Description : Tortuosity of a meandering river is the ratio of (A) Meander belt to meander length (B) Meander length to meander belt (C) Curved length along the channel to the direct axial length of the river reach (D) Direct axial length of the river reach to curved length along the channel
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The main cause of meandering is (A) Presence of an excessive bed slope in the river (B) Degradation (C) The extra turbulence generated by the excess of river sediment during floods (D) None of the above
Description : A river training work is generally required when the river is (A) Aggrading type (B) Degrading type (C) Meandering type (D) Both (A) and (B)
Description : What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river? (1) Valley widening (2) River rejuvenating (3) Valley deepening (4) Meandering
Last Answer : (3) Valley deepening Explanation: The youthful stage of the river is when water flow is the quickest. Because of steep slope and steep channel gradient in this stage, rivers actively deepen ... slopes of convex plan. Waterfalls, Vshaped valleys and interlocking spurs are features of this stage.
Description : Channelization of streams is designed to reduce flooding by ___________. a) Speeding the passage of floodwaters b) Reducing bank erosion c) Slowing down river velocity so as to reduce damage d) Increase the meandering of streams
Last Answer : a) Speeding the passage of floodwaters
Description : The curved body of water formed when a meandering river reshapes and cuts off one of its bends is called: w) an Essing pond x) an Oxbow lake y) a Swensen pool z) a Groovy pool
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- AN OXBOW LAKE
Description : What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river ? (1) Valley widening (2) River rejuvenating (3) Valley deepening (4) Meandering
Last Answer : Valley deepening
Description : While selecting the location of an intake for collecting surface water, the factor considered, is (A) The intake point should be near as far as possible to the treatment plant (B) The intake point should ... (C) The intake point in meandering rivers should be on concave banks (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Drag co-efficient in hindered settling is __________ that in free settling. (A) Less than (B) Equal to (C) Not necessarily greater than (D) Always greater than
Last Answer : (D) Always greater than
Description : The value of Poisson's ratio always remains (A) Greater than one (B) Less than one (C) Equal to one (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Less than one
Description : Uniformity coefficient of a soil is (A) Always less than 1 (B) Always equal to 1 (C) Equal to or less than 1 (D) Equal to or greater than 1
Last Answer : (D) Equal to or greater than 1
Description : Moment of resistance for a under reinforced section --------- that of a critical section [ A ] Is equal to [ B ] Is always greater than [ C ] Is less than [ D ] May be sometimes greater than
Last Answer : [ C ] Is less than
Description : The depth of neutral axis for a balanced section is --------- the depth of critical neutral axis [ A ] equal [ B ] always greater than [ C ] always less than [ D ] may be sometimes greater than
Last Answer : [ A ] equal
Description : Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct? (a) They have very large basins (b) Many of them pass through giant gorges (c) They perform very little erosion activity (d) Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers? (a) Seasonal flow (b) Meandering tendency often shifting their beds (c) Flow through shallow valleys (d) Little erosional activity
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which of the following is not one of the three broad types of channel pattern? (A) Straight (B) Serrated (C) Braided (D) Meandering
Last Answer : (B) Serrated
Description : Which of the following is not one of the channel pattern? (A) Braided (B) Narrow (C) Meandering (D) Straight
Last Answer : (B) Narrow
Description : In moment distribution method, the sum of distribution factors of all the members meeting at any joint is always (A) Zero (B) Less than 1 (C) 1 (D) Greater than 1
Last Answer : (C) 1
Description : The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits (A) Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification (B) Parallel to stratification is always less ... D) Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : For a slab supported on its four edges with corners held down and loaded uniformly, the Marcus correction factor to the moments obtained by Grashoff Rankine's theory (A) Is always less than 1 (B) Is always greater than 1 (C) Can be more than 1 (D) Can be less than 1
Description : For a balanced section, the tensile stress in the reinforcement [ A ] reaches its allowable stress [ B ] is always less than its allowable stress [ C ] may be greater than its allowable stress [ D ] none of the above
Last Answer : [ A ] reaches its allowable stress
Description : Static friction is always a.greater than the dynamic driction b.either greater or more than the dynamic friction c.less than the dynamic friction d.107 dynes e.equal to the dynamic friction
Last Answer : a. greater than the dynamic driction
Description : Second ionization energy: A. is always less than first ionization energy B. is always greater than first ionization energy (Answer) C. is equal to the first ionization energy D. may be greater or less than the first ionization energy depending on the nature of the element
Last Answer : B. is always greater than first ionization energy (Answer)
Description : The value of sec A or cosec A is always —————- a. Less than or equal to one b. Greater than or equal to one c. Equal to one d. Negative
Last Answer : b. Greater than or equal to one
Description : Cd is always __________ Cc (A) Greater than (B) Less than (C) Equal to (D) Either more or less than
Last Answer : (A) Greater than
