Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

1. The process of making the background rough before plastering is known as:

2. Proper batching ensures:

3. With the rise in the temperature of atmospheric air, the setting time of cement:

4. The function of cleats in a roof truss is:

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

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

7. The earliest period for removing formwork under normal atmospheric conditions should be:

8. The D.P.C. is provided for efficiency, at:

9. The type of aggregate of the same nominal size, which contains fewer voids when compacted, is:

10. The increased cohesiveness of concrete makes it:

11. 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:

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

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

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

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

16. The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm x 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane is called:

17. A gate (door) without importance is:

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

19. A brick masonry may fail due to:

20. Slump test is a measure of:

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

22. The method of damp proofing in which a layer of water repellent substance is provided between the source of dampness and part of the structure, adjacent to it is known as:

23. The stretcher bond in brick masonry can be used only when the wall is of:

24. Select the most correct statement.

25. The number of treads in a flight is equal to?

26. 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:

27. Curing is the process of:

28. Curing of pavements, floors, roofs, and slabs are done by:

29. The resistance of an aggregate to compressive force is known as?

30. Maximum permissible unit of magnesia concentration in ordinary Portland cement is:

31. In ordinary residential buildings, the damp proofing course is generally provided at:

32. The window provided in a flat roof of a room is known as:

33. An ideal warehouse is provided:

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

35. The roof used in factories is called:

36. The height of the slump cone is kept:

37. The process of hand compaction of concrete is:

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

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

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

41. Westerguard analysis is generally used for:

42. Bearing capacity of soil cannot be improved by:

43. Later stage strength of cement is caused by:

44. On a grading curve, gap grading is represented by:

45. The cut or broken portion of a brick is called:

46. Workability increasing admixture is used in concrete to?

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

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

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

50. The percentage of the aggregate of F.M. 2.6 to be combined with coarse aggregate of F.M. 6.8 for obtaining the aggregates of F.M. 5.4 is: