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Building Construction MCQ | Building Material MCQ

Building Construction Objective Question

Question No. 01 Depth or height of the arch is the

(A) Perpendicular distance between intrados and extrados

(B) Perpendicular distance between springing line and extrados

(C) Vertical distance between springing line and intrados

(D) None of the above

Answer: Option A        Building material mcq


Question No. 02 The minimum depth of foundation in clayey soils is

(A) 0.5 m

(B) 0.7 m

(C) 0.9 m

(D) 1.2 m

Answer: Option C


Question No. 03 The number of steps in a flight generally should not be less than        Building construction mcq

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 5

(D) No limit

Answer: Option B


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Building Construction MCQ

Question No. 04 Pick up the correct statement from the following:

(A) D.P.C. should be continuous

(B) D.P.C. should be of good impervious material

(C) D.P.C. may be horizontal or vertical

(D) All the above

Answer: Option D


Question No. 05 Cast iron piles

(A) Resist shocks or vibrations

(B) Are useful for heavy vertical loads

(C) Are suitable for use as batter piles

(D) Are suitable for works under sea water

Answer: Option B        Building material mcq

Question No. 06 For different layers of cement concrete floor. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:            Building construction mcq

(A) A 10 cm thick clean sand is laid on consolidated ground

(B) A 10 cm thick cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is laid on top layer

(C) The lowest layer consists of consolidated ground

(D) A 10 cm lime concrete (1 : 4 : 8) is laid on clean sand

Answer: Option B


Question No. 07 Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

(A) In dog-legged stairs, no space between its flights is provided

(B) In open newel stair, a rectangular well is provided

(C) In geometric stair, a curved shaped well between forward and backward flights, is provided

(D) In geometrical stair, two quarter space landing is provided

Answer: Option D


Question No. 08 The steel pile which is generally sunk in soft clay or loose sand of low bearing capacity, is        Building construction mcq

(A) H-pile

(B) Pipe pile

(C) Screw pile

(D) Disc pile

Answer: Option C


Question No. 09 Rotary drilling is the fastest method in case of

(A) Rocky soils

(B) Clay soils

(C) Sandy soil

(D) All of these

Answer: Option D


Question No. 10 Open test pit is only suitable upto a depth of

(A) 2 metres

(B) 2.5 metres

(C) 3 metres

(D) None of the above

Answer: Option C


Question No. 11 If height of the first storey of a building is 3.2 m and riser is 13 cm, the number of treads required, is

(A) 12

(B) 18

(C) 24

(D) 25

Answer: Option C

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Building Construction MCQ

Question No. 12 In high mountainous region, the type of roof generally recommended for buildings, is

(A) Shed type

(B) Gable type

(C) Gambrel type

(D) Mansard type

Answer: Option C


Question No. 13 Pick up the correct statement from the following:

(A) Isolated footing is provided under column to transfer the load safely to soil bed

(B) Column footings may have steps or projections in the concrete base

(C) Heavily loaded column base must be provided steel reinforcement in both directions

(D) All the above

Answer: Option D        Building material mcq


Question No. 14 The X-ray rooms are plastered with        Building construction mcq

(A) Plaster of Paris

(B) Barium plaster

(C) Martin’s cement

(D) Keen’s cement

Answer: Option B


Question No. 15 The process of filling hollow spaces of walls before plastering, is known

(A) Hacking

(B) Dubbing out

(C) Blistering

(D) Peeling

Answer: Option B


Question No. 16 Herringbone bond is used for

(A) Ornamental panels in brick flooring

(B) Walls having thickness more than 4 bricks

(C) Architectural finish to the face work

(D) All the above

Answer: Option D

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Building Construction MCQ


Question No. 17 Pick up the correct statement from the following:

(A) The drilled hole filled with sand is called sand pile

(B) The sand piles are used for bearing purposes

(C) The pile driven in sand is called sand pile

(D) None of these

Answer: Option A


Question No. 18 The type of flooring suitable for use in churches, theatres, public libraries and other places where noiseless floor covering is desired is

(A) Cork flooring

(B) Glass flooring

(C) Wooden flooring

(D) Linoleum flooring

Answer: Option A        Building material mcq


Question No. 19 Pick up the correct statement from the following:

(A) A combined footing is so proportioned that centre of gravity of supporting area coincides

with centre of gravity of two column loads

(B) A combined footing may be either rectangular or trapezoidal in shape

(C) Trapezoidal shaped footings may be provided under any loading

(D) All the above

Answer: Option D


Question No. 20 Pick up the correct statement about silt soil from the following:

(A) The silt soil has particle size from 0.02 mm to 0.06 mm

(B) In organic fine grained silt soil possesses no plasticity

(C) The least plastic type normally consists of more or less equidimensional grains of quartz

(D) All the above

Answer: Option D


Question No. 21 The horizontal timber piece provided at the apex of a roof truss which supports the common rafter is called

(A) Ridge board

(B) Hip rafter

(C) Eaves board

(D) Valley rafter

Answer: Option A

Question No. 22 The maximum number of steps in a flight should generally be restricted to        Building construction mcq

(A) 10

(B) 12

(C) 15

(D) No limit

Answer: Option B        Building material mcq

Question No. 23 A roof which slopes in four directions, is called

(A) Shed roof

(B) Gable end roof

(C) Hipped roof

(D) Gambrel roof

Answer: Option C


Question No. 24 If is the offset of concrete bed in cms, and is the depth of concrete bed in cms, then

(A) d = 0.445 a

(B) d = 0.557 a

(C) d = 0.775 a

(D) None of these

Answer: Option C


Question No. 25 The art of bringing the floor to a true level surface by means of screeds, is called        Building construction mcq

(A) Topping

(B) Bedding

(C) Screeding

(D) None of these

Answer: Option C        Building material mcq


Question No. 26 The type of arch generally constructed over a wooden lintel or over a flat arch for the purpose of carrying the load of the wall above is

(A) Segmental arch

(B) Pointed arch

(C) Relieving arch

(D) Flat arch

Answer: Option C


Question No. 27 The depth of excavation of foundations, is generally measured with a        Building construction mcq

(A) Ranging rod

(B) Steel tape

(C) Levelling staff

(D) Boning rod

Answer: Option D


Question No. 28 The size of a floor tile commonly used, is

(A) 15 cm × 15 cm × 1.8 cm

(B) 20 cm × 20 cm × 2 cm

(C) 22.5 × 22.5 cm × 2.2 cm

(D) All the above

Answer: Option D

Building Construction MCQ
Building Construction MCQ

Question No. 29 The form work from the slabs excluding props, can be removed only after  

(A) 1 day

(B) 4 days

(C) 7 days

(D) 14 days

Answer: Option B

Question No. 30 The service area in a building means the area occupied by

(A) Stairs

(B) Toilets

(C) Light and shafts

(D) All the above

Answer: Option D

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