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  1. The cross-section of a road partly in banking and partly in cutting is shown in the given figure. The area of the shaded portion is

  2. A.

     ⅓ × (b - rd)²/(r - s)

    B.

     ⅓ × (b - rd)²/(r + s)

    C.

     ½ × (b + rd)²/(r - s)

    D.

     ⅓ × (b - rd)²/(s - r)


  3. Pick up the item whose weight is added to the weight of respective item, is

  4. A.

     Cleats

    B.

     Brackets

    C.

     Bolts

    D.

     All the above


  5. Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is

  6. A.

     10 cm

    B.

     15 cm

    C.

     20 cm

    D.

     None of these


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

  8. A.

     Collapsible gates

    B.

     Rolling shutters

    C.

     Ventilators and glazing

    D.

     All the above


  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 following item of earth work is not measured separately.

  12. A.

     Setting out of works

    B.

     Site clearance

    C.

     Steps in deep excavation

    D.

     All the above


  13. The trap which is provided to disconnect the house drain from the street sewer is called

  14. A.

     Master trap

    B.

     Intercepting trap

    C.

     Interception manhole

    D.

     All the above


  15. Pick up the excavation where measurements are made in square meters for payment.

  16. A.

     Ordinary cuttings up to 1 m

    B.

     Surface dressing up to 15 cm depths

    C.

     Surface excavation up to 30 cm depths

    D.

     Both (B) and (C)


  17. A portion of an embankment having a uniform up-gradient 1 in 500 is circular with radius 1000 m of the centre line. It subtends 180° at the centre. If the height of the bank is 1 m at the lower end, and side slopes 2:1, the earth work involved.

  18. A.

     26,000 m³

    B.

     26,500 m³

    C.

     27,000 m³

    D.

     27,500 m³


  19. The floor area includes the area of the balcony up to

  20. A.

     100 %

    B.

     75 %

    C.

     50 %

    D.

     25 %