UPSC Engineering Services Exam (ESE) MCQs

Q1. What is the main ingredient of cement?

Q2. Which law explains the relationship between fluid velocity and pressure?

Q3. What type of stress occurs due to twisting of a member?

Q4. Which of the following is a non-destructive test for concrete?

Q5. In a simply supported beam, the bending moment is maximum at:

Q6. What does HVAC stand for in civil engineering?

Q7. Which type of soil has the highest permeability?

Q8. Which test is used for measuring the specific gravity of soil?

Q9. What is the unit weight of water commonly assumed in civil engineering?

Q10. What is the standard compressive strength of concrete in M20 grade?

Q11. Which of the following is a building material used for insulation?

Q12. The strain energy stored in a material is maximum when:

Q13. Which method is used for soil compaction?

Q14. Which steel property indicates its ability to deform without fracture?

Q15. Which type of foundation is used for heavy loads?

Q16. Which soil type is best suited for foundations?

Q17. The deflection at the free end of a cantilever beam subjected to a point load P is:

Q18. What is the unit of modulus of elasticity?

Q19. What is the factor of safety in civil engineering?

Q20. Which cement type is used for underwater construction?

Q21. Which test is performed to determine plasticity of soil?

Q22. In which type of flow Reynolds number is less than 2000?

Q23. What is the span of a simply supported beam if the load is uniformly distributed?

Q24. Which material improves workability of concrete?

Q25. Which law governs fluid flow through pipes?

Q26. In fluid mechanics, the term “Viscosity” refers to:

Q27. The factor used for designing structures considering possible inaccuracies is called:

Q28. Which type of load causes bending in a beam?

Q29. The Poisson's ratio for steel approximately is:

Q30. Concrete curing primarily helps in:

Q31. Which testing method is used to check hardness of materials?

Q32. The bending moment at the fixed end of a cantilever beam with point load P at free end is:

Q33. Which cement type is most commonly used in construction?

Q34. In structural analysis, a "Truss" is:

Q35. The water-cement ratio affects:

Q36. In hydrology, the term “Runoff” refers to:

Q37. What is the permissible stress of mild steel in tension?

Q38. Concrete is a mixture of Cement, Sand, Aggregate and:

Q39. Which of the following is a main cause of concrete deterioration?

Q40. In fluid mechanics, the Bernoulli's equation applies to: