Building Construction

CE3I

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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1   Which of the below is a disadvantage of frame structure?
    (A)   Ease of construction
    (B)   Economy
    (C)   Speed of Construction
    (D)   Span length
[showhide type=”button1″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option D [/showhide]
2   Which of the following type of walls is constructed to divide the space within the building?
    (A)   Partition wall
    (B)   Cavity wall
    (C)   Party wall
    (D)   Curtain wall
[showhide type=”button2″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option A [/showhide]
3   How many types of foundation are there based on depth?
    (A)   3
    (B)   4
    (C)   2
    (D)   5
[showhide type=”button3″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option C [/showhide]
4   Which of the below is not a preliminary consideration for building a foundation?
    (A)   Bearing capacity of soil
    (B)   Ground water condition
    (C)   Settlement control
    (D)   Soil organisms
[showhide type=”button4″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option D [/showhide]
5   Which is the first step for job layout?
    (A)   Dewatering
    (B)   Site clearance
    (C)   Location plan
    (D)   None of above
[showhide type=”button5″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]
6   Great skill and skilled labour are required for laying ——
    (A)   Coursed rubble masonry
    (B)   Ashlar fine masonry
    (C)   Ashlar chamfered masonry
    (D)   Dry rubble masonry
[showhide type=”button6″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option D [/showhide]
7   The removal of excess of water from the saturated soil mass is called ——
    (A)   Drainage and Dewatering
    (B)   Saturation
    (C)   None of the mention
    (D)   All of the mention
[showhide type=”button7″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option A [/showhide]
8   Through stone is also called as ——
    (A)   Face stone
    (B)   Back stone
    (C)   Bond stone
    (D)   Heart stone
[showhide type=”button8″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option C [/showhide]
9   —– is defined as the main plank which remains in contact with sides of trench.
    (A)   Sheeting
    (B)   Wale
    (C)   Sheathing
    (D)   Bracing
[showhide type=”button9″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option A [/showhide]
10   In which bond brick is laid with its length in the direction of a wall?
    (A)   Header
    (B)   Flemish
    (C)   Stretcher
    (D)   English
[showhide type=”button10″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option C [/showhide]
11   In which method of underpinning, the existing wall is divided into suitable sections of width above 1.20 meter to 1.50 meter?
    (A)   Chemical method
    (B)   Pile method
    (C)   Miscellaneous method
    (D)   Pit method
[showhide type=”button11″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option D [/showhide]
12   Which of the below should be avoided in brick masonry?
    (A)   Horizontal joints
    (B)   Queen closer
    (C)   Brick bat
    (D)   Vertical joints
[showhide type=”button12″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option D [/showhide]
13   In —–arrangement, the vertical sheets are placed nearer or sometimes, touching each other.
    (A)   Stay bracing
    (B)   Box sheeting
    (C)   Vertical sheeting
    (D)   Runner
[showhide type=”button13″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]
14   —– bond is better in appearance than English bond.
    (A)   Flemish bond
    (B)   Double flemish
    (C)   Single flemish
    (D)   Poly flemish
[showhide type=”button14″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]
15   Sometimes the structures are to be temporarily supported is known as —–.
    (A)   Scaffolding
    (B)   Underpinning
    (C)   Grouting
    (D)   Shoring
[showhide type=”button15″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option D [/showhide]
16   How many types of combined footing is possible?
    (A)   1
    (B)   2
    (C)   3
    (D)   4
[showhide type=”button16″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]
17   The portion of bricks cut across the width in half is called ——
    (A)   Half split
    (B)   Half closer
    (C)   Half bed
    (D)   Half bat
[showhide type=”button17″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option D [/showhide]
18   Which is the level below window called
    (A)   Pane level
    (B)   Lintel level
    (C)   Sill level
    (D)   Plinth level
[showhide type=”button18″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option C [/showhide]
19   How many types of stone masonry are available?
    (A)   1
    (B)   2
    (C)   3
    (D)   4
[showhide type=”button19″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]
20   The block of stone used at the corner of two walls meeting at90 degree is called as ——-
    (A)   Hearting
    (B)   Quoin header
    (C)   Header
    (D)   None
[showhide type=”button20″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]
21   In which type of construction wall footing is used?
    (A)   Framed structure
    (B)   Load bearing structure
    (C)   In both
    (D)   Composite structure
[showhide type=”button21″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]
22   In framed structure what transfer the load to columns
    (A)   Foundation
    (B)   Beams
    (C)   Slabs
    (D)   Roofs
[showhide type=”button22″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]
23   Double scaffolding is used for—–
    (A)   Brick masonry
    (B)   Composite masonry
    (C)   Stone masonry
    (D)   All of the above
[showhide type=”button23″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option C [/showhide]
24   Pier foundation is also called as ——-
    (A)   Box
    (B)   Caisson
    (C)   Bridge
    (D)   Girder
[showhide type=”button24″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]
25   In—– shore arrangement, the inclined supports are given to the external walls from the ground.
    (A)   Raking shore
    (B)   Flying shore
    (C)   Dead shore
    (D)   Patented shore
[showhide type=”button25″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option A [/showhide]
26   DPC is mainly laid on —–
    (A)   Footing
    (B)   Floor
    (C)   Foundation
    (D)   Plinth
[showhide type=”button26″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option D [/showhide]
27   —— is a very light type of scaffolding and can be used only for the maintenance work such as painting, pointing, whitewashing etc.
    (A)   Trestle scaffolding
    (B)   Suspended scaffolding
    (C)   Single scaffolding
    (D)   Needle scaffolding
[showhide type=”button27″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]
28   —— is a simplest form of cofferdam
    (A)   Single wall cofferdam
    (B)   Earth fill cofferdam
    (C)   Cellular cofferdam
    (D)   Rock fill cofferdam
[showhide type=”button28″ more_text=”Show Answer” less_text=”Hide Answer”] Answer: Option B [/showhide]

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