Building Construction MCQs [set-3]

51. A partition wall may be

A. folding

B. collapsible

C. fixed

D. any one of these

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Answer: D
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52. A stone wall provided to protect the slopes of cutting in natural ground

c
A. retaining wall M
B. breast wall

C. parapet wall

D. buttress

Answer: B

53. The term pitch in connection with pitched roofs is defined as the

A. apex line of the sloping roof

B. inclination of the sides of a roof to the horizontal plane

C. horizontal distance between the internal faces of the walls

D. triangular upper part of a wall formed at the end of a pitch roof

Answer: B

54. A system of providing temporary support to the party walls of two

buildings where the intermediate building is to be pulled down and built, is
called

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 A. ranking shore

B. dead or vertical shore

C. flying or horizontal shore

D. none of these

Answer: C

55. The most commonly used material for damp proofing is

A. bitumen
o m
B. paraffin wax
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te
C. cement solution
a
D. cement concrete
q M
Answer: A
c
M
56. In brick masonry, for good bonding

A. all bricks need not be uniform in size

B. bats must be used in alternate courses only

C. vertical joints in alternate courses should fall in plumb

D. cement mortar used must have surkhi as additive

Answer: C

57. H-piles

A. require large storage space

B. are difficult to handle

C. cannot withstand large impact stress developed during hadn driving

D. none of the above

Answer: D

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58. Corince 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: B

59. The span of an arch is o m

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te
A. vertical distance between the springing line and the highest point on the intrados
a
M
B. vertical distance between the springing line and the highest point on the extrados

q
c
C. perpendicular distance between the intrados and extrados

M
D. horizontal distance between the supports

Answer: D

60. The pre-stressed concrete piles as compared to pre-cast and

reinforced concrete piles

A. are lesser in weight

B. have high load carrying capacity

C. are extremely durable

D. all of these

Answer: D

61. The type of stone masonry commonly adopted in the construction of

residential building is

A. uncoused rubble masonry

B. coursed rubble masonry

C. random rubble masonry

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 D. dry rubble masonry

Answer: B

62. Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. In English bond, vertical joints in the header courses come over each other and vertical joints in
the stretcher courses are also in the same line.

B. In English bond, the heading course should start with a queen closer.

strechers in the course below.

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C. In Flemish bond, the alternate headeers of each course are centrally supported over the

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D. In Flemish bond, every alternate course starts with a header at the corner.

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Answer: B
a
q M
63. A raking shore is a system of
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M
A. giving temporary lateral support to an unsafe wall

B. providing temporary support to the party walls of two buildings where the intermediate building
is to be pulled down and rebuilt

C. providing vertical support to walls and roofs, floors etc. when the lower part of a wall has to be
removed for the purpose of providing an opening in the wall

D. all of the above

Answer: A

64. The window which projects outward from the walls of a room to
provide an increased area of opening for admitting greater light and
ventilation, is called

A. dormer window

B. corner window

C. bay window

D. clerestorey window

Answer: C

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65. The wedge shaped unit (voussoir) placed at the crown of an arch, is
called

A. skew back

B. intrados

C. extrados

D. keystone

Answer: D

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66. The surface of the abutment on which the arch rests, is known as
te
A. span a
B. keystone
q M
c
C. skew back

D. crown
M
Answer: C

67. The nogging pieces are housed in the studs at a vertical distance of
about

A. 100 to 200 mm

B. 200 to 400 mm

C. 400 to 600 mm

D. 600 to 900 mm

Answer: D

68. When the depth of water is from 4.5 to 6 m, the type of coefferdam
used is

A. earthen cofferdam

B. rockfill cofferdam

C. single-walled cofferdam

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 D. double walled cofferdam

Answer: C

69. A block of stone or concrete provided under the end of tie beam to
spread the load from the roof over a large area of bearing, is called

A. gable

B. hip

C. verge

o m
D. template
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Answer: D
te
a
q M
70. A ridge formed by the intersection of two sloped surfaces having an
c
exterior angle greater than 180?, is called

A. gable
M
B. hip

C. verge

D. template

Answer: B

71. The arrangement of supports provided underneath the existing

structure without disturbing its stability, is known as

A. underpinning

B. scaffolding

C. shoring

D. jacking

Answer: A

72. In combined footing

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 A. depth of footing varies

B. width of footing is uniform

C. centre of gravity of the column loads must coincide with the centre of gravity of the footing

D. all of the above

Answer: C

73. The vertical distance between the wall plate and top of the ridge is
called

o m
A. rise
.c
B. pitch
te
a
C. template

q M
D. gable
c
Answer: A
M
74. The dampness in a building is due to

A. ground moisture

B. rain water

C. defective construction

D. all of these

Answer: D

75. When the pile is driven by means of water jets, water is forced through
the jet pipe under a pressure of

A. 0.2 to 0.5 N/mm2

B. 0.5 to 0.7 N/mm2

C. 0.7 to 1.75 N/mm2

D. 1.75 to 2.5 N/mm2

Answer: C

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