Civil Engineering

MCQ’s
Junior Engineer
SSC, RRB, State PSC’s & SSC’s and Other Exams
 Civil Engineering MCQ’s

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1. Which of the following has more fire 6. Pick up the correct statement from the
resisting characteristics? following.

(a) Marble (a) In stone arches, the stones are placed

(b) Lime stone with their natural beds radial
(c) Compact sand stone (b) In cornices, the stones are placed with
(d) Granite their natural beds as vertical
Ans. (*) (c) In stone walls, the stones are placed with
their natural beds as horizontal
2. The rocks which are formed due to cooling of (d) All of the above
magma at a considerable depth from earth's Ans. (*)
surface are called _____.
7. The constituent of cement which is
(a) Plutonic rocks responsible for all the undesirable properties of
(b) Hypabyssal rocks cement is _____.
(c) Volcanic rocks
(d) Igneous rocks (a) Di-calcium silicate
Ans. (*) (b) Tri-calcium silicate
(c) Tri-calcium aluminate
3. Plywood has the advantage of _____. (d) Tetra calcium alumino ferrite
Ans. (*)
(a) Greater tensile strength in longer
direction 8. Inner part of a timber log surrounding the
(b) Greater tensile strength in shorter pitch, is called _____.
direction
(c) Same tensile strength in all directions (a) Sapwood
(d) None of the above (b) Cambium layer
Ans. (*) (c) Heart wood
(d) None to the above
4. Due to attack of dry rot, the timber _____. Ans. (*)

(a) Cracks 9. For testing compressive and tensile strength

(b) Shrinks of cement, the cement mortar is made by mixing
(c) Reduces to powder cement and standard sand in the proportions of
(d) None of the above _____.
Ans. (*)
(a) 1 : 2
5. Excess of alumina in brick earth makes the (b) 1 : 3
brick _____. (c) 1 : 4
(d) 1 : 6
(a) Impermeable
Ans. (*)
(b) Brittle and weak
(c) To lose cohesion 10. If 'P' is the percentage of water required for
(d) To crack and warp on drying normal consistency, water to be added for
Ans. (*) determination of initial setting time, is _____.

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(a) 0.70 P used only when the thickness of wall is _____.

(b) 0.75 P
(c) 0.80 P (a) 90 mm
(d) 0.85 P (b) 180 mm
(c) 190 mm
Ans. (*)
(d) 280 mm
11. The basic purpose of a retarder in concrete is Ans. (*)
_____.
16. The plywood _____.
(a) To increase the initial setting time of
cement paste in concrete (a) Has good strength along the panel only
(b) To decrease the initial setting time of (b) Can be spilt in the plane of the panel
cement paste in concrete (c) Has greater impact resistance to blows
(c) To render the concrete more water tight than ordinary wood
(d) To improve the workability of concrete (d) Cannot be bent more easily than ordinary
mix wood of same thickness
Ans. (*) Ans. (*)

12. Clay and silt content in a good brick earth 17. Pick up the correct statement from the
must be at least _____. following.

(a) 50% (a) The phenol is carbolic acid

(b) 40% (b) The phenol is either extracted from coal-
(c) 30% tar or prepared from benzene
(d) 25% (c) Phenol reacts with formaldehyde, to form
phenol formaldehyde resin
Ans. (*)
(d) All of the above
13. Which of the following is the purest form of Ans. (*)
iron?
18. Advantage of a clamp compared to a kiln for
(a) Cast iron burning bricks is that _____.
(b) Wrought iron
(c) Mild steel (a) It takes less time for burning
(d) High carbon steel (b) It gives more output of first class bricks
(c) It has less initial cost
Ans. (*)
(d) It is suitable when bricks are required in
14. If the iron ore contains clay as an impurity, large numbers
the flux added during calcination, is _____. Ans. (*)

(a) Clay 19. Pick up the correct statement from the

(b) Lime stone following.
(c) Argillaceous iron ore
(d) All of the above (a) Solder material is an alloy which melts at
a temperature above 400°C
Ans. (*)
(b) Brazing is done at temperature
15. The stretcher bond in brick masonry can be above 600°C to 1100°C

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(c) Brazing joint is stronger than the solder (c) Poor lime is obtained by burning lime
joint stone containing impurities more than
(d) All of the above 5%
Ans. (*) (d) All of the above
Ans. (*)
20. Assertion A : Pure lime takes a long time to
develop adequate strength. 24. Which of the following cements contains
maximum percentage of dicalcium silicate?
Reason R : Pure lime has slow hardening
characteristics. (a) Ordinary Portland cement
(b) Low heat cement
Select your answer according to the coding
(c) Rapid hardening cement
system given below.
(d) Sulphate resisting cement
(a) Both A and R is true and R is correct Ans. (*)
explanation of A
(b) Both A and R is true and R is not a correct 25. Pick up the incorrect statement from the
explanation of A following.
(c) A is true but R is false (a) Hydraulic lime is generally obtained by
(d) A is false but R is true burning kankar
Ans. (*) (b) Hydraulic lime sets slowly as compared
to fat lime
21. During pudding _____.
(c) Hydraulic lime is generally used in lime
(a) Molten metal is kept clear of the fuel mortar
(b) Carbon is converted into carbonic acid (d) None of the above
gas Ans. (*)
(c) Silicon forms a slag
(d) All of the above 26. Which of the following stresses is used for
identifying the quality of structural steel?
Ans. (*)
(a) Ultimate stress
22. Early attainment of strength in rapid
(b) Yield stress
hardening cement is mainly due to _____.
(c) Proof stress
(a) Gypsum (d) None of the above
(b) Finer grinding Ans. (*)
(c) Tri-calcium silicate
(d) Tri-calcium aluminate 27. Quick lime _____.
Ans. (*) (a) Generates heat when added to water
(b) Reacts with carbon dioxide
23. Pick up the correct statement from the
(c) May be used for white-washing
following.
(d) All of the above
(a) Quick lime is obtained by burning pure Ans. (*)
lime stone
(b) Hydraulic lime is obtained by burning 28. Assertion A : Normally turpentine oil is
lime stone containing clay 5% to 30% recommended as thinner for indoor painting.

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Reason R : Turpentine oil is costlier than other (d) None of the above
thinners. Ans. (*)

Select your answer according to the coding 33. Pick up the volcanic rock from the following.
system given below.
(a) Granite
(a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct (b) Dolerite
explanation of A (c) Basalt
(b) Both A and R is true but R is not the (d) All of the above
correct explanation of A Ans. (*)
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true 34. Sapwood consists of _____.
Ans. (*)
(a) Innermost annular rings around the pith
29. Putty is _____. (b) Portion of timber between heartwood
and cambium layer
(a) Made with finely powdered chalk and (c) Thin layers below the bark
linseed oil (d) Thin fibre which extends from the pith
(b) Used for fixing glass panes outwards and holds the annular rings
(c) Softened by a solution of pearl ash and together
quick-lime soaked in water Ans. (*)
(d) All of the above
Ans. (*) 35. Strength of cement concrete primarily
depends upon _____.
30. A mortar joint in masonry which is normal to
the face of wall is known as _____. (a) Quality of water
(b) Quantity of aggregate
(a) Bed joint (c) Quantity of cement
(b) Wall joint (d) Water-cement ratio
(c) Cross joint Ans. (*)
(d) Bonded joint
Ans. (*) 36. The main function of alumina in brick earth
is _____.
31. A volatile substance added to a paint to make
its application easy and smooth, is known as ____. (a) To impart plasticity
(b) To make the brick durable
(a) Base (c) To prevent shrinkage
(b) Solvent (d) To make the brick impermeable
(c) Vehicle Ans. (*)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (*) 37. Cast iron _____.

32. Jumper is a tool used for _____. (a) Is obtained by purifying pig iron
(b) Is manufactured in required shapes
(a) Testing of stones (c) May contain 2 to 5 per cent of carbon
(b) Quarrying of stones with other impurities
(c) Dressing of stones

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(d) All of the above (b) 70.6 mm

Ans. (*) (c) 100 mm
(d) 150 mm
38. Which of the following pairs gives a correct Ans. (*)
combination of the useful and harmful
constituents respectively of a good brick earth? 43. When a brick is immersed in water for 24
hours and then dried, if _____.
(a) Lime stone and alumina
(b) Silica and alkalies (a) No grey or white deposits appear on the
(c) Alumina and iron surface, the brick is free from soluble
(d) Alkalies and magnesium salts
Ans. (*) (b) 10 percent surface is covered with grey
or white deposits, the brick has slight
39. Pick up the correct statement from the efflorescence
following. (c) 50 percent surface is covered with grey
or white deposits, the brick has serious
(a) The distinct plane of division along which
efflorescence
a stone can easily be split, is called
(d) All of the above
natural bed of stone
Ans. (*)
(b) The natural bed of sedimentary rocks is
along the planes of stratification 44. Gypsum consists of _____.
(c) The natural bed of igneous rocks is not
defined (a) H₂S and CO₂
(d) All of the above (b) CaSO₄ and H₂O
Ans. (*) (c) Lime and H₂O
(d) CO₂ and calcium
40. Hydraulic lime is obtained by _____. Ans. (*)

(a) Burning of lime stone 45. For sanitary pipes and chemical stonewares
(b) Burning of kankar
(c) Adding water to quick lime (a) Salt glazing is used
(d) Calcination of pure clay (b) Lead glazing is used
Ans. (*) (c) Opaque glazing is used
(d) None of the above
41. Oil varnish generally consists of _____. Ans. (*)

(a) Synthetic resin and spirit 46. The most commonly used retarder in cement
(b) Oil, wax and resin is _____.
(c) Resin, oil and turpentine
(d) Spirit, oil and wax (a) Gypsum
Ans. (*) (b) Calcium chloride
(c) Calcium carbonate
42. For testing compressive strength of cement, (d) None of the above
the size of cube used is _____. Ans. (*)

(a) 50 mm 47. The rocks which are formed due to cooling of

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magma at a relatively shallow depth from the (d) Magnesia

earth's surface are called _____. Ans. (*)

(a) Plutonic rocks 52. The type of bond provided in brick masonry
(b) Hypabyssal rocks for carrying heavy loads is _____.
(c) Volcanic rocks
(d) Igneous rocks (a) Single Flemish bond
Ans. (*) (b) Double Flemish bond
(c) English bond
48. The ratio of the thickness of web to that of (d) Zigzag bond
flange of steel rolled structural beams and Ans. (*)
channels is _____.
53. Blister steel _____.
(a) Less than 1
(b) Equal to 1 (a) Is obtained by cementation process
(c) Greater than 1 (b) Is full of fissures and cavities
(d) Less than 1 in beams but greater than 1 in (c) Can be easily welded
channels (d) All of the above
Ans. (*) Ans. (*)

49. Non acid-resistant asbestos is _____. 54. Gypsum is a _____.

(a) Tremolite asbestos (a) Mechanically formed sedimentary rock

(b) Chrysotile asbestos (b) Igneous rock
(c) Amosite asbestos (c) Chemically precipitated sedimentary rock
(d) None of the above (d) Metamorphic rock
Ans. (*) Ans. (*)

50. The pressure acting on the stones in stone 55. Seasoning of timber is done _____.
masonry construction should be _____.
(a) To make it water proof
(a) Along the direction of bedding planes (b) To paint its surface
(b) At 45° to the direction of bedding planes (c) To increase its temperature
(c) At 60° to the direction of bedding planes (d) To remove water
(d) Perpendicular to the direction of bedding Ans. (*)
planes
Ans. (*) 56. Which of the following is a rock?

(a) Quartz
51. Pick up the constituent of good brick earth
(b) Mica
whose excess causes the raw bricks shrink and
(c) Gypsum
warp during drying and burning, from the
(d) None of the above
following.
Ans. (*)
(a) Alumina
(b) Lime 57. The tendency of a stone is, to split along _____.
(c) Iron-oxide
(a) Texture

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(b) Fracture Ans. (*)

