Home» Online Test » Civil Engineering » Estimating & Costing Online Test » Paper 1 » Paper 2 » Paper 3 0% Sorry, time's up. To complete the online test, please restart it. Created by Vikash chaudhary This is a FREE online test. Beware of scammers who ask for money to attend this test. Get New Questions in Each Attempt Total Questions: 30 Time Allotted: 30 minutes Passing Score: 50% Randomization: Yes Certificate: No Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 30 1. The tender is: a) A notice inviting bids b) A written offer submitted by a contractor to execute works c) An agreement enforceable by law d) None of the above 2 / 30 2. Indicating works left in excavated trenches to facilitate the measurement of borrow pits are known as a) Jambs b) Posts c) Tell-tael d) None of the above 3 / 30 3. What is the minimum period for which the lime concrete in the foundation be left wet without the construction of masonry over it? a) 3 days b) 5 days c) 7 days d) 15 days 4 / 30 4. In the case of a roof truss made of steel, rivets, bolts, nuts, etc., normally account for a) 5% b) 10% c) 15% d) 20% 5 / 30 5. If the payment of annuity begins after some years in the future, it is known as a) Substitute agency b) Debitable agency c) Secondary agency d) Creditable agency 6 / 30 6. The value of the dismantled material less the cost of dismantling is called a) Scrap value b) Salvation value c) Rateable value d) None of the above 7 / 30 7. Plinth area estimate is an approximate estimate mostly used for the estimation of: a) Bridges b) Irrigation channel c) Building d) Road 8 / 30 8. The useful part of the livable area of a building is also known as a) Carpet area b) Circulation area c) Horizontal circulation area d) Plinth area 9 / 30 9. A layer of dry bricks put below the foundation concrete, in the case of soft soils, is called a) Soling b) Dead man c) D.P.C. d) None of the above 10 / 30 10. The unit of payment for excavation trenches for pipes, cables, etc., up to 1.5 m depth in ordinary rock/hard rock is a) cu m b) sq m c) metre d) tonne 11 / 30 11. Which method is easiest for the estimation of the quantity of material? a) Centre line method b) Long & short wall method c) Both (a) and (b) above d) None of the above 12 / 30 12. The nominal lead and lift allowed for the earthwork in the excavations of the foundations are a) 50 m and 2 m b) 30 m and 2 m c) 30 m and 1.5 m d) 20 m and 1.5 m 13 / 30 13. The number of corrugations in a galvanized corrugated sheet is usually a) 6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12 14 / 30 14. The standard width of the galvanized iron sheet is a) 32" b) 36" c) 41" d) 46" 15 / 30 15. One metric horsepower is equal to a) 1.36 kW b) 0.736 kW c) 1.736 kW d) 0.746 kW 16 / 30 16. The chairman of the material rate fixation committee in the district is a) CDO b) LDO c) Chairman of DDC d) SP 17 / 30 17. Compound amount of Rs. 100 in 4 years @ 4% interest a) Rs.116 b) Rs.114 c) Rs.117 d) Rs.120 18 / 30 18. 1 British gallon=.........litres. a) 4.546 b) 3.785 c) 5.456 d) 7.385 19 / 30 19. The method of valuation of a building as used by commercial banks is based on: a) Detailed item-wise cost b) Cubic content cost c) Plinth area cost d) Real construction cost 20 / 30 20. Specifications for the holdfasts are given in terms of a) Number b) Weight c) Volume d) Length 21 / 30 21. Pick up the correct statement a) pointing is measured in sq. m. b) plastering is measured in sq. m. c) glazing is measured in sq. m. d) all of the above 22 / 30 22. The unit of measurement for steel works in trussed and its parts is a) quintal b) cm c) numbers d) kilograms 23 / 30 23. The explosive for blasting is usually expressed in terms of a) explosive power b) volume of earthwork that can be blasted c) kilograms d) none of the above 24 / 30 24. The amount of money deposited along with the submission of tender is known as a) Security money b) Performance bond c) Retention money d) Earnest money 25 / 30 25. The main target of a contractor is to a) Complete the work b) Waste more materials c) Earn more profit d) Save the materials 26 / 30 26. The unit of measurement for electric wiring or electrification light, fan plug points is a) point b) meter c) number d) no unit 27 / 30 27. The annual periodic payments made for the repayment of the capital invested are known as a) Annuity b) Depreciation c) Sinking fund d) Salvation 28 / 30 28. The necessary elements of the estimate are: a) Drawing b) Specification c) Rates d) All of the above 29 / 30 29. In the long and short wall method of estimation, the length of the long wall is the center to center space between walls plus a) breadth of the wall b) half of the breadth of the wall on each side c) one-fourth of the breadth of the wall on each side d) none of the above 30 / 30 30. Generally, the unit of measurement for partition walls is a) cu m b) sq m c) running metre d) numbers Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy Estimating & Costing MCQ PDF for Offline Study
