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| 101. |
In wooden stairs, the thickness of tread is adopted as |
| A. | 28 mm |
| B. | 38 mm |
| C. | 48 mm |
| D. | 58 mm |
| Answer» B. 38 mm | |
| 102. |
Brick nogging type of partition wall is constructed by |
| A. | laying bricks as stretchers in cement mortar |
| B. | laying bricks as headers in cement mortar |
| C. | reinforcing the brick wall with iron straps |
| D. | brick work built within a frame-work of wooden members |
| Answer» D. brick work built within a frame-work of wooden members | |
| 103. |
The pointing which is extensively used in brick work and stone masonry face work, is |
| A. | flush poining |
| B. | struck pointing |
| C. | V-grooved pointing |
| D. | tuck pointing |
| Answer» A. flush poining | |
| 104. |
A grillage foundation can be treated as a deep foundation. |
| A. | Right |
| B. | Wrong |
| Answer» A. Right | |
| 105. |
A retaining wall is commonly required in the construction of |
| A. | hill roads |
| B. | masonry dams |
| C. | wing walls |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 106. |
In order to protect the beam against corrosion, a minimum cover of |
| A. | 50 mm |
| B. | 100 mm |
| C. | 150 mm |
| D. | 200 mm |
| Answer» B. 100 mm | |
| 107. |
The damp-proof course |
| A. | may be horizontal or vertical |
| B. | should be continuous |
| C. | should be good impervious material |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 108. |
When the pile is required to penetrate beds of hard soil or soft rock to reach its required depth, the best method od driving the pile is by |
| A. | drop hammer |
| B. | steam hammer |
| C. | water jets |
| D. | boring |
| Answer» D. boring | |
| 109. |
A wateright structure constructed in connection with excavations for foundations of bridges, piers etc., is known as |
| A. | caisson |
| B. | cofferdam |
| C. | well foundation |
| D. | raft foundatio |
| Answer» A. caisson | |
| 110. |
The heading bond is usually used for |
| A. | half brick wall |
| B. | one brick wall |
| C. | one and half brick wall |
| D. | two brick wall |
| Answer» B. one brick wall | |
| 111. |
The higher water cement ratio in concrete results in |
| A. | a weak mix |
| B. | a stronger mix |
| C. | better workable mix |
| D. | less bleeding |
| Answer» C. better workable mix | |
| 112. |
The type of truss commonly used for spans varying from 5 to 9 metre is |
| A. | queen post truss |
| B. | king post truss |
| C. | mansard truss |
| D. | composite truss |
| Answer» B. king post truss | |
| 113. |
The size of a step commonly adopted for residential buildings is |
| A. | 250 mm x 160 mm |
| B. | 270 mm x 150 mm |
| C. | 300 mm x 130 mm |
| D. | 350 mm x 100 mm |
| Answer» A. 250 mm x 160 mm | |
| 114. |
The type of masonry in which the stones of irregular size and shapes are used and there are no regular courses, is known as |
| A. | uncoursed rubble masonry |
| B. | coursed rubble masonry |
| C. | random rubble masonry |
| D. | dry rubble masonry |
| Answer» A. uncoursed rubble masonry | |
| 115. |
A type of flooring made with special aggregate of marble chips mixed with white and coloured cement, is called |
| A. | granolithic flooring |
| B. | terrazzo flooring |
| C. | mosaic flooring |
| D. | asphalt flooring |
| Answer» B. terrazzo flooring | |
| 116. |
In stairs, the soffit is |
| A. | a vertical portion of a step providing a support to the tread |
| B. | a straight step having a parallel width of tread |
| C. | the under surface of a stair |
| D. | the angle which the line of nosing of the stair makes with the horizontal |
| Answer» C. the under surface of a stair | |
| 117. |
The failure of foundation of a building is due to |
| A. | withdrawl of subsoil moisture |
| B. | unequal settlement of soil |
| C. | lateral escape of the supporting material |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 118. |
The filling in cavities with cement slurry is known as |
| A. | coping |
| B. | beam-filling |
| C. | grouting |
| D. | gunniting |
| Answer» C. grouting | |
| 119. |
The slump commonly adopted for concrete for columns is |
| A. | 25 to 50 |
| B. | 50 to 100 |
| C. | 75 to 175 |
| D. | 175 to 200 |
| Answer» C. 75 to 175 | |
| 120. |
In a brick nogging type of partition wall the vertical wooden members are called |
| A. | noggings |
| B. | studs |
| C. | sills |
| D. | templates |
| Answer» B. studs | |
| 121. |
A series of steps without any platform, break or landing in their direction, is called |
| A. | riser |
| B. | tread |
| C. | flight |
| D. | nosing |
| Answer» C. flight | |
| 122. |
The distance between the flanges of the beams in steel grillage foundation should not be more than twice the width of flange. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» A. True | |
| 123. |
Pre-cast concrete piles are usually |
| A. | reinforced concrete only |
| B. | plain or reinforced concrete |
| C. | reinforced concrete or pre-stressed concrete |
| D. | plain, reinforced concrete or pre-stressed concrete |
| Answer» C. reinforced concrete or pre-stressed concrete | |
| 124. |
The brick flooring may be done with bricks |
| A. | laid flat |
| B. | set at right angle to the walls |
| C. | laid on edge arranged in herring-bone fashion |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 125. |
The vertical members which support the door frame are called |
| A. | reveals |
| B. | styles |
| C. | posts |
| D. | jambs |
| Answer» D. jambs | |
| 126. |
A type of cast-in-situ pile which has an enlarged base and a corrugated stem, is |
| A. | simplex pile |
| B. | Franki pile |
| C. | vibro-pile |
| D. | Raymond pile |
| Answer» B. Franki pile | |
| 127. |
The type of foundation most suitable for brideges is |
| A. | pier foundation |
| B. | raft foundation |
| C. | pile foundation |
| D. | strap foundation |
| Answer» C. pile foundation | |
| 128. |
The cement which is commonly used in all types of structures and require no special consideration, is called |
| A. | rapid hardening cement |
| B. | normal setting cement |
| C. | quick setting cement |
| D. | white cement |
| Answer» B. normal setting cement | |
| 129. |
The depth of arch is the |
| A. | vertical distance between the springing line and the highest point on the intrados |
| B. | vertical distance between the springing line and the highest point on the extrados |
| C. | perpendicular distance between the intrados and extrados |
| D. | horizontal distance between the supports |
| Answer» C. perpendicular distance between the intrados and extrados | |
| 130. |
In residential building, the average value of stair width is |
| A. | 600 mm |
| B. | 700 mm |
| C. | 800 mm |
| D. | 900 mm |
| Answer» D. 900 mm | |
| 131. |
The process of filling up all mail holes, cracks etc. with putty is known as |
| A. | knotting |
| B. | priming |
| C. | stopping |
| D. | finishing |
| Answer» C. stopping | |
| 132. |
Coping is defined as a |
| A. | horizontal course of masonry projecting from the face of the wall |
| B. | horizontal moulded projection provided ner the top of a building |
| C. | covering placed on the exposed top of an external wall |
| D. | triangular shaped portion of masonry at the end of a sloped roof |
| Answer» C. covering placed on the exposed top of an external wall | |
| 133. |
Which of the following statement is correct? |
| A. | The cavity should start near the ground level. |
| B. | The cavity should terminate near eaves level in case of sloping roof. |
| C. | The cavity should terminate near coping in case of flat roof with parapet wall. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 134. |
The pitch of stair should never exceed |
| A. | 20? |
| B. | 25? |
| C. | 30? |
| D. | 40? |
| Answer» D. 40? | |
| 135. |
In a stretching bond |
| A. | all the bricks are laid as headers |
| B. | all the bricks are laid as stretchers |
| C. | the arrangement of bricks is similar to English bond |
| D. | the bonding bricks are laid at any angle other than zero or ninety degrees |
| Answer» B. all the bricks are laid as stretchers | |
| 136. |
For ordinary Portland cement, the initial setting time should not be more than |
| A. | 30 minutes |
| B. | 1 hour |
| C. | 5 hours |
| D. | 10 hours |
| Answer» D. 10 hours | |
| 137. |
Corbel is the extension of one or more course of bricks from the |
| A. | face |
| B. | back |
| Answer» A. face | |
| 138. |
The intermediate support of an arch is known as pier. |
| A. | Right |
| B. | Wrong |
| Answer» A. Right | |
| 139. |
If the water-cement ratio is low, the strength of the mix is high. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» A. Agree | |
| 140. |
