CIVIQ ELIMINATION ROUND

SET B
Name 1: . Name 2: .
Phone number . Phone number .
AAKAAR ID . AAKAAR ID .

1. Consolidation in soils (1)

a. is a function of the effective stress
b. does not depend on the present stress
c. is a function of the pore water pressure
d. is a function of the total stress

2. Addition of Carbon to steel ___________ its malleability and its ductility (1)

3. The first step in the operation of a centrifugal pump is ___________ (1)

4. The effective length of a compression member of length L held in position and restrained in direction at one end
and effectively restrained in direction but not held in position at the other end, is _________ (1)

5. The reaction time for calculation of stopping distance may be assumed as (1)
a. 1.0 sec
b. 1.5 sec
c. 2.0 sec
d. 2.5 sec
6. In the case of stratified soil layers, the best equation that can be adopted for computing the pressure
distribution is (1)
a. Prandtl's
b. Skempton's
c. Westergaard's
d. Boussinesq's
7. The efficiency of the brakes of a vehicle depends upon (1)
a. Condition of road surface
b. Speed of Vehicle
c. Perception of Driver
d. Condition of Tires
i. a and b
ii. a, c and d
iii. a, b and d
iv. None of the above
8. Identify the brickwork pattern shown in the figure (1)

9. The ability of concrete to retain its volume after it has set is (1)
a. Hardness
b. Soundness
c. Consistency

10. Weirs constructed on permeable foundation are likely to fail due to (1)
a. Crushing
b. Sliding
c. Piping
d. None of the above

11. For a certain soil, value of porosity remains between 0 and 1, what can be the value of void ratio for the above
mentioned soil?(E) (1)
a. e=0
b. e>1
c. 0<e<1
d. e>0

12. Intermediate sight distance is (1)

a. 2 OSD
b. 0.5 (SSD + OSD)
c. 0.5 (OSD - SSD)
d. 2 SSD

13. IS code for Mix design of Concrete is (1)

a. IS 456
b. IS 800
c. IS 1893
d. IS 10262
14. The cylinder strength of the concrete is less than the cube strength because of (1)
a. the difference in the shape of the cross section of the specimens
b. the difference in the slenderness ratio of the specimens
c. the friction between the concrete specimens and the steel plate of the testing machine
d. the cubes are tested without capping but the cylinders are tested with capping

15. The most economical section for a column, is (1)

a. Rectangular
b. Solid Round
c. Flat strip
d. Tubular Section

16. Le Chatelier's method is used to determine (1)

a. Soundness of concrete
b. Soundness of cement
c. Hardness of aggregate
d. Hardness of concrete

17. In a beam of length L, four possible influence line diagrams for shear force at a section located at a distance of
L/4 from the left end support are shown below. The correct influence line diagram is (1)

a.
c.

b.
d.
18. (2)

CASE 1 CASE 2

In the given two cases shown above, active earth pressure is maximum for case . and passive earth
pressure is max for case .

19. According to IS 456:2000, total water soluble sulphate content of concrete should not exceed what percentage by
mass of cement mixture (Not for supersulphated cement) (1)
a. 0.5
b. 1
c. 2
d. 4