1. Write short notes on the following:

Plinth area rate

Bill of quantities

Measurement sheet

Abstract sheet

2. What are the various modes of measurement Discuss briefly and also specify the units for each.

3. What are the different types of estimates Discuss the detailed estimate of a building.

4. What do you understand by valuation and depreciation Discuss their purpose in detail.

5. Describe, in brief, the general specifications for a 2nd class building with a 3-storey R.C.C. frame structure.

6. A building of replacement value of about Rs 70,000 stands on a main road on a leasehold plot. The ground rent is Rs 295 per annum. The building has R.C.C. frame structure. It is estimated that the building will have a future life of 70 years. The rent of the building is Rs 400 per month. The taxes payable are 18% of the gross rent and the insurance premium is 0·5% of the gross rent. Assuming suitable figures for other items of the usual outgo, determine the capitalized value of the property on the basis of net yield. The sinking fund coefficient for the replacement of the capital in 70 years at is
0·0043.

7. Describe the separate wall method of building
estimate with a neat sketch.

8. Calculate the volume of earthwork for a proposed road having formation width of 7.5 m and side slope of 1 using mid-sectional area method. Details of the road are as given below

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9. Write detailed specifications for R.C.C. work for a three-storey office building.