Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

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

2. The addition of pozzolana to cement causes:

3. The bearing capacity of a soil:

4. Slump test is used for:

5. Separation of water, sand, and cement slurry from freshly mixed concrete is known as:

6. The bulk density of aggregates depends upon:

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

8. For hearthing of thick walls, the brick used is:

9. The bearing capacity of a soil depends on:

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

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

12. Too wet concrete may cause:

13. In stairs, stringers are:

14. The inner section of a cavity wall is generally known as:

15. Concrete gains strength due to:

16. The apex line of a sloping roof is called:

17. The W/C ratio of ferrocement should be......than normal concrete:

18. The FAR is defined as the ratio of:

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

20. The specific yield of soil depends upon:

21. The dimensions of a 35-liter form for measuring aggregates by volume are:

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

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

24. D.P.C. stands for:

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

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

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

28. 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:

29. The specifications of a cement bag for storage are:

30. The shrinkage in cement concrete decreases with:

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

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

33. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

34. Gypsum is added for:

35. The compaction of concrete improves:

36. Generally, D.P.C. is provided at:

37. A cavity wall provided with:

38. When D.P.C. is to be laid over large areas, the material preferred is:

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

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

41. If the fineness modulus of sand is 2.5, it is graded as:

42. The foundation used on weaker soil is:

43. High temperature:

44. Concrete mainly consists of:

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

46. A through stone should be provided in a stone masonry at a distance not exceeding:

47. The final operation of finishing floors is known as:

48. The strength gained by concrete at the age of twenty-eight days should be:

49. The D.P.C. is provided in the building in the form of:

50. A block of stone placed on a wall or column to distribute the load to the masonry is called: