Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

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

2. The cement becomes useless if its absorbed moisture content exceeds:

3. Lap is the horizontal distance between the vertical joints in:

4. Select the most correct statement.

5. Which of the following is not a tool used in laying a brick wall?

6. A small window in which shutters are allowed to swing around pivots fixed to the window frame is:

7. In brick masonry, the bond produced by laying alternate headers and stretchers in each course is known as:

8. Coarse-grained soil contains material bulk density, half of which is larger than?

9. The maximum height of a masonry wall generally done in one day is:

10. The work of finishing the mortar joints along with the wall construction is known as:

11. If the floor height of a building is 2.70 m and the riser is 15 cm, then calculate the number of tread required:

12. The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm x 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane is called:

13. The height of the slump cone is kept:

14. In three-coat plastering, the third coat is known as:

15. If the effective working time is 7 hours and the per batch time of concrete is 3 minutes, the output of a concrete mixer of 150-liter capacity is:

16. A through stone should be provided in a stone masonry at a distance not exceeding:

17. The lightweight spongy concrete, used for roof slab and precast units in partitions for heat and sound insulation, prepared by mixing aluminum in the cement concrete is called:

18. Which of the following walls is not designed for taking lateral load?

19. Concrete is filled in how many layers in a slump cone slump test?

20. Maximum shrinkage takes place in concrete after drying for:

21. The black cotton soil:

22. The insoluble residue in cement should be:

23. The unit weight of RCC is taken as:

24. If the average compressive strength is 4000kg/cm2 and standard deviation is 500, the coefficient of variation is:

25. Which of the mortar is most suitable for construction work in waterlogged areas?

26. The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily is known as:

27. To prevent segregation, the maximum height for placing concrete is:

28. The joints provided in wooden floors are?

29. In one day, the height of stone masonry:

30. Minimum water-cement ratio required for full hydration of cement:

31. The process of hand compaction of concrete is:

32. Minimum number of test specimens required for finding the tensile strength of concrete is:

33. The flooring suitable to resist heavy wear and provide an attractive appearance is:

34. The foundation used on weaker soil is:

35. Gypsum is a:

36. If sea water is used for preparing concrete:

37. Density of concrete:

38. Which of the following percentages is likely to be achieved in three weeks time for a well-cured cement structure's strength?

39. An aggregate is said to be flaky if its least dimension is less than:

40. The thickness of a bed joint and cross joint in the brick masonry is about (in mm):

41. A cavity wall:

42. The FAR is defined as the ratio of:

43. Lacing in steel structures are provided:

44. The least bearing capacity of soil is that of:

45. The types of plaster generally used for the ceiling is:

46. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

47. A gate (door) without importance is:

48. In horizontal D.P.C., the thickness of cement concrete (1:2:4) is kept:

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

50. The function of cleats in a roof truss is: