear test

Vane shear test apparatus

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