122 Sub-Engineer Mock Test of 50 Past Question #72 Sub-Engineer Collection of 50 Past Question from Loksewa Aayog Mock Test. 1 / 50 1. Before entering to a manhole a candle is lowered into the manhole A. To illuminate it B. To detect toxic gas C. To give a signal D. To find out the presence of oxygen 2 / 50 2. For the prediction of future population of a city, the factor to be considered, is A. Births B. Deaths C. Migrants D. All the above 3 / 50 3. Turbidity is mainly due to: A. Floating solids B. Suspended solids C. Colloidal D. Dissolved solids 4 / 50 4. The storage capacity of a reservoir may be divided into three zones. The lowest zone is A. Dead storage B. Useful storage C. Surcharge storage D. None of these 5 / 50 5. In a beam where shear force changes sign, the bending moment will be: A. Zero B. Minimum C. Maximum D. Infinity 6 / 50 6. The stiffness factor at the near end of a member with far end fixed is A. 4EI/l B. 3EI/l C. EI/l D. EI 7 / 50 7. Limit of proportionality depends upon A. Area of cross-section B. Type of material C. Type of loading D. All of the above 8 / 50 8. Infiltration rate is always A. More than the infiltration capacity B. Less than the infiltration capacity C. Equal to or less than the infiltration capacity D. Equal to or more than the infiltration capacity 9 / 50 9. Hydraulic jump is expected when slope of channel A. Changes from mild to steep B. Changes from mild to milder C. Changes from steep to mild D. Changes from steep to steeper 10 / 50 10. Kor-watering is the irrigation water supplied to a crop A. Just before harvesting B. At the time of its sowing C. About three weeks after sowing D. About three weeks before harvesting 11 / 50 11. The rise given at the centre of a road to enable easy drainage towards side drains is termed as A. curve B. camber C. gradient D. super elevation 12 / 50 12. A gradient along which the vehicle does not require any tractate effort to maintain a specified speed is: A. ruling gradient B. Pushing gradient C. Floating gradient D. Minimum gradient 13 / 50 13. For geometrical design design purposes, the speed used in highway is A. 98th percentile B. 85th percentile C. 50th percentile D. none of the above 14 / 50 14. The portion of earth immediately beyond the carriageway edge is A. shoulder B. berm C. haunch D. all of the above 15 / 50 15. The walls which are necessary on the hill side of roadway where earth has to be retained from slipping is known as A. Retaining wall B. Breast wall C. Parapet wall D. None of the above 16 / 50 16. The binder normally used in flexible pavement construction is A. Cement B. Lime C. Bitumen D. None of the above 17 / 50 17. When the speed of traffic flow becomes zero, then A. Traffic density attains maximum value whereas traffic volume becomes zero B. Traffic density and traffic volume both attain maximum value C. Traffic density and traffic volume both become zero D. Traffic density becomes zero whereas traffic volume attains maximum value 18 / 50 18. The recommended safe coefficient of friction is A. 1.5 B. 0.15 C. 1/15 D. 15 19 / 50 19. The excavation expending 1.5 m in width and 10 sq.m. in plan area with a depth not exceeding 30 cm, is termed as: A. excavation B. surface dressing C. cutting D. surface excavation 20 / 50 20. For estimating painting area for iron grillwork over a door or window opening the area measured will be : A. 1.0xarea of opening between door/window frame B. 1.25xarea of opening between door/window frame C. 1.50xarea of opening between door/window frame D. 2.0xarea of opening between door/window frame 21 / 50 21. Which method is known as minimum cost or maximum time schedule method A. PERT B. CPM C. bar chart D. all of the above 22 / 50 22. Tender guarantee is generally: A. 1% of contract amount B. 2.5% of contract amount C. 5% of contract amount D. none of the above 23 / 50 23. Commonly adopted method of planning the construction activities and labor in a project to optimize the construction period is: A. calendar plan B. critical path method C. entry of labour and equipment D. construction schedule 24 / 50 24. Daily attendance of labour