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Estimating and Costing problems


  • 1. Berms are provided in canals if these are

  • Options
  • A. fully in excavation
  • B. partly in excavtion and partly in embankment
  • C. fully in embankment
  • D. All the above.
  • Discuss
  • 2. According to Indian Standards Institute, the actual size of modular bricks is

  • Options
  • A. 23 cm x 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm
  • B. 25 cm x 13 cm x 7.5 cm
  • C. 19 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm
  • D. 20 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm
  • Discuss
  • 3. The expected out turn of brick work in cement mortar in foundation and plinth per mason per day, is

  • Options
  • A. 1.00 m3
  • B. 1.25 m3
  • C. 1.50 m3
  • D. 1.75 m3
  • Discuss
  • 4. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

  • Options
  • A. The built up covered area at the floor level of any storey of a building is called plinth area
  • B. The usable covered area of the rooms of any storey of a building is called carpet area
  • C. The carpet area of a building along with area of its kitchen, pantry, store, lavatory, bath room and glazed verandah, is called floor area
  • D. None of these.
  • Discuss
  • 5. A cement concrete road is 1000 m long, 8 m wide and 15 cm thick over the sub-base of 10 cm thick gravel. The box cutting in road crust is

  • Options
  • A. 500 m3
  • B. 1000 m3
  • C. 1500 m3
  • D. 2000 m3
  • Discuss
  • 6. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  • Options
  • A. If the bed level is above N.S.L. the canal is called fully in baking and the berms are designed as 3 d where d is full supply depth of water (F.S.D.)
  • B. Area of canal in cutting = BD + Sd2 where B = bed width, d = depth of cutting and S is the side slope
  • C. Area of the bank of canal = B1d1 + Sd2 where B1, d1 and S are the width of bank, height of the bank above N.S.L. and side slope respectively
  • D. If F.S.L. is above N.S.L the canal is called partly in cutting and partly in filling and berms are designed as 2d where d is full supply depth
  • E. All the above.
  • Discuss
  • 7. While estimating the qualities for the construction of a building, the correct metric unit is

  • Options
  • A. Metre for length
  • B. Cubic metre for area
  • C. Square metres for volume
  • D. Kilogram for weight
  • E. Litre for capacity
  • Discuss
  • 8. The rate of an item of work depends on

  • Options
  • A. Specifications of works
  • B. Specifications of materials
  • C. Proportion of mortar
  • D. Method of construction
  • E. All the above.
  • Discuss
  • 9. The 'centre line method' is specially adopted for estimating

  • Options
  • A. Circular buildings
  • B. Hexagonal buildings
  • C. Octagonal buildings
  • D. Other geometrical shaped buildings
  • E. All the above.
  • Discuss
  • 10. Anti-siphonage pipe is connected to

  • Options
  • A. Main soil pipe
  • B. Bottom of P trap W.C.
  • C. Top of P trap W.C.
  • D. Side of water closet.
  • Discuss

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