Civil Engineering Mcqs

Operation of McLeod gauge used for low pressure measurement is based on the principle of_____________________?

(A) gas law

(B) Boyle’s law

(C) Charle’s law

(D) Pascal’s law

(D) McLeod’s law

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Pressure of the order of 10″‘ torr can be measured by_______________ ?

(A) Bourdon tube

(B) Pirani Gauge

(C) micro-manometer

(D) ionisastion gauge

(D) McLeod gauge

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Newton’s law of viscosity is a relationship between________________?

(A) shear stress anctthejiate of angular distortion

(B) shear stress and viscosity

(C) shear stress, velocity and viscosity

(D) pressure, velocity and viscosity

(D) shear stress, pressure and rate of angular distortion

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Submitted By: Ali Uppal


The atmospheric pressure with rise in altitude decreases____________________?

(A) linearly

(B) first slowly and then steeply

(C) first steeply and then gradually

(D) unpredictable

(D) none of the above

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Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to smallest possible area due to the_______________?

(A) force of adhesion

(B) force of cohesion

(C) force of friction

(D) force of diffusion

(D) none of die above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Surface energy per unit area of a surface is numerically equal to___________________?

(A) atmospheric pressure

(B) surface tension

(C) force of adhesion

(D) force of cohesion

(D) viscosity

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Submitted By: Ali Uppal


The difference of pressure between the inside and outside of a liquid drop is________________?

(A) p = Txr

(B) p = T/r

(C) p = T/2r

(D) p = 2T/r

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Euler’s dimensionless number relates the following_______________?

(A) inertial force and gravity

(B) viscous force and inertial force

(C) viscous force and buoyancy force

(D) pressure force and inertial force

(D) pressure force and viscous force

Submitted By: Ali Uppal