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  • Question
  • Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:


  • Options
  • A. The built up covered area at the floor level of any storey of a building is called plinth area
  • B. The usable covered area of the rooms of any storey of a building is called carpet area
  • C. The carpet area of a building along with area of its kitchen, pantry, store, lavatory, bath room and glazed verandah, is called floor area
  • D. None of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • None of these. 


  • Estimating and Costing problems


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    • 1. The expected out turn of brick work in cement mortar in foundation and plinth per mason per day, is

    • Options
    • A. 1.00 m3
    • B. 1.25 m3
    • C. 1.50 m3
    • D. 1.75 m3
    • Discuss
    • 2. According to Indian Standards Institute, the actual size of modular bricks is

    • Options
    • A. 23 cm x 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm
    • B. 25 cm x 13 cm x 7.5 cm
    • C. 19 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm
    • D. 20 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm
    • Discuss
    • 3. Berms are provided in canals if these are

    • Options
    • A. fully in excavation
    • B. partly in excavtion and partly in embankment
    • C. fully in embankment
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. Pointing is measured in sq.m
    • B. Plastering is measured in sq.m
    • C. Glazing is measured in sq.m
    • D. Striking is measured in sq.m
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The ground surface slopes 1 in 50 along a proposed railway embankment 150 m in length. The height of the embankment at zero chainage is 0.5 m, the width is 11 m and side slopes 2:1. If the falling gradient of the embankment is 1 in 150, the quantity of the earthwork calculated by prismoidal formula, is

    • Options
    • A. 3250 m3
    • B. 3225 m3
    • C. 3275 m3
    • D. 3300 m3
    • Discuss
    • 6. A cement concrete road is 1000 m long, 8 m wide and 15 cm thick over the sub-base of 10 cm thick gravel. The box cutting in road crust is

    • Options
    • A. 500 m3
    • B. 1000 m3
    • C. 1500 m3
    • D. 2000 m3
    • Discuss
    • 7. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. If the bed level is above N.S.L. the canal is called fully in baking and the berms are designed as 3 d where d is full supply depth of water (F.S.D.)
    • B. Area of canal in cutting = BD + Sd2 where B = bed width, d = depth of cutting and S is the side slope
    • C. Area of the bank of canal = B1d1 + Sd2 where B1, d1 and S are the width of bank, height of the bank above N.S.L. and side slope respectively
    • D. If F.S.L. is above N.S.L the canal is called partly in cutting and partly in filling and berms are designed as 2d where d is full supply depth
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. While estimating the qualities for the construction of a building, the correct metric unit is

    • Options
    • A. Metre for length
    • B. Cubic metre for area
    • C. Square metres for volume
    • D. Kilogram for weight
    • E. Litre for capacity
    • Discuss
    • 9. The rate of an item of work depends on

    • Options
    • A. Specifications of works
    • B. Specifications of materials
    • C. Proportion of mortar
    • D. Method of construction
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The 'centre line method' is specially adopted for estimating

    • Options
    • A. Circular buildings
    • B. Hexagonal buildings
    • C. Octagonal buildings
    • D. Other geometrical shaped buildings
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss


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