Chapter 1 · MCQ Read Mode

Basic Civil Engineering

Which property category includes density, porosity, and water absorption of a material?

Ductility, hardness, and toughness are classified as:

Bricks are manufactured primarily from:

Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is best described as:

Compared to cement, lime as a traditional binding material is generally:

A key drawback of timber as a construction material is its susceptibility to:

Among common structural metals, steel is primarily valued in civil engineering for its:

Varnish, as a surface coating material, is typically:

Bituminous materials such as asphalt, bitumen, and tar are primarily used for:

Material selection for a civil engineering application primarily balances:

The water absorption test on bricks primarily measures:

The compressive strength test on bricks is used to determine:

The cement consistency test determines:

The Vicat apparatus is used in cement testing primarily to determine:

The cement soundness test, typically using the Le Chatelier apparatus, checks for:

Cement compressive strength testing is typically performed on:

Bulking of sand refers to:

Bulking of sand is significant when batching concrete/mortar by volume because:

The tensile test on reinforcement steel (rebar) is performed to determine:

Standard tests on civil engineering materials such as brick, cement, aggregate, and rebar are governed by:

Brick masonry construction uses defined bond patterns (e.g. English bond, Flemish bond) primarily to:

Stone masonry classified as 'ashlar' typically refers to:

Carpentry in building construction primarily involves work with:

Plastering is applied to wall/ceiling surfaces primarily to:

Concrete roofing, compared to traditional roofing materials, generally offers:

A damp proof course (DPC) is installed in a building primarily to:

A damp proof course is commonly constructed using:

Building by-laws typically regulate all of the following EXCEPT:

Building by-laws must generally be satisfied for:

The overall purpose of building by-laws is to ensure:

An axis of symmetry of a section is defined as a line about which:

The centroid (centre of gravity) of a composite section is found by:

Centroid locations for standard steel sections (I-sections, channels, angles) are typically:

The moment of inertia (second moment of area) of a section about an axis is calculated as:

The parallel axis theorem for moment of inertia is expressed as:

Why do structural I-beams concentrate material in flanges away from the neutral axis?

The radius of gyration, k, of a section about a given axis is defined as:

Radius of gyration is a particularly important parameter in:

Slenderness ratio for column design is calculated as:

A section with a larger radius of gyration about its weakest axis, for a given cross-sectional area, generally provides:

Surveying is best defined as:

Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) is a modern method primarily used for:

A theodolite or total station is primarily used to measure:

In levelling terminology, a Bench Mark (BM) refers to:

A Back Sight (BS) in levelling is:

A topographic survey primarily produces:

A simple circular curve in road/railway alignment design is used to:

GPS (Global Positioning System) primarily provides:

GIS (Geographic Information System) is best described as:

In practice, GPS and GIS are typically used together such that:

A preliminary (approximate) estimate is typically prepared:

A detailed estimate is prepared from:

A revised estimate becomes necessary when:

The plinth area method of estimating is best classified as:

Rate analysis for a construction item determines:

Specifications in a construction project primarily describe:

General specifications, as distinct from detailed (particular) specifications, typically provide:

A key purpose of well-prepared specifications is to:

Valuation of a property is the process of estimating:

Which of the following is NOT typically a factor considered in property valuation?

Which of the following is fastest to react with water?

To retard the initial setting time of cement, the compound responsible is ______.

For construction of structures in seawater, the cement preferred is ______.

To find which of the following is consistency test performed?

IS 4031: Part 3: 1988 deals with ______.

In CBR test, the rate of penetration of plunger is ______.

Bulking of sand is ______.

Bulking of aggregate does not depend upon ______.

Bulking of sand is maximum at water content of approximately ______.

Bulking is maximum for ______.

An aggregate is said to be flaky if its least dimension is less than ______.

The bulking effect of coarse-grained aggregate is ______.

Which of the following is not a type of non-destructive test?

The tensile test of steel helps in finding ______.

What is the deformation per unit length called?

Ductility is indicated by ______.

A type of brick masonry work with alternate courses of stretchers and headers is called ______.

The type of bond used to construct a 10 cm partition wall is ______.

The bond in which headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses and every stretcher course is started with a three-fourth brick is called ______.

The type of bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers is called ______.

When the face of brick masonry depicts the breadth and the length with breadth as the base, the orientation is called ______.

The piece of a brick cut with one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick is known as ______.

The piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of a full brick is called ______.

Queen closer may be placed ______.

The nominal thickness of half-brick partition wall in mm is ______.

The thickness of joints in header course as compared to stretcher course should be ______.

The standard size of a modular brick is ______.

As compared to English bond, double Flemish bond is ______.

The nominal thickness of an expansion joint in brick walls is kept more than ______.

The cement mortar used in brick masonry work should not be leaner than ______.

The minimum strength of mortar used in load-bearing brick masonry is ______.

Brick nogging for partition wall is constructed by ______.

The minimum number of brick samples used in compressive strength test of brick is ______.

For water absorption test on brick, the brick sample should be immersed in water for ______.

The water absorption of first-class brick should not exceed ______.

How is the hardness of brick tested?

In absorption test on brick, how many hours does it have to be soaked in cold water?

Compressive strength of second-class brick is ______.

Why are bricks soaked in water before using in brick masonry?

The compressive strength of first-class brick is ______.

Which machine is used to measure compressive strength?

For compressive test of brick, which mortar ratio is placed in the frog?

In the soundness test, the whole assembly is immersed in water for ______.

In compressive strength test, the minimum strength developed by the cube of M20 concrete in 7 days is ______.

A stone is rejected if it absorbs water more than ______%.

Area of specimen used for compressive strength test of cement is ______.

The ratio of cement and sand in mortar used during compressive strength test of brick is ______.

The size of Vicat's plunger used for consistency test of cement is ______.

Curvature correction is ______ times the refraction correction.

In chain surveying the lines are primarily provided ______.

If the smallest division of the vernier is shorter than the smallest division of main scale, then the vernier is known as ______.

An angle of 45° with a chain line may be set out with ______.

Handles are connected to link by ______.

The radius of curvature of the arc of the bubble tube is generally kept ______.

Axis of level tube means ______.

Permanent adjustment of level is done by ______.

Removal of parallax may be achieved by focusing ______.

The line of collimation method of reduction of levels does not provide a check on ______.

Inverted staff is used for ______.

Prismatic compass is considered more accurate than a surveyor's compass, because ______.

The zero of the graduated circle of a prismatic compass is located at ______ end.

If the focal length of the object glass is 25 cm and the distance from object glass to the trunnion axis is 15 cm, the additive constant is ______.

The total change in level along the line is equal to total back sights ______.

The back staff reading on a B.M. of R.L. 500.000 m is 2.685 m. If foresight reading on a point is 1.345 m, the reduced level of the point is ______.

If (i) is the stadia distance, (f) is the focal length and (d) is the distance between the objective and vertical axis of the tacheometer, the multiplying constant is ______.

During levelling if back sight is more than foresight ______.

The rise and fall method of reduction of levels provides a check on ______.

Station in levelling refers to ______.

In case of levelling by level pipe, level is indicated by ______.

The method of finding out the difference in elevation between two points for eliminating the effect of curvature and refraction is ______.

Reciprocal levelling eliminates ______ completely.

If in a closed traverse, the sum of north latitudes is more than the sum of south latitudes and also the sum of west departures is more than the sum of east departures, the bearing of the closing line is in the ______.

If the angular measurements of a traverse are more precise than its linear measurements, balancing of the traverse is done by ______.

The orthographical projection of a traverse leg upon the reference meridian is known as ______.

The orthographical projection of a traverse leg upon the reference meridian is known as ______.

Bowditch rule is applied to ______.

Elimination of parallax belongs to ______ adjustment.

Size of a theodolite is specified by ______.

The smallest horizontal angle between the true meridian and survey line is known as ______.

The length of a traverse leg may be obtained by multiplying the latitude and ______

Diaphragm of a surveying telescope is held inside ______.

The center of mass and center of gravity of a rigid body ________

he center of gravity of a semi-circle lies at a distance of ______ from its base measured along the vertical radius.

The center of gravity of hemisphere is ______

The CG of a semi-circular plate of 66 cm diameter, from its base, is ______

Where the center of gravity of a circle lies?

Where will be the centre of gravity of a uniform rod lies?

