Civil Engineering MCQ’s

1. The temperature reinforcement in the (d) Using thinner bars but more in number
vertical slab of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is Ans. (a)
_____.
6. The diameter of ties in a column should be
(a) Not needed _____.
(b) Provided equally on inner and front
(a) More than or equal to one fourth of
faces
diameter of main bar
(c) Provided more on inner face than on
(b) More than or equal to 5 mm
front face
(c) More than 5 mm but less than one-
(d) Provided more on front face than on
fourth of diameter of main bar
inner face
(d) More than 5 mm and also more than
Ans. (d)
one-fourth of diameter of main bar
2. Bulking of sand is maximum if moisture Ans. (d)
content is about _____.
7. In counterfort retaining walls, the main
(a) 2% reinforcement in the stem at support is _____.
(b) 4%
(a) Not provided
(c) 6%
(b) Provided only on inner face
(d) 10%
(c) Provided only on front face
Ans. (b)
(d) Provided both on inner and front faces
3. Diagonal tension in a beam _____. Ans. (b)

(a) Is maximum at neutral axis 8. Due to shrinkage stresses, a simply

(b) Decreases below the neutral axis and supported beam having reinforcement only at
increases above the neutral axis bottom tends to _____.
(c) Increases below the neutral axis and
(a) Deflect downward
decreases above the neutral axis
(b) Deflect upward
(d) Remains same
(c) Deflect downward or upward
Ans. (c)
(d) None of the above
4. According to IS : 456 – 1978, the column or Ans. (a)
the strut is the member whose effective length
9. The purpose of reinforcement in pre-
is greater than _____.
stressed concrete is _____.
(a) The least lateral dimension
(a) To provide adequate bond stress
(b) 2 times the least lateral dimension
(b) To resist tensile stresses
(c) 3 times the least lateral dimension
(c) To impart initial compressive stress in
(d) 4 times the least lateral dimension
concrete
Ans. (c)
(d) All of the above
5. When shear stress exceeds the permissible Ans. (c)
limit in a slab, then it is reduced by _____.
10. Select the correct statement
(a) Increasing the depth
(a) Elastic modulus of high tensile steel is
(b) Providing shear reinforcement
nearly the same as that of mild steel
(c) Using high strength steel

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(b) Elastic modulus of high tensile steel is
more than that of mild steel
(c) Carbon percentage in high carbon steel
is less than that in mild steel
(d) High tensile steel is cheaper than mild
steel
Ans. (a)
11. To minimize the effect of differential
settlement, the area of a footing should be
designed for _____.
(a) Dead load only
(b) Dead load + live load
(c) Dead load + fraction of live load
(d) Live load + fraction of dead load
Ans. (c)
12. Due to circumferential action of the spiral
in a spirally reinforced column _____.
(a) Capacity of column is decreased
(b) Ductility of column reduces
(c) Capacity of column is decreased but
ductility of column increases
(d) Both the capacity of column and
ductility of column increase
Ans. (d)
13. For concreting of heavily reinforced
sections without vibration, the workability of
concrete expressed as compacting factor
should be _____.
(a) 0.75 – 0.80
(b) 0.80 – 0.85
(c) 0.85 – 0.92
(d) Above 0.92
Ans. (d)
14. Workability of concrete is directly
proportional to _____.
(a) Aggregate cement ratio
(b) Time of transit
(c) Grading of the aggregate
(d) All of the above
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Ans. (c)
15. Which of the following statements is
incorrect?
(a) Minimum cross sectional area of
longitudinal reinforcement in a column
is 0.8%
(b) Spacing of longitudinal bars measured
along the periphery of column should
not exceed 300 mm
(c) Reinforcing bars in a column should not
be less than 12 mm in diameter
(d) The number of longitudinal bars
provided in a circular column should
not be less than four
Ans. (d)
16. Critical section for shear in case of flat slabs
is at a distance of _____.
(a) Effective depth of slab from periphery of
column/drop panel
(b) d/2 from periphery of column/capital/
drop panel
(c) At the drop panel of slab
(d) At the periphery of column
Ans. (b)
17. For road pavements, the cement generally
used, is _____.
(a) Ordinary Portland cement
(b) Rapid hardening cement
(c) Low heat cement
(d) Blast furnace slag cement
Ans. (b)
18. Pick up the incorrect statement from the
following.
(a) Space between the exterior walls of a
warehouse and bag piles should be 30
cm
(b) Cement bags should preferably be piled
on wooden planks
(c) Width and height of the pile should not
exceed 3 m and 2.70 m respectively
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(d) None of the above (a) 1 and 2

Ans. (d) (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
19. For a slab supported on its four edges with
(d) 3 and 4
corners held down and loaded uniformly, the
Ans. (c)
Marcus correction factor to the moments
obtained by Grashoff Rankine's theory _____. 23. For construction of structures in sea water,
the cement generally preferred to, is _____.
(a) Is always less than 1
(b) Is always greater than 1 (a) Portland-pozzolana cement
(c) Can be more than 1 (b) Quick setting cement
(d) Can be less than 1 (c) Low heat Portland cement
Ans. (a) (d) Rapid hardening cement
Ans. (a)
20. Addition of pozzolana to ordinary port land
cement, causes _____. 24. Curing of pavements, floors, roofs and
slabs, is done by _____.
(a) Decrease in early strength
(b) Reduction in chemical action with (a) Membrane method
sulphates (b) Ponding method
(c) Increase in shrinkage (c) Covering surface with bags
(d) All the above (d) Sprinkling water method
Ans. (d) Ans. (b)

21. Pick up the correct statement from the 25. The centroid of compressive force, from the
following. extreme compression fiber, in limit state design
lies at a distance of _____. (Where is the
(a) The maximum size of a coarse
depth of neutral axis at the limit state of
aggregate, is 75 mm and
collapse)
minimum 4.75 mm
(b) The maximum size of the fine aggregate, (a) 0.367
is 4.75 mm and minimum 0.075 mm (b) 0.416
(c) The material having particles of size (c) 0.446
varying from 0.06 mm to 0.002 mm, is (d) 0.573
known as silt Ans. (b)
(d) All of the above
26. Pick up the correct statement from the
Ans. (d)
following.
22. In a counterfort retaining wall, the main
(a) Construction joints are necessarily
reinforcement is provided on the
planned for their locations
1. Bottom face in front counterfort (b) Expansion joints are provided to
2. Inclined face in front counterfort accommodate thermal expansion
3. Bottom face in back counterfort (c) Construction joints are provided to
4. Inclined face in back counterfort control shrinkage cracks
(d) All of the above
The correct answer is _____.
Ans. (d)

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27. The bulk density of aggregates, depends

upon _____.

(a) Shape
(b) Grading
(c) Compaction
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)

28. In symmetrically reinforced sections,

shrinkage stresses in concrete and steel are
respectively _____.

(a) Compressive and tensile

(b) Tensile and compressive
(c) Both compressive
(d) Both tensile
Ans. (b)

29. The main object of compaction of concrete,

is _____.

(a) To eliminate air holes

(b) To achieve maximum density
(c) To provide intimate contact between
the concrete and embedded materials
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)

30. Which of the following has high tensile

strength?

(a) Plain hot rolled wires

(b) Cold drawn wires
(c) Heat treated rolled wires
(d) All have same tensile strength
Ans. (b)

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