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
Correct Answer :
C. Revolving door is generally provided in cinema halls
Related Questions
The black cotton soil
Undergoes volumetric changes
Swells excessively when wet
Shrinks excessively when dry
All the above
For each storey of a building, the depth of exploration should be
1 metre
2 metres
3 metres
4 metres
The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily, is known as
Shoring
Scaffolding
Underpinning
Jacking
The piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of full brick, is called
Half brick
Queen closer
King closer
Bevelled closer
The maximum total settlement for isolated foundations on clayey soils should be limited to
25 mm
40 mm
65 mm
100 mm
If the depth of an excavation is 20 metres, number of single stage well points to be installed at various levels, is
5
4
3
2
Dado is usually provided in
Dining halls
Bath rooms
Living rooms
Verandah
In case of foundations on black cotton soils, the most suitable method to increase the bearing capacity of soils is to
Increase the depth of foundation
Drain the soil
Compact the soil
Replace the poor soil
Herringbone bond is used for
Walls having thickness more than 4 bricks
Architectural finish to the face work
Ornamental panels in brick flooring
All the above
The process of working a flat for the finishing coat, is known
Dubbing out
Floating
Knitting
Blistering
The under surface of an arch, is called
Soffit
Intrados
Haunch
Back
Vertical construction joints are provided where the shearing forces are minimum in the case of
Slabs
Beams
Girders
All of these
The line of intersection of two surfaces of a sloping roof forming an internal angle less than 180°, is known as
Ridge
Hip
Valley
None of these
The form work from the slabs excluding props, can be removed only after
1 day
4 days
7 days
14 days
The nominal thickness of one brick wall in mm, is
90 mm
150 mm
190 mm
200 mm
For brick construction, the lime-sand mortar, is
1 : 1
1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
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
In places where the soil is soft and has small resistance to the flow of concrete, which one of the following types of piles, is used
Vibro pile
Pressure pile
Franki pile
Pedestal pile
A roof which slopes in four directions, is called
Shed roof
Gable end roof
Hipped roof
Gambrel roof
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Plain cement concrete is equally strong in compression as well as in tension
Slump test is performed to check concrete strength
Curing of concrete is done for proper compaction of cement
Fineness modulus is the index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A mortar joint having a concave finishing in brick masonry, is called keyed joint
A mortar joint projecting beyond the face of a masonry wall, is called tucked joint
A mortar joint having a recess in it, is called ruled joint
All the above
In high mountainous region, the type of roof generally recommended for buildings, is
Shed type
Gable type
Gambrel type
Mansard type
In which of the following directions, the strength of timber is maximum?
Parallel to grains
45° to grains
Perpendicular to grains
Same in all directions
An arch may fail due to
Uneven settlement of abutments
Sliding of voussoirs
Crushing of the material
All the above
The dimensions of a half queen closer, are
9 cm × 9 cm × 9 cm
9 cm × 9 cm × 4.5 cm
9 cm × 4.5 cm × 9 cm
1.8 cm × 4.5 cm × 9 cm
A cut in frame of a door to receive the shutter, is called
Louver
Stop
Horn
Rebate
Weep holes are provided in retaining and breast walls
To drain off the water from the filling
To ventilate the stone masonry
To add architectural beauty
To increase compaction of the earth retained
For a rectangular foundation of width b, eccentricity of load should not exceed
b/2
b/3
b/4
b/6
The nominal thickness of an expansion joint in brick walls, is kept more than
5 mm
10 mm
15 mm
20 mm
The alignment of a cross joint along the plumb line is
Bed block
Perpend
Lintel
Vertical line