The flooring made with small pieces of broken tiles of china glazed or of marble arranged in different pattern, is known as |
| A. | asphalt flooring |
| B. | mosaic flooring |
| C. | terrazo flooring |
| D. | granolithic flooring |
| Answer» B. mosaic flooring | |
| 141. |
Which of the following foundation is used for weaker soil? |
| A. | Column footing |
| B. | Grillage footing |
| C. | Raft footing |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 142. |
A tomparary structure constructed in a river for excluding water from a given site to enable the building operation to be performed on dry surface, is called |
| A. | caisson |
| B. | cofferdam |
| C. | well foundation |
| D. | raft foundatio |
| Answer» B. cofferdam | |
| 143. |
The minimum depth of foundation for the load bearing wall of a building is restricted to |
| A. | 600 mm |
| B. | 700 mm |
| C. | 800 mm |
| D. | 900 mm |
| Answer» D. 900 mm | |
| 144. |
A pitched roof in which rafters slope to one side only is called |
| A. | lean-to roof |
| B. | Pent roof |
| C. | Aisle roof |
| D. | any one of these |
| Answer» D. any one of these | |
| 145. |
When two or more footings are connected by a beam, it is called |
| A. | beam footing |
| B. | combined footing |
| C. | strap footing |
| D. | mat footing |
| Answer» C. strap footing | |
| 146. |
A type of bond in a brick masonry in which each course consists of alternate headers and stretchers, is called |
| A. | English bond |
| B. | Flemish bond |
| C. | stretching bond |
| D. | heading bond |
| Answer» B. Flemish bond | |
| 147. |
The diameter of the drilled piles should not exceed |
| A. | 200 mm |
| B. | 400 mm |
| C. | 600 mm |
| D. | 800 mm |
| Answer» C. 600 mm | |
| 148. |
The dampness on roof may be due to |
| A. | use of porous materials |
| B. | insufficient lap of covering material |
| C. | bad workmanship in plumbing |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 149. |
The perpendicular distance between the intrados and extrados of an arch, is called |
| A. | pitch of an arch |
| B. | depth of an arch |
| C. | width of an arch |
| D. | thickness of an arch |
| Answer» B. depth of an arch | |
| 150. |
For D.P.C. at plinth level, the commonly adopted material is |
| A. | bitumen sheeting |
| B. | plastic sheeting |
| C. | mastic asphalt |
| D. | cement concrete |
| Answer» D. cement concrete | |
| 151. |
The projections which help in securing the head of a door frame to the masonry, are called |
| A. | reveals |
| B. | stops |
| C. | horns |
| D. | styles |
| Answer» C. horns | |
| 152. |
In a flat arch, the skew back is made to rest in an inclined position so as to make an angle of |
| A. | 30? |
| B. | 40? |
| C. | 50? |
| D. | 60? |
| Answer» D. 60? | |
| 153. |
The vertical distance between the upper surface of the successive treads is known as 'going of step'. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 154. |
Fender piles are |
| A. | used to function as retaining walls |
| B. | used to protect concrete deck or other water front structures from the abrasion or impact |
| C. | driven at an inclination to resist large horizontal inclined forces |
| D. | driven in granular soil with the aim of increasing the bearing capacity of the soil |
| Answer» B. used to protect concrete deck or other water front structures from the abrasion or impact | |
| 155. |
The arch consisting of fully dressed stones, is called |
| A. | axed arch |
| B. | gauged arch |
| C. | ashlar arch |
| D. | roubble arch |
| Answer» C. ashlar arch | |
| 156. |
A wall built to resist the pressure of earth filling, is known as |
| A. | breast wall |
| B. | retaining wall |
| C. | parapet wall |
| D. | duttress |
| Answer» D. duttress | |
| 157. |
The window used with the object of providing light and air to the enclosed space below the roof, is called |
| A. | dormer window |
| B. | corner window |
| C. | bay window |
| D. | clerestorey window |
| Answer» A. dormer window | |
| 158. |
A fine aggregate is one whose particles are of size |
| A. | 4.75 mm |
| B. | below 4.75 mm |
| C. | 6.75 mm |
| D. | above 6.75 mm |
| Answer» B. below 4.75 mm | |
| 159. |
The horizontal members of wood or steel used to support the common rafter of a sloping roof, are called |
| A. | purlins |
| B. | cleats |
| C. | hip rafters |
| D. | valley rafters |
| Answer» A. purlins | |
| 160. |
The vibro-expanded pile |
| A. | increases |
