Building Construction Technology Online Test

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1. Different types of bonds used in brick masonry work due to:

a) Break vertical joint and to provide strength

b) Better aesthetic value

c) Reduce the quality of brick

d) Use the broken bricks at the joint

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2. A wooden block fixed on the back side of a door frame on its post is known as:

a) Rebate

b) Reveal

c) Stop

d) Cleat

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3. In the rectangular foundation of width 'B', the maximum permissible eccentricity of load is limited to:

a) B/3

b) B/6

c) B/9

d) B/12

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4. On a grading curve, gap grading is represented by:

a) a horizontal line

b) a vertical line

c) N.W. inclined line

d) N.E. inclined line

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5. The bearing capacity of a soil:

a) depends on the size of the footing

b) load intensity

c) depends on the load

d) rate of loading

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6. Gypsum is added for:

a) color

b) strength

c) controlling setting time

d) none of the above

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7. Negative skin friction of piles is predominant in

a) friction piles in sand

b) friction piles in soft clays

c) piles resting on hard soils

d) friction on bearing piles

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8. Undisturbed samples are obtained by:

a) direct excavations

b) augers

c) thick wall samplers

d) thin wall samplers

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9. When D.P.C. is to be laid over large areas, the material preferred is:

a) cement concrete

b) mastic asphalt

c) bitumen felt

d) strips of lead

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10. Low water concrete results in:

a) Non-workability

b) High strength

c) Consume more water

d) All of the above

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11. Horizontal construction joints in concrete walls are generally provided at:

a) soffit level

b) window sill level

c) floor level

d) all of the above

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12. A horizontal mortar joint on which masonry units are laid is called:

a) wall joint

b) bed joint

c) cross joint

d) bonded joint

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13. High temperature:

a) Increases the strength of concrete

b) Decreases the strength of concrete

c) No effect on the strength of concrete

d) None of the above

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14. The load-bearing cantilever projection from the face of a masonry wall is called:

a) header

b) stretcher

c) corbel

d) cornice

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15. When a number of columns are constructed in a row, the type of foundation generally provided is:

a) raft foundation

b) pile foundation

c) grillage foundation

d) strip foundation

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16. As compared to the stretcher course, the thickness of joints in the header course should be:

a) more

b) less

c) equal

d) none of the above

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17. The 9 cm x 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face is generally known as:

a) stretcher

b) face

c) front

d) header

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18. The type of aggregate of the same nominal size, which contains fewer voids when compacted, is:

a) rounded spherical

b) irregular

c) flaky

d) none of these

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19. If the slump of the concrete mix is 60mm, its workability is:

a) low

b) medium

c) high

d) very high

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20. The line of intersection of the sloping surface of the slope roof having an internal angle less than 180┬░ is called:

a) Hip

b) Valley

c) Eaves

d) Gutter

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21. Pitch & sloping roofs are suitable for ........... regions.

a) Plain

b) Coastal

c) Large

d) Small

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22. Bar bending schedule is prepared in RCC structure for:

a) To calculate the quantity of reinforcement

b) Bar benders

c) Checking the bill

d) All of the above

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23. Bearing capacity of soil cannot be improved by:

a) draining sub-soil water

b) ramming crushed stone in soil

c) watering the surface of the soil

d) none of the above

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24. Minimum width of stretcher bond, header bond, and single Flemish bond are...... and...... bricks, respectively.

a) 1, 1.5, and 0.5

b) 0.5, 1, and 1.5

c) 1.5, 1, and 0.5

d) 1, 0.5, and 1.5

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25. The line of intersection of the sloping surface of the slope roof having an internal angle greater than 180┬░ is called:

a) Ridge

b) Valley

c) Eaves

d) Gutter

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26. The safe bearing capacity of a soil can be defined as:

a) ultimate load on the bearing area

b) safe load on the bearing area

c) load intensity beyond which the soil should not be loaded

d) load intensity at which the soil fails

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27. Grading of sand causes great variation in:

a) workability of concrete

b) strength of concrete

c) durability of concrete

d) all of the above

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28. Workability of concrete for a given water content is good if aggregates used are:

a) rounded aggregate

b) irregular aggregate

c) angular aggregate

d) flaky aggregate

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29. A plate load test is useful to determine:

a) bearing capacity of foundation

b) settlement of foundation

c) both bearing capacity and settlement of foundation

d) none of the above

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30. The bricks having one or two edges rounded for use in curved corners are called:

a) round nose

b) bull nose

c) cow nose

d) buffalo nose

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