Q.1) Ordinary Portland cement of 43 grade should have surface area not less than (in cm2/g) –
A) 2250
B) 3000
C) 3250
D) 4000
Option (A)
Q.2) The steel content of ferro cement normally varies between –
A) 300 to 500 kg/cum
B) 100 to 200 kg/cum
C) 700 to 850 kg/cum
D) 900 to 1200 kg/cum
Option (A)
Q.3) When the 9 cm X 9 cm side of a brick is seen in the wall face, what is it called?
A) stretcher
B) face
C) side
D) header
Option (D)
Q.4) Crushing strength of a first class brick should not be less than –
A) 3.5 N/mm2
B) 7.0 N/mm2
C) 10.5 N/mm2
D) 14.0 N/mm2
Option (C)
Q.5) The process of mixing ingredients with water to make brick is known as –
A) kneading
B) moulding
C) pugging
D) drying
Option (A)
Q.6) The damp proof course (D.P.C) is measured in –
A) m3
B) m2
C) m
D) Running meters
Option (B)
Q.7) The first stage of construction is –
A) Preparation of estimate
B) Survey of the site
C) Initiation of proposal
D) Allotment of funds
Option (C)
Q.8) For completion of a project, the critical path of the network represents –
A) Minimum time
B) Maximum time
C) Maximum cost
D) Minimum cost
Option (A)
Q.9) The final technical approval of a project is given by –
A) Assistant Engineer
B) Executive Engineer
C) Superintending Engineer
D) Chief Engineer
Option (D)
Q.10) For a medium size construction project, the preferred type of organization is –
A) Line organization
B) Line and Staff organization
C) Functional organization
D) Effective organization
Option (A)
Q.11) The difference between the earliest completion or finish time and latest allowable time is known as –
A) Event
B) Float
C) Duration
D) Constraint
Option (B)
Q.12) In surveying work, what is the cross staff used for?
A) Measuring approximate horizontal angles
B) Setting out right angles
C) Measuring bearings of the lines
D) Measuring length
Option (B)
Q.13) The correction for slope in a chain surveying is calculated by –
A) h/2l
B) h/4l
C) h2/2l
D) h2/4l
Option (C)
Q.14) In surveying for an area, the instrument Theodolite is used for –
A) Measurement of vertical distance only
B) Measurement of horizontal distance only
C) Measurement of vertical angles only
D) Measurement of both vertical and horizontal angles
Option (D)
Q.15) In a levelling staff, the graduation marking is at the interval of –
A) 0.0005 m
B) 0.05 m
C) 0.005 m
D) 0.5 m
Option (C)
Q.16) Contour interval for a building site normally –
A) 0.5 m
B) 1.5 m
C) 2.0 m
D) 5.5 m
Option (A)
Q.17) Which of the following methods of plane table surveying is used to locate the position of an inaccessible point?
A) Radiation
B) Intersection
C) Traversing
D) Resection
Option (B)
Q.18) The camber for cement concrete and high type bituminous surface for heavy rainfall condition is –
A) 1 in 25
B) 1 in 33
C) 1 in 44
D) 1 in 55
Option (D)
Q.19) The maximum limit of super elevation for mixed traffic in plain terrain as recommended by IRC is –
A) 1 in 1.5
B) 1 in 12.5
C) 1 in 10
D) Equal to camber
Option (A)
Q.20) The grade bitumen used for airport runway is –
A) 30/40
B) 60/70
C) 80/100
D) 100/120
Option (A)
