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Civil Engineering Mcqs

In highway construction, rolling starts from________________?

  • (A)  sides and proceed to centre
  • (B)  centre and proceed to sides
  • (C)  one side and proceed to other side
  • (D)  any of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


The camber of shoulders in water bound macadam roads is________________?

  • (A)  equal to the cross slope of pavement
  • (B)  less than the cross slope of pavement
  • (C)  greater than the cross slope of pavement
  • (D)  zero
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Most suitable material for highway embankments is______________?

  • (A)  granular soil
  • (B)  organic soil
  • (C)  silts
  • (D)  clays
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The most suitable equipment for compacting clayey soils is a_______________?

  • (A)  smooth wheeled roller
  • (B)  pneumatic tyred roller
  • (C)  sheep foot roller
  • (D)  vibrator
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Submitted By :Ali Uppal


The allowable length of an offset depends upon the______________?

  • (A)  degree of accuracy required
  • (B)  method of setting out the perpendiculars and nature of ground
  • (C)  scale of plotting
  • (D)  all of the above
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Which of the following methods of offsets involves less measurement on the ground?

  • (A)  method of perpendicular offsets
  • (B)  method of oblique offsets
  • (C)  method of ties
  • (D)  all involve equal measurement on the ground
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The correction for sag is_________________?

  • (A)  always additive
  • (B)  always subtractive
  • (C)  always zero
  • (D)  sometimes additive and sometimes subtractive
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Submitted By :Ali Uppal


In highway construction on super elevated curves, the rolling shall proceed from_________________?

  • (A)  sides towards the centre
  • (B)  centre towards the sides
  • (C)  lower edge towards the upper edge
  • (D)  upper edge towards the lower edge
Submitted By :Ali Uppal