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  • Question
  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • Courtyard area. 


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    • 1. 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. d2 x (ds)2
    • C. L.D 1 + s2
    • D. 2 LD 1 + s2
    • Discuss
    • 2. The expected out turn of 12 mm plastering with cement mortar is

    • Options
    • A. 2.5 sq m
    • B. 4.0 sq m
    • C. 6.0 sq m
    • D. 8.0 sq m
    • E. 10 sq m
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The most reliable estiamte is

    • Options
    • A. Detailed estimate
    • B. Preliminary estimate
    • C. Plinth area estimate
    • D. Cube rate estimate
    • E. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The inspection pit or chamber is a manhole provided in a base drainage system

    • Options
    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 6. If tensile stress of a steel rod of diameter D is 1400 kg/cm2 and bond stress is 6 kg/cm2, the required bond length of the rod is

    • Options
    • A. 30 D
    • B. 40 D
    • C. 50 D
    • D. 53 D
    • E. 59 D
    • Discuss
    • 7. The correct prismoidal formula for volume is

    • Options
    • A. D [first area + last area + ? Even area + 2 ? odd areas]
    • B. [first area + last area + 4 ? Even area + 2 ? odd areas]
    • C. [first area + last area + 2 ? Even area + 4 ? odd areas]
    • D. [first area + last area + 2 ? Even area + 4 ? odd areas].
    • Discuss
    • 8. The brick work is measured in sq metre, in case of

    • Options
    • A. Honey comb brick work
    • B. Brick flat soling
    • C. Half brick walls or the partition
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. The total length of a cranked bar through a distance (d) at 45° in case of a beam of effective length L, is

    • Options
    • A. L + 0.42 d
    • B. L + 2 x 0.42 d
    • C. L - 0.42 d
    • D. L - 2 x 0.4 d
    • Discuss
    • 10. If the formation level of a highway has a uniform gradient for a particular length, and the ground is also having a longitudinal slope, the earthwork may be calculated by

    • Options
    • A. Mid-section formula
    • B. Trapezoidal formula
    • C. Prismoidal formula
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss


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