GATE Mock Test Civil Engineering (CE)- 2 - Civil Engineering (CE) MCQ

The letters P, Q, R, S, T, U and V, not necessarily in that order, represents seven consecutive integers from 22 to 33.

(i) U is as much less than Q as R is greater than S.
(ii) V is greater than U.
(iii) Q is the middle term.
(iv) P is 3 greater than S.

Find the sequence of letters from the lowest value to the highest value.

The average age of a couple at the time of their marriage was 25 years. Now, after 8 years, they have a 3-year old daughter. What is the average age of the family now?

From the time the front of a train enters a platform, it takes 50 seconds for the back of the train to leave the platform, while traveling at a constant speed of 45 km/h. At the same speed, it takes 9 seconds to pass a man running at 9 km/h in the opposite direction of the train. What is the length of the train and that of the platform in meters, respectively?

The sum of n terms of series +…. is

Which Circle is missing?

Directions: Figure (x) is followed by four alternative figures (a), (b), (c) and (d) such that figure (x) is embedded in one of them. Choose the alternative figure in which figure (x) is embedded.

Over the past few years, the deer population in northern Maine has declined significantly. Three years ago, a large landowner began clear cutting woodlands in areas of northern Maine, destroying underbrush that the deer feed on. Stopping the clear cutting will reestablish a healthy deer population.

Which of the following, if true, weakens the argument?

Refer to the following data to answer the question that follows:

F(x) = modulus of x

G(x) = the largest integer less than or equal to x

H(x) = the smallest integer greater than or equal to x

I(x) = x, the real number

Find the value of

Consider the following statements:

I. On a principal plane, only normal stress acts.
II. On a principal plane, both normal and shear stresses act.
III. On a principal plane, only shear stress acts.
IV. Isotropic state of stress is independent of frame of reference.

Which of the above statements is/are TRUE?

Two prismatic beams having the same flexural rigidity of 1000 kN-m² are shown in the figures.

If the mid-span deflections of these beams are denoted by δ₁ and δ₂ (as indicated in the figures). The correct option is ______

A splitting tensile test is performed on a cylinder of diameter D and length L. The ultimate load is P then the splitting tensile strength of concrete is given by

Let A and B be non-singular square matrices of the same order. Consider the following statements.

(I) (AB)^T = A^TB^T

(II) (AB)⁻¹ = B⁻¹A⁻¹

(III) adj(AB) = (adj.A) (adj.B)

(IV) ρ(AB) =ρ(A)ρ(B)

(V) AB = A.B

Which of the above statements are false?

A vehicle having a projected area of 15m² traveling at 70km/hr experiences a resistance of 2kN out of which 60% is due to drag. Calculate the drag coefficient. Given, that the density of air is 1.25 kg/m³.

For a wooden member of least thickness 50 mm to be connected to a nail, the nail diameter should not be more than _________.

Calculate the force exerted(in kN) on a vane moving with a velocity of 7m/s by a jet of water having 30m/s.The density of water is 1020kg/m³. The sectional area of the jet is given as 5m².

The effective length of fillet weld having a length of 5 m and size of 1.75 m is ___________ m.

(MSQ - This is a multiple select questions. One or more options is/are correct)

Choose the correct statement(s)

A truck is facing in its intended direction of travel along the beam as shown below. For a truck traveling in the direction shown, the maximum live load bending moment at support C is

Which of the following statements regarding flow nets is/are correct?

If the velocity components of flow are u = 3xy³ and v = x³ - y³ , then the flow is

The field capacity of a certain soil is 25% and the moisture content of the soil before irrigation is 9%. If the dry unit weight of soil is 18 KN/m³ then the depth (in mm, round off to the nearest integer) up to which soil profile will be saturated with an application of 65mm of water is _____.

The static indeterminacy of the two-span continuous beam with an internal hinge, shown below, is _____.

In Simpson's rule for numerical integrating a curve, we divide the curve into

For a partially saturated soil, the increase in pore water pressure when no drainage is permitted is _________ kPa. (Take Skempton's pore pressure parameters as A = 2.5 and B = 3.5, major and minor principal stress increments as 5.5 kPa and 1.75 kPa, respectively.) (Answer up to one decimal place)

Solving using a 4-equal segment trapezoidal rule gives (round off to three decimal places) :

Given that the density of earth is 7.8 kg/m³, angle of repose is 60° and height of wall is 15 m. Considering the earth retained is level, the active pressure on retaining wall is __________ Pa. (Answer up to the nearest integer)

Calculate total elongation in mm due to axial load of 250kN applied to a flat bar of length 20m and 20mm thick tapering from a width of 150mm to 60mm. Assume E = 205GPa.(round up to 2 decimal places)