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Maximum: 100 marks Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes

1. The type of pointing in which the mortar is pressed in to the raked joints and finished off flush with the edges of the bricks or stone is called:

Flush pointing Tuck pointing


Stuck pointing V-grooved pointing


2. The pointing which is extensively used in brick work and stone masonry (on face) is

Stuck pointing Tuck pointing


V-grooved pointing Flush pointing


3. The process of filling up all nail holes, cracks etc. with putty is known as

Finishing Stopping


Knotting None


4. A block of stone or masonry provided under the end of tie beam to spread the load from the roof over a large area of bearing is called:

Verge Template


Hip Gable


5. A fine aggregate is one whose particles area of size:

Below 4.75 mm 4.75 mm


6..75 mm Above 6.75 mm


6. A coarse aggregate is one whose particle are of size:

Below 4.75 mm 6.75 mm


Above 6.75 mm 4.75 mm


7. The arch consisting of fully dressed stones, is called:

Rubble arch Axed arch


Gauged arch Ashlar arch


8. The vertical distance between the upper surface of the successive treads is known as

Going Tread


Riser Landing


9. Concrete mix used for KC.C work in roof slab is
1:4:8 1:5:10
1:3:6
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10. Mortar mix used for the brick masonry work is
1:6 1:10
1:8
I!. The filling in cavities with cement slurry is known a&

Gunniting Beam filling


Grouting Coping


12. A retaining wall may be built in

Dry stone masonry KC.C.


P.C.C. All the above


13. A retaining wall is commonly required in the construction of:

Residential Building Hill Roads


All the above None ofthese


14. A stretcher bond is usually used for:

Half brick wall 11, brick wall


Two brick wall One brick wall


15. A bond consisting of heading and stretching course so arranged that one heading course comes after several stretching courses, is

Raking Bond Dutch Bond


Facing Bond Heading Bond


16. A brick which is cut in such a way that the width of its one end is half that of a full brick, is
called:

Mitred closer Bevelled closer


Queen closer King closer


17. The brick laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall is called a

Closer Course


Stretcher Header


18. A brick which is half as wide as a full brick, is called:

Queen closer King closer


Bevelled closer Mitred closer


19. The brick laid with its length perpendicular to the face of the wall is called a

Header Course


Stretcher Closer


20. For D.P.C. at plinth level, the commonly adopted material is

Bitumen Sheeting Plastic Sheeting


Cement Concrete None of the above


21. The construction of a temporary structure required to support an unsafe structure is called:

Jacking Scaffolding


Underpinning Shoring


22. The arrangements of supports provided underneath the existing structure without disturbing its stability, is known as

Jacking Scaffolding


Underpinning Shoring


23. A temporary rigid structure having platforms raised up as the building increases in height, called:

Scaffolding Jacking


Underpinning Shoring


24. For a building on. the side of a busy street where the ordinary scaffolding will obstruct the
traffic on road, the type of scaffolding provided is

Steel scaffold Needle scaffold


Mason's scaffold Brick layer's scaffold


25. The cavity wall is generally provided for:

Heat insulation Second insulation


Preventing dampness All the above


26. The increase in volume of sand due to presence of surface moisture up to some extent is called:

Bulging of sand Backling of sand


Crippling of sand None


27. A mixture containing a binding agent, water and fine aggregate acquiring stone like property is known as:

Mortar Concrete


DPC Matrix


28. Cement mortar proportion for work below ground level:
1:5 1:3
·1:6 None
29. Cement mortar proportion for R.C.C and other water retaining:
1: 1
1:2 1:3
30. The total content of clay and silt shall not be less than:

50% 40%


60% 20%


31. The inner dimensions of the mould for a standard brick of size 19 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm will be

19cmx9 cmx9 cm 18.5cmx8.5 cmx8.5 cm


21cmx10 cmx10 cm 20cmx10 cmx10 cm


32. Common building bricks shall have minimum compressive strength of

20 kg/cm2 25 kg/cm2


35 kg/cm2 30 kg/cm2 .


33. The average water absorption of a common building bricks shall not be more than:

25% 20%


15% 30%


34. Uniform colour of a standard bricks shall be

Red Brown


Reddish brown Black


35. Main constituent of cement is

Silica Lime


Alumina Iron Oxide


36. Main function of cement is

Fills up voids in fine aggregate Provides strength


Bind the aggregate into a solid None of the above


37. Water proofing materials are available in the form of:

Powder and Liquid form Powder form only


Liquid form only Solid form


38. The common types of stones employed for flooring work:

Sand stone Granite and Marble


Lime stone None of the above


39. Stripping time for beams upto 6 m span is

3 days 7 days


12 days 14 days


40. One bag of cement weighs:

.50 kg 45 kg


55 kg 60kg


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41. For roof, the bottom cover for reinforcements .is

15mm 10mm


20mm 25mm


42. The clear distance between supports is called:

Effective span Span


Zero Span None of these


43. The Lowest part of the structure which transmits the load to the soil is known as

Super-structure Plinth


Basement Foundation


44.. When a vertical member is carrying mainly axial loads, it is termed as

Column Strut


Tie None of the above


45. The tension reinforcements in beams are placed at

Centre Bottom


Top None of these


46. Generally the shape of beams are:

Square Circular


Rectangular Hexagonal


47. In a column, the usual shape of the member is

Square Rectangular


Circular All the above


48. In Cantilever beams, main reinforcements are provided at

Top Bottom


Centre None of these


49. The process of consolidating concrete mix after placing it in position is termed as

Curing Compaction


Wetting None


50. After the curing of 28 days, the concrete gains strength upto

40% 67%


100% 130%


51. Proper curing of cement concrete, is good for its:

Shear strength Tensile strength


Compo strength Ductile strength


52. The object of curing is to

Prevent the loss of water by evaporation


Reduce the shrinkage of concrete


Preserve the properties of concrete


All of the above


53. In concrete walls, construction joints should be provided:
Floor level Sill level
. Solfit level . None of these

54. Vertical sides of columns may be stripped after:

7 days 1-2 days


14 days 21 days


55. The levelling operation that removes humps and hollows and give a true, uniform concrete surface is called:

Compacting Floating


Screeding Trowelling


56. For concreting of tunnel lining, the concrete is transported by

Pumbs Containers


Wheel barrows Pans


57. The process of mixing, transporting, placing and compacting the cement concrete should not take more than:

30 minutes 90 minutes


60 minutes 120 minutes


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58. The object of compaction is to