Description : An exothermic reaction takes place in an adiabatic reactor. The product temperature __________ reactor feed temperature. (A) Is always equal to (B) Is always greater than (C) Is always less than (D) May be greater or less than
Last Answer : (B) Is always greater than
Description : Always perform A/B Testing if there is probability to beat the original variation by? A. 0.05 B. less than 5% C. greater than 5% D. greater than equal to 5%
Last Answer : C. greater than 5%
Description : When compared with the co-latitude of the place of observation, the declination of a circumpolar star is always, (a) Lesser (b) Greater (c) Equal (d) Either lesser or equal
Last Answer : (b) Greater
Description : In actual machines (A) Mechanical advantage is greater than velocity ratio (B) Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio (C) Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio (D) Mechanical advantage is unity
Last Answer : (C) Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio
Description : In ideal machines (A) Mechanical advantage is greater than velocity ratio (B) Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio (C) Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio (D) Mechanical advantage is unity
Last Answer : (B) Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio
Description : Compressibility of sandy soils is (A) Almost equal to that of clayey soils (B) Much greater than that of clayey soils (C) Much less than that of clayey soils (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (C) Much less than that of clayey soils
Description : The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is (A) Sum of the discharges from individual wells (B) Less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells (C) Greater ... of the discharges from individual wells (D) Equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells
Last Answer : (B) Less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
Description : Failure of a slope occurs only when total shear force is A) Equal to total shearing strength (B) Greater than total shearing strength (C) Less than total shearing strength (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is (A) Less than specific gravity of soil (B) Equal to specific gravity of soil (C) Greater than specific gravity of soil (D) Independent of specific gravity of soil
Description : If the depth of actual neutral axis of a doubly reinforced beam (A) Is greater than the depth of critical neutral axis, the concrete attains its maximum stress earlier (B) Is less ... critical neutral axis; the concrete and steel attain their maximum stresses simultaneously (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : If the shear stress in a R.C.C. beam is (A) Equal or less than 5 kg/cm2 , no shear reinforcement is provided (B) Greater than 4 kg/cm2 , but less than 20 kg/cm2 , shear reinforcement is provided (C) Greater than 20 kg/cm2 , the size of the section is changed (D) All the above
Description : The ratio of average values of shear stresses produced on the bed and the banks of a channel due to flowing water is (A) Less than 1 (B) Equal to 1 (C) Greater than 1 (D) Equal to zero
Description : The vapour pressure over the concave surface is (A) Less man the vapour pressure over the plane surface (B) Equal to the vapour pressure over the plane surface (C) Greater than the vapour pressure over the plane surface (D) Zero
Description : Softening point of bitumen to be used for read construction at a place where maximum temperature is 40°C should be (A) Less than 40°C (B) Greater than 40°C (C) Equal to 40°C (D) None of the above
Description : Rigidity factor for a tyre pressure greater than 7 kg/cm² is (A) Equal to 1 (B) Less than 1 (C) Greater than 1 (D) Zero
Description : The camber of shoulders in water bound macadam roads is (A) Equal to the cross slope of pavement (B) Less than the cross slope of pavement (C) Greater than the cross slope of pavement (D) Zero
Description : Consider the following statements: In the critical path method of construction planning, Free Float can be. 1. Greater than Total Float. 2. Greater than Independent Float 3. Equal to Total Float. 4. Less than ... (B) 2 and 3 are correct (C) 1 and 4 are correct (D) 1 and 2 are correct
Last Answer : (B) 2 and 3 are correct
Description : The ratio of the thickness of web to that of flange of steel rolled structural beams and channels is (A) Less than 1 (B) Equal to 1 (C) Greater than 1 (D) Less than 1 in beams but greater than 1 in channels
Description : In doubly reinforced rectangular beam, the allowatte stress in compression steel is___________the permissible stross intension insteel. (a) Greater than (b) Less than (c) Equal to (d) All of these
Last Answer : (b) Less than
Description : For a balanced section, the moment of resistance obtained from compressive force will be ___________the moment of resistance obtained from the tensile force (a) Greater than (b) Less than (c) Equal to (d) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Equal to
Description : In general, the depth of slab should be ---------------- the minimum depth required for balanced section. [ A ] Equal to [ B ] Less than [ C ] Greater than [ D ] Half of
Last Answer : [ C ] Greater than
Description : According to revised elastic theory, the steel in the compression zone is ------ that which is calculated simple elastic theory [ A ] equal to [ B ] less than [ C ] greater than [ D ] half of
Last Answer : [ C ] greater than
Description : According to steel Beam theory, stress in compressive steel is ------- stress in tension steel [ A ] less than [ B ] greater than [ C ] equal to [ D ] twice
Last Answer : [ C ] equal to
Description : The depth of neutral axis for over reinforced section is ----------- the depth of critical neutral axis [ A ] Equal to [ B ] Greater than [ C ] Less than [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ B ] Greater than
Description : The depth of neutral axis for under reinforced section is --------- the depth of critical neutral axis [ A ] Equal to [ B ] Greater than [ C ] Less than [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ C ] Less than