Civil Engineering MCQs

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The main factor to be considered while preparing a detailed estimate, is________________?
A. Quantity of the materials
B. Availability of materials
C. Transportation of materials
D. All the above
The plinth area of a building not includes_________________?
A. Area of the walls at the floor level
B. Internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq m. in area
C. Lift and wall including landing
D. Area of cantilevered porch
While estimating a reinforced cement structure, the omitted cover of concrete is assumed_______________?
A. At the end of reinforcing bar, not less than 25 mm or twice the diameter of the bar
B. In thin slabs, 12 mm minimum or diameter of the bar whichever is more
C. For reinforcing longitudinal bar in a beam 25 mm minimum or diameter of the largest bar which is more
D. All the above
While estimating the qualities for the construction of a building, the correct metric unit is________________?
A. Metre for length
B. Cubic metre for area
C. Square metres for volume
D. Litre for capacity
The brick work is not measured in cu m in case of_______________?
A. One or more than one brick wall
B. Brick work in arches
C. Reinforced brick work
D. Half brick wall
The assumption on which the trapezoidal formula for volumes is based, is________________?
A. The end sections are parallel planes
B. The mid-area of a pyramid is half the average area of the ends
C. The volume of the prismoidal is over-estimated and hence a prismoidal correction is applied
D. All the above
According to Indian Standards Institute, the actual size of modular bricks is_______________?
A. 23 cm × 11.5 cm × 7.5 cm
B. 25 cm × 13 cm × 7.5 cm
C. 19 cm × 9 cm × 9 cm
D. 20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
The cross -sections for a highway is taken at_________________?
A. Right angle to the centre line
B. 30 metres apart
C. Intermediate points having abrupt change in gradient
D. All the above
In the mid-section formula__________________?
A. The mean depth is the average of depths of two consecutive sections
B. The area of mid-sections is calculated by using mean depth
C. The volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two original sections
D. All of the above