BUILDING CONSTRUCTION QUIZ

A stair should not have pitch more than

40°

25°

50°

30°

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In which of the following pairs both trees yield soft wood?

Chir and sal

Deodar and Shishum

Chir and deodar

Sal and teak

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The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is

Rise

Soffit

Spandril

Haunch

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The vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail, are known

Strings

Balusters

Newel posts

Soffits

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The size of a floor tile commonly used, is

22.5 × 22.5 cm × 2.2 cm

15 cm × 15 cm × 1.8 cm

All listed here

20 cm × 20 cm × 2 cm

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The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath, is known as

Underpinning

Jacking

Piling

Shoring

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For a wall carrying heavy load on low bearing capacity soil,

Thick concrete bed is provided

Both (A) and (C) of the above

Reinforced concrete bed is provided

Lean concrete bed is provided

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Pile foundations are suitable for

Compact soils

Water logged soils

Multi-storeyed buildings

Soft rocks

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

Vibro pile

Franki pile

Raymond pile

Simplex pile

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Ornamental moulded course placed on the top of a wall, is

Cornice

Coping

Lintel

Frieze

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