GATE CE 2025 (Civil Engineering) Most Expected Questions

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List of GATE 2025 CE (Civil Engineering) Expected Questions

Based on analyzing the past few years' GATE 2025 civil engineering papers and the GATE 2025 syllabus, we have compiled the following important civil engineering questions for the exam preparations. Students looking for the list of GATE civil engineering exam expected questions are given in this section: 

1. The number of simultaneous equations to be solved in the slope deflection method, is equal to :
a. the degree of statical indeterminacy
b. the degree of kinematic indeterminacy
c. the number of joints in the structure
d. none of the above

2. On sag (or valley) curves the available sight distance is determined based on :
a. design speed
b. height of obstacle
c. height of the driver's eye
d. night-time driving conditions

3. The treatment that should be given to the water from a deep tube well is :
a. pre-settling only
b. coagulation and flocculation only
c. filtration only
d. disinfection only

4. The maximum size of a fillet weld for a plate of a square edge is
a. 1.5 mm less than the thickness of the plate
b. one-half of the thickness of the plate
c. the thickness of the plate itself
d. 1.5 mm more than the thickness of the plate

5. In a steady radial flow into an intake, the velocity is found to vary as (1/r2), where r is the radial distance. The acceleration of the flow is proportional to
a. 1/r5
b. 1/r3
c. 1/r4
d. 1/r

6. A round-bottom triangular lined canal is to be laid at a slope of 1 m in 1500, to carry a discharge of 25 m3/s. The side slopes of the canal cross-section are to be kept at 1.25H:1V. If Manning's roughness coefficient is 0.013, the flow depth (in meters) will be in the range of:
a. 2.39 to 2.42
b. 1.94 to 1.97
c. 2.24 to 2.27
d. 2.61 to 2.64

7. In the context of cross-drainage structures, the correct statement(s) regarding the relative positions of a natural drain (stream/river) and an irrigation canal, is/are:

a. In an aqueduct, natural drain water goes under the irrigation canal, whereas in a super-passage, natural drain water goes over the irrigation canal.

b. In a level crossing, natural drain water goes through the irrigation canal.

c. In an aqueduct, natural drain water goes over the irrigation canal, whereas in a super-passage, natural drain water goes under the irrigation canal.

d. In a canal syphon, natural drain water goes through the irrigation canal.

8. Assuming that there is no possibility of shear buckling in the web, the maximum reduction permitted by IS 800-2007 in the (low-shear) design bending strength of a semi-compact steel section due to high shear is:
a. Zero
b. 25%
c. 50%
d. governed by the area of the flange

9. As per IRC:37-2012, to control subgrade rutting in flexible pavements, the parameters to be considered are:
a. horizontal tensile strain at the bottom of the bituminous layer
b. vertical compressive strain on top of subgrade
c. vertical compressive stress on top of the granular layer
d. vertical deflection at the surface of the pavement

10. Road roughness is measured using
a. Benkelman beam
b. Bump integrator
c. Dynamic cone penetrometer
d. Falling weight deflectometer

GATE 2025 CE Syllabus

GATE 2025 Civil Engineering exam preparation requires a good understanding of the GATE 2025 Civil Engineering syllabus to identify all the important topics from the subject. Let’s have a look at topic-wise GATE 2025 important topics for exam preparation: 

GATE 2025 Civil Engineering Important Topics 

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