Civil Engineering Mcqs

The angular speed of a car while taking a circular turn of radius 100m at 36 km/hour, is_______________?

• (A)  0.1 radian/sec
• (B)  1 radian/sec
• (C)  100 radian/sec
• (D)  1000 radian/sec

Answer

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The ratio of the speed of a rolling cylinder to the speed of sliding cylinder is_______________?

• (A)  less than 1
• (B)  equal to 1
• (C)  between 1 and 2
• (D)  greater than 2

Answer

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A flywheel of moment of inertia 20 kg-m” is acted upon by a tangential force of 5 N at 2 m from its axis, for 3 seconds. The increase in angular velocity in radian persecond is__________________?

• (A)  1/2
• (B)  3/2
• (C)  2
• (D)  3

Answer

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The dimensions of Gravitational Universal constant ‘G’ are______________?

• (A)  M-‘L2r2
• (B)  M-‘L3r2
• (C)  M-2L3T2
• (D)  M’L3T2

Answer

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One Newton is equivalent to_________________?

• (A)  105 dyne
• (B)  106 dyne
• (C)  107 dyne
• (D)  981 dyne

Answer

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The potential energy of a particle falling through a straight shaft drilled through the earth (assumed homogenous and spherical) is proportional to____________________?

• (A)  log r
• (B)  r
• (C)  r2
• (D)  1/r

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At the instantaneous center, the velocity of the moving lamina at any instant is_________________?

• (A)  zero
• (B)  maximum
• (C)  minimum
• (D)  varying

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Which of the following represents the state of neutral equilibrium ?

• (A)  a cube resting on one edge
• (B)  a smooth cylinder lying on a curved surface
• (C)  a smooth cylinder lying on a convex surface
• (D)  none of the above

Answer

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One end of an elastic string of natural length / and modulus X is kept fixed while to the other end is attached a particle of mass m which is hanging freely under gravity. The particle is pulled down vertically through a distance x, held at rest and then released. The motion is___________________?

• (A)  a simple harmonic motion
• (B)  a rectilinear motion with constant speed
• (C)  a damped oscillatory motion
• (D)  none of the above

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A simple pendulum of length / has an energy E, when its amplitude is A. If the length of pendulum is doubled, the energy will be___________________?

• (A)  E
• (B)  E/2
• (C)  2E
• (D)  4E

Answer

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