Estimating & Costing Online Test – Paper 2

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1. The method of valuation of a building as used by commercial banks is based on:

a) Detailed item-wise cost

b) Cubic content cost

c) Plinth area cost

d) Real construction cost

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2. The quantity of work of any item which is the output of a skilled labor in a day is known as

a) Basic work

b) Daily work

c) Target work

d) Task work

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3. Contractor tax

a) 1.50%

b) 2.50%

c) 5%

d) 10%

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4. The most reliable estimate is:

a) Preliminary estimate

b) Plinth area estimate

c) Detailed estimate

d) Cube rate estimate

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5. The number of corrugations in an asbestos cement sheet is usually

a) 5

b) 7

c) 10

d) 12

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6. Which of the following is known as general overhead?

a) Losses on advance

b) Interest on investment

c) Traveling Express

d) Amenities to the labor

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7. 1 British gallon=.........litres.

a) 4.546

b) 3.785

c) 5.456

d) 7.385

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8. The rate of an item of work depends

a) Specifications of works

b) Specifications of materials

c) Method of construction

d) All of the above

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9. Arrange the specific weights of wood (w), cement (c), steel (s), and coarse aggregate (A) in increasing order

a) W-C-S-A

b) W-C-A-S

c) A-S-C-W

d) A-C-S-W

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10. The capacity of a flushing cistern is normally

a) 12 to 15 litres

b) 20 to 25 litres

c) 30 to 40 litres

d) 1 to 5 litres

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11. Minimum side lap required for asbestos cement sheets is

a) 4 cm

b) 10 cm

c) 15 cm

d) 25 cm

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12. Which method is easiest for the estimation of the quantity of material?

a) Centre line method

b) Long & short wall method

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) None of the above

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13. The minimum space left from the property line (In Kathmandu valley) for the provision of window/door is

a) 1 m

b) 3 ft

c) 5 ft

d) 7 ft

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14. The value of the dismantled material less the cost of dismantling is called

a) Scrap value

b) Salvation value

c) Rateable value

d) None of the above

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15. Which one information is found through specification?

a) Nature of works

b) Quality of materials

c) Types of workmanship

d) All of the above

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16. Which of the following is not an essential part of the general specification of public works?

a) Material details

b) Work methodology

c) Illustrative sketches

d) Mode of measurement for payment

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17. In the specification of earthwork in foundation trenches, drains, etc. lift ordinarily specified is

a) 30 m

b) 1.5 m

c) 5 m

d) 3 m

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18. The unit of PVC pipe used in water supply pipeline is

a) Quintel

b) Cum

c) Meter

d) None of the above

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19. Payment of the steel is done by

a) per quintal

b) per MT

c) per thousand

d) per bundle

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20. Which of the following is not considered while preparing the item rate estimate?

a) Inflation on material and wage of manpower

b) The unit rate of materials

c) The wage of manpower

d) The charge of equipment and tools

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21. The process of calculating the amount of material, labor, and equipment for a unit of work together with overhead and profit for the contractor is:

a) Abstract of cost

b) Bill of quantity

c) Estimating

d) Rate analysis

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22. Actual cost of construction plus certain profit is paid to the contractor. Such a contract is known as

a) Unscheduled constant

b) Nominated contract

c) Cost plus percentage contract

d) Work order

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23. The standard width of an asbestos cement corrugated sheet is

a) 0.9 m

b) 1.05 m

c) 1.2 m

d) 1.35 m

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24. The area of the segmental portion of an arch with span I and rise r is approximately given by

a) 2/3 lr

b) 1/2 lr

c) 3/4 lr

d) 3/8 lr

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25. What is the minimum period for which the lime concrete in the foundation be left wet without the construction of masonry over it?

a) 3 days

b) 5 days

c) 7 days

d) 15 days

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26. Tender does not contain

a) Notice

b) Item of work

c) Estimated cost

d) Item rate

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27. Which of the following is the most correct estimate

a) plinth area estimate

b) cube rate estimate

c) detailed estimate

d) building cost index estimate

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28. Carpet area does not include the area of

a) Verandah and corridor

b) Bathrooms and lavatory

c) Kitchen and pantry

d) All of the above

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29. Whenever color washing on A.C. corrugated sheets is done, in the estimation, the plan area of the sheets is increased by

a) 5%

b) 10%

c) 15%

d) 20%

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30. Generally, the unit of measurement for partition walls is

a) cu m

b) sq m

c) running metre

d) numbers

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