Building Construction Technology Online MCQ Test – Paper-3

1. The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to:

2. Gypsum is added for:

3. If the slump of the concrete mix is 60mm, its workability is:

4. The flash set of Portland cement is:

5. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

6. In stairs, a flier is:

7. The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath is known as:

8. The bulk density of aggregates depends upon:

9. Curing of pavements, floors, roofs, and slabs are done by:

10. Damp proofing course is done:

11. The header bond is used in:

12. The 9 cm x 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face is generally known as:

13. Water-cement ratio is:

14. The stepped structure provided to provide lateral support for a structure is known as:

15. The minimum column size as per National Building Code of Nepal is:

16. An ornamental projection from the face of a brick wall is called:

17. The line of intersection of the sloping surface of the slope roof having an internal angle greater than 180┬░ is called:

18. Minimum width of a load-bearing wall should be:

19. The operation of finishing the mortar joints after the completion of a masonry wall is known as:

20. The strength gained by concrete at the age of twenty-eight days should be:

21. The roof sloping in two directions is called:

22. Which of the following statements is true:

23. The cement-sand mortar preferred in 1/2 brick walls is:

24. Flooring preferred for a dancing hall is:

25. The function of cleats in a roof truss is:

26. In the case of the foundation on black cotton soil, the most suitable method to improve the bearing capacity of soil is:

27. Slump test of concrete is a measure of its?

28. A joint in the masonry parallel to the face of the wall is called:

29. The ratio of various ingredients (cement: sand: aggregates) in concrete of grade M₂₀ is:

30. With the rise in the temperature of atmospheric air, the setting time of cement:

31. The work of finishing the mortar joints along with the wall construction is known as:

32. The maximum permissible value of dry density is referred to as:

33. Concrete gains strength due to:

34. The maximum thickness of door shutters provided in doors is:

35. 'Curing' as used in concrete and cement plaster is a process that helps these gain:

36. An aggregate is said to be flaky if its least dimension is less than:

37. Expansion Joint in a building is generally provided if the length of concrete exceeds:

38. Water-cement ratio is generally expressed in the volume of water required per:

39. Separation of water, sand, and cement slurry from freshly mixed concrete is known as:

40. If the average compressive strength is 4000kg/cm2 and standard deviation is 500, the coefficient of variation is:

41. The soundness test of cement by Le Chatelier's apparatus gives unsoundness due to:

42. The D.P.C. is provided for efficiency, at:

43. Minimum number of days required for curing freshly laid concrete under normal atmospheric condition is:

44. Percentage of pozzolanic material containing clay up to 80% used for the manufacture of pozzolana cement is:

45. The vertical member fixed between steps and handrail is known as:

46. Minimum width of stretcher bond, header bond, and single Flemish bond are...... and...... bricks, respectively.

47. The joints provided in wooden floors are?

48. The maximum height of a masonry wall generally done in one day is:

49. Size of fine aggregates should not exceed:

50. The specific yield of soil depends upon: