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1. The shape of idealized stress-strain curve for
concrete as prescribed by is 456-1978 is
(a) Rectangular
(b) parabolic
(c) Rectangular-parabolic
(d) None of these
2. In limit state design, the limiting value of depth of
neutral axis is
(a) 0.43d
(b) 0.48d
(c) 0.45d
(d) 0.53d
3. In the limit state design of concrete structure the
strain distribution is assumed to be
(a) Liner
(b) None liner
(c) Parabolic
(d) Rectangular parabolic
4. For slabs spanning in two directions for calculating
the span to effective depth ratio
(a) Shorter span should be considered
(b) longer span should be considered
(c) Overage value of shorter and longer spans
should be considered
(d) Both the span should be considered in their
respective directions
5. The clear distance between the lateral restraints for
a simply supported or continuous beam to ensure
lateral stability should not exceed
(a) 60 b or 250 b2/d whichever is more
(b) 60 b or 250 b2/d whichever is more
(c) 60 b or 250 b2/d whichever is less
(d) 60 b or 250 b2/d whichever is less
6. In doubly reinforced sections total reinforcement
percentage of steel should not exceed
(a) 4.0
(b) 6.0
(c) 8.0 (d) 10.0
7. A simply supported beam is considered as a deep
beam is the ratio of effective span to overall depth
is less than
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2
8. The term characteristic load means that load which
has a probability of not being exceeded during the
life of the structure is equal to

(a) 90%
(c) 99%

(b) 95%
(d) 100%

9. For reinforced concrete members totally immersed

in sea water the additional cover thickness
recommended by the code is
(a) 25 mm
(b) 30 mm
(c) 35 mm
(d) 40 mm
10. In the case of working stress method of design,
the design load is
(a) The characteristic load
(b) The characteristic load with appropriate partial
safety factors
(c) The characteristic load with appropriate factor
of safety
(d) The greatest of (b) and (c) above
11. Shrinkage in a concrete slab
(a) Causes shear cracks
(b) Causes compression cracks
(c) Causes compression cracks
(d) Does not cause any cracking
12. The maximum depth of neutral axis for a beam with
fe- 415 bars in limit state method of design is
(a) 0.46d
(b) 0.48 d
(c) 0.50 d
(d) 0.53 d
13. In case of two-way slabs the depth of slab is based
on
(a) Long span
(b) Mostly long span but sometimes short span
(c) Short span
(d) Independent of the span
14. An RCC beam can have maximum tension
reinforcement as
(a) 6% bD (b) 2% bD (c) 3% bD (d) 4% bD
15. Minimum percentage of tor steel in an RCC slab is
(a) 0.1% bD
(b) 0.12%bD
(c) 0.15% bD
(d) 0.2%bD
16. Maximum permitted spacing of main bars in a slab
is

(a) 100 mm

(b) 3 d

(c) 5 d

(d) 450 mm

17. IN an RCC staircase supported at both ends of the

going the going is 4 m and the total tise is 3 m the
total uniformly distributed load is 10 KN/m2 the
maximum moment would be
(a) 20 kN m
(b) 32.25 kN m
(c) 11.25 kN m
(d) 25 kN m
18. Diagonal tension reinforcement is provided as
(a) Longitudinal bars
(b) Bent up bars
(c) Helical reinforcement
(d) 900 bent at the ends

20. If d and n are the effective depth and depth of

neutral axis respectively of a singly reinforced
beam the lever arm of the beam is
(a) d
(b) n
(c) d+ n/3 (d) d- n/3
21. The effective span of simply supported slab is
(a) distance between the centre of the bearing
(b) clear distance between the inner face of the
wall plus twice the thickness of the wall
(d) None of these
22. For a continuous floor slab supported on beam the
ratio of the end span of length and intermediate
span length is
(a) 0.6
(b) 0.7
(c) 0.8
(d) 0.9
23. If the maximum bending moment of a simply
supported slab is m kg-cm the effective depth of
the slab
(a) M/100Q
(b) M/10
(d) (

)
100

24. The modular ratio M is given by

(a) 280 cbc
(b) 280/2 cbc
(c) 280/3 cbc
(d) None of the above
25. The partial safety factor for concrete is
(a) 1.15
(b) 1.5
(c) 1.95

