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Building Construction Part-1 MCQ-1

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions related to building construction topics like brick masonry, stone masonry, plastering, and bonding. The questions cover topics such as common brick bonding patterns, components of walls, materials and defects. Multiple choice answers are provided for concepts like joint thickness, brick orientation, stone placement, and mortar types used in construction.

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Building Construction Part-1 MCQ-1

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions related to building construction topics like brick masonry, stone masonry, plastering, and bonding. The questions cover topics such as common brick bonding patterns, components of walls, materials and defects. Multiple choice answers are provided for concepts like joint thickness, brick orientation, stone placement, and mortar types used in construction.

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Building Constructon

Part-1 most important queston


1) The following proporton of cement: sand(mortar) is normally used
for brick masonry constructon
a. 1:3
b. 1:6
c. 1:10
d. 1:9

2) A brick laid with width parallel to the front directon of wall is


a. stretcher
b. Queen
c. Header
d. Bond length

3) It is all metal connecton employed in stone masonry constructon.


what is it ?
a. Cornice
b. Bed joint
c. Corbal
d. Cramp
Cornice-an ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just
below the ceiling.
bed joint

a horizontal layer of mortar underneath a layer of masonry.

4) In bond, headers and stretches are laid alternately in each course


a. Garden wall
b. Dutch
c. Flemish
d. English

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5) A bond made by alternate header and stretcher in the same course is
known as
a. Stretcher Bond
b. header Bond
c. English bond
d. double flemish bond

6) When a brick is cut into two halves longitudinally one part is called
a. King closer
b. Cornice brick
c. Queen closer
d. Voussoir

Voussoir -a wedge-shaped or tapered stone used to construct an arch.

7) A bull nose brick is not used for


a. Rounding of sharp corner
b. Pillars
c. Decoraton purpose
d. Arches
8) A vertcal joint on the face of a wall directly over vertcal joints in an
alternate course is termed as
a. Bed
b. Bat
c. Perpend
d. Mitred closer
a vertical layer of mortar between two bricks.

9) What is the actual thickness of wall with 1cm mortar joint for 1/2
brick?
a. 19cm
b. none of above
c. 9 cm
d. 29cm
10) Stone in building work can be used for which the following
component?
a. Foundaton
b. Walls and column
c. All of these
d. Arches and lintel

11) The formaton of a small patches of plaster swelling out beyond


the plastered surface is known as
a. Falling out of plaster
b. Blowing of plaster
c. Efflorescence
d. Cracking

12) The porton of the brick without a triangular corner equal to half
the width and half the length is called…….
a. Closer
b. Queen closer
c. King closer
d. Squint brick
13) A brick masonry could failed due to……..
a. Rupture Along a vertcal joint in poorly bounded walls
b. Shearing along a horizontal plane
c. Crushing due to overloading
d. Any of these

14) In stone masonry, stones are so placed that the directon of


pressure to the plane of bedding is
a. Right angle
b. 45•
c. 60°
d. Parallel

15) A horizontal layer of bricks or stones is termed as a


a. Course
b. Header
c. Stretcher
d. Bed

16) The following defect may arise in plaster work:


a. Cracking
b. Efflorescence
c. Peeling
d. All of above

17) A brick laid with its length perpendicular to the length of the wall
is called as
a. Stretcher
b. Queen
c. bed
d. Header
18) Which type of Bond can be made of 10 cm thick wall
a. English bond
b. Flemish bond
c. Heading bond
d. Stretching bond

19) Heading bond is usually used for


a. Half brick wall
b. one brick wall
c. Two brick wall
d. one and half brick wall

20) When cement and lime are you in defnite proportons as binding
material mortar is Known as?
a. Lightweight Mart
b. Fire resistant mortar
c. Water resistant mortal
d. Gauged mortar
Thanku

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