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• The depth of excavation of foundations, is generally measured with a
  ক

  Ranging rod

  খ

  Steel tape

  গ

  Levelling staff

  ঘ

  Boning rod
• Stability of an existing structure may be disturbed by
  ক

  Rising of water table

  খ

  Vibrations caused by traffic movements

  গ

  Mining in the neighborhood

  ঘ

  All the above
• The angle between skew back of a flat arch and the horizontal, is kept approximately equal to
  ক

  0°

  খ

  30°

  গ

  60°

  ঘ

  90°
• The line of intersection of the surfaces of a sloping roof forming an external angle exceeding 180°, is
  ক

  Ridge

  খ

  Hip

  গ

  Valley

  ঘ

  None of these
• To stagger vertical joints in successive courses of a wall, a piece of brick is generally used at the end of the course, which is known as
  ক

  Bat

  খ

  Header

  গ

  Stretcher

  ঘ

  Closer
• The exterior angle between outer faces of a wall, is known as
  ক

  Turn

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  Junction

  গ

  Quion

  ঘ

  All the above
• The brick laid with its breadth parallel to the face of a wall, is known as
  ক

  Header

  খ

  Stretcher

  গ

  Closer

  ঘ

  None of these
• A covering of concrete placed on the exposed top of an external wall, is known as
  ক

  Cornice

  খ

  Coping

  গ

  Frieze

  ঘ

  Lintel
• Best type of piles for soft soil having little resistance to the flow of concrete, is
  ক

  Simplex pile

  খ

  Vibro pile

  গ

  Raymond pile

  ঘ

  Franki pile
• Which of the following metal sheets is most effective in preventing dampness?
  ক

  Copper sheets

  খ

  Lead sheets

  গ

  Aluminium sheets

  ঘ

  All the above
• The sound which continues even after its source is cut off, is called
  ক

  Reverberation

  খ

  Echo

  গ

  Intensity of sound

  ঘ

  Interference
• The opening provided in sloping roof with its top parallel to the roof surface, is called
  ক

  Dormer window

  খ

  Sky light window

  গ

  Lantern window

  ঘ

  Louvered window
• Vertical construction joints are provided where the shearing forces are minimum in the case of
  ক

  Slabs

  খ

  Beams

  গ

  Girders

  ঘ

  All of these
• The maximum total settlement for raft foundation on clayey soils should be limited to
  ক

  25 mm

  খ

  25 to 40 mm

  গ

  40 to 65 mm

  ঘ

  65 to 100 mm
• The maximum total settlement for isolated foundations on clayey soils should be limited to
  ক

  25 mm

  খ

  40 mm

  গ

  65 mm

  ঘ

  100 mm
• Dado is usually provided in
  ক

  Dining halls

  খ

  Bath rooms

  গ

  Living rooms

  ঘ

  Verandah (belcony)
• In case of foundations on black cotton soils, the most suitable method to increase the bearing capacity of soils is to
  ক

  Increase the depth of foundation

  খ

  Drain the soil

  গ

  Compact the soil

  ঘ

  Replace the poor soil
• The term string is used for
  ক

  The underside of a stair

  খ

  Outer projecting edge of a tread

  গ

  A sloping member which supports the steps in a stair

  ঘ

  A vertical member between two treads
• The pile which supports the load partly by friction and partly by resting on hard stratum, is called
  ক

  Friction pile

  খ

  Bearing pile

  গ

  Friction bearing pile

  ঘ

  Rough pile
• Ornamental moulded course placed on the top of a wall, is
  ক

  Cornice

  খ

  Coping

  গ

  Frieze

  ঘ

  Lintel
• The lintels are preferred to arches because
  ক

  Arches require more headroom to span the openings like doors, windows etc.

  খ

  Arches require strong abutments to withstand arch thrust

  গ

  Arches are difficult in construction

  ঘ

  All of the above
• Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because its
  ক

  Bearing capacity is low

  খ

  Permeability is uncertain

  গ

  Particles are cohesive

  ঘ

  Property to undergo a volumetric change due to variation of moisture content
• For the construction of flyovers in sandy soils, the type of foundation provided, is
  ক

  Strap footing

  খ

  Raft footing

  গ

  Combined footing

  ঘ

  Pier footing
• The depth of concrete bed of the foundation depends upon
  ক

  The projection of the concrete block beyond the footing over it

  খ

  The upward soil pressure

  গ

  The mix of the concrete

  ঘ

  All the above
• The type of joint commonly used at the junction of a principal rafter and tie beam in timber trusses is
  ক

  Mortise and tenon joint

  খ

  Oblique mortise and tenon joint

  গ

  Butt joint

  ঘ

  Mitred joint
• The alignment of a cross joint along the plumb line is
  ক

  Bed block

  খ

  Perpend

  গ

  Lintel

  ঘ

  Vertical line
• The columns of multi-storeyed buildings are designed to withstand the forces due to
  ক

  Dead loads

  খ

  Live loads

  গ

  Wind loads

  ঘ

  All of these
• The stone whose crushing strength is maximum, is
  ক

  Granite

  খ

  Chalk

  গ

  Slate

  ঘ

  Sand stone
• In horizontal D.P.C, thickness of cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is
  ক

  2 cm

  খ

  4 cm

  গ

  6 cm

  ঘ

  8 cm
• The type of bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers, is called
  ক

  English bond

  খ

  Flemish bond

  গ

  Russian bond

  ঘ

  Mixed bond