Eradicate air holes Give maximum density


Durability All of the above


59. To prevent segregation, the concrete should not be thrown from a height of more than:

2m 1.5m


1m 1/2 m


60. In the ratio of concrete mix, 4 represents:

Coarse aggregate Fine aggregate


Cement Water


61. The construction of a residential buildings are treated as

Heavy Construction Light Construction


Industrial Construction None of the above


62. The construction works costing above Rs. 1lakh are classified as

Minor works Major works


Projects None of the above


63. The construction of airports are treated as

Light Construction Industrial Construction


Medium Construction Heavy Construction


64. The main function of the construction management is

Planning Organising


Co·ordinating All of the above


65. A beam which is fixed at one end and free at the other is called:

Cantilever beam Sirnpli supported beam


Props Fixed beam


66. Which of the following is having high strength and durability?

Brick masonry Stone masonry


Laterite masonry None of these


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67. The common types of stone employed for stone masonry are:

Granite Marble


Lime stone All of the above


68. In stone masonry mix ratio of cement mortar is

1:3 1:4


1:5 1:6


69. Which property is required for the material used in superstructure?

Tensile strength Torsional strength


Compression strength Shear strength


70. Characteristics of good building stone are:

Strength Appearance


Durability All of these


71. Mortar thickness used in brick masonry

0.25 cm 0.50 cm


1 cm 0.75 cm


72. Cement required for making 1m3 R.C.C. in min is

6Bag 5Bag


4Bag 7 Bag


73. Grouted masonry excels in strength:

Tensile Shear


Torsional Compressive


74. Which type of foundation is used in gravally soil for residential building:

Deep foundation Open excavation


Pile foundation Grillege foundation


75. One of the disadvantages of ready mixed concrete are:

Low strength Low setting time


High cost All of these


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76. Diameter of reinforcing bars used in the construction of roof slab:

20mm 18mm


16mm 8mm


77. For Gunniting purpose, mortar proportion used is

1:1 1:3


1:5 None of these


78. Materials used for damp proofing are:

Bitumen Mastic Asphalt


Stones All of these


79. Flanged beams are also called as

L·beam T·beam


Monolithically cested beam None of these


80. Various types of pointing commonly used:

Flush pointing Tuck pointing


Beaded pointing All of these


81. The first Reserve Bank Governor of India:

Bimal Jalani Sir Ausbown Arcol Smith


C.D.Deshmukh YV.Reddi


82. Which place in India produced major portion of Lignite?

Varkkala Ran of Katch


Vishakapatanam Neyveli


83. The British Prime Minister who transfered freedom to India:

Clement Atlee Winston Churchil


Lord Mount Batten Petic Lawrance


84. The first Indian state which was formed on the basis of Linguistic language:

Tamilnadu Andhra Pradesh


Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh


85. The people of Tamilnadu struggled against the opening of which Nuclear power station in India:

Kalpakkam Narora


Koodamkulam Kaiga


86. The only women Election Commissioner of India:

V.S.Ramadevi Annachandi


Sujathakripalani Sarojini Naidu


87. In which Constitutional amendment, Education became the fundamental Right of Indian citizen:

21at Amendment 86th Amendment


92nd Amendment 7lat Amendment


88. The freedom fighter who died due to the Laticharge in the strike against the visit of Simon Commission:

Bagat Singh B.K.Dut


Lala Lajpat Rai Mangalpande


89. Who was called "Pocket Dinamo" in Indian Boxing players?

K.D.Yadav Gulam Muhammed


Sushi! Kumar Yogeshwar


90. The coastal length of Kerala

530Km 570Km


580Km 560Km


9l. The Kollam Era began in the year:

AD. 78 AD. 58


AD. 825 AD. 590


92. The Quit India Resolution was passed by Indian National Congress in the year:

1941 Aug. 1942 Aug.


1941 Sept. 1942 Sept.


93. 'Servants of India Society' was founded by

Balagangadara Tilakan Subhash Chandra Bose


Gopalakrishna Gokale Aravinda Ghosh


94. The cinema 'Swayamvaram' was directed by

T.V.Chandran Adoor Gopalakrishnan


Aravindan Shaji N. Karun


95. The Real name of Poykayil Sree Kumara Guru Devan:

Govindan NanuAsan


Yohannan Joseph


96. S.N.D.P. was formed in the year:

1888 1913


1905 1903


97. Who give Kunchikanna the Title 'Vagbhadananda'?

Sreenarayana Guru K.Madhavan


Alathur Swami Sivananda Yogi K.P.Karuppan


98. The newspaper Islam' was began by

Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad Sir Sayyid Ahammed Khan


Vakkam Abdul Khadar Moulavi Badarudheen Tyabji


99. The organization 'Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangani' was founded by

Sahodaran Ayyappan Ayyankali


Chattambi Swamikal Brahmananda Sivayogi


100. The last Indian language which got the classical status:

Telugu Tamil


Malayalam Kannada