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The most reliable estiamte is
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A. Detailed estimate
B. Preliminary estimate
C. Plinth area estimate
D. Cube rate estimate
E. None of these.
Correct Answer
Detailed estimate
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1. The inspection pit or chamber is a manhole provided in a base drainage system
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A. at every change of direction
B. at every change of gradient
C. at every 30 m intervals
D. at the point where vertical soil pipe joins the house drain
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
2. According to ISI method of measurement, the order of the sequence is
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A. Length, breadth, height
B. Breadth, length, height
C. Height, length, breadth
D. None of these.
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Correct Answer: Length, breadth, height
3. In long and short wall method of estimation, the length of long wall is the centre to centre distance between the walls and
Options
A. breadth of the wall
B. half breadth of wall on each side
C. one fourth breadth of wall on each side
D. None of these.
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Correct Answer: half breadth of wall on each side
4. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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A. The earth work of cutting in trenches or borrow pits in fairly uniform ground is measured with the help of average depths of the dead men
B. The earth work in trenches or borrow pits in irregular ground is measured by taking the difference in levels before and after completion of work
C. The earth work in trenches or borrow pits, where neither a nor b is feasible, are measured from the fillings after deduction of voids
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
5. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
Options
A. Dimensions are measured to the nearest 0.01 m
B. Areas are measured to the nearest 0.01 sq.m
C. Cubic contents are measured to the nearest 0.1 cm m
D. Weights are measured to the nearest 0.001 tonnes
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Correct Answer: Cubic contents are measured to the nearest 0.1 cm m
6. The measurement is not made in square metres in case of
Options
A. D.P.C. (Damp proof course)
B. Form works
C. Concrete Jaffries
D. R.C. Chhajja.
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Correct Answer: R.C. Chhajja.
7. The expected out turn of 12 mm plastering with cement mortar is
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A. 2.5 sq m
B. 4.0 sq m
C. 6.0 sq m
D. 8.0 sq m
E. 10 sq m
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Correct Answer: 8.0 sq m
8. The area of a sloping surface of a protective embankment of mean height
d
, side slopes
S
: 1 and length
L
is
Options
A.
d x d x s
B.
d
2
x (ds)
2
C.
L.D
1 +
s
2
D. 2
LD
1 +
s
2
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Correct Answer:
L.D
1 +
s
2
9. Pick up the item of work not included in the plinth area estimate
Options
A. Wall thickness
B. Room area
C. Verandah area
D. W.C. area
E. Courtyard area.
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Correct Answer: Courtyard area.
10. If tensile stress of a steel rod of diameter
D
is 1400 kg/cm
2
and bond stress is 6 kg/cm
2
, the required bond length of the rod is
Options
A. 30
D
B. 40
D
C. 50
D
D. 53
D
E. 59
D
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Correct Answer: 59
D
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