MOCK TEST FOR THE PREPARATION OF COMPETITITVE EXAM OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

ON THE PATTERN OF ALL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN PAKISTAN

ENGR SAJID HUSSAIN SDO LOCAL GOVT. DEPARTMENT BALOCHISTAN

ANSWER KEYS

Q.No 1 Unit of strain

a. N/m2
b.N/mm2
c.Pascal
d.None

Q.No 2 Stokes is the unit of

a.Kinetic Viscosity
b. Dynamic Viscosity
c.Both
d. None

Q.No 3 Modulus of elasticity of steel ?

a. 200Mpa
b. 200Gpa
c. 300Mpa
d. 300GPa

Q. No 4 Moment of inertia of a solid disc

a. MR 2
b. 1/2MR 2
c. 2/3MR 2
d. 5/7 MR 2

Q. No 5 Centre of gravity for neutral equilibrium of a submerged body

a. Above from M
b. Above from M
c. Coincide to M
d. Never exists

Q. No 6 Degree of indeterminacy for a prop cantilever beam

a.0
b.1
c. 2
d.3

Q.No 7 Moment of inertia for semi circle

a. 4r/3 π
b.2 π /4r
c.3 π /4r
d.4 π /3r
Q. No 8 Ratio of inertia force to the viscous force called
a. Webber Number
b. Fraud Number
c. Eular Number
d. Renoyld s Number

Q.No 9 Unit of moment of inertia

a.m4
b.mm4
c.Kg-m2
d.all

Q.No 10 Maximum bending moment for for fixed beam having UDL load

a. wL2/4
b. wL2/8
c. wL2/10
d. wL2/12

Q. No 11 ................ is an end support of a bridge superstructure.

a. Abutment
b. Pillar
c. Column
d. All

Q. No 12 is the difference in elevation between the two edges.

……………………………..

a. Cant
b. Super elevation
c. Camber
d. All.

Q. No 13 are used to connect the rails from end to end.

a. Bolts
b. Ballast
c. Sleeper
d. Fish Plate

Q.No 14 Which Turbine has highest efficiency

a. Keplin
b.Francis
c.Pelton
d. Eular Turbine

Q.No 15 used to remove organic matter from wastewater

a. Sedimentation Tank
b. Turbid Jar
c. Trickling Filter
d. Aeration Tank
Q.No ………………….is a very strong oxidant typically used in wastewater treatment.

a. Ozone
(O3) b. Ion
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c. Na
d. Ca

Q.No 17 PERT stands for

a. Performance Evaluation and Review Technique
b. Process Engineering Review Team
c. Program Evaluation and Review Technique
d. Preliminary Examination Review Team

Q.No 18 ECNEC stands for

a. Executive Committee of the National Economic Council

b.Ex Committee of the National Economic Council
c. Xen of Committee for the National Economic Council
d.None

Q.No 19 Atmospheric Pressure at sea level

a.1000 mmHg
b.800 mmHg
c.760mmHg
d.500mmHg

Q.No 20 In a beam tension is at which portion

a.Top
b.bottom
c.middle
d.in whole beam

Q.No 21 Surface Tension is due to

a.Cohesion
b.Adhesion
c.Both
d.None

Q.No 22 Maximum absortion of water for 1st Class Brick

a.20%
b.21%
c.22%
d.25%
Q.No 22 A reinforced concrete section is said be ............ if yielding strength of steel reached before
concrete reach to its maximum compressive strength

a.Over reinforced section

b. Under reinforced section
c Balance reinforced section
d.None

Q.No 23 Factor of safety

a. Allowable stress /Ultimate stress

b.Net Allowable stress /Ultimate stress
c Gross stress /Ultimate stress
d. Ultimate stress /Allowable stress

Q.No 24 Maximum degree of freedom

a.2
b.3
c5
d.6

Q.No 25 Modulus of rigidity

a.Shear stress/shear strain

b.tensile stress to tensile strain
c Shear modulus
d.both a and c

Q.No 25 Modular ratio of concrete is define

a. Ratio between Modulus of Elasticity of concrete and Modulus of Elasticity of steel

b. Ratio between Modulus of Elasticity of Steel and Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete.
c Ratio between Modulus of rigidity of Steel and Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete.
d. Ratio between Modulus of Elasticity of concrete and Modulus of rigidity of Concrete.

Q.No 26 Parking area for aircraft called

a. Apron
b. Runway
c. Airport
d. Parking

Q.No 27 Hard water contain ions of

a.Ca and Mg
b.Co and Mn
c.Zinc
d.Chlorine

Q.No 28- When a brick is cut along its length, making it two equal halves then it is called

a. queen
b. closer
c. King closer
d. Queen closer

Q.No 29-Surface tension has unit of

a. Energy per unit area

b. Force per unit length
c. Force per unit volume
d. Both A & B

Q.No 30 The ratio of lateral strain to axial strain is called

a. Axial deformation
b. Young’s modulus
c. Shear deformation
d. Poison ratio
Q.No 31 Euler’s formula is used for:
a) Short column
b) Intermediate column
c) Long column
d) Beam column
Q.No 32 Structural action of beam is:
a) Flexural
b) Axial
c) Torsional
d) None

Q.No 33 Structural action of arches is:

a) Tension
b) Flexure
c) Compression
d) Torsion

Q.No 34 The multiplying constant of the tacheometer is ........ and the additive constant ………..
a. 100,100
b.100,0
 c.0,100
d.0,0