27. For the deflection of simply supported beam to be

within permissible limits the ratio of its span to
effective depth should not exceed
(a) 7
(b) 20
(c) 26
(d) 35
28. The minimum cover of a slab should neither be
less than the diameter of bar nor less than
(a) 10 mm
(b) 15 mm
(c) 25 mm
(d) 13 mm
29. The load factor for live load and dead load are
(a) 1.8 and 2.2
(b) 2.2 and 1.5
(c) 1.8 and 1.8
(d) 2.2 and 2.2

19. In a cantilever beam main reinforcement is

provided
(a) Above the neutral axis
(b) as vertical stirrups
(c) As helical reinforcement
(d) Below the neutral axis

(c) /

26. Permissible compressive strength of M 200

concrete grade is
(a) 100 kg/cm2
(b) 150 kg/cm2
(c) 200 kg/cm2
(d) 250 kg/cm2

(d) 2.0

30. The shear span is defined as the zone where

(a) shear force is zero
(b) Bending moment is zero
(c) shear force is constant
(d) Bending moment is constant
31. Tension bars in a cantilever beam must be
anchored in the support up to
(a) Ld
(b) Ld/3
(c) 12
(d) d
32. When HYSD bars are used in plate of mild steel
bars the bond strength
(a) increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Does not change
(d) Become zero
33. The shear capacity of an rcc beam without shear
reinforcement is
(a) Tcbd
(b) Tybd
2
(c) Tcbd
(d) Tvbd2
34. A reinforced concrete beam supported on columns
at ends has a clear span 5 m and 0.5 effective depth
it carries a total uniformly distributed 100 kn/m the
design shear force for the beam is
(a) 250 kn
(b) 200 kn
(c) 175 kn
(d) 150 kn
35. The length of the straight portion of a bar beyond
the end of the hook should be at least
(a) twice the diameter
(b) Thrice the diameter

(c) four times the diameter

(d) seven times the diameter
36. Expansion joints are provided if the length of
concrete structures exceeds
(a) 10 m (b) 15 m (c) 35 m (d) 45 m
37. Lap length in compression shall not be less than
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 24
(d) 30
38. If a beam fails in bond strength can be increased
most economically by
(a) Increasing the depth of beam
(b) using thinner bars but more in number
(c) using thicker bars but less in `
(d) None of the above

39. Which one of the following statements is correct ?

(a) Maximum longitudinal reinforcement is an
axially loaded short column is 6% of cross
section area
(b) columns with circular section are provided
transverse reinforcement of helical type only
(c) Spacing of lateral ties cannot be more than 16
times the diameter of the tie bar
(d) Longitudinal reinforcement bar need not be in
contact with lateral ties
40. When both the slenderness ratios are less than 12 a
compression member of R.C.C is called
(a) short
(b) slender
(c) pedestal
(d) short and slender
41. The unsupported length for a column between end
restraints short not exceed .. times the least
lateral dimension of a column
(a) 80
(b) 150
(c) 12
(d) 60
42. An electric pole is 5 m high it is fixed to the
ground it carries a wire at the top and free to move
sideways over there the effective length of the pole
is
(a) 3.25 m
(b) 4.0 m
(c) 5.0 m
(d) 10.0 m
43. The critical section for two way shear in an
isolated spread footing is at the
(a) face of the column
(b) Distance 1.5 d from column face
(c) distance d from column face
(d) distance d/2 from column face

44. Minimum number of vertical bars in a circular

column is
(a) six
(b) Four
(c) five
(d) eight
45. The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab
is
(a) one fourth the width of the panel
(b) Half the width of the panel
(c) Radius of the column
(d) Diameter of the column
46. For a number of column constructed in a row the
type of foundation provided is
(a) footing
(b) Raft
(c) Strap
(d) strip
47. Minimum spacing between horizontal parallel
reinforcements of different size should not be less
than
(a) One diameter of thinner bar
(b) One diameter of thicker bar
(c) Sum of diameter of thinner bar and thicker
bars
(d) Twice the diameter of thinner bar
48. Column may be made of plain concrete if their
unsupported length does not exceed their least
lateral diameter by
(a) Two times
(b) three times
(c) four times
(d) five times
49. According to is 456-1978 the thickness of
reinforced concrete footing on pile at its edge is
kept less than
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 20 cm
50. According to is 456-2000 the maximum
reinforcement in a column is
(a) 4 %
(b) 2 %
(c) 6%
(d) 8%
51. For wall columns and vertical faces of all the
structural member the form work is generally
removed after
(a) 24 to 48 hours
(b) 3 days
(c) 7 days
(d) 14 days
52. A simply supports beam is considered as a deep
beam if the ratio of effective span to overall depth
is less than:

a.
b.
c.
d.

1
4
3
2

53. Section modulus for a rectangular section is

given as:
A. bd2/36
B. bd3/36
C. bd2/6
D. bd3/12
54. Partial safety factors for concrete and steel
respectively may be taken as
a) 1.5 and 1.15
b) 1.5 and 1.78
c) 3 and 1.78
d) 3 and 1.2
55.

A Pre-cast pile generally used is:

(A) circular
(B) square
(C) octagonal
(D) square with corners chantered

56. Tension bars in a cantilever beam must be

enclosed in the support up to:
a. Ld
b. Ld/3
c. 12
d. d
57. According to IS : 456-2000, the maximum
reinforcement in a column is :
a. 4%
b. 2%
c. 6%
d. 8%
58. The minimum grade of reinforced concrete in sea
water as per IS 456 :2000 is :
(A) M 15
(B) M 20
(C) M 30
(D) M 40
59.

Shear reinforcement is provided in the form of :

(A) vertical bars
(B) inclined bars
(C) combination of vertical and inclined bars
(D) any one of the above

60. For R.C.C. construction, the maximum size of

coarse aggregate is limited to:
A) 10 mm
B) 15 mm
C) 20 mm
D) 25 mm
61.

The working stress of a material is expected to be

(A) equal to ultimate stress
(B) equal to yield stress
(C) less than yield stress
(D) more than yield stress

62.

All R.C. columns must be designed for a

minimum eccentricity of
(A) L/50+D/3
(B) L/25+D/30
(C) L/500+D/30
(D) L/30+D/500

63.

The thermal expansion coefficient () fo steel is:

(A) 13 x 10-6/c and closely resembles to of
concrete
(B) 11 x 10-6/c and differs widely from of
concrete
(C) 12 x 10-6/c and closely to of concrete
(D) 14 x 10-6/c and nearly equal to of concrete

64.

Maximum spacing of longitudinal bars measured

along the periphery of the RC column shall not
exceed:
(A) 200mm
(B) 250mm
(C) 300mm
(D) 20 times dia of longitudinal bar

65. The tensile strength of concrete in flexure as per IS

: 456 is:
(A) 0.6.fck
(B) 0.7 fck
(C) 0.75fck
(D) 0.9 fck

66.

For mild and moderate exposures, if 20 mm down

coarse aggregates are used , minimum cement
content per cubic metre of concrete must not be
less than
(A) 280 kg
(B) 300 kg
(C) 320 kg
(D) 340 kg

67. The bond strength of concert increases with

(A) the quantity of steel
(B) the tensile strength of steel
(C) the grade of concrete
(D) the quality of concrete

75. As per IS 456 The effective length of cantilever

shall be taken as
(A) clear span
(B) clear span + effective depth/2
(C) Clear span + effective depth
(D) clear span + effective width

68. According to IS : 456-2000 ,side face

reinforcement should be provided when depth of
web of a beam exceeds:
(A) 650mm
(B) 700mm
(C) 725mm
(D) 750mm

76. If the modular ratio is m stress ratio in steel and

constant r then the critical neutral axis constant
kis given by
(A) m/(m-r)
(B) m/(m+r)
(C) (m+r)/m
(D) m2/r

69. If a beam fails in bond then its bond strength can

be increased most economically by:
(A) increasing the depth of beam
(B) using thinner bars but more in numbers
(C) using thicker bars but less in numbers
(D) providing vertical stirrups

77. For two way action, i.e. punching shear , the

calculated shear stress, v, should satisfy the
following relation v< ksc, where c according to
working atress method is expressed as
(A) 0.1 ck
(B) 0.16 ck
(D) 0.4 ck
(C) 0.25 ck

70. A flat slab is supported on :

A) beams
B) columns
C) walls
D) columns monolithically built with slab
71. The minimum cover in a slab should neither be less
then diameter of bar nor less than :
(A) 10mm
(B) 13mm
(C) 20mm
(D) 25mm
72. Maximum spacing of side face reinforcement of
beam having depth of web more than 750 mm is :
(A) 300mm
(B) width of web of beam
(C) smaller of A & B
(D) greater than A & B
73. The grade of cylindrical M20 means that
characteristic compressive strength of 15 cm cubes
after 25 days is given by
(A) 10 N/mn2
(B) 15N/mn2
(C) 20N/mn2
(D) 25N/mn2
74. Minimum percentage of tension steel in an RCC
beam for fe 500 steel is
(A) 0.12
(B) 0.17
(C) 0.22
(D) 0.80

78.

