Description : The portion of the brick cut across its width and having its length equal to that of a full brick, is known as (A) Closer (B) Queen closer (C) King closer (D) Prince closer
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The portion of the brick without a triangular corner equal to half the width and half the length, is called (A) Closer (B) Queen closer (C) King closer (D) Squint brick
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of full brick, is called (A) Half brick (B) Queen closer (C) King closer (D) Bevelled closer
Description : 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 (A) Queen closer (B) Bevelled closer (C) King closer (D) Half king clos
Description : The portion of a brick cut to form angles other than right angles in plan, is known as (A) Queen closer (B) King closer (C) Closer (D) Squint brick
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : A queen closer is a (A) Brick laid with its length parallel to the face or direction of wall (B) Brick laid with its breadth parallel to the face or direction of wall (C) Brick having the same ... bricks but half the breadth (D) Brick with half the width at one end and full width at the other
Description : Which of the following should be used for hearting of thicker walls? (A) Headers (B) Stretchers (C) Brick bats (D) Queen closer
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The brick laid with its length parallel to the face of a wall, is a known as (A) Header (B) Stretcher (C) Closer (D) None of the
Description : The brick laid with its breadth parallel to the face of a wall, is known as (A) Header (B) Stretcher (C) Closer (D) None of these
Description : Queen closer may be placed (A) In header course (B) In stretcher course (C) In header course next to first brick (D) In stretcher course next to first brick
Description : To stagger vertical joints in successive courses of a wall, a piece of brick is generally used at the end of the course, which is known as (A) Bat (B) Header (C) Stretcher (D) Closer
Description : In a T-beam , the breadth of the rib is equal to the (a) Total thickness of the slab, including cover (b) Width of the portion of the beam in the compression zone (c) Width of the portion of the beam in the compression zone (d) All the above.
Last Answer : (c) Width of the portion of the beam in the compression zone
Description : The dimensions of a half queen closer, are (A) 9 cm × 9 cm × 9 cm (B) 9 cm × 9 cm × 4.5 cm (C) 9 cm × 4.5 cm × 9 cm (D) 1.8 cm × 4.5 cm × 9 cm
Description : The expected out turn of half brick partition wall per mason per day is (A) 1.5 m3 (B) 2.0 m3 (C) 4.0 m2 (D) 5.0 m2
Last Answer : (B) 2.0 m3
Description : The brick work is measured in sq metre, in case of (A) Honey comb brick work (B) Brick flat soling (C) Half brick walls or the partition (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The brick work is not measured in cu m in case of (A) One or more than one brick wall (B) Brick work in arches (C) Reinforced brick work (D) Half brick wall
Last Answer : (D) Half brick wall
Description : Minimum thickness of wall where single Flemish bond can be used is (A) Half brick thick (B) One brick thick (C) One and a half bricks thick (D) Two bricks thick
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) English bond is used for brick masonry to support heavy loads (B) Double-Flemish bond is suitable for brick masonry to give uniform face ... The stretcher bond is used for the construction of half brick masonry brick (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) If the bed level is above N.S.L. the canal is called fully in baking and the berms are designed as 3 d where d is full supply depth of water ... and partly in filling and berms are designed as 2d where d is full supply depth (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The width of the wall is constructed thicker at the base in a stepped fashion (B) A long vertical load transferring concrete structure is ... ) The pile which transfers the load to a hard rock bed at certain depth is called load bearing
Description : If D is the depth of scour below original bed, then the width of launching apron is generally taken as (A) 1.2 D (B) 1.5 D (C) 2.0 D (D) 2.5 D
Description : For hydraulically efficient rectangular channel of bed width 4.0 m, the depth of flow is (a) 4 m (b) 0.5 m (c) 1 m (d) 2 m
Last Answer : (d) 2 m
Description : The lower half portion between crown and skew back of the arch, is called (A) Spandril (B) Haunch (C) Springing (D) Soffit
Description : 13. A venturi flume is a flumed structure constructed across a channel by restricting its width. A) True B) False
Last Answer : A
Description : In case the factor of safety against sliding is less than 1.5, a portion of slab is constructed downwards at the end of the heel slab, which is known as (A) A key (B) A cut-off wall (C) A rib (D) All the above
Description : Before providing super-elevation on roads, the portion of the carriageway between the crown and the outer edge is made (A) To have a reduced fall (B) Horizontal (C) To have slope of the camber on the other half of the carriageway (D) None of these
Description : The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm × 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane, is called (A) Brick on edge (B) Brick on end (C) Brick on bed (D) Brick held vertically
Last Answer : Option B
Description : A foundation is called shallow if its depth, is (A) One-fourth of its width (B) Half of its width (C) Three-fourth of its width (D) Equal to its width
Description : For a strongest rectangular beam cut from a circular log, the ratio of the width and depth, is (A) 0.303 (B) 0.404 (C) 0.505 (D) 0.707
Last Answer : (D) 0.707
Description : The width b and depth d of a beam cut from a wooden cylindrical log of 100 cm diameter for maximum strength are: (A) b = 57.73 cm d = 81.65 cm (B) b = 81.65 cm d = 57.73 cm (C) b = 50.00 cm d = 50.00 cm (D) b = 40.00 cm d = 80.00 cm
Last Answer : (A) b = 57.73 cm d = 81.65 cm
Description : I clipped my mr. Lincoln rose bush months ago nothing is growin out. Do I need to cut closer to the ground
Last Answer : A lot of us lost roses bushes in the last bitter winter. I am going to do hay around mine this fall to protect them.
