Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

1. Flooring preferred for a dancing hall is:

2. The cement becomes useless if its absorbed moisture content exceeds:

3. Depth of foundation is determined by:

4. Concrete is filled in how many layers in a slump cone slump test?

5. If the floor height of a building is 2.70 m and the riser is 15 cm, then calculate the number of tread required:

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

7. At the freezing point of water, concrete:

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

9. Minimum width of stretcher bond, header bond, and single Flemish bond are...... and...... bricks, respectively.

10. Gypsum is a:

11. Too wet concrete may cause:

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

13. The filling in cavities with cement slurry is known as:

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

15. The lightweight spongy concrete, used for roof slab and precast units in partitions for heat and sound insulation, prepared by mixing aluminum in the cement concrete is called:

16. Higher workability of concrete is required if the structure is:

17. Concrete gains strength due to:

18. Bituminous asphalt/asphaltic felt is used as D.P.C. on the surface:

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

20. The stepped structure provided to provide lateral support for a structure is known as:

21. Gypsum is added for:

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

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

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

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

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

27. The approximate ratio of strength of cement concrete at 6 months to that at 28 days of curing is:

28. No. of bricks required for one cubic meter masonry wall is:

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

30. A shallow foundation is a foundation that:

31. Width of wall footing (according to thumb's rule) is: (where t = thickness of the wall)

32. The commercial name of white and colored cement in Nepal is:

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

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

35. Strength of concrete with the passage of time:

36. Negative skin friction on piles:

37. Slump test of concrete is a measure of its?

38. A floor constructed with special aggregate of 3 mm marble chips mixed with white and colored cement is called:

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

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

41. The self-weight of the footing is not considered:

42. The unit weight of RCC is taken as:

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

44. The approximate ratio of strength of cement concrete at 1 year to that at 28 days of curing is:

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

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

47. A joint in the masonry normal to the face of the wall is called:

48. Under strap footing, individual footings are connected by:

49. The fineness of cement is measured in terms of?

50. The type of rock suitable for coarse aggregate should be: