2023

JUNIOR ENGINEER
EXAM
Mock Test Set-1
Civil Engineering

3/2/2023
 SET-1 (Questions)
1. The maximum amount of dust which may be 6. Rankine's theory for active earth pressure is based
permitted in aggregates is on the assumption that

(a) 5% of the total aggregates for low workability (a) The retained material is homogeneous and
with a coarse grading cohesionless
(b) 10% of the total aggregates for low (b) The frictional resistance between the
workability with a fine grading retaining wall and the retained material is
(c) 20% of the total aggregates for a mix having neglected
high workability with fine aggregates (c) The failure of the retained material takes
(d) All options are correct place along a plane called rapture plane
(d) All options are correct
2. Left swing is not much favoured in theodolite
survey, because 7. If the bearing of AB = N 40° W, bearing of BC = S 70°
E, then the value of ∠ABC is
(a) Most of surveyors are accustomed to right
hand (a) 30 degrees
(b) It is inconvenient to turn the telescope (b) 70 degrees
anticlockwise (c) 100 degrees
(c) The readings increase clockwise (d) None of the above
(d) Vertical scale comes to an inconvenient
8. The telescope of a Dumpy level
position to be read
(a) Is rigidly fixed to the leveling head
3. Portion of an embankment having a uniform up
(b) Can be titled in a vertical plane
gradient 1 in 500 is circular with radius 1000 m of the
(c) Can be taken out of its supports and reversed
center line. It subtends 180° at the center. If the
(d) Permits the interchange of eyepiece and
height of the bank is 1 m at the lower end and side
object glass
slopes 2 : 1, the earthwork involved
9. The representation of general topography of very
(a) 26,000 m³
flat terrain is possible only by
(b) 26,500 m³
(c) 27,000 m³ (a) Drawing contours at large interval
(d) 27,500 m³ (b) Drawing contours at a small interval
(c) Giving spot levels at large interval
4. A fluid whose viscosity does not change with the
(d) Giving spot levels to salient features at close
rate of deformation or shear strain is known as
interval
(a) Real fluid
10. Which of the following are the required
(b) Newtonian fluid
corrections for runway length?
(c) Ideal fluid
(d) Non-Newtonian fluid (a) Correction for elevation
(b) Correction for gradient
5. The assumption made in the theory of reinforced
(c) Correction for temperature
cement concrete beam is that
(d) All options are correct
(a) All the tensile stresses are taken up by the
11. A contour canal is
steel reinforcement only
(b) The steel and concrete are stressed within its (a) Irrigates only on one side
elastic limit (b) Does not need a bank on the higher side
(c) There is sufficient bond between steel and (c) Is generally aligned parallel to the contour of
concrete the area
(d) All options are correct (d) All options are correct
12. Which of the following would represent the (c) Half brick walls or the partition
surface of the water level of a still lake? (d) All options are correct

(a) Level surface 18. The maximum frictional force, which comes into
(b) Contour surface play, when a body just begins to slide over the surface
(c) Horizontal surface of the other body, is known as
(d) None of the above
(a) Static friction
13. Which of the following levelling is carried out to (b) Limiting friction
determine the elevation difference between two (c) Dynamic friction
points on the surface of the earth? (d) Coefficient of friction

(a) Reciprocal levelling 19. If the stress in each cross-section of a pillar is just
(b) Simple levelling equal to its working stress, its form is called
(c) Longitudinal levelling
(d) Differential levelling (a) Form of equal stress
(b) Form of equal strength
14. In case of laying gullies, siphons, intercepting (c) Form of equal section
traps, the cost includes (d) None of the above

(a) Setting and laying 20. A round steel bar of overall length 20 cm consists
(b) Bed concreting of two equal portions of 10 cm each having diameter
(c) Connection to drains of 4 cm and 5 cm respectively if the rod is subjected to
(d) All options are correct a tensile load of 10 tonnes then what will be the
elongation (where modulus of elasticity E = 2 × 10⁶
15. Pick up the correct statement in case of water kg/cm²)
supply.
1 1 1
(a) 10𝜋 [25 + 16 ]
1. Pipes laid in trenches and pipes fixed to walls
are measured separately 2 1 1
(b) 10𝜋 [25 + 16 ]
2. Cutting through walls and floors are included
with the item 3
(c) 10𝜋 25
[ +
1 1
]
16
3. Pipes are classified according to their sizes
4 1 1
and quality (d) 10𝜋 25
[ + ]
16
4. In laying pipes, the method of joining and
fixing is specifically specified 21. To obtain cement dry powder, limestone and
shales or their slurry is burnt in a rotary kiln at a
(a) Only 1 temperature between
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3 (a) 1100°C to 1200°C
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1200°C to 1300°C
(c) 1300°C to 1400°C
16. Brick walls are measured in square meter if the (d) 1400°C to 1500°C
thickness of the wall is
22. Hydration of cement is due to the chemical action
(a) 10 cm of water with
(b) 15 cm
(c) 20 cm (a) Tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate (b)
(d) None of the above Dicalcium silicate and tricalcium aluminate (c)
Tricalcium aluminate and tricalcium alumino
17. The brickwork is measured in a square meter, in ferrite
case of (d) All options are correct
(a) Honeycomb brickwork
(b) Brick flat soling
23. The mixture of different ingredients of cement is (b) The angle of taper on the draft tube is less
burnt at than 8
(c) A Francis turbine is an impulse turbine
(a) 1000°C (d) None of the above
(b) 1200°C
(c) 1400°C 30. Pick up the correct statement from the following
(d) 1600°C
(a) The bent-up bars at support resist the
24. If 1500 g of cement is required to have 1875 g negative bending moment
cement paste of normal consistency, the percentage of (b) The bent-up bars at support resist the
water is shearing force
(c) The bending of bars near supports is generally
(a) 20% at 45°
(b) 25% (d) All options are correct
(c) 30%
(d) 35% 31. Pick up the item of work not included in the plinth
area estimate
25. For quality control of Portland cement, the test
essentially is done is (a) Wall thickness
(b) Room area
(a) Setting time (c) Verandah area
(b) Soundness (d) Courtyard area
(c) Tensile strength
(d) All options are correct 32. The expected outturn of 2.5 cm cement concrete
floor per mason per day
26. If reinforcement in a beam is cut parallel to its
length in the plan, the reinforcement will be (a) 2.5 square meter
represented in section as which of the following (b) 5.0 square meter
options? (c) 7.5 square meter
(d) 10 square meters
(a) Small darkened circle
(b) Two horizontal parallel lines 33. Pick up the excavation where measurements are
(c) Two crossed lines made in square meters for payment.
(d) Two vertical parallel lines
1. Ordinary cutting up to 1 m
27. Viscous force is the of shear stress due to 2. Surface dressing up to 15 cm depths
viscosity and cross-sectional area of flow. 3. Surface excavation up to 30 cm depths

(a) Sum (a) Only 1

(b) Product (b) Only 2
(c) Difference (c) Only 3
(d) Ratio (d) Both 2 and 3

28. The specific speed of a turbine is the speed of an 34. Good quality sand is never obtained from which of
imaginary turbine, identical with the given turbine, the following source?
which
(a) Riverbed
(a) Delivers unit discharge under unit head (b) Nala
(b) Delivers unit discharge under the unit speed (c) Sea
(c) Develops unit horsepower under unit head (d) Gravel powder
(d) Develops unit horsepower under unit speed
35. Shingle is
29. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Water bound pebbles
(a) The reaction turbines are used for low head (b) Disintegrated laterite
and high discharge
 (c) Crushed granite (b) Centrifugal
(d) None of the above (c) Rectilinear
(d) Free vortex
36. The solution of salts from the soil absorbed by the
trees which becomes a viscous solution due to loss of 43. Which of the following is the reason for the
moisture and action of carbon dioxide is known as decrease in the use of stones as building material?

(a) Pith (a) Steel and R.C.C. are less bulky and more
(b) Cambium durable
(c) Bark (b) Strength of stones cannot be rationally
(d) Sap analyzed
(c) Stones are not conveniently available in plains
37. The aggregate is called fine aggregate if it is (d) All options are correct
completely retained on
44. The lining of a canal is necessary
(a) 0.15 mm sieve
(b) 0.30 mm sieve 1. To minimize the seepage losses in a canal
(c) 4.75 mm sieve 2. To prevent erosion of bed and slopes due to
(d) None of the above high velocity
3. To increase the discharge in canal section by
38. Which constituent of the cement, upon addition of an increment of velocity
water sets and hardens first?
(a) Only 1
(a) Tricalcium silicate
(b) Only 2
(b) Tricalcium aluminate
(c) 1 and 3
(c) Dicalcium silicate
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Free lime
45. Which of the following mineral is responsible for
39. When a brick is cut into two halves longitudinally,
the red colour in bricks?
one part is called
(a) Iron oxide
(a) King closer
(b) Lime
(b) Cornice brick
(c) Magnesia
(c) Queen closer
(d) Silica
(d) Voussoir
46. The bulk density of aggregates does not depend
40. The argillaceous rocks have their principal
upon
constituents as
(a) Size and shape of aggregate
(a) Lime
(b) Specific gravity of aggregates
(b) Clay
(c) Grading of aggregates
(c) Sand
(d) Size and shape of container
(d) None of the above
47. An aggregate is said to be flaky if its least
41. The solidification of molten magma when it
dimension is less than
reaches the surface of earth results in the formation of
(a) 1/5th of the mean dimension
(a) Sedimentary rocks
(b) 2/5th of the mean dimension
(b) Metamorphic rocks
(c) 3/5th of the mean dimension
(c) Basalts and traps
(d) 4/5th of the mean dimension
(d) Granite
48. Curing is done for
42. In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water
leaving the impeller is (a) Reduces the shrinkage of concrete
(b) Preserves the properties of concrete
(a) Radial
 (c) Prevents the loss of water by evaporation (a) 3
(d) All options are correct (b) 4
(c) 5
49. The angle of inclination of the plane at which the (d) 7
body begins to move down the plane under its own
weight is called 56. The risk of segregation is more for

(a) Angle of friction (a) Wetter mix

(b) Angle of projection (b) Larger proportion of maximum size aggregate
(c) Angle of repose (c) Coarser grading
(d) None of the above (d) All options are correct

50. The phenomenon of slow extension of materials, 57. After casting, an ordinary cement concrete on
i.e., increasing with time having no constant load, is drying
called
(a) Expands
(a) Creeping (b) Mix
(b) Breaking (c) Shrinks
(c) Yielding (d) None of the above
(d) None of the above
58. Proper proportioning of concrete ensures
51. When Mach number is more than 6, the flow is
called (a) Desired strength and workability
(b) Desired durability
(a) Subsonic flow (c) Water tightness of the structure
(b) Supersonic flow (d) All options are correct
(c) Sonic flow
(d) Hypersonic flow 59. Nagpur Road plan formulae were prepared by
assuming
52. Under normal conditions using ordinary cement,
the period of removal of the form work, is (a) Radial or Star and block road pattern
(b) Radial or Star and circular road pattern
(a) 7 days for beam soffits (c) Radial or Star and grid road pattern
(b) 14 days for bottom slabs of spans 4.6 m and (d) Rectangular and block road pattern
more
(c) 21 days for bottom beams over 6 m spans 60. Which of the following is a permanent adjustment
(d) All options are correct in the Compass Survey Instrument?

53. For given water content, workability decreases if (a) Vertical pivot axis
the concrete aggregates contain an excess of (b) Centering
(c) Leveling
(a) Thin particles (d) Focusing
(b) Flat particles
(c) Elongated particles 61. In Kaplan turbine runner, the number of blades is
(d) All options are correct generally of the order

