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The local swelling of a finished plaster, is termed
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A. cracking
B. dubbing
C. blistering
D. hacking.
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blistering
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1. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. D.P.C. should be continuous
B. D.P.C. should be of good impervious material
C. D.P.C. may be horizontal or vertical
D. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
2. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. the roof slabs of multi-storeyed buildings are constructed monolithically to carry the various floor loads
B. the beams of multi-storeyed buildings rest on girders and are the main load transferring members to the columns
C. the slab is spanned across the secondary beams provided between the main beams
D. All of these.
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Correct Answer: All of these.
3. A floor constructed with the 4 to 6 mm marble chips, is known
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A. reinforced marble floor
B. terrazo floor
C. marble floor
D. chip floor
E. mosaic floor.
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Correct Answer: terrazo floor
4. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. the first coat of stucco plaster is called scratch coat
B. the second coat of stucco plaster is called brown coat
C. the third coat of stucco plaster is called white coat
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
5. Stability of an existing structure may be disturbed by
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A. rising of water table
B. vibrations caused by traffic movements
C. mining in the neighbourhood
D. excavation in the neighbourhood
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
6. The voussoir placed at crown of an arch, is known as a
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A. key
B. soffit
C. springer
D. haunch.
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Correct Answer: key
7. The pile which supports the load due to friction between pile face and surrounding soil, is generally known as
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A. bearing pile
B. friction pile
C. sheet pile
D. battered pile.
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Correct Answer: friction pile
8. The minimum thickness of walls built in cement mortar (1 : 6) for a single storey building, is
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A. 10 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 20 cm
D. 25 cm
E. 30 cm.
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Correct Answer: 20 cm
9. Which one of the following activities is not correct as applicable to brick corbels
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A. the maximum projection of the corbel should not be more than the thickness of the wall
B. the maximum projection of each corbel course should be limited to a quarter brick at a time
C. the discontinuous corbels are used to carry heavy concentrated loads
D. stretcher bond is generally used for the construction of brick corbel.
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Correct Answer: stretcher bond is generally used for the construction of brick corbel.
10. For each storey of a building, the depth of exploration should be
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A. 1 metre
B. 2 metres
C. 3 metres
D. 4 metres.
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Correct Answer: 3 metres
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