Building Construction MCQs 216 To 271

 

Building Construction

MCQs 216 to 271

 

  Question No. 216 The stepped structure provided for lateral support of a structure, is

(A) Reta Retaini ining ng wal walll (B (B)) Bre Breas astt wall wall (C) (C) Butt Buttre ress ss (D) Para Parapet pet wall wall Answer: Option C Question No. 217 Raft foundations are used for:

(A) Providing increased area of foundation foundation over over poor bearin bearing g capacity of soil (B) Spann Spanning ing over small small soft soft or loose loose pock pockets ets (C) Counter acting the hydros hydrostatic tatic effect (D) All the abo above ve Answer: Option D Question No. 218 Pick up the incorrect statement statement from the following:

(A) In Flemish bond, headers and stretchers are are laid alternately in the same course (B) In Flemish bond every header in each course lies centrally over every stretcher of the underlying course (C) In English English bond, bond, stretchers are are laid in every course course (D) In English bon bond, d, headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses Answer: Option C Question No. 219 Stud(s) of a common wooden partition

(A) Are vertical vertical wooden members members (B) Is the up upper per horizonta horizontall wooden wooden member member (C) Is the lower lower horizonta horizontall wooden wooden membe memberr (D) Are the intermed intermediate iate horizontal horizontal wooden wooden members members Answer: Option A Question No. 220 The additional piles which are driven to increase the capacity of supporting loads on vertical piles, are known

(A) Cons Constru tructi ction on pile piless (B (B)) Raki Raking ng pile piless (C) Eccentr Eccentric ic pil piles es (D) Sin Sinkin king g pi piles les Answer: Option B Question No. 221 Queen closer may be placed p laced

(A) In h head eader er cour course se

 

  (B) In stret stretche cherr course course (C) In header header course course next to first first brick brick (D) In stretch stretcher er course course next to first first brick Answer: Option C Question No. 222 The bearing capacity of a water logged soil, may be improved by

(A) (A) Gro Grout utin ing g (B) Chemica Chemicall acti action on (C) (C) Drai Draina nage ge (D) Comp Compacti action on Answer: Option C Question No. 223 The process of making the back ground rough, before plastering, is

(A) (A) Du Dubb bbin ing g (B (B)) Ha Hack ckin ing g (C) (C) Blis Blister terin ing g (D) (D) Pee Peeli ling ng Answer: Option B Question No. 224 Which one of the following piles has a cast c ast iron shoe even after removal of the hollow cylindrical steel casing?

(A) Simp Simplex lex pil pile e (B) Pedesta Pedestall pil pile e (C) (C) Vibr Vibro o pil pile e (D) Both (a (a)) and (c) (c) of th the e abov above e Answer: Option D

Question No. 225 While designing a stair, the product of rise and going is approximately kept equal to

(A) 350 350 (B) 420 420 (C) 450 (D) 50 500 0 Answer: Option B Question No. 226 Nogging of a common c ommon wooden partition is

(A) Upper horizon horizontal tal wooden wooden member (B) Lower h horizon orizontal tal wooden wooden member (C) Intermediate Intermediate horizon horizontal tal wo wooden oden member member (D) Vertical wooden member Answer: Option C

 

  Question No. 227 Which one of the following factors is considered for the orientation of buildings?

(A) The direction direction of the prevailin prevailing g winds in the area area (B) The exposu exposure re of the walls and and roof of the buildin buildings gs to the rays of sun (C) The extent up to which which the sunrays sunrays penetrate penetrate with with the verandah verandah (D) All the abo above ve Answer: Option D Question No. 228 To construct a 10 cm thick partition wall, you will prefer

(A) Eng Engli lish sh bond bond (B (B)) Flemi Flemish sh bon bond d (C) (C) Head Header er bon bond d (D) Stre Stretch tcher er bond bond Answer: Option D Question No. 229 The strength of brick masonry in 1:6 cement mortar, is

(A) (A) 20 tton onne nes/ s/m m2  (B (B)) 40 tonne tonnes/ s/m m2  2 (C) (C) 50 tonne tonnes/ s/m m  2

(D) (D) 60 to tonn nnes es/m /m   Answer: Option C Question No. 230 The form work from the sides of beams can be removed only after

(A) 1 day day (B) 4 day dayss (C) 7 d day ayss (D) (D) 14 da days ys Answer: Option A Question No. 231 For brick construction, the lime-sand mortar, is

(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 3 (D) 1 : 4 Answer: Option B Question No. 232 The least bearing capacity of soil is that of

(A) (A) Hard Hard roc rock k (B (B)) Mo Mois istt clay clay (C) (C) Soft Soft rroc ock k

 

