Question No. 31 A stair should not have pitch more than (A) 25° (B) 30° (C) 40° (D) 50°
Answer: Option C
Question No. 32 Depth or height of the arch is the (A) Perpendicular distance between intrados and extrados (B) Vertical distance between springing line and intrados (C) Perpendicular distance between springing line and extrados (D) None of the above
Answer: Option A
Question No. 33 Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The pile driven in sand is called sand pile (B) The drilled hole filled with sand is called sand pile (C) The sand piles are used for bearing purposes (D) None of these
Answer: Option A
Question No. 34 A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called (A) Retaining wall (B) Breast wall (C) Buttress (D) Parapet wall
Answer: Option A
Question No. 35 Two columns 50 cm × 50 cm and 60 cm × 60 cm carry 80 tonnes and 120 tonnes of loads respectively. The centre to centre distance between columns is 5.00 metres. The permissible bearing capacity of the soil is 20 t/m2 . If the footing is not to project more than 25 cm beyond the outside of the smaller column, pick up the correct design parameters of the footing from the following: (A) Distance of C.G. of the loads from the smaller column = 3.00 m (B) The length of the foundation slab = 7.00 m (C) Area of footing slab = 11.00 m2 (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 36 Pitched and sloping roofs are suitable for (A) Coastal regions (B) Plain regions (C) Covering large areas (D) All of the above
Answer: Option A
Question No. 37 A wooden block hinged on post outside a door, is known (A) Cleat (B) Stop (C) Horn (D) None of these Answer: Option A
Question No. 38 If a is the offset of concrete bed in cms, and d is the depth of concrete bed in cms, then (A) d = 0.445 a (B) d = 0.557 a (C) d = 0.775 a (D) None of these
Answer: Option C
Question No. 39 In high mountainous region, the type of roof generally recommended for buildings, is (A) Shed type (B) Gable type (C) Gambrel type (D) Mansard type
Answer: Option C
Question No. 40 The function of cleats in a roof truss is (A) To support the common rafter (B) To support purlins (C) To prevent the purlins from tilting (D) All of the above Answer: Option C Question No. 41 The Auger borings are not common (A) In soils that require lateral support (B) In cohesive soils (C) In soft soils (D) None of the above
Answer: Option A
Question No. 42 The pile provided with one or more bulles in its vertical shaft, is generally known as (A) Under-ream pile (B) Friction pile (C) Bearing pile (D) Sheet pile
Answer: Option A
Question No. 43 Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Isolated footing is provided under column to transfer the load safely to soil bed (B) Column footings may have steps or projections in the concrete base (C) Heavily loaded column base must be provided steel reinforcement in both directions (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 44 In any good staircase, the maximum and minimum pitch respectively should be (A) 90° and 0° (B) 75° and 30° (C) 60° and 10° (D) 40° and 25°
Answer: Option D
Question No. 45 Raft foundation are generally preferred to when the area required for individual footing, is more than (A) 25% to total area (B) 30% of total area (C) 40% to total area (D) 50% of total area.
Answer: Option D
Question No. 46 According to National Building Code, the hydrants in water mains is provided at minimum interval of (A) 50 m (B) 60 m (C) 75 m (D) 90 m
Answer: Option C
Question No. 47 The X-ray rooms are plastered with (A) Plaster of Paris (B) Barium plaster (C) Martin's cement (D) Keen's cement
Answer: Option B
Question No. 48 The type of footing which is used to transmit heavy loads through steel columns is (A) Raft foundation (B) Grillage foundation (C) Well foundation (D) Isolated footing
Answer: Option B
Question No. 49 Dutch bond is a modification of (A) English bond (B) Stretcher bond (C) Header bond (D) Single Flemish bond
Answer: Option A
Question No. 50 In clay soil (A) Swelling and shrinkage characteristics prevail (B) Consolidation continues even after several years of construction (C) Differential settlement is generally prevalent (D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 51 Which one of the following activities is not correct as applicable to brick corbels? (A) The maximum projection of the corbel should not be more than the thickness of the wall (B) The maximum projection of each corbel course should be limited to a quarter brick at a time (C) The discontinuous corbels are used to carry heavy concentrated loads (D) Stretcher bond is generally used for the construction of brick corbel
Answer: Option D
Question No. 52 In ordinary residential and public buildings, the damp proof course is generally provided at (A) Ground level (B) Plinth level (C) Water table level (D) Midway ground level and water-table level
Answer: Option B
Question No. 53 In which of the following pairs both trees yield soft wood? (A) Deodar and Shishum (B) Chir and sal (C) Sal and teak (D) Chir and deodar
Answer: Option D
Question No. 54 The raft slab is projected beyond the outer walls of the structure by (A) 5 to 10 cm (B) 15 to 20 cm (C) 25 to 30 cm(D) 30 to 45 cm
Answer: Option D
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