Civil Engineer NEC License Exam Mock test Set 3By Admin / August 5, 2026 4 Civil Engineer NEC License Exam Mock test Set 3 Civil Engineer NEC License Exam Mock test Set 3 1 / 80 1. What is the formula for overall efficiency of HRTF? A. E1+E2 B. E1+E2(1-E1) C. 1-E1*E2 D. (E1+E2)/2 2 / 80 2. Find the porosity if specific gravity is 2.6 & water content is 45% for fully saturated condition of soil? A. OS B. 0.55 C. 0.6 D. 0.65 3 / 80 3. What is the direction of closing error? A. tanδ = ΣL/ΣD B. tanδ = ΣL²/ΣD² C. tanδ = ΣD/ΣL D. tanδ = ΣD²/ΣL² 4 / 80 4. Which is not a professional engineering body? A. Nepal Engineering Association (NEA) B. Society of Electrical Engineers of Nepal (SEEN) C. Society of Public Health Engineers Nepal (SOPHEN) D. Society of Consulting Architectural & Engineering Firms (SCAEF) 5 / 80 5. A quantum of discharge with high enough magnitude and frequency to bring about changes to the river boundary and surrounding area is A. Maximum flood discharge B. Design discharge C. Median discharge D. Dominant discharge 6 / 80 6. Increase in permissible stress in design of wall subjected to eccentric load with eccentricity ratio greater than >1/24 is? A. 10% B. 20% C. 25% D. 33.33% 7 / 80 7. If the jar is placed 1m above the floor and tap with cross sectional area. 1m2 at the bottom of jar is open, then water jet discharges. 02m3/s water and hits floor at 1.8m distance. If the height of the jar is 1 m and fully filled, what would be the coefficient of velocity? A. .8 B. .85 C. .9 D. .95 8 / 80 8. Nepal Government handed over the fast-track project to Nepal Army. After handing in, what type of contract was it? A. BOT B. BOOT C. Build and Design D. Build, Design, Procurement, Subcontracting and all works 9 / 80 9. A rod of area 1000 mm² has axial pull of 2 kn. Then what is the shear stress at 30° inclined to horizontal axis? A. 2 N/mm² B. 0.866 N/mm² C. 0.667 N/mm² D. 1 N/mm² 10 / 80 10. After reaching yield point, strain in a test sample….than stress. A. Increases heavily B. Increases slowly C. Decreases heavily D. Decreases slowly 11 / 80 11. Which of the following is incorrect for settling basin? A. 1H:2V for horizontal direction B. 1H:5V for vertical direction C. Used for removing silt D. Laminar flow 12 / 80 12. In which of the following, minimum value is taken? A. Forward pass B. Backward pass C. Both D. None of the above 13 / 80 13. What is the value of distribution factor for 4 lane road in Nepal? A. 0.4 for single direction B. 0.7 for both direction C. 0.4 for both direction D. 0.7 for single direction 14 / 80 14. The dew point is above 0°C, then. A. Frost will form. B. Vapor will form. C. Dew will form. D. Hailstone will form. 15 / 80 15. How many members are selected by NEC itself? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 16 / 80 16. The kor depth for rice is 190 mm and kor period is 14 days. The outlet factor for this will be A. 637 hectares/m3/sec B. 837 hectares/m3/sec C. 972 hectares/m3/sec D. 1172 hectares/m3/sec 17 / 80 17. One liter of sewage, when allowed to settle for 30 minutes gives a sludge volume of 27 cm3. If the dry weight of this sludge is 3.0 grams, then its sludge volume index will be A. 9 B. 24 C. 30 D. 81 18 / 80 18. Maximum bending moment in three hinged arches under point load occurs on either side of its crown at A. h/4 B. L/4 C. L/2√3 D. L/3√2 19 / 80 19. If D10 of particle is 2mm with discharge of 2m3/s then longitudinal slope is A. 1 in 520 B. 1 in 620 C. 1 in 720 D. 1 in 820 20 / 80 20. If an irrigation channel has a side slope of 1:S, width B, depth y and length L, then total area of side slope is A. 2L*y√(1 + S²) B. 2L*B√(1 + S²) C. L*y√(1 + S²) D. L*B√(1 + S²) 21 / 80 21. Positive bending moment has shape of? A. Covex downward B. Concave downward C. Plano convex D. Plano concave 22 / 80 22. The cracking of cement occurs first in. A. Singly reinforced. B. Doubly reinforced. C. Balanced D. all 23 / 80 23. In which of the following scoping document/report is required? A. BES B. IEE C. EIA D. TOR 24 / 80 24. What is used in rainwater gutter in roof? A. Cement B. sand C. bitumen D. all of the above 25 / 80 25. What is the process dealing with vertical curves and gradients? A. Vertical control B. Vertical alignment C. Horizontal alignment D. Levelling 