(c) Cleavage
(d) Structure 63. Bitumen may be dissolved in _____.
Ans. (*)
(a) Carbondioxide
58. Which of the following stone is best suited (b) Water
for construction of piers and abutments of a (c) Sodium chloride
railway bridge? (d) Carbon disulphide
Ans. (*)
(a) Granite
(b) Sand stone 64. Which of the following ingredients of the
(c) Lime stone brick earth enables the brick to retain its shape?
(d) Quartzite
(a) Alumina
Ans. (*)
(b) Silica
59. Cast iron contains carbon approximately ____. (c) Iron
(d) Magnesia
(a) 1.5% to 5.5% Ans. (*)
(b) 0.05% to 1.75%
(c) 0.250% 65. Veneering means _____.
(d) None to the above
(a) Carving out designs on timber planks
Ans. (*)
(b) Chemically treating timber planks
60. Which of the following trees yields hard (c) Thick layer of superior wood glued to
wood? inferior wood
(d) Thin layer of superior wood glued to
(a) Deodar inferior wood
(b) Chir Ans. (*)
(c) Shishum
(d) Pine 66. Number of bricks required for one cubic
Ans. (*) metre of brick masonry is _____.

61. Soundness of cement is tested by _____. (a) 400

(b) 450
(a) Vicat's apparatus (c) 500
(b) Le-chatelier apparatus (d) 550
(c) Compressive strength testing apparatus Ans. (*)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (*) 67. Which one of the following is used for
preparing porcelain?
62. First class timber has an average life of _____.
(a) Clay
(a) Less than one year (b) Feldspar
(b) 1 to 5 years (c) Quartz
(c) 5 to 10 years (d) All of the above
(d) More than 10 years Ans. (*)

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68. The main ingredients of Portland cement are Ans. (*)

_____.
73. Chlorite, a green colour mineral is mainly
(a) Lime and silica derived from the decomposition of _____.
(b) Lime and alumina
(c) Silica and alumina (a) Augite
(d) Lime and iron (b) Biotite
Ans. (*) (c) Hornblende
(d) All of the above
69. Pick up the correct statement from the Ans. (*)
following.
74. The ultimate tensile strength of structural
(a) Blistering may be cured by applying mild steel is about _____.
water paint finished with oil paint dried
with a little copal varnish (a) 160 N/mm²
(b) Cracked paints may be cured by removing (b) 260 N/mm²
paint and giving a fresh coat of paint (c) 420 N/mm²
(c) Crawling paints may be cured by sand (d) 520 N/mm²
preparing the surface and giving a fresh Ans. (*)
coat with plenty of turps
(d) All of the above 75. Asbestos _____.
Ans. (*) (a) Is a natural fibrous mineral substance
(b) Is composed of hydrous silicates of
70. After storage, the strength of cement _____.
calcium and magnesium (CaSiO₃,
(a) Decreases 3MgSiO₃)
(b) Increases (c) Contains iron oxide and alumina
(c) Remains same (d) All of the above
(d) May increase or decrease Ans. (*)
Ans. (*)
76. A queen closer is a _____.
71. A bull nose brick is not used for _____.
(a) Brick laid with its length parallel to the
(a) Rounding off sharp corners face or direction of wall
(b) Pillars (b) Brick laid with its breadth parallel to the
(c) Decoration purpose face or direction of wall
(d) Arches (c) Brick having the same length and depth
Ans. (*) as the other bricks but half the breadth
(d) Brick with half the width at one end and
72. The most common admixture which is used full width at the other
to accelerate the initial set of concrete is _____. Ans. (*)

(a) Gypsum 77. The percentage of alumina and silica in good

(b) Calcium chloride fire clay vary respectively is _____.
(c) Calcium carbonate
(d) None of the above (a) 25, 75