54. For ensuring quality of concrete, use (a) 2 – 4

(b) 4 – 8
(a) Single sized aggregates (c) 8 – 16
(b) Two sized aggregates (d) 16 – 24
(c) Graded aggregates
(d) Coarse aggregates 62. The characteristic strength of a material is defined
as
55. According to IS: 456, the number of grades of
concrete mixes is (a) The value below which not more than 10% of
sample may fail
 (b) The value below which not more than 5% of (c) 𝑆 = 𝑐 + 𝜎 tan 𝜑
sample may fail (d) 𝑆 = 𝜎 + 𝑐 cos 𝜑
(c) The value below which not more than 15% of
sample may fail 69. The body is said to move with Simple Harmonic
(d) The value below which not more than 2.5% of Motion if its acceleration is
sample may fail
(a) Always directed away from the center, at the
63. In compression test, the fracture in cast iron point of reference
specimen would (b) Proportional to square of the distance from
the point of reference
(a) Occur along the axis of load (c) Proportional to the distance from the point of
(b) Occur along an oblique plane reference and directed towards it
(c) Occur at right angles to the axis of specimen (d) None of the above
(d) Not occur
70. The center of gravity of an equilateral triangle,
64. In case of eccentrically loaded struts is with each side 'a' is from any of the three sides.
preferred.
(a) √3a
(a) Solid section a
(b) 2 3
√
(b) Hollow section
(c) 2√3a
(c) Composite section
(d) Reinforced section (d) 3√2a

65. The transverse fillet welds are designed for 71. What are the effects on the body with mass
immersed in a fluid which is under motion?
(a) Tensile strength
(b) Shear strength (a) Lift and drag
(c) Compressive strength (b) Drag and friction
(d) Bending strength (c) Lift and friction
(d) Friction and shear
66. The stress at which extension of a material takes
place more quickly as compared to the increase in 72. A fixed beam AB is subjected to a triangular load
load is called varying from zero at end A to W per unit length at end
B. What is the ratio of fixed end moment at A to B?
(a) Elastic point
(b) Plastic point (a) 1/3
(c) Breaking point (b) 1
(d) Yielding point (c) 2/3
(d) 3/2
67. Two persons of equal weights are hanging by
73. The moment of inertia of a circular section about
their hands from the ends of a rope hung over a
frictionless pulley. They begin to climb. One person its diameter D, is
can climb twice the speed of other, who gets to the (a)
top first? (���� 2 )/64
(b)
(a) Slower climber
(���� 4 )/32
(b) Both get there together
(c)
(c) Faster climber
(���� 3 )/64
(d) Cannot climb at all (d)
68. Which of the following is Coulomb shear strength (���� 4 )/64
equation? 74. A fundamental difference between sedimentation
tank for water and sewage is
(a) 𝑆 = 𝑐 + 𝜎 cos 𝜑
(a) Sewage sedimentation tanks are bigger
(b) 𝑆 = 𝜎 + 𝑐 tan 𝜑
(b) Sewage sedimentation tanks have more depth
(c) Sludge from sewage sedimentation is to be
removed more frequentl
(d) It can be the final treatment of operation in (c) Clayey soil
water treatment (d) All options are correct

75. Before entering a manhole a candle is lowered 82. Which of the following is a statically determinate
into the manhole structural member?

(a) To illuminate it (a) Fixed beam

(b) To detect toxic gases (b) Continuous beam
(c) To give a signal to the adjacent manhole (c) Simply supported beam
(d) To find out the presence of oxygen (d) Portal frame

76. What is the psychological widening of pavement 83. A plot of land measures 30 cm × 60 cm on a map
on a horizontal curve of radius 230 m for ruling speed drawn to scale 1 cm = 50 m. What will be the area of
80 kmph? the map when placed on a topographical map drawn
to a scale of 1 cm = 600 cm?
(a) 0.455 m
(b) 0.555 m (a) 15.0 sq.cm
(c) 0.186 m (b) 22.5 sq.cm
(d) 0.136 m (c) 12.5 sq.cm
(d) 24.0 sq.cm
77. The absolute minimum radius of the curve for safe
operation for a speed of 110 kmph is 84. Newton's law of viscosity is a relationship
between
(a) 110 m
(b) 440 m (a) Pressure, velocity and temperature
(c) 220 m (b) Shear stress and rate of shear strain
(d) 577 m (c) Shear stress and velocity
(d) Rate of shear strain and temperature
78. In a tensile test, when the material is stressed
beyond the elastic limit, the tensile strain as 85. As per Indian Standard Specifications, the peak
compared to the stress. discharge for domestic purpose per capita per minute
is taken
(a) Decreases slowly
(b) Increases slowly (a) 1.80 liters for 5 to 10 users
(c) Decreases more quickly (b) 1.20 liters for 15 users
(d) Increases more quickly (c) 1.35 liters for 20 users
(d) All options are correct
79. Factor of safety is defined as the ratio of
86. A truss is completely analyzed when
(a) Ultimate stress to working stress
(b) Working stress to ultimate stress (a) The direct stresses in all the members are
(c) Breaking stress to ultimate stress found
(d) Ultimate stress to breaking stress (b) All the external reaction components are
determined
80. Soil transported by wind is called (c) The equilibrium is satisfied
(d) None of the above
(a) Aeolian soil
(b) Alluvial soil 87. Beam is structural member predominantly
(c) Marine soil subjected to
(d) Lacustrine soil
(a) Transverse loads
81. Vane shear test is used to find out shear strength (b) Axial forces
of (c) Twisting moment
(d) None of the above
(a) Sandy soil
(b) Gravelly soil
88. According to Euler's column theory, the crippling (a) Reciprocal levelling
load for a column of length (��) fixed at both ends is (b) Simple levelling
the crippling load for a similar column hinged at (c) Longitudinal levelling
both ends. (d) Differential levelling

