Building Construction Technology Online Test

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1. The temporary structure to support the platform over which workmen can sit and work is known as scaffolding whose minimum height is kept above the floor level:

a) 75 cm

b) 100 cm

c) 150 cm

d) 200 cm

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2. An excess of flaky particles in concrete aggregates:

a) increases the quantity of water and sand

b) affects the durability of concrete

c) more than 15% are not desirable

d) all of the above

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3. Concrete gains strength due to:

a) chemical reaction of cement with sand and coarse aggregate

b) hydration of cement

c) evaporation of water from concrete

d) all of the above

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4. 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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5. Expansion Joint in a building is generally provided if the length of concrete exceeds:

a) 10 m

b) 20 m

c) 30 m

d) 45 m

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6. The structure on which an arch rests is called:

a) pier

b) column

c) arch column

d) abutment

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7. The vertical member fixed between steps and handrail is known as:

a) String

b) Baluster

c) Soffit

d) Scotia

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8. The FAR is defined as the ratio of:

a) Total floor area of a building to the ground floor

b) Site area of a building to the ground floor

c) Ground floor to the site area

d) Total floor areas of a building to the site area

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9. Which of the following is not an activity associated with damp proofing?

a) Surface treatment

b) Guniting

c) Hearthling

d) All of the above

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10. An aggregate is known as a cyclopean aggregate if the size is more than:

a) 4.75 mm

b) 30 mm

c) 60 mm

d) 75 mm

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

a) 40mm

b) 60mm

c) 100mm

d) 400mm

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12. The floor height of a 3 m building is connected to 17 numbers of tread/going; the number of risers is:

a) 16

b) 18

c) 15

d) 17

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

a) scaffolding

b) dead shore

c) raking shore

d) underpinning

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14. The roof sloping in two directions is called:

a) Hipped roof

b) Gambrel roof

c) Flat roof

d) Mansard roof

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15. Dampness causes:

a) efflorescence

b) bleaching of paints

c) crumbling of plasters

d) growth of termites

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

a) placing

b) wetting

c) curing

d) compacting

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17. Slump used for beam & slab for RCC:

a) 0-25

b) 25-50

c) 50-100

d) 100-150

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18. A joint in the masonry normal to the face of the wall is called:

a) wall joint

b) bed joint

c) cross joint

d) bonded joint

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19. If the compaction factor is 0.95, the workability of concrete is:

a) very low

b) low

c) medium

d) high

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20. The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath is known as:

a) shoring

b) underpinning

c) jacking

d) piling

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21. The height of the slump cone is kept:

a) 20 cm

b) 20 cm

c) 30 cm

d) 40 cm

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22. For reinforced cement concrete lintels and slabs, the nominal size of coarse aggregates should not exceed?

a) 10 mm

b) 15 mm

c) 20 mm

d) 40 mm

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23. D.P.C. stands for:

a) double plastered column

b) double pinned cleat

c) damp proof course

d) design Portland cement

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24. Undisturbed samples are obtained by:

a) direct excavations

b) augers

c) thick wall samplers

d) thin wall samplers

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25. A gate (door) without importance is:

a) Battened & ledged door

b) Battened, ledged & braced door

c) Battened, ledged & framed door

d) None of the above

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26. For a given water content, workability decreases if the concrete aggregates contain an excess of:

a) thin particles

b) flat particles

c) elongated particles

d) all of the above

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27. The maximum size of the aggregate used in a damp proof course is about:

a) 6 mm

b) 10 mm

c) 15 mm

d) 20 mm

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

a) 0.8m

b) 1.2m

c) 2.5m

d) 3m

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29. The bond filled with 4 bats and 1Γüä2 closer with the regular header and stretcher is known as:

a) raking bond

b) facing bond

c) english bond

d) dutch bond

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30. A moulding provided under nosing to beautify the elevation of the step is known as:

a) Scotia

b) Nosing

c) Soffit

d) Flier

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