Quiz: Civil Quiz 46

Civil Quiz 46

A type of bond in a brick masonry consisting of alternate course of headers and stretchers, is called

English bond

Flemish bond

heading bond

stretching bond

The method of distribution of water is divided into how many types?

Which of the following is correct regarding the cheapest filter material used in water treatment?

Sand

Sand=Anthracite>Garnet sand

SandGarnet sand

Sand>Anthracite>Garnet sand

The Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates

discharge of pollutants into the waters of the united kingdom

discharge of pollutants into the air of the united states

discharge of pollutants into the waters of the united states

discharge of pollutants into the waters of india

The hourly demand rate is constant throughout the day.

TRUE

Both A and B

None of the above

FALSE

In made-up ground having a low value of its bearing power, heavy concentrated structural loads are generally supported by providing

raft footing

all of these

strap footing

combined footing

Pick up the incorrect definition from the following:

The rotation of soil particles into stable state while remoulding, is known as the thiostropy of soil

The water content at which a soil flows, is known plastic limit of the soil

Ratio of the compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of remoulded soil, is known as the sensitivity of the soil sample

None of these

Stones used for rubble masonry must be

Soft

Heavy

Light

Hard

Which of the following type of sea walls results in greatest protection of shore structures?

Sea wall with concave face

Vertical sea wall

Stepped sea wall

Sea wall with batter

Lining of a canal is necessary

all of the above

to increase the discharge in canal section by increasing the velocity

to minimise the seepage lossses in canal

to prevent erosion of bed and sides due to high velocities

Maximum shear stress in transverse fillet weld of leg h and length l is

p/1.21hl

p/hl

none of the listed

1.21p/hl

The object of curing is to

reduce the shrinkage of concrete

preserve the properties of concrete

all of these

prevent the loss of water by evaporation

Priming is needed when impeller cannot impart enough

Pressure

Heat View Answer

Energy

Draft speed

If diameter of jet is 85mm and diameter of runner is 1.5 meter then calculate number of buckets on Pelton wheel approximately

Seasoning of tunber

all of these

improves strength properties of timber

does not give dimensional stability

increases the weight of timber

A multistage centrifugal pumps has more than two

Magnetic pumps View Answer

Impellers

Turbines

Pumps

The sewage treatment units in which anaerobic decomposition of organic matter is used, are called

Sludge sedimentation tanks

None of these

Imhoff tanks

Trickling filters

A diagonal scale is used to read

four

three

None of the above

two

Bitumen in

Solid state, is called asphalt

Fluid state, is called petroleum

All the above

Semi fluid state, is called mineral tar

Which one of the following quantities forms the basis of radiometry?

radiant intensity (i)

radiant energy (q)

all of these

radiant flux ( )

Ratio of inertia force to surface tension is known as

Mach number

Reynolds's number

Weber's number

Froude number

The most outspoken advocate of the classical view of social responsibility is economist and Nobel prize winner:

Milton Friedman

Charles Darwin

Milton Freeman

Carnegie Milton

In areas where rainy season is limited to a few months, the type of sewerage system recommended is

Separate system

None of these

Partially separate system

Combined system

In Inward radial flow reaction turbine the ratio of tangential wheel at inlet to given velocity of jet is known as

Speed ratio

Flow ratio

Radial discharge

Discharge

If fbt and fc are the co-existent bending tensile stress and shear stress in a member, the equivalent stress fc is

fbt² + ½fc²)

fbt² + fc²)

fbt² + 3fc²)

fbt² - 3fc²)

A square pyramid is placed on H.P on its square base and section plane is perpendicular to V.P and parallel to H.P and cutting the solid. The section will be

square

rhombus

irregular pentagon

triangle

The most essential feature of a turbulent flow is

Large discharge

Velocity at a point remains constant with time

Velocity and pressure at a point exhibit irregular fluctuations of high frequency.

High velocity

What is a height of the steel derric pool?

10 – 20m

30 – 50m

10 – 50m

30 – 40m

The cement concrete in which high compressive stresses are artificially induced before its actual use, is called

reinforced cement concrete

lime concrete

plain cement concrete

prestressed cement concrete

The maximum quantity of dissolved oxygen present in wastewater is called __________

Maximum dissolved oxygen

Peak dissolved oxygen

Optimal dissolved oxygen

Saturated dissolved oxygen