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- Question
Weep holes are provided in retaining and breast walls
Options- A. to drain off the water from the filling
- B. to ventilate the stone masonry
- C. to add architectural beauty
- D. to reduce the weight of the earth retained
- E. to increase compaction of the earth retained.
- Correct Answer
- to drain off the water from the filling
- 1. Suitable spacing of timber piles, is
Options- A. 50 cm
- B. 60 cm
- C. 70 cm
- D. 80 cm
- E. 90 cm. Discuss
- 2. The bond in which headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses and every stretcher course is started with a three fourth brick bat, is known as
Options- A. English cross bond
- B. Dutch bond
- C. Monk bond
- D. Rat-trap bond. Discuss
- 3. The vertical sides of a door and window openings provided in a wall, are known as
Options- A. verticals
- B. reveals
- C. jambs
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 4. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- A. A combined footing is so proportioned that centre of gravity of supporting area coincides with centre of gravity of two column loads
- B. A combined footing may be either rectangular or trapezoidal in shape
- C. Rectangular footings are provided if two column loads are equal or interior column carries relatively greater load
- D. Trapezoidal shaped footings may be provided under any loading
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 5. A pre-stressed concrete pile is
Options- A. easy to handle
- B. lighter in weight
- C. extremely durable
- D. suitable for heavy load
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 6. The X-ray rooms are plastered with
Options- A. Plaster of Paris
- B. Barium plaster
- C. Martin's cement
- D. Keen's cement. Discuss
- 7. An ordinary concrete may be made water proof by adding
Options- A. pudlo
- B. impermo
- C. snowcem
- D. cico
- E. all of these. Discuss
- 8. Gravels
Options- A. are cohesionless aggregates
- B. vary in size between 2 to 20 mm
- C. never swell when they come into contact with water
- D. seldom shrink when dried
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 9. The piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of full brick, is called
Options- A. half brick
- B. queen closer
- C. king closer
- D. bevelled closer. Discuss
- 10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. In a king post truss, principal rafter and tie beams are jointed together with a bridle joint.
- B. Joint between the principal rafter and the king post is made by making tenon and mortice respectively
- C. Joint between strut and king post, is generally of mortice and tenon type
- D. All the above. Discuss
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Correct Answer: 90 cm.
Correct Answer: Dutch bond
Correct Answer: jambs
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: Barium plaster
Correct Answer: all of these.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: queen closer
Correct Answer: All the above.
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