| B. | decreases |
| Answer» A. increases | |
| 161. |
For the pre-cast reinforced concrete piles, the quality of concrete recommended is |
| A. | M 100 to M 150 |
| B. | M 150 to M 200 |
| C. | M 200 to M 250 |
| D. | M 250 to M 300 |
| Answer» B. M 150 to M 200 | |
| 162. |
The sill in a wooden partition wall is the |
| A. | vertical |
| B. | lower horizontal |
| C. | upper horizontal |
| D. | intermediate horizontal |
| Answer» B. lower horizontal | |
| 163. |
A retaining wall may be built in |
| A. | dry stone masonry |
| B. | stonemasonry |
| C. | plain cement concrete |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 164. |
A brick which is half as wide as a full brick, is called |
| A. | king closer |
| B. | mitred closer |
| C. | bevelled closer |
| D. | queen closer |
| Answer» D. queen closer | |
| 165. |
A horizontal layer of bricks laid in mortar is known as |
| A. | course |
| B. | stretcher |
| C. | header |
| D. | closer |
| Answer» A. course | |
| 166. |
Which of the following statement is correct? |
| A. | The retaining wall should be structurally capable of resisting the earth pressure applied to it. |
| B. | The section of the wall should be so proportioned that it will not overturn by the lateral pressure. |
| C. | The weight of the retaining wall and the force resulting from the earth pressure should not stress its foundation to a value greater than safe bearing capacity of the soil. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 167. |
A black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because it |
| A. | undergoes volumetric changes with the change of atmospheric conditions |
| B. | swells excessively when wet |
| C. | shrinks excessively when dry |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 168. |
In axed brick arches, the joints of the arch are not of uniform thickness. |
| A. | Right |
| B. | Wrong |
| Answer» B. Wrong | |
| 169. |
The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of |
| A. | hard rocks |
| B. | black cotton soil |
| C. | dry, coarse sandy soil |
| D. | fine sandy soil |
| Answer» A. hard rocks | |
| 170. |
The maximum load on the wooden pile should not exceed |
| A. | 50 kN |
| B. | 100 kN |
| C. | 150 kN |
| D. | 200 kN |
| Answer» D. 200 kN | |
| 171. |
For a building on the side of a busy street where the ordinary scaffolding will obstruct the traffic on road, the type of scaffolding provided is |
| A. | brick layer's scaffold |
| B. | mason's scaffold |
| C. | steel scaffold |
| D. | needle scaffold |
| Answer» D. needle scaffold | |
| 172. |
The type of pointing in which the mortar is first pressed into the raked joint and then finished off flush with the face of the bricks or stones is called |
| A. | flush poining |
| B. | struck pointing |
| C. | V-grooved pointing |
| D. | tuck pointing |
| Answer» A. flush poining | |
| 173. |
In designing a stair, the product of going (in cm) and the rise (in cm) should be equal to |
| A. | 300 |
| B. | 350 |
| C. | 400 |
| D. | 450 |
| Answer» C. 400 | |
| 174. |
The brick flooring is used in |
| A. | workshops |
| B. | godowns |
| C. | verandahs |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. godowns | |
| 175. |
In English bond, the queen's closer should be placed next to the quoin header. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | no |
| Answer» A. Yes | |
| 176. |
In a queen post truss, |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | six |
| Answer» A. two | |
| 177. |
Hearting is the portion of a |
| A. | wall not exposed to weather |
| B. | brick cut across the width |
| C. | wall between facing and backing |
| D. | brick cut in such a manner that its one long face remains uncut |
| Answer» C. wall between facing and backing | |
| 178. |
In rough brick arches, the joints at the extrados are wider than those at the intrados. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» A. Correct | |
| 179. |
Weep holes are provided in the retaining walls to drain off the water from the filling behind. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» A. Agree | |
| 180. |
In a sloping roof, the inclined wooden members laid from the ridge to the caves are known as |
| A. | hip rafters |
| B. | jack rafters |
| C. | common rafters |
| D. | valley rafters |
| Answer» C. common rafters | |
| 181. |
The inner surface of an arch is called |
