For melting one tonne of cast iron Wrought iron contains

A. 700 m3 air is required

B. 20 kg limestone is required carbon about
C. one quintal coke is required 0.1% to 0.25%

Polymerization helps to improve the The variety of pig iron used

property of. for the manufacture of steel
A. strength
B. rigidity by Bessemer process, is
C. elasticity Bessemer pig

Pick up the polymineralic The main constituent of fly-ash, is

A. aluminium oxide
rock from the following: B. silica
Granite C. ferrous oxide

Due to attack of dry Elastomers can extend upto

rot, the timber ten times their original
dimensions
reduces to powder

Asbestos cement Depending on the chemical composition and

A. is brittle mechanical properties, iron may be classified
as
B. warps due to changes in humidity A. cast iron
C. strength is lowered when saturated B. wrought iron
by water C. steel

Pick up the hypabyssal The variety of pig iron used

for manufacture of wrought
rock from the following: iron, is
Dolerite White forge pig
 Fibre glass
A. retains heat-longer
Brittleness of cold is
B. has a higher strength to weight ratio
C. is shock proof and fire retardent
due to an excess of
D. does not decay phosphorus

The process of manufacturing steel by

heating short lengths of wrought iron bars Kaolin is chemically
mixed with charcoal in fire clay crucibles and
collecting the molten iron into moulds, is classified as
known as
Crucible process argillaceous rock

For the manufacture of Portland

The rocks which are formed due to cement, the proportions of raw
cooling of magma at a considerable materials used, are
depth from earth's surface are called lime 63% ; silica 22% ; other
Plutonic rocks ingredients 15%

Sewer pipes are Varnish is a transparent or semi-transparent

solution of resinuous substances in
made of A. alcohol
B. linseed
Stone ware C. turpentine

The plastics made from cellulose resin Wrought iron

A. are as clear as glass
B. are tough and strong contains carbon upto
C. possess excellent electrical properties
0.25%

For manufacture of plywood, Stucco paints are

veneers are placed so that
grains of adjacent veneers suitable for?
Run at right angles Stone/Brick Masonry
 Minimum compressive Permanent agents are made
strength of second class brick of high carbon steel and
is? 45% of cobalt
75Kg/cm2

Addition of pozzolana Proportion of lime and sand in

mortar normally used in brick
to OPC increases? construction is?
Shrinkage 1:2

Stainless steel resists Chlorite a green colour

mineral is mainly derived from
corrosion due to? the decomposition of?
Vanadium Augite

Excess of silica in Bitumen felt is used for

brick results in? Water proofing and
Loss of cohesion damp proofing

Pig iron is manufactured from Quick lime is ?

the ores by?
Dressing, Calcination and slow in setting
smelting Rapid in cracking

Cast iron is used

Wrought iron is used for?
Small sized water pipes for?
Columns and struts
 Bulking of sand is Initial setting time of cement
caused due to? is caused due to?
Surface moisture Tri-Calcium alminate

Early attainment of strength in Gneiss is obtained from ?

rapid hardening cement is
mainly due to? Sedimentry and
Finer grinding metamorphic rock

Ashphalt is obtained Normal curing time

from? for lime mortar?
Petroleum distillation 7 Days

Glazing is used to Clay and silt content in a

good brick earth must be at
make earthenware? least?
Impervious 50%

AS per IS specification compressive Slenderness ratio of

strength of OPC after 3 days should masonary wall should not be
not be less than? more than?
16Mpa
20

Inner part of timber log

For construction under water, surrounding the pitch is
what type of lime is used? called?
Hydraulic lime Heart wood
For high grade instrument Type of roop which slope in
two directs with a break in
the steel is preferred to? slope on each side is called?
Cast steel gambrel roof

decarbonising the pig iron and Compared to mild steel cast

adding proper carbon for iron has?
manufacturing steel is called? High compressive strength
Cementation process Low tensile strength

Plywood has the advantage For good building stone its

of? specific gravity should be
Same tensile strength in all greater than?
direction 2.7

In Arches, stratified stones Whitworth compressed steel is

are placed so that their obtained when molten steel is
planes are? subjected to a pressure of?
Radial 9kh/mm2

A mortar joint in masonry

To give a brilliant finish, the which is normal to the face of
type of varnish is used? wall is known as ?
Spirit varnish Cross joint

Percentage content The tendency of stone

in window glass is? is to split along ?
70 - 75% Cleavage
 Stone best suited for piers Usual content of clay and
and abutments of railway
brdige? metal in cement are?
Granite 80 - 20 %

In stone masonry, stone (Stratified

Spalling hammer is used rocks) are so placed that the direction
for? of pressure to the plane of bedding
is?
Rough dressing of stones Right angle

Chemically marble Proportion of charcoal,

salphate, and sulpher in gun
is? powder is?
Calcareous rock 15 75 10

Percentage of silica Percentage of almunia

in good brick? in good brick>
50 - 60% 20-30%

Asbestos has sp gr Stone suitable of rubble

of? masonry should be?
3.10 Hard

Filer used in plastic Softer variety of steel

bitumen is? may be obtained by?
Asbestos powder Bessemer process
 Basalt is? Age of tree may be
Extrusive igneous ascertain by?
rock Number of annual rings

Blister steel can be Cast Iron contains carbon

easily approxmately ?
welded 1.5 to 5%

Steelcontains carbon Fiber boards can be

approx? used for?
0.05 - 1.75 Furniure

Contains maximum Soundness test of

dicalcium silicate? cement determines?
Low heat cement Quality of free lime

Stretcher bond in brick masonary Slump recommended

can be used only when the
thickness of wall is? for mass concrete is?
90mm 20 - 50mm

Coefficient of hardness of Normal consistency of

stones used in road work
should be greater than? Portland cement is about?
17 30%
Rock generally used To retard the initial setting
time of cement, the
for roofing is? compound responsible is?
Slate gypsum

Distemper is a?
Paint consisting of powdered
Duco paints are?
chalk, pigments and water Oil paints

With increase in moisture Paints with white lead base

content, the bulking of sand ?
First increases to certain max are suitable for painting of?
value and then decreases Wood work

Heavy stone is For testing the compressive

strenght of cement, the size
suitable for? of the cube used is?
Retaining wall 70.6mm

Snowcrete is one of the

patent forms of ?
Soft rock is?
Water proof cement paints Talc

Brittleness of cold is Moisture content in well

due to an excess of? seasoned timber is?
Phosphorus 10 - 12%
Clay for manufacturing bricks Index number expressing the
of large project is allowed to relative size of both coarse
weather throughout? and fine aggregate is called?
The moonsoon Fineness modulus

Bituminous fells are Mastic asphalt is generally

used for? used for?
Damp and water proof layer
Covering AC sheets

Plastic bitumen is Lime concrete is used

used for ? for?
Crack filling Flooring at ground level

Pigments in paints? Rock having clay and

Ambers, Carbon alumia known as?
black, iron oxide Argillaceous rocks

Harmonious mixing of clay Retarders ?

ingredients is known as? Increase the initial
Blending setting time

Admixture that is used to

Purest form of iron? accelearte the initial setting
Wrought Iron time of concrete is?
Calcium chloride
 Fiber glass is? Base material for
Shock proof and fire distemper is?
retardant Chalk

If the iron ore contains clay as

French polish is? an impurity, the flux added
during calcination is?
Spirit varnish Limestone

Rapid hardening Amount of water used for

cement contains? one kg of distemper is?
Tri calcium silicate 0.6L

Aluminia excess in brick Bessemer process is

earth makes the brick? used to manufacture of?
Crack and warp on drying Steel

Bullet proof glass is made of Good quality cement contains

thick glass sheet sandwiched high percentage of?
by a layer of? Tri-Calcium Silicate
High test plastic

Most commonly used synthetic

Cracks caused by shrikage of the abrasive is called?
exterior surface of the wood exposed Almunim carbide,
to atmosphere are called? Boric Acid
Wind cracks Silicon
 Component that imparts
hydraulicity to hydrauclic lime Sandstone is
is?
Clay sedimentry rock

The weight of good quality brick when

The max quantity of calcium chloride immersed in water for a period of 16
used as an accelerator in cement in hrs should not exceed the weight of
percentage by weight of cement is? dry brick?
2 20%

Seasoning of timber is done Initial setting time of

to?
Decrease the moisture lime pozzolana is?
content 120 Minutes

Priming consists Main function of almunia

1 part white lead
8 part chalk in brick earth is?
4 part of twice boiled linseed oil To impart plasticity

A well seasoned timber may Most commonly used

contain moisture upto? solvent in oil paints is?
10 - 12 % Petroleum

Plaster of paris is Which of the following

obtained by calcining? is a mineral?
Gypsum Quartz
 Timber suitable for Stones used for
making sports goods? retaining wall?
Mulberry Heavy

Invar contains? The foliated structure

is very common in>
36% of nickle Metamorphic rock

The rock formed by gradual Specific gravity of

deposition are called? marble is?
Sedimentary rocks
2.72

Jhum bricks are ? A bull nose brick is

not used for?
Over burnt Arches

The lime which contains

mainly calcium oxide and Lacquer is?
slacks with water is?
Quick lime Sprit varnish

Plastic asphalt is used? Laterite is a?

A mixture of cement and
asphalt Argillaceous rock
The fire clay contains? Generally wooden
Hydrated alminium moulds are made from?
silicate Shishum wood

Kaoline is chemically Bitumen is generally

classified as? obtained from?
Argillaceous rock Petroleum product

Compound that react Most commonly used base

immediately with water and
also sets first is? for timber painting is?
Tri-Calcium aluminate White lead

Slacking of limne is affected Hydrauclic lime is

by? obtained by>
Immersing the lime in water
Burning of kankar

Lime stone is not a ? For sanitary pipes and

chemical stonewares
Metamorphic rock Salt glazing is used

Slate is formed by For slaking of 10kg of CaO,

metamorphic action on? the theoretical amount is?
Shale 3.2kg
First class timber has Iron ore may contain?
Carbon
an average life of? Silicon
More than 10 Years Phosphorus and manganese

Rock in which argil or clay Trunk of tree left after cutting

all the branches is known
predominates are called? as?
Argillaceous rock Log

A badly mixed cement Minimum thickness of wall

where single Flemish bond
concrete results in? can be used is?
Honey combing One and half bricks thick

Commonly used base for Lime mortar is

iron and steel work is? generally made with?
Red lead Hydrualic lime

The type of bond provided in Expansion joints in masonary

brick masonary for carrying walls are provided in wall
heavy loads is? length greater than?
English bond 40m

Which of the following bricks The curved swellings from the growth
are used for lining of of layers or wounds left after bracnhes
are cut off in irregular manner are
furnace? known as?
Refractory bricks Rubgballs
Important constituent Stones used for ornamental
of varnish is? work must be?
Soft
Drier, solvent, resin

Red short iron cracks when Forge pig may be converted

bent due to the presence of? to wrought iron by?
Sulphur Pudding

Which is sued for Seasoning of timber

hearting of thicker walls? is done?
Headers To remove water

Basalt is a? Volatile substance added to paint

to make its application easy and
smooth is known as?
Volcanic rock Solvent

Commonly used drying

Cement for canal linings?
Sulphate resisting cement oil for oil paints?
Acetate of lead

Formula of quick Plywood is normally

lime? availabe ?
CaCO3 3mm to 4mm thick
 Smith test of stone is Refractory bricks
performed to find out?
The presence of soluble resists?
matter of stone High temperature

Knots in timber are? Crushing of a good building

Signs of branches stone could be more than?
100Mpa
cut off

In brick masonary the bond produced

by laying alteranate headers and The vehicle used in case of
strechers in each course is known enamel paints is usually?
as? Varnish
Double flemish bond

Which one of the following is used for Portion of brick cut to form
preparing porcelain? angles other than right angles
Clay
Feldspar in plan is known as?
Quartz Squint brick

Pig iron made from haematite ores sapwood consists of?

free from sulphur phosphorus and Portion of timber between
copper is known as? heartwood and cambium
Bessemer pig
layer

Quartzite is a ? Quick lime is?

Siliceous rock Calcium oxide
 The weight of the Spirit varnish generally
timber is specified at? consists of?
12% moisture content Spirit and syntehtic resin

Oil varnish generally Commonly retarder

consists of? in cement is ?
Resin oil and turpentine Gypsum

Cement becomes unsound by

the presence of excess?
Resins are?
Lime, sulphur, magnesia Used in Varnishes

Ingredients of bricks Strength of cement concrete

to retain shape? primarily depends upon?
Water cement ratio
Silica

In order of increasing percentage of

Jumper is a tool used
silica, the correct sequence is?
Calcareous clay, pure clay, sandy clay
for?
Quarrying of stones

Durability of building stone is affected The ratio of thickness of web to that of

by its? flange of steel rolled structural beams
Chemical composition and channels is?
Texture Less than 1
Resistance to atmosphere
According to ISI bitumen Cast steel is
is classified into? manufactured by?
10 Grades Crucible process

For making fly-ash building

bricks, the following mix of Sand stone is
fly-ash, sand and lime is?
80:13:7 sedimentary rock

Seasoning of The variety of pig iron used

for the manufacture of steel
A process of by bessemer process is?
removing sap Bessemer pig

Seasoning of timber is Shingle is

essential to remove?
Sap from timber decomposed laterite

Most fire resistant

Brass is an alloy of? paints are?
Copper and zinc Asbestos paints

Which of the following streses Sea sand used in structure causes

is used for identifying the Dampness
quality of structural steel? Efflorescence
Disintegration
Yeild stress
Cross cut saw is used Wrought iron
for? contains carbon upto
Cutting of hard stones 0.25 %

Sedimentary rocks changes Non-Acid resistant

into quartzite by metamorphic
action? asbestos is?
Sandstone Chrysotile asbestos

Bitumen completely dissolve in? Galvanising means covering

Carbon bisulphide
Chloroform iron with a thin layer of?
Coal tar Zinc

Plywood ? Constituent cement which is

responsible for all the undersirable
Has greater impact resistance properties of cement?
to blows than ordinary wood Tri-Calcium aluminate

Constituent of cement which Three basic raw materials which

is responsible for initial are needed in large quantities for
setting of cement is? production of steel are?
Tricalcium aluminate Iron ore, coal and lime stone

Swan timber cross section of Compound of OPC give

5 cm in one direction and strength after two to three
20cm in another direction? years?
Baulk Di-calcium silicate
 Bitumen emulsion isA.
A liquid containing bitumen in The steel used for the
suspension manufacture of rails is?
A paint
Used as anti-corrosive paint? Bessemer steel

Most durable Turpentine oil is used

varnish? in paints as?
Oil Varnish Thinner

Linseed oil is used in The pigment used in paints

paints as? for corrosive resistance is?
Red lead
Vehicle

The type of steel used for Veneering means?

precision levelling staff is? Thick layer of superior wood
Invar steel glued to inferior wood

Good quality sand is Commonly used lime

never obtained from? in white washing?
Sea Fat lime

Plywood is made
from?
Teak wood
Percentage of aluminia and Due to attack of dry
silica in good fire clay vary
respectively is? rot, the timber ?
25 - 75% Reduces to power

Rapid hardening cement attains early The yeild and tensile strength
strength due to? of low carbon steel may be
Larger proportion of lime and improved by the addition of?
grounded finer than normal cement
Vanadium

Tree yeilds hard

wood?
Shishum
 1) The rocks formed due to
solidification of molten mass laying
2) Granite is an
below or above the earth surface, are
called
example of
igneous rocks Igneous Rock

3) Igneous rock has 4) Laterite is chemically

Crystalline, glossy or classified as
fused texture Argillaceous rock

5) The calcareour rocks 6) Gneiss is chemically

have classified as
lime or calcium carbonate Silicious rock

7) Which of the following is an 8) Which of the following is an

example of agrillaceous example of silicious rock?
rock? Granite, Gneiss, Quartzite
Kaolin, Slate, Laterite

9) Limestone is 10) Moorum is a decomposed

laterite and has deep brown
physically classified as or red colour.
stratified Yes

11) Marble is an 12) Slate in the form of tiles is

used
example of as an excellent roof covering
metamorphic rock material
 13) Granite is mainly 14) Sandstone consists
composed of of
quartz, felspar and mica quartz, lime and silica

15) Marble contains 16) The compressive

mostly lime and silica strength of granite is
True 70 to 130 MN/m2

17) In order to dry the quarry sap of a 18) A good building stone is
freshly quarried slone, it should be one which does not absorb
exposed to open air for a period of more than
Six to 12 Months
5%

19) The specific gravity of 20) Which of the following

stone should not, in any case statements is wrong?
be less than A stone with large percentage
2.5 of quartz is very soft.

21) Siliceous rocks have 22) Argillaceous rocks have

alumina or clay as their major their main constituent as
constituent clay or alumina
Yes

23) The colour of 24) A limestone found in seams of

great thickness in non-crystalline
granite is texture with earthy appearance, is
called
Grey, Green, Brown compact limestone
 25) A limestone containing 26) The compressive
about 30% of alumina and
silica is called strength of sandstone is
Kankar 65MN/m2

27) The specific gravity 28) The silicious sandstone

which has been subjected to
of sandstone is metamorphic action, is called
2.65 to 2.95 Quartzite

29) For railway ballast, the 30) The quarrying of stone by the
stone should be method of wedging is
hard, dense, durable, tough successfully carried out in
and easily workable sandstone, Marbles, limestones

31) When quarrying is to be done 32) The most powerful

in hard stone and compact rocks,
the usual method of quarrying is explosive used in blasting is
Blasting Gun cotton

33) Gun cotton is made by 34) The dressing of stone is

saturating cotton with nitric done
acid. immediately after quarrying
Yes

35) The crushing strength of 36) For the construction

a stone depends upon its of retaining walls, a
Texture and specific gravity Heavy stone is used
 37) The attrition test on stones is 38) The stone used for the
performed construction of curved or
for determining the rate of wear of
stone due to grinding action under ornamental work should be soft.
traffic Yes

39) A first class brick should 40) The brick earth is derived
not absorb water more than by the disintegration of
20% igneous

41) The principal constituent 42) A first class brick should

of every kind of brick earth is have a minimum crushing
alumina. strength of
True 10.5 MN/m2

43) The percentage of 44) The percentage of silica

alumina in a good brick clay in a good brick clay should
should vary from vary from
20 to 30% 50 to 60%

45) Excess pf alumina in the 46) Excess of silica in the

clay clay
makes the brick crack and makes the brick brittle and
warp on drying weak

47) The colour of brick 48) Which of the following constituent,

depends upon the amount of when present in excess quantity in
clay causes the bricks to melt and
iron oxide present in the clay. distort during burning?
Yes Lime
 49) The alkaline salt present in the 50) The standard size of a
bricks, absorbs moisture from the air masonry brick is 20 cm x 10
which on drying
leaves high powder deposit on the cm x 10 cm?
brick Disagree

51) The size of mould 52) The good clay for

for bricks should be making bricks is
Larger than weathered clay

53) The process of mixing clay, 54) The hand made

water and other ingredients to
make bricks, is known as bricks are
kneading Superior

55) The bricks after moulding 56) The natural drying of

should be dried in bricks is also called hack
air for 3 to 8 days but not in drying.
sun True

57) The average out-turn of 58) The burning of bricks in

first class bricks in kiln
burning is kilns is complete within
80 to 90% 24Hrs

59) The bricks should be 60) The type of briek suitable

for panal walls for
burnt at temperature from multi-storeyed buildings is
1000 - 1200 Hollow or perforated bricks
61) The compressive strength 62) Jhama bricks are
of second elass bricks should
bot be less than over burnt with
7.5 MN/m2 irregular shape

63) The compressive strength The compressive strength of

of perforated bricks should paving bricks should not be
not be less than less than
7 MN/m2 40 MN/m2

The length of a curved For one cubic metre of brick

masonry, the number of
tile varies from bricks required are
15 - 20cm 550

A good refractory brick should

The dolomite bricks withstand high temperature. It should
are also have low coefficient of expansion
and contraction.
basic refractory bricks Yes

Lime occurs in a free Quick lime is a

product left immediately after
state in nature. the calcination of pure
False limestone

The lime which consists The lime which contains more than
almost entirely of calcium 30% of clayey impurities in the form of
silica, alumina and iron oxide, is
oxide, is called known as
Rich lime Poor lime
Eminently hydraulic lime is one in The hydraulic lime which resembles
which the percentage of silica, very much with Portland cement in its
alumina and iron oxide is chemical composition is called
25 - 30% eminently hydraulic lime

Rich or fat lime The commonly used lime for

slakes rapidly with considerable evolution of
heat works under water or in damp
takes very long time to develop adequate situations iseminently
strength
has high plasticity hydraulic lime

The slaking of moderately Which of the following statement is

hydraulic lime is scarcely correct?
noticeable The fat lime swells two to three times
of its original volume during slaking
No

The process of adding the required The advantage of adding pozzolana

quantity of water to quick lime in order (or surkhi) to lime is to
to convert it into hydrated lime, is reduce shrinkage
known as increase resistance to cracking
calcination increase resistance to chemical attack

The commonly used lime The lime mortar is

in white washing is made from
Fat lime hydraulic lime

Quick lime on reaction The constituent in lime which

retard the slaking action and
with water give increase the rapidity of setting, is
Slaked lime Silica
The main constituent of The silica in Portland
a Portland cement is cement should be
Lime 20 to 25%

The dry process of mixing is usually

employed in the manufacture of
The clinker is formed
Portland cement when the raw
material is
at a temperature of
blast furnace slag 1500

The amount of gypsum, Gypsum is added in the

usually, added in the manufacture of Portland cement
manufacture of cement is at the end of grinding the clinker
1 to 3 % into powder

Gypsum is added in the manufacture The cementing property in

of Portland cement in order to cement is mainly due to
lengthen the setting time of cement lime

The setting and hardening of cement paste The greater the percentage of
is mainly due to the hydration and hydrolysis tri-calcium silicate in the cement,
of
tri-calcium silicateB.di-calcium silicate the better will be the cement.
C.tri-calcium aluminate Correct

The compound responsible for The ultimate strength of

the initial setting of cement, is
tri-calcium aluminate cement is provided by
tetra-calcium alumino ferrite di-calcium silicate
 The percentage of the slag
A good quality cement should component of Portland-slag
have higher percentage of cement varies from
tri-calcium silicate 40 - 70

The rapid hardening The initial setting of

Portland cement has a cement is caused due to
higher heat of hydration tri-calcium aluminate

The hapd hardening Portland The fineness of cement is

cement is obtained by
grinding the clinker to a high tested by
degree of fineness air-permeability method

The soundness of A good Portland cement when tested

for fineness, the percentage of residue
cement is tested by left after sieving in 90 micron IS sieve
should not exceed 10 percent
Le-chatelier method True

Le-chatelier method The expansion of cement

is used to determine should not exceed
soundness of cement 10mm

The normal consistency of The initial setting time of rapid

hardening cement should not
Portland cement is about be less than
25% 30min
 The final setting time of The addition of pozzolana to Portland
ordinary cement should not cement causes
less heat of hydration
be more than increase in shrinkage
10hrs decrease in permeability

The rate of hydration and The compressive strength of

hydrolysis of cement depends ordinary cement is less than
upon its its tensile strength.
Fineness Wrong

The percentage of the residue left The expansion in Portland

after sieving good Portland cement in
90 micron sieve should not exceed cement can be tested by
10% soundness test

The specific surface (in cm2/g) of The expansion of Portland

a good Portland cement should cement is caused by
not be less than free lime
2250 silica

The compressive strength of a good The sand is mixed with lime

Portland cement and standard sand mortar to
mortar after 3 days of curing should
not be less than prevent shrinkage and
11.5 MN/m2 cracking

Which of the following statement is For R.C.C. construction, the

correct? maximum size of coarse
The mortar made with coarse sand is
stronger than the one made with fine aggregate is limited to
stand 25mm
 The workability of cement
The bulking of sand concrete can be improved by
Increases increasing the quantity of
cement

The durability of concrete The maximum water-cement

is proportional to ratio for durable concrete is
cement-aggregate ratio 0.8

The strength of cement concrete increases

The durability of cement concrete with
Increase in the size of aggregate
is usually improved by increase in the temperature of water of
increasing the quantity of cement curing
increase in the size of aggreregate

The density of The strength of cement concrete

is directly proportional to
concrete cement-water ratio.
Increases Agree

The shrinkage of concrete The shrinkage of ordinary

increases with increase in concrete is about
the percentage of concrete 0.3 to 0.6 mm/m

The coefficient of linear According to Indian standard

expansion of concrete is almost specifications, the full strength of
the same as that of steel. concrete is achieved after
Correct 28Days
 According to Indian standard According to Indian standard
specifications, the concrete should be specifications, the
cured under a humidity of temperature for curing is
90%
27C

The slump test of concrete The central part of a

is used to measure its tree is called
consistency Pith

The thin radial fibres extending The defect caused due to

from the pith to the cambium over-maturity and unventilated storage
layer is called medullary rays of the wood during its transit, is called
Yes foxiness

The defect caused by Seasoning of tunber

imperfect seasoning, is
called improves strength
honeycombing properties of timber

The purpose of The moisture content in

timber for framework should
seasoning of timber is to not exceed
reduce moisture content 15%

The time required for air The time required for

seasoning of timber in kilm
seasoning of soft wood is seasoning is
60 to 90 days 10 - 20days
 The timber whose thickness is The strength of timber is
less than 5 cm and the width
exceeds 12 cm, is called a maximum in the direction
board Parallel

An assembled product made The thickness of five-ply

up of veneers and adhesives
is called sheet varies from
plywood 6-9mm

The thickness of lamin The wood generally used

boards vary from for railway sleepers is
12-25mm Kail

The wood generally used The liquid medium

for railway sleepers is used in oil paints is
Pigment Linseed oil

The pigment in paints is The liquid part of the

mixed to give desired. paint is called
colour vehicle

The liquid medium used The metallic oxide used in the

form of powder in a paint is
in enamel paints is called
Varnish Base
 The base in a paint is added The commonly base used in a paint is
A.iron oxide
to B.zinc oxide
hide the surface to be painted C.titanium white

The thinner used for Linseed oil in paint is

oil paints is used as a
turpentine Carrier

Linseed oil is rapidly soluble in The commonly used extender in a

A.alcohol paint is
A.barium sulphate
B.turpentine B.gypsum
C.naptha C.alcohol

The drier in an oil paint The commonly used

should not be more than solvent in oil paints is
10% turpentine or Naptha

The best primer used for The vehicle used in

structural steel work is bronze paints is usually
Red Lead nitro-cellulose lacquer

Bituminous paint consists of The bitumen paints are

bitumen dissolved in
A.spirit used for providing
B.naptha protective
The commonly used cement The solvent used in
in cement paints is cement paints is
white cement
Water

Snocem is an oil Enamel paint is made

paint. by adding
False A.white lead in varnish

The paint which has high Which of the following paint is

reflective property is highly resistant to fire?
bronze paint Asbestos paint

Lacquer paints are more Sprit varnish consists

durable than enamel paints of
Yes
spirit and shellac

Distemper is used on The base material for

plastered surfaces not distemper is
exposed to weather Chalk

Which of the following

statement is correct?
Stucco paints contain
polyvinyl acetate.
 In case of Raymond pile
A.lengths vary from 6 m to 12 m Queen closer may be placed
B.diameter of top of piles varies from 40 cm to 60 cm
C.diameter of pile at bottom varies from 20 cm to 28 cm in header course next to first
D.thickness of outer shell depends upon pile diameter
E.all the above. brick

Dado is usually The foundation in which a

cantilever beam is provided to
provided in join two footings, is known as
bath rooms strap footing

The foundations are placed Stud(s) of a common wooden

below ground level, to partition
increase are vertical wooden members
stability of structure

inclined borings are inclined borings are

made for taking samples occasionally used instead
under existing structures of vertical holes.

the spacing of inclined borings is Pick up the commonly adopted

kept such that one bore hole is geophysical method in civil
engineering from the following :
vertically above the bottom of an A.the seisomic method
adjacent bore hole. B.electrical resistivity method

To ensure that supporting area of an The 9 cm x 9 cm side of a

offset footing of a boundary wall is brick as seen in the wall face,
fully compressive, the C.G. of load
must act is generally known as
within the middle third of the base header
The taper of precast concrete The under surface of
pile should not be more than an arch, is called
2 cm per metre length
soffit

The raft slab is projected The process of making the

beyond the outer walls of the back ground rough, before
structure by plastering, is
30 to 45 cm hacking

Black cotton soil is unsuitable for The loose pockets in soil mass can be
foundations because its bridged safely by providing a raft
property to undergo a volumetric foundation provided the soft area is
change due to variation of moisture smaller than
content. one-third the column spacing

The portion of a brick cut The concrete slump

recommended for beams and
across the width, is called slabs ; is
bat 30 to 125 mm

The member which is placed Revolving door is

horizontally to support common
rafter of a sloping roof, is generally provided in
purlin cinema halls

Grillage foundation The exterior angle between

A.is used to transfer heavy structural loads from steel columns to a soil
having low bearing capacity
B.is light and economical
outer faces of a wall, is
C.does not require deep cutting as the required base area with required
pressure intensity is obtained at a shallow depth
D.is constructed by rolled steel joists (R.S.J.) placed in single or double tier
known as
quion
In jack arch floor, the While designing a stair, the
product of rise and going is
rise is kept approximately kept equal to
1/12th of the span 420

For constructing a terrazo floora 32 The entrained concrete is used in

mm thick layer of cement concrete (1 : lining walls and roofs for making
2 : 4) is laid on the base course and
the surface is made smooth by A.heat insulated
trowelling B.sound insulated

The pile which is provided In case of multi-storeyed

with a bulb filled with concrete buildings, the forms to be
at its lower end, is known as removed first are
Mac-Arthur pile sides of beams and girders

The maximum permissible The angular steps used for

deflection of a timber beam changing direction of the
supporting a roof, is stairs, are called
L/360 winders

During percussion drilling In English garden wall bond

A.ground water observations are hindered due to entry of A.one course of headers to three or five course of
the slurry in the soil below the bottom of the hole stretchers
B.caving or mixing of strata are caused in soft soils or B.queen closer in provided in each heading course
cohesionless soils C.the middle course of stretchers is started with a header
C.the soil to a considerable depth below the bottom of the to give proper vertical joints
hole gets disturbed D.all the above.

A projecting piece usually The line of intersection of the surfaces

provided to support a truss, of a sloping roof forming an external
is angle exceeding 180°, is
hip
frieze
A solid core of rock is formed The single stage well point system of
in side the cylinder in the dewatering an excavation can be used
if the depth of excavation does not
case of exceed
diamond drilling 5m

The piece of a brick cut with its one The brick laid with its breadth
corner equivalent to half the length parallel to the face of a wall,
and half the width of a full brick, is
known as is known as
king closer header

The function of foundation is

A wooden block hinged on to distribute the load of super
post outside a door, is known structure over a large bearing
cleat area

No timbering is Shallow foundations

required for shallow can be constructed
trenches on made-up soil

Grillage foundation is In horizontal D.P.C, thickness

of cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4)
classified as a is
shallow foundation 4 cm

Which one of the following factors is considered for the

orientation of buildings :
A.the direction of the prevailing winds in the area
Lime surkhi mortar is
B.the exposure of the walls and roof of the buildings to the
rays of sun used for pointing the
C.the extent up to which the sunrays penetrate with the
verandah. walls
 Lime should be High early strength
slaked before concrete is generally
preparing lime mortar used in cold weather.

Which one of the following The Auger borings are not

rocks is used for monumental common
buildings : in soils that require lateral
marble support

The form work from the Arches in the form of masonry

underside of slabs, can be arcs struck from more than four
removed only after centres, are called
7 days ogee arches

If (φ) is the angle of repose of soil of According to Rankine's

weight w kg/m3, the horizontal formula, minimum depth of
pressure p at a depth of h metres per
metre length of wall, is foundations, is
Formula = Formula =

Cast iron piles The depth of an arch is

are useful for heavy the distance between
vertical loads. intrados and extrados.

