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Q.1
To construct acm thick partition wall, you will prefer
English bond
Flemish bond
Header bond
Stretcher bond
Q.2
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
Q.3
The portion of a brick cut across the width, is called
Closer
Half brick
Bed
Bat
Q.4
The projections of head or sill of a door or window frame are
Transoms
Horns
Stops
Chocks
Q.5
In which of the following pairs both trees yield soft wood?
Deodar and Shishum
Chir and sal
Sal and teak
Chir and deodar
Q.6
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
Q.7
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
Q.8
Suitable spacing of timber piles, is
50 cm
60 cm
80 cm
90 cm
Q.9
The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is
Haunch
Spandril
Soffit
Rise
Q.10
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
Q.11
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
Q.12
The stone blocks approximately triangular in shape, used as steps, are known
Stone steps
Built up steps
Spandril steps
None of these
Q.13
The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, is
Purlin
Cleat
Batten
Strut
Q.14
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
Q.15
The type of footing which is used to transmit heavy loads through steel columns is
Raft foundation
Grillage foundation
Well foundation
Isolated footing
Q.16
An arch constructed with finely dressed stones, is known
Ashlar arch
Rubble arch
Gauged arch
Axed arch
Q.17
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
Q.18
The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making
Heat insulated
Sound insulated
Neither (A) nor (B)
Both (A) and (B)
Q.19
The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called
Soffits
Voussoirs
Haunches
Spandrils
Q.20
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
Q.21
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
Q.22
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
Q.23
The vertical faces of a door opening which support frame of the door, are
Jambs
Posts
Reveals
Styles
Q.24
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)
Q.25
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
Q.26
The number of steps in a flight generally should not be less than
2
3
5
No limit
Q.27
Sum of tread and rise must lie between
300 to 350 mm
400 to 450 mm
500 to 550 mm
600 to 650 mm
Q.28
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
Q.29
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
Q.30
The Auger boring method is not suitable for
Very hard soil
Cemented soil
Vary soft soil
All the above
Q.31
For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be
1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
1 : 6
Q.32
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
Q.33
The bearing capacity of piles is determined by
Dynamic formula
Static formula
Pile load tests
All the above
Q.34
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
Q.35
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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