Unit-I
Short answer questions
1. What are the stages in prefabrication?
2. List out the Bogeu’s compounds in cement
3. What is mean by mix ratio in concrete? What are the major tests conducted on concrete?
4. What is the significance of frog in a brick?
5. What are the advantages of prefabricated structures?
6. How clay will be prepared for the manufacturing of bricks?
7. Categorize the Bricks available in India?
8. Classify the steel based on the percentage of carbon content?
9. List out the various types of cement?
10. What are the primary ingredients in cement and brick?
11. What are the various branches of Civil Engineering?
12. Define Civil Engineering?
13. Characterize the properties of a Prefabricated Beam?
14. Describe the role of Cement, Sand, & Gravel in Concrete?
15. What is mean by pig iron? Classify the steel based on the percentage of carbon content?
16. Summarize the role of Civil Engineer in the Society & Country’s development?
17. What are the harmful ingredients in brick Earth
18. What is the scope of structural and transportation engineering?
19. What is the scope of geotechnical and environmental engineering?
20. List out the basic material used in construction?
21. What are the properties of aggregates?
22. What are the tests conducted on aggregates?
23. What are the tests conducted on bricks
24. What are the tests conducted on concrete?
25. What are the tests conducted on cement?
26. What are the uses of bricks?
27. What is the composition of good brick earth?
28. What are the steps involved in the preparation of brick?
29. What is the difference between Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Portland
Pozzolanic Cement (PPC)?
30. What is the chemical composition of cement?
31. Define the term prefabrication?
Descriptive questions
1. The government decided construct an industry in a remote area to utilise the available
land efficiently. But due to the lack of available land, the government decided to construct
10 story buildings on the clay soil. Explain the role of geo-technical and structural
engineers for successful construction of an industry in that region. Also, explain the role
of transportation engineers for this project?
2. Define civil engineering and explain the role of civil engineers in the society?
3. List the various materials used in construction and briefly explain about any two
materials?
4. Explain the significance of aggregates in road constructions. What are the tests need to be
conducted on aggregates to know their properties?
5. What are the various sub branches in civil engineering and explain the scope of each sub
branch?
6. What are the uses of bricks? What is the composition of a good brick Earth?
7. Explain the manufacturing process of bricks?
8. List out the types of cement and explain any two of them? What is the chemical
composition of cement?
9. Explain the various stages of prefabrication?
10. What are the advantages and disadvantages of prefabricated structures?
11. Explain the popular methods of prefabricated construction techniques?
12. What is the significance of aggregates, bricks, cement and concrete in construction?
13. What are the tests conducted on aggregates, bricks, cement, steel, and concrete?
14. Briefly explain about the properties of various building materials?
Unit-II
Short answer questions
1. What are the Principles of Surveying?
2. What are the objectives of Surveying?
3. What is equipment used to measure the horizonal distance and angle between any two
points?
4. What is equipment used to measure the vertical distance and angle between any two
points?
5. What are corrections in linear measurements?
6. Define scale, accuracy, and precision?
7. What is the difference WCB & RB in surveying?
8. Differentiate between the plane surveying and Geodetic Surveying.
9. What are the temporary adjustments in compass survey?
10. Define the terms foresight, backsight, and intermediate sight in levelling?
11. Define a Contour? Illustrate the layout of Contour lines of a Mountain?
12. If the elevation of known point is +151.050 m and backsite is +1.45, What will be the
height of The Instrument (HI)?
13. Define the terms bench mark and datum in levelling survey?
14. Classify the instruments used in Surveying?
15. Convert 190o to Quadrantal Bearing & show the quadrant in which it lies?
16. Write any two differences between WCB & QB?
17. Write any two differences between prismatic compass and surveyor compass?
18. Define surveying?
19. What is the difference between whole to part and part to hole in the principles of
surveying?
20. What is the purpose of theodolite, total station, auto level, and compass in surveying?
21. Draw the neat sketch of chain and various tallies on the diagram?
22. What is the equipment used in chain surveying?
23. Explain the various types of errors in surveying?
24. What is the use of Optical Square and Abney level in chain surveying?
25. List out the various corrections required in chain surveying?
26. What is the difference between Bearing and Angle?
Descriptive questions
1. The following readings were observed with a levelling instrument, the instrument was
shifted after 4th and 8th reading. 0.585, 1.010, 1.735, 3.295, 3.775, 0.350, 1.300, 1.795,
2.575, 3.375, 3.895, 1.735, 0.635, 1.605. Determine the RLs of various points if the
reduced level (RL) of a point on which the first reading was taken is 100.000 gives the
height of instrument method and applies the check.
