Sub Engineer Civil - C&W Department - 2021 – Past Paper Solved MCQs

Solved MCQs from the PPSC paper “Sub Engineer Civil - C&W Department - 2021”. Full paper has 80 questions; the first 25 are shown here with correct answers. Open the app to take the complete timed test.

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Q1. The under surface of the flight of stairs....

  1. A. Soffit
  2. B. landing
  3. C. flight
  4. D. waist
Answer: A. Soffit

Q2. Volume of one bag of cement is....

  1. A. 2.50 cft
  2. B. 1.50 cft
  3. C. 1.25 cft
  4. D. 3 cft
Answer: C. 1.25 cft

Q3. Presence of color in water is detected with this device......

  1. A. tinto meter
  2. B. turbidity meter
  3. C. thermo meter
  4. D. potentio meter
Answer: A. tinto meter

Q4. A slow agitation carried out in coagulant mixed water is termed as......

  1. A. Acceleration
  2. B. flocculation
  3. C. coagulation
  4. D. retardation
Answer: B. flocculation

Q5. If radius of curve is 430 m, what is degree of curve...... (Formula R=1720/D or D=1720/R)

  1. A. 8°
  2. B. 4°
  3. C. 5°
  4. D. 6°
Answer: B. 4°

Q6. The lower half portion of the extrados between skew back and the crown is called....

  1. A. haunch
  2. B. rise
  3. C. Spandrel
  4. D. Springer
Answer: A. haunch

Q7. The vertical distance between two consecutive contours....

  1. A. Contour interval
  2. B. contour map
  3. C. horizontal equivalent
  4. D. horizontal distance
Answer: A. Contour interval

Q8. Elevated tank is located at the central place of pipe junction in the case of this method of pipe layout....

  1. A. radial
  2. B. circular
  3. C. Dead end
  4. D. grid iron
Answer: A. radial

Q9. Stairs and stores are located in the direction....

  1. A. south
  2. B. west
  3. C. east
  4. D. North
Answer: D. North

Q10. Local authorities in Pakistan....

  1. A. CDA
  2. B. KDA
  3. C. Cantt board
  4. D. All of these
Answer: D. All of these

Q11. More accurate method of calculating earth work is......

  1. A. graphical
  2. B. mean area
  3. C. Mean depth
  4. D. prismoidal
Answer: D. prismoidal

Q12. Which bond is strongest in brick masonry....

  1. A. header bond
  2. B. English bond
  3. C. Flemish bond
  4. D. stretcher bond
Answer: B. English bond

Q13. Bearing capacity of soil that is considered for design of structures....

  1. A. safe bearing capacity
  2. B. Normal bearing capacity
  3. C. ultimate bearing capacity
  4. D. flat bearing capacity
Answer: A. safe bearing capacity

Q14. What is plasticity index, if liquid limit 50% and plastic limit 20%.......

  1. A. 50%
  2. B. 30%
  3. C. 70%
  4. D. 40%
Answer: B. 30%

Q15. Recommended value of the pitch of a stair (in degrees) is....

  1. A. 10-15°
  2. B. 25-40°
  3. C. 15-20°
  4. D. 20-25°
Answer: B. 25-40°

Q16. Upper horizontal member of the frame of door is called....

  1. A. sill
  2. B. style
  3. C. post
  4. D. Head
Answer: D. Head

Q17. Velocity is determined with pitot tube by......

  1. A. mgh
  2. B. V2/2g
  3. C. √2gh
  4. D. P/w
Answer: C. √2gh

Q18. Steel used in pre- stressing RCC work is....

  1. A. high carbon steel
  2. B. Mild steel
  3. C. stainless steel
  4. D. wrought iron
Answer: A. high carbon steel

Q19. Compression is produced in tension zones of RCC structures prior to external loading in such designing due to....

  1. A. pre-cast
  2. B. working stress
  3. C. pre-stressing
  4. D. limit state
Answer: C. pre-stressing

Q20. Neutral axis of balanced section of RCC beam is......

  1. A. Critical
  2. B. balanced
  3. C. economical
  4. D. all of these
Answer: D. all of these

Q21. High strength steel bars, used in pre-stressing are made of....

  1. A. wrought iron
  2. B. low carbon steel
  3. C. alloy steel
  4. D. Mild steel
Answer: C. alloy steel

Q22. For large construction projects such organization is most suitable....

  1. A. functional
  2. B. any one
  3. C. line and staff
  4. D. Line
Answer: C. line and staff

Q23. Inclined pile is called......

  1. A. friction pile
  2. B. bearing pile
  3. C. bearing cum friction pile
  4. D. Batter pile
Answer: D. Batter pile

Q24. Vertical and horizontal side of column base are equal in length in case of angle of inclination of....

  1. A. 75°
  2. B. 45°
  3. C. 30°
  4. D. 60°
Answer: B. 45°

Q25. This is a suitable method of planning and scheduling for large project....

  1. A. any one
  2. B. progress report
  3. C. Bar chart
  4. D. networking
Answer: D. networking
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