Expansion joints in masonry The platform at the end of a

walls are provided if length series of steps, is known as
exceeds landing
50 m.
 You are asked to design and
Raft foundation are generally supervise a truss for a factory to have
preferred to when the area required spans 6 m to 9 m. The type of the
for individual footing, is more than truss you will use, is
50% of total area. king post truss

The retaining wall should be The section of the retaining wall

should be so proportioned that it
structurally capable to resist may not overturn by the lateral
the applied earth pressure pressure

The retaining wall The foundation of the retaining wall

should not be stressed beyond safe
should be safe bearing capacity ; due to its weight
and the force resulting from the earth
against sliding pressure

The arrangement of supporting an The process of keeping concrete

existing structure by providing moist for a certain period after its
supports underneath, is known as finishing, is known as
underpinning curing of concrete

The inclined surface of an The strength of brick masonry

abutment to receive the arch, in 1:6 cement mortar, is
is known as 50 tonnes/m2
skew back

The dimensions of a In case of foundations on sandy soil,

maximum permissible differential
half queen closer, are settlement, is usually limited to
9 cm x 4.5 cm x 9 cm 25 mm
 For different layers of cement concrete
For heavy embankments and dams, of floor. Pick up the incorrect statement
height h, the depth of exploration of from the following :
soil should not be less than A 10 cm thick cement concrete (1 : 2 :
2 h. 4) is laid on top layer.

Rotary drilling In places where the soil is soft and

A.is not suitable for deposits containing very coarse has small resistance to the flow of
gravel
B.hinders the ground water observations and concrete, which one of the following
permeability test types of piles, is used
C.is not economical for holes of less than 10 cm. vibro pile

In grillage foundations a The skirting/dado in a

minimum 15 cm cover is
provided on bath roof should be upto
lower beam of lower tier 200 cm

The columns of multi-storeyed buildings are

The maximum bearing designed to withstand the forces due to
A.dead loads
capacity of soil is that of B.live loads
hard rocks C.wind loads
D.earthquakes

The black cotton soil

A.undergoes volumetric changes In dog-legged stairs,
B.swells excessively when wet
C.shrinks excessively when dry no space between its
D.has a tendency of swelling and shrinking
due to clay particles flights is provided

In open newel stair, a In geometric stair, a curved

shaped well between forward
rectangular well is and backward flights, is
provided provided
 Exposed portions of vertical To obtain good bonding in brick masonry
surface at right angles to the door A.first class bricks are used
B.vertical joints in alternate courses are kept
or window frame, are known as in plumb line
reveals C.bats are used where necessary

Raft foundations are used for :

A.providing increased area of foundation
For brick construction,
over poor bearing capacity of soil
B.spanning over small soft or loose pockets
the lime-sand mortar, is
C.counter acting the hydrostatic effect 1:2

An arch constructed with Cavity wall is generally provided for

finely dressed stones, is A.heat insulation
known B.sound insulation
C.prevention of dampness
ashlar arch

The foundation which consists of a thick

Dampness causes reinforced cement slab covering whole area
to support heavy concentrated structural
growth of termites loads, is known as
raft footing

Bearing capacity of soils To support a heavy structure

in sandy soil, the type of
cannot be improved by foundation generally used, is
watering surface of soil pier footing

A floor constructed with 3 mm The position of a brick when laid on its

side 9 cm x 9 cm with its frog in the
marble chips, is known vertical plane, is called
terrazo floor brick on end
 Dutch bond is a The 19 cm x 9 cm side of a
brick as seen in the wall face,
modification of is generally known as
English bond stretcher

The depth of the ground water Pick up the correct statement

table may be ascertained by from the following :
measuring the depth of water in the pile driven in sand is
the well called sand pile

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

A.the cost of square rooms is less The maximum permissible differential
B.the expenditure on the foundation and roof for the double
storeyed building is nearly half of that for the ground
settlement, in case of foundations in
storeyed building. clayey soil, is usually limited to
C.the cost of construction of a house may be minimised by 40 mm
restricting the height floors

The compaction of concrete in The opening provided in sloping

the drilled pile hole is done by roof with its top parallel to the
compressed air in the case of roof surface, is called
pressure pile sky light window

The type of ashlar masonry in which The lower half portion

stones are finely chisel dressed and between crown and skew
thickness of joints does not exceed 3
mm, is back of the arch, is called
coursed ashlar masonry. haunch

The angle between skew back of In clay soil

a flat arch and the horizontal, is A.swelling and shrinkage characteristics prevail
B.consolidation continues even after several years of
kept approximately equal to construction.
60° C.differential settlement is generally prevalent
 the width of the wall is a long vertical load
transferring concrete
constructed thicker at the structure is called a concrete
base in a stepped fashion pile

in pile which transfers the load to Depth of lean concrete bed placedat
the soil by the friction between the bottom of a wall footing, is kept
the pile and the surrounding soil equal to its projection beyond wall
is called friction pile. base

For a wall carrying heavy load on low In grillage foundations,

bearing capacity soil, distance between flanges of
lean concrete bed is provided grillage beams, is kept
reinforced concrete bed is provided
twice the flange width

Herringbone bond is used for

A.walls having thickness more than 4 A cut in frame of a door to
bricks receive the shutter, is called
B.architectural finish to the face work rebate
C.ornamental panels in brick flooring

A temporary rigid structure having

The alignment of a cross joint platforms to enable masons to work at
along the plumb line is different stages of a building, is known
perpend as
scaffolding

The bearing capacity of piles is determined

The additional piles which are driven by
to increase the capacity of supporting A.dynamic formula
loads on vertical piles, are known B.static formula
raking piles C.pile load tests
D.all the above
 Auger boring
A covering of concrete placed A.is the most primitive method for making a hole in the
ground
on the exposed top of an B.is generally employed in cohesive and other self soils
above water table
external wall, is known as C.is most economical upto a depth of 5 metres
D.is done by portable power driven helical augers those
coping diameters range from 7.5 to 30 cm

A roof which slopes in The stone whose crushing

four directions, is called strength is least, is
hipped roof chalk

Best type of piles for soft soil A wall constructed to resist

having little resistance to the the pressure of an earth
flow of concrete, is filling, is called
Vibro pile retaining wall

The bearing capacity of a Engineering news formula for

water logged soil, may be obtaining safe bearing capacity of
improved by pile for drop hammer, is,
drainage Formula

The inclined support at the The depth of concrete bed of the foundation
depends upon
ends of treads and rises of a A.the projection of the concrete block
stair, is known as beyond the footing over it
B.the upward soil pressure
string C.the mix of the concrete

The brick laid with its length

The vertical side member of a parallel to the face of a wall,
shutter frame, is known is a known as
style stretcher
 Two columns 50 cm x 50 cm and 60 cm x 60 cm carry 80 tonnes and 120

Couple roof is used tonnes of loads respectively. The centre to centre distance between columns
is 5.00 metres. The permissible bearing capacity of the soil is 20 t/m2. If the
footing is not to project more than 25 cm beyond the outside of the smaller

for spans column, pick up the correct design parameters of the footing from the
following:
A.distance of C.G. of the loads from the smaller column = 3.00 m
B.the length of the foundation slab = 7.00 m

3.5 m or less C.area of footing slab = 11.00 m2

D.width of the footing = 1.57 m.
E.all the above.

Pick up the correct specification of one-room quarters

generally adopted from the following : Negative skin friction
A.six quarters in a row is a downward drag acting on a pile due to
B.the size of room is either 3.5 m x 3 m or 4.2 m x downward movement of the surrounding
2.5 m compressible soil relative to the pile
C.the front verandah is kept 2 m wide. B.develops due to lowering of ground water
D.all the above.

The type of stone masonry in The range of spread from the wall
which stones of same height base to outer edge of a brick
are laid in layers, is called work foundation does not exceed
course rubble masonry 1 horizontal to 1 vertical

Which one of the following piles has a If height of the first storey of a building
cast iron shoe even after removal of is 3.2 m and riser is 13 cm, the
the hollow cylindrical steel casing number of treads required, is
simplex pile 24
vibro pile

the sand in the sand the sand is kept

pile is well moist at the time of
compacted placing and tamping

the top one metre of the pile sand piles are

is filled up with cement
concrete to provide a cap for generally used under
the filled up sand column loads
 In king post truss, In a queen post
one vertical post is truss, two vertical
used posts are used

For effective drainage, the If the depth of an excavation is 20

finished surface of flat roof should metres, number of single stage well
points to be installed at various levels,
have a minimum slope of is
1 in 20 3

The minimum distance between the The method of moving each brick through a
centres of bulb of diameter du, of a small horizontal distance before it is finally
laid in any brick wall and pressing it by
multi under reamed piles, is means of brick hammer, is known as
1.5 du laying

The stone whose crushing The vertical member running

through middle of a shutter
strength is maximum, is frame, is
granite mullion

The formWork including the The type of bond in a brick masonry

props can be removed from containing alternate courses of
beams, only after stretchers and headers, is called
English bond
14 days

While investigating the site, a thick layer of The concrete slump

fairly firm clay over a deep layer of soft clay recommended for columns,
is encountered. In such a situation, the
following type of foundation is useful : is
raft foundation 75 to 125 mm
 Nogging of a common
The inner section of a cavity wooden partition is
wall, is generally known as intermediate horizontal
leaf wall wooden member

The size of a floor tile commonly used,

Ornamental moulded course is
placed on the top of a wall, is A.15 cm x 15 cm x 1.8 cm
cornice B.20 cm x 20 cm x 2 cm
C.22.5 x 22.5 cm x 2.2 cm

The triangular portion between The depth of excavation of

any two adjacent arches and the foundations, is generally
tangent to their crowns, is measured with a
spandril bonning rod.

The floor is rubbed with oxalic For the construction of flyovers in

sandy soils, the type of
acid, for making its surface foundation provided, is
glossy pier footing

If a is the offset of concrete bed The type of bond in which every

in cms, and d is the depth of course contains both headers
concrete bed in cms, then and stretchers, is called
d = 0.775 a Flemish bond

Pile foundation is generally provided if To stagger vertical joints in successive

soil is courses of a wall, a piece of brick is
A.compressible generally used at the end of the
B.water logged course, which is known as
C.made up closer
 The concrete slump The minimum thickness of walls
recommended for built in cement mortar (1 : 6) for a
foundations, is single storey building, is
50 to 100 mm 20 cm

The form work from the slabs The pile provided with one or
excluding props, can be more bulles in its vertical
removed only after shaft, is generally known as
4 days under-ream pile

The pile which supports the load due

To construct a 10 cm thick to friction between pile face and
partition wall, you will prefer surrounding soil, is generally known
Stretcher bond. as
friction pile

The vertical members fixed

The voussoir placed at crown between steps and hand rail,
of an arch, is known as a are known
key balusters

the operation theatre unit to be the mortuary should be

detached as it requires sterlized detached from the main
zone but near the ward for the circulation with a postmortem
patients and doctor room

causalty unit should Horizontal D.P.C. is

be provided a provided at plinth
separate entrance level in internal walls
Vertical D.P.C. is not Cement concrete is a
provided in internal rigid damp-proofing
walls material.

For plastering the exposed The construction joints in

brick walls, the cement sand buildings are provided after
mortar should be 40 m
1:4

The arrangement made to Pick up the correct statement from the

following :
support an unsafe structure A.D.P.C. should be continuous
temporarily, is known as B.D.P.C. should be of good impervious
material
shoring C.D.P.C. may be horizontal or vertical

An arch may fail due to

A.uneven settlement of abutments
Cavity of a cavity wall
B.sliding of voussoirs
C.crushing of the material
should start near
D.all the above ground level

Cavity of a cavity wall Cavity of a cavity wall should

should terminate near eaves terminate near coping of flat
level of sloping roof roof with parapet wall

Damp proof course for two In soft clay of low bearing

leaves of a cavity wall, is laid capacity, the type of steel pile
separately but at the same generally used, is
level screw pile
 Stability of an existing structure may be
disturbed by According to National Building Code,
A.rising of water table the hydrants in water mains is
B.vibrations caused by traffic movements provided at minimum interval of
C.mining in the neighbourhood 75 m
D.excavation in the neighbourhood

Open test pit is only English bond is used

suitable upto a depth of for brick masonry to
3 metres support heavy loads

The double-flemish bond is

Double-flemish bond is used for the construction of
suitable for brick masonry to single brick residential
give uniform face appearance building

The stretcher bond is used The projections of head or sill

of a door or window frame,
for the construction of half are
brick masonry brick horns

the first coat of the second coat of

stucco plaster is stucco plaster is
called scratch coat called brown coat

the third coat of The local swelling of a

stucco plaster is finished plaster, is termed
called white coat blistering
The form work from the sides In soils possessing low bearing capacity, the
type of foundation generally provided, is
of beams can be removed A.column footing
only after B.grillage footing
C.raft footing
1 day D.mat footing

cracks appear on the in brick work, the

efflorescence is removed by
plastered surface in the applying a solution of zinc
form of hair cracks sulphate and water

Rotary drilling is the fastest method in

excessive thermal variations case of
in the backing or plaster A.rocky soils
causes the plaster to fall B.clay soils
C.sandy soil

The type of pointing in which upper side of The steel pile which is generally
mortar joints is kept about 12 mm inside the sunk in soft clay or loose sand of
face of the masonry and bottom is kept
flushed with face of wall, is low bearing capacity, is
struck pointing screw pile

The stepped structure For each storey of a building,

provided for lateral support of the depth of exploration
a structure, is should be
buttress 3 metres

lime mortar with cement in the lime with surkhi used as

mortor for construction reduces
the ratio of in 10 is cheaper the cost and provides equal
and better for outside plaster strength to wall
 for very cold or very hot on the sea coast, an
climate, a compact and
closed plan should be exposed and open house
provided is generally preferred

Pile foundations are In verandah floors

suitable for outward slope is
water logged soils 1 in 60

A floor constructed with the 4 In flat roof of reinforced cement

to 6 mm marble chips, is concrete, the recommended
known angle of slope, is
terrazo floor a few degrees

Safe bearing capacity of Crown is located at

black cotton soil varies from highest point on the
5 to 7.5 t/m2
extrados of the arch

The nominal thickness of an The nominal thickness of

expansion joint in brick walls,
is kept more than one brick wall in mm, is
20 mm 200 mm.

The pile which supports the load The sound which continues
partly by friction and partly by even after its source is cut off,
resting on hard stratum, is called is called
friction bearing pile reverberation
 In Flemish bond every header
In Flemish bond, headers and in each course lies centrally
stretchers are laid alternately over every stretcher of the
in the same course underlying course

In English bond, headers Which of the following metal sheets is most

effective in preventing dampness ?
and stretchers are laid in A.Copper sheets
B.lead sheets
alternate courses C.aluminium sheets

The least bearing the roof slabs of

multi-storeyed buildings are
capacity of soil is that of constructed monolithically to
moist clay carry the various floor loads

the beams of multi-storeyed the slab is spanned across

buildings rest on girders and the secondary beams
are the main load transferring provided between the main
members to the columns beams

The sill of a common wooden Suitable spacing of

partition is
lower horizontal wooden timber piles, is
member 90 cm.

The members which support An ordinary concrete may be made water

proof by adding
covering material of a sloping A.pudlo
roof, are B.impermo
C.snowcem
rafters D.cico
The Auger boring method is not suitable for The mortar in which both
A.very hard soil cement and lime are used as
B.cemented soil
C.vary soft soil binding materials, is called
D.fully saturated cohesionless soils gauged mortar

The rock formed from the The minimum width of a stair

solidification of molten matter in residential buildings, is
(magma) is called : 85 cm
igneous rock

The bond in which headers and stretchers The vertical faces of a door
are laid in alternate courses and every opening which support frame
stretcher course is started with a three fourth
brick bat, is known as of the door, are
Dutch bond jambs

The type of pointing in which a In a king post truss, principal

V-shaped projection outside the wall rafter and tie beams are
surface, is provided, is called jointed together with a bridle
weather pointing
joint.

Joint between the principal Joint between strut and

rafter and the king post is
made by making tenon and king post, is generally of
mortice respectively mortice and tenon type

the silt soil has in organic fine grained

particle size from silt soil possesses no
0.02 mm to 0.06 mm. plasticity.
the least plastic type normally The bearing capacity of a pile is
consists of more or less defined as the load which can be
equi-dimensional grains of sustained by the pile without
quartz producing excessive settlement

The ultimate bearing capacity of a pile The safe bearing capacity of

is defined as the maximum load which a pile is obtained by dividing
the pile carries and continues to sink the ultimate bearing capacity
without any further increases of load
with a suitable factor of safety

Fineness modulus is the

The factor of safety index number expressing the
for piles is taken as 6 relative sizes of both coarse
and fine aggregates

A pre-stressed concrete pile is The highest line of sloping

A.easy to handle
B.lighter in weight roof, where two oposite
C.extremely durable slopes meet, is known as
D.suitable for heavy load
E.all the above. ridge

The vertical sides of a door and The piece of a brick cut along the
window openings provided in a centre of width in such a way that its
length is equal to that of full brick, is
wall, are known as called
jambs queen closer

A stair should not have The window which is provided

in flat roof of a room, is
pitch more than known
40° lantern window
 Gravels A wooden block fixed on back
A.are cohesionless aggregates
B.vary in size between 2 to 20 mm side of a door frame on its
C.never swell when they come into contact post, is known as
with water
D.seldom shrink when dried stop

Brick nogging type of partition In high mountaneous region, the

wall, is constructed by type of roof generally
constructing brick work within recommended for buildings, is
a wooden framework. gambrel type

The stone masonry of finely The process of filling hollow

dressed stones laid in cement spaces of walls before
or lime, is plastering, is known
ashlar masonry. dubbing out

The stone blocks approximately A concrete structure is set on fire and

triangular in shape, used as the temperature raises to 1000°C.
The strength of concrete as compared
steps, are known to original strength reduces to
spandril steps 20%

A mortar joint having a A mortar joint projecting

concave finishing in brick beyond the face of a masonry
masonry, is called keyed joint wall, is called tucked joint

A mortar joint having an A mortar joint having

inward-upward slope in brick
masonry, is called weathered a recess in it, is
joint called ruled joint
The window which projects outside a Weep holes are provided in
room of a building for admitting more retaining and breast walls
light and air, is known to drain off the water from the
bay window
filling

The window which is provided Vertical construction joints are provided

where the shearing forces are minimum in
on a sloping roof of a the case of
building, is called A.slabs
B.beams
dormer window C.girders

Isolated footing is provided column footings may

under column to transfer the have steps or projections
load safely to soil bed in the concrete base

heavily loaded column base the concrete offset

must be provided steel
reinforcement in both should be at least 15
directions cm on all sides

A wall constructed with stones to

The bearing capacity of protect slopes of cuttings in natural
granite is generally ground from the action of weathering
agents, is called
30 to 35 kg/cm2 breast wall

sand consists of coarse the grains of sand

particles of silica formed due are not affected by
to the disintegration of rocks.
frost
sand beds are permeable and The ceiling height of a
do not allow water to rise up building is
between pores due to between ceiling and floor
capillary action level

A combined footing is so proportioned A combined footing may

that centre of gravity of supporting
area coincides with centre of gravity of be either rectangular or
two column loads trapezoidal in shape

Rectangular footings are Trapezoidal shaped

provided if two column loads
are equal or interior column footings may be provided
carries relatively greater load under any loading

For a rectangular foundation The width of the hollow space

of width b, eccentricity of load between two walls of a cavity
should not exceed wall should not exceed
b/6. 10 cm

The service area in a building means

the area occupied by
The X-ray rooms are
A.stairs
B.toilets
plastered with
C.light and shafts Barium plaster

Slate The line of intersection of two surfaces

of a sloping roof forming an internal
is a metamorphic angle less than 180°, is known as
valley
rock
The process of working a flat The type of arch used for high class
for the finishing coat, is buildings where appearance is of
known prime importance, is known as
ashlar arch
floating

The minimum strength of the In ordinary residential and public

mortar used in load bearing buildings, the damp proof course
brick masonry, is is generally provided at
100 N/cm2 plinth level

Under reamed piles are generally used for The thickness of a reinforced
A.machine foundations
B.factory buildinp brick partition wall, is
C.transmission linetowers generally kept
D.tall structures.
E.All the above. 10 cm

The wedge shaped bricks A pointed arch which forms

forming an arch ring, are isosceles or equilateral triangle,
called is generally known as
voussoirs Lancet arch

The art of bringing the floor to

a true level surface by means
of screads, is called
screading
For quality control of Portland cement, the If 1500 g of water is required to have a
test essentially done is cement paste 1875 g of normal
A.setting time
B.soundness consistency, the percentage of water
C.tensile strength is,
D.consistency 25%

Under normal conditions using an ordinary cement, the Wp and Wf are the weights of a cylinder
period of removal of the form work, is :
A.7 days for beam soffits containing partially compacted and fully
B.14 days for bottom slabs of spans 4.6 m and more compacted concrete. If the compaction factor
C.21 days for bottom beams over 6 m spans ( ) is 0.95, the workability of concrete is
D.2 days for vertical sides of columns
E.all the above. high

For given water content, workability decreases if the

concrete aggregates contain an excess of
A.thin particles
M10 grade of concrete
B.flat particles
C.elongated particles
approximates
D.flaky paticles
E.all the above. 1 : 3 : 6 mix

For ensuring quality According to I.S. : 456, the

number of grades of concrete
of concrete, use mixes, is
graded aggregates 7

The mixture of different The risk of segregation is more for

A.wetter mix
ingredients of cement, is B.larger proportion of maximum size
burnt at aggregate
C.coarser grading
1400°C D.all the above.

After casting, an ordinary Hydration of cement is due to chemical action of

water with
cement concrete on drying A.Tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate
B.Dicalcium silicate and tricalcium aluminate
shrinks C.Tricalcium aluminate and tricalcium alumino ferrite
 To obtain cement dry powder, lime Permissible compressive
stones and shales or their slurry, is strength of M 300 concrete
burnt in a rotary kiln at a temperature
between grade is
1400° and 1500°C 300 kg/cm2

Proper proportioning of concrete, ensures

The maximum amount of dust which may be permitted in aggregates is A.desired strength and workability
A.5% of the total aggregates for low workability with a coarse grading
B.10% of the total aggregates for low workability with a fine grading B.desired durability
C.20% of the total aggregates for a mix having high workability with fine
grading C.water tightness of the structure
D.all the above. D.resistance to water
E.all the above

The bulk density of aggregates Curing

A.reduces the shrinkage of concrete
does not depend upon : B.preserves the properties of concrete
size and shape of the container C.prevents the loss of water by evaporation

Construction joints are provided

While compacting the concrete A.where B.M. and S.F. are small
by a mechanical vibrator, the B.where the member is supported by other
slump should not exceed member
C.at 18 m apart in huge structures
5.0 cm D.in concrete wall at sill level of windows

An aggregate is said to be The following proportion of the

flaky if its least dimension is ingredients of concrete mix, is not in
conformation to arbitrary method of
less than proportioning
3/5th of mean dimension 1 : 4 : 10

The increased cohesiveness The ratio of the length to

of concrete, makes it breadth of a wooden float, is
less liable to segregation 7.5
 To ensure constant moisture content in aggregates? Workability improved by adding
area of each aggregate pile should be large
B.height of each aggregate pile should not exceed 1.50 m A.air-entraining agent
C.aggregate pile should be left for 24 hours before B.foaming agent
aggregates are used C.oily-agent
D.conical heaps of aggregates should be avoided to
prevent moisture variation D.aluminium compound
E.all the above. E.all the above.

The commonly used material If 20 kg of coarse aggregate is sieved through 80 mm,

40 mm, 20 mm, 10 mm, 4.75 mm, 2.36 mm, 1.18 mm,
in the manufacture of cement 600 micron, 300 micron and 150 micron standard
sieves and the weights retained are 0 kg, 2 kg, 8 kg, 6
is kg, 4 kg respectively, the fineness modulus of the
aggregate, is
lime stone 7.40

Curing a concrete for long period ensures

better For the construction of cement
A.volume stability concrete floor, the maximum
B.strength permissible size of aggregate, is
C.water resistance
D.water tightness and durability 10 mm

The process of proper and accurate Insufficient quantity

measurement of concrete ingredients
for uniformity of proportion, is known of water makes the
batching
concrete mix harsh

Insufficient quantity Excess quantity of

of water makes the water makes the
concrete unworkable concrete segregated

Excess quantity of The preliminary test is repeated if the

difference of compressive strength of
water causes three test specimens, exceeds
bleeding in concrete 15 kg/cm2
Pick up the correct proportions of Transport of concrete by
chemical ingredients of cement pumps, is done for a distance
Lime : Silica : Alumina : Iron of
oxide : 63 : 22 : 6 : 3 400 m

If X, Y and Z are the fineness modulli The high strength of rapid

of coarse, fine and combined hardening cement at early
aggregates, the percentage (P) of fine
aggregates to combined aggregates, stage, is due to its
is increased lime cement

The weight of ingredients Water and

of concrete mix, is taken aggregates are
in kilograms measured in litres

The finished concrete 20 bags of cement

is measured in cubic
metres make one tonne

Concrete mainly consists of

A.cement
Vicat's apparatus is
B.aggregates
C.admixture
used for
D.water consistency test

M 150 grade of Workability of concrete

concrete approximates is measured by
1 : 2 : 4 mix Slump test
The rock which is not Internal friction between the
ingredients of concrete, is decreased
calcareous, is : by using
laterite more water and coarse aggregates

Construction joints are generally provided in

For road pavements, the concrete
A.roads
cement generally used, is B.retaining walls
rapid hardening cement C.lining of canals
D.lining of tunnels

Separation of coarse aggregates According to the recommendations of IS : 456-1978,

the expansion joints
from mortar during transportation, A.are provided where plane changes abruptly
is known B.are provided to ensure minimum resistance
C.are supported on separate columns
segregation D.do not carry reinforcement across them

Shrinkage in concrete can be reduced by

Grading of sand causes great variation in using
A.workability of concrete A.low water cement ratio
B.strength of concrete B.less cement in the concrete
C.durability of concrete C.proper concrete mix
D.handing and placing of concrete D.presaturated aggregates

Ordinary concrete is not 1.S. Sieve Nos. 10 mm and 4.75 mm

are geneally used for grading of
used for concrete grade A.coarse aggregates
M 400 B.fine aggregates

The free water is the amount of water The total water is the free
added while mixing and the amount of water and the amount
water held on the surface of the actually absorbed by the
aggregates prior to mixing
aggregates
Addition of pozzolana to ordinary port land cement, Too wet concrete may cause
causes A.weakness of concrete
A.decrease in early strength
B.reduction in chemical action with sulphates B.excessive laitance
C.increase in shrinkage C.segregation
D.reduction bleeding D.lower density

Addition of pozzolana to cement causes

A.reduction in permeability
Lime in excess, causes
B.loss of heat of hydration
C.reduction in bleeding
the cement to expand
D.increase in curing time and disintegrate

Silica in excess, Alumina in excess,

causes the cement to reduces the strength
set slowly of the cement

Batching error means inaccuracy in

Magnesium oxide in excess, the quantity of
remains in free state and A.aggregates
makes the cement unsound B.cement
C.water

Higher workability indicates Higher workability

unexpected increase in the indicates deficiency
moisture content
of sand

If the concrete mix is Concrete mix having zero

slump, is unsuitable for
dry, the slump is zero high strength.
You are asked to construct a The produce impermeable concrete
A.thorough mixing of concrete is required
massive dam, the type of B.proper compaction of concrete is required
cement you will use, is C.proper curing of concrete is required
D.properly graded and non-porous
low heat cement aggregates are requied

Water required per The bottom and top ends

bag of cement, is of slump mould are
35 kg parallel to each other

The axis of the mould The internal surface of

is perpendicular to the mould is kept clean
the end faces and free from set cement

ISI has specified full For construction of structures

in sea water, the cement
strength of concrete after generally preferred to, is
28 days Portland-pozzolana cement

For batching 1:3:6 concrete mix by

Percentage of pozzolanic material volume, the ingredients required per
containing clay upto 80% used for the bag of 50 kg cement, are:
manufacture of pozzolana cement, is 105 litres of sand and 210 litres of
30% aggregates

The process of hardening the The grade of concrete not

concrete by keeping its recommended by I.S. : 456,
surface moist is known is
curing M 500
 C.R.R.I. charts are used to Proper batching ensures
obtain a relatioship between A.economy
B.durability
strength of concrete and C.workability
water cement ratio D.strength

Workability of concrete for a Bulking of sand is caused

given water content is good if
the aggregates, are due to formation of a thin
rounded aggregate film of surface moisture

Fine sand bulks more With 10% moisture content

by weight, the bulking of
than coarse sand sand is increased by 50%.

The volume of fully saturated For compacting plain concrete

road surface of thickness less
sand, is equal to the volume than 20 cm, we use
of dry and loose sand screed vibrator

Construction joints are Expansion joints are

necessarily planned for provided to accommodate
their locations thermal expansion

Construction joints are Expansion joints need

provided to control not be provided in
shrinkage cracks foundation concrete
Specified compressive strengh of An aggregate is said to be
concrete is obtained from cube flaky, if its least dimension is
tests at the end of less than
28 days. 3/5 mean dimension

The strength of concrete If the water cement ratio is

less than 0.45, the concrete is
decreases as the water not workable and causes
cement ratio increases honey-combed structure

Good compaction by The percentage of the aggregate of

mechanical vibrtions, F.M. 2.6 to be combined with coarse
aggregate of F.M. 6.8 for obtaining the
increases the strength of aggregates of F.M. 5.4, is
concrete 50%

The internal dimensions of a ware house are

The final operation of 15 m x 5.6 m, and the maximum height of
finishing floors, is known as piles is 2.70 m, the maximum number of
bags to be stored in two piles, are
trowelling 3000 bags

For an ordinary Portland The maximum thickness of

cement concrete floor of a cement
initial setting time is not less warehouse, is
than 30 minutes 25 cm

A construction joint is provided where The compaction of concrete,

A.bending moment is small improves
B.shear force is small A.density
C.the member is supported by other B.strength
member C.durability
 Water cement paste During hardening
hardens due to cement binds the
hydration aggregates together

Cement provides strength, The light weight aggregates

durability and water are obtained from
tightness to the concrete volcanic source.

If the depth of moist sand in a cylinder According to the petrological

is 15 cm and the depth of the sand characteristics, concrete aggregates
when fully inundated with water is 12 are classified as heavy weight, normal
cm, the bulking of the moist sand, is weight and light weight
25%.

According to the shape of the According to the surface texture of the

particles, concrete aggregates particles, the concrete aggregates are
classified as glassy, smooth, granular,
are classified as rounded rough, crystalline, honey combed and
irregular, angular and flaky porous

Segregation is responsible for

A.honey-combed concrete The datum temperature for
B.porous layers in concrete maturity by Plowman, is
C.surface scaling in concrete
D.sand streaks in concrete
- 11.7°C

The degree of The process of changing

grinding of cement, is cement paste into hard mass,
is known as setting of cement
called fineness
 The heat generated during Permissible compressive
chemical reaction of cement strength of M 150 concrete
with water, is known as heat grade is
of hydration 150 kg/cm2

Pozzolana cement is used with confidence

Slump test of concrete for construction of
A.dams
is a measure ofits B.massive foundations
C.abutments
consistency D.R.C.C. structures

Water cement ratio is Efflorescence in cement is

volume of water to that of cement caused due to an excess of
B.weight of water to that of cement alkalis

If the engineer-in-charge approves, the 10 The diameter of the Vicat

cm cubes may be used for the work test of plunger is 10 mm and its
concrete provided maximum nominal size of
aggregate, does not exceed length varies from
20 cm 40 mm to 50 mm

The shrinkage of concrete The ratio of various ingredients

A.is proportional to water content is (cement, sand, aggregates) in
the mix
B.is proportional to cement concrete concrete of grade M 200, is
C.increases with age of concrete 1 : 1 1/5 : 3

Separation of water or water Slump test of concrete

sand cement from a freshly
concrete, is known is a meausre ofits
bleeding consistency
 According to Water-Cement Ratio Law, the strength of
workable plastic concrete
A.depends upon the amount of water used in the mix
In single size
B.does not depend upon the quality of cement mixed with
aggregates aggregates, bulk
C.does not depend upon the quanity of cement mixed with
aggregates density is least

In properly graded Saw dust can be rendered

chemically inert by boiling it in
aggregates, bulk water containing
density is more ferrous sulphate

High percentage of C3S and

High percentage of C3S and low percentage of C2S make
low percentage of C2S cause the cement less resistive to
rapid hardening chemical attack

Low percentage of C3S and

Low percentage of C3S and high percentage of C2S
high percentage of C2S provide greater resistance to
contribute to slow hardening chemical attack

The factor which affects workability, is The cement whose strength is a little lower
A.water content and its temperature than the ordinary cement during the first
B.shape and size of the aggregates three months but attains afterwards the
C.grading and surface textures of the same strength, is known as
aggregates low-heat Portland cement
D.air entraining agents

Sand stones may be divided Concrete using sand

into calcareous, siliceous and stones, cracks due to
ferrugineous sand stones
excessive shrinkage
Very hard and close grained Broken bricks produce
crystallined lime stones are
suitable aggregates but a concrete having good
provide low strength fire resisting qualities

Water enables Water lubricates the

chemical reaction to mixture of gravel,
take place with cement sand and cement

Only a small quantity of Strength of concrete

water is required for structure largely depends
hydration of cement upon its workability

Calcium chloride Gypsum (calcium

sulphate) acts as an
acts as a retarder accelerator

Gypsum (calcium Calcium chloride acts

sulphate) acts as a as an accelerator
retarder

Joints in concrete structures, are provided If the effective working time is 7 hours
A.to reduce the tensile stresses likely to be and per batch time of concrete is 3
developed due to evaporation of water
B.to minimise the change in the dimensions minutes, the output of a concrete
of the slab mixer of 150 litre capacity, is
C.to minimise the necessary cracking 18, 900 litres
The condition not applicable High temperature
to water cement ratio law, is
concrete specimens may be decreases the
tested at any temperature strength of concrete

The bulk density of The grade of concrete M 150

aggregates, is generally means that compressive strength
expressed as of a 15 cm cube after 28 days, is
kg/litre 150 kg/cm2

The most useless aggregate

Allowable shear strength of is one whose surface texture
concrete, depends upon is
shear strength glassy

To obtain a very high strength Concrete containing

A.silicious aggregates, has higher co-efficient of
concrete, use very fine expansion
B.igneous aggregates, has intermediate coefficient of
grained expansion
Granite C.lime stones, has lowest co-efficient of expansion

An ordinary Portland cement when The top diameter, bottom

tested for its fineness, should not diameter and the height of a
leave any residue on I.S. seive No. 9,
more than slump mould are :
10% 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm

Workability of concrete mix While designing an air entrained concrete

A.water cement ratio is reduced
with low water cement ratio is B.proportion of aggregates is reduced
determined by C.an allowance for the entrained air is
made
compaction factor test D.strength of the concrete, is reduced
For concreting tunnel linings, The operation of removing humps
tran-portation of concrete is and hollows of uniform concrete
done by surface, is known as
pumps screeding

The void ratio of

A.single size coarse aggregate is roughly The type of aggregates not suitable for
0.45. high strength concrete and for
B.graded coarse aggregate is roughly pavements subjected to tension, is
0.040 rounded aggregate
C.fine aggregate is roughly 0.45

For the construction of R.C.C. slabs, The type of aggregates of same

columns, beams, walls, etc. the grade nominal size, which contain less
of concrete mix used, is voids when compacted, are
1:2:4 rounded spherical

For the construction of cement Permissible compressive

con-certe dams, the maximum strength of M 200 concrete
permissible size of the aggregates, is grade is
40 mm
200 kg/cm2

For preparing a test-specimen, it is necessary

A.to mix cement and fine aggregate by dry hand The aggregate containing
B.to mix coarse aggregates
C.to mix water to the cement, fine aggregates and coarse
moisture in pores and having its
aggregates
D.to oil inner surface of the mould and the base plate,
suface dry, is known as
before placing concret saturated surface dry aggregate

The commercial name of white and coloured

cement in India, is An increase in water content
colocrete
B.rainbow cement must be accompanied by an
C.silvicrete increase in cement content
D.snowcem
 Angular and rough Large size aggregates
aggregates reduce the increase the workability due
workability of the concrete to lesser surface area

The slump of the concrete To hydrate 500kg of cement

mix decreases due to an full water needed, is
increase in temperature 130 kg

Concrete gains If aggregates completely pass through a

sieve of size 75 mm and are retained on a
sieve of size 60 mm, the particular aggregate
strength due to will be flaky if its minimum dimension is less
than
hydration of cement 40.5 mm

Non-uniform compaction may cause

the concrete Log Angles machine is used
A.porous to test the aggregate for
B.non-homogeneous abrasion resistance
C.reduced strength

Pozzolanic properties exist in

If fineness modulus of sand A.shales
is 2.5, it is graded as B.fly ash
fine sand C.pumicite
D.diatomaceous clay

An aggregate which passes through Expansion joints are provided

25 mm I.S. sieve and is retained on 20 if the length of concrete
mm sieve, is said to be flaky if its least
dimension is less than structures exceeds
13.5 mm. 45 m
 Workability improved by adding
A.fly ash If the slump of a concrete mix
B.hydrated lime is 60 mm, its workability is
C.calcium chloride medium
D.bentonite

Sand obtained from Sand obtained from

pits, is washed to flooded pits, need not
remove clay and silt be washed before use

Sea shore sand contains The chloride in sea shore

sand and shingle may cause
chlorides which cause corrosion of reinforcement if
effloresance the concrete is porous

The strength and quality of concrete, depend The process of mixing, transporting,
upon: placing and compacting concrete
A.grading of aggregates
B.surface area of aggregates using Ordinary Port land Cement
C.shape of aggregates should not take more than
D.surface texture of aggregates 30 minutes

proportions of the material cement should be

and water should be the
same as to be used at the mixed by hand in order
work site to maintain uniformity

concrete mix should Sand requiring a high water

be stored in air-tight cement ratio, belongs to
Zone I
containers
Ordinary Portland cement A flaky aggregate is said to
is manufactured from be elongated if its length is
gypsum and lime twice the mean size

To prevent segregation, the If the various concrete ingredients i.e.

maximum height for placing cement, sand and aggregates are in
the ratio of 1:3:6, the grade of
concrete, is concrete, is
100 cm M 100

Water cement ratio is For a good concrete

A.aggregates should be hard and durable
generally expressed in B.cement should be sufficient to produce the required
strength
volume of water required per C.water should be free from organic materials
D.mixing of ingredients should be done thoroughly so
50 kg as to produce homogeneity

If the effective plan area of a warehouse is

54 sq. m, and maximum height of piles
Gypsum is added for
permitted is 270 cm, the number of cement
bags to be stored, is
controlling setting
2700 bags time

A concrete having a slump Strength of concrete

of 6.5 cm, is said to be with passage of time
plastic increases

Cement used for normal concrete

construction, is obtained by burning a
The concrete gains
mixture of
silicious, argillaceous and calcareous
strength due to
materials hydration of cement
 The concrete cured at a The concrete does
temperature below 23°C, not set at freezing
gains strength up to 28 days
point

The strength of Admixtures make

concrete increases concrete water proof
with its age

Admixtures make Admixtures give

concrete acid proof high strength

Higher workability of concrete Setting time of cement

is required if the structure is increases by adding
thick and heavily reinfored. gypsum

The dimensions of a 35 litre forma for The shuttering of a hall

measuring aggregates by volume, are measuring 4 m x 5 m, can be
:
length 27 cm, breadth 27 cm, height removed after
48 cm 7 days

There should not be any Cement should be

loss of cement from the mixed for at least one
charged drum of the mixer minute
10% of water is placed in 10% of water is added
the rotating drum before after placing the other
adding dry material ingredients in the drum

If 50 kg of fine aggregates and 100 kg of

coarse agregates are mixed in a concrete
The entrained air in
whose water cement ratio is 0.6, the weight
of water required for harsh mix, is
concrete
12 kg increases workability

Tricalcium silicate Tricalcium silicate

(C3S) hydrates (C3S) generates more
rapidly heat of hydration

Tricalcium silicate Permissible compressive

strength of M 200 concrete
(C3S) develops early grade is
strength 200 kg/cm2

In slump test, each layer of concrete is If the average compressive strength is

compacted by a steel rod 60 cm long 4000 kg/cm2 and standard deviation is
and of 16 mm diameter for 500, the co-efficient of variation is
25 times 12.5%

For preparing ordinary concrete, According to IS : 382-1963, a good

the quantity of water used, is aggregate should be
A.chemically inert
5% by weight of aggregates plus B.sufficiently strong
30% of weight of cement C.hard and durable
The 28 days cube strength of mass If P, Y and Z are the weights of cement, fine
concrete using aggregates of aggregates and coarse aggregates respetively and
W/C is the water cement ratio, the minimum quantity
maximum size 5 cm for gravity dams of water to be added to first batch, is obtained by the
should be equation
below 200 kg/cm2 0.3P + 0.1Y + 0.01Z = W/C x P

For the construction of thin Vicat apparatus is

R.C.C. structures, the type of
cement to be avoided, is used for
blast furnace slag cement consistency test

Space between the exterior Cement bags should

walls of a warechouse and preferably be piled
bag piles should be 30 cm
on wooden planks

Cement bags should be Width and height of the pile

placed such that bags of one
layer does not touch the bags should not exceed 3 m and
of the adjacent layer 2.70 m respectively

For the construction of the An ideal ware house, is provided

A.water proof masonry walls
retaining structures, the type B.water proof roof
C.few windows which remain generally closed
of concrete mix to be used, is D.15 cm thick concrete floor laid on a dry course of
1 : 1-1/2 : 3 soling

Concrete is unsuitable for Inert material of a cement

compaction by a vibrator if it
is concrete mix, is
plastic aggregate
 The lower water cement ratio in concrete, introduces
Sands of zone I are A.smaller creep and shrinkage
B.greater density and smaller permeability
C.improved frost resistance
coarse D.greater wear resistance and improved bond
strength

The cement becomes useless A concrete using an air

if its absorbed moisture entrained cement
content exceeds is more plastic and workable
5%

The maximum size of a The maximum size of the

coarse aggregate, is 75 mm fine aggregate, is 4.75 mm
and minimum 4.75 mm and minimum 0.075 mm

The material having particles The material having particles

of size varying from 0.06 mm of size less than 0.002 mm, is
to 0.002 mm, is known as silt known as clay

Placing of concrete should The aggregate impact value of the aggregate

preferably be done at a used in
A.building concrete is less than 45
temperature of B.road pavement concrete is less than 30
27 ± 2°C C.runway concrete is less than 30

The maximum percentage of Sand generally contains

chemical ingredient of cement
is that of salt if it is obtained from:
lime sea beds
 The impurity of mixing water which Continuous grading is not
affects the setting time and strength of
concrete, is necessary for obtaining a
sodium carbonates and bicarbonates minimum of air voids

The omission of a certain size The omission of a certain size of

of aggregate is shown by a aggregate in concrete increases
straight horizontal line on the the workability but also increases
grading curve the liability to segregation

Di-calcium silicate (C2S) On a grading curve, the gap

generates less heat of grading is represented by
hydration a horizontal line

Bulking of sand is Curing of pavements, floors,

swelling of sand roofs and slabs, is done by
ponding method
when wetted.

With passage of After a period of 24

time, the strength of months, the strength of
cement decreases cement reduces to 50%

The surface where two

The concrete made with successive placements of
storage deteriorated cement, concrete meet, is known as
gains strength with time Construction joint
An excess of flaky particles in concrete aggregates
A.decreases the workability 1.S.I. has specified the full
B.increases the quantity of water and sand
C.affects the durability of concrete strength of concrete after
D.more than 15% are not desirable
E.all the above. 28 days

For given workability the grading The minimum percentage of

requiring the least amount of water is chemical ingredient of cement
one that gives
greatest surface area for the given is that of
cement and aggregates magnesium oxide

The specifications of a cement bag for The bulk density of aggregates,

storage, are depends upon
A.weight 50 kg
B.height 18 cm A.shape
C.plan area 3000 sq. cm B.grading
D.volume 35 litres C.compaction

The bulk density of fine The specific gravity of

aggregate is usually about 10 per aggregate is important for the
cent more than that of coarse determination of the moisture
aggregate of similar composition content

The absorption and porosity A highly absorptive aggregate

of an aggregate influence the reduces the workability of
property of the concrete concrete considerably

Horizontal construction joints in concrete

walls are generally provided at Construction joints in columns
A.soffit level are provided a few cm below
B.window sill level
C.floor level the junction of beam
 Construction joints in Construction joints in beams
columns are provided at and slabs are provided within
the bottom haunching middel third

Constructionjoints are For a concrete mix 1:3:6 and water

generally provided in cement ratio 0.6 both by weight, the
positions subjected to least quantity of water required per bag, is
14 kg
shear force

The concrete mix which Le-Chatelier's apparatus

causes difficulty in obtaining a
smooth finish, possess is used for testing
harshness soundness of cement

In the method of voids for determination of the quantity of

'Ware house pack' of cement cement paste, it is assumed that
A.Voids in coarse aggregates are filled by fine aggregates
means B.Voids in fine aggregates are filled by the cement paste
C.Volume of fine aggregates is equal to total voids in
pressure compaction of the coarse aggregates plus 10% extra
D.Volume of cement paste required is equal to total volume
bags on lower layers of voids in fine aggregates plus 15% extra

If a grading curve is horizontal bet-wen the portions of

20 mm I.S. Sieve and 4.75 mm I.S. Sieve, the graded The size of fine aggregates
aggregates do not contain
A.20 mm particles does not exceed
B.10 mm particles
C.4.75 mm particles 4.75 mm

An aggregate is known as The main object of compaction of concrete,

is:
cyclopean aggregate if its A.to eliminate air holes
size is more than B.to achieve maximum density
C.to provide initimate contact between the
75 mm concrete and embedded materials
The quality of water The quantity of water required
for concreting, depends upon
governs the strength the grading of aggregate amd
of concrete method of compaction

10% excess of water 30% excess of water

reduces the strength reduces the strength
of concrete by 15% of concrete by 50%

Particles of 0.002
mm size are that of
clay
 Lacquer paints
A.are generally applied on structural steel The clay to be used for manufacturing
B.are less durable as compared to enamel paints bricks for a large project, is dugout
C.consist of resin and nitro-cellulose and allowed to weather throughout
D.contain alcohol as thinner
E.all the above. the monsoon

Wrought iron Quartzite is a

contains carbon upto
0.25% silicious rock

Pick up the polymineralic The variety of pig iron used

for manufacture of wrought
rock from the following iron, is
Granite White forge pig

Ultimate strength to Sand stone is

cement is provided by
Di-calcium silicate sedimentary rock

Elastomers can extend upto If the furnace is provided with

insufficient fuel at low temperatures,
ten times their original the type of pig iron produced, is called
dimensions White or forge pig

Bitumen felt
A.is used as water proofing material
Stainless steel contains
B.is used as damp proofing material
C.is made from bitumen and hessian fibres
18% of chromuim and
D.all the above. 8% nickel
In the cement the compound Pick up the hypabyssal
quickest to react with water,
is rock from the following:
Tricalcium aluminate Dolerite

Depending on the chemical composition and

The initial setting time mechanical properties, iron may be classified
as
of lime-pozzolana, is cast iron
B.wrought iron
120 minutes. C.steel

The main constituent of fly-ash, is Bitumen in

A.aluminium oxide solid state, is called asphalt
B.silica B.semi fluid state, is called mineral tar
C.ferrous oxide C.fluid state, is called petroleum
D.All of these. D.all the above.

The plastics made from cellulose resin

are as clear as glass
Kaolin is chemically
B.are tough and strong
C.possess excellent electrical properties
classified as
D.All the above. argillaceous rock

Which one of the following is acid resistant asbestos:

actinolite asbestos
Due to attack of dry
B.amosite asbestos
C.anthophylite asbestos
D.crocidolite asbestos
rot, the timber
E.All the above. reduces to powder

Brittleness of cold is For the manufacture of Portland

cement, the proportions of raw
due to an excess of materials used, are
lime 63% ; silica 22% ; other
phosphorus ingredients 15%
 Asbestos cement
is brittle Gniess is obtained from
B.warps due to changes in humidity
C.strength is lowered when saturated by sedimentary
water
D.all the above
metamorphic rocks.

For preparing porcelains, the clay should be

The rocks formed by gradual sufficiently pure
deposition, are called B.of high degree of tanacity
C.of good plasticity
sedimentary rocks D.All the above

Polymerization helps to improve the property Good quality stones must

of be durable
strength
B.rigidity B.be free from clay
C.elasticity C.resist action of acids
D.all of these D.all the above.

The commonly used colour pigment in paints, is Varnish is a transparent or semi-transparent

ambers solution of resinuous substances in
B.carbon black alcohol
C.iron oxide B.linseed
D.lamp black C.turpentine
E.all the above
D.all the above

The process of manufacturing steel by

heating short lengths of wrought iron bars The filler used in
mixed with charcoal in fire clay crucibles and
collecting the molten iron into moulds, is plastic bitumen, is
known as
Crucible process asbestos powder

Resins are
not soluble in water Refractory bricks are
B.soluble in spirit
C.used in varnishes used for
D.left behind on evaporation of oil
E.all the above combustion chambers
 Expanded metal is
manufactured from steel sheets
The rock generally
B.used for reinforced concrete in road pavements
C.measured in term of SWM (shortway mesh) and
LWM (long way mesh)
used for roofing, is
D.all the above. slate

Apiece of sawn timber whose Quick lime (or caustic lime)

cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 is obtained by the calcination of pure lime
stone
cm, in one direction and 20 cm in the B.has great affinity to moisture
other direction, is called a C.is amorphous
baulk D.All the above.

The most fire A pug mill is used for

resistant paints are : tempering brick earth
asbestos paints

The commonly used lime Shingle is

in white washing, is
fat lime water bound pebbles

Pick up the plutonic The lime which contains

mainly calcium oxide and
rock from the following slacks with water, is
Granite quick lime

Seasoning is The compound of Portland cement

which contributes to the strength after
a process of two to three years is
removing sap Di-calcium silicate
 For slaking of 10 kg of CaO, Clay and silt content in a
the theoretical amount of good brick earth must be at
water is least
3.2 kg 50%

The portion of the brick without a Minimum of 40% of

triangular corner equal to half the
width and half the length, is called iron, is available in
king closer
Black band.

If the iron ore contains clay as Cast steel is

an impurity, the flux added
during calcination, is manufactured by
lime stone Cementation process

The commonly used Initial setting of cement

drying oil for oil paints, is is caused due to
accetate of lead. Tri-calcium aluminate

Turpentine oil is used The silica is used for preparing

silica bricks
in paints as B.coke oven
C.lining for glass furnaces
thinner D.all of these.

Portland pozzolana cement possesses

higher resistance to chemical attack Lime concrete is
B.lower heat of hydration
C.lower shrinkage on drying generally used for
D.water tightness
E.all the above. flooring at ground level
 Quick setting cement is Duco is one of the
produced by adding
aluminium sulphate in very patent forms of
fine powdered form cellulose paints.

Bulking of sand is During pudding

molten metal is kept clear of the fuel
caused due to B.carbon is converted into carbonic acid gas
C.silicon forms a slag
D.metal is heated by the burning of gases
surface moisture E.all the above.

German silver is an Pick up the incorrect

alloy of statement from the following:
copper, nickel and zinc Plastics are ductile

Quartzite, a metamorphic stone is

hard The presence of original rounded
B.brittle surface on the manufactured
C.crystalline piece of timber, is called
D.compact
E.All the above. Wane

Smith's test of stones is The process of decarbonising the pig

performed to find out iron completely and then adding
proper percentage of carbon for
the presence of soluble manufacturing steel, is called
matter of stone Cementation process

Dry rot Which one of the following polymers is

obtained from condensation polymerization?
phenol formaldehyde
reduces the timber to B.carbamide
C.melamine-formaldehyde
powder D.all of these.
Pozzolana (or surkhi) Mastic asphalt is
is used in lime normally used for
to impart hydraulicity water proofing

A piece of timber whose thickness and Pig iron is manufactured from the ores by
width are respectively 5 cm and 10 cm dressing
B.calcination and roasting
is called C.smelting
strip D.all the above.

The portion of a brick cut to Plywood is obtained by gluing

form angles other than right wooden sheets at
angles in plan, is known as A. 100 to 150 N/cm2
squint brick. B. 100 to 130°C

The low voltage porcelain is mainly used for

switch block
The initial setting time
B.insulating tubes
C.lamp sockets
of hydraulic lime, is
D.All of these. 120 minutes

PVC stands for The cement becomes unsound by the

presence of excess
polythene vinyl A.sulphur
B.magnesia
chloride C.lime

The kiln which may work A volatile substance added to a

paint to make its application easy
throughout the year, is and smooth, is known as
Hoffman's kiln solvent
The percentage of water for The main ingredient of a
normal consistency, is good quality brick earth, is
25% to 35%. alumina

The steel which contains Pick up the volcanic rock

fissures and cavities, is
manufactured by from the following:
A.Cementation process Basalt

In stone masonry, stones (stratified The most durable

rocks) are so placed that the direction
of pressure to the plane of bedding is varnish is
right angles
oil varnish

Softer variety of steel Calcination of iron ores is done

A.to remove moisture
may be obtained by B.to remove carbonic acid
C.by roasting in heaps
Bessemer process D.after dressing

Strength of cement concrete Rapid hardening

primarily depends upon cement contains
water-cement ratio.
Tri-calcium silicate

Bitumen emulsion is The cast iron when heated to red heat

A.a liquid containing bitumen in suspension with powdered red haemetite in an
B.a paint oven for increasing its toughness, is
C.used as anti-corrosive paint converted to
D.all the above. mottled cast iron
Jhumb bricks are Plastic bitumen is
generally used for
over burnt crack fillings

Asbestos is In a rock calcium carbonate

A.corrugated sheet used for roofing
B.an incombustible fire proof material predominates. State whether
C.an organic substance it is :
D.a bad insulator for sound and heat
E.all the above. Calcareous rock

In order of increasing percentage

of silica, the correct sequence is Invar contains
calcareous clay, pure clay, sandy
clay 36% of nickel.

Based on flow quality, the The pigment used in paints

sequence of pipes is for corrosive resistance, is
C.I. pipes, G.I. pipes, A.C. red lead
pipes, PVC pipes

The stones obtained by blasting are used as

A well seasoned timber may A.ballast in railways
contain moisture up to B.aggregates for concrete
C.roadmetal
10 to 12%. D.All the above.

Distemper is Oil varnish generally

a paint consisting of
powdered chalk, pigments, consists of
and water resin, oil and turpentine
 The cracks which extend from Sea sand used in structures causes
bark towards the sap wood in the dampness
B.efflorescence
cross section of a tree, are called C.disintegration
star shakes D.All of these

The compound of Portland Refractory bricks

cement which reacts immediately
with water and also sets first is resist
Tri-calcium aluminate high temperature

In arches, stratified stones Attrition test is done to find

are placed so that their out the
planes are rate of wear of stones which
radial are used in road construction

Impact test is done to Crushing test is done to

determine toughness find out the compressive
of a stone strength of the stone

Acid test is done to find

The fire clay contains pure
out the weathering hydrated aluminium silicate
quality of stones

Pick up the correct characteristic of Pyroxene from

the following:
It forms octagonal crystals
For sanitary pipes and
B.It converts to chlorine by hydration
C.Its density is 2.3 to 3.6 g/cm2
chemical stonewares,
D.Its hardness is 5 to 6
E.All the above. salt glazing is used
The steel used for rails under The weight of a good quality brick
heavy traffic and on sharp when immersed in water for a period
of 16 hours should not exceed the
curves, is weight of dry brick
Magnese steel 20

Snowcrete is one of the The usual percentages of

clay and metal in cermet are
patent forms of :
water proof cement paints 80%, 20%.

Muscovite is also
Biotite is also known known as white mica
as blackmica and potashmica

Horn blende thermosetting

plastic
mineral is brittle charrs at 343°C

thermosetting plastic Pick up the synthetic resin from the following:

A.Malamine resin
becomes rigid when moulded B.Phenolic resin
C.Resorcinol resin
at suitable pressure and D.Urea resin
temperature E.All of these.

Slacking of lime is affected The steel used in

by R.C.C. work is
immersing the lime in water
mild steel
 Mastic asphalt is
A.water proof
Non acid-resistant
B.fire proof
C.elastic
asbestos is :
D.all the above. chrysolite abestos

Plastics are compounds of carbon with

element The plastic bottles
hydrogen
B.nitrogen are made by the
C.oxygen
D.All of these. process of blowing

The application of The plastic articles made by

thermo-setting resins on placing raw material in the
sheets of paper, is called desired moulds, is known as
laminating process moulding process

Pick up the constituent of good brick

earth whose excess causes the raw
bricks shrink and warp during drying
Cast iron is used for
and burning, from the following:
Alumina
columns and struts

Commonly used thinner in

Stainless steel resists A.lacquer paints, is alcohol
B.cellulose paints is ethyle acetate
corrosion due to C.oil paints, is naptha
D.distemper, is water
chromium E.all the above.

Good quality sand is Pick up the rock which is not

a sedimentary rock from the
never obtained from following:
sea dolerite
For a good building stone, its Blister steel
A.is obtained by cementation process
specific gravity should the B.is full of fissures and cavities
greater than C.can not be forged
D.can be easily welded
2.7. E.all the above.

The most important constituent of varnish, is A ferrous metal is

A.drier A.cast iron
B.solvent B.wrought iron
C.resin C.steel
D.all the above. D.all the above

Lime is available by The specific gravity

calcining calcium of marble, is
carbonate at 900°C 2.72

The rocks having alumina or The curved swellings from the growth
clay as their major of layers or wounds left after branches
are cut off in an irregular manner, are
constituents, are known as known as
argillaceous rocks rindgalls

The percentage of The percentage of silica in

absorption for firebricks silica bricks is to the extent
varies from 5 to 10 of about 95 to 97 percent

Roughly 1 to 2 percent of lime The compressive

in silica bricks is added to act strength of silica bricks
as binding material is about 150 kg/cm2
 Spirit varnish Roasting is not
generally consists of necessary if iron ore
spirit and shellac is an oxide

Impurities float on the The slag contains

molten iron as slag lime about 45%

The molten iron is made to The tendency of a

run, in a long channel stone is, to split along:
formed in sand called 'sow' cleavage

Acrylic is the name Glazing of clay products, is done

A.to improve their appearance
of B.to protect them from atmospheric effect
C.to protect them from corrosive action
methyl metha crylate D.all the above

Lime mortar is Duco paints are

A.plastic paints
B.cellulose paints
generally made with C.emulsion paints
D.bituminous paints
hydraulic lime E.oil paints.

Melamine is obtained Formaldehyde is

prepared synthetically
from calcium carbide from methane
 The plastics made from
The melamine when reacted melamine formaldehyde
with formaldehyde forms the resin, are used for electrical
melamine-formaldehyde resin insulators

Steel contains carbon Cast iron contains

approximately carbon approximately
0.05% to 1.75% 1.5% to 5.5%

Plastic asphalt is For obtaining vinyl chloride

a mixture of cement acetate, the method used, is
co-polymerization
and asphalt

Bitumen completely dissolves in

The yield strength and tensile A.carbon bisulphide
strength of low carbon steel may B.chloroform
be improved by the addition of C.benzol
D.coaltar
venadium E.All of these.

Good quality cement contains Soundness of cement

higher percentage of is tested by
Tricalcium silicate Le-chatelier apparatus

The PVC doors and windows are preferred as they

are Based on its dry weight, a
A.rust proof
B.rot proof
freshly felled tree may contain
C.termile proof
D.water proof
water
E.all of these. 100%.
Forge pig may be converted To give a brilliant finish, the
to wrought iron by type of varnish used, is
pudding spirit varnish

Bull's trench kiln a Hoffman's kiln is

trench excavated in constructed
ground overground

Tunnel Kiln is The softest rock is

constructed as a
tunnel talc

Bitumen may be Rusting is caused due to

dissolved in combined action of air,
moisture and carbon dioxide
carbon disulphide

During rusting, first On further oxidation ferrous

ferrous bicarbonates bicarbonates get converted to
ferric bicarbonates
are formed

Ultimately hydrated ferric Whitworth compressed steel

oxide is formed during rusting is obtained when molten steel
and carbon dioxide gets is subjected to a pressure of
liberated 9 kg/mm2
 Asbestos
A.is an excellant insulator for heat and electricity Mild steel is used for
B.is fire-proof and acid proof
C.has sp. gravity equal to 3.10 structural works in
D.is smooth like glass and silk
E.All the above. beams, joints and girders

The sequence of refractory materials

according to increasing melting points Veneering means
is : thick layer of superior wood
Bauxite, Chromite, Dolomite, glued to inferior wood
Magnesia

Laterite is a/an A stone is rejected if it

absorbs water more than
argillaceous rock 10%

The most valuable timber Blisters in the finished

wrought iron, are caused due
may be obtained from to the reaction between oxide
teak of iron and carbon

The edges of a finished Pig iron (charcoal) is

wrought iron, are rough manufactured from
due to red shortage magnetic ore (Fe3O4)

Pick up the compound

For the manufacture of responsible for early strength
wrought iron, non-sulphurous of cement from the following:
fuel is not necessary Tricalcium silicate
 Mastic asphalt is Which one of the following is used for
preparing porcelain
A.clay
non-corrosive B.feldspar
C.quartz
material D.minerals

The commonly used base

for iron and steel work, is
Lacquer is
red lead spirit varnish

Upto a maximum of 72% For lime concrete,

slump is 50 to 75 mm
of iron, is available in B.flexural strength at 90 days is 0.2 N/mm2
C.compressive strength at 90 days is 1.5 N/mm2
D.compressive strength at 26 days is 1.2 N/mm2
Magnetite E.all the above.

Pig iron made from heamatite ores Blistering may be cured by

free from sulphur, phosphorus and applying water paint finished
copper, is known as with oil paint dried with a little
Bessemer pig
copal varnish

Crawling paints may be cured

Cracked paints may be cured by sand preparing the surface
by removing paint and giving and giving a fresh coat with
a fresh coat of paint plenty of turps

The material generally not Pick up the non-inflammable

used as extender in paints, is plastic from the following:
zinc white. Polyvinyl chloride plastics
The most commonly used synthetic For light and ornamental casting, the
abrasive is most unsuitable pig iron, is
A.aluminium carbide A.Bessemer pig
B.boric acid B.Grey or foundry pig
C.silicon C.White or forge pig

Seasoning of timber is The melting point of

essential to remove silica is :
sap from timber 1730°C

A bull nose brick is Red short iron cracks when

not used for bent due to the presence of
sulphur
arches

Linseed oil is used in Plaster of Paris is

paints as obtained by calcining
drier gypsum

If the ore impurities is

For high grade instruments A.clay, lime stone is used as flux
B.lime stone, clay is used as flux
the steel preferred to, is C.quartz, lime stone and argallaceous iron
cast steel ores are used as flux
D.All the above.

The plastics prepared from Vinyl resin are Chlorite, a green colour
A.odourless mineral is mainly derived from
B.non-toxic
C.transparent the decomposition of
D.colourless augite
Lime stones are generally known as The method of addition polymerization is used for
obtaining:
A.aqueous rocks A.polythylene
B.sedimentary rocks B.polypropylene
C.polyvinylchloride
C.stratified rocks D.polystyrene
D.all the above. E.All of these.

The lime in excess makes the The silica in excess makes

cement unsound and causes
the cement to expand and the cement stronger but its
disintegrate setting time also increases

The excess amount The addition of gypsum

of alumina weakens increases the initial
the cement setting time of cement

A rock contains only one Pegmatite is a/an

mineral. It is called intrusive igneous
monomineralic rock

The percentage of alumina Asphalt is obtained

and silica in good fire clay
vary respectively is from
25, 75 petroleum distillation

To retard the initial setting Dorry's testing machine

time of cement, the
compound responsible, is is used for
Gypsum hardness test of stone
Stones used for rubble Index number expressing the
relative sizes of both coarse
masonry must be and fine aggregates, is called
hard fineness modulus

Dolomite is a lime stone Priming consists of

which contains carbonate of one part of white lead, 8 parts
magnesia upto of chalk and four parts of
45%. twice boiled linseed oil

The portion of the brick cut across its Seasoning of timber is done
width and having its length equal to
that of a full brick, is known as for
queen closer decreasing moisture content

Bitumen felt is used for According to ISI, bitumen

A.water proofing
B.damp proofing is classified into
C.both (a) and (b) 10 grades.

The minimum percentage of For a 50 kg cement

silica, alumina and ferric oxide in
lime for white washing, is bag water required, is
0. 22.5 litres

The presence of sand The property by virtue of

which lime sets under water,
in brick earth prevents: is known as
warping of bricks hydraulicity
 Percentage content of The coefficient of hardness of
stones used in road work
silica in window glass, is should be greater than
70 to 75. 17

Cupola furnace is used Red short iron is of

for the manufacture of no value for welding
cast iron purpose

Air bubbles in casting The steel used for the

produce a dull sound by
tapping their surfaces lightly manufacture of rails, is
with a hammer Bessemer steel

Basalt is The frog of a brick is

extrusive igneous normally made on its
rock top face

The most important constituent of an oil paint, is Granite mainly composed of

A.thinner
B.vehicle quartz and felsper particles, is
C.pigment
D.base obtained from
E.all the above. igneous rocks

Bullet proof glass is made of Pig iron obtained from the furnance
thick glass sheet sandwiched which is properly provided with fuel at
by a layer of a very high temperature, is called
Grey or foundry pig
high test plastic
 Refractory bricks are Porcelain is used as :
A.neutral refractory bricks A.sanitary wares
B.electric insulators
B.acid refractory bricks C.storage vessels
C.basic refractory bricks D.reactor chambers
D.all the above. E.All of the above.

Durability of building stone is affected by its Magnese steels

A.chemical composition are non-magnetic
B.texture B.possess high electrical resistance
C.resistance to atmosphere C.possess low coefficient of expansion
D.location in structure D.are used for the manufacture of rails
E.all the above. E.all the above.

Pick up the metal refractory from the According to IS 399-1963, the

following: weight of the timber is
A.Molyblendum
B.Tungsten specified at
C.Zicronium 12% moisture content

The size of mould for bricks, Most commonly used

is generally kept solvent in oil paints, is
a little large to specified size petroleum

Acrylic sheets
A.possess 10 to 17 times greater breakage resistance than
With storage,
that of glass of equivalent thickness
B.are generally unaffected by most household detergents
C.possess the light transmission rate of 93%
strength of cement
D.are available in various shapes
decreases

The commonly used raw The free quartz suddenly

material in the manufacture of
cement, is expands at a temperature
lime stone lower than 600°C
 The lime stone resists fire The lime stone resists fire
upto about 800°C and at upto about 800°C and at
higher temperature it splits higher temperature it splits
into CaO and CO2 into CaO and CO2

The argillaceous stone The most commonly used

though poor in strength base for timber painting, is
can resist fire quite weak white lead

Pick up the most favourable condition for the rapid growth of

fungus for dry rot from the following:
A.absence of sun light
The rocks formed from
B.dampness
C.presence of sap
molten magma, are called
D.stagnant air
E.All the above,
igneous rocks

Pick up the correct

Bitumen paints offer statement from the
protective surface following:

Styrene resin is Styrene resin

transmits ultraviolet
light in weight waves of light

The lime which contains high percentage of

Styrene resin is used to calcium oxide, is generally called
manufacture utensils which A.fat lime
B.rich lime
are unaffected by chemicals C.white lime
For construction of structures
under water, the type of lime Rust is due to
used, is formation of oxides
hydraulic lime

Cast iron Steel oxidises

oxidises less most
A prime coat is given to steel
Wrought iron work with
oxidises moderately a mixture of white lead and
lead paint

Ground glass
A.is made by grinding its one side
The harmonious mixing of the
B.is made by melting powdered glass paints surface
C.is used for getting light without transparency
clay ingredients, is known as
D.all the above. blending

The wedging is adopted for quarrying costly stratified

Brass is an alloy of rock such as

A.laterite
B.marble
copper and zinc C.limestone
D.sandstone
E.All the above.

Rapid hardening cement attains early The colour of statuary marble

strength due to
larger proportion of lime grounded used for sculptor's work, is
finer than normal cement white
Second class bricks The low voltage
produce a metallic porcelain is prepared
sound when struck by wet process

The high voltage The low voltage

porcelain is prepared porcelain is prepared
by dry process by dry process

The volume of fully If the percentage content of

moisture exceeds 10%,
saturated sand equals increase in bulk of sand starts
that of dry sand increasing

The bulking of fine Adding 5% to 6% of moisture

content by weight, increases
sand is more than the volume of dry sand from
that of coarse sand 18% to 38%

Teak wood is Plywood is normally

suitable for available
furnitures 3 mm to 4 mm thick.

In stone masonry, if stones are so

French polish is placed that their layers are parallel to
the direction of load, they
spirit varnish A.split easily
B.are affected by moisture
 1. What are building Which of the following is/are the
materials? classification of building materials?
b) Substance that is utilised in a) Inorganic materials and Organic
materials
the construction of a structure

Why building materials are required? Which of the following line is usually parallel
a) Building material signifies bonding to the plot boundaries and laid down in each
case by the Authority, beyond which nothing
between the construction materials can be constructed towards the site
b) Building material signifies structural boundaries?
existence b) Building line

Which of the following building Construction of cavity walls as external walls

material have high Seismic resistance to protect the building from the outside heat
or cold as the hollow space between two
and flexibility of nailed joints. walls act as an ________
c) Timber Insulating material

Which of the following type of Which organization specifies

foundation is used for the construction the distance between the wall
of building on black cotton soil? ties placed in a cavity wall?
Mat foundation
Building Regulations of U.K.

The temporary framework is known as

Which of the following is not a __________ and it is useful in
type of composite masonry? construction demolition, maintenance
Brick composite masonry or repair works.
b) Scaffolding

In old times, the construction of 14. Which of the following is defined at the
superstructure was done by using uppermost part of the building which is
constructed in the form of a framework to
which of the following building give protection to the building against rain,
material? heat, snow, wind, etc?
b) Timber b) Roof
Which of the following hazard is When the area to be enclosed is large,
concerned with the damage or it becomes essential to provide the
_________ construction so as to give
destruction of the building itself? stability to the cofferdam.
d) Internal hazard Double wall cofferdam

Which of the following term is Which of the following is a

used to indicate the art of building metamorphic rock with compressive
strength varies from 1.8 to 3.1 Newton
the structures in stones? per mm square?
Masonry Laterite

In which of the following type of Which of the following tools is

construction, the square or rectangular
blocks of stones are used? used for cutting soft bricks?
Ashlar masonry Scutch

A wall may be defined as that Which of the following types of

component of a building, whose width walls is constructed to divide the
is _________ times its thickness. space within the building?
b) 4 Partition wall

___________ has presented the results of

Which of the following
structural analysis based on calculated reasons is not a type of
masonry method in the form of nomograms. mortar?
National Building Code of India (SP: 7-2005
Lemon mortar

Cavity walls are usually the Which of the following is necessary to

tie back the scaffolding with the
inner walls of the building building at suitable levels?
False c) Tying-in
 Which of the following term in the
Which of the following is provided on buildings is used to mean the coming
the horizontal shores when one out of water from components like
building is higher than the other? walls and floors of the buildings?
Raking shore Water proofing

hich of the following is a mixture of cement, For ordinary building works, the
sand, pebbles or crushed rock and water, ___________ is formed and the
which, when placed in the skeleton of forms
and are allowed to cure, becomes hard like a concrete is conveyed in pans from
stone? hand to hand.
c) Cement concrete Human ladder

A window should be located on which Which of the following is a non

of the following side of a room as seen combustible building material with
from the point of view of fresh air? low coefficient of expansion?
Northern b) Asbestos cement

1. Subdivision/layout plan which 2. The plan of the buildings and

shall be drawn on a scale of not elevations and sections accompanying
the notice shall be drawn to a scale
less than _______ _________
b) 1:500 c) 1:100

3. A ___________ line usually parallel to the 4. The ratio of the total floor area
plot boundaries and laid down in each case inclusive of all the floors to the area of
by the Authority, beyond which nothing can the plot on which building stands is
be constructed towards the site boundaries. known as ___________
a) Building line d) Built-up area

5. The aggregate area of doors and 6. The placing of various rooms or units of a
windows shall not be less than structure in proper correlation of their
___________ of the floor area of functions and in due proximity with each
room. other is known as ___________
c) 1/7 d) Grouping
7. The term ____________ is used to 8. The area on the earth which lies
mean the external views as seen from between the zones of cancer and
certain rooms of the building. Capricom is known as the _______
b) Prospect a) Tropic zone

9. Landscape architecture 1. _____________ used to mean

comes under in which the regulation of admitting more
principle of planning? or less sunshine in the room.
c) Aesthetic d) Aspect

2. The term ____________ is used to 3. _____________ is used to indicate the

mean the link or access or movement architectural effect produced by elevation in
relation to width, height position of doors and
between the various rooms and floors windows, materials employed in the
of building. construction of external walls, etc.
c) Circulation b) Elegance

4. The placing of various rooms or units of a 5. One of the important

structure in a proper correlation of their requirements of good
functions and in due proximity with each
other is known as ____________ planning is ____________
d) Grouping a) Privacy

6. The term _____________ is used 7. As a principle of planning,

to refer the effect derived from space the term _______ is used to
of a room that is its length, width and
height. mean architectural hygiene.
d) Roominess a) Sanitation

8. Due to improper ventilation, which 9. The proper and sufficient

gas gets stuck into house and ventilation results in absence
develops dizziness to the occupants. of _________
c) Carbon dioxide
a) Condensation
10. The ________ is required 1. Construction of cavity walls as external
to control dust and other walls to protect the building from the outside
heat or cold as the hollow space between
impurities in the air. two walls act as an ________
c) Ventilation b) Insulating material

2. __________ in a building 3. Which gas leads to suffocation and

means the free passage of dizziness to the occupants when an
clean air in a building. increase in its quantity in the air.
d) Carbon dioxide
d) Ventilation

4. The termite, which are responsible 5. The science which deals with
for the destruction of wooden the sound insulation in a building
materials, are popularly known as
_______ is known as ___________
b) White ants c) Acoustic

7. The process in which the difference of

6. Fire extinguisher extinguishes temperature between the outside air and the
the small fires in the house bye inside air tends to the deposition of moisture
using ___________ on the room surfaces is known as
____________
a) Carbon dioxide d) Condensation

8. The treatment given to the roof of a 9. _________ is a flexible

building to prevent the roof from the material which is commonly
leakage of water is known as
_________ used for the damp proofing.
b) Damp proofing a) Hot bitumen

10. Which one of the given below 1. The part of a building

is a chemical insecticide for constructed below ground
termite proofing? level is known as _________
a) Dieldrin d) Foundation
 2. The load of the structure 3. For loose soil, the formula used to
distributed by the foundation find the minimum depth of foundation
is __________ is given by _
a) Rankine s formula
c) Uniform

4. The foundation in which the loading 5. _________ method of increasing

on the soil remains practically the the bearing power of soil becomes
same after the construction of the very useful when the load coming on
building is known as _______ the soil is practically uniform.
b) Grillage foundation a) Raft foundation

6. When the ground is sloping 7. Which type of foundation is

_____________ foundations are used to used for the construction of
correct the levels of the sloping ground on
which the building is to be constructed. building on black cotton soil?
d) Steeped foundation c) Mat foundation

8. ________ is applied to the process 9. If the foundation of the structure is to be

of laying down certain lines and marks divided into two or more independent units
on the ground before the excavation of ________ are provided to take care of
foundation trenches. unequal settlement.
a) Ground tracing c) Slip joints

10. A common footing provided 1. The part of the building above the
for two or more columns is known ground level and up to the floor level
immediately above the ground is
as _________ known as __________
b) Combined footing d) Plinth

2. The built up area 3. What should be the

measured and the plinth level
is known as __________ average height of plinth?
b) Plinth area c) 300-450 mm
 4. In a market area, the plinth 5. The ____________ provides
area should not exceed support to the occupants, furniture,
__________ of the area of site. fixtures and equipments of a building.
a) 75% c) Floor

7. The height of the Plinth

6. _________ is known as should not be less than
Substructure of the building. __________
c) Foundation a) 45 cm

8. The portion below the 9. Foundations are more

plinth level is known as susceptible to
____________ ____________
c) Sub-structure a) Settlement

1. _______ is the part of

10. The word Plinth is derived building constructed above
from ___________ the plinth level.
b) Greek a) Superstructure

2. In order to secure superstructure 3. In old times, the construction of

from an earthquake ________ superstructure was done by using
technique is most preferred and used
worldwide. _________ building material.
b) Base Isolation d) Timber

4. __________ wall is 5. In architecture _________ refers to

constructed in order to support such super-structural element that
also has certain proportional and
load other than its own. decorative features.
c) Load bearing b) Column
 6. ________ are structural members 7. In architecture, a _________ is
design to carry and transfer transverse generally the lower horizontal surface
loads across space to support of a room, and/or the supporting
elements. structure underneath it.
a) Beams d) Floor

8. ______ is the top most part of 9. __________ is special material

building which provides covering to used to make sure that no moisture
the entire assembly and the leaks in those areas of a roof that are
occupants. particularly vulnerable to penetration.
a) Roof b) Flashing

10. ________ is the structural method 1. A square pit, known as _________

to maintain the favourable room with side as about 1.50 m, is
temperature in every season of the excavated upto a depth at which
year. sufficiently hard soil is available.
d) Insulation a) Test pits

3. The ____________ is the term used to

2. _________ consists of driving denote a method in which case is driven into
either a hollow tube or a steel rod the ground and the material inside the casing
or an iron rod into the ground. is washed out and brought to the surface for
inspection.
c) Probing d) Wash boring

5. The method in which 4 electrons are 6. The number of blows required to drive the
driven in the ground at equal distance apart penetrometer into the ground through a
and in a straight line upto a depth which the distance of 300 mm is measured which is
ground distance is to be measured. known as _____________ of the soil.
c) Electrical resistivity method a) Standard penetration resistance

9. The shock waves so produced travel

7. The resistance of the soil with down in the sub soil strata and get reflected
depth is measured by means of a after striking a hard rock surface below and
tool known as the _______ recorded by the instrument known as
___________
c) Penetrometer b) Geophone
 1. The maximum differential
10. What is the average settlement should not exceed
depth of a Test pit? ___________ mm in case of
foundation on sandy soil.
c) 1.50 m 25

3. Foundations are more 4. From given below, which method

susceptible to for the dewatering of foundation
trenches is portable and can be easily
____________ moved when required?
Settlement Electro osmosis process

8. In which method a refrigeration 9. Stone columns are

plant of required capacity is needed to
be installed near the site of work? invariably used in which soil.
Freezing process Poor bearing capacity

10. Which building material 1. _________ is used to indicate the

have high Seismic resistance maximum load per unit area which the
soil will resist safely without
and flexibility of nailed joints. displacement.
Timber a) Bearing power

2. The term _________ on soil is used to 3. The maximum differential

indicate the maximum pressure which can settlement should not exceed
be exerted on soil while taking into account
shear failure, settlement and the ability of ___________ mm in case of
structure to resist settlement. foundation on sandy soil.
c) Allowable bearing pressure d) 25

4. The maximum differential 5. The maximum safe bearing

settlement should not exceed capacity of hard rocks with defects
__________ mm in case of foundation and lamination such as granite, diorite
on clayey soil. and trap is ___________ kN/m2.
a) 40 b) 3300
 7. In case of non-cohesive soils such as sand and
6. The maximum safe bearing gravel ___________ reduction in allowable bearing
capacity of very soft, wet, pasty or capacity of the soil should be applied, if the water
muddy clay is __________ kN/m2. table is situated below or near the bearing surface of
the soil.
c) 50 b) 50%

8. Identify the method given 9. In which method, a square

below for the determination of steel plate is used to determine
the bearing power of soil. the bearing power of soil.
a) Plate load test method b) Method of loading

10. The bearing capacity of 1. For determining the bearing

soil is calculated in ______ capacity of soil, in method of loading
the size for a square steel plate used
units. is about ________
c) kN/m2 b) 3000 mm2 to 7500 mm2

3. The bearing capacity of sandy soil

2. In method of loading, which and gravelly soils is affected to the
material is used for loading? extent of ___________% by the
c) Sand bags presence of water table.
a) 50

4. Due to the adjustment of soil particles 5. The loading to the test

under the action of loading, there is some plate is applied with the help
settlement at zero loading, this is known as
the ___________ of ______
d) Zero correction b) Hydraulic jack

6. In analytical methods, which soil 7. In Penetration test, the formula

parameters used to determine the obtained for the safe bearing capacity
ultimate bearing capacity of the soil? of soil per unit area is given by?
a) Angle of internal friction a) R÷{A×F}
10. Which method for determining the 1. Stone columns are
bearing power of soil is most preferred
among the given below? invariably used in which soil.
b) Plate load test a) Poor bearing capacity

2. The construction of which 3. The movement of soil under the

piles proves to be very useful action of load can be prevented by
confining the ground by use of
in case of sandy soil or soft. _________
b) Sand pile d) Sheet pile

10. The commercial method which 1. A spread is given under the

combines the effect of vibration with base of a wall or common is
jetting is known as _______ known as ________
d) Vibroflotation
c) Footing

2. What is the value of angle 6. Which Foundation is used when the

of response for clay(dry) wall carries light loads or when the
soil. safe bearing pressure is very high?
c) 30° a) Simple Strip footing

1. ________ foundation is 2. In the case of waterlogged

provided for heavily loaded area, the loading on the soil is
Timber column or masonry wall. limited to __________ KN/m2.
b) Timber grillage d) 50-60

4. A _________ foundation is a special type 5. _____________ is the method of

of isolated footing, generally provided for increasing the bearing power of soil
heavy loaded steel structure specially in when load coming on the soil is
those location where bearing of soil is poor. practically uniform.
b) Grillage b) Raft foundation
 7. _______ consist of 8. _________ foundation is suitable
constructing the inverted for the structures such as bridges,
reservoirs, supports for drainage lines,
arches between the piers. tanks, etc.
c) Inverted arch foundation b) Inverted arch

9. The ________ foundations are

useful for public buildings, office 1. The formula d=a×√(3q)/m is
buildings, School buildings, residential used to calculate _
quarters, etc. c) Depth of concrete bed block
a) Raft

2. If the wall or column under construction is 1. If the foundation of the structure is to be

near some other property, it will not be divided into two or more independent units,
possible to spread the footing to both the the _______ may be provided to take care of
sides of War or column. In search case unequal settlement.
which footing is used? a) Slip joints
b) Eccentric footing

2. Which type of foundation should be 3. Which types of foundation should

adopted in a clayey or lose type of soil be adopted when the ground is
which considerably swells and shrinks sloping and it is economical to provide
by variation in the moisture content. Foundation at the same level.
a) Raft foundation c) Stepped foundation

4. For heavy structures with uneven 5. The cavities or old Wells occur
loading, the _______ should be during excavation of the foundation
adopted for the foundations. trenches are filled with _________
b) Piles c) Concrete

6. In case of soft soil, a line is drawn 7. ____________ indicates the dead

from the edge of bottom of old footing load or weight of the machine for
at an angle of ___________ with the which Foundation is to be provided.
horizontal. a) Static load
d) 30°
8. In case of kinetic load, it is desirable 9.To minimise the transmission of
to provide ___________ at the top as __________ the machine Foundation
well as and the bottom of the should be isolated from the adjoining
foundation block. parts of the building.
a) Reinforcement c) Vibrations

2. The motor used as the binding material in

1. _______ occurs due to various reasons the masonry construction shrinks and gets
such as unequal distribution of load on the compressed when loaded excessively before
foundations, varying bearing power of the it has fully set which leads to the
sub soil, eccentricity of the load, etc. __________
a) Unequal settlement of the sub-soil c) Unequal settlement of the masonry

3. _______ occurs at places where

there is considerable variation in the 4. Due to ______________ the thrust of a
Pitched roof or arch action or wind action on
height of water table. the superstructure causes wall to overturn.
d) Withdrawal of moisture from the b) Lateral pressure on the superstructure
sub-soil

5. Due to ______________ very soft soil is 6. Due to the ____________ the roots of
liable to give way under the action of load, trees planted near a building may extend
especially at places such as sloping ground, upto the foundation level and may absorb
riverbank, etc. the moisture.
a) Horizontal movement of earth b) Transpiration of the trees and shrubs

7. To avoid __________ the 8. ________ results rain water carrying

foundations should be taken beyond certain Chemicals and salt which reacts with
the depth up to which rain water can the material used for the foundation work
not reach. and turn them into powder.
c) Atmospheric action a) Atmospheric action

9. In case of ________ it is seen that 10. The proper watering or curing for a
the allowable bearing pressure on the period of at least 10 days should be
soil is not exceeded, even under the done to the missionary work in case of
worst conditions. ________
c) Unequal settlement of the sub-soil b) Unequal settlement of the masonry
 1. _________ is defined as the 7. The __________ arrangement of
main plank which remains in preventing the sleep of earth in foundation
trenches is used when the excavation is to
contact with sides of Trench. be carried out in the moderately firm ground.
a) Sheeting b) Stay bracing

8. The _______ arrangement of preventing 9. In _______ arrangement, the

the slip of earth in the foundation trenches is vertical sheets are placed nearer or
adopted when a large area is to be
excavated for depth greater than 10 meters. sometimes, touching each other.
a) Sheet piling b) Box sheeting

10. The _______ method is similar to 1. Which the given method is

box sheeting except that the work is used for dewatering of the
carried out in stages and at each
stage, and offset is provided. foundation trenches.
d) Vertical sheeting c) Well Point System

6. In case of releasing artesian 7. Which precautions to be taken in

pressure, which precaution should be case of multistage system to achieve
taken when the system of well points stability of the side slope?
is adopted. a) Deep well pumps
d) Blowing action

8. The organic Chemicals include epoxy 9. From given below, which method
resin, polyester resin and other resins are for the dewatering of foundation
used in which method of dewatering of the trenches is portable and can be easily
foundation trenches. moved when required?
c) Chemical grouting a) Pumping

10. Identify the type of Well 6. In which method a refrigeration

Point System which can suck plant of required capacity is needed to
water up to 5 meters? be installed near the site of work?
c) Freezing process
a) Single stage system
 7. ________ process consists of 8. The organic Chemicals include epoxy
making a number of holes in the resin, polyester resin and other resins are
ground and then filling these holes by used in which method of dewatering of the
the cement grout under pressure. foundation trenches?
b) Cement grouting c) Chemical grouting

9. The ________ can be adopted as 9. The ________ can be adopted as an aid

an aid in construction to stop rock in construction to stop rock movements and
movements and to increase the to increase the permeability of the strata as
permeability of the strata as in the in the case of oil wells.
case of oil wells. a) Chemical grouting

10. The _______ can be effectively 1. __________ have been

adopted for excavation in or at the foot developed for determining the
of the slope of a hill. load bearing capacity of piles.
a) Freezing process b) Empirical formulas

2. The ___________ is based 3. The __________ equate

upon the longitudinal wave the soil resistance to the
transmission and end impact. bearing power of the pile.
d) Wave action theory c) Static formulas

4. The ___________ obtain the . Identify the given pile driving

bearing power of the piles by equating formula.
the soil resistance to the energy of the
blow. R = (W1×H)/S × W1/(W1+W2)
c) Wave action theory a) Dutch formula

Identify the given pile driving formula.

Identify the given pile driving formula. R1 = (2×W1(0.033)H) ÷ 0.39 ×
R1 = 2×W1(0.033)H/(0.39×S+1.00) S(1+W1/W2)
b) Engineering News formula a) Eytelwein formula
 Major Sander
Haily Formula formula

d) Kreutzer Ritter
formula Formula

Marriman 1. Which the given method is

used for dewatering of the
foundation trenches.
formula c) Well Point System

7. Which precautions to be taken in

c) Well Point System case of multistage system to achieve
stability of the side slope?
d) Blowing action a) Deep well pumps

9. From given below, which method

8. The organic Chemicals include for the dewatering of foundation
epoxy resin, polyester resin and other trenches is portable and can be easily
resins are used in which method of moved when required?
dewatering of the foundation trenches. a) Pumping

10. Identify the type of Well 1. A _______ is defined as a temporary

structure which is constructed so as to
Point System which can suck remove water and/or soil from an area and
water up to 5 meters? make it possible to carry on the construction
work under reasonably dry conditions.
a) Single stage system a) Cofferdam
 2. A _________ is an 3. __________ is the simplest
embankment of some form of cofferdam.
material. b) Earth-fill cofferdam
c) Dike

4. ________ type of cofferdam is 5. In __________ type of cofferdam consists

economical at places where rock of a mixture of sand and clay which is filled
in a bag and placed instead of earth or rock
is available in plenty. to form a cofferdam.
c) Rock-fill cofferdam d) Sand-bag dikes

7. When the area to be enclosed is

6. __________ it suitable when large, it becomes essential to provide
available working space is limited and the _________ construction so as to
the area to be enclosed is small. give stability to the cofferdam.
a) Single wall cofferdam c) Double wall cofferdam

9. The ___________ is made of steel

8. __________ is useful when depth sheet piles and this type of cofferdam
of water is about 6 metres to 10 is proved successful in unwatering
meters. large areas.
a) Wood or steel sheeting cofferdam b) Cellular cofferdam

11. ___________ is to be incorporated

10. A __________ consist of as a part of a permanent structure
timber cribs. which have been proved to be
d) Rock-filled crib cofferdam economical.
a) Concrete cofferdam

12. __________ are the cofferdams 1. A _____________ is defined as a

which can be lifted, floated and placed structure which is sunk through ground or
water to exclude water and semi fluid
in another position as soon as its material during the process of excavation of
purpose is served. foundations.
c) Suspended cofferdam b) Caisson
2. A _______ becomes uneconomical 3. The _________ is suitable
in cases where the plan area of for caissons of Open Well
foundation work is small as compared
to the depth of water. type.
a) Cofferdam d) Cast-iron

4. The __________ is 5. The __________ is found to be

suitable for caisson shoes. the most suitable material for the
a) Reinforced cement construction of caisson.
concrete c) Steel

6. The ___________ was used as a

material for the construction of caisson 7. A ______ caisson is open
in the early stages of development of at top and closed at bottom.
Caisson. d) Box caissons
b) Timber

8. A ________ is a caisson 9. A __________ are open at

which is open at top as well bottom and closed at top.
as at bottom. d) Pneumatic caissons
a) Well

10. An open _______ is a 1. The term ______ is used to

convenient form of foundation indicate the art of building the
for Bridge piers. structures in stones.
b) Cylinder a) Masonry

2. The horizontal course provided at 3. The projecting course at

suitable levels between the plinth and ground floor level is known as
the cornice is termed as a ______ _______
c) String Course
b) Plinth
4. A __________ is a course of stone 5. A _________ is a course of
which is laid at the top wall so as to stone provided at the top of
protect the wall from rain water. wall to dispose off rain water.
d) Coping
c) Cornice

7. A _________ is a projecting stone

6. The term ________ is sometimes which is usually provided to serve as
used to denote the wearing of stone support for roof truss, beam, weather
surfaces by the action of the weather. shed, etc.
a) Weathering c) Corbel

8. Stones which are placed at 9. The external corners

regular interval right across the angles of your wall surface
wall are known as _______ are called the ______
b) Through stones d) Quoins

10. The sites of the opening such as 11. The projecting course
doors, windows, etc. are known as the from an arch or Window head
______ and they are constructed
similar to quoins. is known as a _____
a) Jambs d) Label

12. The horizontal stones provided at 7. Some stones, has obtained from
the top of openings of Doors, the quarry, possess a smooth surface
Windows, etc. are known as the and hence such a stone surface is
_______ termed as the __________
b) Heads b) Self-faced finish

8. The finished surface obtained 9. ___________ finish is obtained by

from the moulded stones are sinking the surface below the original
level in the form of white grooves,
known as ________ chamfers, inclined surfaces, etc.
c) Moulded finish d) Sunk finish
 10. In _______ type of finish, the 1. _________ is an igneous rock
surface of the stone is made used for rubble masonry, road
approximately smooth with the saw or
with a chisel. metal, foundation work, etc.
d) Plain finish a) Basalt

2. ________ is a metamorphic rock 3. _______ is a pure white

which is used in street paving, rough limestone and which is soft
stone masonry work, etc. and easy to form powder.
b) Gneiss
a) Chalk

4. _________ is an Igneous rock with

compressive strength varies from 75 to 127
5. ________ is an
Newton per mm square and its weight is
about 26 to 27 kN per metre cube.
impure limestone.
b) Granite d) Karkar

7. ________ consist of carbonate of

6. __________ is a metamorphic rock lime with specific gravity varies from 2
with compressive strength varies from to 2.75 and compressive strength is
1.8 to 3.1 Newton per mm square. 54 Newton per mm square.
d) Laterite c) Limestone

8. _________ is a metamorphic rock 9. ________ is a

with specific gravity about 2.65 and decomposed laterite which is
compressive strength is 71 Newton
per mm square. deep brown or red in colour.
a) Marble b) Murum

11. _______ is a sedimentary rock

10. ________ is a metamorphic rock with specific gravity varies from 2.65
which is hard, brother, crystalline and to 2.95 and compressive strength is
compact in nature. 64 Newton per mm square.
a) Quartzite b) Sandstone
 12. __________ is a metamorphic 8. A _________ is a mark of depth
rock with specific gravity about 2.89 about 10 mm to 20 mm which is
and compressive strength varies from placed on the face of a brick to form a
75 to 207 Newton per mm square. key for holding the mortar.
d) Slate c) Frog

9. The termination of a wall in such a 10. The vertical joints separating the
fashion that each alternate course at bricks in either length or cross
the end projects is known as the direction is known as the _________
_________ a) Perpends
b) Tooting

9. In ________ joint, a hole is cut into each 10. With the help of __________
stone and loose dowels l, which are small arrangement, any water moving on the
pieces of hard stone, Slate, gunmetal, brass,
bronze or copper, are inserted and secured way that surface is diverted from the
with the cement. joints.
c) Dowelled joint a) Saddle joint

1. In ___________ type of bond, 2. In ____________ type of

all the brakes are arranged in the bond, all the bricks are
stretcher courses. arranged in header courses.
c) Stretcher bond a) Header bond

3. __________ bond is 4. In _______ type of bond,

considered as the strongest the headers are distributed
Bond in brick work. evenly.
a) English bond b) Flemish bond

5. In the ________ bond, one 6. The __________ bonds are used

header course is provided after when was become weak in the
longitudinal direction due to filling of
three or five stretcher courses. thicker wall in the headers only.
d) Garden-wall bond c) Raking bond
 7. __________ is a modified form of 8. In _______ type of bond,
English bond and by this bond, the the brakes are laid on edge
corner of the walls is strengthened. instead of bed.
a) Dutch bond
b) Brick on-edge bond

9. _______ is another modified form of 10. In ________ type of bond,

the English bond and it is used to add a header course place after
beauty in the appearance on the wall. several Stretcher courses.
d) English cross bond
d) Facing bond

6. ______ type of ashlar masonry 7. In ______ rubble masonry the

occupies an intermediate position stones used are flints which are
between the rubble masonry and irregularly shaped nodules of silica.
ashlar masonry. a) Flint rubble masonry
c) Ashlar block-in-course masonry

8. In _______ type of 9. In _______ masonry, the stones of

construction, the stones of irregular sizes and shapes are used
which are arranged so as to have a
irregular sizes are used. good appearance.
a) Rubble masonry c) Random rubble masonry

10. In _________ type of construction, 1. A connection between a

the square or rectangular blocks of main wall and partition wall is
stones are used. termed as __________
d) Ashlar masonry
c) Junction

2. ________ type of right angle 3. A ___________ junction is formed

junction forms the shape of the when two continuous walls cross or
English letter T in plan. intersect each other.
a) Tee-junction b) Cross-junction
 4. A ________ is formed when two 5. ________ form of quoin is
walls meet each other at an angle
other than a right angle without
formed when two walls meet
making a quoin. at an angle of 90°.
b) Squint junction a) Square quoin

6. A _________ is formed when a 7. In ______ the in closed

wall takes a turn and makes an angle on the inside of the wall
angle other than a right angle. is less than a right angle.
c) Squint quoin a) Acute quoin

8. In _________ the enclosed angle 1. Which of the following is

on the inside of the wall is between 90 not a type of composite
degrees and 180 degrees. masonry?
d) Obtuse squint
b) Brick composite masonry

2. Which form of brick stone composite 3. Composite stone masonry

masonry is commonly used at locations generally, consists of a combination of
where rubble stone is available in huge
amounts, but ashlar is not available? ______ and _____ masonry.
c) Rubble-backed brick masonry c) Ashlar and rubble

4. According to the recommendations laid by 5. In concrete masonry, a hollow

the Concrete Association of India, what concrete block has core-void area
should be the least strength of the blocks greater than __________ of the gross
used in concrete masonry? area.
a) 3 N/mm2 d) 25%

6. In which of the following surface 7. While manufacturing the concrete

finishes, finishing material such as masonry bricks, the cement aggregate
marble is used on the facing side of ratio should not be thinner than
the block? __________
c) Specially faced finish a) 1:6
 8. Which of the following 10. In hollow clay blocks masonry, the
surface finishes is used for load bearing main walls should be
constructed in __________ (cement,
decorative works? lime, sand) mix.
d) Glazed finish b) 1:1:6

12. In stone composite masonry,

11. Reinforced brick work is used in ashlar masonry is used in backing of
which of the following circumstances? the wall while rubble masonry is used
b) When the brick work has to bear in the facing.
some shear stress b) False

13. Reinforced brick work 14. Which of the following is a type of

uses __________ sheet metal which has been cut and
a) First class bricks with high stretched to form a diamond network?
c) Exmet
compressive strength

15. In reinforced brick 1. In hollow clay blocks masonry, the

masonry, the reinforcement is load bearing main walls should be
constructed in __________ (cement,
laid only horizontally. lime, sand) mix.
b) False b) 1:1:6

2. Thermal insulation of hollow 3. Which of the following is not a

clay blocks is good because of type of structural clay unit in
____________ hollow clay blocks masonry?
a) Air within the cells of blocks d) Cavity block

4. In grooved tiles, the area covered 5. In hollow clay blocks

by the grooves should not exceed masonry _________ act as
_________ of the area of cored
faces. partitions between the cells.
d) 50% a) Webs
 6. What should be the least overall 7. Grooved tiles are used only
average thickness of the shells used in those cases where
in hollow clay blocks masonry? plastering is to be done.
b) 2 cm
a) True

9. In hollow clay blocks masonry, the 10. In hollow clay blocks masonry, all
overall average thickness of the web the blocks should be dipped in
of clay blocks used should not be less _________ before using them.
than __________ cm. c) Water
a) One

1. Reinforced brickwork is used in 2. Reinforced brickwork uses

which of the following circumstances? __________
b) When the brickwork has to bear a) First class bricks with high
some shear stress
compressive strength

3. Which of the following is a type 4. In reinforced brick

of sheet metal which has been masonry, the reinforcement is
cut and stretched to form a laid only horizontally.
diamond network?c) Exmet b) False

6. In horizontal reinforcement, 7. In horizontal reinforcement,

how many strips of hoop iron are how many strips of hoop iron are
used for one header brick? used for one stretcher brick?
b) Two a) One

8. What is the length of the 9. Which of the following is

coil in which exmet is used to embed the
supplied? reinforcement?
b) 83 m c) Dense cement mortar
 10. Corrosion of the 1. Which form of brick stone composite
reinforcement results in masonry is commonly used at locations
where rubble stone is available in huge
__________ amounts, but ashlar is not available?
a) Expansion of joints c) Rubble-backed brick masonry

2. Which of the following tools 3. Mason s square is used for

is used for cutting soft checking _
bricks? angles.
a) Scutch c) Right

4. Which of the following is 5. Plumb rule is used for

not a form of brick stone checking the __________ of
composite masonry? brick walls.
d) Stone-backed masonry d) Verticality

6. Which of the following should 7. In rubble-backed brick

be used for construction in masonry, each alternate course
brick-backed ashlar masonry? comprises of a __________
a) Cement mortar d) Quoin header

9. In which of the following types, 10. In brick-backed stone slab facing,

stone marble may be used for it is advisable to use steel cramps for
making stone tiles? connecting the facing and backing.
b) Brick-backed stone slab facing b) False

1. According to the recommendations laid by 2. In concrete masonry, a hollow

the Concrete Association of India, what concrete block has a core-void area
should be the least strength of the blocks greater than __________ of the gross
used in concrete masonry? area.
a) 3 N/mm2 d) 25%
 3. In which of the following surface 4. While manufacturing the concrete
finishes, finishing material such as masonry bricks, the cement-aggregate
marble is used on the facing side of ratio should not be thinner than
the block? __________
c) Specially faced finish a) 1:6

5. Which of the following 6. Solid concrete blocks are obtained

surface finishes is used for from lightweight aggregates while
hollow concrete blocks are obtained
decorative works? from heavy aggregates.
d) Glazed finish b) False

7. In concrete masonry, hollow 9. The cores in the blocks used in

concrete units are used for _________ concrete masonry should be
walls.
a) Either load-bearing or non-load _________ shaped.
bearing a) Oval

10. Which of the following 1. A wall may be defined as that

surface finishes is a rough component of a building, whose width
finish? is _________ times its thickness.
b) Four
d) Slumped finish

3. Load-bearing walls are defined as those walls

2. A column is _______ which carry their own weight only whereas non-load
bearing walls are defined as those walls which can
member. carry superimposed loads in addition to their own
weight.
c) An Isolated load-bearing b) False

4. Which of the following types of 5. A panel wall is an

walls is constructed to divide the __________
space within the building? d) External non-load bearing
a) Partition wall wall
 6. Cross-wall construction is 7. A __________ is a wall which
composed of internal walls which run separates adjacent buildings
at __________ angles to the length of
the building. belonging to different persons.
c) Right a) Party

8. A separating wall is defined as a 10. Which of the following is

wall that separates _________ not a type of load-bearing
residencies within the _________
building. wall?
d) Different, same b) Panel wall

11. A curtain wall 12. A cavity wall is a wall that

consists of _________
carries ___________ leaves.
b) Only lateral loads b) Two

13. A faced wall is that type of 14. In which of the following types of
load-bearing wall in which facing and load-bearing walls, the facing is
backing are made of the same attached to the backing but not
material. bonded?
b) False c) Veneered wall

15. In a cavity wall, the space between 1. Which of the following is a

the leaves should be filled with a basic classification of
material which is not __________ Engineering Materials?
b) Load-bearing
c) Both Metals & Non-Metals

2. Which of the following is 1. L is the length measured

not a property of engineering between _________ of piers.
materials? b) Centers
c) Polymorphism
 2. Effective length of a wall 3. Effective thickness is equal
supported by a buttress at to the actual thickness for
each end is ________ solid walls.
b) 1.0L a) True

4. Effective length of a wall when 5. Effective thickness of masonry

it is supported by a buttress only is reduced if the eccentricity ratio
at one end is __________ exceeds ___________
a) 1.5L d) 1/6

6. The effective thickness should be 7. The stiffening coefficient

_________ of the sum of actual thicknesses varies inversely with the
of the two skins of a cavity wall if both the
skins have uniform thickness throughout. __________
c) Two-thirds a) Actual thickness of the wall

8. The effective thickness of a 9. Effective length of a

__________ column is equal continuous wall supported by
to the actual thickness. piers is ___________
b) Rectangular a) 0.8L

10. Effective length of a continuous 1. Which of the following is

wall is 0.8L when there is no opening not a type of load coming on
within _________ of the height of the
wall. the wall structures?
b) One-eighth b) Black load

2. Which of the following 3. Live loads and dead loads

reasons is not responsible for act in a horizontal direction.
setting up stresses in a wall? b) False
c) Cement
 4. In a masonry wall, the strength of 5. Weak mortar has
the mortar should be __________ that
of the masonry unit. __________
a) Lesser than d) More lime and less cement

6. Slenderness ratio of a wall 7. Stability problem results

does not depend on when slenderness ratio is
__________ more than __________
c) Mass of the wall a) 30

8. The actual thickness of one 9. The nominal thickness of one

brick wall in case of modular brick wall in case of modular
bricks is __________ bricks is __________
b) 19 cm c) 20 cm

10. Slenderness ratio is 1. The load-bearing capacity of a wall

inversely proportional to is dependent on the _________ of the
__________ lateral supports.
b) Spacing
b) Effective thickness

2. A wall cannot be laterally 3. Lateral support to a wall limits

supported at a horizontal the slenderness and provides
level by __________ stability to the structure.
c) Roof/Floor a) True

4. A wall can be laterally 5. ___________ masonry

supported at a vertical level gives high basic compressive
by __________ stress.
c) Roof/Floor d) Ashlar
 6. Coursed stone masonry has 7. In the formula for calculating the total load
__________ joints while ashlar supported by a lintel in which total load is
given by the expression 0.44 L2 x t x W /100,
masonry has _________ joints. W represents _________
c) Thick, thin a) Unit weight of masonry

8. The anchors provided for timber 9. The formula for calculating the total load
floors and roofs should be at intervals supported by a lintel in which total load is
given by the expression 0.44 L2 x t x W /100
of less than __________ meters in is derived by assuming an angle of spread of
two-storeyed buildings. __________
b) Two b) 30°

1. The effective height of a 2. Effective height of a wall is

wall is used for computing the function of __________ of
________ ratio. the wall.
c) Slenderness c) Actual height

3. The effective height of a wall of 4. The actual height of the wall

actual height H, partially restrained at represented by H is the height of the
one end and laterally restrained at the wall between the __________ of
other end is __________ support.
a) 0.85H a) Centers

5. The effective height of a wall of 6. The effective height of a wall of

actual height H, partially restrained at actual height H when it is supported
the bottom and having no lateral by free-standing non-load bearing
support at the top is __________ members is __________
d) 1.50H d) 2.00H

7. Effective height of a masonry wall is 8. Reduction factor (ρ) for walls

calculated using equation h = ρH partially restrained at the top and
where ρ represents __________ bottom is __________
a) Reduction factor b) 0.75
9. Effective height of a wall is 10. The effective height of a column is
the function of the weight of ________ the actual height for the
direction when it is not laterally
the wall. supported.
b) False b) Twice

1. Which of the following is 2. Which of the following

not a requirement of a good reasons is not a type of
mortar? mortar?
b) High drying shrinkage c) Lemon mortar

4. Cement mortars gain strength 5. In cement mortar and lime

_______ while lime mortars gain mortar __________ is used
strength _______ as fine aggregate.
a) Quickly, slowly d) Sand

6. Which of the following is 7. In surkhi mortar

_________ is used as binding
not a type of mortar mix? material.
c) Type P a) Lime

8. Which type of mortar 9. The pyramids at Giza are

plastered with ___________
has the lowest strength? mortar.
b) Type O b) Lime

10. Type M of mortar has __________ 1. _______ is the type of wall which
parts of Portland __________ part of consists of two separate walls with a
lime and _________ parts of sand. gap in between them.
b) 3,1,12 b) Cavity wall
2. The two separate walls in a 3. Cavity walls are usually the
cavity wall are called as inner walls of the building.
__________ b) False
c) Leaves

4. The inner and outer skin of a 5. The insulating value of

cavity wall should be greater than cavity walls is __________
__________ cm (half brick). greater than the solid walls.
a) 10 d) 25%

7. In a brick cavity wall, the 8. In a cavity wall, the width of

inner and outer leaf is the cavity should not be more
__________ brick thick. than _________ mm.
a) Half b) 100

9. Which organization specifies 10. In a cavity wall, weep holes are

the distance between the wall ties provided at the bottom of the outer
placed in a cavity wall? skin at an interval of _________ m.
c) Building Regulations of U.K. b) 1

1. Which of the following is 2. Plain brick partitions

not a type of brick partitions? are ______ brick thick.
d) Brick concrete partitions a) Half

3. Reinforced brick partitions 4. In reinforced brick partitions, exmet

are weaker than the ordinary is provided at every __________
brick partitions. course of the reinforcement.
b) Third
b) False
5. The thickness of half 6. Which of the following is not a
component of the framework
brick is __________ used in brick nogging partitions?
b) 10 cm c) Bricktor

8. In the framework of brick nogging

7. The horizontal members provided in partitions, studs are spaced at
the framework of brick nogging _________ times the length of the
partitions are called __________ brick.
a) Nogging pieces b) 4-6

9. In brick nogging partitions 10. Which of the following statements

___________ is used for coating the about reinforced brick partitions is
surface of the timber framework false?
coming in contact with the brickwork. b) They are used when a better lateral
a) Coal tar bond is needed

1. Which of the following is 2. Braced partitions are also

not true about wooden called __________
partitions? partitions.
c) They are fire resistant a) Trussed

3. Which of the following is a 4. Refractory timber catches fire

defect occuring in timber due readily while non-refractory timber
to conversion? does not catch fire readily.
b) False
b) Diagonal grain

5. Which chemical is used in the 6. In stud partitions, a stud of

coating of timber surface in Sir Abel s short length is known as
process? ______
a) Dilute solution of sodium silicate
c) Puncheon
7. What are the dimensions of 8. In trussed partitions, additional
the head and sill in the member provided between the head
framework of stud and sill is known as __________
d) Inter-tie
partitions?a) 10 cm x 75 mm

9. Inclined members provided in the 10. Which of the following is

framework of trussed partitions are
known as _________ not a component of ascu?
a) Braces b) Arsenic sulphate

2. Which of the following is an

1. Which of the following is important requirement in the
not a type of partition wall? design of internal walls?
c) Gum partitions b) Sound insulation

3. Partition walls are 4. A partition wall

load-bearing walls. should be _______
b) False c) Light and thin

5. Which of the following is a 6. Hollow clay blocks used for

requirement which must be filled by clay block partition walls are
partition walls?
b) A partition wall should be fire not _________
resistant b) Good conductor of heat

7. In hollow clay blocks used for clay 8. In concrete partitions, concrete

block partition walls ___________ mix adopted for precast slab units
serve as a key to plaster. is _________
a) Grooves b) M 15
 9. The thickness of 10. The thickness of precast
cast-in-situ concrete partitions concrete partitions is
is generally ___________ generally ___________
a) 80-100 mm b) 25-40 mm

11. In precast concrete 12. In metal lath partitions,

partitions ___________ is vertically placed channels are
used for jointing. called as _________
c) Cement mortar (1:3) c) Studs

13. What is the distance 14. In metal lath partitions

between the channels placed __________ wire is used for
in metal lath partitions? tying metal lath to channels.
a) 15-30 cm c) Galvanized iron

This set of Building Construction 2. Glass sheet partition

Interview Questions and Answers
focuses on Types of Partitions ‒ 2 . walls are not __________
c) Linseed oil b) Heavy

4. Hollow blocks used in

3. Which of the following is glass partitions have a
not a strong variety of glass? thickness of _________
b) Ordinary glass c) 10 cm

5. The glass blocks are 6. The thickness of plain sheets

used to make asbestos partition
laid in _________ is _________
b) Cement-lime mortar b) 10 mm
 7. The thickness of corrugated 8. Asbestos sheet partitions
sheets used to make asbestos
partition is ________ are weak and heavy.
a) 5 mm b) False

9. Which of the following partitions are 10. Sawdust is added to

made from burnt gypsum?\ gypsum used in making
d) Plaster slab partitions plaster slab to ___________
c) Scaffolding
b) Reduce its weight

11. Which of the following slabs 12. Whiting chalk used in the
show large movements with a construction of glass partitions
change in moisture content? consists of _____________
c) Wood-wool slab c) Calcium carbonate

13. Reinforcement is placed in every 1. The temporary framework is known

course of hollow blocks used in glass as __________ and it is useful in
partitions if the height of the block construction demolition, maintenance
exceeds ___________ or repair works.
d) 25 cm c) Scaffolding

2. ___________ is the most common 3. _________ is stronger than the

type of scaffolding and is widely used single scaffolding and it is used in
in the construction of brickwork. the construction of stone work.
b) Single scaffolding d) Double scaffolding

5. __________ is a very light type of

4. __________ type of scaffolding is scaffolding and can be used only for
used when the proper hard ground is the maintenance work such as
not available for the standards to rest. painting, pointing, whitewashing, etc.
d) Cantilever scaffolding b) Suspended scaffolding
 6. In __________ type of scaffolding, the 7. In __________ type of scaffolding,
working platform is supported on movable in place of timber, the Steel tubes can
contrivances such as Ladders, tripods, etc., be effectively used for the scaffolding
mounted on wheels. work.
a) Trestle scaffolding a) Steel scaffolding

8. _________ are the vertical 9. ________ is a piece which is used

members of the framework and they to bridge an opening in a wall and it
are either supported on the ground or supports one end of the putlog at the
embedded into the ground. opening.
b) Standards d) Bridle

10. _________ is a Board placed 1. Sometimes the structures are to be

parallel to the Ledgers and temporarily supported. This is
achieved by what is known as the
supported between the Putlogs. _________
a) Toe board b) Shoring

2. In ____________ shore 3. In __________ arrangement, the

arrangement, the inclined supports are horizontal supports are given two parallel
walls which have become unsafe due to the
given to the external walls from the removal or collapse of the intermediate
ground. building.
a) Raking shore d) Flying shore

4. In ___________ arrangement, 5. ____________ is necessary to

the horizontal members, known tie back the scaffolding with the
as the needles are supported by building at suitable levels.
vertical members.c) Dead shore b) Tying-in

6. The loading on the 7. If the standards or not resting on

scaffolding decides the the firm ground, the _________ of the
standard should be provided and their
__________ of standards. bottom ends.
d) Spacing a) Bedding
 8. In ___________ shores, the 9. ___________ type of Shoring is
needles are placed at a distance of suitable for a maximum distance of
about 1.5 m to 2 m and they are about 9 m between the adjacent
suitably braced. parallel walls.
a) Vertical shores d) Flying shore

10. The ____________ 1. The placing of new Foundation below and

should be preferably Inclined the existing foundation of the process of
strengthening the existing Foundation is
at 45° with the ground. known as the ___________ of foundation.
b) Raking shore b) Underpinning

2. In __________ method of 3. In _________ method, the piles are driven

underpinning, the existing wall is along both the sides of existing wall and the
divided into suitable sections of width needle in the form of pile caps are provided
about 1.20 metre to 1.50 metre. through the existing one.
a) Pit Method b) Pile method

4. __________ method is 5. In _________ method, the soil

used to restore slab or under the existing footing is
pavement which has settled. consolidated by using chemicals.
d) Cement grouting a) Chemical consolidation

6. _________ method is 7. In ____________ method, the

useful when the soil consists freezing pipes are driven below the
of sand or granular material. existing footing and the soil is frozen.
d) Freezing
c) Chemical consolidation

8. In ___________ method, 9. When one building is higher than

the underpinning is carried the other _____________ may be
out by vibrating the sand. provided on the horizontal shores.
a) Raking shore
b) Vibroflotation
10. A large factor of safety should be
adopted in the design of __________
as it is difficult to assess the actual
loads.
c) Horizontal shore
 1. In order to prevent the entry of 2. Due to ______________ the
damp into a building, the course are dampness finds its way to the floors
provided are known as the ________ through the substructure.
course. c) Raising of moisture from ground
d) Damp proofing

3. Due to ________ the external faces 4. ________ is the main

of wall become the sources of entry of source causing dampness in
dampness in a structure. badly designed kitchens.
c) Action of rain
b) Condensation

5. __________ is a flexible material 6. ________ is a semi-rigid material

and it is easy to lay & is available in and it forms an excellent impervious
rolls of normal wall width. layer of damp proofing.
d) Bituminous felts b) Mastic asphalt

7. ________ is a flexible material 8. The _________ of lead, Copper

and is placed on the bedding of and Aluminium can be used as the
concrete or mortar. membrane of damp proofing.
b) Hot bitumen a) Metal sheets

10. A _________ layer is in proportion

9. __________ material is made of 1:2:4 is generally provided at the plinth
black polythene having a thickness of level to work as a damp proofing
about. 50 mm to 1 mm. course.
c) Plastic sheet b) Cement concrete

11. __________ absorbing water 12. Sometimes, the _______ can be

less than 4.50% of their weight fixed as in case of roof surfaces, on
can be used for Damp proofing. the exposed face of the wall, etc.
a) Bricks d) Stones
1. The _______ are popularly known 2. The term _______ is used to indicate the
as the white ants though they are in treatment which is given to a building so as
to prevent or control the growth of termite in
no way related to the ants. a building.
a) Termites d) Termite proofing

3. ______ are also known as 4. _________ termites cannot

non subterranean or wood survive or live without maintaining
nesting termites. a connection with the soil.
c) Drywood termites c) Subterranean

5. The entry of _________ termites into 6. Which chemical is used as

buildings takes place through cracks or a soil treatment in termite
fissures of even 0.5 mm thickness in
concrete and masonry, floor joints, etc. proofing?
a) Ground nesting c) Aldrin

7. Chemical like DDT, PHP, PCP, 8. In which method of termite

etc. Are used in which method of proofing, insecticides are
termite proofing. poisonous.
c) Soil treatment using emulsion a) Chemical

9. To prevent the entry of termites

through walls, the impenetrable 10. Which method is likely to
physical ___________ may be be damaged by the termites.
provided continuously at plinth level. b) Structure barrier
b) Structural barrier

1. The term _________ in the 2. The remedy lies in _________

buildings is used to mean the coming initially with epoxy mortar or at least
out of water from components like later stage while repairing the causes
walls and floors of the buildings. of the problems due to aging.
c) Water proofing b) Filling of joints
4. In __________ method, the surface 5. In _________ method, a
of RCC slab is kept rough and on this layer of hot mastic Asphalt is
surface a layer of concrete is laid. laid on the roof surface.
c) Bedding Concrete
c) Mastic Asphalt

6. When compound like ____________ is 7. For the overhead RCC ___________ it

added to cement during construction, it should be seen that the permissible limits of
prevents seepage, leakage and damp cause stresses relating to resistance to cracking
by capillary absorption. are not exceeded.
a) Puldo b) Water tanks

8. The joints in the _________ of WC 9. The concussive or violently shaking

seats and nahni trap should be filled type fitted _______ for the flushing of
with rich cement mortar and cured for WC pans leads to vibration.
7 days. d) Push cocks
a) Plumbing

1. The __________ is a mixture of cement,

10. _______ is necessary to provide sand, pebbles or crushed rock and water,
at suitable vertical distance in multi which, when placed in the skeleton of forms
storage buildings. and are allowed to cure, becomes hard like a
d) Relief valves stone.
a) Cement concrete

2. Cement concrete is prove 3. There is initial ___________ of

to be more economical than cement concrete which is mainly due
to loss of water through forms,
_________ absorption by surfaces of forms, etc.
b) Steel d) Shrinkage

4. Cement concrete has 5. ________ is the commonly

tendency to be ________ accepted theory of corrosion.
c) Porous d) Electrolytic theory
6. The _________ is the simplest 7. The _________ is
corrosion produced by means of
a chemical attack. most liable to corrosion.
a) Direct corrosion c) Steel

8. Most important affect of 9. It is found that the ________ does not

corrosion is the formation of lead to the corrosion of reinforcement,
provided that the concrete is dense and
_________ there is enough cover to the enforcement.
b) Cracks c) Sea water

10. All ________ tend to accelerate 1. The process of rolling, folding and
the setting of cement and to improve spreading of the particle is known as
the strength of concrete in early the __________ of concrete.
stages. b) Mixing
a) Chlorides

2. For _______ mixing, the materials 3. For ________ mixing, all the material of
are stacked on watertight platform, concrete including water, are collected in a
which may be either of wood, Brick or revolving drum and drummer is rotated for a
steel. certain period.
c) Hand d) Machine

4. For ordinary building works, the 5. The term ________ of concrete is used to
___________ is formed and the mean the compaction between aggregate
and aggregate; between aggregate and
concrete is conveyed in pans from reinforcement and between aggregate and
hand to hand. forms.
c) Human ladder a) Consolidation

6. The ________ are the 7. Form unimportant works, the consolidation

gaps between two individual of concrete is carried out by ___________
method which include Ramming, tamping,
particles. spading and slicing with suitable tools.
b) Voids d) Hand
8. _________ vibrators consists 9. _________ vibrators are
of the Steel Tube which is mounted on platforms or
inserted in fresh concrete. screeds.
b) Internal vibrators b) Surface vibrators

10. __________ vibrators are 1. The term ________ is define as an act or process
attached to the form work and the of gradual wearing away of a metal due to chemical or
electro chemical reaction by its surrounding such that
external centring of walls, column, the metal is converted into an oxide, salt or some
etc. other compound.
a) Shutter vibrators d) Corrosion

2. The ____________ is the 3. ________ is the commonly

simplest corrosion produced accepted theory of corrosion.
by means of chemical attack. c) Electrochemical corrosion
b) Chemical action theory

4. ___________ corrosion takes place at or 5. The _______ corrosion occurs

near the room temperature when the metal when two dissimilar metals are in
comes into contact with moisture or with electrical contact with each other and
aqueous solutions of salt, acids or bases. exposed to an electrolyte.
d) Electrochemical corrosion a) Galvanic corrosion

6. One of the important 7. The ________ is most

effects of the collision is the
formation of _______ liable to corrosion.
b) Cracks a) Steel

8. The ________ water tends to 9. It is found that the _______ water does
develop dampness and inflorescence not lead to corrosion of reinforcement,
provided the concrete is dense and there is
of the concrete structures. enough cover to the reinforcement.
c) Sea d) Sea
10. What is minimum cement content 1. The concrete having bulk
for concrete permanently under sea density between 5 kN/m3 to 18
water to avoid the corrosion of
reinforcement? kN/m3 is known as _________
c) 3 kN/m3 b) Lightweight concrete

2. The sound absorption of 3. The sound absorption coefficient of

light weight concrete is lightweight concrete is nearly
___________ than that of ordinary
_________ concrete.
c) Good a) Twice

4. The only drawback of 5. The use of lightweight concrete

lightweight concrete is that results in the reduction of cost to
the ___________ the extent of about _
a) Depth of carbonation a) 30% ‒ 40%

6. The ________ Concrete 7. As compared to conventional

consist of cement, coarse concrete, the ________ of no
aggregate and water. fines concrete is relatively low.
d) No-fines concrete b) Drying shrinkage

8. As no-fines concrete has little or no 9. The use of reinforcement in

___________ in the fresh state, it the no-fines concrete is
requires long time for the removal of
forms. generally ________
b) Cohesion c) Not recommended

1. The process of selection of relative

10. The Unit Weight of no fines proportions of cement, sand, course
concrete is about ________ of the aggregate and water, so as to obtain a
Unit Weight of conventional concrete. concrete of desired quantity is known as the
a) 2/3 ________
b) Proportioning of concrete
 2. The theory of formation of 3. In _______ method of volumetric
__________ is based on the proportions, the proportions of cement, sand
phenomenon of the formation of and coarse aggregate are fixed or beta really
voids. such as 1:2:4 or 1:3:6 etc.
a) Concrete d) Arbitrary method

4. 1:2:4, 1:3:6, etc. Are used 5. For lean concrete bases and simple
in which method of volumetric foundation for masonry walls
________ grades of concrete may be
proposition. used.
c) Arbitrary method b) M5 and M7.5

6. In ________ method, the fineness 7. In ________ Method, the voids of

modulus of sand and aggregate is coarse aggregate and fine aggregate
determined by the standard tests. are determined separately.
a) Fineness modulus method b) Minimum void method

8. ________ method is based on the

principle that the densest concrete is 9. The strength of well compacted
achieved by proportioning its aggregate in concrete with good workability is
such a manner that the heaviest weight of depended only on the _________
concrete for same volume is obtained. c) Water-cement ratio
d) Maximum void method

10. According to the __________ law given 6. For water tanks and other structure which
by Abram as a result of many experiments, store water, the strips of copper, aluminium,
the strength of well compacted concrete with galvanized iron or other collision resistance
good workability is dependent only on the material, known as the ________
water cement ratio. b) Waterstops
b) Water-cement ratio law

7. The expansion and contraction joints 8. The _________ are provided

generally consist of some elastic material, in expansion and contraction
known as ________ which should be
compressible, rigid, cellular and Resilient. joints to transfer the load.
b) Joint filler a) Dowels
 9. The ___________ is the most 10. The _______ is a mixture
effective process of repairing concrete of cement and sand, the
work which has been damaged due to
inferior work or other reasons. usual proportion being 1:3.
d) Guniting c) Gunite

1. According to the __________ law given by 2. The water enters into chemical
Abram as a result of many experiments, the action with cement and this action
strength of well compacted concrete with
good workability is dependent only on the causes ________ and ________ of
water cement ratio. concrete.
a) Water-cement ratio c) Setting, hardening

3. The ratio of the amount of 4. For structures which are regularly wetting
water to the amount of cement by and drying, the water cement ratio by weight
should be ______ and _________ for thin
weight is termed as the _______ section respectively.
b) Water-cement ratio b) 0.45, 0.55

5. The term _________ is used to describe 6. If the concrete mix is too wet, the
the ease or difficulty with which concrete is ______________ settle at the bottom of
handed, transported and placed between the concrete Masha and the resulting concrete
forms with minimum lost of homogeneity. becomes of non uniform composition.
d) Workability b) Coarse aggregate

8. In ________ test, the workability of

7. The _________ is used to measure concrete is measured in the terms of
the workability of concrete mixture internal energy required to compact
which is commonly used in the field. the concrete fully.
b) Slump test a) Compaction factor test

9. The presence of moisture 10. The finer the material, the more will be
in the sand _____________ increasing volume for a given moisture
content and this phenomenon is known as
the volume of the sand. the _____________
a) Increases c) Bulking of sand
 1. The concrete is contained in a 2. A ___________ consists of
timber or steel casing for a certain a watertight pipe of diameter
period after its placing, this casing is
known as the ____________ about 250 mm to 300 mm.
c) Shuttering d) Tremie

3. A _____________ is provided 4. __________ method is not

at the top of the Tremie to receive in common use in case of
the concrete. placing concrete underwater.
b) Hopper a) Tremie

5. The ____________ is the most 6. The _________ is a mixture of

effective process of repairing concrete cement and sand, the usual
work which has been damaged due to
enquiry work or other reasons. proposition being 1:3.
b) Guniting d) Gunite

8. While placing concrete in hot

7. It is observed that in cold weather, weather, the aggregate should be
the curing is _________ in the initial _____________ to bring down the
stages of the setting of concrete. temperature of concrete.
b) Slow b) Pre cooled

9. In cold weather conditions, the 10. The ___________ are open

temperature of concrete should not be at top and their bottoms are
allowed to fall below ___________ for
at least 3 days after its placing. provided with openable doors.
c) 15°C c) Buckets

1. An ___________ is a 2. __________ is the

structure which is constructed
to span across an opening. inner surface of Arch.
c) Arches b) Soffit
3. __________ is the inclined 4. ____________ is the first voussoir
or splayed surface on the and springing level on the other side
of an arch and it is immediately
abatement. adjacent to the skewback.
a) Skewback d) Springer

5. ___________ is the wedge 6. ____________ is the clear vertical

shaped unit at the Crown of distance between the highest point on
an arch. the intrados and springing line.
b) Rise
a) Key

7. ____________ is the lower 8. The horizontal distance measured

half portion of the arch between perpendicular to the front and back
faces of an arch is known as the
the crown and the skewback. _________
c) Haunch d) Thickness

10. The projecting course at the upper

9. ____________ is a row of arches part of a Pier or an abutment to stress
supporting a wall above and being the springing line is called as the
supported by the piers. ___________
b) Arcade a) Impost

1. A _________ is a sloping surface

and it is adopted as a substitute for 2. In ________ all steps
stair for easy connection between the lead in one direction only.
floors. c) Straight steps
c) Ramp

3. A Stair turning through one 4. A Stair turning through two

right angle is known as a right angles is known as a
_______ stair. _________ stair.
a) Quarter- turn d) Dog-legged
5. In case of _______ stair, there 6. A Stair turning through
is a well or hole or opening three right angles is known as
between the flights in the plan. a ________ stair.
c) Open Newel a) Three Quarter Turn

