DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING QUIZ

Concrete gains strength due to

• Workability admixtures

• Accelerators

• Retarders

•  Air entraining agents

Answer explanation

Accelerators

The shape of the bending moment diagram over the length of a beam, carrying a uniformly distributed load is always

• linear

• parabolic

• cubical

• circular

Answer explanation

parabolic

Who is the  first self-proclaimed civil engineer, often regarded as the “father of civil engineering

• Imhotep

• Englishman John Smeaton

• Visvesvaraya

Answer explanation

Englishman John Smeaton

What is the abbreviation of PPC?

• Perfect Portland Cement

• Portland Produced Cement

• Portland Pozzolana Cement

• Productive Portland Cement

Answer explanation

Portland Pozzolana Cement

Survey stations may be marked on the ground using a

• Pole

• Peg

• Pointer

Answer explanation

Peg

FRP stands for

• Fibre Reinforced Polymer

• Fully Reinforced Polymer

• Fire Resistant Polymer

Answer explanation

Fibre Reinforced Polymer

The first Indian railway was laid in

• 1775

• 1853

• 1825

Answer explanation

1853

According to ISI method of measurement, the order of the sequence is

• Length, breadth, height

• Height, length, breadth

• None of these

The hot molten material occurring naturally below the surface of the Earth is called

• Magma

• Lava

Answer explanation

Magma

The specific gravity for sand is

• 2.6

• 2.8

• 2.65

Answer explanation

2.6