Estimating & Costing Online Test – Paper 2

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1. Which one area must be greater at any floor of a building?

a) Carpet area

b) Plinth area

c) Floor area

d) None of the above

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2. In the analysis of rates, what percentage of total cost is provided towards water charges?

a) 5%

b) 7.50%

c) 1.50%

d) 10%

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3. 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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4. Specifications of any works are required only when the work is carried out by:

a) User's committee

b) Muster roll

c) Contractor

d) All of the above

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5. The unit of measurement for steel works in trussed and its parts is

a) quintal

b) cm

c) numbers

d) kilograms

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6. The essential requirements to prepare a good estimate are

a) A fully dimensioned drawing to scale

b) Detailed specifications

c) Schedule of rates

d) All of the above

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7. The fundamental units in the metric system are:

a) Kilometer, kilogram, second

b) Centimeter, gram, second

c) Meter, kilogram, second

d) None of the above

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8. Plinth area estimate is an approximate estimate mostly used for the estimation of:

a) Bridges

b) Irrigation channel

c) Building

d) Road

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9. Full payment of the contractor is done

a) After agreement

b) After construction

c) After maintenance

d) All of the above

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10. The chairman of the material rate fixation committee in the district is

a) CDO

b) LDO

c) Chairman of DDC

d) SP

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11. How many kilo-liters are in one cubic meter?

a) 0.5

b) 1

c) 10

d) 100

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12. Which of the following is known as job overhead?

a) Stationery

b) Postage

c) Workman's compensation insurances, etc.

d) None of the above

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13. The tender is:

a) A notice inviting bids

b) A written offer submitted by a contractor to execute works

c) An agreement enforceable by law

d) None of the above

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14. 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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15. The value of the property (without being disassembled) at the end of the useful life period is known as

a) Scrap value

b) Salvage value

c) Junk value

d) Book value

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16. The explosive for blasting is usually expressed in terms of

a) explosive power

b) volume of earthwork that can be blasted

c) kilograms

d) none of the above

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17. Method of calculating the quantity if which out to out and in to in lengths are considered regardless of calculating through the total center line of the walls, and useful of different thicknesses is called:

a) Center line method

b) Crossing method

c) Long wall and short wall method

d) Differentiated method

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18. 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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19. Demolition means

a) Same as dismantle

b) Breaking up the structure

c) Breaking up the structure with care

d) None of the above

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20. A document containing a detailed description of all types of work (but their quantities are not mentioned) together with their current rates is called

a) Tender

b) Schedule of rates

c) Analysis of rate

d) Abstract estimate

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21. An estimate is:

a) The calculation of quantities required item construction of a work

b) The computation of expenditure likely to be incurred in the construction of a work

c) Both of the above

d) None of the above

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22. Which of the following is not a common size of reinforcement bars?

a) 16 mm

b) 20 mm

c) 25 mm

d) 32 mm

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23. The amount of cement required per cubic meter having mix (1:3:6) is

a) 4.3 bags

b) 3.3 bags

c) 6.3 bags

d) 5.3 bags

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24. In detailed measurement, the sequence of dimensions is written:

a) L x B x H

b) B x H x L

c) H x L x B

d) B x L x H

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25. The types of work done by the use of labor but not material, equipment, etc., are known as:

a) Day work

b) Minor work

c) Petty work

d) Casual work

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26. The standard width of the galvanized iron sheet is

a) 32"

b) 36"

c) 41"

d) 46"

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27. During the calculation of RCC, the amount of steel deducted is

a) 3% of the total steel

b) 5% of the total steel

c) 10% of the total steel

d) 0% of the total steel

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28. Work-charged establishment

a) 1.50%

b) 2.50%

c) 3.50%

d) 5%

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29. In the center line method of working out volumes, for cross walls, what deductions must be made from the center line length at each junction?

a) twice the breadth

b) breadth

c) 1.5 times the breadth

d) half the breadth

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30. The unit of measurement for concrete work in R.C.C. is

a) sq m

b) cu m

c) 10 sq m

d) 10 cu m

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