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A roof which slopes in four directions, is called
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A. shed roof
B. gable end roof
C. hipped roof
D. gambrel roof.
Correct Answer
hipped roof
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1. The method of moving each brick through a small horizontal distance before it is finally laid in any brick wall and pressing it by means of brick hammer, is known as
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A. trowelling
B. laying
C. grouting
D. placing.
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Correct Answer: laying
2. The vertical side member of a shutter frame, is known
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A. style
B. reveal
C. mullion
D. post.
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Correct Answer: style
3. The stone whose crushing strength is maximum, is
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A. granite
B. chalk
C. slate
D. sand stone
E. marble.
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Correct Answer: granite
4. Pile foundation is generally provided if soil is
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A. compressible
B. water logged
C. made up
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
5. Nogging of a common wooden partition is
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A. upper horizontal wooden member
B. lower horizontal wooden member
C. intermediate horizontal wooden member
D. vertical wooden member.
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Correct Answer: intermediate horizontal wooden member
6. For effective drainage, the finished surface of flat roof should have a minimum slope of
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A. 1 in 20
B. 1 to 50
C. 1 in 10
D. 1 in 5.
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Correct Answer: 1 in 20
7. Engineering news formula for obtaining safe bearing capacity of pile for drop hammer, is,
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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8. The bearing capacity of piles is determined by
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A. dynamic formula
B. static formula
C. pile load tests
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
9. The size of a floor tile commonly used, is
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A. 15 cm x 15 cm x 1.8 cm
B. 20 cm x 20 cm x 2 cm
C. 22.5 x 22.5 cm x 2.2 cm
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
10. Which one of the following piles has a cast iron shoe even after removal of the hollow cylindrical steel casing
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A. simplex pile
B. pedastal pile
C. Franki pile
D. vibro pile
E. both (a) and (d) of the above.
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (d) of the above.
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