Civil Engineering Mcqs

The suitable method of forecasting popu¬lation for a young and rapidly increasing city is_________________?

• (A)  arithmetical increase method
• (B)  geometrical increase method
• (C)  incremental increase method
• (D)  graphical method

Answer

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Select the correct relationship between porosity (N), specific yield (y) and specific retention (R)________________?

• (A)  N = y + R
• (B)  y = N + R
• (C)  R = N + y
• (D)  R > (N + y)

Answer

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Which of the following is not a water borne disease ?

• (A)  dysentery
• (B)  cholera
• (C)  typhoid
• (D)  maleria

Answer

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A circular disc rotates at n rpm. The angular velocity of a circular ring of same mass and radius as the disc and to have the same angular momentum is___________________?

• (A)  n rpm
• (B)  n/2 rpm
• (C)  n/4 rpm
• (D)  2n rpm

Answer

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Rate of change of angular momentum is equal to_______________?

• (A)  force
• (B)  torque
• (C)  linear momentum
• (D)  impulse

Answer

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A solid sphere of mass M and radius R rolls down a plane inclined at 0 with the horizontal. The acceleration of sphere is_______________?

• (A)  (1/3) g sin0
• (B)  (2/5) g sin 0
• (C)  (3/7) g sin 0
• (D)  (5/7) g sin0

Answer

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A hoop of radius 3 m weighs 100 kg. It rolls along a horizontal floor so that at its centre of mass has a speed of 200 mm/sec, . The work required to stop the hoop is______________?

• (A)  2 J
• (B)  4 J
• (C)  6 J
• (D)  8 J

Answer

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The total kinetic energy of a hoop of mass 2 kg and radius 4 m sliding with linear velocity 8 m/sec and angular velocity 5 radian/sec is_________________?

• (A)  64 J
• (B)  400 J
• (C)  464 J
• (D)  89 J

Answer

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Minimum potential energy of a system will be in the position of________________?

• (A)  stable equilibrium
• (B)  unstable equilibrium
• (C)  neutral equilibrium
• (D)  all of the above

Answer

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A block in the shape of a parallelopiped of sides lm x 2m x 3m lies on the surface. Which of the faces gives maximum stable block ?

• (A)  1 m x 2 m
• (B)  2 m x 3 m
• (C)  1 m x 3m
• (D)  equally stable on all faces

Answer

Submitted By :Ali Uppal