Building Construction Technology Online MCQ Test – Paper-3

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

2. Horizontal construction joints in concrete walls are generally provided at:

3. For the construction of thin R.C.C. structures, the type of cement to be avoided is:

4. Permissible compressive strength of M 150 concrete grade is:

5. The brick laid with its length parallel to the face of a wall is known as:

6. Allowable shear stress of concrete depends upon:

7. The approximate ratio of the strength of cement concrete at 7 days to that at 28 days:

8. The projections of the head or sill of a door or window frame are known as:

9. The brick of special shape used in brick masonry is called:

10. Efflorescence in cement is caused due to an excess of:

11. The type of aggregate of the same nominal size, which contains fewer voids when compacted, is:

12. The bulk density of an aggregate does not depend upon:

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

14. The fineness of cement is measured in terms of?

15. Strength of concrete with the passage of time:

16. The window provided on a sloping roof of a building is called:

17. Flexible material used for damp proofing is:

18. Expansion joints provided in masonry walls are provided in wall lengths more than:

19. Which sequence is correct with respect to the removal of formwork?

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

21. The compaction of concrete improves:

22. Volume of one bag of cement (50kg) is:

23. Curing of concrete ensures:

24. The process of hand compaction of concrete is:

25. The datum temperature for maturity by Plowman is:

26. Generally, D.P.C. is provided at:

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

28. The most important test to be conducted on a stone used in docks and harbors is:

29. Different types of bonds used in brick masonry work due to:

30. An aggregate is known as a cyclopean aggregate if the size is more than:

31. The main purpose of a cavity wall is:

32. The bulk density of aggregates depends upon:

33. If the fineness modulus of sand is 2.5, it is graded as:

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

35. Dampness causes:

36. The lightweight spongy concrete, used for roof slab and precast units in partitions for heat and sound insulation, prepared by mixing aluminum in the cement concrete is called:

37. The process of making the background rough before plastering is known as:

38. If the effective plan area of the warehouse is 54 m², and the maximum height of piles permitted is 270 cm, the number of cement bags to be stored is:

39. The cement becomes useless if its absorbed moisture content exceeds:

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

41. Undisturbed samples are obtained by:

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

43. The dimensions of a 35-liter form for measuring aggregates by volume are:

44. The safe bearing capacity of a soil can be defined as:

45. The height of the parapet wall is generally kept:

46. The process of filling hollow spaces of walls before plastering is known as:

47. Curing is the process of:

48. D.P.C. stands for:

49. A wooden block hinged on the post outside a door is known as:

50. The foundation in which a cantilever beam is provided to join two footings is known as: