Estimating & Costing Online Test – Paper 3

1. In the specification of earthwork in foundation trenches, drains, etc. lead specified is (IS code)

2. Contractor profit is added to

3. The technique of finding the fair price of an existing building or property is known as

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

5. Centre line method is specially adopted for estimating... Buildings.

6. The volume of concrete for a reinforced concrete isolated sloped footing with top and bottom areas equal to A1 and A2 and with a height equal to h is given by:

7. End lap provided in asbestos cements is equal to

8. When it is not specified, the number of holdfasts for a door is usually taken as

9. The depreciation of the value of the building costs are generally not considered for the initial:

10. The thickness of slabs and beams must be measured to the nearest

11. Full payment of the contractor is done

12. Approximate weight of 1 cubic meter of sand is

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

14. The standard width of the galvanized iron sheet is

15. Of the total estimated cost of a building, the cost of electrification usually accounts for

16. The capacity of a flushing cistern is normally

17. Steel formwork can be used up to about.........times.

18. Valuation is done for:

19. Which one information is not found in specification?

20. The building material brick

21. The unit of payment for blasting of rock including stacking is

22. A layer of dry bricks put below the foundation concrete, in the case of soft soils, is called

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

24. Dismantle means

25. As per norms prepared by the ministry of transport & works, one porter can carry a weight of

26. The unit of measurement for electric wiring or electrification light, fan plug points is

27. In the case of a roof truss made of steel, rivets, bolts, nuts, etc., normally account for

28. When engineering departments undertake the works of other departments, the amount charged toward design, supervision, and execution, etc., is called

29. The amount of money deposited along with the submission of tender is known as

30. Indicating works left in excavated trenches to facilitate the measurement of borrow pits are known as

31. For electric wiring such as a fan, light, plug, etc., the estimate is made in terms of

32. The unit of measurement for beading provided in door and window frame, rafters, etc., is

33. The unit of measurement for earthwork in excavation in ordinary soils, earthwork in mixed soil with kankar, bajri, etc., when the depth of excavation does not exceed 30 cm, is

34. Specification is the

35. The estimated quantity of cement required in cement mortar (1:6) per cubic meter will be

36. In CGI sheet roofing, the overlap along the length of the sheet should not be less than?

37. For estimating painting area for iron grillwork over a door or window opening, the area measured will be:

38. The life of teak wood doors and windows is usually taken to be

39. The unit of payment for excavation trenches for pipes, cables, etc., up to 1.5 m depth in ordinary rock/hard rock is

40. Minimum side lap required for asbestos cement sheets is

41. When not specified, the volume of steel in R.C.C work is taken as

42. The order of booking dimension is:

43. The full form of VAT is

44. The value shown in the account book after allowing necessary depreciation is known as

45. The useful part of the livable area of a building is also known as

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

47. The tender is:

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

49. The expenses of items that do not come under any regular head of items and the cost of unforeseen items are called

50. 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: