Deck 3: Construction Equipment and Techniques

Question 1

a ______ is used to level the ground and spreads the loose material.

A)Excavator
B)Scraper
C)Grader
D)Tractor

Answer 1

Grader

Question 2

a grader which is told by a tractor is known as _________.

A)Tractor grader
B)Motor grader
C)Scraper
D)Elevating grader

Answer 2

Elevating grader

Question 3

_______ consists of a large bucket which is attached to a tractor.

A)Bulldozer
B)Scraper
C)Grader
D)Escalator

Answer 3

Scraper

Question 4

______ are usually mounted on two or four pneumatic tyred wheels.

A)Scraper
B)Backactor
C)Elevator
D)Escalator

Question 5

a ______ is an oldest type of machine which removes earth.

A)Escalator
B)Excavator
C)Elevator
D)Bulldozer

Question 6

______ type of excavator used for digging the foundation trenches below operating level.

A)Clamshell
B)Backactor
C)Power shovel
D)Skimmer

Question 7

______ type of excavator is used for digging below, at or above operating level in a vertical range.

A)Skimmer
B)Dragline
C)Clamshell
D)Back trench

Question 8

_______ type of excavator carries shovel at its lower end.

A)Power shovel
B)Dragline
C)Clamshell
D)Backactor

Question 9

______ type of excavator is used for digging at or below the operating level.

A)Skimmer
B)Dragline
C)Power shovel
D)Dredger

Question 10

______ type of excavator carries the skimmer at its lower end.

A)Skimmer
B)Dredger
C)Escalator
D)Elevator

Question 11

a _____ roller is a multi-purpose roller which is used for various purposes and for practically all type of roads.

A)Smooth wheeled
B)Pneumatic
C)Rubber tyred
D)Dead weight

Question 12

effective compaction is not achieved by ________.

A)Rubber tyred
B)Sheep's foot
C)Pneumatic
D)Smooth wheeled

Question 13

______ consists of a vibrating unit mounted on a screed, plate or roller.

A)Earth rammer
B)Pounding
C)Vibrating rollers
D)Vibratory compactors

Question 14

the ______ compact soil close to the earth surface only.

A)Earth rammers
B)Vibrating rollers
C)Ditcher
D)Skimmer

Question 15

______ are the most commonly used equipment for transportation.

A)Dump tracks
B)Rollers
C)Trucks
D)Bulldozers

Question 16

the trucks with automatic unloading device are called ______.

A)Dumpers
B)Trailers
C)Conveyor
D)Dump tracks

Question 17

______ are very useful for horizontal transportation of materials like bricks, aggregates, scaffoldings, etc.

A)Elevators
B)Escalators
C)Dumpers
D)Conveyors

Question 18

______ are extra wagons attached to the tractors or trucks.

A)Elevators
B)Conveyors
C)Trailers
D)Dumper

Question 19

______ are used for vertical transportation of aggregate and wet concrete on large project sites.

A)Elevators
B)Trucks
C)Conveyors
D)Escalators

Question 20

in order to raise and shift heavy loads from one place to another, they ______ are employed in the construction of big works.

A)Elevators
B)Conveyors
C)Cranes
D)Trucks

Question 21

______ crane is used for open sites and it possesses a very long reach.

A)Goliath
B)Derrick
C)Swing jib
D)Cable

Question 22

in ______ type of crane, heavy temporary staging or platform is prepared for the working of the crane.

A)Cableways
B)Swing jib
C)Goliath
D)Platform

Question 23

______ are cranes of swing jib type and are mounted on high steel towers.

A)Cableways
B)Swing jib
C)Tower
D)Goliath

Question 24

the removal of earth for highway formation is ______.

A)Embankment
B)Sub grade
C)Excavation
D)Filling

Question 25

the best time to remove soil is during ______.

A)Summer
B)Winter
C)Rainy season
D)During storm