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| 3251. |
In high mountaneous region, the type of roof generally recommended for buildings, is |
| A. | shed type |
| B. | gable type |
| C. | gambrel type |
| D. | mansord type. |
| Answer» D. mansord type. | |
| 3252. |
A stair should not have pitch more than |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 50 |
| E. | 60 . |
| Answer» D. 50 | |
| 3253. |
A pre-stressed concrete pile is |
| A. | easy to handle |
| B. | lighter in weight |
| C. | extremely durable |
| D. | suitable for heavy load |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3254. |
The highest line of sloping roof, where two oposite slopes meet, is known as |
| A. | rafter |
| B. | ridge |
| C. | crown |
| D. | eave. |
| Answer» C. crown | |
| 3255. |
The vertical sides of a door and window openings provided in a wall, are known as |
| A. | verticals |
| B. | reveals |
| C. | jambs |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 3256. |
The piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of full brick, is called |
| A. | half brick |
| B. | queen closer |
| C. | king closer |
| D. | bevelled closer. |
| Answer» C. king closer | |
| 3257. |
The type of arch used for high class buildings where appearance is of prime importance, is known as |
| A. | ashlar arch |
| B. | rubble arch |
| C. | gauged brick arch |
| D. | axed brick arch. |
| Answer» B. rubble arch | |
| 3258. |
If M, I, R, E, F, and Y are the bending moment, moment of inertia, radius of curvature, modulus of elasticity stress and the depth of the neutral axis at section, then |
| A. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/theory-of-structures/85-21-53-1.png"> |
| B. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/theory-of-structures/85-21-53-2.png"> |
| C. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/theory-of-structures/85-21-53-3.png"> |
| D. | <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/theory-of-structures/85-21-53-4.png"> |
| Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/civil-engineering/theory-of-structures/85-21-53-4.png"> | |
| 3259. |
A covering of concrete placed on the exposed top of an external wall, is known as |
| A. | cornice |
| B. | coping |
| C. | frieze |
| D. | lintal. |
| Answer» C. frieze | |
| 3260. |
Auger boring |
| A. | is the most primitive method for making a hole in the ground |
| B. | is generally employed in cohesive and other self soils above water table |
| C. | is most economical upto a depth of 5 metres |
| D. | is done by portable power driven helical augers those diameters range from 7.5 to 30 cm |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3261. |
A roof which slopes in four directions, is called |
| A. | shed roof |
| B. | gable end roof |
| C. | hipped roof |
| D. | gambrel roof. |
| Answer» D. gambrel roof. | |
| 3262. |
The additional piles which are driven to increase the capacity of supporting loads on vertical piles, are known |
| A. | construction piles |
| B. | raking piles |
| C. | eccentric piles |
| D. | sinking piles |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. eccentric piles | |
| 3263. |
The bearing capacity of piles is determined by |
| A. | dynamic formula |
| B. | static formula |
| C. | pile load tests |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3264. |
Under reamed piles are generally used for |
| A. | machine foundations |
| B. | factory buildinp |
| C. | transmission linetowers |
| D. | tall structures. |
| E. | All the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3265. |
The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called |
| A. | Soffits |
| B. | voussoirs |
| C. | haunchs |
| D. | spandrils. |
| Answer» C. haunchs | |
| 3266. |
The Auger boring method is not suitable for |
| A. | very hard soil |
| B. | cemented soil |
| C. | vary soft soil |
| D. | fully saturated cohesionless soils |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3267. |
An ordinary concrete may be made water proof by adding |
| A. | pudlo |
| B. | impermo |
| C. | snowcem |
| D. | cico |
| E. | all of these. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3268. |
A pointed arch which forms isosceles or equilateral triangle, is generally known as |
| A. | three centred arch |
| B. | two centred arch |
| C. | Lancet arch |
| D. | Bull's eye arch. |
| Answer» D. Bull's eye arch. | |
| 3269. |
The art of bringing the floor to a true level surface by means of screads, is called |
| A. | topping |
| B. | bedding |
| C. | screading |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 3270. |
The members which support covering material of a sloping roof, are |
| A. | rafters |
| B. | purlins |
| C. | battens |
| D. | struts. |
| Answer» B. purlins | |
| 3271. |
The pile provided with one or more bulles in its vertical shaft, is generally known as |
| A. | under-ream pile |
| B. | friction pile |
| C. | bearing pile |
| D. | sheet pile. |
| Answer» B. friction pile | |
| 3272. |
In grillage foundations, distance between flanges of grillage beams, is kept |
| A. | 40 cm |
| B. | equal to flange width |
| C. | twice the flange width |
| D. | maximum of (a), (b) and (c). |
| Answer» D. maximum of (a), (b) and (c). | |
| 3273. |
Herringbone bond is used for |
| A. | walls having thickness more than 4 bricks |
| B. | architectural finish to the face work |
| C. | ornamental panels in brick flooring |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3274. |
The alignment of a cross joint along the plumb line is |
| A. | bed block |
| B. | perpend |
| C. | lintel |
| D. | vertical line. |
| Answer» C. lintel | |
| 3275. |
A temporary rigid structure having platforms to enable masons to work at different stages of a building, is known as |
| A. | scaffolding |
| B. | dead shore |
| C. | raking shore |
| D. | under pinning. |
| Answer» B. dead shore | |
| 3276. |
The angle between skew back of a flat arch and the horizontal, is kept approximately equal to |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 60 |
| D. | 90 |
| E. | 120 . |
| Answer» D. 90 | |
| 3277. |
In clay soil |
| A. | swelling and shrinkage characteristics prevail |
| B. | consolidation continues even after several years of construction. |
| C. | differential settlement is generally prevalent |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3278. |
For a wall carrying heavy load on low bearing capacity soil, |
| A. | lean concrete bed is provided |
| B. | thick concrete bed is provided |
| C. | reinforced concrete bed is provided |
| D. | (a) and (c) of the above |
| E. | (b) and (c) of the above. |
| Answer» E. (b) and (c) of the above. | |
| 3279. |
Depth of lean concrete bed placedat the bottom of a wall footing, is kept |
| A. | 10 cm |
| B. | 15 cm |
| C. | equal to its projection beyond wall base |
| D. | less than its projection beyond wall base. |
| Answer» D. less than its projection beyond wall base. | |
| 3280. |
An arch constructed with finely dressed stones, is known |
| A. | ashlar arch |
| B. | rubble arch |
| C. | gauged arch |
| D. | axed arch. |
| Answer» B. rubble arch | |
| 3281. |
The lower half portion between crown and skew back of the arch, is called |
| A. | spandril |
| B. | haunch |
| C. | springing |
| D. | soffit. |
| Answer» C. springing | |
| 3282. |
Dutch bond is a modification of |
| A. | English bond |
| B. | stretcher bond |
| C. | header bond |
| D. | single Flemish bond. |
| Answer» B. stretcher bond | |
| 3283. |
The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm x 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane, is called |
| A. | brick on edge |
| B. | brick on end |
| C. | brick on bed |
| D. | brick held vertically. |
| Answer» C. brick on bed | |
| 3284. |
For brick construction, the lime-sand mortar, is |
| A. | 1:1 |
| B. | 1:2 |
| C. | 1:3 |
| D. | 1:4 |
| E. | 1:5. |
| Answer» C. 1:3 | |
| 3285. |
Cavity wall is generally provided for |
| A. | heat insulation |
| B. | sound insulation |
| C. | prevention of dampness |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3286. |
Dampness causes |
| A. | efflorescence |
| B. | bleaching of paints |
| C. | crumbling of plaster |
| D. | growth of termites |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» E. none of these. | |
| 3287. |
The columns of multi-storeyed buildings are designed to withstand the forces due to |
| A. | dead loads |
| B. | live loads |
| C. | wind loads |
| D. | earthquakes |
| E. | all of these. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3288. |
The black cotton soil |
| A. | undergoes volumetric changes |
| B. | swells excessively when wet |
| C. | shrinks excessively when dry |
| D. | has a tendency of swelling and shrinking due to clay particles |
| E. | all the above. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3289. |
To obtain good bonding in brick masonry |
| A. | first class bricks are used |
| B. | vertical joints in alternate courses are kept in plumb line |
| C. | bats are used where necessary |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3290. |
In places where the soil is soft and has small resistance to the flow of concrete, which one of the following types of piles, is used |
| A. | vibro pile |
| B. | pressure pile |
| C. | Franki pile |
| D. | pedestal pile. |
| Answer» B. pressure pile | |
| 3291. |
In grillage foundations a minimum 15 cm cover is provided on |
| A. | upper flange of top tier |
| B. | lower beam of lower tier |
| C. | ends of external beams |
| D. | none to these. |
| Answer» C. ends of external beams | |
| 3292. |
Exposed portions of vertical surface at right angles to the door or window frame, are known as |
| A. | jambs |
| B. | lintels |
| C. | reveals |
| D. | soffits. |
| Answer» D. soffits. | |
| 3293. |
The skirting/dado in a bath roof should be upto |
| A. | ceiling |
| B. | 15 cm above floor level |
| C. | 200 cm |
| D. | level of the tap. |
| Answer» D. level of the tap. | |
| 3294. |
The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of |
| A. | black cotton soil |
| B. | loose fine sandy soil |
| C. | dry coarse sandy soil |
| D. | hard rocks |
| E. | soft clay soil. |
| Answer» E. soft clay soil. | |
| 3295. |
The dimensions of a half queen closer, are |
| A. | 9 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm |
| B. | 9 cm x 9 cm x 4.5 cm |
| C. | 9 cm x 4.5 cm x 9 cm |
| D. | 1.8 cm x 4.5 cm x 9 cm. |
| Answer» D. 1.8 cm x 4.5 cm x 9 cm. | |
| 3296. |
In case of foundations on sandy soil, maximum permissible differential settlement, is usually limited to |
| A. | 15 mm |
| B. | 25 mm |
| C. | 35 mm |
| D. | 45 mm |
| E. | 55 mm. |
| Answer» C. 35 mm | |
| 3297. |
For different layers of cement concrete floor. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following : |
| A. | The lowest layer consists of consolidated ground |
| B. | A 10 cm thick clean sand is laid on consolidated ground |
| C. | A 10 cm lime concrete (1 : 4 : 8) is laid on clean sand |
| D. | A 10 cm thick cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is laid on top layer. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3298. |
You are asked to design and supervise a truss for a factory to have spans 6 m to 9 m. The type of the truss you will use, is |
| A. | mansored truss |
| B. | queen post truss |
| C. | king post truss |
| D. | collar truss |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. collar truss | |
| 3299. |
For the construction of flyovers in sandy soils, the type of foundation provided, is |
| A. | strap footing |
| B. | raft footing |
| C. | combined footing |
| D. | pier footing |
| E. | none of these. |
| Answer» E. none of these. | |
| 3300. |
The type of bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers, is called |
| A. | English bond |
| B. | Flemish bond |
| C. | Russian band |
| D. | Mixed bond. |
| Answer» C. Russian band | |