Technical MCQs

1. Basically the Talus is the soil transported by: (A) Rivers (B) Glaciers (C) Wind (D) Gravity 2. The term soil mechanics was basically coined by: (A) New mark (B) Terzaghi (C) Newton (D) Rankin 3. Soil, in engineering is defined as: (A) The top surface of the earth which is good for the growth of a plant (B) Natural aggregates of mineral grains, loose or moderately cohesive, inorganic or organic in nature (C) A disintegrated rock (D) All of the above 4. Till is the soil that is basically transported by: (A) Gravity (B) Glaciers (C) Streams (D) Wind 5. Soil deposited in lake bed is generally known as: (A) Till (B) Lacustrine deposit  (C) Alluvial deposit (D) Aeolian deposit 6. Red soil is usually rich in: (A) Calcium carbonate (B) Iron (C) Magnesium (D) Both B and C 7. The powdered roc which includes all kinds of disintegrated rock is generally known as: (A) Shale (B) Marram (C) Red soil (D) Alluvial soil 8. from the following which is not correct about alluvial soil: (A) They contain

1. The canal that finally feeds the field is called: (A) Field channel (B) Distributary  (C) Branch canal (D) Minor canal 2. Which crop has the highest value of delta among the following? (A) Rice (B) Cotton (C) Vegetables (D) Wheat 3. In which order the water flows in a canal system: (A) Branch canal-field canal-Distributary- minor (B) Branch canal-minor-field channel-Distributary (C) Branch canal-minor-Distributary-field channel (D) Branch canal-Distributary-minor-field channel 4. From the following which methods of applying water may be used on load with irregular topography? (A) Check to flood (B) Furrow irrigation method (C) Free flooding (D) Border flooding 5. In which method of applying water to land, ditches are excavated in the field? (A) Check to flood (B) Furrow irrigation method (C) Free flooding (D) Border flooding 6. In case of border flooding type of water distribution in the forms, the supply ditch is in the form of: (A) Lined channel (B) Underground concrete pipe havin

1. A pump is basically a device which converts: (A) Mechanical energy into electrical energy (B) Mechanical energy into hydraulic energy (C) Hydraulic energy into mechanical energy (D) None of the above 2. In hydraulic mechanics turbine converts: (A) Mechanical energy into electrical energy (B) Electrical energy into heat energy (C) Hydraulic energy into mechanical energy (D) Mechanical energy into hydraulic energy 3. In the case of a semicircular vane when its velocity is half the jet velocity, efficiency is: (A) 100 % (B) 90 % (C) 80 % (D) 70 % For More related MCQs click the link: Civil Engineering MCQs 4. The total energy at the inlet in an impulsive turbine is: (A) Both kinetic and potential energy (B) Kinetic energy only (C) Pressure energy (D) None of the above 5. In the case of a Pelton wheel: (A) Both velocity and pressure do not change (B) Both velocity and pressure change (C) The velocity of the jet remains the same, the pressure changes (D) The velocity of jet changes, the