Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

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

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

3. The flash set of ordinary Portland cement paste is:

4. A cavity wall provided with:

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

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

7. Workability increasing admixture is used in concrete to?

8. Lacing in steel structures are provided:

9. Which sequence is correct with respect to the removal of formwork?

10. Proper batching ensures:

11. Width of wall footing (according to thumb's rule) is: (where t = thickness of the wall)

12. Gypsum is a:

13. To produce impermeable concrete:

14. The vertical member running through the middle of a shutter frame is:

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

16. The part of a brick cut from a whole brick to maintain the bond in such a way that its one long face remains uncut is known as:

17. The maximum thickness of door shutters provided in doors is:

18. The termination of the unfinished wall in a stepped fashion is known as:

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

20. As compared to the stretcher course, the thickness of joints in the header course should be:

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

22. The brick laid with its length parallel to the face of a wall is known as:

23. The minimum percentage of the chemical ingredient of cement is that of:

24. The alignment of a cross joint along the plumb line is:

25. For concreting of tunnel linings, transportation of concrete is done by:

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

27. Pile foundations are suitable for:

28. Warehouse pack of cement means:

29. No. of bricks required for one cubic meter masonry wall is:

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

31. The following compound that helps in obtaining early strength of cement concrete is:

32. Practically which one is not concerned with w/c ratio in the construction industry:

33. The flash set of Portland cement is:

34. Slump test is a measure of:

35. In brick laying, the tool used for lifting and spreading mortar and for forming joints is:

36. The process of mixing, transporting, placing, and compacting concrete using ordinary Portland cement should not take more than:

37. If you are asked to construct a massive dam, the type of cement you will use is:

38. The bulk density of an aggregate does not depend upon:

39. 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:

40. Negative skin friction of piles is predominant in

41. The members which support covering materials of a sloping roof are:

42. 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:

43. A roof sloping in four directions but with a break in slopes is called:

44. A plate load test is useful to determine:

45. The types of foundation used to transfer heavy load are:

46. The shrinkage in cement concrete decreases with:

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

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

49. D.P.C. stands for:

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