Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

1. In brick masonry, the bond produced by laying alternate headers and stretchers in each course is known as:

2. A combined footing is generally used when:

3. The roof sloping in four directions is called:

4. An ornamental projection from the face of a brick wall is called:

5. Flexible material used for damp proofing is:

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

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

8. The roof suitable in high mountainous regions is:

9. Sedimentation analysis is based on the assumption:

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

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

12. Curing of concrete:

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

14. The work of finishing the mortar joints along with the wall construction is known as:

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

16. The maximum total settlement for isolated foundations on clayey soils should be limited to:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. Dampness causes:

27. The roof sloping in two directions is called:

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

29. In the rectangular foundation of width 'B', the maximum permissible eccentricity of load is limited to:

30. The foundations are placed below ground level to increase:

31. A wooden block fixed on the back side of a door frame on its post is known as:

32. The roof suitable in plains where rainfall is merge and temperature is high is:

33. The bulk density of aggregates depends upon:

34. Water-cement ratio is:

35. The main component of pozzolana is:

36. Which of the following is not true about a cavity wall?

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

38. Too wet concrete may cause:

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

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

41. Batching error means inaccuracy in the quantity of:

42. Bearing capacity of soil cannot be improved by:

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

44. The portion of a brick obtained by cutting a brick lengthwise into two directions is known as:

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

46. A gate (door) without importance is:

47. In the case of the foundation on black cotton soil, the most suitable method to improve the bearing capacity of soil is:

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

49. A temporary rigid structure having platforms to enable masons to work at different stages of a building is known as:

50. The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily is known as: