Can You Pass This Civil Engineering Exam? Trivia Questions Quiz
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- 1.The portion of a brick cut across the width is called
- A.
Closer
- B.
Bat
- C.
Half brick
- D.
Bed
- 2.Which of these structures is not peculiar with foremost Roman civil engineers?
- A.
Harbors
- B.
Stadium
- C.
Insulae
- D.
Aqueduct
- 3.The maximum bearing capacity of the soil is that of…
- A.
Hard rocks
- B.
Black cotton soil
- C.
Dry, coarse sandy soil
- D.
Fine sandy soil
- 4.Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because its
- A.
Particles are cohesive
- B.
Permeability is uncertain
- C.
Bearing capacity is low
- D.
Property to undergo a volumetric change due to variation of moisture content
- 5.The bearing capacity of soils can be improved by
- A.
Increasing the depth of footing
- B.
Draining the subsoil water
- C.
Ramming the granular material like a crushed stone in the soil
- D.
All of the above
- 6.Pick up the commonly adopted geophysical method in civil engineering from the following :
- A.
Gravitational method
- B.
Electrical resistivity method
- C.
Both the seismic method and electrical resistivity method
- D.
The seismic method
- 7.When carbon contents less than 0.1%, steel is called:
- A.
Dead steel
- B.
Mild steel
- C.
Medium carbon steel
- D.
Hard steel
- 8.Stud(s) of a common wooden partition...
- A.
Is the upper horizontal wooden member
- B.
Is the lower horizontal wooden member
- C.
Are vertical wooden members
- D.
Are the intermediate horizontal wooden members.
- 9.When the walls are subjected to heavy loading and the bearing capacity of the soil is very low, then the wall is constructed on...
- A.
Reinforced concrete footing
- B.
Column Footing
- C.
Lean concrete footing
- D.
None of these
- 10.Which of the below is not a disadvantage of using ribbed-or steel bars?
- A.
Not easily identifiable
- B.
High labor charge
- C.
Weaker than plain round steel
- D.
Arc welding is not possible
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