| 1. | A stone wall provided to protect the slopes of cutting in natural ground from the action of weather, is known as ? | |
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retaining wall
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breast wall
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parapet wall
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buttress
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Report Question| 2. | In the first class coursed rubble masonry ? | |
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all the coruses are of the same height
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minimum height of the course is limited to 150 mm
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the length of the quoin is generally kept 450 mm
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all of the above
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| 3. | A steel pile which function more efficiently in soft clay or loose sand, is ? | |
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H-pile
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pipe pile
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screw pile
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disc pile
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| 4. | In stairs, the soffit is ? | |
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a vertical portion of a step providing a support to the tread
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a straight step having a parallel width of tread
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the under surface of a stair
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the angle which the line of nosing of the stair makes with the horizontal
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| 5. | The type of pointing in which the mortar is first pressed into the raked joint and then finished off flush with the face of the bricks or stones is called ? | |
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flust pointing
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struck pointing
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V-grooved pointing
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tuck pointing
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| 6. | The total horizontal pressure at the retaining wall acts at ....... from the base ? | |
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h/2
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h/3
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h/4
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h/5
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| 7. | A screw pile consists of cast iron or steel shaft of external diameter varying from ? | |
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0 to 150 mm
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150 to 300 mm
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300 to 450 mm
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450 to 600 mm
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| 8. | In residential building, the average value of stair width is ? | |
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600 mm
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700 mm
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800 mm
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900 mm
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| 9. | The width of jambs is ? | |
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57 mm to 76 mm
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76 mm to 114 mm
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114 mm to 138 mm
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138 mm to 152 mm
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| 10. | In wooden stairs, the thickness of tread is adopted as ? | |
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28 mm
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38 mm
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48 mm
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58 mm
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