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  1. The ceiling height of a building is

  2. A.

     Between ceiling and ground level

    B.

     Between ceiling and floor level

    C.

     Upto roof above ground level

    D.

     Upto ceiling from the ground level


  3. To ensure that supporting area of an offset footing of a boundary wall is fully compressive, the C.G. of load must act

  4. A.

     At the centre of the base

    B.

     Within the middle third of the base

    C.

     Within the middle fifth of the base

    D.

     Neither (A), (B) nor (C)


  5. The vertical faces of a door opening which support frame of the door, are

  6. A.

     Jambs

    B.

     Posts

    C.

     Reveals

    D.

     Styles


  7. In verandah (corridor) floors outward slope is

  8. A.

     1 in 40

    B.

     1 in 50

    C.

     1 in 60

    D.

     1 in 70


  9. The additional piles which are driven to increase the capacity of supporting loads on vertical piles, are known

  10. A.

     Construction piles

    B.

     Raking piles

    C.

     Eccentric piles

    D.

     Sinking piles


  11. The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm × 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane, is called

  12. A.

     Brick on edge

    B.

     Brick on end

    C.

     Brick on bed

    D.

     Brick held vertically


  13. The horizontal timber piece provided at the apex of a roof truss which supports the common rafter is called

  14. A.

     Ridge board

    B.

     Hip rafter

    C.

     Eaves board

    D.

     Valley rafter


  15. The minimum distance between the centers of bulb of diameter du, of a multi under reamed piles, is

  16. A.

     1.35 du

    B.

     1.25 du

    C.

     1.5 du

    D.

     1.75 du


  17. The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called

  18. A.

     Soffits

    B.

     Voussoirs

    C.

     Haunches

    D.

     Spandrils


  19. The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making

  20. A.

     Heat insulated

    B.

     Sound insulated

    C.

     Neither (A) nor (B)

    D.

     Both (A) and (B)