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Estimating and Costing Civil Engg. [MSBTE] I scheme {Unit :- 1}

                                                                     Unit - 1

1. The term is used to denote a procedure of costing or valuing an item of work on the basis of actual labourers and materials required.

a. Day work

b. Hour work

c. Sub work

d. Prime cost

2. A large work or project may consists of several building or small works and each of these work is known as

a. Sub head

b. Sub work

c. Sub project

d. Sub construction


4. estimate is a detailed estimate and is prepared to maintain the structure or work in proper order and safe condition.

a. Rate estimate

b. Revised estimate

c. Supplementary and revised estimate

d. Maintenance estimate


5. In this method approx. total length of walls is found in running metre and this total length multiplied by the rate per running metre of wall gives a fairly accurate cost.

a. Approximate quantity method estimate

b. Annual repair

c. Item rate estimate

d. Revised estimate

6. is the amount provided in the estimate and bill of quantities for some specialised work to be done by a specialised firm; whose details are not known at the time of preparing estimate.

a. Building cost index

b. Capital cost

c. Cube rate estimate

d. Supplementary estimate

8. is required for preliminary studies of various aspects of a work or project.

a. Supplementary estimate

b. Cube rate estimate

c. Maintenance estimate

d. Abstract estimate 

9. To make out an estimate for a work the following data are necessary-

Drawing, Specification and

a. Materials

b. Rates

c. Labours

d. Transportation

10. is the built up covered area of a building measured at floor level of any storey.

a. Supplementary estimate

b. Cube rate estimate

c. Maintenance estimate

d. Plinth estimation

12. area of a building is the area of verandahs, passage, corridors, balconies, porches, etc.

a. Verandah area

b. Vertical circulation area

c. Horizontal circulation area

d. Floor area


13. of building is the useful area or liveable area or lettable area. This is the total floor area minus the circulation area, verandahs, corridors, passages, staircase, lifts, entrance hall, etc. minus other non- useable areas.

a. Verandah area

b. Vertical circulation area

c. Carpet area

d. Floor area

14. include general office expenses, rents, taxes, supervision and other costs which are indirect expenses and not productive expenses on the job.

a. General costs

b. Vertical circulation area

c. Carpet area

d. Floor area

16. Approximate cost of a hostel building for 100 students @Rs.10000/- per student works out as Rs. 10 lakhs.

a. False

b. True

17. The capacity of doing work by an artesian or skilled labour in the form of quantity of work per day is known as the

a. out-come

b. over-turn

c. in-turn

d. out-turn 


18. In earthwork per 28.30 cu m, how many beldars and mzdoors are required per day?

a. 5 Beldars and 4 Mazdoors

b. 2 Beldars and 0 Mazdoors

c. 0 Beldars and 14 Mazdoors

d. 2 Beldars and 8 Mazdoors

19. A bullock cart can carry about load.

a. half tonne

b. 2 tonne

c. 1 tonne

d. 3 tonne

21. Approximate cost of sewerage project for a population of one lakh@ Rs. 10/- head works out as Rs. 10 lakh.

a. False

b. True

22. The approximate cost of a building of cubic content of 400 cu m@ Rs.180/- per cu m is

a. Rs. 72000/-

b. Rs. 92000/-

c. Rs. 12000/-

d. Rs. 22000/-


23. Laying cement concrete – 6beldars, 8 mazdoors, ¾ Bhishti and ¼ mason can do 2.83 cu m(100 cu ft) per day.

a. False

b. True

24. Centring and shuttering for flat surfaces- 4 beldars and 4 carpenters (2 class) can do 9.6 sq m (96 sq ft) per day.

a. True

b. False

25. For panelled, glazed, etc., shutters- 15 carpenters and 4 beldars can make and fix 4 shutters 40 mm thick size 2.00m*1.15m.

a. True

b. False


27. The carpet area of an office building may be 60% to 75% of plinth area of the building with a target of 75%.

a. True

b. False

28. Approx. cost of a bridge of 3 spans of 50 m each span @Rs.30000/- per running m of span comes to 3*50*30000 = Rs. 45 lakhs.

a. True

b. False


29. The approx. cost of 10 km length of irrigation channel of 3 cu m per sec. capacity @ Rs.70000/- per km works out as Rs.7 lakh.

a. True

b. False

30. Per kilometre basis depending on the nature of road, for 10 km of a state highway approx. cost @ Rs. 50000/- per 1 km works out as Rs. 5 lakh.

a. False

b. True

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