Building Construction MCQs

Question 1

The window which is provided on a sloping roof of a building, is called

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Dormer window

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Lantern window

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Louvered window

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Rash window

Question 2

Grillage foundation

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All the above

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Is used to transfer heavy structural loads from steel columns to a soil having low bearing capacity

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Is light and economical

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Does not require deep cutting as the required base area with required pressure intensity is obtained at a shallow depth

Question 3

A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called

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Retaining wall

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Breast wall

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Buttress

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Parapet wall

Question 4

In which of the following directions is the strength of the timber maximum?

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Parallel to grains

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45° to grains

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Perpendicular to grains

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Same in all directions

Question 5

In clay soil

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All the above

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Swelling and shrinkage characteristics prevail

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Consolidation continues even after several years of construction

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Differential settlement is generally prevalent

Question 6

The type of flooring suitable for use in churches, theatres, public libraries and other places where noiseless floor covering is desired is

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Cork flooring

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Glass flooring

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Wooden flooring

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Linoleum flooring

Question 7

In the method of tube boring of soil investigation, the following is essential:

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All the above

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A tube of about 2 meters length and 20 cm diameter with a cutting edge

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A flap valve at the bottom of tube is provided to extract the soil sample

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The tube is raised and lowered by 4 thick rope moving over a pulley suspended on a tripod stand

Question 8

Raft foundation are generally preferred to when the area required for individual footing, is more than

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50% of total area

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25% to total area

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30% of total area

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40% to total area

Question 9

The foundation in which a cantilever beam is provided to join two footings, is known as

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Strap footing

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Strip footing

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Combined footing

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Raft footing