Explore topic-wise MCQs in Building Construction.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Building Construction knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In Jodhpur type roofing, ralthal laid should be cured for ___________ days.

A. Two
B. Three
C. Five
D. Seven
Answer» E.
2.

The joints between the stone slabs in Jodhpur type roofing should be ___________ shaped.

A. H
B. K
C. V
D. T
Answer» D. T
3.

The speed of flat roof construction is faster than the pitched roof.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
4.

The average thickness of the lime concrete laid in lime concrete and tiles roofing is ________

A. 5 cm
B. 10 cm
C. 15 cm
D. 20 cm
Answer» C. 15 cm
5.

In the figure of lime concrete and tiles roofing shown below, B represents _________

A. Coping
B. Lime concrete
C. R.C.C. slab
D. Ceiling plaster
Answer» D. Ceiling plaster
6.

Which of the following types of roofing is used for timber roofs of verandah?

A. Mud-phuska terracing
B. Bengal terrace farming
C. Punjab terrace farming
D. Maharashtra terrace farming
Answer» C. Punjab terrace farming
7.

___________ of bhusa per m3 of clay is used to prepare mud-phuska.

A. 4 kg
B. 8 kg
C. 12 kg
D. 15 kg
Answer» C. 12 kg
8.

In mud-phuska terracing with tile paving, bitumen is spread over the R.C.C. slabs at the rate of ________ of bitumen per m2 of the roof surface.

A. 0.7 kg
B. 1.7 kg
C. 2.7 kg
D. 3.7 kg
Answer» C. 2.7 kg
9.

Brick-jelly roofing is also known as _________

A. Madras terrace roofing
B. Punjab terrace roofing
C. Maharashtra terrace roofing
D. Assam terrace roofing
Answer» B. Punjab terrace roofing
10.

In Punjab, mud terracing is done on ________

A. Teak
B. Wood
C. Timber
D. Tiles
Answer» E.
11.

Mud-terrace roofing is made of white earth mud which contains a large percentage of _________

A. Magnesium
B. Aluminium
C. Sodium salt
D. Manganese
Answer» D. Manganese
12.

Which of the following is not a type of flat terraced roofing?

A. Mud-terrace roofing
B. Lime-concrete terracing
C. Bengal terrace roofing
D. Steel tile roofing
Answer» E.
13.

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of flat roofs?

A. They are not appropriate at places of heavy rainfall
B. A flat roof has a very high self-weight
C. Location and rectification of a leak in a flat roof is difficult
D. They require less area of roofing material
Answer» E.
14.

Flat roofs can be made fireproof easier than pitched roofs.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
15.

A flat roof is the type of roof which has a slope less than __________

A. 10°
B. 30°
C. 45°
D. 60°
Answer» B. 30°