List of top Civil Engineering Questions asked in TS PGECET

A constant value of coefficient of lateral friction as recommended by IRC is
If 2% solution of a sewage sample is incubated for 5 days at 20°C and depletion of oxygen was found to be 5 ppm, then the B.O.D. of sewage is
Which of the following is a type of air pollution that can cause respiratory problems?
The periodicity, with which rapid gravity filters need cleaning is of the order of
Activated carbon is added to water treatment for removing
The width of a rectangular sewer is twice its depth while discharging 3 m³/s. Then the width of the sewer is (Take velocity V = 1.5 m/s)
To detect the turbidity of the order of 0 to 10 ppm or 10 mg/l, the instrument used is
When a canal and a drainage approach each other at the same level, the structure so provided is called as
The population of a city in 2000 is 50,000. The average increase in population per decade from the previous records of population is 5000 and average percentage increase per decade is 20%. The population of the city based on geometrical increase method, in the year 2020 will be
The difference in level between the top of a bank and full supply level (FSL) in a canal is called
A Pelton wheel develops 5520 kW under a head of 225 m at an overall efficiency of 80% when revolving at a speed of 300 rpm. Then the unit speed is
Wind blowing over the water surface in the reservoir developed a wave of height 2 m. Then the wave force in kN/m on the upper portion of gravity dam is
If wheat requires about 75 mm of water after every 28 days, and the base period for wheat is 140 days, the value of delta for wheat is
From a sieve analysis test on a soil sample, the mean size of particles observed is 1 mm. The Lacey’s silt factor is
In a ghat area, the average annual rainfall observed is 500 mm. Then the average annual runoff in millimetres as per the Inglis and DeSouza's formula is
An ideal flow of a liquid obeys:
In which of the following cases, the hydraulic jump is not possible?
For critical flow conditions in rectangular channels, which of the following is the correct relationship between critical depth \( y_c \) and specific energy \( E \)?
A pitot tube is used to measure
A square lamina (each side equal to 2m) is submerged vertically in water such that the upper edge of the lamina is at a depth of 0.5 m from the free surface. What will be the total water pressure (in kN) on the lamina? (take \( \gamma_w = 10 \, \text{kN/m}^3 \))
If the actual value of the standard penetration number, SPT N measured in fine sand below the water table is 19, then the corrected value of SPT N for dilatancy is
The intensity of active earth pressure at a depth of 10 metres in dry cohesionless sand with an angle of internal friction of \( 30^\circ \) and with a weight of \( 1.8 \, \text{t/m}^3 \) is
What is the purpose of pile caps in deep foundation systems?
The bearing capacity of soil supporting a footing of size $ 3 \, \text{m} \times 3 \, \text{m} $ will not be affected by the presence of water table located at a depth below the base of footing of
Which factor does not contribute to the instability of slopes?