1000+ Building Construction MCQ for IBPS PO [Solved]

1. The skirting/dado in a bath roof should be upto
A. Ceiling
B. 15 cm above floor level
C. 200 cm
D. Level of the tap
Answer : C

2. Pile foundations are suitable for
A. Water logged soils
B. Soft rocks
C. Compact soils
D. Multi-storeyed buildings
Answer : A

3. In English garden wall bond
A. One course of headers to three or five course of stretchers
B. Queen closer in provided in each heading course
C. The middle course of stretchers is started with a header to give proper vertical joints
D. All the above
Answer : D

4. In which of the following pairs both trees yield soft wood?
A. Deodar and Shishum
B. Chir and sal
C. Sal and teak
D. Chir and deodar
Answer : D

5. The process of making the back ground rough, before plastering, is
A. Dubbing
B. Hacking
C. Blistering
D. Peeling
Answer : B

6. The lower half portion between crown and skew back of the arch, is called
A. Spandril
B. Haunch
C. Springing
D. Soffit
Answer : B

7. The ceiling height of a building is
A. Between ceiling and ground level
B. Between ceiling and floor level
C. Upto roof above ground level
D. Upto ceiling from the ground level
Answer : B

8. The 9 cm × 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face, is generally known as
A. Stretcher
B. Face
C. Front
D. Header
Answer : D

9. Expansion joints in masonry walls are provided if length exceeds
A. 10 m
B. 20 m
C. 30 m
D. 40 m
Answer : D

10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. The roof slabs of multi-storeyed buildings are constructed monolithically to carry the various floor loads
B. The beams of multi-storeyed buildings rest on girders and are the main load transferring members to the columns
C. The slab is spanned across the secondary beams provided between the main beams
D. All of these
Answer : D

11. The platform at the end of a series of steps, is known as
A. Platform
B. Relief
C. Rest
D. Landing
Answer : D

12. The bearing capacity of a water logged soil can be improved by
A. Compacting the soil
B. Draining the soil
C. Increasing the depth of foundation
D. Grouting
Answer : B

13. Safe bearing capacity of black cotton soil varies from
A. 2 to 3 t/m²
B. 5 to 7.5 t/m²
C. 8 to 10 t/m²
D. 10 to 12 t/m²
Answer : B

14. The minimum width of a stair in residential buildings, is
A. 55 cm
B. 70 cm
C. 85 cm
D. 100 cm
Answer : C

15. A stair should not have pitch more than
A. 25°
B. 30°
C. 40°
D. 50°
Answer : C

16. The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called
A. Soffits
B. Voussoirs
C. Haunches
D. Spandrils
Answer : B

17. The concrete slump recommended for foundations, is
A. 25 to 50 mm
B. 30 to 125 mm
C. 50 to 100 mm
D. 75 to 125 mm
Answer : C

18. An arch may fail due to
A. Uneven settlement of abutments
B. Sliding of voussoirs
C. Crushing of the material
D. All the above
Answer : D

19. Open test pit is only suitable upto a depth of
A. 2 metres
B. 2.5 metres
C. 3 metres
D. None of the above
Answer : C

20. The maximum permissible deflection of a timber beam supporting a roof, is
A. L/100
B. L/150
C. L/260
D. L/360
Answer : D

21. Single Flemish bond consists of
A. Double Flemish bond facing and English bond backing in each course
B. English bond facing and double Flemish bond backing in each course
C. Stretcher bond facing and double Flemish bond backing in each course
D. Double Flemish bond facing and header bond backing in each course
Answer : A

22. The size of a floor tile commonly used, is
A. 15 cm × 15 cm × 1.8 cm
B. 20 cm × 20 cm × 2 cm
C. 22.5 × 22.5 cm × 2.2 cm
D. All the above
Answer : D

23. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. A combined footing is so proportioned that centre of gravity of supporting area coincides with centre of gravity of two column loads
B. A combined footing may be either rectangular or trapezoidal in shape
C. Trapezoidal shaped footings may be provided under any loading
D. All the above
Answer : D

24. The local swelling of a finished plaster, is termed
A. Cracking
B. Dubbing
C. Blistering
D. Hacking
Answer : C

25. The width of the hollow space between two walls of a cavity wall should not exceed
A. 5 cm
B. 7.5 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 15 cm
Answer : C

