Quiz  /  Geotechnical engineering Class 12 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    Who is the inventor of the modern form of concrete and what is it made of?

  • Joseph Aspdin
  • finely ground stone
  • clay
  • All of above

  • 2. 
    He designed a modern form of sewer network in central London that took 20 years to build

  • Sir Joseph William Bazalgette
  • Thomas Newcomen
  • Antoine Lavoisier
  • John Smeaton

  • 3. 
    What are the ingredients of the concrete made by Ancient Romans?

  • limestone
  • volcanic ash
  • small rocks
  • All of above

  • 4. 
    First person to engineer the lighthouse on Eddystone Rocks in late 17th century?

  • John Smeaton
  • Henry Winstanley
  • Sir Joseph William Bazalgette
  • James Watt

  • 5. 
    Definition of structural engineering

  • more on actual building of a structure
  • the supervision of process in building various parts of an infrastructure
  • focuses on design and framework of structures
  • the designing and embellishing of a completed structure

  • 6. 
    Who overseered the Step Pyramid of Saqqara?

  • Imhoten
  • Imhotep
  • Imhotem
  • Imhopet

  • 7. 
    A branch of civil engineering that overseers the work on soil and Earth for structures built on right foundation

  • geotechnical engineering
  • geopowered engineering
  • geoelectrical engineering
  • Earth civil engineering

  • 8. 
    Built a second lighthouse on Eddystone Rocks in 1756 from hydraulic lime

  • John Smeaton
  • Henry Winstanley
  • Sir Joseph William Bazalgette
  • James Watt

  • 9. 
    What is the plan where the layout of the city is based on rectangular blocks and straight streets at 90 degree intersections?

  • Hippopotamus Plan
  • Hippotatamus Plan
  • Hippodamus Plan
  • Hippodamian Plan

  • 10. 
    The father of city planning known from Aristotle's "Politics"

  • Hippopotamus of Miletus
  • Hippotatamus of Miletus
  • Hippodamus of Miletused
  • Hippodamus of Miletus

  • 11. 
    A branch of civil engineering that plans the construction of dams and canals

  • geotechnical engineering
  • hydroelectrical engineering
  • hydraulic engineering
  • hydrotechnical engineering
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