Civil Mini Mock Test

1.

If average particle size of the silt in millimetres is m, the Lacey's silt factor f is proportional to

M

M^1/2

M^2

M^1/3

2. The time by which activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is known as

Duration

Total float

Free float

Interfering float

3. Slacking of lime is affected by

Keeping it exposed to air

Immersing the lime in water

Crushing the lime lumps

None of these

4. The apparent error on reversal is

Equal to the actual error

Twice the actual error

Thrice the actual error

None of these

5. The screens are fixed

Perpendicular to the direction of flow

Parallel to the direction flow

Only at an angle of 45° to the direction of flow

At an angle between 30° to 60° to the direction of flow

6. The most useless aggregate is one whose surface texture is

Smooth

Granular

Honeycombed and porous

Glassy

7.

If the length of a cantilever carrying an isolated load at its free end is doubled, the deflection of the free end will increase by

8

1/8

16

1/16

8. To ensure uniform pressure distribution, the thickness of the foundation, is

Kept uniform throughout

Increased gradually towards the edge

Decreased gradually towards the edge

Kept zero at the edge

9. Shrouding is provided in

Cavity type tubewell

Slotted type tubewell

Strainer type tubewell

Perforated type tubewell

10. Tacking rivets in compression plates not exposed to the weather, have a pitch not exceeding 300 mm or

16 times the thickness of outside plate

24 times the thickness of outside plate

32 times the thickness of outside plate

36 times the thickness of outside plate

11.

The minimum centre to centre distance of friction piles of 1 m diameter, is

2 m

2 m - 3 m

3 m - 4 m

5 m

12. The diameter of a domestic sewer pipe laid at gradient 1 in 100 is recommended

100 mm

150 mm

175 mm

200 mm

13.

If Q is load factor, S is shape factor and F is factor of safety in elastic design, the following:

S=Q/F

Q=S+F

Q=S/F

Q=F-S

14. The window which projects outside a room of a building for admitting more light and air, is known

Bay window

Casement window

Lantern window

Dormer window

15. Setting out of Lemniscate transition curves, is done with

Perpendicular offsets

Radial offsets

Deflection angles

Polar deflection angles