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- Question
For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be
Options- A. 1:2
- B. 1:3
- C. 1:4
- D. 1:6
- E. 1:8.
- Correct Answer
- 1:4
- 1. The type of pointing in which upper side of mortar joints is kept about 12 mm inside the face of the masonry and bottom is kept flushed with face of wall, is
Options- A. truck pointing
- B. recessed pointing
- C. struck pointing
- D. grooved pointing. Discuss
- 2. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- A. Cavity of a cavity wall should start near ground level
- B. Cavity of a cavity wall should terminate near eaves level of sloping roof
- C. Cavity of a cavity wall should terminate near coping of flat roof with parapet wall
- D. Damp proof course for two leaves of a cavity wall, is laid separately but at the same level
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- A. English bond is used for brick masonry to support heavy loads
- B. Double-flemish bond is suitable for brick masonry to give uniform face appearance
- C. The double-flemish bond is used for the construction of single brick residential building
- D. The stretcher bond is used for the construction of half brick masonry brick
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 4. The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily, is known as
Options- A. shoring
- B. scaffolding
- C. underpinning
- D. jacking
- E. none of these. Discuss
- 5. In flat roof of reinforced cement concrete, the recommended angle of slope, is
Options- A. zero
- B. a few degrees
- C. 10°
- D. 200°. Discuss
- 6. An arch may fail due to
Options- A. uneven settlement of abutments
- B. sliding of voussoirs
- C. crushing of the material
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 7. Which of the following metal sheets is most effective in preventing dampness?
Options- A. Copper sheets
- B. lead sheets
- C. aluminium sheets
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 8. The form work from the slabs excluding props, can be removed only after
Options- A. 1 day
- B. 4 days
- C. 7 days
- D. 14 days Discuss
- 9. In soft clay of low bearing capacity, the type of steel pile generally used, is
Options- A. H-pile
- B. screw pile
- C. disc pile
- D. pipe pile
- E. raking pile. Discuss
- 10. The sound which continues even after its source is cut off, is called
Options- A. reverberation
- B. echo
- C. intensity of sound
- D. interference. Discuss
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Correct Answer: struck pointing
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: shoring
Correct Answer: a few degrees
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: 4 days
Correct Answer: screw pile
Correct Answer: reverberation
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