26. The term string is used for
A. The underside of a stair
B. Outer projecting edge of a tread
C. A sloping member which supports the steps in a stair
D. A vertical member between two treads
Answer : C

27. In clay soil
A. Swelling and shrinkage characteristics prevail
B. Consolidation continues even after several years of construction
C. Differential settlement is generally prevalent
D. All the above
Answer : D

28. 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 brick wall with iron straps
D. Constructing brick work within a wooden framework
Answer : D

29. The depth of an arch is the distance between
A. Ground level and springing line
B. Crown and springing line
C. Crown and ground level
D. Intrados and extrados
Answer : D

30. Number of vertical joints in a stretcher course is x times the number of joints in the header course, where x is equal to
A. 1/2
B. 1
C. 2
D. 1/4
Answer : A

31. The radial splits which are wider on the outside of the log and narrower towards the pith are known as
A. Heart shakes
B. Cupshakes
C. Starshakes
D. Rindgalls
Answer : C

32. Which one of the following activities is not correct as applicable to brick corbels?
A. The maximum projection of the corbel should not be more than the thickness of the wall
B. The maximum projection of each corbel course should be limited to a quarter brick at a time
C. The discontinuous corbels are used to carry heavy concentrated loads
D. Stretcher bond is generally used for the construction of brick corbel
Answer : D

33. The X-ray rooms are plastered with
A. Plaster of Paris
B. Barium plaster
C. Martin's cement
D. Keen's cement
Answer : B

34. In flat roof of reinforced cement concrete, the recommended angle of slope, is
A. Zero
B. A few degrees
C. 10°
D. 200°
Answer : B

35. Cast iron piles
A. Are suitable for works under sea water
B. Resist shocks or vibrations
C. Are suitable for use as batter piles
D. Are useful for heavy vertical loads
Answer : D

36. The form work from the underside of slabs, can be removed only after
A. 1 day
B. 4 days
C. 7 days
D. 14 days
Answer : C

37. The vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail, are known
A. Balusters
B. Strings
C. Newel posts
D. Soffits
Answer : A

38. Sum of tread and rise must lie between
A. 300 to 350 mm
B. 400 to 450 mm
C. 500 to 550 mm
D. 600 to 650 mm
Answer : B

39. The process of working a flat for the finishing coat, is known
A. Dubbing out
B. Floating
C. Knitting
D. Blistering
Answer : B

40. The minimum distance between the centres of bulb of diameter du, of a multi under reamed piles, is
A. du
B. 1.25 du
C. 1.5 du
D. 1.75 du
Answer : C

41. Pick up the correct specification of one-room quarters generally adopted from the following:
A. Six quarters in a row
B. The size of room is either 3.5 m × 3 m or 4.2 m × 2.5 m
C. The front verandah is kept 2 m wide
D. All the above
Answer : D

42. For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be
A. 1 : 2
B. 1 : 3
C. 1 : 4
D. 1 : 6
Answer : C

43. Under reamed piles are generally used for
A. Machine foundations
B. Factory building
C. Tall structures
D. All the above
Answer : D

44. The foundation in which a cantilever beam is provided to join two footings, is known as
A. Strip footing
B. Strap footing
C. Combined footing
D. Raft footing
Answer : B

45. The lower edge of the pitched roof, from where the rain water of the roof surface drops down, is known as
A. Hip
B. Gable
C. Ridge
D. Eaves
Answer : D

46. For providing a raft foundation, the following activities are involved
1. Ramming the foundation bed
2. Excavation of the soil upto required depth
3. Laying the reinforcement over the foundation bed
4. Curing the cement concrete placed over reinforcement
5. Pouring the cement concrete over the reinforcement The correct sequence is
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
C. 2, 1, 3, 5, 4
D. 3, 2, 5, 1, 4
Answer : C

47. An ordinary concrete may be made water proof by adding
A. Pudlo
B. Impermo
C. Snowcem
D. All of these
Answer : D

48. A wooden block hinged on post outside a door, is known
A. Cleat
B. Stop
C. Horn
D. None of these
Answer : A

49. A covering of concrete placed on the exposed top of an external wall, is known as
A. Cornice
B. Coping
C. Frieze
D. Lintel
Answer : B

50. Mansard roof is a roof which slopes in
A. Two directions without break in the slope on each side
B. Two directions with break in the slope on each side
C. Four directions without break in the slope on each side
D. Four directions with break in the slope on each side
Answer : D