Top 80+ Solved Estimating and Costing MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The rate of payment is made for 100 cu m (per % cu m) in case of
a. earth work in excavation
b. rock cutting
c. excavation in trenches for foundation
d. all the above
Q. The rate of an item of work depends on
a. specifications of works
b. specifications of materials
c. proportion of mortar
d. all the above
Q. The main factor to be considered while preparing a detailed estimate, is
a. quantity of the materials
b. availability of materials
c. transportation of materials
d. all the above
Q. Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is
a. 10 cm
b. 15 cm
c. 20 cm
d. none of these
Q. The plinth area of a building not includes
a. area of the walls at the floor level
b. internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq m. in area
c. lift and wall including landing
d. area of cantilevered porch
Q. If the formation level of a highway has a uniform gradient for a particular length, and the ground isalso having a longitudinal slope, the earthwork may be calculated by
a. mid-section formula
b. trapezoidal formula
c. prismoidal formula
d. all the above
Q. A cement concrete road is 1000 m long, 8 m wide and 15 cm thick over the sub-base of 10 cm thickgravel. The box cutting in road crust is
a. 500 m3
b. 1000 m3
c. 1500 m3
d. 2000 m3
Q. While estimating the qualities for the construction of a building, the correct metric unit is
a. metre for length
b. cubic metre for area
c. square metres for volume
d. litre for capacity
Q. The brick work is not measured in cu m in case of
a. one or more than one brick wall
b. brick work in arches
c. reinforced brick work
d. half brick wall
Q. The assumption on which the trapezoidal formula for volumes is based, is
a. the end sections are parallel planes
b. the mid-area of a pyramid is half the average area of the ends
c. the volume of the prismoidal is over-estimated and hence a prismoidal correction is applied
d. all the above
Q. In the mid-section formula
a. the mean depth is the average of depths of two consecutive sections
b. the area of mid-sections is calculated by using mean depth
c. the volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two original sections
d. all of the above
Q. The cross-sections for a highway is taken at
a. right angle to the centre line
b. 30 metres apart
c. intermediate points having abrupt change in gradient
d. all the above
Q. Referring of given figure, pick up the correct statement from the following:
a. the total length of centre line of four walls is 20 m
b. length of long wall out-to-out is 6.80 m
c. length of short walls in-to-in is 3.20 m
d. all the above
Q. According to Indian Standards Institute, the actual size of modular bricks is
a. 23 cm × 11.5 cm × 7.5 cm
b. 25 cm × 13 cm × 7.5 cm
c. 19 cm × 9 cm × 9 cm
d. 20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
Q. The following item of earth work is not measured separately.
a. setting out of works
b. site clearance
c. steps in deep excavation
d. all the above