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  • Pick up the incorrect statement from the following :


  • Options
  • A. In king post truss, one vertical post is used
  • B. In a queen post truss, one vertical post is used
  • C. In a queen post truss, two vertical posts are used
  • D. None of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • In a queen post truss, one vertical post is used 


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    • 1. The depth of the ground water table may be ascertained by

    • Options
    • A. looking through the well in the vicinity
    • B. standing on the well in the vicinity
    • C. measuring the depth of water in the well
    • D. none of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm x 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane, is called

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    • A. brick on edge
    • B. brick on end
    • C. brick on bed
    • D. brick held vertically.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

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    • A. In dog-legged stairs, no space between its flights is provided
    • B. In open newel stair, a rectangular well is provided
    • C. In geometric stair, a curved shaped well between forward and backward flights, is provided
    • D. In geometrical stair, two quarter space landing is provided.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following :

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    • A. the width of the wall is constructed thicker at the base in a stepped fashion
    • B. a long vertical load transferring concrete structure is called a concrete pile
    • C. in pile which transfers the load to the soil by the friction between the pile and the surrounding soil is called friction pile.
    • D. the pile which transfers the load to a hard rock bed at certain depth is called load bearing
    • E. none of the these.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Cast iron piles

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    • A. are suitable for works under sea water
    • B. resist shocks or vibrations
    • C. are suitable for use as batter piles
    • D. are useful for heavy vertical loads.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The formWork including the props can be removed from beams, only after

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    • A. 3 day
    • B. 7 days
    • C. 14 days
    • D. 21 days.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Pick up the correct specification of one-room quarters generally adopted from the following :

    • Options
    • A. six quarters in a row
    • B. the size of room is either 3.5 m x 3 m or 4.2 m x 2.5 m
    • C. the front verandah is kept 2 m wide.
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. For the construction of flyovers in sandy soils, the type of foundation provided, is

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    • A. strap footing
    • B. raft footing
    • C. combined footing
    • D. pier footing
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Auger boring

    • Options
    • A. is the most primitive method for making a hole in the ground
    • B. is generally employed in cohesive and other self soils above water table
    • C. is most economical upto a depth of 5 metres
    • D. is done by portable power driven helical augers those diameters range from 7.5 to 30 cm
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The stone whose crushing strength is least, is

    • Options
    • A. granite
    • B. chalk
    • C. marble
    • D. slate
    • E. sand stone.
    • Discuss


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