The minimum horizontal distance between two

main reinforcement bars should be
(A) diameter of larger bar or 5 mm more than
the nominal maximum size of coarse aggregate
whichever is higher
(B) 5 mm more than the nominal size of the
aggregate only
(C) 5 mm more than the diameter of the bar
(D) None of the above

79. As per IS 456 splitting tensile strength (fcr) or

modulus of rupture if concrete may be estimated
from compressive strength as
(A) fcr =0.65 ck (B) fcr=0.7fck
(C) fcr=0.75fck (D) fcr =0.8fck
80. Maximum admissible water cement ratio for mild
environmental exposure should be
(A) 0.55
(B) 0.50
(C) 0.45 (D) 0.40
81. In a singly reinforced beam , if the permissible
stress in concrete reaches earlier than the
permissible stress in steel , the beam section is
called:
(A) under reinforced section
(B) over reinforced section
(C) balanced section
(D) economic section
82. If sb is the stress in bar and bd is the design bond
stress, than the development length of a bar of
diameter is given by

(A) 4b/bd
(C) 2b/3bd

(B)b/4bd
(D) b/3bd

83. Side face reinforcement shall be provided in the

reinforced concrete beam when depth of web in the
beam exceed
(A) 500 mm
(B) 750 mm
(C) 1000 mm
(D)1200 mm
84. A cantilever retaining wall should not be used for
heights more than
(A) 4 m
(B) 6 m
(C) 8 m
(D) 10m
85. Diagonal tension in a reinforced concrete beam
(A) is maximum at neutral axis
(B) decrease below neutral axis and increases
above neutral axis
(C) increases below neutral axis and decreases
above neutral axis
(D) remains constant throughout the depth
86. If the area of tension reinforcement provided is
less than that required for a balanced section, then
the RCC beam is called
(A) over reinforced
(B) neutral reinforced
(C) under reinforced
(D) bottom reinforced
87. Workability of concrete for a given water content
is good if the aggregates are
(A) Angular aggregates
(B) flaky aggregates
(C) rounded aggregates
(D) irregular aggregates
88. Generally strength of concrete is considered
negligible/very low in
(A) Compression (B) tension
(C) fatigue
(D) none of the above
89. In concrete while hand mixing is
adopted,
excess cement to be added is
(A) 4%
(B) 10%
(C) 14%
(D) 20%
90. A T-beam behaves as a rectangular beam of a
width equal to its flange if its neutral axis
(A) falls within the flange
(B) falls below the flange
(C) coincides with the geometrical centre of the
beam
(D) falls below the centroidal axis of the beam

91. If tv is the nominal shear stress, tc is design shear

strength of concrete and tcmax is the maximum
design strength of concrete ,which of the following
statements is correct ?
(A) If tv>tc, max section is to be designed for shear
(B) If tv>tc,max minimum shear reinforcement is to
be provided.
(C) If tv<tc minimum shear reinforcement is to be
provided
(D) If tv>tc, minimum shear reinforcement is to be
provided.
92. In limit state of collapse for direct compression the
maximum axial compressive strain in concrete is
(A) 0.002
(B) 0.003
(C) 0.0035
(D) 0.004
93. A reduction factor Cr to load carrying capacity for
a long column of effective length Le and width b is
applied as obtained from following expression:
(A) 1

24

(C) 1.25

48

36

60

(B)1.25

(D) 1.5

94. The minimum clear cover (in mm) for the main
reinforcement in column ,according to IS : 4562000 is
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 40
(D) 50
95. The diameter of longitudinal bars of a RCC
column should never be less than
(A) 6 mm
(B) 8 mm
(C) 10 mm
(D) 12 mm
96. In an RCC section of effective depth d, if
vertical stirrups are provided to resist shear their
maximum spacing measured along the axis of the
member as per IS : 456-2000should not exceed
(A) 0.25 d
(B) 0.50 d
(C) 0.75 d
(D) 1.00 d
97. For a continuous slab of 3 m3.5 m size, the
minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical
deflection limit is
(A) 5 cm (B) 7.5 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 15 cm
98. The minimum percentage of steel in R.C.C slab
using mild steel reinforcement in given by :
(A) 0.35%
(B) 0.12%
(C) 0.15%
(D) 0.30%

