NTS GAT Subject (Civil Engineering) FLP 3 Free Quiz

1. What type of material is steel?

A. Brittle B. Ductile C. Rigid D. Elastic

2. What type of material is wood?

A. Natural B. Synthetic C. Composite D. Metal

3. How does the tensile strength of steel compare to its compressive strength?

A. Lower B. Higher C. Equal D. Negligible

4. What is the modulus of elasticity a measure of?

A. Stiffness B. Strength C. Ductility D. Durability

5. What is reinforcement in concrete?

A. Aggregate B. Cement C. Admixture D. Reinforcement

6. What is prestressing?

A. Reinforcing B. Prestressing C. Post-tensioning D. Pre-tensioning

7. What is the durability of concrete?

A. Durability B. Strength C. Workability D. Permeability

8. What is the workability of concrete?

A. Strength B. Durability C. Workability D. Permeability

9. What is a project?

A. Program B. Portfolio C. Project D. Task

10. What is a Gantt chart?

A. Gantt chart B. PERT chart C. Network diagram D. Milestone chart

11. What does the schedule performance index (SPI) measure?

A. Cost performance B. Quality performance C. Risk performance D. Schedule performance

12. What type of contract is a fixed-price contract?

A. Lump sum B. Cost-plus C. Time and materials D. Unit price

13. What type of contract pays per unit of work?

A. Lump sum B. Cost-plus C. Fixed price D. Unit price

14. What is a drawing in construction?

A. Drawing B. Specification C. Contract D. Permit

15. What is a construction schedule?

A. Budget B. Quality plan C. Construction schedule D. Safety plan

16. What is the construction budget?

A. Schedule B. Quality plan C. Safety plan D. Construction budget

17. What is environmental engineering?

A. Protection of human health and the environment B. Structural design C. Soil mechanics D. Transportation systems

18. What is air pollution?

A. Water pollution B. Soil pollution C. Air pollution D. Noise pollution

19. What is noise pollution?

A. Noise pollution B. Air pollution C. Water pollution D. Soil pollution

20. What causes acid rain?

A. CO2 B. CH4 C. CFCs D. SO2 and NOx

21. What is the pH of acid rain?

A. Greater than 7 B. Less than 5.6 C. Equal to 7 D. Greater than 5.6

22. What is eutrophication?

A. Eutrophication B. Acidification C. Salinization D. Desertification

23. What is composting?

A. Incineration B. Composting C. Landfill D. Recycling

24. What is recycling?

A. Recycling B. Reuse C. Recovery D. Disposal

25. What type of wastewater treatment involves biological processes?

A. Physical B. Biological C. Chemical D. Tertiary

26. What US agency is responsible for environmental regulation?

A. NOAA B. FEMA C. EPA D. DOI

27. What is the continuity equation for incompressible flow?

A. P₁V₁ = P₂V₂ B. A₁V₁ = A₂V₂ C. V₁ = V₂ D. A₁ = A₂

28. What does a Pitot tube measure?

A. Flow rate B. Pressure C. Density D. Velocity

29. What does a Venturi meter measure?

A. Velocity B. Flow rate C. Pressure D. Density

30. What equation calculates head loss due to friction in pipes?

A. Darcy-Weisbach B. Hagen-Poiseuille C. Bernoulli D. Manning

31. What is specific gravity?

A. Density B. Specific weight C. Specific gravity D. Viscosity

32. Bernoulli's equation is based on which conservation principle?

A. Mass B. Momentum C. Energy D. Angular momentum

33. What equation is used to calculate flow in open channels?

A. Darcy-Weisbach B. Hazen-Williams C. Chezy D. Manning

34. What equation is used for flow in open channels?

A. Manning B. Chezy C. Darcy-Weisbach D. Hazen-Williams

35. What is an opening used to measure flow?

A. Weir B. Notch C. Orifice D. Venturi

36. What is geotechnical engineering?

A. Behavior of earth materials B. Structural design C. Transportation systems D. Water resources

37. What is soil?

A. Rock B. Water C. Soil D. Air

38. What is the water content of soil?

A. Water to total weight B. Solids to total weight C. Water to volume D. Water to solids

39. What is the plastic limit of soil?

A. Liquid limit B. Shrinkage limit C. Plastic limit D. Flow limit

40. What test is used to determine the shear strength of soil?

A. Proctor compaction B. CBR C. Direct shear D. Triaxial

41. What is compaction in soils?

A. Compaction B. Consolidation C. Swelling D. Shrinkage

42. What is a pile in foundation engineering?

A. Shallow foundation B. Raft foundation C. Pile D. Strip foundation

43. What law governs the flow of water through soils?

A. Darcy's Law B. Terzaghi equation C. CBR equation D. Proctor equation

44. What is the degree of indeterminacy?

A. Number of redundant forces B. Number of members C. Number of joints D. Number of loads

45. What is a truss?

A. Beam B. Frame C. Truss D. Arch

46. What type of loads does a beam resist?

A. Axial B. Bending C. Shear D. Torsion

47. What is the flexibility method?

A. Displacement method B. Stiffness method C. Moment distribution D. Flexibility method

48. What is the stiffness method?

A. Force method B. Stiffness method C. Flexibility method D. Moment distribution

49. What is an influence line?

A. Variation due to moving load B. Shear force diagram C. Bending moment diagram D. Stress diagram

50. What method is used to determine the deflection of beams?

A. Moment distribution B. Slope deflection C. Stiffness D. Double integration

51. What method is used to determine the slope and deflection of beams?

A. Double integration B. Conjugate beam C. Moment distribution D. Slope deflection

52. What method is used for the analysis of multi-storey frames?

A. Slope deflection B. Moment distribution C. Stiffness D. Portal frame

53. What method is used for the analysis of frames under lateral loads?

A. Portal frame B. Cantilever method C. Slope deflection D. Moment distribution

54. What method considers the inelastic behavior of structures?

A. Plastic analysis B. Elastic analysis C. Linear analysis D. Non-linear analysis

55. What is concrete?

A. Steel B. Concrete C. Wood D. Masonry

56. What structural member resists axial compression?

A. Beam B. Slab C. Footing D. Column

57. What is a slab?

A. Beam B. Slab C. Column D. Footing

58. What is a footing?

A. Footing B. Beam C. Slab D. Column

59. What is the stress-strain relationship of steel up to the yield point?

A. Non-linear B. Plastic C. Elastic-plastic D. Linear

60. What is the yield strength of steel?

A. Ultimate strength B. Yield strength C. Fracture strength D. Fatigue strength

61. What is the ratio of ultimate strength to allowable stress?

A. Load factor B. Safety factor C. Design factor D. Factor of safety

62. What considers the simultaneous application of different types of loads?

A. Dead load only B. Live load only C. Load combination D. Wind load only

63. What type of column fails by crushing rather than buckling?

A. Long B. Short C. Slender D. Intermediate

64. What is a leveling instrument used for?

A. Angles B. Elevation C. Distance D. Area

65. What is a benchmark in surveying?

A. Temporary point B. Control point C. Benchmark D. Station

66. What causes refraction error in surveying?

A. Curvature of Earth B. Instrument error C. Refraction of light D. Human error

67. What does a total station combine?

A. Leveling B. Mapping C. Area calculation D. EDM and theodolite

68. What is GPS used for in surveying?

A. Angle measurement B. Positioning and navigation C. Leveling D. Mapping

69. What does a large scale map show?

A. Larger area B. Smaller area C. More detail for smaller area D. Same area

70. What does a small scale map show?

A. Smaller area B. Larger area C. Smaller area D. Less detail for larger area

71. What type of traverse does not return to the starting point?

A. Closed B. Loop C. Open D. Radial

72. What surveying method is based on the geometry of triangles?

A. Leveling B. Traversing C. Contouring D. Triangulation

73. What does trilateration measure?

A. Angles B. Distances C. Elevations D. Areas

74. What is a chain used for in surveying?

A. Linear measurements B. Angle measurements C. Elevation measurements D. Area measurements

75. What is the angle between true north and magnetic north?

A. Dip B. Bearing C. Azimuth D. Declination

76. What is a dumpy level used for?

A. Dumpy level B. Theodolite C. Total station D. Prismatic compass

77. What is the design speed of a highway?

A. Operating speed B. Posted speed limit C. Average speed D. Design speed

78. What is the superelevation on a curve?

A. Gradient B. Camber C. Superelevation D. Cross slope

79. What is the traffic volume?

A. Traffic density B. Traffic volume C. Traffic speed D. Traffic capacity

80. What is the traffic density?

A. Traffic density B. Traffic volume C. Traffic speed D. Traffic capacity

81. What is flexible pavement?

A. Flexible pavement B. Rigid pavement C. Composite pavement D. Semi-rigid pavement

82. What is rigid pavement?

A. Flexible B. Composite C. Rigid D. Semi-rigid

83. What test is used for pavement design?

A. Proctor compaction B. Direct shear C. Triaxial D. CBR

84. What does railway engineering focus on?

A. Highway B. Railway C. Airport D. Waterway

85. What is the taxiway at an airport?

A. Runway B. Taxiway C. Apron D. Terminal

86. What is a port?

A. Runway B. Taxiway C. Apron D. Port

87. What is the gutter on a road?

A. Curb B. Shoulder C. Gutter D. Median

88. What is water resources engineering?

A. Management of water resources B. Structural design C. Soil mechanics D. Transportation systems

89. What is the science of the distribution and movement of water?

A. Hydraulics B. Hydrogeology C. Hydrology D. Hydrography

90. What is the continuous movement of water?

A. Carbon cycle B. Nitrogen cycle C. Oxygen cycle D. Hydrological cycle

91. What is evaporation?

A. Evaporation B. Condensation C. Precipitation D. Infiltration

92. What is infiltration?

A. Evaporation B. Condensation C. Precipitation D. Infiltration

93. What is runoff?

A. Infiltration B. Runoff C. Evaporation D. Condensation

94. Which is the largest dam in Pakistan in terms of storage capacity?

A. Tarbela B. Mangla C. Warsak D. Terbela

95. What is a spillway?

A. Dam B. Canal C. Weir D. Spillway

96. What is water supply engineering?

A. Irrigation B. Drainage C. Water supply D. Hydropower

97. What is flood control?

A. Irrigation B. Drainage C. Water supply D. Flood control

98. What is a levee?

A. Dam B. Levee C. Spillway D. Weir

99. What is the water table?

A. Water level B. Groundwater level C. Water table D. Aquifer level

100. What organization sets international guidelines for drinking water quality?

A. WHO B. UNEP C. FAO D. WMO

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