Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 2

1. The approximate ratio of strength of 30 cm concrete cube to that of 15 cm cube is:

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

3. The exterior angle between outer faces of a wall is known as:

4. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

5. The main purpose of a cavity wall is:

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

7. Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because of its:

8. The maximum permissible value of dry density is referred to as:

9. The work in which bricks are left projecting out in a masonry wall is known as:

10. The compaction of concrete improves:

11. Sukhi is added to lintel mortar to:

12. A plate load test is useful to determine:

13. The header bond is used in:

14. The bearing capacity of a soil:

15. Inert material of a cement concrete mix is:

16. Minimum width of a load-bearing wall should be:

17. The part of a wall at the side of an opening in the masonry is known as:

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

19. 'Curing' as used in concrete and cement plaster is a process that helps these gain:

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

21. The process of filling hollow spaces of walls before plastering is known as:

22. The bulking of aggregates is due to:

23. The approximate ratio of strength of cement concrete at 3 months to that at 28 days of curing is:

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

25. A shallow foundation is a foundation that:

26. From an earthquake safety perspective, the floor-to-floor wall height of the building should be?

27. The most important test to be conducted on a stone used in docks and harbors is:

28. The window provided on a sloping roof of a building is called:

29. Proper batching ensures:

30. Workability increasing admixture is used in concrete to?