Description : For 12 mm thick cement plastering 1 : 6 on 100 sq.m new brick work, the quantity of cement required, is (A) 0.200 m3 (B) 0.247 m3 (C) 0.274 m3 (D) 0.295 m
Last Answer : (C) 0.274 m3
Description : For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be (A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 1 : 6
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Describe the procedure for carrying out the ‘Plastering’ in cement mortar in two coats.
Last Answer : The mix ratio of mortar in case of cement plastering depends upon the nature of the work to be plastered. For rich plastering work at sensitive places (e.g. in side bathrooms, W.C. etc.), 1:3 ... help of a steel float. It is then allowed to set for 2 days and cured for more than 7 days.
Description : The expected out turn of brick work in cement mortar in foundation and plinth per mason per day, is (A) 1.00 m3 (B) 1.25 m3 (C) 1.50 m3 (D) 1.75 m3
Last Answer : (B) 1.25 m3
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Pointing is measured in sq.m (B) Plastering is measured in sq.m (C) Glazing is measured in sq.m (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Consider the following statements: Maximum slenderness ratio of load-bearing masonry walls for a dwelling having more than two storeys shall not exceed. 1. 12, if lime mortar is used 2. 18, if cement-lime mortar 1:2:9 is used 3. 24, ... ? (a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d)1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : b) 2 and 3 only
Description : The strength of brick masonry in 1:6 cement mortar, is (A) 20 tonnes/m2 (B) 40 tonnes/m2 (C) 50 tonnes/m2 (D) 60 tonnes/m
Description : A steel rod of sectional area 250 sq. mm connects two parallel walls 5 m apart. The nuts at the ends were tightened when the rod was heated to 100°C. If steel = 0.000012/C°, Esteel = 0.2 MN/mm2 , the ... N/mm2 (B) 100 N/mm2 (C) 120 N/mm2 (D) 150 N/mm2 Answer: Option
Last Answer : (C) 120 N/mm
Description : For 100 sq. m cement concrete (1 : 2: 4) 4 cm thick floor, the quantity of cement required, is (A) 0.90 m3 (B) 0.94 m3 (C) 0.98 m3 (D) 1.00 m3
Last Answer : (B) 0.94 m3
Description : The difference in the reservoir level and the lowest point of the water mains is 180 m. The expected pressure due to water hammer is 7.5 kg/cm2 in a pressure conduit of diameter 1 m. Assuming the efficiency of the ... , is (A) 10 mm (B) 15 mm (C) 20 mm (D) 25 mm
Last Answer : (C) 20 mm
Description : For testing compressive and tensile strength of cement, the cement mortar is made by mixing cement and standard sand in the proportions of (A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 1 : 6
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The minimum thickness of walls built in cement mortar (1 : 6) for a single storey building, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm
Description : The expected out turn of 2.5 cm cement concrete floor per mansion per day (A) 2.5 sqm (B) 5.0 sqm (C) 7.5 sqm (D) 10 sqm
Last Answer : (C) 7.5 sqm
Description : The expected out turn of cement concrete 1 : 2 : 4 per mason per day is (A) 1.5 m3 (B) 2.5 m3 (C) 3.5 m3 (D) 5.0 m3
Last Answer : (D) 5.0 m3
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. For performing compressive strength test of cement (A) Cement and standard sand mortar are used in the ratio of 1 : 3 (B) Water is added at the ... cm 10 cm is used (D) The prepared moulds are kept in a atmosphere of 50% relative humidity
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : If the effective plan area of a warehouse is 54 sq. m, and maximum height of piles permitted is 270 cm, the number of cement bags to be stored, is (A) 2000 bags (B) 2200 bags (C) 2400 bags (D) 2700 bags
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The type of pointing in which upper side of mortar joints is kept about 12 mm inside the face of the masonry and bottom is kept flushed with face of wall, is (A) Truck pointing (B) Recessed pointing (C) Struck pointing (D) Grooved pointing
Last Answer : Option C
Description : In a mortar, the binding material is (A) Cement (B) Sand (C) Surkhi (D) Cinder
Description : The mortar in which both cement and lime are used as binding materials, is called (A) Cement mortar (B) Lime mortar (C) Fire resistant mortar (D) Gauged mortar
Description : Brick nogging type of partition wall, is constructed by (A) Laying bricks as stretchers in cement mortar (B) Laying bricks as headers in cement mortar (C) Reinforcing brick wall with iron straps (D) Constructing brick work within a wooden framework
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Lime mortar with cement in the ratio of in 10 is cheaper and better for outside plaster (B) For very cold or very hot climate, a compact and closed ... (C) On the sea coast, an exposed and open house is generally preferred (D) All the above
Description : Maximum slenderness ratio for load-bearing masonry wall in cement mortar, as per IS code, shall not exceed. (a) 13 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 30
Last Answer : (c) 27
Description : If it takes one bag of cement to cover 10 sq. meters of path how many bags of cement will you buy to cover a path that is 21 m long and 2.5 m?
Last Answer : First you need to work out how many square meters are in thepath. To do that multiply 21 by 2.521 X 2.5 = ?sqmYou know one bag of cement will cover 10 sqm so to find out howmany bag are needed for the path divide the answer of 21 X 2.5 by10?/10 =6 bags
Description : For the construction of cement concrete floor, the maximum permissible size of aggregate, is (A) 4 mm (B) 6 mm (C) 8 mm (D) 10 mm
Description : The specifications of a cement bag for storage, are (A) Weight 50 kg (B) Height 18 cm (C) Plan area 3000 sq. cm (D) All the above
Description : The proportions of lime and sand in the mortar normally used in brick construction are (A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 4 (C) 1 : 6 (D) 1 : 8
Description : Each side of an equilateral triand 12 is \( 24 cm \) the mid - point of its sides are joined to form another tranpla this brress is doins centinuously infinite46. The perimeter of 7 th triangle is \( ( \) in \( cm ) \)a) \( \ ... of the 5th triangle is (in \( cm \) )a) 6b) \( 1.5 \)c) \( 0.75 \)d) 3
Last Answer : Each side of an equilateral triand 12 is \( 24 cm \) the mid - point of its sides are joined to form another tranpla ... ( 1.5 \) c) \( 0.75 \) d) 3
Description : (1) Calcium silicate and calcium alurninate Explanation: Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world because it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco ... limited amount of calcium sulfate (which controls the set time) and up to 5% minor constituents.
Last Answer : Milk is a colloidal system in which: (1) Water is dispersed in fat (2) Fat is dispersed in water (3) Fat and water are dispersed in each other (4) Fat is dissolved
Description : A thick paste of cement, sand and water is called – (1) Concrete (2) R.C.C. (3) Mortar (4) Kiln
Last Answer : (3) Mortar Explanation: Mortar is a workable paste used to bind construction blocks together and fill the gaps between them. Modern mortars are typically made from a mixture of sand, a binder such as cement or lime, and water
Description : Q No: 78 Hume steel pipes are A. Steel pipes B. Steel shell coated from inside with cement mortar C. Steel shell coated from outside with cement mortar D. Both B. and C.
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : Repairing by cement pressure grouting can be adopted in case of a) Honey comb concrete b) Hollow masonry, Dormant cracks c) Deep leached mortar joints d) all the above*
Last Answer : d) all the above*
Description : A thick paste of cement, sand and water is called (1) Concrete (2) R.C.C. (3) Mortar (4) Kiln
Last Answer : Mortar
Description : A compound bar consists of two bars of equal length. Steel bar cross-section is 3500 mm2 and that of brass bar is 3000 mm2 . These are subjected to a compressive load 100,000 N. If Eb = 0.2 MN/mm2 and Eb = 0.1 ... 6 N/mm2 s = 12 N/mm2 (D) b = 5 N/mm2 s = 10 N/mm
Last Answer : (A) b = 10 N/mm2 s = 20 N/mm
Description : Which one of the following represents an event? (A) Concrete cured (B) Fixing of door (C) Plastering of walls (D) Selecting sites
Last Answer : (A) Concrete cured
Description : The process of making the back ground rough, before plastering, is (A) Dubbing (B) Hacking (C) Blistering (D) Peeling
Description : If 50 kg of fine aggregates and 100 kg of coarse aggregates are mixed in a concrete whose water cement ratio is 0.6, the weight of water required for harsh mix, is (A) 8 kg (B) 10 kg (C) 12 kg (D) 14 kg
Description : For testing compressive strength of cement, the size of cube used is (A) 50 mm (B) 70.6 mm (C) 100 mm (D) 150 mm
Last Answer : B
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Dimensions are measured to the nearest 0.01 m (B) Areas are measured to the nearest 0.01 sq.m (C) Cubic contents are measured to the nearest 0.1 cum (D) Weights are measured to the nearest 0.001 tonnes
Last Answer : (D) Weights are measured to the nearest 0.001 tonnes
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) No deduction is made for the volume occupied by reinforcement (B) No deduction is made for the openings upto 0.1 sq.m (C) No deduction is made for volumes occupied by pipes, not exceeding 100 sq.cm in crosssection (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : A rolled steel joist is simply supported at its ends and carries a uniformly distributed load which causes a maximum deflection of 10 mm and slope at the ends of 0.002 radian. The length of the joist will be, (A) 10 m (B) 12 m (C) 14 m (D) 16 m
Last Answer : (D) 16 m
Description : Which of the following cements is expected to have the highest compressive strength after 3 days (a) Ordinary Portland cement (b) Rapid hardening cement (c) High alumina cement (d) Sulphate resisting cement.
Last Answer : (c) High alumina cement
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 : A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12 meter by a rope 7 meter long. Find the area it can graze? (a) 38.5 sq.m (b) 155 sq.m (c) 144 sq.m (d) 19.25 sq.m
Last Answer : (a) 38.5 sq.m
Description : The diameter of longitudinal bars of a column should never be less than (A) 6 mm (B) 8 mm (C) 10 mm (D) 12 mm
Description : The diameter of main bars in R.C.C. columns, shall not be less than (A) 6 mm (B) 8 mm (C) 10 mm (D) 12 mm
Description : The minimum diameter of longitudinal bars in a column is (A) 6 mm (B) 8 mm (C) 12 mm (D) 16 mm
Description : A reinforced concrete slab is 75 mm thick. The maximum size of reinforcement bar that can be used is (a) 6 mm diameter (b) 8 mm diameter (c) 10 mm diameter (d) 12 mm diameter
Last Answer : (b) 8 mm diameter
Description : The excavation exceeding 1.5 m in width and 10 sq.m in plan area with a depth not exceeding 30 cm, is termed as (A) Excavation (B) Surface dressing (C) Cutting (D) Surface excavation
Last Answer : (D) Surface excavation
Description : Label size of foreign article is min & postage paid words should not be less than a) 70mm X 100mm & 300sq mm b) 50mm X 80mm & 200sq mm c) 25mm X 50 mm & 100 sq mm d) None of these
Last Answer : a) 70mm X 100mm & 300sq mm
Description : A bed of spherical particles (specific gravity 2.5) of uniform size 1500 μm is 0.5 m in diameter and 0.5 m high. In packed bed state, the porosity may be taken as 0.4. Ergun's equation for the above fluid-particle ... fluidisation velocity, VOM is (A) 12 mm/s (B) 16 mm/s (C) 24 mm/s (D) 28 mm/s
Last Answer : (B) 16 mm/s