CIVIL ENGINEERING

HND PAST QUESTIONS

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1. ______________is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed or demanded by
aerobic biological organism to break down organic material in water.
a. BOD b. COD c. Oxygen demand d. Aerobic oxygen
2. Force constant is also known as ___________________
a. Elastic limit b. Yield load c. Stress d. Strain
3. The property of cement that affects its setting period is ______________
a. hydration b. soundness c. stiffness d. finears
4. Plasticity index is the difference between the plastic limit and _____________
a. shrinkage unit b. liquid limit c. moisture content d. Liquid index
5. ________________involve picking the impurities from the water during
treatment
a. Aeration b. Stabilization b. Screening d. Filtration
6. ______________is part of the route or alignment where there is constant
movement points along the route or alignment
a. Plane b. Curve c. Route Survey d. Surveying
7. The study of rock material is known as ________________
a. Geophysics b. Hydrogeology c. Petrology d. Mineraology
8. Elastic limit is expressed by _______________
a. Snell’s law b. Berneath equation c. Hooke’s law d. Chezy equation
9. BOD is the amount of oxygen demanded of water incubated for ______________
At 200c a. 10days b. 5days c. 15days d. 20days
10. _____________is the movement of water in soil
a. seepage b. per collation c. infiltration d. Run-off
11. Soil is also known as ______________ in Engineering
a. solid particle b. overburden c. lithosphere d. ground mechanics
12. An example of foundation correlation method is __________________
a. piling b. underpinning c. pinning d. bracing

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13. Shallow foundation include the following except ______________
a. pad b. pile c. raft d. strap
14. _________________are structures used to retain the earth and the structure
a. Wall b. Retaining wall c. Pile Foundation d. Dam
15. ____________is the action of force on objects
a. Strength b. Shear stress c. Mechanics d. Friction
16. _______________is the load that is acting small area of a body/object
a. Distributed load b. Concentrated load c. Mean load d. Factor load
17. ____________is the part of the building that receive the thread of other
structure and transmit it to the soil
a. Reinforcement b. Foundation c. Column d. Beam
18. ______________is the act of measuring a given location on the above the ground
surface and represent it on the map or chart
a. Measurement b. Reading c. Surveying d. Geoinformatics
19. The act of measurement of ground for survey work is known as ______________
a. Remote sensuring b. Photogrammetic survey c. Road survey d. Chain survey
20. The instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angles is known as _____
a. level b. Theodolite c. Plumb d. Trachea system
21. The measurement of a distance/location from known point to an unknown point
is known as ______________
a. closed transverse b. Travesering c. Open tranverse d. Transverse
22. The method used to determine leveling of a given ground is
a. Trachea system b. Coordinate method c. Inclination method
d. Two theodolite method
23. _____________is the ratio of stress to strain
a. Modulus elasticity b. Shear stress c. Strain Energy d. Energy matrix

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24. ____________is the mixture content at which solid change liquid state
a. Solid limit b. Liquid limit c. Plastic limit d. Shrinkage limit
25. ________________is the moisture content at which substance change its state
from liquid to solid
a. Solid limit b. Liquid limit c. Plastic Limit d.Shrinkage limit
26. ______________ is applied to hold other structures in place during construction
a. Underpinning b. Shore c. Brace d. Cleat
27. _____________is used when the bearing capacity of soil is below 400kg/cm2
a. Pile b. Diaphragm wall c. Raft d. All of the above
28. Pavement design is categories into Rigid and _______________
a. Simple b. Asphatic c. Flexible d. Concrete
29. ____________is an embarkment used to prevent flood outbreak
a. Flume b. Leave c. Shice d. Spillway
30, Factors affecting soil hearing capacity include _______except
a. Water table b. Loading c. Soil structure d. Soil profile
31. ________________is the marking out exact position of building
a. survey b. setting out c. Setting time d. Soil stabilization
32. The route pattern of road on profile is known as?
a. Geometric alignment b. vertical alignment c. route profile
d. uniform alignment
33. Foundation is classified as shallow and deep foundation
a. Disagree b. agree c. all of the above d. none of the above
34. Factors that determine the choice of foundation include these except
a. loading b. soil profile c. cost of construction d. soil type
35. Soil shear strength parameter includes the following except
a. cohesion b. angle of internal friction c. soil adhesion d. none of the above

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36. Soil investigation help the resionlier/engineer to provide these information
except
a. soil physical and chemical properties b. soil water table
c. bearing capacity d. all of the above
37. _________________is the expulsion of void from the soil
a. Settlement b. Compaction c. Consolidation d. Rain moving
38. _____________is the spontenous emission of radiation by radioactive element
a. Emission b. Radioactivity c. Nuclear reaction d. x-ray
39. Advantages of indeterminate structure include the following except
a. Better aesthetic structure b. Rigid structure c. proper erection
d. none of the above
40. ______________is the wall used to support a structure of up 7m
a. Cantilever b. Buttress wall c. Gravity wall d. Counterfort wall
41. The principle of surveying include the following except
a. Working from known to known b. Working from whole to part
c. Working from part to whole d. Precision and Accuracy
42. _____________is the type of surveying that deal with measurement of property
boundaries.
a. Cadastral b. Remote sensing c. Photogrametric d. Geometry
43. The route pattern of road on plan is known as
a. horizontal alignment b. architectural alignment c. contour lines
d. All of the above
44. ____________is the type of surveying that deals with the study of water
a. Geodetic survey b. water survey c. hydrological survey d. all of the above
45. _____________is the type of Engineering that deals with the study of soil strata.
a. Geotechnical engineering b. Soil mechanics
c. Soil profile d. None of the above

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46. The underlying material that doesn’t allow the flow of water is known as
a. Aquitard b. Aquiclude c. Aquifer d. Confined aquifer
47. ___________is the removal of water from water body
a. Intake b. Discharge c. Recharge d. Drainage
48. Recharge can take place in water body through the off except
a. Preciptation b. Percolation c. Seepage d. Irrigation
49. _____________is the balance of water after infiltration of interception
a. Precipitation b. Run-off c. Evapotranspiration d. Perolation
50. _________is a stream that recharge itself maturely
a. Influent stream b. Effluent stream c. Hydaulic jump d. Lake
51. _______________is a device that convert mechanical energy to electric energy
a. Pump b. Turbine c. Centurimeter d. Notch
52. _________is an opening usually made up of concrete that allows the movement
a. Notch b. Weir c. Flumes d. Leeve
53. _________is the flow in which particles wave with same velocity per unit time
a. Steady flow b. Unsteady flow c. Lanainar d. Turbulent
54. The flow in which particles move in the directions is known as
a. Convectional flow b. Two dimensional flow
c. unconventional flow d. Rational flow
55. Foundation type best for frame is
a. Pad b. Pile c. Raft d. Strap
56. ________is a civil engineering materials gotten from pit or under the water body
a. Cement b. Aggregate c. Damproof course d. Additive
57. __________is a substance added to concrete mix that affect the physical and
chemical properties of concrete
a. Abrasive b. Additive c. Cement d. Reinforcement

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58. AASHTO means
a. America Association of Soil in Highway Transportation Office
b. America Association Standard of Highway Transportation Official
c. America Algeria Standard of Highway Transportation Official
d. America Association Standard of Highway Transportation Organisation
59. ______________is the aquifer whose recharge is done by precipitation or rainfall.
a. Relief aquifer b. Confined aquifer c. Unconfined aquifer
d. Underlaying aquifer
60. The special type of raft that is most suitable for water logged area is known
as__________ a. slab and beam b. cellular raft
c. oversight concrete slab d. continuous raft
61. The measurement of area extent of road/route and presentation of an chart as it
is on ground is known as a. Vertical alignment b. Horizontal alignment
c. Alignment d. Route alignment
62. Grouting is necessary in dam construction due to
a. Prevention of upward movement of water
b. Prevention of movement of water across the dam
c. To improve soil stability
d. To improve soil profile
63. Functional requirement of door includes except a. For ventilation
b. For lightning c. For entrance and exist d. It provide support to lintel
64. Project managements includes the following except
a. client b. surveyor c. builder d. architect
65. __________is a structure that is use to drawn water from water body and store
in receiver
a. intake b. Dam c. Reservoir d. Sipmen

