ECE MCQ’s

for

Internal Exam

1. Which of the following is the oldest branch of engineering?

a) Civil engineering

b) Military engineering

c) Structural engineering

d) None of these.

2. The design of road/rail signs, signals and marking is dealt in

a) Building construction

b) Traffic engineering

c) Structural engineering

d) Environmental engineering

3. The design of waterways, erosion and flood protection measures is undertaken in

a) Water resources engineering

b) Environmental engineering

c) Transportation engineering

d) Structural engineering

4. Cement gives _______________ strength.

a) Tensile

b) Compressive

c) Shear

d) Torsional

5. Cement concrete is a mixture of

a) Cement and sand

b) Cement, sand and aggregate

c) Cement and aggregate

d) None of these

6. In mortar, the binding material is

a) Cement

b) Sand

c) Lime stone

d) Cinder

7. The stone used for ornamental carving, monumental buildings, etc., is

a) Sand stone

b) Lime stone

c) Granite

d) Basalt

8. The major component of brick is

a) Silica

b) Magnesia

c) Lime

d) Alumina

9. The size of modular brick is

a) 20 x 13 x 13 cm

b) 19 x 9 x 9 cm

c) 20 x 10 x 5 cm

d) None of these

10. Seasoning of timber is done to achieve

a) Reduction of weight

b) Increase in strength

c) Reduction in shrinkage and warping

d) All of the above

11. Plywood is designed by its

a) Weight

b) Thickness

c) Volume

d) Number of layers

12. Age of tree may be ascertained by

a) Radius of its stem

b) Circumference of its stem

c) Number of branches

d) Number of annual rings

13. Which has the least percentage of carbon?

a) Mild steel

b) Wrought iron

c) Pig iron

d) Cast iron

14. Bed room should have an aspect of

a) West or north west

b) South or south west

c) south

d) north-east

15. Suitable shape of room from roominess point of view should be

a) Rectangular

b) Square

c) Either (a) or (b)

d) Both (a) and (b)

16. Which one of the following principles of planning almost controls the whole planning

a) Elegance

b) Flexibility

c) Economy

d) Circulation

17. The house having margins on three of its sides is called

a) Detached house

b) Semi-detached house

c) Row house

d) Flat

18. The longs walls are placed in

a) North and east

b) East and west

c) North and south

d) North and west

19. Verandah and balcony should be located adjacent to the wall which are exposed to

East and west

West and south

North and south

North and east

20. Number of treads in a staircase is equal to

a) Number of risers

b) Number of risers + 1

c) Number of risers - 1

d) None of these

21. Nominal size of door is

a) 1.5 x 1.5 m

b) 1.0 x 2.0 m

c) 1.2 x 2.1 m

d) None

22. Rainfall and snow fall is

a) Dead load

b) Live load

c) Loads on floors

d) None

23. Plinth is a part of

a) Superstructure

b) Substructure

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None

24. The quantities of water required for domestic use is

a) 50 lpcd

b) 100 lpcd

c) 135 lpcd

d) 270 lpcd

25. Fastest mode of transportation is

a) Highway

b) Railways

c) Airways

d) Waterways

26. “No parking” sign is a type of

a) Regulatory sign

b) Warning sign

c) Informatory sign”

d) None

27. B.O.T means

a) Build, own, transfer

b) Build, operate, transfer

c) Built, own, taken

d) Built, operate, toll

28. Ranging is defined as

a) Measuring the distance from starting point

b) Measuring the distance from end point

c) Establishing intermediate points of a chain line

d) To take an offset from a chain line

29. The length of a link in a 20 m chain is

a) 15 cm

b) 20 cm

c) 25 cm

d) 30 cm

30. An imaginary line joining the points of same elevation on the surface of the earth is

a) Isogenic line

b) Contour

c) Ridge line

d) Contour interval

31. The constant vertical distance between two contours is called as

a) Contour gradient

b) Horizontal equivalent

c) Contour interval

d) None of these

32. Levelling deals with measurement in

a) Horizontal plane

b) Vertical plane

c) Inclined plane

d) Both (a) and (b)

33. Full form of BRTS is

a) Bus rapid transit services

b) Bus road transport services

c) Bus run as transit system

d) None of these

34. Nominal height of residential building is

a) 3.0 m

b) 5.0 m

c) 1.5 m

d) 2.2 m

35. The object of surveying is to prepare a

a) Drawing

b) Cross section

c) Sketch

d) Map

36. The method of plane surveying can be used when the extent of area is less than

a) 250 sq km.

b) 500 sq km.

c) 2500 sq km.

d) 5000 sq km.

37. The curvature of the earth is considered in

a) Plane surveying

b) Geodetic surveying

c) Hydrographic survey

d) Aerial survey

38. The main principle of surveying is to work from

a) Part to the whole

b) Whole to the part

c) Higher to lower level

d) Lower to higher level

39. Chain survey is recommended when the area is

a) Crowded

b) Undulating

c) Simple and fairly level

d) Hilly

40. In chain survey the area is dived into

a) Rectangles

b) Triangles

c) Squares

d) Circles

41. A triangle is said to be well-conditioned when its angles should lie between

a) 300 and 1200

b) 300 and 1500

c) 300 and 1800

d) 150 and 1150

42. Cross staff is used for

a) Setting out right angles

b) Measuring horizontal angles

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of these

43. The chain man who drags the chain is called the

a) Captain

b) Leader

c) Follower

d) Labour

44. In the WCB system a line is said to be free from local attraction if the difference between the FB and BB

a) 00

b) 900

c) 1800

d) 3600

45. The sum of interior angle of close traverse if

a) (2N-4)x 90

b) (2N+4)x 90

c) (N-4)x 90

d) (N+4)x 90

46. The WCB of line is 3300 its quadrantalbearing is

a) W 300 N

b) N 300 W

c) W 600 W

d) W 600 N

47. If the back bearing of line is N 600 W its fore bearing is

a) S 600 W

b) N 600 E

c) S 600 E

d) N 600 W

48. As per Principal of Planning—Privacy ,door should be located at

a) Center

b) Corner

c) At any location

d) All of above

49. Plan is prepared by taking a cross section at

a) Foundation level

b) Lintel level

c) Slab level

d) Sill level

50. Elevation is drawn

a) Above plan

b) Below plan

c) On right side of plan

d) On left side of plan