Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

1. The black cotton soil:

2. Inert material of a cement concrete mix is:

3. Percentage of pozzolanic material containing clay up to 80% used for the manufacture of pozzolana cement is:

4. Moisture content of aggregate is determined by:

5. The maximum percentage of the chemical ingredient of cement is that of:

6. Strength of cement with the passage of time:

7. Slump test is a measure of:

8. The maximum differential settlement for foundations on clayey soils is limited to:

9. In brick masonry, lintels are preferred to arches because arches:

10. Which of the following is not true about a cavity wall?

11. A floor constructed with special aggregate of 3 mm marble chips mixed with white and colored cement is called:

12. For a uniform face appearance, the bond desired in brick masonry is:

13. The minimum depth of the foundation on clayey soil is:

14. The platform at the end of the series of steps is known as:

15. Slump test is used for:

16. Slump used for beam & slab for RCC:

17. The course of stone placed immediately below the cornice along the face of the wall is:

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

19. An ornamental projection from the face of a brick wall is called:

20. The wooden piece joining the bottom ends of rafter is called:

21. Negative skin friction on a pile is due to:

22. The bearing capacity of a waterlogged soil may be improved by:

23. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

24. Los Angeles machine is used to test the aggregate for:

25. Formwork suitable for construction work:

26. The joint preferred in a single brick wall to save facing bricks is:

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

28. The strength gained by concrete at the age of three days should be:

29. Concrete is generally reinforced by bars made of:

30. A flaky aggregate is said to be elongated if its greatest dimension (length) is greater than:

31. The bond used when bricks are of different thickness is:

32. The roof covering preferred for a large span is:

33. Westerguard analysis is generally used for:

34. Workability of concrete mix with a low water-cement ratio is determined by:

35. The process of hardening the concrete by keeping its surface moist is known as:

36. The foundation in which a cantilever beam is provided to join two footings is known as:

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

38. ISI has specified the full strength of concrete after:

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

40. A series of steps without any platform in a stair is:

41. The ratio of the number of vertical joints in the header course to that of the stretcher course is equal to:

42. The portion of a brick obtained by cutting a brick lengthwise into two directions is known as:

43. Pick up the cohesive soil from the following:

44. The soundness test of cement by Le Chatelier's apparatus gives unsoundness due to:

45. The bearing capacity of a soil depends on:

46. Damp proofing course is done:

47. In stairs, stringers are:

48. A temporary rigid structure having platforms to enable masons to work at different stages of a building is known as:

49. The intensity of pressure below the floating foundation is:

50. The approximate ratio of strength of cement concrete at 6 months to that at 28 days of curing is: