Deck 1: Construction and Measurement

Question 1

The rate of payment is made for 100 cu m (per % cu m) in case of

A)earth work in excavation
B)rock cutting
C)excavation in trenches for foundation
D)all the above

Answer 1

all the above

Question 2

The rate of an item of work depends on

A)specifications of works
B)specifications of materials
C)proportion of mortar
D)all the above

Answer 2

all the above

Question 3

The main factor to be considered while preparing a detailed estimate, is

A)quantity of the materials
B)availability of materials
C)transportation of materials
D)all the above

Answer 3

all the above

Question 4

Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is

A)10 cm
B)15 cm
C)20 cm
D)none of these

Question 5

The plinth area of a building not includes

A)area of the walls at the floor level
B)internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq m. in area
C)lift and wall including landing
D)area of cantilevered porch

Question 6

If the formation level of a highway has a uniform gradient for a particular length, and the ground is also having a longitudinal slope, the earthwork may be calculated by

A)mid-section formula
B)trapezoidal formula
C)prismoidal formula
D)all the above

Question 7

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

A)500 m³
B)1000 m³
C)1500 m³
D)2000 m³

Question 8

While estimating the qualities for the construction of a building, the correct metric unit is

A)metre for length
B)cubic metre for area
C)square metres for volume
D)litre for capacity

Question 9

The brick work is not measured in cu m in case of

A)one or more than one brick wall
B)brick work in arches
C)reinforced brick work
D)half brick wall

Question 10

The assumption on which the trapezoidal formula for volumes is based, is

A)the end sections are parallel planes
B)the mid-area of a pyramid is half the average area of the ends
C)the volume of the prismoidal is over-estimated and hence a prismoidal correction is applied
D)all the above

Question 11

In the mid-section formula

A)the mean depth is the average of depths of two consecutive sections
B)the area of mid-sections is calculated by using mean depth
C)the volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two original sections
D)all of the above

Question 12

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A)the earth work of cutting in trenches or borrow pits in fairly uniform ground is measured with the help of average depths of the dead men
B)the earth work in trenches or borrow pits in irregular ground is measured by taking the difference in levels before and after completion of work
C)the earth work in trenches or borrow pits, where neither a nor b is feasible, are measured from the fillings after deduction of voids
D)all the above

Question 13

The cross-sections for a highway is taken at

A)right angle to the centre line
B)30 metres apart
C)intermediate points having abrupt change in gradient
D)all the above

Question 14

Referring of given figure, pick up the correct statement from the following:

A)the total length of centre line of four walls is 20 m
B)length of long wall out-to-out is 6.80 m
C)length of short walls in-to-in is 3.20 m
D)all the above

Question 15

According to Indian Standards Institute, the actual size of modular bricks is

A)23 cm × 11.5 cm × 7.5 cm
B)25 cm × 13 cm × 7.5 cm
C)19 cm × 9 cm × 9 cm
D)20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm

Question 16

The following item of earth work is not measured separately.

A)setting out of works
B)site clearance
C)steps in deep excavation
D)all the above

Question 17

The measurement is made in square metre in case of

A)cement concrete in foundation
B)r.c.c. structure
C)hollow concrete block wall
D)none of these

Question 18

Cost of fittings and their fixing is specified for the following sanitary fittings

A)water closets
B)flushing pipes
C)lavatory basins
D)all the above

Question 19

The excavation exceeding 1.5 m in width and 10 sq.m in plan area with a depth not exceeding 30 cm, is termed as

A)excavation
B)surface dressing
C)cutting
D)surface excavation

Question 20

For the construction of buildings, the subheads of the estimate are

A)earthwork, concrete work, brick work
B)brickwork, stone work, roofing
C)brickwork flooring, wood work, steel work
D)all the above

Question 21

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A)pointing is measured in sq.m
B)plastering is measured in sq.m
C)glazing is measured in sq.m
D)all the above

Question 22

The cross-section of a road partly in banking and partly in cutting is shown in the given figure. The area of the shaded portion is

A) $\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{(b-r d)^{2}}{r-s}$

B) $\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{(b-r d)^{2}}{r+s}$

C) $\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{(b+r d)^{2}}{r-s}$

D) $\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{(b+r d)^{2}}{r-5}$

Question 23

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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 + sd 2 where b = bed width, d = depth of cutting and s is the side slope
C)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
D)all the above

Question 24

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

A)no deduction is made for the volume occupied by reinforcement
B)no deduction is made for the openings upto 0.1 sq.m
C)no deduction is made for volumes occupied by pipes, not exceeding 100 sq.cm in crosssection
D)none of these

Question 25

The value of 'B' of Indian type W.C. shown in the given figure is:

A)45 cm
B)50 cm
C)30 cm
D)25 cm