Q.No 35 The compressive strength of which specimen is greater:

a) Cube
b) Cylinder
c) Both have same
d) None

Q.No 36 Initial setting of cement is caused due to

a) Di calcium
b) Gyspum
c) Tri calcium Aluminate
d) Calcium Carbonate

Q.No 37 The reaction of portland cement compounds with water is

a) Exothermic
b) Endothermic
c) Both
d) None it lies in special category
Q.No 38 The area under stress-strain graph upto elastic limit is known as:
a. Modulus of elasticity
b. Modulus of resilience
c. Modulus of shear
d. Modulus of toughness

Q.No39 The area under stress-strain graph upto rupture point:

a) Modulus of toughness
b) Modulus of elasticity
c) Modulus of resilience
d) Shear modulus
Q.No 40 Over reinforced section shows which behaviour:
a) Ductile
b) Plastic
c) Brittle
d) Malleable

Q.No 41 Under reinforced section shows which behavior:

 a) Ductile
b) Plastic
c) Brittle
d) All

Q.No 42 Marble is the example of

a. Alluvial
b. Igneous
c. Sedimentary
d. Metamorphic

Q. No 43 Line joining the intersection of the cross-hairs to the optical center of the objective and its
continuation

a. Line of sight
b. Line of collimation
c. Both
d. Survey Line

Q. No 44 This axis is the imaginary line passing through the optical centre of the object
glass and the optical centre of the eyepiece
a. Actual Axis
b. Axis of Theodolite
c. Axis of Telescope
d. Axis of Total station
Q.No 45 It is the process of reversing the telescope/line of sight about the horizontal
axis in the vertical plan
a. Centring
b. Transiting
c Evaluating
d. Passage

Q.No 46 A beam is a structural member which is subjected to

a. Axial tension or compression

b. Transverse loads and couples
c. Twisting moment
d. No load, but its axis should be horizontal and x-section rectangular or circular

Q.47 For any part of the beam, between two concentrated load Shear force diagram is a

a. Horizontal straight
b. line Vertical straight line
c. Line inclined to x-axis
d. Parabola
Q.No 48 for any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, bending moment diagram is

a.Horizontal straight line

b.Vertical straight line
c.Line inclined to x-axis
d.Parabola

Q.No 49 Cement bag contain ………..cft

a.1.25
b.2.25
c. 3.25
d. 4.25

Q.No 50 Specific gravity of cement

a.1.15
b.2.15
c. 3.15
d. 4.15

Q. No 51 type of silt control device which functions to exclude silt from water to
entering the canal.

a. Intake
b. Silt excavator
c. Silt Exluder
d. All

Q. No 52 These are provided in the dam body for access to interior of concrete dam
body.

a. Gallery
b. Shafts
c. Both
d. None

Q. No 53 These are small temporary dams built u/s and d/s of the dam site to make the
construction area dry and workable.

a. Cofferdam
b. Storage Dam
c. Diversion Dam
d. Small Tunel

Q. No 54 This is often used in tunnels to seal around the segments.

a. Sand
b. Clay
c. Caulking
d. Caulking Grove

Q. No 55 A measurement of the movement of the walls of a tunnel inwards.

a. Contiguous pile wall

b. Conveyor
c. Cross passage
d. Convergence

Q. No 56 The depth of the frog is usually between

a. 10 mm
b. 20mm
c. 30mm
d. 40mm

Q. No 57 The portion of brick that is cut across the width.

a. Back
b. Queen
c. Bevel
d. Bat

Q. No 58 The portion of brick that is cut across the width.

a. Back
b. Queen
c. Bevel
d. Bat

Q. No 59 Moment at hinge support

a.Zero
b.Minimun
c.Maximum
d.Negative

Q. No 60 Strut is a..........
a.Flexural
b.Compressive member
c.Tensile
d.Torsional

Q. No 60 Maximum Bending moment formula for simply supported with UDL

a. Wl2/16
b. Wl2/24
c.Wl2/8
d.None

Q. No 61. Arches made upon

a.Clay
b.Sand
c.Silt
d.Rocky soft soil

Q. No 62 The path on road on which vehicle move called

a.Formation
b.Pavement
c.Path
d.Carriage Way

Q. No 63 Which one is Newtonian fluid

a.Mercury
b.Water
c.Phosphorous
d.all

Q. No 64 The properties of a material which is same of the direction

a.Isometric
b.Isomersim
c.Compact material
d. Isotropic

Q. No 65 The load on a body for short period of time

a. Linear load
b. Dead Load
c. Live Load
d. Impact Load
Q. No 66 Increase in steel in tension zone of a member will make the concrete
a.Brittle
b.Ductile
c.both
d.none
Q. No 67 Increasing Confinement steel in column will increase
a. Axial Strength
b.Tension
c.Flexural
d.all
Q. No 68 Excess of Fluoride Caused
a. Tooth decay
b.tooth cavities
c.fluorosis
d.Cavity
Q. No 69 Hydraulic Jump is a Phenomena by which
a. Energy Dissipate
b.Gain of energy
c.Kinetic energy
d.Potential energy

Q.No 70 Hydraulic Jump is a Phenomena by which

a. Energy Dissipate
b.Gain of energy
c.Kinetic energy
d.Potential energy

Q.No 71 A land is known as waterlogged

a) when the permanent wilting point is reached

b) when gravity drainage has ceased
c) capillary fringe reaches the root zone of plants
d) none of the above