1. Write down the units of measurement for the following items:

Preliminaries

Excavation

P.C.C. work

R.C.C. slab (up to 15 em thick)

Brickwork

Cast-iron pipes

Stonework

Frames for doors and windows

Plastering

Pointing

2. Differentiate between preliminary and detailed estimates. Explain their importance with respect to the purpose, giving examples.

3. What are the various factors involved in the preparation of the rate of an item? Discuss in detail.

4. Write short notes on the following:

Rent fixation of buildings

Plinth area rate

Circulation area

Dual rate interest

5. Describe, in brief, the general specifications for a 1st class building.

6. A newly constructed building stands on a plot costing Rs 60,000. The construction cost of the building is Rs2,00,000 and the estimated life of the building is 66 years. The investor desires to get return on the construction and return on the land cost. Assuming annual repairs to be at 0·5% of the cost of construction and other outgoings at 30% of the gross rent, calculate the annual rent that will have to be charged for the building. The annual installment of the sinking fund for a life of 66 years of the building at may be taken as 0·5 paisa/rupee.

7. Describe the Central line method of building estimate with a neat sketch for a two-storey residential building of 2000 sq.ft.

8. Calculate the volume of earthwork using Prismoidal method for a proposed road with the following details
Formation width 10 m
Side slope in filling and cutting and 1·5(H) respectively
Formation level is 108·00 m at 0 chainage. Road has no slope in longitudinal direction.

Chainage G.L.(m)
0 107·20
20 107·90
40 108·00
60 108·80
80 109·00
100 110·80
120 109·10

9. Differentiate between measurement sheet and abstract sheet and also discuss their significance. Explain with an example.