is recorded in muster roll: A. Daily by sub-engineer B. As per the attendance register C. By an engineer D. By an accountant 25 / 50 25. While analyzing the rates, generally the contractor’s profit and overhead is added at the rate of: A. 2% B. 5% C. 10% D. 20% 26 / 50 26. The tools and plants cost generally taken to calculate the total cost of earthwork excavation is A. 3% of labour cost B. 4% of labour cost C. 5% of labour cost D. 10% of labour cost 27 / 50 27. According to thumb rule, the thickness of a slab should be taken at the rate of A. 3cm per meter span B. 4cm per meter span C. 5cm per meter span D. None of these 28 / 50 28. Which of the following has most fire resistance characteristics ? A. Marble B. Lime stone C. Compact sandstone D. Granite 29 / 50 29. The diameter of needle used in Vicat’s apparatus for the determination of initial setting time is prescribed as A. 0.5 mm B. 1 mm C. 5 mm D. 10mm 30 / 50 30. The approximate ratio of the strength of cement concrete of 7 days to that of 28 days is A. 0.65 B. 0.87 C. 1.00 D. 1.15 31 / 50 31. The work of in which bricks are left projecting out in a masonry wall is known as A. Toothing B. pointing C. Racking back D. Jointing 32 / 50 32. For well graded soil, the coefficient of curvature will be between A. 1 and 10 B. 2 and 8 C. 3 and 7 D. 1 and 3 33 / 50 33. The preparation of surface of stones to obtain plain edges or to obtain stone of requires shape and size is known as A. Blasting B. Seasoning C. Dressing D. Quarrying 34 / 50 34. The ultimate strength of an over reinforced R.C.C. beam is proportional to A. Tensile strength of steel B. Tensile strength of concrete C. Crushing strength of concrete D. Crushing strength of gravel used 35 / 50 35. The occurrence of the completion of an activity is called its A. Head event B. Tail event C. Dual role event D. None of the above 36 / 50 36. Pre-tender stage of construction includes A. Selection of site B. Acquisition of land C. Finalization of design D. All of the above 37 / 50 37. Total project cost A. Increases with increase in time B. Reduces with increase in time C. Initially reduces then increases with increase in time D. Initially increases then reduces with increase in time 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. Curing is the process of preventing the loss of moisture from the concrete. Also equally important in curing is A. Temperature gradient B. Admixture added C. Compaction level D. Slump value 41 / 50 41. The volume of space per person to be provided in cinema theatres for good acoustics is A. 2 to 2m² B. 3.7 to 4.2m² C. 5 to 6m² D. 7m² 42 / 50 42. The practice of balancing cut and fill is used in: A. site grading B. sediment control C. land reclamation D. footing excavation 43 / 50 43. The nominal cover to be provided in a slab is A. 25 mm B. 50 mm C. 15 mm D. 30 mm 44 / 50 44. The total thickness of flat slab should not be more than A. 125 mm B. 200 mm C. 230 mm D. none of the above 45 / 50 45. In a combined footing if shear stress exceeds 5kg / cm² the nominal stirrups provided are: A. 6 legged B. 8 legged C. 10 legged D. 12 legged 46 / 50 46. While designing a curve, which among the following must be taken into consideration? A. Minerals present B. Geomorphology C. Topography D. Rocks present 47 / 50 47. Where would you find setting-out information for a building? A. From the ordnance survey map B. From the local authority C. On the drawings D. In the specification 48 / 50 48. A series of straight parallel and equally spaced contours represent A. Hills B. Ponds C. Plane surface D. Desert 49 / 50 49. U fork is primarily used for A. Centering the table B. Transferring the ground point on to table C. Both A and B D. None of above 50 / 50 50. The method of intersection in plane tabling is commonly used for A. locating the distant and inaccessible points B. locating the broken boundaries C. locating the points which may be used subsequently as the instrument stations D. all of the above Your score is The average score is 59% 0% Restart quiz Exit civil engineermcqmcq civilmcqcivilmock testpscsub engineersub engineer mock test
