Building Construction MCQ'S Test NO 03

  

Building Construction MCQ'S Test NO 03

1)  To obtain good bonding in brick masonry ?

A) First class bricks are used
B) Vertical joints in alternate courses are kept in plumb line
C) Bats are used where necessary
D) All the above

... Answer is D )
To obtain good bonding in brick masonry is " All the above "

2)  The type of pointing in which upper side of mortar joints is kept about 12 mm inside the face of the masonry and bottom is kept flushed with face of wall, is ?

A) Truck pointing
B) Struck pointing
C) Recessed pointings
D) Grooved pointing

... Answer is B )
The type of pointing in which upper side of mortar joints is kept about 12 mm inside the face of the masonry and bottom is kept flushed with face of wall, is " Struck pointing"

3) The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called ?

A) Soffits
B) Voussoirs
C) Haunches
D) Spandrils

... Answer is B )
The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called “ Voussoirs "

4)  The maximum total settlement for isolated foundations on clayey soils should be limited to ?

A) 25 mm
B) 40 mm
C) 65 mm
D) 100 mm

... Answer is C )
The maximum total settlement for isolated foundations on clayey soils should be limited to " 65 mm "

5)  The foundation which consists of a thick reinforced cement slab covering whole area to support heavy concentrated structural loads, is known as ?

A) Combined footing
B) Strap footing
C) Raft footing
D) None of these

... Answer is C )
The foundation which consists of a thick reinforced cement slab covering whole area to support heavy concentrated structural loads, is known as " Raft footing "

6)  For each storey of a building, the depth of exploration should be

A) 1 meters
B) 2 meters
C) 3 meters
D) 5 meters

... Answer is C )
For each storey of a building, the depth of exploration should be " 3 meters "

7) Pick up the correct statement from the following ?

A Plain cement concrete is equally strong in compression as well as in tension
B) Curing of concrete is done for proper compaction of cement
C) Slump test is performed to check concrete strength
D) Fineness modulus is the index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates

... Answer is D )
Pick up the correct statement from the following “Fineness modulus is the index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates "

8) The bearing capacity of a water logged soil can be improved by ?

A) Compacting the soil
B) Increasing the depth of foundation
C) Grouting
D) Draining the soil

... Answer is D )
The bearing capacity of a water logged soil can be improved by is " Draining the soil "

9) The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm × 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane, is called ?

A) Brick on edge
B) Brick on end
C) Brick on bed
D Brick held vertically

... Answer is B )
The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm × 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane, is called ‘’ Brick on end "

10) A floor constructed with the 4 to 6 mm marble chips, is known ?

A Terrazzo floor
B) Reinforced marble floor
C) Marble floor
D) Chip floor

... Answer is A )
A floor constructed with the 4 to 6 mm marble chips, is known is “Terrazzo floor "