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The vertical member running through middle of a shutter frame, is
Options
A. style
B. reveal
C. mullion
D. post.
Correct Answer
mullion
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1. If height of the first storey of a building is 3.2 m and riser is 13 cm, the number of treads required, is
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A. 12
B. 18
C. 24
D. 25
E. 30.
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Correct Answer: 24
2. Herringbone bond is used for
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A. walls having thickness more than 4 bricks
B. architectural finish to the face work
C. ornamental panels in brick flooring
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
3. While investigating the site, a thick layer of fairly firm clay over a deep layer of soft clay is encountered. In such a situation, the following type of foundation is useful :
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A. pile formation
B. raft foundation
C. grillage foundation
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: raft foundation
4. The bearing capacity of a water logged soil, may be improved by
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A. grouting
B. chemical action
C. drainage
D. compaction.
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Correct Answer: drainage
5. The inclined support at the ends of treads and rises of a stair, is known as
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A. baluster
B. header
C. string
D. beam.
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Correct Answer: string
6. A temporary rigid structure having platforms to enable masons to work at different stages of a building, is known as
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A. scaffolding
B. dead shore
C. raking shore
D. under pinning.
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Correct Answer: scaffolding
7. The inner section of a cavity wall, is generally known as
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A. butress
B. leaf wall
C. pillaster
D. pillar.
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Correct Answer: leaf wall
8. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. the sand in the sand pile is well compacted
B. the sand is kept moist at the time of placing and tamping
C. the top one metre of the pile is filled up with cement concrete to provide a cap for the filled up sand
D. sand piles are generally used under column loads
E. all of the above.
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Correct Answer: all of the above.
9. The depth of concrete bed of the foundation depends upon
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A. the projection of the concrete block beyond the footing over it
B. the upward soil pressure
C. the mix of the concrete
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
10. If
a
is the offset of concrete bed in cms, and
d
is the depth of concrete bed in cms, then
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A.
d
= 0.445
a
B. 0.557
a
C.
d
= 0.775
a
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer:
d
= 0.775
a
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