99. In limit state method of design ,for bars in

compression the values of bond stress shall be:
(A) decreased by 25%
(B) increased by 20%
(C) decreased by 20%
(D) increased by 25%

treated as short column if the ratio of L/B is equal

to or less than:
(A) 18
(B) 16
(C) 14
(D) 12

100. Spacing of stirrup in a rectangular beam is

(A) increased at the ends
(B) kept constant throughout the length
(C) decreased towards the centre of the beam
(D) increased at the centre of the beam

108. The factored loads at the limit state of collapse for

DL+LL,DL+WL and DL+LL+WL combinations ,
according to IS : 456-2000 are respectively:

101. The minimum percentage of longitudinal

reinforcement in RCC column is :
(A) 1.2
(b) 0.6
(c) 0.8
(d) 1.0
102. A RCC column is as long column if the ratio of its
unsupported length between end restraints to least
lateral dimension is more then:
(A) 25
(B) 150
(C) 125
(D) 60
103. As per IS 456-2000 in the absence of test data, the
approximate value of the strain for design in
bending may be taken as .
(A) 0.004
(B) 0.001
(C) 0.002
(D) 0.003
104. The concrete mix design is conducted as per:
(A) IS :383
(B) IS : 456
(C) IS : 10262
(D) IS : 13920
105. The modulus of elasticity of concrete in N/mm2
can be assumed as follows where is fck is the
characteristic cube compressive strength of
concrete in N/mm2:
(A) 2000 ck
(B) 3000 ck
(C) 4000 ck
(D) 5000 ck

106. Critical section for calculating bending moment for

a spread concrete footing is given by the place at :
(A) column face
(B) 75 mm from column face
(C) (d/2) from column face
(D) d from column face
107. If L is the effective length of a column and B is
the least lateral dimension then the column will be

109. A compression members is termed as column or

strut if the ratio of its effective length to the least
lateral dimension is more than:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 5
110. In reinforced and plain concrete footing resting on
soil , the thickness at edge shall not be less than:
(A) 15 cm
(B) 25 cm
(C) 30 cm
(D) 50 cm
111. Bending moment co-efficient and shear coefficient for continuous beams of uniforms cross
section as per IS 456 (tab 12 and 13)may be used
when spans do not differ to the longest span by:
(A) 10%
(B) 12%
(C) 15%
(D) 20%
112. A slender sections buckle locally :
(A) before reaching yield moment
(B) as soon as it reaches yields moment
(C) after reaching yield moment
(D) as soon as it reaches ultimate moment

Answer Key:
1.(c) 2.(d) 3.() 4.(a) 5.(b) 6.(c) 7.(d) 8.(b) 9.(d) 10.(c) 11.(c) 12.(b) 13.(d)
14.(d) 15.(b) 16.(b) 17.(a) 18.(b) 19.(a) 20.(d) 21.(a) 22.(d) 23.(d) 24.(c)
25.(b) 26.(c) 27.(b) 28.(b) 29.(b) 30.(c) 31.(a) 32.(a) 33.(a) 34. (a) 35.(c)
36.(d) 37.(c) 38.(b) 39.(a) 40.(a) 41.(d) 42.(b) 43.(d) 44.(a) 45.(b) 46.(d)
47.(b) 48.(c) 49.(c) 50.(c) 51.(a) 52.(d) 53.(c) 54.(a) 55.(a) 56.(a) 57.(c)
58.(c) 59.(d) 60.(c) 61.(c) 62.(c) 63.(c) 64.(c) 65.(b) 66.(b) 67. (c) 68.(d)
69.(b) 70.(d) 71.(b) 72.(c) 73.(d) 74.(b) 75.(b) 76.(b) 77.(b) 78.(b) 79.(b)
80.(a) 81.(b) 82.(b) 83.(b) 84.(b) 85.(c) 86.(c) 87.(c) 88.(b) 89.(b) 90.(a)
91.(c) 92.(a) 93.(c) 94.(c) 95.(d) 96.(c) 97.(b) 98.(c) 99.(d) 100.(d) 101.(c)
102.(d) 103.(d) 104.(c) 105.(d) 106.(a) 107.(d) 108.(d) 109.(c) 110.(a)
111.(c) 112.(a)