The CG of plane lamina is not at its geometrical centre, if it is a ______

The C.G. of uniform rod lies at its ______

The C.G. of a right circular cone lies on its axis of symmetry at a height of ______

The CG of a thin hollow cone of height h, above its base lies on the axis, at a height of ______

The CG of a triangular section is located at the point of ______

The center of gravity of a circular ring will be a ______

The centre of gravity of a triangle is at the point where three ______

The point through which the whole weight of the body acts is called ______

What will be the radius of gyration of a circular plate of diameter 10 cm?

The radius of gyration along x and y axis are 30 mm and 40 mm respectively, the radius of gyration along the axis perpendicular to given axis is ______

The radius of gyration of rectangular section of base 'b' and height 'd' is ______

The ratio of square root of moment of inertia to area of the materials is ______

The radius of gyration for a triangular section having base b and height h is ______

What is the unit of radius of gyration?

The radius of gyration of a rectangular section is inversely proportional to ______

The perpendicular axis theorem is used to calculate the MOI of ______

The moment of inertia of any geometrical section about its centroidal axis is ______

The ratio of MOI of a circular plate of diameter same as that of a side of square plate is ______

The moment of inertia of any geometrical section, ______ from its centroidal axis.

The unit of Moment of Inertia of a body, is ______

The moment of inertia of a plane area with respect to an axis ______ to the plane is called polar moment of inertia.

Moment of inertia (MOI) is also known as ______

The moment of inertia of a triangular section of base a and height b about its base is expressed as ______

The polar moment of inertia of a solid shaft is ______

The moment of inertia of a circular section about its diameter d is ______

What is used in rainwater gutter in roof?

Gable band in the house is provided at ______

In ordinary residential and public buildings, the damp proof course is generally provided at ______

The flooring in which the small pieces of broken tiles or marble are arranged in definite pattern is called ______

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Dampness causes ______

For DPC at plinth level, which grade of concrete is used?

The organization that prepares the Nepal standards is ______

Which property category includes density, porosity, and water absorption of a material?

The first edition of National Building Code have ______

The rules set forth by the government authorities to regulate the architectural and construction aspect of building is called ______

NBC has categorized the buildings in Nepal in ______ categories

The FAR of building is the ratio of total floor area of the building with ______

Height of boundary walls to be provided is ______

The building by laws are prepared by ______

The maximum ground coverage for School building is ______

. As per by laws, the floor height maintained in hilly region is ______

Generally structural design of building is not necessary for approval if ______

The law that governs the standards of construction of structural and non-structural buildings in Nepal is ______

The number of mirror line that can be drawn in rhombus is ______

The number of axis of symmetry for square shape is ______

An imaginary straight line that divides a geometric shape into two identical mirror images is called ______

The number of axis of symmetry for scalene triangle is ______

The point, where the total volume of the body is assumed to be concentrated is ______

The point at which the total area of a plane figure is assumed to be concentrated is called ______

The axis about which moment of area is taken is known as ______

The centroid of semicircular arc lies at ______ distance from the base.

The centroid of quarter circle from the base lies at ____

The centroid of the right angle triangle with base b and height h lies at ______ distance from the apex.

. One of the uses of the centroid is, as in the simplification of the loading system, the net force acts at the ______ of the loading body.

Section modulus of a hollow circular section is ______

Moment of inertia of a triangular section of base and height about an axis passing through its vertex and parallel to the base is ______ than that passing through its C.G. and parallel to the base.

The section modulus of hollow circular section having external diameter D and internal diameter d is ______

The section modulus of circular section is given by ______

The section modulus of hollow rectangular section is ______

What is the formula of theorem of parallel axis?

What is the formula of theorem of perpendicular axis?

The product of mass and velocity of a moving body is called ______

Surveys which are carried out to provide a national grid of control for preparation of accurate maps of large areas, are known as ______

Surveys which are carried out to depict mountains, rivers, water bodies, wooded areas and other cultural details, are known as ______

The surveying used to determine additional details such as boundaries of fields, is called ______

The boundary of water of a still lake represents ______

When the map has shrunk and needs to be reproduced, the scale that suits best is ______

Systematic errors are those errors ______

The tension at which the effects of pull and sag for a tape are neutralized is called ______

A surveyor made an error which is despite his skill and vigilance. Which type of error has this surveyor committed?

