Bridge Engineering PYQs, GPSC Civil Previous Year Questions

By Er. Mr. M. V.

GPSC Civil Engineering Practice Paper (Date : 16/06/2023)

50 MCQs - 50 Marks (All Subject)

1 / 50

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?
i. The dry density is the bulk density of soil in dried condition
ii. The void ratio of a saturated soil can be determined from its water content
iii. 100% saturation line and zero percent air voids line are identical.

2 / 50

Cavitation is caused by

3 / 50

In a simply supported beam, the temperature variation produces

4 / 50

Which of the following is not a displacement method?

5 / 50

The permissible tensile stress in HYSD reinforcement used for water tanks is

6 / 50

What is Catchment area of Ukai dam?

7 / 50

Which of the following statements is correct for the selection of sand for masonry mortars?
i. In natural sand, clay, fine silt and fine dust should be not more than 5% by mass
ii. In crushed stone sand, clay, fine silt and fine dust should be not more than 5% by mass
iii. Various sizes of particles of sand should be uniformly distributed throughout the mass

8 / 50

How many points of contraflexure are present in the portal frame supported by fixed support at both the ends and subjected to only horizontal UDL on entire length of one vertical face?

9 / 50

Shrinkage of concrete depends on

i. Humidity of atmosphere

ii. Passage of time

iii. Stress

10 / 50

In viscous damped free vibrations, damping force is proportional to

11 / 50

What is the minimum size of a “First Run” or a “Single Run Fillet Weld”, when the thickness of the thicker plate is 8-10 mm and the thickness of the thinner plate is 5–6 mm.

12 / 50

Expansion bearing in bridge super structure permits

13 / 50

From the following, select which is not a culvert type?

14 / 50

Earliest finish of an activity is always:

15 / 50

For a symmetrical two hinged parabolic arch, if one of the supports settles horizontally, then the horizontal thrust

16 / 50

Trigonometric levelling is

17 / 50

Wing walls are designed as retaining walls similar to those of abutments. However the main difference between their design is

18 / 50

In Simpson's rule the line joining the top of ordinates is considered to be _____

19 / 50

Which of the following is a sub-type of an open tender?

20 / 50

According to the elastic failure theory which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
i. Failure in ductile materials is specified through yielding
ii. Failure in brittle materials is specified through yielding
iii. Failure in ductile materials is specified through fracture
iv. Failure in brittle materials is specified through slipping

21 / 50

The Air binding problem in a rapid gravity filter is because of the
i. negative head
ii. increase of water temperature as it passes through the filter bed
iii. release of oxygen by algae

22 / 50

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
i. Higher Vee-Bee time shows lower workability
ii. Higher slump shows higher workability
iii. Higher compacting factor shows higher workability

23 / 50

Which of the following are the examples of Abutments without wind walls?
i. Buried abutment
ii. Tee abutment
iii. Arch abutment

24 / 50

According to Newton’s law of viscosity, shear stress is

25 / 50

The method of plane tabling, commonly used for establishing the instrument stations only, is a

26 / 50

Which of the following failure theories assumes that failure by yielding occurs when energy used in changing the shape of the unit volume of a component is equal to the distortion energy per unit volume at the yield stress of a specimen subjected to simple tension or compression test?

27 / 50

Which of the following is not the characteristic of green building?

28 / 50

The basic structural units of clay minerals composed:

29 / 50

The colour of the chlorine gas which is used as a water disinfectant is

30 / 50

In order to prevent Alkali-aggregate reaction, low alkali cement can be used, in such a case what is the maximum permissible percentage of fly ash allowed in concrete mix design?

31 / 50

The most common countermeasure used to prevent scour at bridge abutments is

32 / 50

Which type of steel bar is used in pre-stressed concrete structural elements?

33 / 50

In a beam theory, the three-moment equation is applicable to any structure only when

34 / 50

Which of the following dam is located in Gujarat?

35 / 50

As per BIS 10500-2012, for which of the parameters the ‘Acceptable Limit’ and ‘Permissible limit in the absence of alternate sources’ is the same?
i. Iron
ii. Total Dissolved Solids
iii. Total Hardness

36 / 50

Stadia tacheometry is based on the principle that

37 / 50

For laminar flow between parallel plates separated by a discharge of 2h, head loss varies

38 / 50

For a retaining wall,

39 / 50

Which of the following best describes the structural system of Burj Khalifa ?

40 / 50

Unit of Young’s Modulus is same as that of

41 / 50

Transverse shear applied to a beam normally results in

42 / 50

Which of the following RCC beams will have brittle failure during bending test?

43 / 50

The essential source of magnetism is due to

44 / 50

Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada is a _____

45 / 50

The best hydraulic cross section of an open channel is the one having the

46 / 50

A proposed model of river stretch of 20 km is to have a horizontal scale of (1/1000) and vertical scale of (1/400). If the normal discharge, width and depth of river are 182 m3/s, 100 m and 2 m, respectively, then model discharge would be

47 / 50

The metacentric height is the distance between the

48 / 50

The automation in operation of public utility services such as bulk water supply and distribution system can be achieved by implementation of

49 / 50

In context with the effectiveness of chlorine as a water disinfectant, choose the correct sequence in the descending order (i.e. ‘from the most effective to the least effective’)

50 / 50

In the method of repetition for measuring horizontal angles, to rotate the instrument without changing the reading

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The suitable surfacing material for a bridge deck slab is

A) Bituminous carpet

B) Mastic asphalt

C) Rolled asphalt

D) Sheet asphalt

B) Mastic asphalt

The formula _____ is applicable only for 6 – 15 m span T – bridge bridges, where, W = Total weight in kg/m2, L = clear span in meter

A) W = 415 + 80L

B) W = 198.5 L

C) W = 166 L

D) W = 144 L

A) W = 415 + 80L

At what interval cross sections should be determined for preliminary survey of bridge site investigation?

A) 25 m

B) 50 m

C) 75 m

D) 100 m

B) 50 m

For bridging gaps in hilly areas _____ bridges are ideal solution.

A) Rigid frame bridges

B) Suspension bridges

C) Cantilever bridges

D) None of the above

B) Suspension bridges

Golden Bridge in Gujarat which connects Ankleshwar to Bharuch is a _____

A) balanced cantilever type bridge

B) submersible bridge

C) 2-hinged Arch type bridge

D) 3-hinged Arch type bridge

A) balanced cantilever type bridge

Which of the given type of bridge is a bridge with movable span superstructure?

A) Bascule Bridges

B) Cut-Boat Bridges

C) Lift Bridges

D) All of the above

D) All of the above

A bascule bridge is a

A) Deck bridge

B) Fixed bridge

C) Movable bridge

D) Through bridge

C) Movable bridge

Wing walls are designed as retaining walls similar to those of abutments. However the main difference between their design is

A) the absence of live load in case of wing wall

B) the absence of dead load in case of the wing wall

C) the absence of the hydrostatic load in case of wing wall

D) the presence of impact load in case of the abutment

A) the absence of live load in case of wing wall

A bridge is treated as a ‘long-span bridge’ if its span is more than

A) 90 m

B) 120 m

C) 150 m

D) 240 m

B) 120 m

According to Indian Railways, the bridges having total waterways less than 18 m or having any span of clear waterways less than 12 m is

A) Minor bridges

B) Major bridges

C) Important bridges

D) Culverts

A) Minor bridges

Wing-wall constructed at right angles to the abutment is called as

A) Curved wing-walls

B) Return wing-walls

C) Splayed wing-walls

D) Straight wing-walls

B) Return wing-walls

A bridge is treated as a major bridge if the span is

A) < 6 m

B) 8 to 30 m

C) 30 to 120 m

D) More than 120 m

C) 30 to 120 m

In river training work for bridge, the spur is constructed

A) Inclined to the river flow

B) Parallel to the river flow

C) Transverse to the river flow

D) In any direction as per the site conditions

C) Transverse to the river flow

Which of the statement(s) is/are false for Bridge Bearings?
i. The expansion and contraction and the movement which occur under traffic or wind loads are not imposed on the supports of the bridge but on the bearings which allow such movements quite freely in relation to the supports
ii. The cost of bearing accounts for as much as 10-15% of the total cost of the bridge

A) Only (i)

B) Only (ii)

C) Both (i) and (ii)

D) Neither (i) nor (ii)

D) Neither (i) nor (ii)

In bridges, fixed bearings

A) allow rotation but restrict translation

B) do not allow rotation but allow translation

C) allow rotation and translation

D) do not allow rotation as well as translation

A) allow rotation but restrict translation

Practice Test On Bridge Engineering PYQs, GPSC Civil Engineering Previous Year Asked Questions (Section 1-1)

GPSC Civil Engineering Previous Year Asked Questions

1 / 15

A bridge is treated as a ‘long-span bridge’ if its span is more than

2 / 15

Golden Bridge in Gujarat which connects Ankleshwar to Bharuch is a _____

3 / 15

Wing-wall constructed at right angles to the abutment is called as

4 / 15

Which of the given type of bridge is a bridge with movable span superstructure?

5 / 15

A bascule bridge is a

6 / 15

In bridges, fixed bearings

7 / 15

The formula _____ is applicable only for 6 – 15 m span T – bridge bridges, where, W = Total weight in kg/m2, L = clear span in meter

8 / 15

In river training work for bridge, the spur is constructed

9 / 15

At what interval cross sections should be determined for preliminary survey of bridge site investigation?

10 / 15

Wing walls are designed as retaining walls similar to those of abutments. However the main difference between their design is

11 / 15

According to Indian Railways, the bridges having total waterways less than 18 m or having any span of clear waterways less than 12 m is

12 / 15

Which of the statement(s) is/are false for Bridge Bearings?
i. The expansion and contraction and the movement which occur under traffic or wind loads are not imposed on the supports of the bridge but on the bearings which allow such movements quite freely in relation to the supports
ii. The cost of bearing accounts for as much as 10-15% of the total cost of the bridge

13 / 15

The suitable surfacing material for a bridge deck slab is

14 / 15

For bridging gaps in hilly areas _____ bridges are ideal solution.

15 / 15

A bridge is treated as a major bridge if the span is

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