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66. Concretes are weak in______________
a. Compression b. Tension c. Shear d. Bending
67. Particle size distribution for silt is ____________
a. 0.005 – 0.008 b. 0.005 – 0.02 c. 0.005 - 0.05 d. 0.005-0.015
68. Properties of an aggregate include the following except
a. Frost action b. Tawning c. Volume changes d. strength
69. Aggregate can be classified into ___________
a. Heavy height,, light weight, normal aggregate
b. Artificial, Natural and Normal aggregate
c. Broken bricks, sand, silt
a. None of the above
70. The properties of the cement (chemical substance) that determine its setting and
hardening time is ____________
a. phosphate II is oxide b. Gypsum c. Ammonicical plate d. Lime
71. ____________is refer to as short time setting of concrete paste
a. initial set b. Final set c. False set d. Fast set
72. ___________is the type of setting time during which hardening of concrete paste
is completely done
a. Last set b. Final set c. Fast set d. Accurate set
73. ________is the total load the soil can without before shear a. Bearing capacity
b. Bearing pressure c. Net bearing capacity d. Net bearing pressure
74. ________involves the addition of coagulate to convey light particle together to
form lecucy particles during H20 per fraction
a. screening b. aeration c. coagulation d. sedimentation
75. __________is the type of rock formed from sediment accumulated ever a long
period under water a. sedimentary rock b. igneous rock c. metamorphic rock
d. none of the above

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76. The common rock materials used for Engineering construction are gotten from
a. metamorphophic rock b. igneous rock c. sedimentary rock
d. none of the above
77. ________occur when parts of a structure tends to shear, bend or defect from
other part due to inappropriate design
a. Failure b. Deformation c. Deflection d. Sway
78. __________is a structural member usually horizontal supported by axial load
a. column b. Beam c. Slab d. Foundation
79. __________is a structure with three member mid three reactions is support
a. Frame b. Perfect frame c. Imperfect frame d. Warren frame
80. A frame whose structure and support are more than what if can take
a. Imperfect frame b. Abnormal frame c. Compete frame d. Incomplete
frame
81. The special type of test carried out on soil for road construction is __________
a. Atterberg limit b. CBR c. Consolidation test d. All of the above
82. __________is a structure used to support the building and allow materials and
workmen to reach very point during construction
a. Brace b. Shore c. Safford d. Lift
83. _________is a scaffording that uses put log attained to structure
a. Dependent b. Independent c. Metal scafford d. None of the above
84. The ability of water to overflow the dam is know as
a. overtawning b. overtopping c. overflowing d. over jumping
85. The region of water conveying and retaining structure that dues not come in
contact with water is known as
a. Free space b. Free board c. Free phase d. free face

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86. The suitable material for sub-base course in flexible pavement construction
is___________
a. Laterite b. Gravel c. Granite d. Sharp sand
87. _____________is the time wasted when traffic is interrupted due to intersection,
marovour or roce sign
a. Congestion b. Delay c. Jam d. Traffic congestion
88. _________is the movement of vehicle in a particle time along the route/road
a. Speed b. Traffic c. Concentration d. Jam
89. The instantaneous speed with which the vehicle moves is known as___________
a. initial speed b. journey speed c. spot speed d. average speed
90. ___________is a temporary place where vehicle moving vehicle slow or park
temporary
a. Terminal b. Bypass c. Park d. Carriage way
91. The importance of chamber in road construction is
a. Divide the road into two equal part
b. It enhances movement of loaden down the carriage way
c. It links the carriage way to their drain
d. None of the above
92. Shoulder are used to covey water from carriage way to the drain
a. Agree b. Disagree c. All of the above d. None of the above
93. The earliest mode of transportation is
a. Road b. Railway c. Air d. Water
94. Gravity retaining wall are usually constructed with
a. steel b. mass concrete c. reinforced concrete d. clay
95. Failure in retaining that occur when tends turn to the other side of the wall is
known___________
a. Sliding b. Venturing c. Shear d. All of the above

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96 The main mineral component of clay soil is
a. Silica Ammonia sulphate b. Nitrogen ammonia silicate
c. Silicate d. Sulphate
97. Void ratio is described as the ratio of volume of void to _________
a. volume of liquid b. Volume of solid c. Total volume
d. Volume of air
98. ____________is described as the bringing of different structural elements
together in order to provide support rigidity and stability
a. Coordination b. Structure c. Design d. Building
99. The time required for radioactive element to disintegrate to half of its original
size is known as
a. Nuclear fission b. Half life c.Radioactive emission d. spontaneous emission
100. The main factor to be considered during construction
a. Material b. Cost c. Safety d. Aesthetic

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