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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