Online Civil Engineering Test - Building Construction Test

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The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making

heat insulated

sound insulated

neither (a) nor (b)

both (a) and (b).

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A wooden block hinged on post outside a door, is known

cleat

stop

horn

none of these.

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The line of intersection of the surfaces of a sloping roof forming an external angle exceeding 180°, is

ridge

hip

valley

none of these.

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Which one of the following rocks is used for monumental buildings :

granite

marble

sand stone

slate.

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Rotary drilling

is not suitable for deposits containing very coarse gravel

hinders the ground water observations and permeability test

is not economical for holes of less than 10 cm.

all the above.

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Raft foundations are used for :

providing increased area of foundation over poor bearing capacity of soil

spanning over small soft or loose pockets

counter acting the hydrostatic effect

all the above.

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Ornamental moulded course placed on the top of a wall, is

cornice

coping

frieze

lintal.

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A cut in frame of a door to receive the shutter, is called

louver

stop

horn

rebate.

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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.

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10.

Pick up the correct specification of one-room quarters generally adopted from the following :

six quarters in a row

the size of room is either 3.5 m x 3 m or 4.2 m x 2.5 m

the front verandah is kept 2 m wide.

all the above.

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11.

To stagger vertical joints in successive courses of a wall, a piece of brick is generally used at the end of the course, which is known as

bat

header

stretcher

closer.

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12.

To construct a 10 cm thick partition wall, you will prefer

English bond

Flemish bond

Header bond

Stretcher bond.

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13.

The vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail, are known

balusters

strings

newel posts

soffits.

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14.

For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be

1:2

1:3

1:4

1:6

1:8.

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15.

For each storey of a building, the depth of exploration should be

1 metre

2 metres

3 metres

4 metres.

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16.

Which of the following metal sheets is most effective in preventing dampness ?

Copper sheets

lead sheets

aluminium sheets

all the above.

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17.

A wall constructed with stones to protect slopes of cuttings in natural ground from the action of weathering agents, is called

retaining wall

breast wall

buttress

parapet wall.

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18.

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Plain cement concrete is equally strong in compression as well as in tension

Slump test is performed to check concrete strength

Curing of concrete is done for proper compaction of cement

Fineness modulus is the index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates

Concrete is a mixture of binding material, coarse aggregate and water.

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19.

The window which is provided in flat roof of a room, is known

dormer window

lantern window

louvered window

sky window.

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20.

The thickness of a reinforced brick partition wall, is generally kept

5 cm

10 cm

15 cm

20 cm

25 cm.

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