Quiz: Civil Quiz 28

Civil Quiz 28

Which of the following is an activity

Curing

Excavation

Laying concrete

All of the above

The quantity of water available from an infiltration gallery depends upon the

yield of source

size of gallery

all of these

nature of soil

The length of the side of warning sign boards of roads is

45 cm

75 cm

60 cm

30 cm

Reciprocating pumps

Single stroke produce pulsating flow

Are not suitable for variable heads

Are four times costlier than centrifugal pumps

Are not suitable for pumping water containing sediments

The spacing of man holes along a straight portion of a sewer is 300 m, the diameter of the sewer may be

> 1.5 m

1.5 m

0.9 cm

1.2 m

The value of specific gravity for Garnet sand is ____

4.2

3.6

2.1

5.1

In impulse turbines with stationary blades, there is in blades of the turbine.

Volumetric change

Pressure independent

Same pressure

Pressure change

On Indian railways, minimum formation width in embankment for a single line of broad gauge, is

6.1 m

4.725 m

10.82 m

7.49 m

What is the product of sectional modulus and allowable bending stress called as?

Moment of rigidity

Radius of gyration

Moment of resistance

Moment of inertia

A type of flooring made with special aggregate of marble chips mixed with white and coloured cement, is called

terrazzo flooring

granolithic flooring

mosaic flooring

asphalt flooring

The collimation method for obtaining the reduced levels of points does not provide a check on

intermediate sights

back sights

change points

fore sights

In which type of tender advantage of keen bidding competition can be availed.

Negotiated tender

None of the above

Open tender or public tender

Selected tender

When Usman decides to deploy employees to another department that is lagging behind in production, he is acting in which of the following roles?

Resource allocator

Negotiator

Spokesperson

Leader

Which of the following statements is correct?

increase in the amplitude of the sound decreases the intensity

pitch of the sound decreases with increase in frequency

pitch of the sound increases with increase in frequency

decibel is equal to 1/100 of bel

Which of the below is a commercial element in highway construction?

Material

Traffic

Installation technique

Environmental aspects

Removal of props under slabs spanning upto 4.5 m

14 days

7 days

3 days

21 days

For rectangular section, Hydraulic mean depth is

b + d = b × d

b × d = b + d

b × d = b + 2d

b + d = b × 2d

The standard sand now used in India is obtained from

Orissa

Ennore (Chennai)

Jaipur

Mumbai

Which of the following option is correct?

Standard consistency = (wt of water added/ wt of cement) *100

Standard consistency (%) = (wt of water added/ wt of cement) *100

Standard consistency (%) = (wt of water added- wt of cement) *100

Standard consistency (%) = (wt cement/ wt of water) *100

A regular triangular prism is resting on H.P and section plane is parallel to H.P and cutting the prism the section would be a

parallelogram

rectangle

trapezium

triangle

For a 8_ curve track diverging from a main curve of 5_ in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and 'G' = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant de

7.768 cm

7.432 cm

0.168 cm

-0.168 cm

The centre of gravity of a right circular solid cone is at a distance of

h / 4

h / 3

h / 6

h / 2

Continuous kiln is

Hoffman’s kiln

all of the above

bull’s trench kiln

tunnel kiln

Red short iron cracks when bent due to the presence of

Carbon

Sulphur

Phosphorus

Silicon

Load factor is

sometimes greater than factor of safety

always greater than factor of safety

always equal to factor of safety

always less than factor of safety

Most commonly used section in grade aqueducts, is

Horse shoe section

Parabolic

Circular

Rectangular

Pick up correct statement from the following:

All the above

Fibre boards are obtained by impregnating a resin product on fibres

Fibre boards are used for thermal and acoustic control

Fibre boards are used for light weight standing members

Under mechanism of scientific management, scientific task setting includes: