Building Construction Quiz Test : 290+ Latest Questions

1. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

2. The least bearing capacity of soil is that of

3. The type of footing which is used to transmit heavy loads through steel columns is

4. The columns of multi-storeyed buildings are designed to withstand the forces due to

5. The initial setting time for ordinary Portland cement as per IS specifications should not be less
than

(B)
(C)

6. Crown is located at

7. The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, is

8. The vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail, are known

9. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

10. The alignment of a cross joint along the plumb line is

11. A wall constructed with stones to protect slopes of cuttings in natural ground from the action of
weathering agents, is called

12. For each storey of a building, the depth of exploration should be

13. The bearing capacity of a water logged soil can be improved by

14. For providing a raft foundation, the following activities are involved
1. Ramming the foundation bed
2. Excavation of the soil upto required depth
3. Laying the reinforcement over the foundation bed
4. Curing the cement concrete placed over reinforcement
5. Pouring the cement concrete over the reinforcement
The correct sequence is

15. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

16. In a colar beam roof

17. The range of spread from the wall base to outer edge of a brick work foundation does not exceed

18. You are asked to design and supervise a truss for a factory to have spans 6 m to 9 m. The type of
the truss you will use, is

19. The construction joints in buildings are provided after

20. The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making

21. Grillage foundation

22. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

23. In ordinary residential and public buildings, the damp proof course is generally provided at

24. For effective drainage, the finished surface of flat roof should have a minimum slope of

25. In case of Raymond pile

26. In a mortar, the binding material is

27. The type of arch generally constructed over a wooden lintel or over a flat arch for the purpose of
carrying the load of the wall above is

28. The width of the hollow space between two walls of a cavity wall should not exceed

29. Engineering news formula for obtaining safe bearing capacity of pile for drop hammer, is,

30. The sound which continues even after its source is cut off, is called

31. The maximum permissible deflection of a timber beam supporting a roof, is

32. The platform at the end of a series of steps, is known as

33. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

34. With increase in moisture content, the bulking of sand

35. The maximum total settlement for raft foundation on clayey soils should be limited to

36. The type of arch used for high class buildings where appearance is of prime importance, is known
as

37. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

38. Bullet proof glass is made of thick glass sheet sandwiched by a layer of

39. If the depth of an excavation is 20 metres, number of single stage well points to be installed at
various levels, is

40. The minimum strength of the mortar used in load bearing brick masonry, is

41. Which one of the following factors is considered for the orientation of buildings?

42. The rock formed from the solidification of molten matter (magma) is called:

43. The nominal thickness of an expansion joint in brick walls, is kept more than

44. Mansard roof is a roof which slopes in

45. During percussion drilling

46. The Auger boring method is not suitable for

47. The bearing capacity of piles is determined by

48. 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

49. The horizontal timber piece provided at the apex of a roof truss which supports the common rafter
is called

50. The strength of brick masonry in 1:6 cement mortar, is