Civil Engineer NEC License Exam Mock test Set 2By Admin / August 3, 2026 3 Civil Engineer NEC License Exam Mock test Set 2 Civil Engineer NEC License Exam Mock test Set 2 1 / 80 1. If the length of a transition curve to be introduced between a straight and a circular curve of radius 500m is 90m, the maximum perpendicular offset for the transition curve, is A. 0.70m B. 1.70m C. 2.70m D. 3.70m 2 / 80 2. If 2% solution of a sewage sample is incubated for 5 days at 20°C and depletion of oxygen was found to be 5 ppm, B.0.D. of the sewage is A. 200 ppm B. 225 ppm C. 250 ppm D. None of these 3 / 80 3. The weight of a pycnometer containing 400g sand and water full to the top is 2150g. The weight of pycnometer full of clean water is 1950 g. If specific gravity of the soil is 2.5, the water content is A. 5% B. 10% C. 15% D. 20% 4 / 80 4. What is the consumptive use for a crop in the month of April having a consumptive use coefficient equal to 0.80 and pan evaporation is 35 cm? A. 28cm B. 43.75 cm C. 35.80 cm D. 40.80 cm 5 / 80 5. A barrage with 400 m length is designed across an alluvial river. The U/S and D/S lengths of the proposed guide banks of this barrage, will be aboutt A. 400 m and 100 m B. 450 m and 150 m C. 500 m and 100 m D. 600 m and 200 m 6 / 80 6. Efficiency of chlorine as disinfectant A. Increases with pH B. decreases with pH C. maximum at pH 7 D. remains constant at all pH 7 / 80 7. What should be the length of weir for 50 year design flood of 4000m3/s. Bank to bank width of river is 280m. A. 270m B. 280m C. 290m D. 300m 8 / 80 8. If part of contract work is assigned to another party, it is called A. Sub-contracting B. Joint venture C. Both D. None of these 9 / 80 9. How can you strengthen a wall of 50 m length and 5 m height built with brick masonry? A. By constructing buttress B. By using stronger brick C. By using stronger grade of mortar D. It can't be strengthened 10 / 80 10. A broad crested weir (Cw = 1.5) having length 30 m and height 2.5 m is placed across a river having RL of upstream bed as 1080 m. If the discharge passing the weir is 90 m³/s, find the RL of flood wall. (Take free board as 1.2 m) A. 1085.28 m B. 1084.08 m C. 1081.58 m D. 1083.7 m 11 / 80 11. If the penetration grade is 62, the penetration value is… A. 62mm B. 6.2mm C. 0.62mm D. 620mm 12 / 80 12. A column of length L is fixed at both ends. It is equivalent to another column with both ends hinged having length….. A. L B. 2L C. L/2 D. L/√2 13 / 80 13. If the total hydroelectric potential of a plant is 84GW. Convert the potential into energy considering load factor of 60%. A. 441 TWH B. 735 TWH C. 1226 TWH D. 504 TWH 14 / 80 14. A rectangular surface 2.5m*3m is immersed in water touching its surface. Find the depth of center of pressure. A. 1m B. 2m C. 1.5m D. 1.25m 15 / 80 15. The velocity of propagation of water hammer pressure in a pipe carrying water and having diameter = 40 cm, pipe thickness = 4 mm, with E (Modulus of elasticity) of the pipe material =2.1×1011 Pa, and K (Bulk modulus of water) =2.1×109 Pa, is A. 1400 m/s B. 2000 m/s C. 1000 m/s D. 700 m/s 16 / 80 16. If the depression in a glass tube of 1.2mm diameter immersed in mercury is 8mm, then find the diameter of tube to have depression of 4mm A. 1.2mm B. 2.4mm C. 3.6mm D. 4.8mm 17 / 80 17. What is the formula for Shear strength from Vane shear test? A. S = T / [πD²(H/2 + D/3)] B. S = T / [πD²(H/2 + D/6)] C. S = T / [πD²(H/4 + D/6)] D. S = T / [πD²(H/4 + D/3)] 18 / 80 18. If rate of interest is 4%. What is the value of purchase? A. Rs 20 B. Rs 25 C. Rs 30 D. Rs 50 19 / 80 19. In a three hinged symmetric circular arch of span 40 m and central rise 8 m, an 80 kN point load is acting at a distance of 6 m from support A. Determine horizontal thrust. A. 30 kN B. 100 kN C. 120 kN D. 140 kN 20 / 80 20. In non-parallel system of seismic design, 100% design seismic force of one direction and X% design seismic force of orthogonal direction is considered. The value of X is, A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40 21 / 80 21. The ratio obtained by dividing ‘quick assets’ by current liabilities is called A. Turnover ratio B. Acid test ratio C. Solvency ratio D. None of these 22 / 80 22. Enoscope is used to determine A. spot speed B. average speed C. travel time D. none of these 23 / 80 23. The relationship between SSD and ISD is A. SSD = ISD B. SSD = 1.5 SSD C. SSD = ISD + OSD D. ISD = 2 SSD 24 / 80 24. Penstock in a hydroelectric power plant is A. a pipe connected to runner outlet B. nozzle that release high pressure