26 / 80 26. With increase in temperature, viscosity…… A. Increase B. Decreases C. Remains same D. Can not be said 27 / 80 27. Speed at a particular place in different time? A. Point speed B. TMS C. SMS D. Average speed 28 / 80 28. Salvage value is defined as: A. value of dismantled materiais of a property at the end of its utility period B. estimated value of a built-up property at the end of its useful life without being dismantled C. value of the property shown in the account book in that particular year D. present value of a property considering it to be replaced at the current market rates 29 / 80 29. Which is the first stage in a project formulation? A. Planning B. Setting objectives C. Controlling D. Evaluating 30 / 80 30. Which method is mostly adopted by business enterprises? A. Payback B. Discounted payback C. IRR D. ARR 31 / 80 31. For BIERI settling basin which of the following statement is false? A. It is continuous type B. It uses sensors C. It is used in middle Marsyangdi D. Plant needs to be closed during flushing operation 32 / 80 32. Which is not the fixed component? A. Airport B. Harbor C. Railroad track D. Railway locomotive 33 / 80 33. What can’t you provide at head regulator? A. Canal aqueduct B. Fish ladder C. Divide wall D. Under sluice 34 / 80 34. What are cross drainage works carrying canal over natural drain called? A. Aqueduct and syphon aqueduct B. Canal syphon and super passage C. Aqueduct and super passage D. None of the above 35 / 80 35. The method which uses dead furrows on cropped farms for drainage of excess irrigation or rain water is called A. Surface inlet B. Tile drainage C. Bedding D. French drain 36 / 80 36. What is the purpose of providing free board? A. Stability against overturning and safety against gully erosion. B. Stability against overturning and safety against frost crack C. u/s slope erosion control D. d/s slope erosion control 37 / 80 37. Extra widening is A. Psychological widening B. Mechanical widening C. Both a and b D. Curve 38 / 80 38. What is ponding? A. Hold back of water to form pond B. Storing water for long period of time C. Storing water for using in peak period D. All of the above 39 / 80 39. Spot welding is used when two plates are placed A. One below the other B. One butting against the other C. One next to other D. At right angles to each other 40 / 80 40. 1 TCU is equivalent to A. The color produced by 1 g of platinum cobalt B. The color produced by 1 mg of platinum cobalt C. The color produced by 1 mg of platinum cobalt in 1L of distilled water D. The color produced by 1 mg of platinum cobalt in ImL of distilled water 41 / 80 41. Why is air gap left at the top of sewers? A. To meet the fluctuation of sewage inflow B. To maintain open channel flow condition C. To provide space over sewage for ventilation D. All of the above 42 / 80 42. Which pipe is strong in resisting inside stress but weak when stressed from outside? A. Cast iron B. Steel C. Ductile iron D. Concrete 43 / 80 43. What is the detention time for septic tank? A. Less than 12 hours B. 12 hours C. 24 hours D. 48 hours 44 / 80 44. Which of the following expression is correct? A. GM=1/v – BG B. BG=1/v – GM C. 1/v= GM-BG D. BG=1/V 45 / 80 45. The discharge passing over ogee weir is proportional to A. H B. H1/2 C. H3/2 D. H5/2 46 / 80 46. Which element of hydroelectric power plant prevents the penstock from water hammer phenomenon? A. Valves and Gates B. Draft tubes C. Spillway D. Surge tank 47 / 80 47. Which is not a formation seen in alluvial channel with sediment motion? A. Rippled B. Meandered C. Duned D. Antiduned 48 / 80 48. What are the sediments that are rolling, sliding and bouncing called? A. Bed load B. Suspended load C. Dissolved load D. Contact load 49 / 80 49. Coefficient of fiction for laminar flow is A. 16/Re B. 24/Re C. 32/Re D. 64/Re 50 / 80 50. A moment M is acting at free end of a cantileyer beam. What will be the maximum moment developed in the beam? A. M B. 2M C. M/2 D. M/4 51 / 80 51. What will be the deflection of a cantilever beam subjected to a point load W atts free end? A. WL³/3EI B. WL4/4EI C. WL³/6EI D. WL²/2EI 52 / 80 52. Influence line diagram for bending moment in a simply supported beam is a A. Straight line B. Parabola C. Triangle D. None of these 53 / 80 53. The load beyond which a body will have permanent set is A. Rigidity B. Proof resilience C. Proof load D. Proof stress 54 / 80 54. Moment of inertia of rectangle about CG with axis parallel to X-axis is A. bd³/12 B. db³/12 C. bd³/3 D. db³/3 55 / 80 55. Stiffness matrix method is also called A. Flexibility method B. Force method C. Displacement method D. All of the above 56 / 80 56. How many wind zones are there in Nepal? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 57 / 80 57. Which of the following is primary raw material in the cement manufacturing? A. Mica B. Limestone C. Aluminium D. Coal 58 / 80 58. Which test is used to measure weathering of aggregate? A. Impact test B. Crushing test C. Soundness test D. Solubility test 59 / 80 59. The section in which the area of tensile steel is such that at the ultimate limit state, the ultimate compressive strain in concrete is reached, however the tensile strain in the reinforcing steel is less than the yield strain is known as? A. Ultra reinforced section B. Over reinforced section C. Under reinforced section D. Balanced section 60 / 80 60. Permissible stress in steel is taken as A. Yield stress B. Ultimate stress C. Working stress D. None of the above 61 / 80 61. Prestress loss results in A. Decrease in compressive strength B. Decrease in tensile strength C. Decrease in shear strength D. All of the above 62 / 80 62. Grout is a mixture of A. Water and cement B. Water, cement and sand C. Water, cement and lime D. Water, lime and sand 63 / 80 63. Trachoma can be avoided by A. Increasing water supply B. Providing clean water C. Adding chlorine to water D. Not providing excess water 64 / 80 64. Thickness of filter media of slow sand filter is A. 90 to 110cm B. 80 to 90cm C. 70 to 80cm D. 60 to 80cm 65 / 80 65. EGL-HGL gives? A. Pressure head B. Potential energy C. Velocity head D. Energy slope 66 / 80 66. Which of the following water is usable to plant? A. Hygroscopic B. Chemical C. Gravity D. Capillary 67 / 80 67. Relative compaction A. yd,max/yd B. yd/vd,min C. yd/vd,max D. yd,min/yd 68 / 80 68. Which of the following is not assumptions of Terzaghi’s bearing capacity theory? A. Base of the footing is smooth B. Depth of foundation is less than or equal to its width C. Load applied in vertical and non-eccentric D. Soil is isotropic and homogenous 69 / 80 69. Mat foundation is provided when… A. Heavy load has to be transferred B. Isolated footing covers more than 50% area C. Weak soil D. All of the above 70 / 80 70. The active earth pressure of a soil is defined as the lateral pressure exerted by soil A. when it is at rest B. when the retaining wall has no movement relative to the back fil C. when the retaining wall tends to move away from the back fill D. when the retaining wall moves into the soil 71 / 80 71. Cm is also called A. Cohesion value of soi! B. Applied shear stress C. Direct stress on soil D. Shear strength of soil 72 / 80 72. Compaction depends on A. Number of repetitions B. Weight of roller C. Speed of roller D. All 73 / 80 73. Formula for area ratio is? A. ((D₂² – D₁²) / D₁²) × 100 B. ((D₂² – D₂²) / D₂²) × 100 C. ((D₂² – D₁²) / D₂²) × 100 D. ((D₁² – D₁²) / D₂²) × 100 74 / 80 74. Meaning of SC in soil classification? A. Soil with plastic fines B. Sand with plastic fines C. Sand with inorganic fines D. Sand with common fines 75 / 80 75. if total lost time is 10 for sum of proportion 0.6, then optimal cycle length? A. 50 B. 60 C. 70 D. 80 76 / 80 76. …….is the permanent deformation of a pavement surface in the wheel tracks caused by repeated vehicle loads, resulting in longitudinal depressions. A. Longitudinal cracking B. Rutting C. Shear failure. D. bleeding 77 / 80 77. Symbol for Center line is? A. ──────────── B. — · — · — · — C. ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ D. —— —— —— —— 78 / 80 78. When condensation takes place below freezing point is known as? A. Frost B. Mist C. Haze D. Fog 79 / 80 79. Commonly used steel section for columns? A. ISMB B. ISLB C. ISWB D. ISSC 80 / 80 80. Whats the purpose of providing waterproof tiles? A. Help to reduce fire catch B. Provide smooth surface C. Help in sound insulation D. Prevents water from entering Your score is The average score is 12% 0% Restart quiz Exit
