| 1. | A pitched roof in which rafters slope to one side only is called ? | |
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lean-to roof
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Pent roof
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Aisle roof
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any one of these
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Report Question| 2. | Frog is defined as a ? | |
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depression on the top face of a brick
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topmost course of plinth
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brick whose one end is cut splayed or mitred
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brick used for the corner of a wall
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| 3. | H-piles ? | |
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require large storage space
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are difficult to handle
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cannot withstand large impact stress developed during hand driving
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none of the above
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| 4. | The minimum depth of foundation for the load bearing wall of a building is restricted to ? | |
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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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| 5. | Which of the following statement is wrong ? | |
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The part of the wall on which the arch rests, is called abutment
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Soffit is the under surface of an arch
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Crown is the highest point of the intrados
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all of the above
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| 6. | In a raking bond ? | |
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all the bricks are laid as headers
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all the bricks are laid as stretches
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the arrangement of bricks is similar to English bond
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the bonding bricks are laid at any angle other than zero or ninety degree
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| 7. | The span of an arch is ? | |
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vertical distance between the springing line and the highest point on the intrados
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vertical distance between the springing line and the highest point on the extrados
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perpendicular distance between the intrados and extrados
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horizontal distance between the supports
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| 8. | The angle which the line of nosing of the stair makes with the horizontal, is called ? | |
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riser
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flier
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soffit
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pitch or slope
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| 9. | A type of cast-in-situ pile best suited for places where the ground is soft and offers little resistance to the flow of concrete, is ? | |
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simplex pile
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Franki pile
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vibro-pile
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Raymond pile
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| 10. | The length of pre-cast concrete piles varies from ? | |
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3 m to 4.5 m
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4.5 m to 10 m
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4.5 m to 20 m
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4.5 m to 30 m
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