2. The following readings were observed with a levelling instrument, the instrument was
shifted after 5th, 8th and 11th reading. 0.585, 1.010, 1.735, 3.295, 3.775, 0.350, 1.300,
1.795, 2.575, 3.375, 3.895, 1.735, 0.635, 1.605, 2.145, 0.865, 1.750. Determine the RLs
of various points if the reduced level (RL) of a point on which the first reading was taken
is 136.440 gives the height of instrument method and applies the check.
3. The following staff readings were obtained during a levelling work with the instrument
being shifted after the 4th, 7th and 10th. Readings on the levelling staff are 2.305, 0.940,
0.865, 1.325, 2.905, 1.185, 1.205, 2.015, 1.365, 0.985 and 1.785. Find the reduced levels
of the remaining points using rise and fall method if the RL of the second turning point is
200.00. Also, applies the check.
4. The following readings were observed with a levelling instrument, the instrument was
shifted after 4th, 7th and 10th reading. 0.585, 1.010, 1.735, 3.295, 3.775, 0.350, 1.300,
1.795, 2.575, 3.375, 3.895, 1.735, 0.635, 1.605, 2.145, 0.865, 1.750. Determine the RLs
of various points if the reduced level (RL) of a point on which the first reading was taken
is 101.315. Use rise and fall method and applies the check.
5. Convert the following Whole Circle Bearing’s into Quadrantal Bearings’s?
WCB- 1 296o
WCB- 2 33o
WCB- 3 159o
WCB- 4 171o
6. Convert the following Quadrantal Bearings’s into Whole Circle Bearing’s?
QB- 1 N9oE
QB- 2 S83oE
QB- 3 S37oW
QB- 4 N79oW
7. Convert the following Whole Circle Bearing’s into Quadrantal Bearings’s?
WCB- 1 96o
WCB- 2 133o
WCB- 3 259o
WCB- 4 341o
WCB-5 1o
8. Convert the following Quadrantal Bearings’s into Whole Circle Bearing’s?
QB- 1 N89oE
QB- 2 S03oE
QB- 3 S45oW
QB- 4 N1oW
QB- 5 S60oE
9. Explain in detail about the types of surveys.
10. Categorize various instruments used in surveying & map them with their respective field
of use?
11. Explain the objectives and principles of surveying?
12. What are Contour maps? Discuss their applications in detail?
13. Explain the differences between prismatic compass and surveyor compass?
Unit-III
Short answer questions
1. Define hydrology? What is the difference between rain and drizzle?
2. What is the difference between a Dam and Reservoir?
3. List the various types and forms of precipitation?
4. Draw the neat sketch of hydrological cycle?
5. What is the significance of wind rose diagram in airport engineering?
6. Draw the neat sketches of cross section for flexible and rigid pavements?
7. What are the various sources of water?
8. What are the components of a Rain water harvesting pit?
9. What are the components of permanent way in a railway track?
10. What is the difference between harbour and dock?
11. Explain the importance of Transportation engineering?
12. What is mean by permanent way in railway engineering?
13. What are the various types of gauges available in India?
14. Define airport master plan?
15. What is the importance of Windrose diagram?
16. What are the various types of ports?
17. Define the terms port, harbour, and dock.
18. What are the uses of tunnels?
19. What is mean by infiltration galleries and springs?
20. What are the types of water?
21. What is mean by turbidity and what is its drinking water standard?
22. Classify the types of solids?
23. What is the drinking standard for Fluorides and what happens if it is not within the
standard range?
24. What is the difference between cyclonic and convective precipitations?
25. What is the water balance equation?
26. What is the instrument used to measure the rainfall?
27. What are the uses of rain water?
Descriptive questions
1. What are the differences between a rigid pavement & flexible pavement?
2. What is the importance of Transportation in Nation's economic, culture, and social
development?
3. Define and draw a neat sketch of permanent way of a trailway track and explain the
various components of permanent way?
4. Explain the various phases in master plan of an airport development?
5. Classify the harbours, docks, and tunnels?
6. What is the importance of Windrose diagram?
7. Explain the various factors affecting the rate of demand for water?
8. List the physical properties of water and write their drinking water specifications?
9. How the quality of water will be examined chemically and biologically?
10. Explain the various sources of water?
11. Illustrate the process of Hydrological cycle with neat sketch & explain each term in it?
12. Write the water balance equation? Explain the various forms of precipitation.
13. Explain the types precipitation with neat sketches?
14. What is mean by rain water harvesting system and explain the its advantages?
15. Explain the types of rain water harvesting system?
16. Explain the components of roof top rain water harvesting system?
17. Define the term Dam and explain the various types of dams?
