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This section includes 198 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Building Construction knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
A bond consisting of heading and stretching courses so arranged that one heading course comes after several stretching courses, is called |
| A. | raking bond |
| B. | dutch bond |
| C. | facing bond |
| D. | heading bond |
| Answer» D. heading bond | |
| 52. |
The minimum depth of foundation for buildings on clays is |
| A. | 0.2 to 0.4 m |
| B. | 0.4 to 0.6 m |
| C. | 0.6 to 0.9 m |
| D. | 0.9 to 1.6 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
A wall built to resist the pressure of earth filling, is known as |
| A. | breast wall |
| B. | retaining wall |
| C. | parapet wall |
| D. | duttress |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
The inner surface of an arch is called |
| A. | extrados |
| B. | intrados |
| C. | crown |
| D. | voussoir |
| Answer» C. crown | |
| 55. |
In a raking bond, |
| A. | all the bricks are laid as headers |
| B. | all the bricks are laid as stretchers |
| C. | the arrangement of bricks is similar to English bond |
| D. | the bonding bricks are laid at any angle other than zero or ninety degrees |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
In a queen post truss, |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | six |
| Answer» B. three | |
| 57. |
For walls thicker than 1 |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 58. |
In rough brick arches, the joints at the extrados are wider than those at the intrados. |
| A. | Correct |
| B. | Incorrect |
| Answer» B. Incorrect | |
| 59. |
The angle which the line of nosing of the stair makes with the horizontal, is called |
| A. | riser |
| B. | flier |
| C. | soffit |
| D. | pitch or slope |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
The width of landing should be |
| A. | equal to |
| B. | less than |
| C. | greater than |
| Answer» D. | |
| 61. |
The best spacing of timber piles from centre to centre is |
| A. | 600 mm |
| B. | 700 mm |
| C. | 800 mm |
| D. | 900 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
Weep holes are provided in the retaining walls to drain off the water from the filling behind. |
| A. | Agree |
| B. | Disagree |
| Answer» B. Disagree | |
| 63. |
A horizontal member of a frame employed to sub-divide a window opening horizontally is called |
| A. | sill |
| B. | mullion |
| C. | transom |
| D. | horn |
| Answer» D. horn | |
| 64. |
A series of steps without any platform, break or landing in their direction, is called |
| A. | riser |
| B. | tread |
| C. | flight |
| D. | nosing |
| Answer» D. nosing | |
| 65. |
A retaining wall is commonly required in the construction of |
| A. | hill roads |
| B. | masonry dams |
| C. | wing walls |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
The distance between the flanges of the beams in steel grillage foundation should not be more than twice the width of flange. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 67. |
In English bond, the queen's closer should be placed next to the quoin header. |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | no |
| Answer» B. no | |
| 68. |
The size of a step commonly adopted for residential buildings is |
| A. | 250 mm x 160 mm |
| B. | 270 mm x 150 mm |
| C. | 300 mm x 130 mm |
| D. | 350 mm x 100 mm |
| Answer» B. 270 mm x 150 mm | |
| 69. |
The damp-proof course |
| A. | may be horizontal or vertical |
| B. | should be continuous |
| C. | should be good impervious material |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
Pre-cast concrete piles are usually |
| A. | reinforced concrete only |
| B. | plain or reinforced concrete |
| C. | reinforced concrete or pre-stressed concrete |
| D. | plain, reinforced concrete or pre-stressed concrete |
| Answer» D. plain, reinforced concrete or pre-stressed concrete | |
| 71. |
The slump commonly adopted for concrete for columns is |
| A. | 25 to 50 |
| B. | 50 to 100 |
| C. | 75 to 175 |
| D. | 175 to 200 |
| Answer» D. 175 to 200 | |
| 72. |
When the pile is required to penetrate beds of hard soil or soft rock to reach its required depth, the best method od driving the pile is by |
| A. | drop hammer |
| B. | steam hammer |
| C. | water jets |
| D. | boring |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
In order to protect the beam against corrosion, a minimum cover of |
| A. | 50 mm |
| B. | 100 mm |
| C. | 150 mm |
| D. | 200 mm |
| Answer» C. 150 mm | |
| 74. |
In stairs, the soffit is |
| A. | a vertical portion of a step providing a support to the tread |
| B. | a straight step having a parallel width of tread |
| C. | the under surface of a stair |
| D. | the angle which the line of nosing of the stair makes with the horizontal |
| Answer» D. the angle which the line of nosing of the stair makes with the horizontal | |
| 75. |
The vertical members which support the door frame are called |
| A. | reveals |
| B. | styles |
| C. | posts |
| D. | jambs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
Frog is defined as a |
| A. | depression on the top face of a brick |
| B. | topmost course of plinth |
| C. | brick whose one end is cut splayed or mitred for the full width |
| D. | brick used for the corner of a wall |
| Answer» B. topmost course of plinth | |
| 77. |
A wateright structure constructed in connection with excavations for foundations of bridges, piers etc., is known as |
| A. | caisson |
| B. | cofferdam |
| C. | well foundation |
| D. | raft foundatio |
| Answer» B. cofferdam | |
| 78. |
The frog of the brick must be kept |
| A. | down |
| B. | upward |
| Answer» C. | |
| 79. |
The heading bond is usually used for |
| A. | half brick wall |
| B. | one brick wall |
| C. | one and half brick wall |
| D. | two brick wall |
| Answer» C. one and half brick wall | |
| 80. |
A tomparary structure constructed in a river for excluding water from a given site to enable the building operation to be performed on dry surface, is called |
| A. | caisson |
| B. | cofferdam |
| C. | well foundation |
| D. | raft foundatio |
| Answer» C. well foundation | |
| 81. |
A type of cast-in-situ pile which has an enlarged base and a corrugated stem, is |
| A. | simplex pile |
| B. | Franki pile |
| C. | vibro-pile |
| D. | Raymond pile |
| Answer» C. vibro-pile | |
| 82. |
In a stretching bond |
| A. | all the bricks are laid as headers |
| B. | all the bricks are laid as stretchers |
| C. | the arrangement of bricks is similar to English bond |
| D. | the bonding bricks are laid at any angle other than zero or ninety degrees |
| Answer» C. the arrangement of bricks is similar to English bond | |
| 83. |
The pitch of stair should never exceed |
| A. | 20? |
| B. | 25? |
| C. | 30? |
| D. | 40? |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
The perpendicular distance between the intrados and extrados of an arch, is called |
| A. | pitch of an arch |
| B. | depth of an arch |
| C. | width of an arch |
| D. | thickness of an arch |
| Answer» C. width of an arch | |
| 85. |
The depth of arch is the |
| A. | vertical distance between the springing line and the highest point on the intrados |
| B. | vertical distance between the springing line and the highest point on the extrados |
| C. | perpendicular distance between the intrados and extrados |
| D. | horizontal distance between the supports |
| Answer» D. horizontal distance between the supports | |
| 86. |
The process of filling up all mail holes, cracks etc. with putty is known as |
| A. | knotting |
| B. | priming |
| C. | stopping |
| D. | finishing |
| Answer» D. finishing | |
| 87. |
In residential building, the average value of stair width is |
| A. | 600 mm |
| B. | 700 mm |
| C. | 800 mm |
| D. | 900 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
The type of foundation most suitable for brideges is |
| A. | pier foundation |
| B. | raft foundation |
| C. | pile foundation |
| D. | strap foundation |
| Answer» D. strap foundation | |
| 89. |
When two or more footings are connected by a beam, it is called |
| A. | beam footing |
| B. | combined footing |
| C. | strap footing |
| D. | mat footing |
| Answer» D. mat footing | |
| 90. |
Corbel is the extension of one or more course of bricks from the |
| A. | face |
| B. | back |
| Answer» B. back | |
| 91. |
The diameter of the drilled piles should not exceed |
| A. | 200 mm |
| B. | 400 mm |
| C. | 600 mm |
| D. | 800 mm |
| Answer» D. 800 mm | |
| 92. |
The lower portion of an arch between the skew back and crown is called |
| A. | depth |
| B. | rise |
| C. | haunch |
| D. | intrados |
| Answer» D. intrados | |
| 93. |
Hearting is the portion of a |
| A. | wall not exposed to weather |
| B. | brick cut across the width |
| C. | wall between facing and backing |
| D. | brick cut in such a manner that its one long face remains uncut |
| Answer» D. brick cut in such a manner that its one long face remains uncut | |
| 94. |
Coping is defined as a |
| A. | horizontal course of masonry projecting from the face of the wall |
| B. | horizontal moulded projection provided ner the top of a building |
| C. | covering placed on the exposed top of an external wall |
| D. | triangular shaped portion of masonry at the end of a sloped roof |
| Answer» D. triangular shaped portion of masonry at the end of a sloped roof | |
| 95. |
The intermediate support of an arch is known as pier. |
| A. | Right |
| B. | Wrong |
| Answer» B. Wrong | |
| 96. |
A stretcher bond is usually used for |
| A. | half brick wall |
| B. | one brick wall |
| C. | one and half brick wall |
| D. | two brick wall |
| Answer» B. one brick wall | |
| 97. |
The exterior angle or corner of a wall is known as quoin. |
| A. | Right |
| B. | Wrong |
| Answer» B. Wrong | |
| 98. |
The arrangement of bricks is similar to English bond in |
| A. | raking bond |
| B. | dutch bond |
| C. | facing bond |
| D. | heading bond |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
The slump commonly adopted for concrete for road works is |
| A. | 12 to 25 |
| B. | 20 to 28 |
| C. | 25 to 50 |
| D. | 50 to 100 |
| Answer» C. 25 to 50 | |
| 100. |
When a veavy structure is to be constructed in sandy soil, the foundation used is |
| A. | pier foundation |
| B. | strap foundation |
| C. | raft foundation |
| D. | any one of these |
| Answer» B. strap foundation | |