127 Sub-Engineer Mock Test of 50 Past Question #60 Sub-Engineer Collection of 50 Past Question from Loksewa Aayog Mock Test. 1 / 50 1. PERT technique of network analysis is mainly useful for A. Small projects B. Large and complex projects C. Research and development projects D. Deterministic activities 2 / 50 2. Which of the following is a weakness of bar chart? A. Interdependencies of activities B. Project progress C. Uncertainties D. All of the above 3 / 50 3. Workability of concrete is directly proportional to A. Aggregate cement ratio B. Time of transit C. Grading of the aggregate D. All of above 4 / 50 4. Which of the following does not represent an activity? A. Site located B. Foundation is being dug C. The office area is being cleaned D. The invitations are being sent 5 / 50 5. Air entrainment in the concrete increases A. Workability B. Strength C. The effects of temperature variations D. The unit weight 6 / 50 6. The compressive strength of 100mm cube as compared to 150 mm cube is always A. Less B. More C. Equal D. None of above 7 / 50 7. The unit of kinematic viscosity is A. gm/cm sec² B. dyne sec/cm² C. Gm/cm² sec D. cm²/sec 8 / 50 8. The viscosity of gas A. Decreases with increase in temperature B. Increases with increase in temperature C. Is independent of temperature D. In independent of pressure for very high 9 / 50 9. Centre of buoyancy always A. Coincides with the centre of gravity B. Coincides with the centroid of the volume of fluid displaced C. Remains above the centre of gravity D. Remains below the centre of gravity 10 / 50 10. Metacentric height for small values of angle of heel is the distance between the A. Centre of gravity and centre of buoyancy B. Centre of gravity and metacenter C. Centre of buoyancy and metacenter D. Free surface and centre of buoyancy 11 / 50 11. Stopping sight distance is always A. Less than overtaking sight distance B. More than overtaking sight distance C. Equal to overtaking sight distance D. None of the above 12 / 50 12. Reaction time of a driver A. Increase with increase in speed B. Is same for all speeds C. Decrease with increase in speed D. None of the above 13 / 50 13. If the stopping distance is 60 meters, then the minimum stopping sight distance for two lane, two way traffic is A. 30m B. 60m C. 120m D. 180m 14 / 50 14. The effect of grade on safe overtaking sight distance is A. To increase it on descending grades and to decrease it on ascending grades B. To decrease it on descending grades and to increase it on ascending grades C. To increase it on both descending and ascending grades D. To decrease it on both descending and ascending grades 15 / 50 15. Hydrograph is the graphical representation of A. Runoff and time B. Surface runoff and time C. Ground water flow and time D. Rainfall and time 16 / 50 16. A 70% index of wetness means A. Rain excess of 30% B. rain deficiency of 30% C. Rain deficiency of 70% D. None of the above 17 / 50 17. Under the same conditions which of the following shapes of water surface will give the highest rate of evaporation? A. Flat water surface B. Convex water surface C. Concave water surface D. Independent of shape of water surface 18 / 50 18. Which of the following methods is used to estimate flood discharge based on high water marks left over in the past? A. Slope area method B. Area velocity method C. Moving board method D. Ultrasonic method 19 / 50 19. If the ratio of center to centre spacing of intersecting walls to actual thickness of intersecting wall is more then 20, then the stiffening coefficient for wall proper will be A. 0 B. Between 0 and 1 C. 1 D. Greater than 1 20 / 50 20. Where a structural component or a system is providing lateral support to five or more walls or columns, the lateral load to be resisted may be taken as…. of the total vertical load on the most heavily loaded wall or column in the group A. 4% B. 5% C. 6% D. 7% 21 / 50 21. The thickness of each leaf of a cavity wall shall not be less than A. 5cm B. 7.5cm C. 10 cm D. 15cm 22 / 50 22. Which of the following methods of structural analysis is a force method? A. Slope deflection method B. Column analogy method C. Moment distribution method D. None of the above 23 / 50 23. The unit of force in S. I. units is A. kilogram B. Newton C. Watt D. dyne 24 / 50 24. Forces are called concurrent when their lines of action meet in