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  1. The lower half portion between crown and skew back of the arch, is called

  2. A.

     Spandril

    B.

     Haunch

    C.

     Springing

    D.

     Soffit

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  3. A floor constructed with 3 mm marble chips, is known

  4. A.

     Mosaic floor

    B.

     Terrazzo floor

    C.

     Chips floor

    D.

     Marble floor

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  5. A floor constructed with the 4 to 6 mm marble chips, is known

  6. A.

     Reinforced marble floor

    B.

     Terrazzo floor

    C.

     Marble floor

    D.

     Chip floor

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  7. As compared to English bond, double Flemish bond is

  8. A.

     Stronger

    B.

     More compact

    C.

     Costly

    D.

     None of the above

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  9. In case of Raymond pile

  10. A.

     Lengths vary from 6 m to 12 m

    B.

     Diameter of top of piles varies from 40 cm to 60 cm

    C.

     Diameter of pile at bottom varies from 20 cm to 28 cm

    D.

     All the above

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  11. A stair should not have pitch more than

  12. A.

     25°

    B.

     30°

    C.

     40°

    D.

     50°

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  13. The type of bond in a brick masonry containing alternate courses of stretchers and headers, is called

  14. A.

     Flemish bond

    B.

     English bond

    C.

     Stretcher bond

    D.

     Header bond

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  15. If height of the first storey of a building is 3.2 m and riser is 13 cm, the number of treads required, is

  16. A.

     12

    B.

     18

    C.

     24

    D.

     25

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  17. The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath, is known as

  18. A.

     Shoring

    B.

     Underpinning

    C.

     Jacking

    D.

     Piling

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  19. While designing a stair, the product of rise and going is approximately kept equal to

  20. A.

     350

    B.

     420

    C.

     450

    D.

     500

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