Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

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

2. The bulking of aggregates is due to:

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

4. Workability of concrete for a given water content is good if aggregates used are:

5. Cement provides strength, durability, and water-tightness to concrete because:

6. As compared to english bond, the double flemish bond is:

7. The concrete mix which causes difficulty in obtaining a smooth finish is known to possess:

8. The settlement of a soil is directly proportional to:

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

10. The unit weight of RCC is taken as:

11. The risk of segregation is more for:

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. A horizontal mortar joint on which masonry units are laid is called:

19. Which one of the following is not a source of dampness in walls and floors:

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

21. The FAR is defined as the ratio of:

22. The main purpose of a cavity wall is:

23. Which of the following statements is true:

24. The approximate ratio of the strength of cement concrete at 7 days to that at 28 days:

25. The vertical member provided at the top and bottom ends of a flight supporting the handrail is:

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

27. The bearing capacity of a waterlogged soil may be improved by:

28. The process of hand compaction of concrete is:

29. First-class brick when immersed in cold water for 24 hours should not absorb water more than:

30. The roof suitable in high mountainous regions is:

31. The fineness of cement is tested by:

32. Size of fine aggregates should not exceed:

33. The thickness of a bed joint and cross joint in the brick masonry is about (in mm):

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

35. The flooring suitable for a noiseless situation (theater, churches, libraries, etc.) is:

36. The line of intersection of the sloping surface of the slope roof having an internal angle less than 180┬░ is called:

37. The black cotton soil:

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

39. At the freezing point of water, concrete:

40. A joint in the masonry parallel to the face of the wall is called:

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

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

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

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

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

46. For compacting plum concrete road surface of thickness less than 20 cm, we use:

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

48. The compaction of concrete improves:

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

50. The operation of finishing the mortar joints after the completion of a masonry wall is known as: