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- Question
Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- A. sand consists of coarse particles of silica formed due to the disintegration of rocks.
- B. the grains of sand are not affected by frost
- C. sand beds are permeable and do not allow water to rise up between pores due to capillary action
- D. all the above.
- Correct Answer
- all the above.
- 1. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- A. The bearing capacity of a pile is defined as the load which can be sustained by the pile without producing excessive settlement
- B. The ultimate bearing capacity of a pile is defined as the maximum load which the pile carries and continues to sink without any further increases of load
- C. The safe bearing capacity of a pile is obtained by dividing the ultimate bearing capacity with a suitable factor of safety
- D. The factor of safety for piles is taken as 6
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 2. The window which is provided in flat roof of a room, is known
Options- A. dormer window
- B. lantern window
- C. louvered window
- D. sky window. Discuss
- 3. A wooden block fixed on back side of a door frame on its post, is known as
Options- A. cleat
- B. stop
- C. horn
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 4. The process of filling hollow spaces of walls before plastering, is known
Options- A. hacking
- B. dubbing out
- C. blishering
- D. peeling
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 5. The type of arch used for high class buildings where appearance is of prime importance, is known as
Options- A. ashlar arch
- B. rubble arch
- C. gauged brick arch
- D. axed brick arch. Discuss
- 6. The sill of a common wooden partition is
Options- A. vertical wooden member on either end
- B. lower horizontal wooden member
- C. upper horizontal wooden member
- D. intermediate horizontal wooden member. Discuss
- 7. The ceiling height of a building is
Options- A. between ceiling and ground level
- B. between ceiling and floor level
- C. upto roof above ground level
- D. upto ceiling from the ground level. Discuss
- 8. The type of pointing in which a V-shaped projection outside the wall surface, is provided, is called
Options- A. recessed pointing
- B. weather pointing
- C. V-pointing
- D. tuck pointing. Discuss
- 9. For a rectangular foundation of width b, eccentricity of load should not exceed
Options- A. b/2
- B. b/3
- C. b/4
- D. b/5
- E. b/6. Discuss
- 10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. Bulking of sand is caused due to formation of a thin film of surface moisture
- B. Fine sand bulks more than coarse sand
- C. With 10% moisture content by weight, the bulking of sand is increased by 50%.
- D. The volume of fully saturated sand, is equal to the volume of dry and loose sand
- E. All the above. Discuss
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Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: lantern window
Correct Answer: stop
Correct Answer: dubbing out
Correct Answer: ashlar arch
Correct Answer: lower horizontal wooden member
Correct Answer: between ceiling and floor level
Correct Answer: weather pointing
Correct Answer: b/6.
Correct Answer: All the above.
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