Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
Department of Civil Engineering
TECHNICAL QUIZ 11/8/2025
Time : 1 hr Marks: 60
1. Unit weight of steel is__________
2. Initial and final setting time of OPC is _______ and _____________
3. 1 TMC of dam is ______________
4.1 Acre = sq.ft.
5. what is the minimum grade of concrete used for the construction of concrete structure along the sea
coast?__________
6.The nominal mix ratio of M20 concrete is ____________
7. In Fe550 D reinforcement steel, D represents __________
8. Compressive strenth of first class brick is _____
9. Thickness of plastering is usually _______
10. A fluid which is incompressible and is having no viscosity is known as ________
11. Who invented cement? ___________
12. Size of country brick is _____________
13. The maximum and minimum percentage of reinforcement for column is _______and______
14. 7 day strength of concrete= ___________ x 28 day strength of concrete
15. Cylindrical compressive strength of concrete = _____________ x cube compressive strength
16. The code followed for seismic design is ___________
17. What is the latest NBC code? ___________
18. Granite is a a. igneous rock b. sedimentary rock c. metamorphic rock d. none
19. In some RMC plant, sugar is added it acts as an a. accelerator b. retarder c. plasticizer d. none of these
20. Which is the best section to resist torsion? a. I-Section b. Channel section c. Box section d. Angle section
21. The order of finishing concrete is a. screeding, floating, trowelling b. floating, trowelling, screeding
c. screeding, trowelling, floating d. floating, screeding, trowelling
22. Volume of one bag of cement is a. 30 litre b.35 litre c.25 litre d.20 litre
23. Weight of reinforcement bar (kg) per metre length of diameter d mm is calculated as
a. d2/150 b.d2/162 c.d2/100 d. none
24. The stripping time of vertical formwork of column is a. 1 day b.3 days c.7 days d.28 days
25. Raft foundation is generally preffered when the area of required for individual footing is more than
a.25% of total area b.30% of total area c.50% of total area d.75% of total area
26.The type of bond in brick masonry containing alternate courses of stretchers and headers is called as
a. flemish bond b. english bond c. stretcher bond d. header bond
27. The number of cement bag required for 1m3 of concrete of mix ratio 1:2:4 is
a. 5 bags b.6.25 bags c.8 bags d.4.12 bags
28.The maximum permissible free fall of concrete is a. 2 m b.1.5 m c. 1 m d.0.5 m
29. The most efficient cross section of sewers in a combined sewerage system is
a. Parabolic b. Circular c. Egg shaped d. Rectangular
30. The type of pile which is driven at an inclination to resist inclined forces is known as
a. friction pile b. sheet pile c. batter pile d. anchor pile
31. To construct a massive dam the type of cement used is a) OPC b) PPC c) Rapid Hardening cement d) Low heat cement
32. The contour line can cross one another on map only in case of a) valley b) vertical cliff c) ridge d) an overhanging cliff
33. Planimetere is used to measure __________
34. Anemometer is used to measure__________
35. When do we celebrate Engineer’s day and on the honour of whose birthday?
36. Who is reffered as the father of civil engineering?
37 Fineness modulus for fine sand is ______
38.The unit of measurement for DPC is _____
39. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is generally fixed at about ___% of the estimated cost of work in public works tenders.
40. width of four lane road is ______
Define
1.Aqueduct
2.Groynes
3.Sounding
4.Antisiphonage pipe
5.Revetment
6.Fulminology
7.Cornice
8.Corbel
9.Bleeding of concrete
10.M book
Abbreviation
1.FAR
2.LOA
3.PMC
4.MORTH
5.TWAD
6.UPVC
7.TMT bar
8.BOT
9.EPC
10.LIDAR
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