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GATE 2025 Civil Engineering Most Expected Questions: Preparing for the GATE 2025 exam means studying the subject well and practicing the important questions. Solving these key questions will help you create a good study resource that you can keep coming back to.

It’s a great idea for GATE aspirants to focus on the most expected questions for GATE 2025 CE (Civil Engineering) to be fully ready. If you’re looking for a list of important and likely questions for GATE 2025, you’re in the right place. We’ve put together the most expected questions in this article.

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List of GATE 2025 CE (Civil Engineering) Expected Questions:

By reviewing past GATE civil engineering papers and the GATE 2025 syllabus PDF, we’ve made a list of the most important questions for your exam preparation. If you’re looking for expected questions for the GATE civil engineering exam, you can find them here:

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

11. There are two buckets, smaller bucket can hold only 3/5th of the water as compared to the larger bucket, if 6,000 buckets of larger capacity are needed to fill a pond. Then how many smaller capacity buckets are needed to fill the same pond?

A. 8000
B. 10000
C. 12000
D. 15000
12. A, B & C are going to buy books that cost Rs. 540. If A pays Rs 40 more then B and B pays twice as much as C, how much does C pay?

A. Rs 100
B. Rs 140
C. Rs 160
D. Rs 200

13. A sum is divided among 120 men and some women in the ratio 15:21, If each man gets Rs. 5 and each woman gets Rs. 4, the number of women is

A. 220
B. 200
C. 190
D. 210

14. By increasing the price of entry ticket to a fair is in the ratio 5:7, the number of visitors to the fair has decreased in the ratio 11:9. In what ratio has the total collection increased or decreased?

A. increased in the ratio 55:63
B. decreased in the ratio 63:55
C. increased in the ratio 45:77
D. decreased in the ratio 77:45

15. Two number are in the ratio 7:5. On diminishing each number by 40, the ratio becomes 27:17. The difference between the numbers is

A. 75
B. 40
C. 25
D. 50

16. two number are in the ratio 3:4. On increasing each of them by 30, the ratio become 9:10. The sum of the numbers is:

A. 35
B. 32
C. 30
D. 25

17. Rs. 810 divided among P,Q and R in such a manner that P: Q = 8 : 7 and Q : 11 : 15. What is P’s share?

A. Rs.241
B. Rs. 264
C. Rs. 256
D. Rs.234

18. In a bag, coins of 50 paisa, 25 paisa and 1 rupee are in the ratio of 5:8:1 respectively. If the total value of all coins is Rs. 55, them find the number of coins of 25 paisa?

A. 25
B. 10
C. 5
D. 80 

19. The ratio of male and females in a company is 15 : 13. The company has 16 less females than males. How many females are there in the company ?

A. 104
B. 120
C. 110
D. 100

20. In a company ratio of the number of employees of level B, C, and D is 5: 7: 8. The authority decided to increase the number of employees by 40%, 60%, and 50% respectively. What will be the new ratio?

A. 35:60:56
B. 56: 35 :60
C. 35 : 56 : 72
D. 35 : 56 : 60

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