Deck 5: Construction and Building Terminology

Question 1

In wooden stairs, the thickness of tread is adopted as

A)28 mm
B)38 mm
C)48 mm
D)58 mm

Answer 1

38 mm

Question 2

Brick nogging type of partition wall is constructed by

A)laying bricks as stretchers in cement mortar
B)laying bricks as headers in cement mortar
C)reinforcing the brick wall with iron straps
D)brick work built within a frame-work of wooden members

Answer 2

brick work built within a frame-work of wooden members

Question 3

The pointing which is extensively used in brick work and stone masonry face work, is

A)flush poining
B)struck pointing
C)V-grooved pointing
D)tuck pointing

Answer 3

flush poining

Question 4

A grillage foundation can be treated as a deep foundation.

Question 5

A retaining wall is commonly required in the construction of

A)hill roads
B)masonry dams
C)wing walls
D)all of these

Question 6

In order to protect the beam against corrosion, a minimum cover of

A)50 mm
B)100 mm
C)150 mm
D)200 mm

Question 7

The damp-proof course

A)may be horizontal or vertical
B)should be continuous
C)should be good impervious material
D)all of these

Question 8

When the pile is required to penetrate beds of hard soil or soft rock to reach its required depth, the best method od driving the pile is by

A)drop hammer
B)steam hammer
C)water jets
D)boring

Question 9

A wateright structure constructed in connection with excavations for foundations of bridges, piers etc., is known as

A)caisson
B)cofferdam
C)well foundation
D)raft foundatio

Question 10

The heading bond is usually used for

A)half brick wall
B)one brick wall
C)one and half brick wall
D)two brick wall

Question 11

The higher water cement ratio in concrete results in

A)a weak mix
B)a stronger mix
C)better workable mix
D)less bleeding

Question 12

The type of truss commonly used for spans varying from 5 to 9 metre is

A)queen post truss
B)king post truss
C)mansard truss
D)composite truss

Question 13

The size of a step commonly adopted for residential buildings is

A)250 mm x 160 mm
B)270 mm x 150 mm
C)300 mm x 130 mm
D)350 mm x 100 mm

Question 14

The type of masonry in which the stones of irregular size and shapes are used and there are no regular courses, is known as

A)uncoursed rubble masonry
B)coursed rubble masonry
C)random rubble masonry
D)dry rubble masonry

Question 15

A type of flooring made with special aggregate of marble chips mixed with white and coloured cement, is called

A)granolithic flooring
B)terrazzo flooring
C)mosaic flooring
D)asphalt flooring

Question 16

In stairs, the soffit is

A)a vertical portion of a step providing a support to the tread
B)a straight step having a parallel width of tread
C)the under surface of a stair
D)the angle which the line of nosing of the stair makes with the horizontal

Question 17

The failure of foundation of a building is due to

A)withdrawl of subsoil moisture
B)unequal settlement of soil
C)lateral escape of the supporting material
D)all of these

Question 18

The filling in cavities with cement slurry is known as

A)coping
B)beam-filling
C)grouting
D)gunniting

Question 19

The slump commonly adopted for concrete for columns is

A)25 to 50
B)50 to 100
C)75 to 175
D)175 to 200

Question 20

In a brick nogging type of partition wall the vertical wooden members are called

A)noggings
B)studs
C)sills
D)templates

Question 21

A series of steps without any platform, break or landing in their direction, is called

A)riser
B)tread
C)flight
D)nosing

Question 22

The distance between the flanges of the beams in steel grillage foundation should not be more than twice the width of flange.

Question 23

Pre-cast concrete piles are usually

A)reinforced concrete only
B)plain or reinforced concrete
C)reinforced concrete or pre-stressed concrete
D)plain, reinforced concrete or pre-stressed concrete

Question 24

The brick flooring may be done with bricks

A)laid flat
B)set at right angle to the walls
C)laid on edge arranged in herring-bone fashion
D)all of the above

Question 25

The vertical members which support the door frame are called

A)reveals
B)styles
C)posts
D)jambs