Civil Engineering MCQ Quiz Hub

1. The standard size of masonry bricks, is
(A) 16 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm
18 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm
19 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm
20 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm

2. The floor provided between masonry walls below the river bed is known as
Bed block (B) (C) (D)
Kerb
Wing wall
Curtain wall

3. Slab bridges are used to maximum span of
2 m
6 m
9 m
12 m

4. The most suitable foundation for a culvert is
Caisson foundation
Well foundation
Pile foundation
Spread foundation

5. The bridge having its floor flush with bed of stream is known as
Minor bridge
Viaduct
Culvert
Causeway

6. For a major bridge usually the type of foundation is
Grillage foundation
Well foundation
Caisson foundation
Grillage foundation

7. Movable bridge are built across
Channels
Streams
Rivers
Dry valley

8. Height of bridge is kept _____ above high flood level.
0.2 to 1.5 m
1.2 to 1.5 m
1.8 to 2.1 m
2.2 to 2.5 m

9. R.C.C. piers of the following shapes are not used
T-shape
Trestle bent
Dumb bell type
Rectangular

10. A bascule bridge is a
Deck bridge
Through bridge
Movable bridge
Fixed bridge

11. In preliminary survey cross sections at _____ interval should be determined.
20 m
30 m
40 m
50 m

12. Which one of the following is not a type of culvert?
slab culvert
through culvert
pipe culvert
box culvert

13. If a rocker and roller bearing is provided at one end of a bridge girder; then the other end will be
free end
rocker bearing
simple support
fixed end

14. The cross section of a pier may be
with triangular edges towards upstream and downstream sides
with curved faces on upstream and downstream sides
rectangular
All of the above

15. Which one of the following is not the correct statement? Bridge site
be geologically sound
be narrow
up at reasonable proximity to the direct alignment of road
should not possess high banks

16. Minimum depth of foundation below the scour line in a arch bridge for piers should not be less than
1.2 m
1.4 m
1.8 m
2.4 m

17. Width and height of kerbs on bridges are generally _____ respectively.
200 mm x 450 mm
225 mm x 600 mm
450 mm x 200 mm
600 mm x 225 mm

18. A bridge of span 25 m may be treated as
long span bridge
major bridge
minor bridge
culvert

19. Which one of the following is not a low cost bridge
movable bridge
floating bridge
wooden bridge
masonry bridge