A. One point B. two points C. Plane D. Perpendicular planes 25 / 50 25. A force acting on a body may A. Introduce internal stresses B. Balance the other forces acting on it C. Retard its motion D. All of the above 26 / 50 26. The heaviest I-section for same depth is A. ISMB B. ISLB C. ISHB D. ISWB 27 / 50 27. Bending compressive and tensile stresses respectively are calculated based on A. Net area and gross area B. Gross area and net area C. net area in both cases D. Gross area in both cases 28 / 50 28. Modulus of rigidity is defined as the ratio of A. Longitudinal stress to longitudinal strain B. Shear stress to shear strain C. net area in both cases D. Stress to volumetric strain 29 / 50 29. If the Young’s modulus of elasticity of a material is twice its modulus of rigidity, then the Poisson’s ratio of the material is A. 1 B. 0.5 C. 1.5 D. 0 30 / 50 30. Limit of proportionality depends upon A. Area of cross-section B. Type of material C. Type of loading D. All of the above 31 / 50 31. Limiting values of Poisson’s ratio are A. -1 and 0.5 B. 1 and 0.5 C. 0 and 0.5 D. None of the above 32 / 50 32. If a material has identical properties in all directions, it is said to be A. Homogeneous B. Isotropic C. Elastic D. Orthotropic 33 / 50 33. Independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid jointed plane frame are A. Three linear movements B. Two linear movements and one rotation C. One linear movement and two rotations D. Three rotations 34 / 50 34. Castigliano’s first theorem is applicable A. For statically determinate structures only B. When system behaves elastically C. Only when principle of superposition is valid D. None of the above 35 / 50 35. For a symmetrical two hinged parabolic arch, if one of the supports settles horizontally, then the horizontal thrust A. Is increased B. Is decreased C. Remains unchanged D. Becomes zero 36 / 50 36. The three moments equation is applicable only when A. The beam is prismatic B. There is no settlement of supports C. There is no discontinuity such as hinges within the span D. The spans are equal 37 / 50 37. The maximum bending moment due to a train of wheel loads on a simply supported girder A. Always occurs at center of span B. Always occurs under a wheel load C. Never occurs under a wheel load D. None of the above 38 / 50 38. The survey where curvature of the earth is taken into account is known as A. Plain survey B. Geodetic survey C. Geometric survey D. None of these 39 / 50 39. Number of links per meter of a metric chain is A. 5 B. 20 C. 30 D. None of these 40 / 50 40. The most important line in a chain survey is A. Base line B. Check line C. Tie line D. None of these 41 / 50 41. The type of field book convenient for large scale and detailed dimension is A. Double line B. Single line C. Curved line D. None of these 42 / 50 42. Which of the following causes a decrease in per capita consumption? A. Use of metering system B. Good quality of water C. Better standard of living of the people D. Hotter climate 43 / 50 43. The hourly variation factor is usually taken as A. 1.5 B. 1.8 C. 2.0 D. 2.7 44 / 50 44. The most common cause of acidity in water is A. Carbon dioxide B. Oxygen C. Hydrogen D. Nitrogen 45 / 50 45. The maximum permissible limit for fluoride in drinking water is A. 0.1mg/litre B. 1.5mg/litre C. 5mg/litre D. 10 mg/litre 46 / 50 46. The time by which a particular activity can be delayed without affecting the preceding and succeeding activities is known as A. Total float B. Free float C. Interfering float D. Independent float 47 / 50 47. In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having A. Longest duration B. Highest cost slope C. Least cost slope D. Shortest duration 48 / 50 48. If the diameter of longitudinal bars of a square column is 16 mm, the diameter of lateral ties should not be less than A. 4 mm B. 5 mm C. 6 mm D. 8 mm 49 / 50 49. The compression resulting from a long term static load and consequent escape of pore water, is known as A. Compaction B. Consolidation C. Swelling D. None of these 50 / 50 50. The surface of zero elevation around the earth, which is slightly irregular and curved, is known as A. Mean sea level B. Geoid surface C. Level surface D. Horizontal surface Your score is The average score is 47% 0% Restart quiz Exit civil engineerloksewamcqmcq civilmock testsub engineersub engineer mock test