7. In ___________ types of stairs, the 8. The ___________ stairs are useful

steps radiate from the centre and they where the space available is limited
do not have either any landing or any and where the traffic is less.
intermediate Newel post. c) Spiral
a) Helical

9. _________ stairs have any 10. The stairs which are kept
geometrical shape and they in motion by a revolving drum
require no newel posts. is known as a _______
d) Geometrical a) Escalator

6. The flat, segmental, 7. The pointed Arch of the

semicircular, horse-shoe and Tudor period is an example of
Stilted arches are __________ __________ arch.
d) One centred arch b) Four centred arch

8. ___________ type of arch 9. _________ types of arches are

is constructed from ordinary constructed from bricks which are cut
to a wedge shaped by means of an
un-cut bricks. axe.
a) Rough arch a) Rough cut arch

10. ____________ type of arch is 11. __________ arches can

constructed from bricks which are be constructed in rubble
finely cut by means of wire saw. masonry or ashlar masonry.
b) Gauged arch a) Stone arches
 13. _____________ arches can be
12. ____________ arches can be constructed of the precast cement
constructed from ordinary bricks or concrete blocks or Monolithic
purpose made bricks or soft bricks. concrete.
c) Brick arches c) Concrete arches

1. The __________ to be used for the 2. In the case of ________ the

construction of stairs should be hard and non arrangement is made to show
absorbent and they should possess through rectangular steps which contain
resistant to the action of Fire. Rebated joint.
b) Stone a) Spandril steps

3. In ___________ arrangement, the 4. In ____________ arrangement, the

steps are triangular in shape and they treads and Risers of stones are
are cut in such a way so as to obtain provided is in case of timber steps.
aci plain Soffit. d) Tread and Riser steps
c) Spandril steps

5. In _________ 6. ____________ steps are in

arrangement, the steps are the form of trade and risers of
formed of treads only. thin stone slabs.
b) Cantilever tread slab steps b) Built up steps

7. _________ stairs are light 8. ________ stairs are

in weight, they are mostly
used for residential buildings. now not frequently used.
a) Timber c) Brick

9. The external file escaped 10. _________ stairs are now

stairs are generally made of commonly used in all types of
construction and in case of a frame
_______ structure of reinforced concrete.
c) Metal a) RCC
 1. A _________ is a horizontal 2. At present, the lentils of _________
member which is placed across an are widely used to span the openings
opening to support the position of the for doors, windows, etc. in a structure.
structure above it. c) RCC
d) Lintel

3. _________ lintels consist 4. In Wood or Timber lintels, the depth

of pieces of timber which are of lintel should be about __________
to __________ of the span with the
placed across the opening. minimum value of 80 mm.
a) Timber c) 1/12,1/8

5. ___________ consist of 6. ___________ consist of

slabs of Stones which are bricks which are generally
placed across the opening. placed on one end or edge.
a) Stone Lintels b) Brick Lintels

7. ______________ consists 8. ____________ consists of the

of Steel angles or rolled Steel reinforcement cement concrete and
they have replaced practically all other
joists. materials for the lintels.
b) Steel Lintels a) RCC Lintels

9. The usual concrete mix for 10. ___________ arrangement helps

RCC lintel is ___________ in improving the appearance of the
face and also reduces the quality of
(cement:sand:aggregate). concrete.
b) 1:2:4 a) Rebated boot lintel

2. Forms whose components

1. The temporary casing is can be reused several times
known as the __________ are known as the _______
b) Formwork b) Panel Forms
 3. The __________ of 4. The formwork should be sufficiently
formwork plays a significant strong enough to bear the _________
of weight concrete as well as the
role in the cost of concrete. weights of the equipment, labour, etc.
d) Economy b) Dead load

5. The inside surface of formwork 6. The ___________ formwork is used

should be ________ so as to turn for formwork when it is desired to
out a good concrete surface. reuse the formwork several times.
a) Smooth c) Steel

7. The column formwork consists 8. The form work for an RCC

of a box prepared from floor consists of a ___________
__________ separate sides. to receive the concrete.
d) Four b) Skeleton

9. The boxes for beams are play 10. In formwork for the wall, the
prepared from ________ sides and _________ are provided by vertical
________ bottom in formwork for an Struts and horizontal wales.
RCC floor. c) Sheets
c) One, Two

1. A __________ is defined as a sequence 2. _________ is the vertical member

of steps and it is provided to afford the which is fixed between string and
means of Ascent and Descent between the handrail to give support to the
floors or landings. handrail.
a) Stair a) Baluster

3. The incline rail over the 4. _________ is the horizontal

string is known as a distance between the faces of
_________ two consecutive Risers.
c) Handrail c) Going
 5. The horizontal platform 6. The protecting part of the tread
between two flights of a Stair beyond the face of Riser is
is known as the _________ known as a __________
a) Landing d) Nosing

7. The vertical or Front member of the 8. The total length of a Stair

step, which is connected to the treads, in a horizontal plane is known
is known as a __________ as the __________
c) Riser
a) Run

9. ____________ has one 10. A combination of tread

and riser is known as
end or both ends splayed in ___________
plan.c) Splayed step d) Step

11. _________ is an ordinary 12. __________ do not

step of rectangular shape in radiate from a common
plan. centre.
a) Flier b) Dancing steps

1. The _______ is used for formwork 2. ___________ gives excellent

when it is desired to reuse the exposed concrete surface requiring no
formwork several times. further finishing treatment.
b) Steel c) Steel

3. When form work is required for 4. The __________ formwork

small ones requiring less repetitions, should be neither too dry nor
the ________ is preferred to Steel. too wet.
b) Timber
c) Timber
 5. It is found that moisture content of 6. The _________ formwork can be
about __________ is appropriate for reused several time as compared to
the timber formwork. ordinary Timber formwork.
a) 20% d) Plywood

7. The column formwork consists 8. The formwork for an ___________

of a box prepared from _______ consists of rows of the vertical post
which carry small wooden beams at
separate sides. their tops.
d) Four a) RCC floors

9. In case of formwork for the floor, the 10. The formwork for ________
________ supports should be firmly consists of stringers, sheets, joist,
supported at the bottom. bearers and vertical post.
b) Vertical d) Stairs

11. The formwork for 12. The forms are raised by the
___________ consists of sheets, concrete is in a plastic state and such
forms are therefore sometimes
studs, Wales, ties and braces. referred to as the ___________
c) Walls a) Climbing forms

1. Which of the following is 2. A window should be located on the

not a function of a window? __________ side of a room as seen
c) To admit water to the from the point of view of fresh air.
b) Northern
building

3. A door should not be 4. Which of the following factors

located in the centre of a does not determine the selection
wall. of the location of a window?
a) True c) Number of bricks used
5. Which of the following rules is used 6. The minimum area of windows
in order to select the location of a should be __________ of the floor
window? area in case of public buildings.
b) Breadth of window = 1/8 (width of c) 20%
room + height of room)

7. The length of a module as 8. In the designation 6 WS

recommended by Indian 12, the letter S stands for
Standard is __________ __________
a) 100 mm b) Single shutter

9. In the designation 10 WT 10. The panels are fully

13, letter T stands for glazed in a __________
_________ window.
a) Double shutter b) Sash window

1. Which of the following components 2. ____________ is the top

of a door is an assembly of horizontal
and vertical members? horizontal part of a frame.
b) Frame a) Head

3. __________ is the 4. Which of the following is

not a component of a door
openable part of a door shutter?
or window.c) Shutter c) Frame

5. _______ is the 6. Sills are normally not

bottom-most horizontal part of
a frame. provided in door frames.
b) Sill a) True
 8. _______ is a horizontal
7. _______ is the vertical projection of the head and sill
outer member of the shutter. of a frame.
a) Style b) Horn

9. The length of the horn 10. _____________ is the top

horizontal member of a
is _____________ shutter.
a) 10-15 cm b) Top rail

1. Intermediate rail is also 2. __________ is the vertical face

of an opening in the wall which
known as ___________ supports the door frame.
c) Cross-rail b) Jamb

3. The sill of a door is 4. ________ are used to fix

the frame in the opening of
known as ________ the wall.
d) Threshold c) Holdfasts

5. Holdfasts are generally 6. The horizontal length of

bent into __________ shape. the holdfast is ________
b) Z c) 20 cm

7. _________ is the depression 8. __________ is a vertical

created inside the door frame in member of the frame used to
order to receive the door shutter. subdivide a door vertically.
a) Rebate c) Mullion
 9. _________ is the 1. The height of a door should
external jamb of a door. not be less than _______
a) Reveal c) 1.8-2 m

2. The width of a door should be such 3. Which of the following relations

that it ensures the passing of two between the height and width of a
people walking ______ through that
door. door are correct?
b) Shoulder to shoulder a) Height = (width + 1.2) metres

4. According to the relations used in 5. What should be the size of an

India between the height and the width external door of a residential
of a door, the width of a door should
be ______ times height. building?
c) 0.4-0.6 b) (1.0 m x 2 m) to (1.1 m x 2 m)

6. Which of the following 7. What should be the size of the

cannot be the thickness of a internal door of a residential
door shutter? building?
c) 125 m a) (0.9 m x 2 m) to (1 m x 2 m)

8. In the designation 8 DS 20, 9. In the designation 10 DT

the letter D stands for 21, letter T stands for
__________ _________
d) Door opening a) Double shutter

10. The size of the door frame (in mm) 1. The size of a door frame is
recommended for the designation 8 determined after allowing a
DS 20 is __________ margin of __________ all-round.
b) 790 x 1990 c) 5 mm
 2. Which of the following frames are 3. The cross-sectional area of the
used only for those residential head and the post of a door frame is
buildings where more funds are generally kept the same.
available? a) True
b) Aluminium frames

5. The thickness of a timber 6. The width of a timber door frame is

frame may vary between _______ if the shutter is provided only
_______ to one side of the door.
c) 100 mm
b) 60-75 mm

7. The width of rebating of the 8. Which of the following is not a type

timber frame at its outer edge of joint between the head and the post
varies between ________ of the timber frame?
b) Open and pin joint
a) 12.5-15 mm

9. Which of the following is 1. Which of the following is

not a section of a steel door
an anti-termite solution? frame?
a) Aldrex c) Q-section

2. In case of softwood 3. The right angle of the

frames, which of the following members of a door shall be
shall be of hardwood? checked from their outer surface.
b) Bottom sill of the window b) False

4. How many holdfasts shall be fixed 5. The contact surfaces of tenons

on each side in case of window and should be treated with __________
ventilator frames with height less than before putting together.
1 m? b) Animal glue
a) Two
 6. In panelled doors, the maximum 7. Solid core flush door is
area of a single panel of timber should
not be more than _______ also known as ________
a) 0.5 m2 a) Laminated core flush door

8. Which of the following 1. A ___________ may be defined as an

doors are used to check the openable barrier secured in an opening left
in a wall for the purpose of providing access
entry of flies and insects? to the user of the structure.
b) Wire-gauged doors b) Door

c2. A ____________ may be defined 3. The main function of _________ in

as an opening made in a wall for the a building is to serve as a connecting
purpose of providing daylight, vision link between the various internal
and ventilation. parts.
d) Window c) Door

4. The ___________ are generally 5. The minimum width for __________ doors
provided to give light and ventilation ____________ doors and doors in public
building such as hospitals, library, etc., are
both to the interior part of a building. 800 mm, 1 m and 1.2 meters respectively.
c) Windows a) Internal, External

6. The size of ________ depends on the 7. The BIS recommends that the size of a
dimension of the room, use of the room, door frame and window frame should be
location of the room, direction and speed of derived after allowing a margin of ______
the wind, obstruction to light by neighbouring mm alround an opening for convenience of
buildings, etc. fixing.
c) Window d) 10 mm

8. For instance, the designation 6 WS 13 9. The _______ is the most common

denotes a window opening with single material for door and windows as it can be
shutter having width equal to 6 modulus i.e. moulded in variety of shapes and can thus
_______ and height equal to 13 modulus i.e. present a decent appearance.
_________ a) Wood
c) 600 mm, 1300 mm
10. The traditional __________ door 1. ________ consists of a group
shutters have inevitable problems of of member which form a support
wrapping, rotting, painting and
maintenance. for a door or window.
b) Wooden d) Frame

2. _________ is the top most 3. __________ is the middle

horizontal member of the horizontal member of the shutter
where the locking arrangement is
shutter. provided.
c) Top rail a) Lock rail

4. The top or uppermost 5. ________ is the area of

horizontal part of a frame is shutter enclosed between the
known as the _______ adjacent rails.
d) Head d) Panel

6. The entire assembly of 7. _________ is a vertical member

styles, panels and rails is which is employed to subdivided a
known as the __________ window or door opening vertically.
c) Mullion
d) Shutter

8. ____________ is a piece of 9. __________ is a mixture of

timber which is fixed in an a linseed oil and whiting
inclined position within a frame. Chalk.
d) Louver a) Putty

10. _________ is a strip of wood, 1. A __________ door is formed from

usually moulded or Splayed, which is the vertical boards, known as the
fixed on the sides and head of battens, which are secured by
opening. horizontal supports, known as ledges.
b) Architrave a) Ledged
2. _________ doors are similar to the 3. In ________ type of doors, a
ledge doors except that the diagonal Framework for Shutters is provided to
members, known as the braces, are make the doors strong and better in
provided. appearance.
c) Ledged and braced b) Ledged and framed

4. _________ doors are just 5. _________ is the most usual variety

similar to the framed type except of door and consist of a framework in
that the braces are introduced. which panels are fitted.
a) Ledged, framed and braced a) Framed and panelled

6. In order to admit more light, in 7. A _________ door consists of a

addition to that coming from the framework of rails and styles and it is
windows _________ doors are used. covered with plywood or hardboard.
b) Sash d) Flush

8. In _________ types of doors, 9. A _________ door consists

the shutters are provided with
louvers, either fully or partly. of a mild steel frame.
b) Louvered c) Collapsible

11. A __________ steel door consists

10. A ___________ door essentially of a frame, a drum and a shutter of
consists of a centrally placed mullion thin Steel plates or Iron sheets of
or pivot in a circular opening. thickness about 1 mm.
a) Revolving d) Rolling

12. A _________ door is provided with 1. __________ are the

special Hinges known as the double action
spring Hinges and thus the shutters of the windows, the shutters of
door are held in a closed position when the which open the doors.
door is not in use.
a) Swing b) Casement windows
 2. _________ windows consist of a 3. In ________ windows, the
pair of shutter which can slide within shutters are allowed to swing
the groove provided in the frame. around the pivot.
d) Double-hung
c) Pivoted

4. _________ windows are similar to 5. In __________ windows,

the sliding doors and the shutter the louvers are provided as in
moves on the roller bearings, either
horizontally or vertically. case of Louvered doors.
a) Sliding a) Louvered

6. ___________ are fully 7. ____________ are nowadays

widely used, especially for public
glazed casement windows. buildings.
d) Sash windows d) Metal windows

8. __________ windows are 9. ______________ are the

provided at the corner of a windows provided on the
room. sloping rooms.
b) Corner c) Dormer

10. ________ windows 11. _________ windows are

project outside the external provided near the top of main
wall of a room. roof.
d) Bay c) Clerestorey

12. __________ are the windows which are

fixed on the flat roofs to provide light in the 13. ________________ are the
inner portion of the building where light windows which are provided on the
coming from the windows in the external wall sloping surface of a pitched roof.
is insufficient. a) Skylight
a) Lantern lights
 1. Which of the following is 2. Which of the following types of
not a type of fixture or hinges are used where there are
fastening for a door? thin shutters?
c) Frames d) Back flap hinge

3. One flange of the butt hinge is

screwed to the edge of the door 4. The counter-flap
shutter while the other is screwed to
the ____________ of the door frame.
hinge has two centres.
a) Rebate a) True

5. Garnet hinge is also 6. Nar-madi hinge is

known as _________ used for light doors.
b) T-shutter b) False

7. Rising butt hinges are 8. Which of the following is a

provided with helical substitute of garnet hinge?
__________ joints. c) Strap hinge
a) Nickel

1. Which of the following 2. Which of the following bolts

hinges are used for swinging is used for fixing back faces
doors? of doors?
c) Spring hinges b) Barrel bolt

3. Aldrop is fixed in 4. Which of the following bolts

is used to secure high
internal doors. doors?
b) False c) Espagnolette bolt
5. Which of the following bolts 6. In hook and eye bolt, the
is fixed to the inside of the hook is fixed to ________
door? c) Sill of the frame
d) Latch
 1. ________________ gas 2. ____________________ gas
hampers oxygen from overestimates the rate of breathing and it is
thus responsible for increasing the intake of
reaching the brain. other toxic gases.
b) Carbon monoxide c) Carbon dioxide

3. During fire, the human body 4. The content of oxygen is

can withstand temperature upto
__________ normally ________% in air.
b) 120°C d) 21

5. The hazard due to fire spread 6. The hazard with concerns damage
into a building through the open or destruction of building itself is
air is known as__________ known as the ______________
c) Exposure hazard a) Internal hazard

8. The term _____________ is used to indicate the

7. The hazard which concerns with the amount of heat liberated in kilojoules per square
loss or damage to life is referred to as metre of floor area of any compartment by the
the ______________ combustion of the content of the building and any
combustible part of the building itself.
c) Personal hazard b) Fire load

9. The class of fire-load not 10. The class of fire-load limiting

exceeding 1.15×10^6 is between 2.23×10^6 to 4.60×10^6 is
considered as _________ considered as ______________
c) High
b) Low

12. It is found that the _______ are

11. The __________ is a bad not seriously affected until very high
conductor of heat and it is also temperature of 1200°C to 1300°C are
non-combustible building material. reached.
c) Stone d) Brick
 13. The structural elements made of 14. ________________ is rarely
__________ gets Ignite and get used as a structural material at
rapidly destroyed in case of fire. present construction works.
b) Timber b) Cast iron

15. ______________ is a poor 1. _________________ joints are

conductor of heat and the cracks are employed to extend the length of a
formed in this material when heated member by joining two pieces of
and then suddenly cooled. timber.
a) Glass c) Lengthening

3. _________________
2. ___________________ is straps are provided in case of
the simplest form of joint. Lapped joint.
a) Lapped joint d) Iron

4. In __________ joint, the two Timber 5. A ___________ joint is formed by

pieces are placed touching each other making projections and corresponding
and then wooden or iron fishplate are depression on the other piece.
placed on the opposite faces. a) Scarfed
c) Fished

6. A _________________ joint 7. _______________ joints are

present a neat appearance and is employed to extend the width of board
useful where depth of beam is to be or planks, which are placed edge to
preserved. edge.
d) Spliced b) Widening

8. _________________ are the corner 9. ______________________ joints

joints which are employed to connect are employed to connect the members
the members at ends so as to form a at an angle other than a right angle.
corner or angular edge. c) Oblique
b) Angle joint
 10. In ________ joint, half the 11. The two members
thickness of each Timber piece is cut meeting at an angle can be
in the shape of dovetail or wedge. joined by a ____________
a) Dovetailed
c) Mitre joint

12. ______________ joint is 1. ______________ is a non

used to connect members of combustible building material, but it is
a good conductor of heat and hence, it
bigger sizes. is rapidly heated in case of a fire.
b) Oblique tenon joint d) Steel

2. _________________ is a 3. _________________ is a non

combustible building material with
very good conductor of heat. low coefficient of expansion.
b) Aluminium d) Asbestos cement

5. _________________ systems are

4. ___________________ is a bad installed with a view to give an alarm
conductor of heat and it is an effective and to call for assistance in case of
material for fire resisting construction. fire.
d) Concrete c) Alarm

6. The _____________ alarm system consist

of hand bell or such other arrangement by 7. ___________________ include
which the occupants of the whole or part of portable fire extinguishers, the usual
the building are informed about the being carbon dioxide type.
happening of a fire. a) Manual fire extinguisher
b) Manual

8. ____________________ 9. _________________ extinguishes fire by

arrangement consists of a system of dilute inflammable mixtures of air and
overhead pipe which are fixed in the flammable gases or vapours to proportion
ceiling of the roof. below their flammable limits.
c) Automatic sprinkler c) Carbon dioxide
 10. ____________________ system includes a
11. In ___________________ system,
supply of dry chemical, an expellent gas such as the chemical foam is formed by
compressed nitrogen, detection devices and nozzles passing foam producing liquid and
for discharging the dry chemical into the hazard area.
c) Dry chemical water through an agitation device.
b) Foam

12. The ________________ indicates of 1. ______________ is a form of a

specific family of chemicals which are solid head where the threads are
produced by replacing one or more hydrogen
atoms with halogen atoms. provided on which a nut moves.
a) Halon system d) Bolt

2. ___________ are the rings of metal 3. ____________ are the pieces

which can be used for fasten two of wrought iron and are bent at
members abutting each other. ends to connect other members.
d) Connectors b) Dogs

4. ______________ are the pieces of 5. ________________ are the pieces

wrought iron or steel and these are driven of wrought iron or cast iron and are
into the member to be connected using
hammer or other means. used to protect the ends of timber.
a) Nails c) Sockets

6. _______________ are the bands of 7. ________________ are

steel or wrought iron which can be used in case of mortise and
used to joint two pieces of timber. tenon joint.
a) Straps
c) Wedges

8. _____________ are used when 9. Split ring connector and

joint is subjected to vibration and the toothed ring connector are the
work is to be done in pieces. examples of ___________
d) Screws d) Connectors
10. A wire nail is also known 1. The term ________ includes such
as ____________ and it is forms of construction which have to
resist is due to loads coming up on
very tough and strong. them.
c) French nail c) Carpentry

3. ________________ is a
2. The term ____________ is used to semi-circular projection which is
indicate the art of preparing internal formed on the edges of surfaces of
fittings and finishing of timber. wood.
b) Joinery b) Bead

4. _____________ term is used to 5. _______________ is a term

indicate the taking off the edge of which is used to indicate a recess
corner or arris of a wooden piece. formed in a piece of timber.
d) Chamfering a) Groove

6. __________ are wooden blocks 7. ___________ is a term which is

which are fixed previously to a wall to used to indicate the sinking of edge of
act as additional support for wide one piece of timber into another.
architrave, ornamental moulds, etc. c) Housing
b) Grounds

8. ___________ is a term which 9. The edge of portion

is used to indicate the process of overhanging a vertical surface is
formation of moulded sections. known as the ____________
b) Moulding d) Nosing

10. The process of taking of the 11. _______________ is a term which

shaving from wood with the help of is used to indicate the covering of
plane is known as the entire or part of the exposed surface
_______________ of timber by means of Veneers.
a) Planing d) Veneering
12. _______________ indicates the lining of
panelling of wood on the lower part of
1. Which of the following
masonry walls say for height of about 600
mm from the floor level.
is not a marking tool?
b) Wainscot a) Chisel

2. Bevel is used for 3. Mortise gauge is used to

__________ mark lines perpendicular to
b) Setting angles other than a the edges.
right angle b) False

4. Which of the following 5. Which of the following

is not a cutting tool? is not a boring tool?
c) Plier b) Screwdriver

6. Which of the following 7. Dovetail saw is used

cutting tools is used for
cutting wood? to cut __________
c) Compass saw a) Timber

8. Which of the following 9. Which of the following

boring tool is used for deep
boring? is not a planning tool?
b) Auger a) Rose plane

10. __________ is used for 11. Cut nails are

sharpening various tools. _________ in section.
b) Oil stone c) Trapezoidal
12. Wire nails are available in 13. The length of a
_______ shape. spike is _________
a) Circular
b) 10-15 cm

1. The exposed term surfaces 2. The other floors of each storey

of floors are termed as the about the ground level are known
____________ as the ___________
c) Flooring b) Upper floor

3. In auditoriums, to carry out dances 4. ______________ floors

or Dramas, the ____________ are consists of single joist which are
constructed on the ground floor. placed below the floor boards.
d) Basement timber floors b) Single joist timber floor

5. In ___________________ floors, 6. In ______________ floors,

the intermediate supports, known as intermediate supports, known as the
the binders, provided for the bridging girders, provided for the binders.
joists. c) Triple Joist timber floor
b) Double joists timber floor

7. In _________________ 8. In ________________ floors,

floors, the flag stones are the small sections of rolled Steel
used in the two layers. joists are placed in concrete.
a) Double flagstones floors d) Filler joists

9. In _____________ floors, the brick 10. In ________________ floors,

arches or cement concrete arches are the Steel bars and concrete are
constructed and these arches rest on
the lower flanges of mild steel joists. used to form of floor.
c) Jack arch c) RCC
 11. In ______________ floors, the 12. With the development of
hollow blocks of clay or concrete are _______________ construction
used to reduce the total weight of the technique, it is possible to prepare the
floor. precast unit for the floor.
a) Hollow block a) Pre cast

1. The thickness of the mortar 2. In muram flooring, the thickness of

bed on which the brick the layer of muram laid over the
flooring is laid is ________ prepared subgrade is _______
b) 15 cm
c) 12 mm

3. Mud and muram floorings can 4. The thickness of the

be used in both low-cost housing flagstone used in flagstone
as well as high-cost housing. flooring is _________
b) False c) 2-4 cm

5. The mortar used in 6. Which of the following reasons is not responsible

for the preference of non-monolithical construction
flagstone flooring has cement over monolithical construction in cement concrete
flooring?
and sand in the ratio ______ c) Smaller overall thickness in monolithical
b) 1:3 construction

7. How many components are 8. The base course in cement

there in cement concrete concrete flooring is made of
flooring? __________ coarse aggregate.
a) Two b) 60%

9. The minimum thickness of the 10. Which of the following

granolithic finish, when laid over a types of flooring is a
hardened surface, is __________ decorative flooring?
a) 35 mm
b) Terrazzo flooring
 11. The ratio of cement and 12. The size of the marble
marble in terrazzo is chips used in terrazzo flooring
__________ varies from __________
c) 1:5/4 to 1:2 b) 3-6 mm

14. Which of the following is used as

13. In mosaic flooring, the surface is an alternative to terrazzo flooring
rubbed with __________ to make it when the floor needs to be laid
smooth and polished. quickly?
a) Pumice stone c) Tiled flooring

1. In simple reinforced cement concrete slab

flooring, it is important to provide 2. Which grade of cement concrete is
reinforcement in both the directions when the used in the construction of simple
length of the room is _________ times its R.C.C. floors?
width. d) M20
c) 1.5

3. Which type of bricks should 4. The beams used in

be used in the construction of beam-slab flooring are known
reinforced brick flooring? as _________
a) First class bricks d) T-beams

5. Ribbed floors are also 6. The clearing spacing of the

ribs in ribbed flooring should
known as __________ not exceed ________
c) Hollow-tiled floors d) 50 cm

7. In ribbed flooring, lateral ribs having 8. In ribbed flooring, the depth of

the same width as that of longitudinal the rib is at least _________ with
ribs are provided if the span exceeds
________ the free support.
d) 3 m b) L/20
 9. Which of the following 10. _________ mortar is used
about hollow-tiled floors is not to fill the joints in precast
true? concrete floors.
a) They are heavy a) Cement

12. Wooden joists provided in

11. Which of the following is single joist timber floors are
not a type of timber floors? called as __________
a) Half joist timber floors b) Bridging joists

13. In single joist timber floors, the 14. Which of the following is
depth of the joists is calculated using not an element of triple joists
the formula _______
a) Depth = (4 x spanning metres) + 5 timber flooring?
cm c) Separating joists

1. Which of the following 2. In tiled flooring, the flooring

types of flooring is used in is cured for __________ days
bathrooms and kitchens? before polishing it.
c) Marble flooring a) 7

4. Damp prevention in timber flooring 5. Suspended type timber

can be prevented by providing a DPC floors are supported
layer above the flooring. ___________
b) False
c) Above the ground

6. In timber flooring, the spacing 7. Asphalt mastic has sand

between the sleeper walls is not and asphalt in the ratio
more than __________ ________
a) 1.8-2 m d) 2:1
 9. Which of the following types of
8. In asphalt mastic flooring flooring is used when it is required to
___________ should be added to the transmit light from the upper to lower
asphalt mix in order to apply it cold. floor?
c) Alcohol and asbestos d) Glass flooring

10. In rubber flooring, tiles of rubber 11. Granules of cork are heated
are manufactured by mixing pure with ____________ oil to
rubber with fillers like ___________ manufacture cork carpet.
a) Cotton fibre c) Linseed

12. Cork used in cork flooring 13. Which of the following

is obtained from the bark of types of flooring is spread
_____________ tree. directly on concrete?
b) Quercus suber a) Linoleum flooring

14. Which of the following types of 15. In PVC flooring, time taken by
flooring can be easily damaged by the adhesive to set before the
bringing burning objects in contact? tiles are laid is _________
d) Plastic flooring b) 30 mins

1. Formerly, the _____________ 2. __________________ material is used for

flooring was not favourite because of cheap construction and for places where
bad smell and ugly colour of the heavy articles are to be stacked as in case of
Asphalt. godowns, Sheds, stores, etc.
a) Asphalt c) Brick

3. The type of construction which is 4. ___________ flooring is

widely used for cheap residential available in two forms,
buildings is known as the
______________________ namely, tiles and carpet.
a) Indian Patent Stone d) Cork
 5. ______________ flooring material 6. ______________ flooring material
is used when it is desired to transmit is a mixture of linseed oil, gums and
light to the floor below or to admit light resins, pigments, wood flour, cork dust
to the basement from the upper floor. and other filling materials.
c) Glass a) Linoleum

7. _____________ flooring is 8. The ______________ is the

known as the composition cheapest flooring material and can be
flooring or jointless flooring. only adopted for ground floor.
d) Moorum
c) Magnesite

9. _____________ flooring is just 10. ______________ flooring material called

similar to Moorum flooring except that polyvinyl Chloride and it is fabricated in the
form of tiles, all different sizes and various
mud is used in place of Moorum. colours shades.
a) Mud b) Plastic

11. _________________ flooring 12. The flooring of _____________

material is a mixture of raw rubber, material consists of square or
fillers such as fibre, cork, etc. and rectangular slab of stones.
pigments. a) Stone
b) Rubber

1. A _______________ is defined at the

upper most part of the building which is 2. When two roof surface meet
constructed in the form of a framework to together and form an internal
give protection to the building against rain, angle, a ________ is formed.
heat, snow, wind, etc.
a) Roof b) ValleyBarge

4. A wooden piece provided at 5. The Framework, usually of triangles

the Ridge line of a sloping roof is and design to support the roof
covering for ceiling over rooms is
known as the ____________ known as a ____________
c) Ridge a) Roof truss
6. Any rafter which is shorter than 7. The wooden piece which are placed
a common rafter is known as a horizontally on the principal rafter to
carry the common rafter are known as
_______________ _____________
b) Jack Rafter b) Purlins

8. The triangular upper part of a wall 9. ________________ are

formed at the end of pitched roof is the strips of wood which are
known as a ____________ fixed on the rafter or ceiling.
d) Gable
b) Battens

10. ________________ are the 1. Which of the following is

pieces of timber which extends
from the eves to the ridge. not a category of roofs?
d) Rafters c) Aligned roofs

2. Which roofs are preferred 3. Which roofs are

in areas having heavy
rainfall? used in hot regions?
a) Pitched roofs b) Flat roofs

4. Which roofs are more 5. Which of the following

preferred for public buildings roofs slopes in two
like libraries and theatres? directions?
d) Curved roofs b) Gable roof

7. The hip is formed by the

6. Pitch is expressed intersection of two sloping roof
as a ratio of _______ surfaces making an external angle
less than 180°.
c) Rise to span b) False
 9. __________ is known as
8. The apex line of a pitched the lower edge of an inclined
roof is known as ________ roof surface.
b) Ridge a) Eaves

10. Sloping triangles 1. ______________ are the wooden

planks or boards which are fixed on
are formed in ______ the gable end of a roof.
b) Gable roof c) Barge boards

2. __________________ are the 3. The diagonal piece of wood which

thin strips of wood which are is laid across the corner of the wall is
fixed on the rafters or ceiling. known as a ____________
d) Battens d) Dragon beam

4. The lower edges of a roof which are 5. The angle formed at the
resting upon or projecting beyond the intersection of two roof slopes is
supporting wall are known as the
_______________ known as the ___________
c) Eaves b) Hip

6. The wooden piece which are placed 7. A wooden piece provided at

horizontally on a principal rafter to ridge line of a sloping roof is
carry the common rafters are known
as the ______________ known as the ___________
d) Purlins b) Ridge

8. A bedding block is 9. _______________ are the

generally provided at the end rafters which are provided at the
of a Truss as __________ junction of two roof slopes.
b) Template a) Jack Rafter
 11. _________________ are the long
10. The horizontal distance between wooden members which are
the internal faces of walls or support is embedded on top of the walls to
known as a ___________ receive the common rafter.
a) Span b) Wall plates

12. The edge of a Gable, running 1. In __________ roofs, the common

between the Eaves and ridge is Rafter are provided to itself without
known as __________ any intermediate support.
a) Verge a) Single

2. ______________ is the 3. In ________________ roof, the

simplest form of a pitched roof common rafter slope upward from the
opposite wall and they meet on a
and it is also known as pent roof. Ridge piece in the middle.
d) Lean on roof d) Couple

4. __________________ roof is just 5. __________________ roof

similar to a couple roof except that the is a variation of a couple
legs of the common after are
connected by tie beam. close roof.
c) Couple-close a) Collar beam

6. ____________________ roof is similar to 7. In order to reduce the size of

the collar beam roof accept that two collar rafters, the intermediate support,
beams which are crossing each other to
present an appearance of scissors are called the ___________ are
provided. introduced under the rafters.
a) Collar and scissor b) Purlins

8. When the span exceeds 4.8 M and when 9. In this type of truss, the centre
there is no inside supporting walls for post, known as ___________
Purlins, the frame structures adopted, known
as the _____________ form a support for the tie beam.
d) Trussed roofs b) King post truss
 10. _______________ truss 1. _______________ is a
differs from King post Truss in
having two vertical members. very light roof covering.
d) Queen post truss c) Thatch

2. If tails are laid in two 3. The wood _____________ are

layers, the roof is known as obtained from the well Seasoned
timber with length varying from 300
___________ roof. mm to 380 mm.
c) Double tiled d) Shingles

5. The ________________ sheets are

4. The Mangalore tile are one prepared by pressing flat wrought iron
of _________ type of tiles. plates between roller with groove and
b) Patent then they are galvanised with the coat
of zinc.b) Galvanized iron

6. _____________ sheets are 7. ______________ is a light,

obtained from the cement which is flexible and waterproof
mixed with about 15% of asbestos
fibre. material.
a) Asbestos cement d) Ruberoid

8. Roof which is nearly flat 9. A ____________ is a

is known as the ________ rounded vault forming a roof.
b) Flat roof c) Dome

10. A recent development known as

the ___________ roof has combine 1. Which of the following is
the advantages of flat roofs and not a type of single roof?
curved roof. c) King-post roof truss
b) Doubly curved tile
9. The coefficient of heat conductivity 10. Which of the following
of heat-insulating materials does not
exceed _________ is not a solid lubricant?
a) 0.18 kcal/m.hr.°C c) Grease

12. Which of the following oils is

11. Which of the following statements
about liquid lubricants is false?
obtained by boiling fats and other
b) Their melting point should be high parts of cattle with water?
c) Neat s foot oil

13. Which of the following oils are 1. _________________ type

obtained by mixing mineral oils of equipment have
with animal or vegetable oils? intermittent cycles of work.
d) Blended oils a) Intermittent

2. __________________ types of 3. _________________ types of

equipment have a continuous equipments are characteristics of
both, intermittent as well as
flow of work turned out. continuous flow type equipments.
c) Continuous flow b) Mixed

4. The term ____________ is used to 5. In _____________ method, it is

indicate the process of allocating a prepaid assumed that a property loses its
expense to accounting periods during which
there are benefits realised from the value by the same amount every
depreciable equipment. year.
a) Cost Depreciation d) Straight line

6. In _____________ method, it is assumed 7. In _____________ method, the

that a property will lose its value by a depreciation of properties assumed to be
constant percentage of its value and the equal to the annual sinking fund plus the
beginning of every year. interest on the fund for that year.
b) Constant percentage a) Sinking fund
8. In ______________ the owner 9. The annual cost of _______________
has to invest a certain amount for may be determined independently or it may
be linked up with the depreciated cost of the
the purchase of an equipment. equipment by a certain fix percentage.
b) Investment charges a) Maintenance and repairs

10. The ____________________ of 11. The term _____________ is used

an equipment mainly includes the to indicate the period during which the
amount spent for fuel and lubricating equipment is in ideal condition.
oil. b) Downtime
c) Operation cost

12. __________________ indicates 13. Due to _______________ the

the time duration by which we comes equipment seems physically sound
to know about the destructive period but it becomes old fashioned and the
of an equipment. rate of its output becomes less.
d) Normal deterioration c) Obsolescence

14. The replacement of the 1. _______________ is a self

equipment also depend on propelled machine which is used
mainly to exert a powerful tractive
the _________ force for pulling other machines.
d) Working Method a) Tractor

2. A _________ is very useful 3. The size of the bulldozer is

equipment and it can be used for indicated by the dimension of
construction work like to clear the site
of work, to make the land level, etc. its _________
d) Bulldozer d) Blades

4. A ________________ can 5. A ____________ is used to

be used on wet ground and in level the ground and spreads
all conditions of weather. the loose material.
d) Bulldozer c) Grader
6. A Grader which is told by a 7. _______________
tractor is known as consists of a large bucket
_________ which is attached to a tractor.
d) Elevating grader b) Scraper

8. ________________ are 9. __________________ type of

usually mounted on two or scraper consists of a four wheeled
scrapper bowl towed behind crawler
four pneumatic tyred wheels. Power unit.
a) Scraper c) Crawler drawn

10. An _______________ is 11. _________________ type of

an oldest type of machine excavator used for digging the
foundation trenches below operating
which removes earth. level.
b) Excavator b) Backactor

12. _________________ type of 13. ________________ type

excavator is used for digging below, at of excavator carries Shovel at
or above operating level in a vertical
range. its lower end.
c) Clamshell a) Power shovel

14. __________________ type of 15. ________________ type

excavator is used for digging at of excavator carries the
or below the operating level. skimmer at its lower end.
b) Dragline a) Skimmer

1. ______________ are used 2. A _______________ Dredger

to excavate underwater consists of an endless chain of
material. bucket mounted on a ladder.
b) Dredger a) Bucket ladder
 3. A _______________ Dredger 4. A _____________ dredger
consists of a pontoon carrying a frame essentially consist of a graph
in which a revolving boom is fixed. suspended from cable.
d) Dipper
b) Grab

5. A _______________ Dredger 6. ________________ is mounted on

essentially consist of sand pump the wheels and carries two to four
which excavates and transport the bed teeth, the usual number being three.
material in one operation. a) Rooter
a) Hydraulic

7. ________________ is used to 8. ____________ type Trencher

excavate the trenches of width from can dig a trench up to 10 m in
250 mm to 450 mm and depth 4 m
with accuracy and speed. depth and 4 m in width.
d) Ditcher c) Ladder

9. In a Trencher, a series of small 10. ___________________

cutting ____________ attached to two equipment are used to decrease the
endless chains which are supported porosity of earth and to increase the
by a boom. density and strength of the earth.
a) Buckets b) Compaction

11. _________________ type of 12. The weight of

rollers rely upon their deadweight _____________ Roller varies
to carry out consolidation work. from 500 kg to 5 tonnes.
c) Dead weight b) Vibrating

13. A _________________ roller 14. _ rollers

consists of a flat platform below with
number of smooth rubber tyre wheels
are also known as tamping
are mounted on two or more axles. rollers.
b) Pneumatic a) Sheep s foot
15. The _ rollers are 1. A __________________ roller is a
considered most suitable for multi purpose roller which is used for
compacting clayey soil or soil various purposes and for practically all
containing mixture of sand and clay. type of roads.
b) Sheep s foot a) Smooth wheeled

2. Effective compaction is not 3. ________________ consist of

achieved by ____________ a vibrating unit mounted on a
rollers. screed, plate or roller.
d) Smooth wheeled d) Vibratory compactors

4. The ________________ 5. _______________ are the

compact soil close to the most commonly used
earth surface only. equipment for transportation.
a) Earth rammers c) Trucks

6. _________________ is a self 7. The trucks with automatic

propelled machine which is used unloading device are called
mainly to exert a powerful tractive
force for pulling other machines. ________________
d) Tractor d) Dump trucks

8. __________________ are very 9. _________________ are

useful for horizontal transportation of extra wagons attached to the
materials like bricks, aggregates,
scaffoldings, etc. tractors or trucks.
c) Dumpers c) Trailers

10. ___________________ are used 11. In order to raise and shift heavy
for vertical transportation of loads from one place to another, the
aggregates and wet concrete on large _________ are employed in the
project sites. construction of big works.
a) Elevators c) Cranes
12. ________________ crane is 13. In _________________ type of
used for open sites and it crane, heavy temporary staging or
platform is prepared for the working of
possesses a very long reach. the crane.
b) Derrick c) Goliath

14. ________________ are 15. A ________________

cranes of Swing jib type and are consists of a coil whose diameter
mounted on high Steel Towers. is about 50 mm to 100 mm.
c) Tower b) Tower crane

1. __________________ is the 2. The term _____________

process of using a drill bit in a drill to is used to indicate the
produce cylindrical holes in solid
materials, such as wood or metal. spacing of the drill holes.
c) Drilling b) Drilling pattern

3. In ________________ drilling 4. In ______________ drilling pattern,

pattern, the drill holes are arranged the drill holes slope both in the
nearly parallel in horizontal plane with horizontal and vertical planes.
a slight inclination. c) Pyramidal cut
c) Centre cut

5. In ______________ type of drill, the 6. _________________ is a rotary drill

grinding of rock into small particles is and it consists of steel pipe stem on
carried out through the Abrasive effect the bottom of which is attached to a
of a bit which rotates in the hole. roller bit.
b) Abrasion a) Blasthole

8. _______________ is a rotary type

7. _________________ of drill and its bit consists of a metal
is a self-propelled drill. mould or Matrix containing a large
number of diamonds.
c) Blasthole drill c) Diamond drill
 9. _________________ bits 10. ________________
are specially used for very based lubricants do not work
hard materials. well on diamond drill bits.
b) diamond drill b) Oil

11. _______________ is a Rotary type drill 12. ________________ type of drill

and its abrasive power depends on the bit consists of a long Steel bit which is
which is in the form of a section of steel pipe mechanically lifted up and dropped
with serrated or a roughened lower end. down to disintegrate the rock.
a) Shot drill d) Churn drill

13. ____________________ 14. _______________ is a heavy duty

is a air operated drill similar to rock drills used for drifting and
tunnelling and for benching and
Jack hammer. production drills.
b) Drifter a) Drifter

15. ________________ is an air 1. A ___________________ is

operated drill which can easily be also known as roto-hammer drill
carried from one place to the other. or masonry drill.
a) Jack hammer a) Rotary percussion drill

2. A ______________ is a 3. _________________ is the

power driven hammer used to modified form of Jack
shape forgings. hammer.
d) Steam hammer d) Stop hammer

4. ________________ is a Jack 5. ________________ are drifters

hammer mounted on a tripod with legs which are mounted on masts and
spread out to grant sufficient stability masts are mounted on two wheels to
to the drill. provide easy portability of the drills.
b) Tripod drill a) Wagon drills
6. The _____________ is gripped by a 7. In _____________ the bits for Jack
chuck at one end of the drill and is hammer and drifters are forged on one
pressed against the target material end of the drill Steel.
and rotated. b) Forged bits
c) Drilling bit

8. ________________ are Steel bits 9. ______________ are the most

which are screwed to the ends of drill common drilling tools used by the
rods and they can be attached to or handyman with either hand or electric
removed from the drill steel. drill.
a) Detachable bits d) Twist bits

10. Twist bits are also 11. _________________ are

available coated with designed to fit in rechargeable
______________ screwdriver and have low power.
d) Titanium Nitride b) Screwdriver bits

12. _______________ are 13. _________________ are

designed for drilling into brick, also known as a wood or
block, stone or concrete. dowel bit.
b) Masonry bits d) Spur point bits

15. __________________ is used in a

14. ____________________ are power or hand drill to form the conical
same as Spur point bits, but can be recess for the heads of countersunk
used in metal, wood and plastics. screws.
d) Bullet pilot point bits a) Countersink bit

1. _________________ drilling has 2. __________________ laser

rapidly become an inexpensive drilling uses a rapid fire burst of
alternative to outdated mechanical
hole drilling methods. pulses micro-machining method.
a) Laser c) Percussion
 3. ____________________ laser 4. ______________________ is
drilling is a method used to remove a used to heat bitumen before it is
cylindrical Core, or circular disc from a
substrate. applied on the road surface.
a) Trepanning d) Bitumen boiler

5. ______________ is mainly 6. __________________ is used

for designing the old road to a
used for grading purpose. predetermined depth.
b) Dozer b) Scarifier

7. ________________ is used for 8. __________________ is used

rolling and compacting the subgrade, for carrying out the earth work
the base and the surface of many
types of roads. operation of a road.
c) Road roller c) Scraper

9. _____________________ are the 10. _________________ are intended

bits used for drilling ceramic tiles and for power drilling use only, the centre
glass with a ground tungsten carbide point locates the bit and the flat steel
tip. on either side cuts away the timber.
c) Tile bits d) Flat wood bits

12. ____________________ are ideal

11. ______________________ are for drilling large diameter and deep
used for cutting large, fixed diameter holes in wood or thick man-made
holes in a wood or plastic. boards.
c) Hole saw bits a) Wood auger bits

13. _____________________ bits are used 1. In ___________________ type of

when some rocks are so abrasive that steel gantries, derricks are built on specially
bits have to be replaced after they have
been drilled only few centimetres of hole. constructed tower at site of work.
a) Carbide insert bits c) Derrick tower
 3. ____________________ is similar
2. _________________ Gantry to platform gantry except that the
consists of a platform which receives platform is converted into a movable
and distributes the material. carriage.
a) Platform c) Traveling gantry

4. A _______________ is merely a 5. A ______________ consist of

steel or Timber mast which is held in horizontal platform which is moved
the vertical position by three to four upward and downward by a powered
guy ropes. winch between vertical guides.
c) Gin poles b) Hoists

7. A _________________ is a
6. _______________ are used to mechanism in the shape of a cylinder
change the direction of ropes and to or drum, over which rope or chain is
raise greater loads with less efforts. wound.
a) Pulley blocks c) Winch

8. With the help of _______________ 9. ________________ are

the materials are transported with a the supports of the
continuous flow at comparatively high
speeds. continuous belt.
c) Conveyors b) Pulleys

10. _________________ are also known as 11. ____________________

the self-contained conveyors and they are conveyors operate in series with
used when placing of small volume of
concrete is involved. end discharge transfer points.
c) Portable Conveyors b) Feeder

12. ________________ 13. The conception of providing Arial

conveyors maybe in the form _________ developed from the need to
provide an economical alternative to road
of side discharge conveyors. and Railways for transporting materials.
b) Spreading a) Ropeways
14. ______________ ropes are widely 15. __________________ ropes
used for hoisting purpose and they consists of strands of wire of iron,
consist of fibre suitably bound Steel, etc. which are twisted around
together. the core of hemp.
a) Manilla b) Wire

1. Which of the following is 2. Which of the following is

not a component of plumbing not a component of the
water supply system? plumbing drainage system?
a) Washbasin b) Taps

3. According to the Indian Standard 4. Light gauge copper tubes are used
recommendations, a water requirement of for general purpose work where the
_______ per head per day is assumed for pressure is not more than 0.15
residential buildings. N/mm2.
c) 135 litres a) True

5. Which of the following is 6. Which of the following is

not true about lead pipes? not true about plastic pipes?
b) They have a low hydraulic d) Plastic pipes are corrosive
coefficient of flow

7. The diameter of main 8. ____________ is used to

service pipe may vary from measure flows to domestic
___________ buildings.
b) 12-40 mm d) Water meter

9. ____________ is used to measure 10. Inferential meters can be

the flow velocity across a used for both low and high
cross-section with a known area. flows.
a) Inferential meter
b) False
 1. Which of the following is not 2. Which of the following
true about a gate valve? materials is not used to make
a) It offers more resistance to the storage tanks?
flow of water than the globe valve b) Soda ash

4. According to the Indian Standard code

3. Which of the following components recommendations, the flushing storage
of a storage tank is used to clean the capacity for factories and workshops is
tank periodically? __________ litres per urinal seat and
c) Scour pipe ______ litres per W.C. seat.
a) 180, 900

6. In a house drainage system, the

5. In a house drainage system, the pipe which is used to preserve the
pipe through which human excreta water seal of traps is called
flows is called __________ __________
b) Soil pipe d) Anti-siphonage pipe

7. The strength or effectiveness 8. Which of the following is

of a water seal is represented by not a characteristic of traps?
its _________ d) A trap should be of an
b) Depth absorbent material

9. Which of the following 10. The opening at the top of

traps is commonly known as the intercepting trap is called
nahni trap? as ___________
a) Floor trap b) Cleaning eye

1. The length of the bathtubs 2. Which of the following is

generally varies from not a type of water closets?
___________ b) Spanish-type water closet
a) 1.7-1.85 m
 3. Indian type water closet is used in 4. The pedestal type
squatting position while European type European water closet is also
water closet cannot be conveniently
used in squatting position. known as ________
a) True a) Commode

5. The flushing cistern in the Indian 6. Bowl type urinals are used in public
type water closet is normally kept buildings while stall type urinals are
________ above the closet. used in residential buildings.
a) 2 metres a) True

7. Which of the following is 8. The size of the vent pipe

not a classification of traps commonly used in house
based on their shape? drainage is ________
d) W-trap c) 50 mm

10. The size of the rainwater

9. Bell-type flushing cistern is pipe commonly used in house
an example of ___________ drainage is _________
a) Valveless siphonic cistern b) 75 mm

1. The single stack system if effective 2. Partially ventilated single stack

only in the case when the traps are system is the modified form of
filled with water seal of depth not less __________
than _________ b) Single stack system and one pipe
c) 75 mm system

3. One pipe system is cheaper 4. In the two-pipe system for the

than the single stack system for drainage of buildings, the discharge
from the waste pipe is disconnected
the drainage of buildings. from the drain by using __________
b) False a) Gully trap
 6. In the two-pipe system for the drainage of
5. The outlet pipe in the septic buildings, the discharge from the water
tank is kept about _________ closet is connected to the waste pipe while
lower than the inlet pipe. the discharge from the sinks and baths is
connected to the soil pipe.
c) 15 cm b) False

7. Septic action is produced 8. The diameter of a sludge

by the septic tank by soak pit varies from
__________ __________
d) Anaerobic bacteria c) 2-3 m

9. The depth of a sludge soak 10. Which of the following statements

regarding systems of plumbing for drainage
pit varies from of buildings is not correct?
_____________ c) The traps of basins are directly connected
to the vent pipe in the partially ventilated
b) 2.5-4 m single stack system

1. The earthquakes which occur along 2. The inner core of the earth consists
the boundaries of the tectonic plates of light materials while the crust is
are known as __________ solid and comprises of heavy metals.
a) Inter-Plate Earthquakes b) False

3. The earthquakes which occur within 4. Which of the following

the tectonic plate itself away from the waves has the highest
plate boundaries are known as
__________ velocity?
c) Intra-Plate Earthquakes c) P-waves

5. The speed of P-waves 6. The instrument which is used

to measure the earthquake
in granite is ________ shaking is called _______
d) 1.8 km/sec a) Seismograph
 7. The depth of the focus 8. Which of the following
from the epicentre is known instruments is used to measure
as __________ the magnitude of an earthquake?
c) Focal depth d) Richter scale

9. Modified Mercalli Intensity 10. The maximum acceleration which

Scale ranges from is experienced by the ground during
_________ shaking is known as ________
c) Peak ground acceleration
a) I-XII

11. According to the Indian Standard 12. The full form of DBE is
considerations, the most severe
earthquake effects are ________ _________
d) MCE c) Design basis earthquake

13. Which seismic code states the

Indian standard guidelines for repair 14. The first formal seismic
and seismic strengthening of the code in India is _________
buildings? a) IS 1893
d) IS 13935, 1993

1. The system which comprises of the 2. Inertia forces generated by the

reinforced concrete column and earthquake shakings primarily develop
connecting beams is known as at the floor of the building.
__________ a) True
a) RC frame

3. It is desirable to design the RC 4. While considering the design of

frame in a way that the plastic hinges R.C. buildings for providing ductility, IS
are formed in the columns than in codes prohibit the steel grade greater
beams. than _________
b) False c) Fe 415
5. A spiral column should be preferred 6. While considering the design of
if the axial load is greater than R.C. buildings for providing ductility,
________ times the balanced axial the minimum grade of concrete limited
load. by the Indian Code is _________
b) 0.4 b) M 20

7. According to the recommendations 8. Base isolation technique

of IS 13920: 1993, the thickness of was first demonstrated in
any part of the wall should not be less
than __________ India after the ________
c) 150 mm c) 1993 Killari earthquake

10. In viscous dampers, energy gets

absorbed by _______ fluid which 1. Earthquake force is a
passes between the piston-cylinder function of __________
arrangement.
c) Silicone-based a) Mass

2. During the construction of 3. The design of the projecting parts

earthquake-resistant buildings, ceiling during the construction of
plaster should be avoided. In case it cannot
be avoided, it should be as thick as earthquake-resistant buildings should
possible. be per ________
b) False c) IS 1893: 2002

4. During the construction of 5. Where the masonry is provided with

earthquake-resistant buildings, it should be steel reinforcing bars, the bars should
kept in mind that those solid concrete blocks
should be used which have crushing be embedded with adequate cover in
strength not lesser than _________ cement concrete of grade _________
c) 35 MPa d) M 15

6. Masonry bearing walls should not be built of height 7. The window and door
greater than _________ subject to a maximum of four
storeys when measured from the mean ground level openings increase the lateral
to the ride level during the construction of
earthquake-resistant buildings. load resistance of the walls.
a) 15 metres b) False
8. The concrete used in coastal areas 9. The width of the reinforced
during the construction of concrete band is taken the same
earthquake-resistant buildings should
be of grade __________ as the __________ of the wall.
c) M 20 a) Thickness

10. The vertical thickness of the 1. The full form of BIS is

reinforced concrete band should be _________
_______ minimum where four
longitudinal bars are specified. b) Bureau of Indian
c) 150 mm Standards

2. Which of the following 3. A foundation plan depicts the

types of plans is the plan at details of different types of foundations
the roof level? provided for the building.
a) True
c) Terrace plan

2. A plan is conventionally 3. Windows and almirahs cannot

be represented on a plan if it is
cut at the _______ cut at the plinth level.
d) Window sill level a) True

1. Which of the following is 2. Who introduced

not a phase of project
management? the bar charts?
d) Project being b) Henry Gantt

3. Bar charts were modified 4. The full form of PERT is

later to obtain the milestone ___________
charts. d) Program Evaluation and
a) True Review Technique
5. The full form of CPM 6. In bar charts, which colour
is used to show the actual
is ___________ progress?
a) Critical Path Method d) Green

7. A PERT network is 8. _________ are used to

activity-oriented while a CPM represent activity in a network
network is event-oriented. diagram.
b) False d) Arrows

9. The shortest possible time in which 10. According to the time estimates made by
an activity can be achieved under the PERT planners, the maximum time that
ideal circumstances is known as would be needed to complete an activity is
________ called as __________
b) Optimistic time estimate c) Pessimistic time estimate

11. In a network, a critical 12. The difference between the

path is the time-wise shortest maximum time available and the
actual time needed to perform an
path. activity is known as _________
b) False c) Total float

1. Which of the following data 2. Estimating is the technique of calculating

is not required to prepare an the various quantities and is needed for
controlling the expenditure during the
estimate? execution of the work.
a) Amplitude a) True

4. While fixing rate per unit of an item,

3. The process of working out the quantity of materials and labour
the cost per unit of each item needed for one unit of an item are
is known as _________ strictly per __________
b) Standard Data Book
5. In the case of works which require 6. Which of the following is not a
some special types of equipment, an method used for preparing
amount of ______ percent of the
estimated cost is given. approximate estimates?
a) 1-2 d) Cylindrical base method

7. In the plinth area method, the 8. As per IS 3861-1966, which of the

cost of construction is computed following areas should not be included
while calculating the plinth area of a
by the multiplication of ________ building?
c) Plinth area and plinth area rate d) Area of lofts

9. For the preparation of approximate 10. In the cubical contents method,

estimates, cubical contents method is the cost of a structure is computed by
more accurate than the unit base the multiplication of total cubic
method and plinth area method. contents and _______
a) True c) Local cubic rate

1. Which of the following is not a 2. In long wall-short wall method,

method of working out quantities like the wall along the length of the
earthwork and brickwork in plinth?
d) Partly centre line and short wall room is said to be the short wall.
method b) False

3. To get the quantities, the lengths 4. In long wall-short wall method, the
found using the long wall-short wall length of the long wall is calculated
method are multiplied with after the addition of _________ to its
_________ centre line length at each end.
d) Breadth and depth b) Half breadth

5. In long wall-short wall method, the 6. The centre line method is

length of the short wall generally suitable for walls having
increases from earthwork to brickwork
in the superstructure. ________
b) False b) Similar cross-sections
 7. In partly centre line and partly 8. In earthwork calculations, the average
cross wall method, the centre line horizontal distance between the centre of
deposition and the centre of excavation is
method is applied to _______ known as ___________
a) External walls c) Lead

9. In earthwork calculations, how 10. Which of the following is

many lifts are to be paid to the not a lumpsum item in the
contractor when the earth is to be
lifted for 4.5 metres? estimate?
a) Four c) Masonry items

1. Single units work such as 2. Work consisting of linear

doors and windows are measurements like fencing which
involve lengths is measured in
expressed in ________ __________
a) numbers b) Running metres

3. Works like whitewashing 4. Works like earthwork and

and plastering are measured cement concrete are
in ________ measured in ________
a) m2 d) Cubic metres

5. Unit of measurement for 6. Unit of measurement of

damp proof course is iron holdfasts in steelwork is
____________ ___________
Sqm d) Quintal

7. Unit of measurement of the unit of

asbestos cement sheet
roofing is __________ measurement of grills
a) Sqm in steelwork is sqm.
 10. The rules for
8. Unit of measurement of measurement of all items are
rainwater pipe is ________ described in _______
d) Running metres c) IS-1200

9. The unit of measurement of The unit of measurement of

pointing, painting and varnishing pointing, painting and varnishing
(no. of coats specified) is cum. (no. of coats specified) is sqm.
b) False The unit of payment is per sqm

The unit of payment

of rainwater pipes is
per RM.
6. The ________________ is defined 7. ______________ is a
as the number of pressure variation measure of quantity of sound
which a sounding body makes in each
unit of time. energy.
b) Pitch c) Intensity

9. According to International
8. The ________________ is agreement, the frequency is
the degree of sensation. measured in ________
c) Loudness c) Hertz

10. The speed of sound 11. The range of audible

sound too painful noise varies
is taken as __________ from ________ decibel.
a) 340 m/s b) 1 to 1000000

12. ______________ of 1. The term _________ is used to

sound is affected by mean the free passage of clean
frequency of sound. air in a structure.
b) Intensity b) Ventilation

2. For comfortable working, the 3. The difference of temperature between

___________ content should be the outside air and inside air tends to the
deposition of moisture in the room surfaces
limited to about 0.6% by volume. known as ___________
d) Carbon dioxide c) Condensation

5. The rate of amount of water vapour

4. Where people are working, there present to the amount it would have
has to be ______________ to cause contained, had it been saturated, is known
proper ventilation of the premises. as the ___________ the temperature being
a) Air change same.
a) Relative humidity
 7. The ________________ plays an
6. For working a temperature of 21 important role in the comfort of
degree Celsius, range of 30% to 70% persons affected by ventilation
of ____________ is desirable. system.
c) Relative humidity b) Purity of air

8. It is quite evident that the incoming 9. __________________ is an index

air for ventilation should be ________ which combines the effect of air
in summer and ________ in winter movement, humidity and temperature.
before it enters the room. d) Effective temperature
a) cool, warm

10. The value of ______________ 11. In ______________ system, the

depends on type of activity, use is made of doors, windows,
geographical conditions, age of ventilators and skylights to make the
occupants, etc. room properly ventilated.
c) Effective temperature c) Natural ventilation

12. In _____________ system, some 13. Exhaust system, supply system,

mechanical arrangement is adopted to air conditioning, etc. comes under
provide enough ventilation to the ________ type of ventilation system.
room. b) Mechanical
c) Artificial ventilation

14. In ______________ system, the 15. _______________

partial vacuum is created inside of the system is just the reverse of
room by exhausting the vitiated inside
air by fans or blowers. the exhaust system.
d) Exhaust d) Supply

1. Which of the following is not a 2. Dolerite is an example

classification of rocks from which
building stones are obtained? of ________ rock.
b) Biological classification c) Hypabyssal
 3. Which of the following is 4. In which of the following
not a physical classification of
rocks? rocks, clay predominates?
c) Calcareous rocks a) Argillaceous rocks

5. Augite forms crystals 6. The acid test used for

testing building stones cannot
of ________ shape. be applied to limestones.
d) Octagonal a) True

7. Smith s test is used to find 8. Crushing strength should

out _ be greater than ___________
c) Presence of soluble for a good structural stone.
material in a sample of stone c) 1000 kg per cm2

9. Dolomite is a bicarbonate 10. For a stone to be used in road

of _________ and work, coefficient of hardness should
___________ be greater than ___________
d) 17
c) Magnesium and calcium

11. In attrition test used to find the rate 12. Which of the following facts
of wear of stones, wear should be about gypsum is not correct?
equal to or less than ___________ for
good building stone. b) It has excellent solubility in
a) 2% water

13. Quartz sand is an example of 14. Which of the following is

polymineralic rock while granite is an
example of a monomineralic rock. also called white mica?
b) False c) Muscovite
15. Basalt is an example 1. The toughness of stone is said to
be high if the value of the toughness
of _________ rock. index exceeds __________
b) Volcanic d) 19

2. For a good stone, the percentage 3. ____________ is the

absorption by weight after a day in the process of taking out stones
water absorption test should not
exceed ____________ from natural rock beds.
a) 0.60 b) Quarrying

4. Which of the following is 5. The use of explosives in order to

convert rocks into small pieces of
not a method of quarrying? stones is done in ___________
a) Smelting d) Blasting

6. Which tool is used to make 7. Blasting powder is a

blast holes in the process of mixture of _____________
blasting? a) Charcoal, sulphur and
c) Jumper saltpetre

8. Which tool is used to

remove dust from blast holes 9. Which of the following statements
about dynamite is not correct?
in the process of blasting? c) It is cheaper than blasting powder
d) Scraping spoon

10. Cordite is prepared 11. Rate of the burning of a

from ___________ good fuse is ___________
b) Nitro-glycerine b) 1 cm/sec
 12. Cutting of stones into suitable
sizes with suitable surfaces after 13. The dragged finish is
quarrying is known as ___________ suitable for only soft stones.
of stones. a) True
b) Dressing

15. Which of the following is not a

property of an ideal preservative used
1. Latin word for iron
for the preservation of stones?
b) It should allow moisture to
is ________
penetrate the surface of the stone d) Ferrum

2. Which of the following 3. Pyrite is an oxide

is the red oxide of iron? of iron.
a) Haematite b) False

4. Which of the following is 5. The crude impure iron

extracted from the ores of
the black oxide of iron? iron is called as __________
b) Magnetite d) Pig iron

6. Smelting is carried 7. Which of the following is

the lowest part of the blast
out in a ___________ furnace?
c) Blast furnace a) Hearth

8. Commonly used fluxing 9. Which of the following is

material used in the process the hottest part of the blast
of smelting is ___________ furnace?
a) Limestone c) Bosh
10. Which of the following is 11. Small amounts of _____________
and __________ improve the quality
not a variety of pig iron? of Bessemer pig.
b) Pink pig c) Silicon and manganese

12. Grey pig is produced when the blast 13. Which of the following statements
furnace is not provided with sufficient fuel about electric reduction furnace is not
while the white pig is produced when the
blast furnace is provided sufficiently with true?
fuel. d) The external supply of air is
b) False essential in this type of furnace

14. Remelting of pig iron with 15. Which of the following statements
limestone and coke to manufacture about low shaft blast furnace is not
cast iron is carried out in a true?
____________ b) The gas produced has a low
c) Cupola furnace calorific value

2. In which type of casting,

1. Which of the following statements is molten metal is poured into
not true about white cast iron?
d) It can be used for delicate castings moulds which keep on rotating?
a) Centrifugal casting

3. Which of the following is 4. The manganese content in

not a property of cast iron? cast iron should be kept
b) Cast iron can be below __________
magnetised a) 0.75%

5. Which variety of cast iron is 6. In which type of casting, the outer

obtained by melting cast iron surface is made hard while the inner
with wrought iron scrap? surface remains relatively soft?
c) Chilled casting
d) Toughened cast iron
7. The process of converting pig iron 8. The process of puddling is
into wrought iron by stirring in the
molten state is called as _________ carried out in a ________
a) Puddling d) Reverberatory furnace

9. The material obtained at the 10. Aston s process is used to

end of the shingling process is
called as ________ manufacture _
c) Bloom b) Wrought iron

11. Which of the following is 12. Corrosion of ferrous

not a property pf wrought metals is known as
iron? ___________
b) It fuses easily b) Rusting

13. Which metal is used in the 14. Which chemical is used in the
galvanisation of iron in order to method of parkerizing, adopted to
prevent it from rusting? prevent corrosion?
a) Zinc c) Pareo

15. Dust of pure _________ is used to 1. Percentage of carbon

cover the article to be treated for content in steel varies from
corrosion in the method of
sherardising. _________
b) Zinc a) 0.25-1.50

2. Which of the following 3. Steel can only take up compressive

processes is also known as stresses while cast iron is equally
the Siemens-Martin process? strong in compression and tension.
b) False
a) Open-hearth process
 4. The correct order of oxidation of 5. Steel produced by crucible
different impurities of pig-iron in the steel process is known as
Bessemer process is __________
a) Silicon, carbon, manganese, __________
sulphur, phosphorus d) Cast steel

6. Duplex process, used to 7. The electric furnace used in the

manufacture steel, is a combination of electric process to manufacture steel
which of the following two processes? is lined with _________ material.
c) Acid Bessemer process and basic a) Basic refractory
open-hearth process

8. What kind of steel is 9. It is known as dead steel when

obtained from L.D. process? the percentage of carbon content
a) Highly pure low carbon is less than __________
steel a) 0.10

10. The magnetic properties of steel 1. Red shortness is a defect occurring

are greatly affected if the percentage in steel due to the presence of an
content of manganese exceeds about excess amount of ___________
___________ a) Sulphur
d) 0.3

2. Which of the following forms of 3. The structure of blister

steel is popularly known as rolled steel is homogeneous and is
steel joist or beam? used for making edge tools.
a) I-section b) False

5. Which of the following statements

4. Cold shortness is a defect occurring about ribbed-torsteel bars is false?
in steel due to the presence of an d) Ordinary plain round bars posses
excess amount of ___________ better structural properties than these
b) Phosphorus bars
 6. Which of the following is 7. Which of the following is
not a property of mild steel? not a property of hard steel?
c) It cannot be magnetised a) Hard steel can be readily
permanently forged and welded

8. ___________ is the process of 9. Which process is used

saturating the surface layer of
steel with nitrogen by heating. to make the steel soft?
a) Nitriding c) Annealing

10. Which of the following operations 1. Which of the following

involved in mechanical treatment of defects occur in the
steel is used to make wires and rods? seasoning process of wood?
b) Drawing
a) Bow

2. Dry rot is a defect caused in timber in

which wood is converted into dry powder 3. Chir and deodar are examples
form by fungi. Which of the following of hardwoods while oak and sal
statements about dry rot is not correct? are examples of softwoods.
a) Unseasoned softwoods cannot be easily
attacked by dry rot b) False

4. When a part of the timber is 5. Which of the following is

affected by dry rot, the unaffected not a variety of industrial
portion of the timber should be painted
with a solution of _________ timber?
c) Copper sulphate d) Baulk

6. Batten is a piece of timber 7. Which of the following statements

whose thickness and breadth about plywood is not true?
do not exceed ________ c) Expansion and shrinkage are very
high
c) 50 mm
 8. The maximum limit of 9. Which of the following is available
weight of fibreboards is under trade names such as Formica,
_________ Sunmica, Sungloss etc?
c) Impreg timber
a) 960 kg/m3

10. Timber which is mostly used 1. What is the colour

for engineering purposes belongs
to endogenous trees. of river sand?
b) False d) White

2. Increase in volume of the sand 3. On the basis of the size of grains,

due to the presence of moisture the sand is classified into three
categories ‒ coarse, fine, and gravelly
is called ___________ of sand. sand.
a) Bulking a) True

4. What is the colour 5. Which of the following is not a

property of good sand?
of sea sand? d) It must contain salts that can attract
b) Light brown moisture from the atmosphere

6. To detect the presence of 7. Heavy mortars have a bulk

organic impurities in sand, density equal to greater than
solution of ___________ is used. _________
c) Sodium hydroxide c) 1500 kg/m3

8. The process of adding cement in 9. Fire-resistant mortar is obtained by

order to improve the quality of lime the addition of ____________ to the
mortar is known as __________ powder of fire-bricks.
a) Gauging c) Aluminous cement
 10. Which of the following is not a 11. _________ is adopted to
property of the packing mortar used to prepare small quantities of
pack oil wells? lime mortar.
b) It should have low homogeneity
c) Pounding

12. X-ray shielding mortar is a 13. Lime mortar should be

lightweight mortar having a bulk consumed within ___________
density of less than 1500 kg/m3. after its preparation.
b) False d) 36 hours

14. Which type of mortar should 1. Which of the following

be used for damp proof courses polymers is obtained by
and cement concrete roads? condensation polymerization?
c) Cement mortar (1:2) d) Carbamide

2. Plastics are divided into 3. In addition polymerization, the molecular

thermoplastic and thermosetting on weight of the resulting polymer is the same
as the sum of the molecular weights of the
the basis of their ________ reacting molecules.
a) Behaviour with respect to heating a) True

4. Which of the following statements 5. Which of the following

about thermosetting plastics is not types of plastics have a high
true?
a) It is possible to change their shape modulus of elasticity?
on heating a) Rigid plastics

6. Which of the following 7. Which of the following

resins is also known as
is a thermoplastic resin? acrylic?
c) Cellulose b) Alkyd
 8. The components of alkyd 9. Which of the following statements
are _______ about styrene is not true?
c) Glycerine and phthalic acid b) It has a low electrical resistance

10. Which of the following resins 11. Melamine is derived

is obtained by the precipitation of
milk with acids? from ________
b) Casein c) Calcium carbide

12. Homogeneous plastic is made of the 13. Hexamethylene tetramine

chain containing only carbon atoms while
heterogeneous plastic consists of the chain serves as a hardener for
containing carbon and oxygen, nitrogen and ________
other elements.
a) True d) Phenol formaldehyde

15. Which of the following is

14. Tributyl phosphate is an not a property of plastics?
example of ___________ d) PVC plastics are
c) Plasticizer inflammable

1. Aluminium is commercially 2. Which of the following properties is

produced usually from not exhibited by aluminium?
________ a) Aluminium is a poor conductor of
heat and electricity
d) Bauxite

3. Arsenide and 4. Which of the following is

sulphoarsenide are two
important ores of _________ not a property of cobalt?
b) Cobalt b) It is attacked by alkalies
5. Which of the following 6. Which of the following is
not a property of copper?
is not an ore of copper? c) Copper becomes brittle
d) Galena above its melting point

d) The specific b) The melting point

gravity of copper is of copper is 1083°C
8.9

a) Copper is a good 7. Which of the following is

not an ore of Magnesium?
conductor of heat a) Cassiterite

8. Which of the following 9. Y-alloy is an important

is not an ore of zinc? alloy of ___________
Limonite c) Aluminium

10. The percentage of copper and zinc 11. The composition of delta
in cartridge brass is _______ and metal is _________
__________ respectively. c) 3% iron, 37% zinc and
b) 70%, 30%
60% copper

12. Low brass contains 80% 13. When 1% of tin is added

to cartridge metal, it is known
copper and 20% tin. as ________
b) False d) Admiralty metal
 14. The percentage composition of 15. The percentage composition
copper in white brass and red brass is of copper and zinc in yellow
__________ and _______
respectively. brass is ___________
c) 10%, 85% b) 65% and 35%

1. Which of the following 2. Which of the following

elements is not present in elements is not present in
dow metal? electron metal?
d) Gold a) Silver

3. Nickel silver is also 4. Which of the following

known as _________ is an alloy of nickel?
b) German Silver b) Monel metal

5. Which of the following 6. The percentage of copper and

tin in bell metal is _______ and
does not contain zinc? _________ respectively.
b) Gunmetal b) 82%, 18%

7. Molybdenum steel consists 8. The composition of phosphor

of molybdenum and bronze is _________
_________ c) 1% phosphorus, 89% tin and
c) Manganese 10% copper

9. Manganese bronze 10. The percentage composition

of copper and tin in speculum
consists of copper and tin. metal is _________
b) False b) 67% and 33%
 11. The percentage of the 1. The process of heating to
copper content in copper redness in the presence of air
steel varies from ________ is called __________
b) 0.35-0.45 d) Calcination

3. The chemical composition

2. Lime is obtained from the of quick lime is
calcination of ___________ ____________
c) Limestone b) CaO

5. Acid-resistant cement and

4. Slaked lime is gypsum are examples of
__________ _________ materials.
b) Hydrated oxide of calcium a) Air binding

8. In order to develop hydraulicity, it is

necessary to have _________ and 9. Which of the following is
_________ present in chemical not a property of fat lime?
combination with the limestone. a) It readily hardens
d) Alumina and silica

10. Fat lime is also 1. Poor lime contains more

called _________ than ________ of clay.
b) Pure lime d) 30%

2. Fat lime slakes slowly 3. Percentage of impurities in

while hydraulic lime slakes limestones should not exceed
vigorously. ________ for preparing fat lime.
b) False a) 5%
 4. Clay content in feebly
hydraulic lime is about 5. Which of the following is not
true about hydraulic lime?
________ c) It has a perfectly white colour
b) 5-10%

6. Pure limestones are 7. Time taken by hydraulic

indicated by _________ lime to slake is about
colour. __________
c) Grey c) 12-48 hours

8. Which of the following statements 10. Hydraulic lime resembles

about kankar is false? natural cement with about
b) Best quality of lime is produced by __________ of clay.
this process
c) 30%

2. Which of the following is

1. Which of the following is not a property of glass?
not a classification of glass? c) Glass has a definite
d) Soda-bromine glass crystalline structure

3. Soda-lime glass is also 4. Soda-lime glass is a

mixture of ___________
known as _________ b) Sodium silicate and
b) Soft-glass calcium silicate

5. Which of the following 6. Potash-lead glass is also

types of glasses is also known as ____________
known as hard-glass? a) Flint glass
a) Potash-lime glass
 7. Potash-lime glass is a 8. Common glass is also
mixture of _________
c) Calcium silicate and known as __________
potassium silicate c) Bottle glass

9. Glass becomes 10. Potash-lead glass is a

mixture of ___________
hard on heating. d) Lead silicate and
b) False potassium silicate

11. Which of the following is 12. Which of the following

used to prepare soluble types of glass is popularly
glass? called glass bricks?
d) Quartz sand c) Structural glass

1. Litharge is 2. Which of the following is a

raw material for common
_________ glass?
d) Lead monoxide c) Salt cake

3. _______ is used to indicate 4. Common glass is mainly a

pieces of broken glass or mixture of ___________
waste glass. b) Sodium silicate, iron
b) Cullet silicate and calcium silicate

5. Ferric oxide gives a very light yellow 6. Which of the following substances
tint to the glass while ferrous oxide is not used as a decolorizer in the
imparts a green colour. manufacturing of glass?
a) True a) Potassium carbonate
 7. The process of slow and 8. Glass can be made opaque by
gradual cooling of glass articles is grinding the surface of the glass
known as _________ with _________
c) Annealing d) Emery

9. In the silvering of glass, a thin 10. Which of the following is

coat of ______ is first applied on added to the glass in order to
which silver is then deposited. make its colour violet?
a) Tin b) Manganese dioxide

11. Which of the following is 12. Alternate layers of

added to the glass in order to ________ plastic is present in
make its colour green? bullet-proof glass.
d) Chromium sesquioxide b) Vinyl-resin

13. Which of the following is 1. The term ceramics is

not true about fibreglass? derived from the Greek word
c) Fibreglass readily absorbs ________
water d) Keramos

2. The term kaolin is used for 3. ___________ is used for

indicating the product which has the the production of clay in
composition of impure kaolinite. nature.
b) False
a) Orthoclase felspar

4. In the manufacturing of tiles, the 5. In the preparation of clay for

time required to complete the process manufacturing tiles, after making the
of burning the tiles is about selected clay free from impurities, it is
__________ converted into fine powder in a __________
c) 72 hours a) Pugmill
6. The method of moulding of clay by 7. Which of the following is not a
potter s wheel is adopted when the characteristic of a good tile?
shape of the tile is _ when on
the wheel. c) It should not produce a clear
d) Circular ringing sound when struck

8. Thickness of floor tiles 9. Allahabad tiles, corrugated

tiles and pantiles are all
varies from ________ varieties of ________ tiles.
a) 12-50 mm b) Roof

10. Mangalore tiles are 1. The number of Mangalore tiles

required to cover 1 square metre
________ in colour. of roof area is about ________
c) Red b) 15

2. Pantiles are more 3. Pot tiles are

curved than pot tiles. _________ in section.
b) False a) Semi-circular

4. Terra in terra-cotta 5. The percentage of iron oxide in

the clay taken to manufacture
means _______ terra-cotta is ________
c) Earth b) 5-8%

6. Dried products formed after the 7. Polished terra-cotta is

drying process in the manufacturing of
terra-cotta are burnt in _________ also known as _________
d) Muffle furnace c) Faience
8. Which of the following is 9. Which of the following statements
about porcelain is not true?
also known as whiteware? a) Low voltage porcelain is obtained
d) Porcelain by wet process

10. The percentage of clay in 1. Which of the following statements

zircon porcelain is about about brickwork and stonework is
false?
________ a) Brickwork is more watertight in
c) 15-30% comparison to stonework

2. Percentage of alumina in 3. Percentage of silica in

good brick earth should be good brick earth should be
about ________ about _________
b) 20-30% c) 50-60%

4. Excess of iron oxide in the 5. Iron oxide imparts

bricks makes them ________ colour to the
_________ in colour. bricks.
c) Dark blue a) Red

6. What is the correct order in which 7. The process of bringing clay to

clay for bricks is prepared? a proper degree of hardness is
d) Unsoiling, digging, cleaning, called _________
weathering, blending and tempering c) Tempering

8. The process of grinding clay 9. Tempering is usually done in a

with water and making the clay __________ in order to manufacture
plastic is called _________ good bricks on a large scale.
d) Pugging a) Pugmill
10. The height of pugmill The dept of the pugmill
is about _________ below the ground is
a) 2 m about 60-80 cm

11. Steel moulds used in the process

The diameter of pugmill at its of moulding for the manufacturing of
top is about 1 m and that at bricks are less durable than the brick
the bottom is about 80 cm moulds.
b) False

13. The size of moulds should be kept

12. The thickness of steel smaller than the fully burnt bricks.
mould is usually ________ b) False
b) 6 mm moulds are made longer in all the
directions by 8-12%.

Which of the following is a type of 2. Which of the following statements

bricks prepared by hand moulding? about a frog is not true?
a) Ground-moulded bricks c) It is a mark of depth about 10-20 cm
hand moulding

3. Which of the following is 4. Which of the following

not a variety of continuous types of kilns is also known
kilns? as flame kiln?
c) Down-draught kiln c) Hoffman s kiln

5. The shape of Hoffman s 6. Which of the following is

not a quality of a good brick?
kiln is _ in the plan. d) It should have a high
a) Circular thermal conductivity
 7. Second class bricks should not 8. The minimum crushing
absorb water more than ________ by strength of a brick is generally
weight when soaked in cold water for
one day. _________
b) 22% d) 35 kg/cm2

9. The efflorescence on the surface of 10. First-class bricks are _______

bricks is said to be slight if the white while second class bricks are
deposits cover about ________ of the __________
surface. a) Table-moulded, ground-moulded
a) 10%

11. _________ brick is 12. Which of the following is not

moulded with a double correct about pressed and wire cut
bullnose on the end. bricks?
b) Their external surface is smooth
a) Cownose

1. The colour of natural 2. Portland cement was

cement is __________ invented by ___________
a) Brown b) Joseph Aspdin

3. Clay predominates in calcareous 4. Calcium sulphate is

materials while calcium carbonate present in ordinary cement in
predominates in argillaceous
materials. the form of __________
b) False c) Gypsum

5. It results in the failure of concrete 6. Which of the following

made from the cement if the amount compounds is not formed during
of alkali oxides in it exceeds
_________ the setting action of the cement?
a) 1% d) Dimagnesium carbonate
 7. During the setting action of the 8. Which of the following is the
cement, tricalcium aluminate is formed quickest to react with water when the
within ________ after adding water to water is added to the cement?
the cement. d) Tricalcium aluminate
b) 24 hours

9. The percentage of 10. High-alit contains

dicalcium silicate in belit is tricalcium silicate more than
more than ________ ________
d) 35% d) 60%

11. In the wet process in the 12. The ratio of the percentage of
manufacturing of portland cement, alumina to that of oxide of iron in the
argillaceous material is thoroughly cement should not be less than
mixed with water in _________ ________
a) Wash mill c) 0.66

13. Total sulphur content in 1. The specific surface of

the cement should not be cement should not be lesser
more than _________ than __________
b) 2.75% c) 2250 cm2/gm

2. ___________ is the 3. Sodium fluosilicate added in the

acid-resistant cement decreases the
binding material of resistance of cement to water and acid and
acid-resistant cement. also retards the hardening process of soluble
glass.
b) Soluble glass b) False

4. The resistance to water of 5. The presence of chromium

acid-resistant cement is increased by oxide in cement imparts
adding __________ of linseed oil. _________ colour.
a) 0.50%
a) Green
 6. Expanding cement is obtained by 7. The presence of cobalt in
the addition of an expanding medium cement imparts _________
like _________ to the ordinary
cement. colour.
d) Sulpho-aluminate b) Blue

8. In England, high alumina 9. The total alumina content in

cement is known by the trade high alumina cement should not
name of ___________ be less than _______
d) Cement Fondu b) 32%

10. The final setting time of 11. Which of the following is

high alumina cement is about not a hydrophobic
_______ admixture?
c) 5 hours a) Lime silicate

12. Which of the following is not 1. The substance which is used for
true about pozzuolana cement? removing the excess material by
means of cutting is called
c) Pozzuolana cement possesses ____________
a very low tensile strength a) Abrasive

2. Which of the following is 3. Which of the following is

not a natural abrasive? not a synthetic abrasive?
b) Silicon c) Corundum

4. Which of the following 5. The thermo-plastic glues

are permanent once they are
is not a synthetic resin? set.
c) Animal protein glue b) False
6. Nitrocellulose glues are 7. Rubber glues are obtained
by dissolving rubber in
prepared from _________ _________
d) Pyroxilin c) Benzene

8. Which of the following is 9. We can obtain lake asphalt

also known as residual from lakes at _________
asphalt? a) Bermudez and Trinidad
d) Artificial asphalt

11. Tensile strength of leather

10. Which of the following is belts should be about
not a property of asphalt? _______
c) Asphalt is inflammable b) 175 kg/cm2

13. The binding material

12. Tensile strength of rubber present in asphalt is
belts is about _______ __________
c) 400 kg/cm2 d) Bitumen

14. The amount of inert filler 15. Which of the following is

in plastic bitumen is about not true about cork?
_________ b) Cork is a good conductor
b) 40-45% of sound and electricity

1. The power to resist an 2. Which of the following is not a

electric stress is called as property of a good electrical
___________ insulator?
a) Dielectric strength c) It has a high dielectric constant
 3. Coal gas is obtained by thermal 4. Which of the following
decomposition of coal in the presence
of air at low temperature. is not a solid fuel?
b) False a) Petroleum

5. The percentage content of water 6. Which of the following statements

and calcium sulphate in gypsum is about gypsum is not correct?
_______ and _______ respectively. d) Gypsum is insoluble in hydrochloric
a) 20.9, 79.1 acid

7. Plaster of Paris is 8. Which of the following should be

__________ added to the plaster of Paris in order
c) Hemihydrate of calcium to increase its setting time?
d) Citric acid
sulphate
1. ___________ Indenter is used in Vickers
hardness test.1. ___________ Indenter is 3. Which standards define
used in Vickers hardness test. Vickers hardness test?
c) Diamond square pyramid Face angle is
136° a) ASTM E92-72

2. Vickers indenter has 4. Up to a Vickers hardness

_________ angle between of _________ the VHN
opposite faces of a diamond. agrees with the BHN.
c) 136° c) 350

5. What is the disadvantage

of the Vickers test? 6. Why Brinell and Vickers hardness
test results show similarities?
d) Large floor-standing b) Geometrically similar indentations
machines

7. One division of the main 8. Which of the following is an

scale equals _________ in advantage of the Vickers
Vickers test. test?
a) 0.1 mm c) Accurate readings

9. What is Vickers 10. What is the hardness

hardness of martensite? of the diamond in VHN?
c) 1000 VHN d) 10000 HV

11. Yield strength is 12. Thickness of sample

doesn t affect the Vickers
given as HV/0.3. test.
a) True b) False
 1. What indenter is used for Diamond indenter is
Brinell test?
a) Hardened steel ball It is 10 used in the Rockwell
mm diameter ball. test.

2. What test force is applied 3. What test force is applied

for nonferrous materials in for steels and cast irons in
Brinell test? Brinell test?
b) 500 kgf d) 3000 kgf

4. What is the most important 5. What is the ball diameter

source of error in the Brinell taken for indenter of 500 kgf
test? load in Brinell test?
b) Indentation measurement d) 10 mm

1 mm diameter 6. What is the ball diameter

taken for 1 kgf test load in
indenter is also used Brinell test?
with 1 kgf test load a) 1 mm

7. Brinell hardness number is 8. Brinell test method is

not a function of
____________ defined in _________
c) Surface roughness c) ASTME10

10. For very hard metals

9. For Brinell hardness test _________ ball is used in
_________ is kept constant. Brinell test.
d) P/D2 c) Tungsten carbide
11. A ball Indenter of _________ 12. Brinell test is sensitive to
mm and _________ kgf load is
used in case of gray cast iron. surface roughness.
a) 10, 3000 b) False

1. Indentation hardness gives

13. The load is applied for a a rough idea of
standard time in Brinell test. ____________
a) True c) Tensile strength

2. Which one is a 3. __________ is used for

measuring the hardness of
micro-indentation test? brittle materials.
d) Knoop d) Vickers hardness test

4. For hardness test, where test 5. Which one of the following

load is larger than 1 kgf, is is not an indentation
categorized as __________ hardness test?
b) Macro-hardness test b) Shore

6. __________ measures the resistance of a 7. For higher __________

sample to material deformation due to a indentation hardness is also
constant compression load from a sharp
object. higher.
c) Indentation hardness c) Stiffness

Ductility if is higher of 8. Indentation hardness is

measured by
a material, hardness _____________
will be low a) Size of indentation
 9. Hardness steel ball is 10. Vickers hardness test
used in __________ test. gives accurate readings.
c) Brinell a) True

11. Leeb is an indentation Leeb is a rebound

hardness test.
b) False hardness test

1. What is the unit of 2. Which material has the

scratch hardness? highest scratch hardness?
c) Mohs b) Diamond

3. Which material has the Diamond has the highest

lowest scratch hardness? scratch hardness. It is 10
c) Talc Mohs.

4. Which device is used to A universal testing machine is

measure hardness in Mohs? used to measure tensile
d) Sclerometer properties.

5. Scratch test is performed 6. What is a right order of

on ___________ hardness?
b) Minerals b) Calcite < Apatite < Topaz
7. __________ is the measure of 8. ___________ scale is
permanent deformation due to
friction from a sharp object. widely used in mineralogy.
d) Scratch hardness c) Mohs

9. What is the 10. What is the scratch

hardness of quartz? hardness of steel?
c) 7 Mohs c) 6.5 Mohs

11. Scratch hardness 12. Sclerometer uses a

harden steel ball as an
is useful for coatings. indenter.
a) True b) False

2. Rockwell test utilizes

1. Which hardness test is ___________ a measure of
most widely used in the US? hardness.
d) Rockwell b) Depth of indentation

3. A minor load of _________ is 4. What is a limitation

applied to seat the specimen in
the Rockwell test. of the Rockwell test?
c) 10 kg d) Different indenters

5. What minimizes the 6. How much penetration is

amount of surface indicated by each division in
preparation in Rockwell test? dial in Rockwell test?
a) Minor load c) 0.002 mm
7. Hardened steel is tested on the 8. Which scale is used to
C scale with ________ indenter
and a _______ kg major load. test softer materials?
b) Diamond, 150 b) B

9. What is the hardness 10. What is the hardness

of low brass? of martensite?
b) HRB 55 d) 64 HRC

11. In A scale, steel 12. Diamond indenter is

ball indenter is used. known as Brale indenter .
a) True
b) False

Diamond indenter is 1. What is test load used

120° cone with a in Micro hardness test?
rounded point b) 5-1000 gmf

2. Which of the following 3. What is the shape of

indentation by knoop
is a Microhardness test? indenter?
b) Knoop d) Rhombohedral

4. What is the diagonals 5. Which test is more

preferred for testing hardness
ratio of Knoop indenter? of electroplated surface?
c) 7:1 d) Microhardness test
6. Which of the following is an 7. What is the disadvantage
angle between opposite faces of the Knoop hardness test?
in Knoop indenter? a) Elastic recovery
a) 130°

8. What is Knoop 9. What is Knoop

hardness of diamond? hardness of gold foil?
c) 7000 HK b) 69 HK

10. In microhardness test, 11. Microhardness test

Vickers test uses load less
than 1 kgf. gives average hardness.
a) True b) False

12. What is the formula for 1. Which of the following is

Knoop hardness number? a dynamic hardness test?
d) KHN = P/L2C b) Poldi

2. What is the standard height 3. What is a weight of

of impact for shore test? hammer in shore test?
b) 250 mm c) 2.4 gm

4. As the height of rebound 5. Specimen less than 1 kg

enhances the material s must be clamped because of
hardness _ ________
a) Increases c) Inertial effect
6. What is a disadvantage of 7. Which test should be
preferred for finished lathe
shore test? machine bed?
c) Clamping problem c) Shore

8. What is the height 9. What is the disadvantage

of Poldi apparatus? of Poldi hardness test?
c) Not accurate
c) 150 mm

10. Poldi hardness test gives a 11. Tensile strength is given

value of ________ also along in tonnes per square inch in
with dynamic hardness. Poldi test.
b) Tensile strength a) True

12. Hardness of heavy 1. Failure of metals under

components can t be fluctuating stress is known as
measured by Poldi test. __________ failure.
b) False b) Fatigue

2. ________ % of 3. Fatigue failures occur

engineering failures are
fatigue failures. on stresses _________
d) 90 c) Below elastic limit

4. What is a type of 5. What initiates the

fatigue failure? crack in fatigue?
b) Brittle fracture a) Cyclic stress
6. What is the example of 11. Fatigue cracks are
repeated stress cycle? easily detectable.
c) Machine carrying load b) False

2. Fatigue curves are 3. What term is used for the maximum

popularly known as stress at which material fail on a
__________ curves. specified number of cycle?
a) Fatigue strength
d) S-N

4. Word endurance limit is 5. Which ferrous material

used for _ doesn t show fatigue limit?
c) Nonferrous materials c) Austenitic stainless steel

11. Endurance limit 1. What is the reason for limited

applications of ceramics in
has unit Kgf. structural applications?
b) False a) Brittle nature

5. Which material shows a 6. Which materials show

gradual rising R-curve with failure
governed by R-curve behaviour? steeply rising R-curve?
b) High toughness / low strength c) Low toughness / strength

7. In which technique ceramics 2. With an increase in

are toughened by incorporation of temperature, the modulus of
second phase whiskers? elasticity ____________
a) Crack deflection b) Decreases
3. With increases in temperature, 4. Softening process dominates
yield strength __________ and over hardening process in
tensile strength ___________ ___________ stage of creep.
d) Decreases, decreases c) Tertiary

5. Stress rupture curves show 6. The first stage of creep is

the variation in stress as a also known as ___________
function of ___________ creep.
b) Time a) Transient

7. Second stage of creep is 8. Viscous creep is represented

also known as ___________ by _________ constant in
creep. Andrade empirical equation.
d) Viscous b) k

1. What is an expression 2. True strain is ____ than the

engineering strain corresponding
of true stress? to a given load.
c) P / Ai b) Smaller

6. Plastic instability occurs when the 7. True value of stress experience by

slope of the true stress strain curve material _____ than the conventional
____ the true stress at the point. one for a given load.
b) Equals a) Higher

8. What is considered more in 9. True stress strain

mechanical working
processes? curve _______
c) True stress a) Continuously rises
10. The points on the true stress strain 11. Materials in general have
curve ______ the conventional stress higher elastic strain of 50%
strain curves up to the onset of
necking. order.
a) Lie on the left of b) False

12. True stress value is 1. In _____________ fracture, the

crack grows at a slow pace and a lot
affected by strain hardening. of plastic deformation occurs.
a) True a) Ductile

1. What is tensile 3. Which one of the following,

is not a unit of ultimate tensile
strength of brass? strength?
a) 550 MPa c) Kg/m3

4. The ability of the material to 5. With an increase in the degree

withstand tensile force, without of cold working, tensile strength
breaking, is known as ______ of material ______
b) Tensile strength a) Increases

6. Which one of the following 3. What is SI unit of

factor decreases the tensile
strength? yield strength?
c) Temperature rise b) N/m2

4. Strain offset of _____ 5. _____ is the maximum stress that

can be applied to the material without
is commonly used. causing plastic deformation.
a) 0.002 d) Yield strength
9. Which factor deteriorates 1. The ability of a material to withstand
uniaxial compressive stress without
yield strength? breaking is ______
b) Annealing c) Yield strength

1. The ability of a material to undergo

2. What is the compressive plastic deformation without fracture
strength of bone? when subjected to uniaxial tensile
a) 150 MPa force is ___
a) Ductility

2. Which metal has 6. Which factor

the highest ductility? increases ductility?
c) Platinum b) Annealing

1. What is the 2. A material s resistance to

elastic deflection is known as
inverse of stiffness? _
c) Flexibility a) stiffness

2. What is the SI unit of 3. What is fracture toughness

tensile toughness? range of ceramics?
c) Jm-3 b) 1-10 MN m-3/2

4. What is fracture toughness 6. The toughness of material

of magnesia in terms of depends on _____ and _____
stress intensity factor? of material.
c) 3 MPa m1/2 b) Ductility, tensile strength
7. Which factor decreases 10. Stress intensity factor is
toughness of material? not a function of _______
d) Strain rate c) Volume

1. _____ of material can be 2. What decreases

defined as its ability to resist a
fluctuating or repetitive stress. fatigue strength?
b) Fatigue strength c) Inclusions

3. What is the approximate 4. Which material doesn t

ratio of fatigue strength to the
tensile strength? show fatigue limit?
a) 1:2 b) Aluminium

6. Fatigue fracture 8. _____ decrease

consists _____ fatigue life of a structure.
c) Striations d) Square holes

1. _____ is the ability of a 2. Moisture absorption causes

material to sustain impact ___ in impact strength and ___ in
forces without fracture. the strength of polymers.
a) Impact strength b) Increase, decrease

4. Which factor increases 1. _____ occurs when metal is

impact toughness? subjected to a constant tensile
c) Water absorption in load at an elevated temperature?
polymer b) Creep
 2. Creep is a ____ 3. Creep occurs due
dependent phenomenon. to sliding of _____
b) Time c) Grain boundaries