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  1. A wooden block hinged on post outside a door, is known

  2. A.

     Cleat

    B.

     Stop

    C.

     Horn

    D.

     None of these


  3. The window which is provided in flat roof of a room, is known

  4. A.

     Dormer window

    B.

     Lantern window

    C.

     Louvered window

    D.

     Sky window


  5. Weep holes are provided in retaining and breast walls

  6. A.

     To drain off the water from the filling

    B.

     To ventilate the stone masonry

    C.

     To add architectural beauty

    D.

     To increase compaction of the earth retained


  7. The triangular space formed between the extrados and the horizontal line drawn through the crown of an arch is known as

  8. A.

     Haunch

    B.

     Spandril

    C.

     Voussoirs

    D.

     Skewbacks


  9. The vertical distance between the springing line and highest point of the inner curve of an arch is known as

  10. A.

     Intrados

    B.

     Rise

    C.

     Spandril

    D.

     Extrados


  11. Pitched and sloping roofs are suitable for

  12. A.

     Coastal regions

    B.

     Plain regions

    C.

     Covering large areas

    D.

     All of the above


  13. Pile foundations are suitable for

  14. A.

     Water logged soils

    B.

     Soft rocks

    C.

     Compact soils

    D.

     Multi-storeyed buildings


  15. The bond in which headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses and every stretcher course is started with a three fourth brick bat, is known as

  16. A.

     English cross bond

    B.

     Dutch bond

    C.

     Monk bond

    D.

     Rat-trap bond


  17. The maximum number of steps in a flight should generally be restricted to

  18. A.

     10

    B.

     12

    C.

     15

    D.

     No limit


  19. If a is the offset of concrete bed in cms, and d is the depth of concrete bed in cms, then

  20. A.

     d = 0.445 a

    B.

     d = 0.557 a

    C.

     d = 0.775 a

    D.

     None of these