Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

1. The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to:

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

3. In stairs, stringers are:

4. The intensity of pressure below the floating foundation is:

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

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

7. Percentage of pozzolanic material containing clay up to 80% used for the manufacture of pozzolana cement is:

8. The minimum depth of the foundation on clayey soil is:

9. Negative skin friction of piles is predominant in

10. For the construction of thin R.C.C. structures, the type of cement to be avoided is:

11. Moisture content of aggregate is determined by:

12. The high strength of rapid hardening cement at an early stage is due to its:

13. Lacing in steel structures are provided:

14. Raft foundations are generally used when the area required for individual footing is more than:

15. Inert material of a cement concrete mix is:

16. The safe bearing capacity of a soil can be defined as:

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

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

19. In brick masonry, lintels are preferred to arches because arches:

20. Carpet area of a building does not include the area of:

21. Strength of concrete with the passage of time:

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

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

24. The type of bond provided in brick masonry for carrying heavy loads is:

25. Water-cement ratio is generally expressed in the volume of water required per:

26. The FAR is defined as the ratio of:

27. The process of proper and accurate measurement of concrete ingredients for the uniformity of proportion is:

28. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

29. The bulking of aggregates is due to:

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

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

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

33. The joints provided in wooden floors are?

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

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

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

37. The cement-sand mortar preferred in 1/2 brick walls is:

38. The projections of the head or sill of a door or window frame are known as:

39. To support a heavy structure in sandy soil, the type of foundation generally used is:

40. Which of the following statements is true:

41. Efflorescence in cement is caused due to an excess of:

42. Curing of concrete ensures:

43. If x, y, and z are the fineness moduli of coarse, fine, and combined aggregates, the percentage (p) of fine aggregates to combined aggregates is:

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

45. Slump used for beam & slab for RCC:

46. The allowable clay silt in sand for mortar is:

47. Skin frictional resistance is caused by:

48. If the water-cement ratio of concrete is 0.6, then water required for mixing concrete is:

49. Water-cement ratio by weight is:

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