PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION ‘We fee! satisfied in presenting the new edition of this treatise. ‘The favourable and warm reception, which the previous edition of this book has enjoyed all over India and abroad, is a matter of great satisfaction for us. ‘The new edition of this treatise has been thoroughly revised and brought up-to-date. The mistakes which had crept in, have been eliminated. To make this treatise more useful for the students preparing for various competitive examinations, theory has been added before dealing with the objective type ‘questions which have been divided into the following four groups : 1. Multiple Choice Questions ; 2. True and False Questions ; 3. Fill in the Blanks ; and 4, Matching Type Questions. More than eight hundred objective type questions from various examining bodies have been added. ‘We wish toexpress our sincere thanks to numerous professors and students, both at home and abroad, for sending their valuble suggestions and recommending the book to their students and friends, We hope, that they will continue to patronise this book in the future also. Any errors, omissions and mistakes, for the improvement of this volume brought to our notice, will be thankfully acknowledged and rectified in the next edition. R.S. KHURMI J.K. GUPTA PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION We take an opportunity to present this treatise entitled as Civil Engineering (Objective Type) to the students preparing for Degree, Diploma and other competitive examinations. The object of this book is to present the subject with multiple choice questions and answers. ‘While writing the book, we have constantly Kept in mind the latest examination requirements of the students preparing for U.PS.C. (Indian Engg. Services) and I.A.S. (Engg. Group) examinations. No effort has been spared to enrich the book with objective type questions of different types. The ‘answers to these questions have been provided atthe end of each chapter. In short, itis hoped that the book will embrace the requirements of all engineering students and will earn appreciation of all the fellow teachers. Although every care has been taken to check the mistakes and misprints, yet itis difficult to claim perfection.: Any errors, omissions and suggestions for the improvement of this treatise, brought to our ‘notice, will be thankfully acknowledged and incorporated in the next edition. R. S. KHURMI J.K. GUPTA