| A. | extrados |
| B. | intrados |
| C. | crown |
| D. | voussoir |
| Answer» B. intrados | |
| 182. |
The minimum depth of foundation for buildings on clays is |
| A. | 0.2 to 0.4 m |
| B. | 0.4 to 0.6 m |
| C. | 0.6 to 0.9 m |
| D. | 0.9 to 1.6 m |
| Answer» D. 0.9 to 1.6 m | |
| 183. |
Which of the following statement is wrong? |
| A. | The part of the wall on which the arch rests, is called abutment. |
| B. | Soffit is the under surface of an arch |
| C. | Crown is the highest point of the intrados |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. Crown is the highest point of the intrados | |
| 184. |
The damp-proof course for the two leaves of the cavity wall is laid separately although at the same level. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» A. Correct | |
| 185. |
A type of bond in a brick masonry consisting of alternate course of headers and stretchers, is called |
| A. | English bond |
| B. | Flemish bond |
| C. | stretching bond |
| D. | heading bond |
| Answer» A. English bond | |
| 186. |
The length of pre-cast concrete piles varies from |
| A. | 3 m to 4.5 m |
| B. | 4.5 m to 10 m |
| C. | 4.5 m to 20 m |
| D. | 4.5 m to 30 m |
| Answer» D. 4.5 m to 30 m | |
| 187. |
A bond consisting of heading and stretching courses so arranged that one heading course comes after several stretching courses, is called |
| A. | raking bond |
| B. | dutch bond |
| C. | facing bond |
| D. | heading bond |
| Answer» C. facing bond | |
| 188. |
The best spacing of timber piles from centre to centre is |
| A. | 600 mm |
| B. | 700 mm |
| C. | 800 mm |
| D. | 900 mm |
| Answer» D. 900 mm | |
| 189. |
Which of the following statement is correct? |
| A. | A combined footing is so proportioned that the centre of gravity of the supporting area is in line with the centre of gravity of the two column loads. |
| B. | A combined rectangular footing is provided where loading condition is such that either the two columns are equally loaded or the interior column carries greater load. |
| C. | A trapezoidal shaped footing is provided under any condition of loading. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 190. |
The window usually provided near the main roof of a room and opens above the adjoining verandah, is called |
| A. | dormer window |
| B. | corner window |
| C. | bay window |
| D. | clerestorey window |
| Answer» D. clerestorey window | |
| 191. |
The width of landing should be |
| A. | equal to |
| B. | less than |
| C. | greater than |
| Answer» C. greater than | |
| 192. |
The brick laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall is called a |
| A. | course |
| B. | stretcher |
| C. | header |
| D. | closer |
| Answer» B. stretcher | |
| 193. |
For walls thicker than 1 |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» A. True | |
| 194. |
A horizontal member of a frame employed to sub-divide a window opening horizontally is called |
| A. | sill |
| B. | mullion |
| C. | transom |
| D. | horn |
| Answer» C. transom | |
| 195. |
The angle which the line of nosing of the stair makes with the horizontal, is called |
| A. | riser |
| B. | flier |
| C. | soffit |
| D. | pitch or slope |
| Answer» D. pitch or slope | |
| 196. |
The coefficient of friction between the concrete and soil is |
| A. | 0.20 to 0.25 |
| B. | 0.25 to 0.30 |
| C. | 0.30 to 0.35 |
| D. | 0.35 to 0.50 |
| Answer» C. 0.30 to 0.35 | |
| 197. |
In a raking bond, |
| A. | all the bricks are laid as headers |
| B. | all the bricks are laid as stretchers |
| C. | the arrangement of bricks is similar to English bond |
| D. | the bonding bricks are laid at any angle other than zero or ninety degrees |
| Answer» D. the bonding bricks are laid at any angle other than zero or ninety degrees | |
| 198. |
Pile foundations are used where the good bearing capacity is available near the ground. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 199. |
In constructing concrete partition wall, the concrete mixture usually adopted is |
| A. | M 100 |
| B. | M 150 |
| C. | M 200 |
| D. | M 250 |
| Answer» B. M 150 | |
| 200. |
In horizontal D.P.C. at plinth level, the thickness of cement concrete of 1 : 2 : 4 mix, is kept as minimum of 400 mm. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» A. Correct | |
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