Question No. 55 In grillage foundations, distance between flanges of grillage beams, is kept (A) 40 cm (B) Equal to flange width (C) Twice the flange width (D) Maximum of (a), (b) and (c)
Answer: Option C
Question No. 56 The sill of a common wooden partition is (A) Vertical wooden member on either end (B) Lower horizontal wooden member (C) Upper horizontal wooden member (D) Intermediate horizontal wooden member
Answer: Option B
Question No. 57 The important test to be conducted on a stone used in docks and harbours is (A) Hardness test (B) Workability test (C) Weight test (D) Toughness test
Answer: Option C
Question No. 58 The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, is (A) Purlin (B) Cleat (C) Batten (D) Strut
Answer: Option A
Question No. 59 A covering of concrete placed on the exposed top of an external wall, is known as (A) Cornice (B) Coping (C) Frieze (D) Lintel
Answer: Option B
Question No. 60 The bond in which headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses and every stretcher course is started with a three fourth brick bat, is known as (A) English cross bond (B) Dutch bond (C) Monk bond (D) Rat-trap bond
Answer: Option B
Question No. 61 The vertical distance between the springing line and highest point of the inner curve of an arch is known as (A) Intrados (B) Rise (C) Spandril (D) Extrados
Answer: Option B
Question No. 62 The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making (A) Heat insulated (B) Sound insulated (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)
Answer: Option D
Question No. 63 The depth of concrete bed of the foundation depends upon (A) The projection of the concrete block beyond the footing over it (B) The upward soil pressure (C) The mix of the concrete (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 64 A pre-stressed concrete pile is (A) Easy to handle (B) Lighter in weight (C) Extremely durable (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 65 The type of joint commonly used at the junction of a principal rafter and tie beam in timber trusses is (A) Mortise and tenon joint (B) Oblique mortise and tenon joint (C) Butt joint (D) Mitred joint
Answer: Option B
Question No. 66 During percussion drilling (A) Ground water observations are hindered due to entry of the slurry in the soil below the bottom of the hole (B) Caving or mixing of strata are caused in soft soils or cohesionless soils (C) The soil to a considerable depth below the bottom of the hole gets disturbed (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 67 The type of stone masonry in which stones of same height are laid in layers, is called (A) Random rubble masonry (B) Course rubble masonry (C) Uncoursed rubble masonry (D) Ashlar masonry
Answer: Option B
Question No. 68 A wooden block fixed on back side of a door frame on its post, is known as (A) Cleat (B) Stop (C) Horn (D) None of these
Answer: Option B
Question No. 69 In a colar beam roof (A) There is no horizontal tie beam (B) There is a horizontal tie at the feet of rafters only (C) There is a horizontal tie at almost the middle of rafters only (D) There are two horizontal ties, one at the feet and other at the middle of the rafters
Answer: Option C
Question No. 70 The piece of a brick cut with its one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick, is known as (A) Queen closer (B) Bevelled closer (C) King closer (D) Half king closer Answer: Option C Question No. 71 For effective drainage, the finished surface of flat roof should have a minimum slope of (A) 1 in 20 (B) 1 to 50 (C) 1 in 10 (D) 1 in 5
Answer: Option A
Question No. 72 Vertical construction joints are provided where the shearing forces are minimum in the case of (A) Slabs (B) Beams (C) Girders (D) All of these
Answer: Option D
Question No. 73 Single Flemish bond consists of (A) Double Flemish bond facing and English bond backing in each course (B) English bond facing and double Flemish bond backing in each course (C) Stretcher bond facing and double Flemish bond backing in each course (D) Double Flemish bond facing and header bond backing in each course
Answer: Option A
Question No. 74 The foundations are placed below ground level, to increase (A) Strength (B) Workability (C) Stability of structure (D) All the above
Answer: Option C
Question No. 75 The type of bond in a brick masonry containing alternate courses of stretchers and headers, is called (A) Flemish bond (B) English bond (C) Stretcher bond (D) Header bond
Answer: Option B
Question No. 76 The width of the hollow space between two walls of a cavity wall should not exceed (A) 5 cm (B) 7.5 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 15 cm Answer: Option C
Question No. 77 The predominant constituent which is responsible for strength in granite is (A) Quartz (B) Felspar (C) Mica (D) None of the above Answer: Option A
Question No. 78 To ensure that supporting area of an offset footing of a boundary wall is fully compressive, the C.G. of load must act (A) At the centre of the base (B) Within the middle third of the base (C) Within the middle fifth of the base (D) Neither (a), (b) nor (c)
Answer: Option B Question No. 79 The size of a floor tile commonly used, is (A) 15 cm × 15 cm × 1.8 cm (B) 20 cm × 20 cm × 2 cm (C) 22.5 × 22.5 cm × 2.2 cm (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 80 The art of bringing the floor to a true level surface by means of screeds, is called (A) Topping (B) Bedding (C) Screeding (D) None of these
Answer: Option C
Question No. 81 The type of roof suitable in plains where rainfall is meagre and temperature is high is (A) Pitched and sloping roof (B) Flat roof (C) Shell roof (D) None of the above
Answer: Option B
Question No. 82 For constructing a terrazzo floor, Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) A base course is prepared as in cement concrete flooring (B) A 32 mm thick layer of cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is laid on the base course and the surface is made smooth by trowelling (C) Glass strips are driven into the layer according to the pattern required (D) After final grinding is over, oxalic acid mixed with water is spread over and rubbed hard with soft material
Answer: Option B
Question No. 83 The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily, is known as (A) Shoring (B) Scaffolding (C) Underpinning (D) Jacking
Answer: Option A
Question No. 84 The type of pointing in which a V-shaped projection outside the wall surface, is provided, is called (A) Recessed pointing (B) Weather pointing (C) V-pointing (D) Tuck pointing
Answer: Option B
Question No. 85 Assertion A : Shishum is used for decorative woodwork. Reason R : Shishum can be polished to an excellent finish. Select your answer according to the coding system given below: (A) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A (B) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A (C) A is true but R is false (D) A is false but R is true
Answer: Option A
Question No. 86 Rotary drilling (A) Is not suitable for deposits containing very coarse gravel (B) Hinders the ground water observations and permeability test (C) Is not economical for holes of less than 10 cm (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 87 Safe bearing capacity of black cotton soil varies from (A) 2 to 3 t/m2 (B) 5 to 7.5 t/m2 (C) 8 to 10 t/m2 (D) 10 to 12 t/m2 Answer: Option B
Question No. 88 The window which projects outside a room of a building for admitting more light and air, is known (A) Bay window (B) Casement window (C) Lantern window (D) Dormer window
Answer: Option A
Question No. 89 In the construction of arches, sand box method is used for (A) Centring (B) Actual laying of arch work (C) Striking of centring (D) None of the above
Answer: Option C
Question No. 90 In English garden wall bond (A) One course of headers to three or five course of stretchers (B) Queen closer in provided in each heading course (C) The middle course of stretchers is started with a header to give proper vertical joints (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 91 The concrete slump recommended for foundations, is (A) 25 to 50 mm (B) 30 to 125 mm (C) 50 to 100 mm (D) 75 to 125 mm
Answer: Option C
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