If the tape is too short, correction is ______

The accuracy of chain surveying depends more upon ______

Discrepancy means difference between ______

For indirect ranging, minimum number of ranging rods required is ______

Direct ranging is possible only when the end stations are ______

Metric chains are generally available in ______

The angle between two plane mirrors of an optical square is ______

The construction of optical square is based on the principle of optical ______

The sensitiveness of a level tube decreases if ______

Sensitiveness of a level tube is designated by ______

The vertical angle between the longitudinal axis of a freely suspended magnetic needle and a horizontal line at its pivot is known as ______

If the image of an object does not lie in the plane of cross hairs, the error is called ______

In quadrantal bearing system, back bearing of a line may be obtained from its forward bearing by ______

If the reduced bearing of a line AB is N60°W and length is 100 m, then the latitude and departure respectively of the line AB will be ______

The magnetic bearing of a line is 32° and the magnetic declination is 10°15′ W. The true bearing is ______

The reduced bearing (RB) of a whole circle bearing (WCB) 160° is ______

Calculate right face zenith angle if Left Face zenith angle is 98°30′30″.

Which country developed GPS?

The minimum number of satellites needed for a GPS to determine the position accurately is ______

The principle of GPS is ______

How many satellites are used for GPS by the US Department of Defense?

Which of the following doesn't determine the capability of GIS?

The ‘point of curve’ of a simple circular curve, is ______

Sharpness of the curve is designated by ______

The chord of a curve smaller than peg interval, is known as ______

. If the long chord and tangent length of a circular curve of radius R are equal the angle of deflection, is ______

The cross-sections for a highway is taken at ______

Contours of different elevations may cross each other only in the case of ______

The angle of intersection of a contour and a ridge line, is ______

Find the suitable contour interval on a map on scale 1:10,000.

Area of field is 45000 m². The length and breadth of this field measured on map are 9 cm × 8 cm. The R.F. for the map is ______

Which of the following methods of contouring is most suitable for a hilly terrain?

When the ground is very steep, taping is done by ______

If a topographic map is prepared with 5 m contour interval, then index contour is generally shown at ______

Contour lines of different elevations can unite to form one line, only in the case of ______

The process of arriving at the rough cost of a project is called ______

______ is prepared on the basis of plinth area of the building, the rate being deducted from the cost of a similar building having similar specifications, heights, and construction in the locality.

The plinth area of a building not includes ______

Carpet area does not include the area of ______

Open areas, courtyard and balconies are NOT included in which area of valuation ______

The most reliable estimate is ______

While preparing a detailed estimate ________.

The 'centre line method' is specially adopted for estimating ________.

Due to change in price level, a revised estimate is prepared if the sanctioned estimate exceeds ________.

The main factor to be considered while preparing a detailed estimate is ________.

The estimated cost should not be greater than ________ of actual cost of project.

The carpet area of a residential building is generally ______ percent of its plinth area.

What percentage of plinth area is provided for horizontal circulation area?

As per regulations, the plinth area should have occupied about ________ of total plot area.

Pick up the correct reason for making conceptual (or preliminary) estimate

Which method is adopted to develop an approximate or conceptual estimate for perimeter works for buildings?

Which of the following relation is/are correct?

The expected out turn of 12 mm plastering with cement mortar is ________.

The expected out turn of 2.5 cm cement concrete floor per mason per day ________.

The expected out turn of cement concrete 1:2:4 per mason per day is ________.

The quantity of brickwork with mortar in foundation used per mason per day is ________.

In case of cavity walls where both walls are load bearing, the effective thickness is ________.

In long and short wall method of estimation, the length of long wall is the centre-to-centre distance between the walls and ________.

In long wall-short wall method, the length of the long wall is the sum of center line and ________.

While estimating a reinforced cement structure, the omitted cover of concrete is assumed ________.

The order of booking dimensions is ________.

The item of the brick structure measured in sq. m is ________.

Pick up the correct statement from the following.

The brick work is not measured in cu. m in case of ________.

The measurement is not made in square meters in case of ________.

The measurement is made in square metre in case of ________.

Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is ________.

The amount of binding wire required for 1 quintal of reinforcement work is ________.

The number of handmade bricks required to make a brick masonry of 1 cu. m ________.

Which of the following is not measured in cu. m?

For 1 m³ volume of 1 : 1.5 : 3 PCC how many bags of cement are required?

The surface dressing is measured in ________.

Pick up the excavation where measurements are made in square meters for payment.

Water retentivity for brick masonry should not be less than ______.

For masonry work with solid bricks, consistency of mortar should be ______.

A wall may be defined as that component of a building whose width is ______ times its thickness.

To obtain good bonding in brick masonry ______.

Non-load bearing (e.g. compound wall) is generally constructed using stones in ______.

The masonry in which the edges of the stones are trimmed at an angle of 45° is called ______.

The type of stone masonry in which stones of same height are laid in layers is called ______.

Which type of masonry requires the highest level of skill and skilled labor for laying?

An arch constructed with finely dressed stones is known as ______.

The type of ashlar masonry in which stones are finely chisel dressed and thickness of joint does not exceed 3 mm, is ______.

When stones are placed right across the wall at regular intervals is known as ______.

Which statement is false? Stone is ______.

Which material were the traditional monuments in Nepal primarily made from?

The type of stone used for the construction of retaining walls must be ______.

Monuments are made from ______.

Which of the following is not the type of inorganic building materials?

What is the most common type of sawing timber?

The wood mostly used for boat construction is ______.

The following hammer is used for striking as well as for pulling the nails from the wood ______.

What is the wooden member called which is used as a beam in the floor?

The joint in which the interlocking pins are of trapezoidal shape and used mostly in the parts that are being pulled apart is called ______ joint.

Clamping vice is used for ______.

Market form of timber which is rough squared shaped is ______.

Spokeshave is used for smoothing ______.

Wood surface requires ______ coats of plastering.

What is the process of covering the knots during painting called?

Which of the following is used as drier in paint?

Which of the following paints is mostly used in auditoriums?

The amount of water used for one kg of distemper is ______.

Terracotta is used in buildings for ______.

The process of filling hollow spaces of walls before plastering is known ______.

The process of making the background rough before plastering is ______.

The local swelling of a finished plaster is termed ______.

For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement-sand mortar should be ______.

______ are used to press mortar and spread it uniformly.

For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement-sand mortar should be ______.

______ are used to press mortar and spread it uniformly.

The type of pointing in which upper side of mortar joints is kept about 12 mm inside the face of the masonry and bottom is kept flushed with face of wall, is ______.

The type of pointing in which a V-shaped projection outside the wall surface is provided, is called ______.

. The apex line of a pitched roof is known as ______.

Which roofs are preferred in areas having heavy rainfall?

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

In rate analysis, the cost of tool and equipment is taken as ______ % of cost of unskilled labor.

Using the straight line method, annual depreciation is ______.

The method used for the valuation of open land is ______.

When a property is purchased with an idea to sell it off at a profit is termed as ______.

Distress value is ______.

Salvage value is defined as ______.

The value of demolished material is known as ______.

The process of determining fair price or value of a property is known as ______.

The value of the property during its useful life based on subtraction of original cost and depreciation, etc. is ______.

The technique of finding the fair price of an existing building or property is known as ______.

A fixed stipulated sum of penalty payable by the contractor having no relationship with real damage is known as ______.

The process that ensures uniform supply of water during hydration of cement is known as ______.

The most commonly used lime for civil engineering work is ______.

The thin pourable form of lime formed by adding excess water to hydrated lime is called ______.

Surkhi is added to lime mortar to ______.

Very strong lime mortar is obtained from ______.

Plaster of Paris is obtained by the calcination of ______.

Which lime is used in lime mortar?

Which of the following does not belong to endogenous tree?

Which of the following is not soft wood?

Plywood is made from ______

A freshly felled timber may contain moisture upto ______ of dry weight.

A well-seasoned timber has moisture upto ______.

The natural seasoning of timber requires ______.

Defects in wood due to hardening is ______.

The defect in timber caused by formation of small hairline crack is ______.

The defect of timber in which the new tissues grow around the wounded part is called ______.

The seasoning of timber is done for ______.

The minimum density of medium-density fiberboard is ______.