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(b) 30, 70 (c) Heavy

(c) 35, 65 (d) Light
(d) All of the above Ans. (*)
Ans. (*)
83. Pick up the correct statement from the
78. The proportions of lime and sand in the following.
mortar normally used in brick construction are
_____. (a) Air bubbles in casting produce a dull
sound by tapping their surfaces lightly
(a) 1 : 2 with a hammer
(b) 1 : 4 (b) Cupola furnace is used for the
(c) 1 : 6 manufacture of cast iron
(d) 1 : 8 (c) Red short iron is of no value for welding
Ans. (*) purpose
(d) All of the above
79. Index number expressing the relative sizes Ans. (*)
of both coarse and fine aggregates, is called _____.
84. Spalling hammer is used for _____.
(a) Proportioning of aggregates
(b) Fineness modulus (a) Driving wooden headed chisels
(c) Grading of aggregates (b) Rough dressing of stones
(d) None of the above (c) Carving of stones
Ans. (*) (d) Breaking small projection of stones
Ans. (*)
80. Which of the following sedimentary rocks
changes into quartzite by metamorphic action? 85. Bullet proof glass is made of thick glass sheet
sandwiched by a layer of _____.
(a) Sand stone
(b) Lime stone (a) Steel
(c) Shale (b) Stainless steel
(d) Gypsum (c) High test plastic
Ans. (*) (d) Chromium plate
Ans. (*)
81. Lime putty _____.
86. Plywood is made by bonding together thin
(a) Is made from hydraulic lime layers of wood in such a way that the angle
(b) Is made by adding lime to water between grains of any layer to grains of adjacent
(c) Can be used only upto three days layers is _____.
(d) All of the above
Ans. (*) (a) 0°
(b) 30°
82. The stone suitable for rubble masonry (c) 45°
should be _____. (d) 90°
Ans. (*)
(a) Hard
(b) Tough 87. According to IS : 399 – 1963, the weight of

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the timber is specified at _____. (d) All of the above

Ans. (*)
(a) 8% moisture content
(b) 10% moisture content 92. The initial setting time for ordinary Portland
(c) 12% moisture content cement as per IS specifications should not be
(d) 14% moisture content less than _____.
Ans. (*)
(a) 10 minutes
88. The internal size of mould used in brick (b) 30 minutes
preparation is _____. (c) 60 minutes
(d) 600 minutes
(a) Equal to the size of a fully burnt brick
Ans. (*)
(b) Smaller than the size of a fully burnt brick
(c) Greater than the size of a fully burnt brick 93. Rapid hardening cement attains early
(d) None of the above strength due to _____.
Ans. (*)
(a) Larger proportion of lime grounded finer
89. Pick up the correct statement from the than normal cement
following. (b) Lesser proportion of lime grounded
coarser than normal cement
(a) The free quartz suddenly expands at a (c) Lesser proportion of lime grounded finer
temperature lower than 600°C than normal cement
(b) The lime stone resists fire upto (d) Excess percentage of gypsum
about 800°C and at higher temperature it
Ans. (*)
splits into CaO and CO₂
(c) The sand stone with silicates resist a fire 94. With increase in moisture content, the
in a better way bulking of sand _____.
(d) All of the above
Ans. (*) (a) Increases
(b) Decreases
90. Quick lime is _____. (c) First increases to a certain maximum
value and then decreases
(a) Calcium carbonate (d) First decreases to a certain minimum
(b) Calcium oxide value and then increases
(c) Calcium hydroxide
Ans. (*)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (*) 95. Plywood is normally available _____.

91. Pick up the correct statement from the (a) 1 mm thick

following. (b) 2 mm thick
(c) 2 to 3 mm thick
(a) Styrene resin is produced from ethylene (d) 3 mm to 4 mm thick
which is made from petroleum
Ans. (*)
(b) Styrene resin is light in weight
(c) Styrene resin transmits ultraviolet waves 96. Compared to mild steel, cast iron has
of light

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1. High compressive strength (b) Water

2. High tensile strength (c) Varnish
3. Low compressive strength (d) None of the above
4. Low tensile strength Ans. (*)

The correct answer is _____. 99. In the method of condensation

polymerization _____.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3 (a) Low-molecular substances are removed
(c) 3 and 4 from the high molecular substance
(d) 1 and 4 (b) The reaction proceeds with an evolution
Ans. (*) of ammonia
(c) The reaction proceeds with an evolution
97. In a mortar, the binding material is _____. of hydrogen chloride
(d) All of the above
(a) Cement
Ans. (*)
(b) Sand
(c) Surkhi (brick-dust) 100. The slenderness ratio for masonry walls
(d) Cinder should not be more than _____.
Ans. (*)
(a) 10
98. The vehicle used in case of enamel paints is (b) 20
usually _____. (c) 30
(d) 40
(a) Linseed oil
Ans. (*)

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