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1. Cavity wall is generally provided for

Heat insulation
Sound insulation
Prevention of dampness
All the above

2. The floor is rubbed with oxalic acid, for making its surface

Free from voids
Glossy
Durable
Uniform

3. In verandah (corridor) floors outward slope is

1 in 40
1 in 50
1 in 60
1 in 70

4. The vertical sides of a door and window openings provided in a wall, are known as

Verticals
Reveals
Jambs
None of these

5. If the depth of an excavation is 20 meters, number of single stage well points to be installed at various levels, is

5
4
3
2

6. The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs; is

25 to 50 mm
25 to 75 mm
30 to 125 mm
50 to 100 mm

7. The bearing capacity of a water logged soil can be improved by

Compacting the soil
Draining the soil
Increasing the depth of foundation
Grouting

8. The type of arch used for high class buildings where appearance is of prime importance, is known as

Ashlar arch
Rubble arch
Gauged brick arch
Axed brick arch

9. The window which projects outside a room of a building for admitting more light and air, is known

Bay window
Casement window
Lantern window
Dormer window

10. Exposed portions of vertical surface at right angles to the door or window frame, are known as

Jambs
Lintels
Reveals
Soffits

11. In soils possessing low bearing capacity, the type of foundation generally provided, is

Column footing
Grillage footing
Raft footing
All the above

12. Dutch bond is a modification of

English bond
Stretcher bond
Header bond
Single Flemish bond

13. The loose pockets in soil mass can be bridged safely by providing a raft foundation provided the soft area is smaller than

The column spacing
One-third the column spacing
Half the column spacing
Three-fourth the column spacing

14. In a colar beam roof

There is no horizontal tie beam
There is a horizontal tie at the feet of rafters only
There is a horizontal tie at almost the middle of rafters only
There are two horizontal ties, one at the feet and other at the middle of the rafters

15. The line of intersection of two surfaces of a sloping roof forming an internal angle less than 180°, is known as

Ridge
Hip
Valley
None of these

16. To construct a 10 cm thick partition wall, you will prefer

English bond
Flemish bond
Header bond
Stretcher bond

17. Stud(s) of a common wooden partition

Are vertical wooden members
Is the upper horizontal wooden member
Is the lower horizontal wooden member
Are the intermediate horizontal wooden members

18. The portion of a brick cut across the width, is called

Closer
Half brick
Bed
Bat

19. The projections of head or sill of a door or window frame are

Transoms
Horns
Stops
Chocks

20. In which of the following pairs both trees yield soft wood?

Deodar and Shishum
Chir and sal
Sal and teak
Chir and deodar

21. You are asked to design and supervise a truss for a factory to have spans 6 m to 9 m. The type of the truss you will use, is

Mansard truss
Queen post truss
King post truss
Collar truss

22. Which one of the following activities is not correct as applicable to brick corbels

The maximum projection of the corbel should not be more than the thickness of the wall
The maximum projection of each corbel course should be limited to a quarter brick at a time
The discontinuous corbels are used to carry heavy concentrated loads
Stretcher bond is generally used for the construction of brick corbel

23. Suitable spacing of timber piles, is

50 cm
60 cm
80 cm
90 cm

24. The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is

Haunch
Spandril
Soffit
Rise

25. The raft slab is projected beyond the outer walls of the structure by

5 to 10 cm
15 to 20 cm
25 to 30 cm
30 to 45 cm

26. In jack arch floor, the rise is kept

1/6th of the span
1/8th of the span
1/10th of the span
1/12th of the span

27. The stone blocks approximately triangular in shape, used as steps, are known

Stone steps
Built up steps
Spandril steps
None of these

28. The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, is

Purlin
Cleat
Batten
Strut

29. Safe bearing capacity of black cotton soil varies from

2 to 3 t/m²
5 to 7.5 t/m²
8 to 10 t/m²
10 to 12 t/m²

30. The type of footing which is used to transmit heavy loads through steel columns is

Raft foundation
Grillage foundation
Well foundation
Isolated footing

31. An arch constructed with finely dressed stones, is known

Ashlar arch
Rubble arch
Gauged arch
Axed arch

32. The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm × 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane, is called

Brick on edge
Brick on end
Brick on bed
Brick held vertically

33. The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making

Heat insulated
Sound insulated
Neither (A) nor (B)
Both (A) and (B)

34. The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called

Soffits
Voussoirs
Haunches
Spandrils

35. The minimum distance between the centers of bulb of diameter du, of a multi under reamed piles, is

1.35 du
1.25 du
1.5 du
1.75 du

36. The horizontal timber piece provided at the apex of a roof truss which supports the common rafter is called

Ridge board
Hip rafter
Eaves board
Valley rafter

37. The additional piles which are driven to increase the capacity of supporting loads on vertical piles, are known

Construction piles
Raking piles
Eccentric piles
Sinking piles

38. The vertical faces of a door opening which support frame of the door, are

Jambs
Posts
Reveals
Styles

39. To ensure that supporting area of an offset footing of a boundary wall is fully compressive, the C.G. of load must act

At the centre of the base
Within the middle third of the base
Within the middle fifth of the base
Neither (A), (B) nor (C)

40. The ceiling height of a building is

Between ceiling and ground level
Between ceiling and floor level
Upto roof above ground level
Upto ceiling from the ground level

41. The number of steps in a flight generally should not be less than

2
3
5
No limit

42. Sum of tread and rise must lie between

300 to 350 mm
400 to 450 mm
500 to 550 mm
600 to 650 mm

43. For heavy embankments and dams, of height h, the depth of exploration of soil should not be less than

h/4
1/2 h
h
2 h

44. The taper of precast concrete pile should not be more than

1 cm per metre length
2 cm per metre length
4 cm per metre length
5 cm per metre length

45. The Auger boring method is not suitable for

Very hard soil
Cemented soil
Vary soft soil
All the above

46. For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be

1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
1 : 6

47. For effective drainage, the finished surface of flat roof should have a minimum slope of

1 in 20
1 to 50
1 in 10
1 in 5

48. The bearing capacity of piles is determined by

Dynamic formula
Static formula
Pile load tests
All the above

49. To obtain good bonding in brick masonry

First class bricks are used
Vertical joints in alternate courses are kept in plumb line
Bats are used where necessary
All the above

50. In English garden wall bond

One course of headers to three or five course of stretchers
Queen closer in provided in each heading course
The middle course of stretchers is started with a header to give proper vertical joints
All the above

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