Exposed portions of vertical surface at right angles to the door or window frame, are known as
Jambs
Lintels
Reveals
Soffits
Correct Answer :
C. Reveals
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In English garden wall bond
One course of headers to three or five course of stretchers
Queen closer in provided in each heading course
The middle course of stretchers is started with a header to give proper vertical joints
All the above
The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm × 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane, is called
Brick on edge
Brick on end
Brick on bed
Brick held vertically
The bearing capacity of granite is generally
5 to 10 kg/cm2
15 to 20 kg/cm2
30 to 35 kg/cm2
40 to 45 kg/cm2
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Cavity of a cavity wall should start near ground level
Cavity of a cavity wall should terminate near eaves level of sloping roof
Cavity of a cavity wall should terminate near coping of flat roof with parapet wall
All the above
A wooden block fixed on back side of a door frame on its post, is known as
Cleat
Stop
Horn
None of these
The type of stone masonry in which stones of same height are laid in layers, is called
Random rubble masonry
Course rubble masonry
Uncoursed rubble masonry
Ashlar masonry
Expansion joints in masonry walls are provided if length exceeds
10 m
20 m
30 m
40 m
The form work from the sides of beams can be removed only after
1 day
4 days
7 days
14 days
The X-ray rooms are plastered with
Plaster of Paris
Barium plaster
Martin's cement
Keen's cement
The bearing capacity of a water logged soil, may be improved by
Grouting
Chemical action
Drainage
Compaction
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Louvered door is generally provided in bath rooms
Flush door is generally provided in dining room
Revolving door is generally provided in cinema halls
Sliding door is generally provided in show rooms
The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath, is known as
Shoring
Underpinning
Jacking
Piling
The inner section of a cavity wall, is generally known as
Buttress
Leaf wall
Pilaster
Pillar
For effective drainage, the finished surface of flat roof should have a minimum slope of
1 in 20
1 to 50
1 in 10
1 in 5
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The roof slabs of multi-storeyed buildings are constructed monolithically to carry the various floor loads
The beams of multi-storeyed buildings rest on girders and are the main load transferring members to the columns
The slab is spanned across the secondary beams provided between the main beams
All of these
The type of ashlar masonry in which stones are finely chisel dressed and thickness of joints does not exceed 3 mm, is
Chamfered ashlar masonry
Ashlar facing masonry
Random coursed ashlar masonry
Coursed ashlar masonry
In ordinary residential and public buildings, the damp proof course is generally provided at
Ground level
Plinth level
Water table level
Midway ground level and water-table level
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
In a king post truss, principal rafter and tie beams are jointed together with a bridle joint
Joint between the principal rafter and the king post is made by making tenon and mortise respectively
Joint between strut and king post, is generally of mortise and tenon type
All the above
The radial splits which are wider on the outside of the log and narrower towards the pith are known as
Heart shakes
Cupshakes
Starshakes
Rindgalls
The window which is provided on a sloping roof of a building, is called
Lantern window
Dormer window
Louvered window
Rash window
The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is
Haunch
Spandril
Soffit
Rise
The thickness of a reinforced brick partition wall, is generally kept
5 cm
10 cm
15 cm
20 cm
For different layers of cement concrete floor. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
The lowest layer consists of consolidated ground
A 10 cm thick clean sand is laid on consolidated ground
A 10 cm lime concrete (1 : 4 : 8) is laid on clean sand
A 10 cm thick cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is laid on top layer
The under surface of an arch, is called
Soffit
Intrados
Haunch
Back
Under reamed piles are generally used for
Machine foundations
Factory building
Tall structures
All the above
For each storey of a building, the depth of exploration should be
1 metre
2 metres
3 metres
4 metres
The differential settlement in case of foundations on sandy soils should not exceed
25 mm
40 mm
65 mm
100 mm
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The cost of square rooms is less
The expenditure on the foundation and roof for the double storeyed building is nearly half of that for the ground storeyed building
The cost of construction of a house may be minimised by restricting the height floors
All the above
Stud(s) of a common wooden partition
Are vertical wooden members
Is the upper horizontal wooden member
Is the lower horizontal wooden member
Are the intermediate horizontal wooden members
The important test to be conducted on a stone used in docks and harbours is
Hardness test
Workability test
Weight test
Toughness test