(a) Equal to 95. For which of the following, will the chain
(b) 4 times surveying be well adopted one?
(c) 2 times
(d) 8 times (a) Large areas with difficult details
(b) Small surveys in open ground
89. The design of a structure is (c) Small surveys with crowded details
(d) Large areas with simple details
(a) The planning of the structure
(b) The calculation of straining actions at salient 96. A sprinkler irrigation system is suitable when
points
(c) Deciding the material and proportions of the (a) The land gradient is steep and the soil is easily
various members of the structure (b) The soil is having low permeability
(d) None of the above (c) The water table is low
(d) The crops to be grown have deep roots
90. A column with maximum equivalent length has
97. Which of the following soil types is suitable for
(a) Both ends hinged sprinkler irrigation?
(b) Both ends fixed
(c) One end is fixed and the other ends is hinged (a) When land is steep and soil is easily erodible
(d) One end fixed and the other end free (b) When the crops are deeply rooted
(c) When water table is very low
91. A column of length 'L' with both ends fixed may be (d) When soil of low permeability is used
considered as equivalent to a column of length
with both ends hinged. 98. The maximum number of jets generally employed
in an impulse turbine without jet interference is
(a) L/8
(b) L/2 (a) 4
(c) L/4 (b) 6
(d) L (c) 8
(d) 12
92. The compression members always tend to buckle
in the direction of 99. Permissible compressive strength of M30
concrete grade is
(a) Axis load
(b) Perpendicular to the axis of load (a) 100 kg/cm²
(c) Minimum cross section (b) 150 kg/cm²
(d) Least radius of gyration (c) 200 kg/cm²
(d) 300 kg/cm²
93. Point of tangency is the
100. The maximum theoretical efficiency of the
(a) Beginning of the curve Pelton wheel is obtained when the ratio of bucket
(b) End of the curve speed to jet-speed is
(c) Common point where the radius changes
(d) Common point where the radius and direction (a) 0.26
changes (b) 0.96
(c) 0.46
94. Which of the following levelling is carried out to (d) 0.56
determine the elevation difference between two
points on the surface of earth?
 SET-1 (Answers)
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (d)

6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (d)

11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (d)

16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (b)

21. (d) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (d)

26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (c) 30. (d)

31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (d) 34. (b) 35. (a)

36. (d) 37. (d) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (b)

41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (d) 44. (d) 45. (a)

46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (d) 49. (c) 50. (c)

51. (d) 52. (d) 53. (d) 54. (c) 55. (d)

56. (d) 57. (c) 58. (d) 59. (c) 60. (a)

61. (b) 62. (b) 63. (b) 64. (b) 65. (b)

66. (d) 67. (b) 68. (c) 69. (c) 70. (b)

71. (a) 72. (c) 73. (d) 74. (c) 75. (d)

76. (b) 77. (b) 78. (d) 79. (a) 80. (a)

81. (c) 82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (b) 85. (d)

86. (a) 87. (a) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (d)

91. (b) 92. (d) 93. (b) 94. (d) 95. (b)

96. (a) 97. (a) 98. (b) 99. (d) 100. (a)