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- Question
The mortar in which both cement and lime are used as binding materials, is called
Options- A. cement mortar
- B. lime mortar
- C. fire resistant mortar
- D. gauged mortar
- E. light weight mortar.
- Correct Answer
- gauged mortar
- 1. The highest line of sloping roof, where two oposite slopes meet, is known as
Options- A. rafter
- B. ridge
- C. crown
- D. eave. Discuss
- 2. In ordinary residential and public buildings, the damp proof course is generally provided at
Options- A. ground level
- B. plinth level
- C. water table level
- D. midway ground level and watertable level. Discuss
- 3. The window which is provided on a sloping roof of a building, is called
Options- A. lantern window
- B. dormer window
- C. louvered window
- D. rash window
- E. air window. Discuss
- 4. A wall constructed with stones to protect slopes of cuttings in natural ground from the action of weathering agents, is called
Options- A. retaining wall
- B. breast wall
- C. buttress
- D. parapet wall. Discuss
- 5. Vertical construction joints are provided where the shearing forces are minimum in the case of
Options- A. slabs
- B. beams
- C. girders
- D. all of these. Discuss
- 6. The line of intersection of two surfaces of a sloping roof forming an internal angle less than 180°, is known as
Options- A. ridge
- B. hip
- C. valley
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 7. The stone masonry of finely dressed stones laid in cement or lime, is
Options- A. random rubble masonry
- B. coursed rubble masonry
- C. dry rubble masonry
- D. ashlar masonry. Discuss
- 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. Plain cement concrete is equally strong in compression as well as in tension
- B. Slump test is performed to check concrete strength
- C. Curing of concrete is done for proper compaction of cement
- D. Fineness modulus is the index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates
- E. Concrete is a mixture of binding material, coarse aggregate and water. Discuss
- 9. The members which support covering material of a sloping roof, are
Options- A. rafters
- B. purlins
- C. battens
- D. struts. Discuss
- 10. The rock formed from the solidification of molten matter (magma) is called :
Options- A. sedimentary rock
- B. metamorphic rock
- C. igneous rock
- D. none of the above. Discuss
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Correct Answer: ridge
Correct Answer: plinth level
Correct Answer: dormer window
Correct Answer: breast wall
Correct Answer: all of these.
Correct Answer: valley
Correct Answer: ashlar masonry.
Correct Answer: Fineness modulus is the index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates
Correct Answer: rafters
Correct Answer: igneous rock
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