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  1. The type of roof suitable in plains where rainfall is meagre and temperature is high is

  2. A.

     Pitched and sloping roof

    B.

     Flat roof

    C.

     Shell roof

    D.

     None of the above


  3. During percussion drilling

  4. A.

     Ground water observations are hindered due to entry of the slurry in the soil below the bottom of the hole

    B.

     Caving or mixing of strata are caused in soft soils or cohesion-less soils

    C.

     The soil to a considerable depth below the bottom of the hole gets disturbed

    D.

     All the above


  5. The X-ray rooms are plastered with

  6. A.

     Plaster of Paris

    B.

     Barium plaster

    C.

     Martin's cement

    D.

     Keen's cement


  7. The process of making the back ground rough, before plastering, is

  8. A.

     Dubbing

    B.

     Hacking

    C.

     Blistering

    D.

     Peeling


  9. The construction joints in buildings are provided after

  10. A.

     10 m

    B.

     15 m

    C.

     20 m

    D.

     40 m


  11. In case of multi-storeyed buildings, the forms to be removed first are

  12. A.

     Sides of beams and girders

    B.

     Column forms

    C.

     Bottom of beams and girders

    D.

     All the above at the same time


  13. A concrete structure is set on fire and the temperature raises to 1000°C. The strength of concrete as compared to original strength reduces to

  14. A.

     10 %

    B.

     15 %

    C.

     20 %

    D.

     25 %


  15. The piece of a brick cut with its one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick, is known as

  16. A.

     Queen closer

    B.

     Bevelled closer

    C.

     King closer

    D.

     Half king closer


  17. The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily, is known as

  18. A.

     Shoring

    B.

     Scaffolding

    C.

     Underpinning

    D.

     Jacking


  19. The steel pile which is generally sunk in soft clay or loose sand of low bearing capacity, is

  20. A.

     H-pile

    B.

     Pipe pile

    C.

     Screw pile

    D.

     Disc pile