Question No. 266 The nominal thickness of an expansion joint in brick walls, is kept more than (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C) 15 mm (D) 20 mm
Answer: Option D
Question No. 267 Exposed portions of vertical surface at right angles to the door or window frame, are known as (A) Jambs (B) Lintels (C) Reveals (D) Soffits
Answer: Option C
Question No. 268 The projections of head or sill of a door or window frame are (A) Transoms (B) Horns (C) Stops (D) Chocks
Answer: Option B
Question No. 269 The line of intersection of the surfaces of a sloping roof forming an external angle exceeding 180°, is (A) Ridge (B) Hip (C) Valley (D) None of these
Answer: Option B
Question No. 270 The depth of excavation of foundations, is generally measured with a (A) Ranging rod (B) Steel tape (C) Levelling staff (D) Boning rod
Answer: Option D
Question No. 271 The 9 cm × 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face, is generally known as (A) Stretcher (B) Face (C) Front (D) Header
Answer: Option D
Question No. 272 The range of spread from the wall base to outer edge of a brick work foundation does not exceed (A) 1/2 horizontal to 1 vertical (B) 2/3 horizontal to 1 vertical (C) 1 horizontal to 1 vertical (D) 2 horizontals to 1 vertical
Answer: Option C
Question No. 273 The foundation in which a cantilever beam is provided to join two footings, is known as (A) Strip footing (B) Strap footing (C) Combined footing (D) Raft footing
Answer: Option B
Question No. 274 Auger boring (A) Is the most primitive method for making a hole in the ground (B) Is generally employed in cohesive and other self soils above water table (C) Is most economical upto a depth of 5 metres (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 275 In horizontal D.P.C, thickness of cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is (A) 2 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 8 cm
Answer: Option B
Question No. 276 The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is (A) Haunch (B) Spandril (C) Soffit (D) Rise
Answer: Option B
Question No. 277 The compaction of concrete in the drilled pile hole is done by compressed air in the case of (A) Simplex pile (B) Franki pile (C) Pressure pile (D) Vibro pile
Answer: Option C
Question No. 278 Pile foundations are suitable for (A) Water logged soils (B) Soft rocks (C) Compact soils (D) Multi-storeyed buildings
Answer: Option A
Question No. 279 Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Inclined borings are made for taking samples under existing structures (B) Inclined borings are occasionally used instead of vertical holes (C) The spacing of inclined borings is kept such that one bore hole is vertically above the bottom of an adjacent bore hole (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 280 The inclined support at the ends of treads and rises of a stair, is known as (A) Baluster (B) Header (C) String (D) Beam
Answer: Option C
Question No. 281 The brick laid with its breadth parallel to the face of a wall, is known as (A) Header (B) Stretcher (C) Closer (D) None of these
Answer: Option A
Question No. 282 The voussoir placed at crown of an arch, is known as a (A) Key (B) Soffit (C) Springer (D) Haunch
Answer: Option A
Question No. 283 In places where the soil is soft and has small resistance to the flow of concrete, which one of the following types of piles, is used (A) Vibro pile (B) Pressure pile (C) Franki pile (D) Pedestal pile
Answer: Option A
Question No. 284 Crown is located at (A) Highest point on the extrados of the arch (B) Highest point on the intrados of the arch (C) Skew-back of the arch (D) None of these
Answer: Option A
Question No. 285 The under surface of an arch, is called (A) Soffit (B) Intrados (C) Haunch (D) Back
Answer: Option A
Question No. 286 The brick laid with its length parallel to the face of a wall, is a known as (A) Header (B) Stretcher (C) Closer (D) None of these
Answer: Option B
Question No. 287 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 (A) Mansard truss (B) Queen post truss (C) King post truss (D) Collar truss
Answer: Option C
Question No. 288 In verandah floors outward slope is (A) 1 in 40 (B) 1 in 50 (C) 1 in 60 (D) 1 in 70
Answer: Option C
Question No. 289 In jack arch floor, the rise is kept (A) 1/6th of the span (B) 1/8th of the span (C) 1/10th of the span (D) 1/12th of the span
Answer: Option D
Question No. 290 The method of moving each brick through a small horizontal distance before it is finally laid in any brick wall and pressing it by means of brick hammer, is known as (A) Trowelling (B) Laying (C) Grouting (D) Placing
Answer: Option B
Question No. 291 Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because its (A) Bearing capacity is low (B) Permeability is uncertain (C) Particles are cohesive (D) Property to undergo a volumetric change due to variation of moisture content
Answer: Option D
Question No. 292 A temporary rigid structure having platforms to enable masons to work at different stages of a building, is known as (A) Scaffolding (B) Dead shore (C) Raking shore (D) Under pinning
Answer: Option A
Question No. 293 A floor constructed with 3 mm marble chips, is known (A) Mosaic floor (B) Terrazzo floor (C) Chips floor (D) Marble floor
Answer: Option B
Question No. 294 The local swelling of a finished plaster, is termed (A) Cracking (B) Dubbing (C) Blistering (D) Hacking
Answer: Option C
Question No. 295 Expansion joints in masonry walls are provided if length exceeds (A) 10 m (B) 20 m (C) 30 m (D) 40 m Answer: Option D
Question No. 296 The stone whose crushing strength is least, is (A) Granite (B) Chalk (C) Marble (D) Slate
Answer: Option B
Question No. 297 The portion of a brick cut across the width, is called (A) Closer (B) Half brick (C) Bed (D) Bat
Answer: Option D
Question No. 298 The type of bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers, is called (A) English bond (B) Flemish bond (C) Russian band (D) Mixed bond
Answer: Option B
Question No. 299 To support a heavy structure in sandy soil, the type of foundation generally used, is (A) Combined footing (B) Raft footing (C) Pier footing (D) Strap footing
Answer: Option C
Question No. 300 The vertical side member of a shutter frame, is known (A) Style (B) Reveal (C) Mullion (D) Post
Answer: Option A
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