water on turbine blades C. conduit connecting forebay to scroll case of turbine D. a pipe connecting surge tank to dam 25 / 80 25. Bligh’s theory of seepage assumes A. equal weightage to the horizontal and vertical creep B. more weightage to horizontal creep than vertical creep C. less weightage to horizontal creep than vertical creep D. loss of head follows the sine curve 26 / 80 26. Alum is chemically A. Copper sulphate B. Aluminium sulphate C. Ferrous sulphate D. Ferric sulphate 27 / 80 27. With a percentage increase of carbon in steel, decreases its A. strength B. hardness C. brittleness D. ductility 28 / 80 28. In influence line diagrams (ILD) A. Points remain fixed, position of load changes B. Points change, position of loads remain fixed C. Both of them changes D. Neither of them changes 29 / 80 29. Which of the following statements is correct about the shear stress distribution in circular pipes with laminar flow? A. It is linear with maximum value at the centre B. It is parabolic with maximum value at the centre C. It is parabolic with zero value at the centre D. It is linear with zero value at the centre 30 / 80 30. The ratio of the volume of water present in a given soil mass to the total volume of its voids, is known as A. porosity B. void ratio C. percentage voids D. degree of saturation 31 / 80 31. Seasoning of timber is done A. to make it water proof B. to paint its surface C. to increase its temperature D. to remove water 32 / 80 32. According to MBPS, Arterial road is called A. Path B. Marga C. Sadak D. Upamarga 33 / 80 33. The deflection at center of fixed beam with total load W applied uniformly over its length L is A. WL⁴ / 384EI B. WL³ / 384EI C. WL³ / 192EI D. WL⁴ / 192EI 34 / 80 34. Virtual work refers to A. Virtual work done by Virtual forces B. Virtual work done by Actual forces C. Actual work done by Actual forces D. Actual work done by Virtual forces 35 / 80 35. The bearing capacity of square footing IS A. Qu = cNc + yDNq + 0.5yNy B. Qu = 1.3cNc+ YDNq + 0.4yBNy C. Qu=1.3cNe + yDNq + 0.37BNy D. Qu = 1.3cNc + yDNq + 0.5yBNy 36 / 80 36. The factor of safety for infinite slope with steady seepage is A. More than dry slope B. Equal to dry slope C. approx. half of the dry slop D. None of the above 37 / 80 37. Mat is a type of A. Shallow foundation B. Deep foundation C. Both D. None of the above 38 / 80 38. Shear reinforcement is provided in RC section to A. Counteract maximum BM B. Counteract negative moment at support C. Counteract crack and shear failure D. None of these 39 / 80 39. In roof truss, the value of snow load is taken as A. 3.5 N/m² B. 4.5 N/m² C. 1.5 N/m² D. 2.5 N/m² 40 / 80 40. Water to be used in concrete is similar to A. Distilled B. Potable C. Sea water D. None of these 41 / 80 41. The reserve of water for breakdown period is generally not more than….. of total storage. A. 15% B. 25%. C. 30% D. 50% 42 / 80 42. Which of following is obstacle to chaining but not for ranging? A. Building B. Hillock C. River D. All of these 43 / 80 43. Vertical formwork of column can be removed after A. 24 hr B. 3 days C. 7 days D. 10 days 44 / 80 44. Use of chlorine in water does not reduce A. Ammonia B. Organic matter C. Iron D. Dissolved oxygen 45 / 80 45. What is the main objective of toxicity assessment? A. To determine source of pathway B. To determine chemical concentration C. To estimate how much of a substance does what kind of harm. D. To analyse chemical exposure 46 / 80 46. Saline soil can be improved by A. Leaching B. Pyrite application C. Gypsum application D. Lime application 47 / 80 47. Launching apron is made of A. Stone masonry B. Brick masonry C. Gabion D. Concrete 48 / 80 48. The structure at the head of regulator to remove silt is A. Silt ejector B. Silt excluder C. Silt extractor D. All of these 49 / 80 49. The structure provided to discharge extra water from canal is A. canal regulator B. canal fall C. canal outlet D. canal escape 50 / 80 50. On the basis of hydraulic design, dam is classified as A. diversion and detention Dams B. storage and diversion dams C. overflow and non-overflow dam D. arch and buttress dam 51 / 80 51. The function of a surge tank is to A. Supply water at constant pressure B. Relive water hammer pressures in the penstock pipe C. Produce surge in the pipeline D. None of the above 52 / 80 52. Kaplan turbine is A. Inward flow impulse turbine B. Outward flow reaction turbine C. Low head Axial flow turbine D. high head mixed flow turbine 53 / 80 53. For a two hinged arch having constant EI, the horizontal thrust H at a point (x, y) on the arch, in terms of beam moment M is given by A. ∫My dy/dx / ∫y² ds/EI B. ∫My dy/dx / ∫y³ ds/EI C. ∫My² dy/dx / ∫y² ds/EI D. ∫My dy/dx / ∫y² ds/EI 54 / 80 54. Bulking of coarse aggregate is A. More than sand B. less than sand C. negligible D. equal to sand 55 / 80 55. Which of the following is used for speed regulation? A. 98th percentile cumulative frequency B. 75th percentile cumulative frequency C. 50th percentile cumulative frequency D. 85th percentile cumulative frequency 56 / 80 56. One of the probable causes of rutting on flexible pavements is A. excessive stripping of binder material from the wearing course B. use of flaky aggregates in the wearing course C. inadequate compaction of pavement layers D. high wind speeds 57 / 80 57. Which roller is used for compacting clayey soils? A. Vibratory B. Smooth wheeled C. Ship footed D. Pneumatic tyred 58 / 80 58. In Incremental analysis, which project is selected as base alternative? A. Project having lower investment B. Project having higher investment C. Any one of these D. None of these 59 / 80 59. A disease which is widespread and can reach globally is termed as A. Epidemic B. Endemic C. Pandemic D. Hyper-endemic 60 / 80 60. What is the requirement for being chairman of NEC? A. Bachelor Degree and Engineering experience of 10 years B. Bachelor Degree and Engineering experience of 15 years C. Master Degree and Engineering experience of 15 years D. Master Degree and Engineering experience of 10 years 61 / 80 61. Which Engineer is registered in category A? A. General Engineer B. Professional Engineer C. Foreigner Engineer D. All of them 62 / 80 62. Which method of project planning was invented first? A. Bar chart B. Milestone chart C. CPM D. PERT 63 / 80 63. Lacquer is A. Oil paints B. Distemper C. Spirit Varnish D. Enamel paints 64 / 80 64. Which method gives accurate flow characteristics in context of river of Nepal? A. WECS/DHM 1990 B. MIP C. DHM 2004 D. None of these 65 / 80 65. A solid having equilateral triangle as base and other faces converging towards its axis is A. Prism B. Pyramid C. Hexahedron D. cone 66 / 80 66. Water is flowing down steadily in a constant cross sectional pipe. According to Bernoulli principle A. Pressure increases with height B. Pressure decreases with height on Aut. C. Velocity increases with height vA vA D. None of these Alo eT 67 / 80 67. Due to lined channel section A. Water logging increases B. cross sectional area increases C. command area increases D. All of these 68 / 80 68. What is the standard temperature for Marshall Stability test? A. 27°C B. 25°C C. 60°C D. 40°C 69 / 80 69. The flow duration curve at a given head of a hydroelectric plant is used to determine A. total power available at the site. B. total units of energy available. C. load-factor at the plant. D. diversity factor for the plant 70 / 80 70. What is the value of pressure inside a soap bubble having radius R? A. 8T/R B. 4T/R C. 2T/R D. T/R 71 / 80 71. In a simply supported beam, two equal point loads P are acting at a distance of L/3 from both supports A and B. What is the value of shear force at distance L/6 from support A? A. P B. 2P C. P/3 D. P/6 72 / 80 72. The depth of exploration is independent of A. Size of structure B. Type of structure C. Type of boring D. Depends on all 73 / 80 73. Gross area of footing is dependent on A. Load from superstructure B. Bearing capacity of soil C. Type of soll D. All of these 74 / 80 74. A train of wheel load is moving over a simply supported beam. The shear force will be maximum at support A when A. Trail load is at A B. Leading load is at A C. Load is at mid span D. Shear force will be equal in all cases 75 / 80 75. Blue baby syndrome is caused due to A. Nitrate B. Nitrite C. Chloride D. Sulphate 76 / 80 76. Which of the following statement is correct about stream length of fan shaped and fern shaped catchment? A. stream length of fan shaped catchment is more B. stream length of fern shaped catchment is more C. stream length of both catchment is same D. None of these 77 / 80 77. Froude number of triangular channel of depth y with side slope 2H:1V is A. V / √(g+y/4) B. V / √(g+y/2) C. V / √(g+y) D. V / √(g+y/3) 78 / 80 78. S/d of solid circular timber column should not exceed A. 25 B. 50 C. 75 D. 100 79 / 80 79. Center of gravity of hemisphere is A. 4r/3π B. 4r/5π C. 5r/3π D. 3r/8 80 / 80 80. The ratio of COD to BOD of untreated sewage is A. 1.25-1.5 B. 2.5-5 C. 5-10 D. None of these Your score is The average score is 17% 0% Restart quiz Exit