  (D) Coar Coarse se san sandy dy soil soil Answer: Option B Question No. 233 The maximum permissible differential settlement, settlement, in case of foundations in clayey soil, is i s usually limited to

(A) 10 mm (B) 20 mm (C) 30 mm (D) 40 mm Answer: Option D Question No. 234 Pick up the correct statement statement from the following:

(A) English bond is used for brick masonry to support heavy heavy loads (B) Double-Flemish bond is suitable for brick masonry masonry to give uniform uniform face appearance appearance (C) The stretcher bond is used for the construction of half brick masonry brick (D) All the abo above ve Answer: Option D Question No. 235 The black cotton soil

(A) Undergoes Undergoes volumet volumetric ric changes changes (B) Swells excessively excessively when wet (C) Shrinks Shrinks exc excessivel essively y when when d dry ry (D) All the abo above ve Answer: Option D Question No. 236 A cut in frame of a door to receive the shutter, is called

(A (A)) Louv Louver er (B) Stop Stop (C) Horn (D (D)) Reba Rebate te Answer: Option D Question No. 237 The loose pockets in soil mass can be bridged safely by providing a raft foundation foundation provided the soft area is smaller than

(A) The co colum lumn n spacin spacing g (B) One-th One-third ird the the column column sspacin pacing g (C) Half Half the col column umn spaci spacing ng (D) Three-f Three-fourth ourth the the column spacin spacing g Answer: Option B

 

  Question No. 238 Pick up the incorrect statement statement from the following:

(A) In king post post truss, truss, one vertical vertical post post is used (B) In a queen po post st truss, truss, one vertical vertical post post is used (C) In a queen post post truss, truss, two vertical vertical posts posts are used (D) Non None e of of these these Answer: Option B Question No. 239 The pile which is provided with a bulb filled with concrete at its lower end, is known as

(A) Simp Simplex lex pil pile e (B) Mac-Art Mac-Arthur hur pil pile e (C) (C) Raym Raymon ond d pile pile (D) Fra Franki nki pil pile e Answer: Option B Question No. 240 Ornamentall moulded course placed on the top of a wall, is Ornamenta

(A (A)) Corn Cornic ice e (B (B)) Copi Coping ng (C) (C) Fr Frie ieze ze (D (D)) Lint Lintel el Answer: Option A Question No. 241 Pick up the incorrect statement statement from the following:

(A) Cement is added added to lime lime mortar to increase its hydraulic properties only (B) Lime surkh surkhii mortar is used used for pointing pointing the walls walls (C) Lime should should be slaked slaked before preparin preparing g lime morta mortarr (D) High early strength concrete is generally used in cold weather Answer: Option A Question No. 242 Pile foundation is generally provided if soil is

(A) Comp Compress ressibl ible e (B (B)) Wat Water er logg logged ed (C) (C) Ma Made de up (D) All the abo above ve Answer: Option D Question No. 243 Bearing capacity of soils cannot be improved by

(A) Draining Draining sub-s sub-soil oil water (B) Rammin Ramming g crushed crushed stone stone in soil soil (C) Driving Driving sand sand pile piless

 

  (D) Waterin Watering g surface surface of soil soil Answer: Option D Question No. 244 Rotary drilling is the fastest method in case of

(A) (A) Roc Rocky ky soil soilss (B (B)) Clay Clay soil soilss (C) (C) Sand Sandy y ssoil oil (D) All of thes these e Answer: Option D Question No. 245 The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs; is

(A) (A) 25 to 50 mm (B (B)) 25 to to 75 75 mm mm (C) (C) 30 to 125 125 mm mm (D) (D) 50 tto o 100 100 mm Answer: Option C Question No. 246 The alignment of a cross joint along the plumb line is

(A) (A) Bed bloc block k (B (B)) Pe Perp rpen end d (C) (C) Lint Lintel el (D) Vert Vertica icall line line Answer: Option B Question No. 247 A projecting piece usually provided to support a truss, is

(A (A)) Corn Cornic ice e (B (B)) Copi Coping ng (C) (C) Fr Frie ieze ze (D (D)) Lint Lintel el Answer: Option C Question No. 248 Best type of piles for soft soil having little resistance to the flow of concrete, is

(A) Simp Simplex lex pil pile e (B (B)) Vibr Vibro o pil pile e (C) (C) Raym Raymon ond d pile pile (D) Fra Franki nki pil pile e Answer: Option B Question No. 249 The form work from the underside of slabs, can be removed only after

 

  (A) 1 day day (B) 4 day dayss (C) 7 d day ayss (D) (D) 14 da days ys Answer: Option C Question No. 250 Couple roof is used for spans

