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  1.  

     

     

    The area of the cross-section of a road fully in banking shown in the given figure, is

     

     

  2. A.

    B.

    C.

    D.

    None of these


  3. The plinth area of a building not includes

  4. A.

    area of the walls at the floor level

    B.

    area of stair cover

    C.

    internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq m. in area

    D.

    lift and wall including landing

    E.

    area of cantilevered porch.


  5. For 12 mm thick cement plastering 1 : 6 on 100 sq.m new brick work, the quantity of cement required, is

  6. A.

    0.200 m3

    B.

    0.247 m3

    C.

    0.274 m3

    D.

    0.295 m3


  7. The minimum width of a septic tank is taken

  8. A.

    70 cm

    B.

    75 cm

    C.

    80 cm

    D.

    90 cm


  9. The item of the brick structure measured in sq.m, is

  10. A.

    Reinforced brick work

    B.

    Broken glass coping

    C.

    Brick edging

    D.

    Brick work in arches.


  11.  

    The inspection pit or chamber is a manhole provided in a base drainage system

  12. A.

    at every change of direction

    B.

    at every change of gradient

    C.

    at every 30 m intervals

    D.

    at the point where vertical soil pipe joins the house drain

    E.

    All the above.


  13. In the mid-section formula

  14. A.

    The mean depth is the average of depths of two consecutive sections

    B.

    The area of mid-sections is calculated by using mean depth

    C.

    The volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two sections

    D.

    The volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two original sections

    E.
    (a), (b) and (c) of the above.

  15. The item of steel work which is measured in sq.m, is

  16. A.

    Collapsible gates

    B.

    Rolling shutters

    C.

    Steel doors

    D.

    Ventilators and glazing.

    E.

    All the above.


  17. The value of 'C' of Indian type W.C. shown in the given figure is :

  18. A.

    400 mm

    B.

    450 mm

    C.

    500 mm

    D.

    550 mm


  19. The area of a sloping surface of a protective embankment of mean height d, side slopes S : 1 and length L is

  20. A.

    d x d x s

    B.

    \(\sqrt{ d^2 * (ds)^2}\)

    C.

    L.D \( \sqrt{ 1+s^2}\)

    D.

    2 LD\( \sqrt{ 1+s^2}\)