Top 80+ Solved Building Construction MCQ Questions Answer
Q. King closers are related to
a. king post truss
b. queen post truss
c. brick masonry
d. doors and windows
Q. A bat is the portion of a
a. wall not exposed to weather
b. brick cut across the width
c. wall between facing and backing
d. brick cut in such a manner that its one long face remains uncut
Q. Herring-bone bond is commonly used for
a. brick paving
b. very thick walls
c. partition walls
d. footings in foundations
Q. The bearing capacity of soils can be improved by
a. increasing the depth of footing
b. draining the sub-soil water
c. ramming the granular material like crushed stone in the soil
d. all of the above
Q. The most important purpose of frog in a brick is to
a. emboss manufacture's name
b. reduce the weight of brick
c. form keyed joint between brick and mortar
d. improve insulation by providing 'hollows'
Q. The raft foundations are generally used when the required area of footing is
a. more than one-fourth
b. less than one-fourth
c. more than one-helf
d. less than one-half
Q. The construction of a temporary structure required to support an unsafe structure, is called
a. underpinning
b. scaffolding
c. shoring
d. jacking
Q. In the first class coursed rubble masonry
a. all the coruses are of the same height
b. minimum height of the course is limited to 150 mm
c. the length of the quoin is generally kept 450 mm
d. all of the above
Q. In pitched roofs, the term gable is defined as the
a. apex line of the sloping roof
b. inclination of the sides of a roof to the hoizontal plane
c. horizontal distance between the internal faces of the walls
d. triangular upper part of a wall formed at the end of a pitched roof
Q. In order that the wall may be stable, the lowermost course of the wall footing is made
a. half
b. equal to
c. twice
d. four times
Q. The projecting part of the tread beyond the face of riser is called
a. pitch
b. nosing
c. baluster
d. stringer
Q. The piles which are driven in the type of soil whose strength does not increase with depth or where the rate of increase in strength with depth is very slow, are known as
a. friction piles
b. bearing piles
c. batter piles
d. compaction piles
Q. Plain brick type of partition wall is constructed by
a. laying bricks as stretchers in cement mortar
b. laying bricks as headers in cement mortar
c. reinforcing the brick wall with iron straps
d. brick work built within a frame-work of wooden members
Q. In made-up ground having a low value of its bearing power, heavy concentrated structural loads are generally supported by providing
a. combined footing
b. strap footing
c. raft footing
d. all of these