Description : The thickness of base slab of a retaining wall generally provided, is (A) One half of the width of the stem at the bottom (B) One-third of the width of the stem at the bottom (C) One fourth of the width of the steam at the bottom (D) Width of the stem at the bottom
Description : The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab, is (A) One-fourth the width of the panel (B) Half the width of the panel (C) Radius of the column (D) Diameter of the column
Description : The width of the flange of a L-beam, should be less than (A) One-sixth of the effective span (B) Breadth of the rib + four times thickness of the slab (C) Breadth of the rib + half clear distance between ribs (D) Least of the above
Description : According to I.S. : 456, slabs which span in two directions with corners held down, are assumed to be divided in each direction into middle strips and edge strips such that the width of the middle strip, is ... (C) Three-fourth of the width of the slab (D) Four-fifth of the width of the slab
Description : A weir is said to be broad crested weir, if the width of the crest of the weir is ________ half the height of water above the weir crest. (A) Equal to (B) Less than (C) More than (D) None of these
Description : The discharge through a channel of trapezoidal section is maximum when (A) Width of channel at the top is equal to twice the width at the bottom (B) Depth of channel is equal to the width at the bottom ... equal to half the width at the top (D) The sloping side is equal to the width at the bottom
Description : A weir is said to be narrow-crested weir, if the width of the crest of the weir is __________ half the height of water above the weir crest. (A) Equal to (B) Less than (C) More than (D) None of these
Description : The weaving length of a roadway is the distance (A) Between the channelizing islands (B) Equal to half circumference (C) Equal to total width of adjoining radial roads (D) Equal to diameter of rotary
Description : Minimum width of landing should be (A) Equal to width of stairs (B) Half the width of stairs (C) Twice the width of stairs (D) One fourth the width of stairs
Description : Secondary steel has to be provided across__________ of flanged beams [ A ] Full effective width of flange [ B ] The width of web [ C ] Half of the width of flange [ D ] None of the above.
Last Answer : [ A ] Full effective width of flange
Description : The area of a plane triangle ABC, having its base AC and perpendicular height , is (A) ½ bh (B) ½ ba sin C (C) ½ bc sin A (D) All the above
Description : A dumpy level was set up at mid-point between pegs A and B, 80 m apart and the staff readings were 1.32 and 1.56. When the level was set up at a point 10 m from A on BA produced, the staff readings obtained at A ... this set up at S should be (A) 1.435 (B) 1.345 (C) 1.425 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 1.345
Description : To set out a parallel from a given inaccessible point to a given line AB, the following observations are made: Distance AB and angle PAM = a and angle PBA = b are measured where M is a point on the line BA produced. The ... cos b - cos a) (C) AB/(cot a - cot b) (D) AB/(cot a - cos b)
Last Answer : (A) AB/(cot b - cot a)
Description : There are two stations A and B. Which of the following statements is correct? (A) The fore bearing of AB is AB (B) The back bearing of AB is BA (C) The fore and back bearings of AB differ by 180° (D) All the above
Description : What kind of materials are used to make the bed portion of tanning beds?
Last Answer : Plexiglass is used to make the bed portoin of the tanning bed.
Description : The shear plane in case of bolts should (a) be across threaded portion of shank (b) be parallel to axis of bolt (c) be normal to threaded portion of shank (d) never be across the threaded portion (e) none of the above.
Last Answer : (d) never be across the threaded portion
Description : Which of the following mainly decides the current to be employed is arc welding? (A) Electrode size (B) Plate thickness (C) Voltage across the arc (D) Welded portion length
Last Answer : (A) Electrode size
Description : The difference of levels between two stations A and B is to be determined. For best results, the instrument station should be (A) Equidistant from A and B (B) Closer to the higher station (C) Closer to the lower station (D) As far as possible from the line AB
Last Answer : (A) Equidistant from A and B
Description : In English garden wall bond (A) One course of headers to three or five course of stretchers (B) Queen closer in provided in each heading course (C) The middle course of stretchers is started with a header to give proper vertical joints (D) All the above