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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Civil Engineering .
| 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 | |
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