(A) (A) 3. 3.5 5 m or les lesss (B) 3.5 m but but less less than than 5 m (C) 5 m but but less less than than 6.5 6.5 m (D) 6.5 m bu butt less less than than 8 m Answer: Option A Question No. 251 For heavy embankments and dams, of height h, the depth of exploration of soil should not be less than

(A)   h/4 (B) 1/2 h  (C)   h  (D) 2 h  Answer: Option D Question No. 252 The vertical member running through middle of a shutter frame, is

(A) Styl Style e (B (B)) Reve Reveal al (C) (C) Mu Mull llio ion n (D (D)) Po Post st Answer: Option C Question No. 253 The lower half portion between crown and skew back of the arch, is called c alled

(A) (A) Span Spandr dril il (B (B)) Ha Haun unch ch (C) (C) Spri Spring ngin ing g (D) (D) Sof Soffi fitt Answer: Option B Question No. 254 An arch may fail due to

(A) Uneven settlement settlement of of abutments abutments (B) Slidin Sliding g of voussoi voussoirs rs (C) Crushi Crushing ng of the materi material al (D) All the abo above ve

 

  Answer: Option D Question No. 255 The exterior angle between outer faces of a wall, is known as

(A) Tu Turn rn (B (B)) Ju Junc ncti tion on (C) Qu Quiion (D) All the abo above ve Answer: Option C Question No. 256 The minimum thickness thickness of walls built in cement mortar mortar (1 : 6) for a single storey building, is

(A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm Answer: Option C Question No. 257 Pick up the commonly adopted geophysical geophysical method in civil engineering from the following: (A) The se seism ismic ic method method

(B) Electri Electrical cal resis resistivity tivity method method (C) Gravita Gravitatio tional nal method method (D) Both (a (a)) and (b) (b) of th the e above above Answer: Option D Question No. 258 If height of the first storey of a building is 3.2 m and riser is 13 cm, the number of treads required, is

(A) 12 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) 25 Answer: Option C Question No. 259 Dado is usually provided in

(A) Din Dining ing halls halls (B (B)) Bath Bath room roomss (C) (C) Livi Living ng room roomss (D) (D) Ver Veran anda dah h Answer: Option B Question No. 260 A roof which slopes in four directions, is called

 

  (A) (A) Shed Shed roof roof (B) Gable Gable end roof roof (C) (C) Hipp Hipped ed roo rooff (D) Gamb Gambrel rel roof roof Answer: Option C Question No. 261 The taper of precast concrete pile should not be more than

(A) 1 cm pe perr metre metre lengt length h (B) 2 cm per per m metr etre e length length (C) 4 cm per per m metr etre e length length (D) 5 cm per m metr etre e length length Answer: Option B Question No. 262 If the depth of an excavation is 20 metres, number of single stage well points to be installed at various levels, is

(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2 Answer: Option C Question No. 263 In case of multi-storeyed buildings, the forms to be removed first are

(A) Sides of beams beams and girders girders (B (B)) Col Colum umn n for forms ms (C) Bottom of beams beams and girde girders rs (D) All the a above bove at at the sa same me time Answer: Option A Question No. 264 The vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail, are known

(A) (A) Balu Baluste sters rs (B (B)) St Stri ring ngss (C) (C) Ne Newel wel po posts sts (D) (D) Sof Soffi fits ts Answer: Option A Question No. 265 The depth of an arch is the distance between

(A) Ground level and and springin springing g line (B) Crown and springing springing line (C) Crown Crown and groun ground d level level (D) Intrad Intrados os and and extrados extrados

 

  Answer: Option D Question No. 266 The nominal thickness of an expansion joint in brick walls, is kept more than

(A) 5 m mm m (B) 10 mm (C) 15 mm (D) 20 mm Answer: Option D Question No. 267 Exposed portions of vertical surface at right angles to the door or window frame, are known as

(A (A)) Jamb Jambss (B (B)) Lint Lintel elss (C) (C) Reve Reveal alss (D) (D) Sof Soffi fits ts Answer: Option C Question No. 268 The projections of head or sill of a door or window frame are

(A) (A) Tra Trans nsom omss (B) Horn Hornss (C) Stop Stopss (D (D)) Choc Chocks ks Answer: Option B Question No. 269 The line of intersection of the surfaces of a sloping roof forming an external angle exceeding 180°, is

(A (A)) Ridg Ridge e (B) Hip (C) (C) Va Vall lley ey (D) Non None e of of these these Answer: Option B Question No. 270 The depth of excavation of foundations, is generally measured with a

(A) (A) Rang Rangin ing g rod (B (B)) Ste Steel el ta tape pe (C) Levelli Levelling ng sta staff ff (D) (D) Bon Bonin ing g rod Answer: Option D Question No. 271 The 9 cm × 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face, is generally known as