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  1. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

  2. A.

    The built up covered area at the floor level of any storey of a building is called plinth area

    B.

    The usable covered area of the rooms of any storey of a building is called carpet area

    C.

    The carpet area of a building along with area of its kitchen, pantry, store, lavatory, bath room and glazed verandah, is called floor area

    D.

    None of these.

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  3.  

    Carpet area does not include the area of

  4. A.

    the walls along with doors and other openings

    B.

    verandah, corridor and passage

    C.

    bath room and lavatory

    D.

    kitchen and pantry

    E.

    All the above.

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  5. The trap which is provided to disconnect the house drain from the street sewer is called

  6. A.

    Master trap

    B.

    Intercepting trap

    C.

    Interception manhole

    D.

    Intercepterchamber

    E.

    All the above.

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  7. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

  8. A.

    Lead is the average horizontal straight distance between the borrow pit and the place of spreading soil

    B.

    The lead is calculated for each block of the excavated area

    C.

    The unit of lead is 50 m for a distance upto 500 m

    D.

    The unit of lead is 1 km where the lead exceeds 2 km.

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  9. Pick up the correct statement regarding the centre line method of estimating a building

  10. A.

    Product of the centre line of the walls and area of cross-section of any item, gives total quantity of the item

    B.

    The centre line is worked out separately for different sections of walls of a building

    C.

    The centre line length is reduced by half the layer of main wall joining the partition wall

    D.

    All the above.

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  11. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  12. A.

    Pointing is measured in sq.m

    B.

    Plastering is measured in sq.m

    C.

    Glazing is measured in sq.m

    D.

    Striking is measured in sq.m

    E.

    All the above.

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  13. The expected out turn of half brick partition wall per mason per day is

  14. A.
    1.5 m3
    B.

    2.0 m3

    C.

    4.0 m2

    D.

    5.0 m2

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  15. If B is the width of formation, d is the height of the embankment, side slope S : 1, for a highway with no transverse slope, the area of cross-section is

  16. A.

    B + d + Sd

    B.

    Bd + Sd2

    C.

    B x d - Sd1/2

    D.

     \( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \)(Bd + Sd2)

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  17. The floor area includes the area of the balcony up to

  18. A.

    100%

    B.

    75%

    C.

    50%

    D.

    25%

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  19. According to Indian Standards Institute, the actual size of modular bricks is

  20. A.

    23 cm x 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm

    B.

    25 cm x 13 cm x 7.5 cm

    C.

    19 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm

    D.

    20 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm

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