Estimating And Costing Set 1

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This set of Estimating and Costing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Estimating And Costing Set 1

Q1 | The rate of payment is made for 100 cu m (per % cu m) in case of
  • earth work in excavation
  • rock cutting
  • excavation in trenches for foundation
  • all the above
Q2 | The rate of an item of work depends on
  • specifications of works
  • specifications of materials
  • proportion of mortar
  • all the above
Q3 | The main factor to be considered while preparing a detailed estimate, is
  • quantity of the materials
  • availability of materials
  • transportation of materials
  • all the above
Q4 | Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is
  • 10 cm
  • 15 cm
  • 20 cm
  • none of these
Q5 | The plinth area of a building not includes
  • area of the walls at the floor level
  • internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq m. in area
  • lift and wall including landing
  • area of cantilevered porch
Q6 | If the formation level of a highway has a uniform gradient for a particular length, and the ground isalso having a longitudinal slope, the earthwork may be calculated by
  • mid-section formula
  • trapezoidal formula
  • prismoidal formula
  • all the above
Q7 | A cement concrete road is 1000 m long, 8 m wide and 15 cm thick over the sub-base of 10 cm thickgravel. The box cutting in road crust is
  • 500 m3
  • 1000 m3
  • 1500 m3
  • 2000 m3
Q8 | While estimating the qualities for the construction of a building, the correct metric unit is
  • metre for length
  • cubic metre for area
  • square metres for volume
  • litre for capacity
Q9 | The brick work is not measured in cu m in case of
  • one or more than one brick wall
  • brick work in arches
  • reinforced brick work
  • half brick wall
Q10 | The assumption on which the trapezoidal formula for volumes is based, is
  • the end sections are parallel planes
  • the mid-area of a pyramid is half the average area of the ends
  • the volume of the prismoidal is over-estimated and hence a prismoidal correction is applied
  • all the above
Q11 | In the mid-section formula
  • the mean depth is the average of depths of two consecutive sections
  • the area of mid-sections is calculated by using mean depth
  • the volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two original sections
  • all of the above
Q12 | Pick up the correct statement from the following:
  • the earth work of cutting in trenches or borrow pits in fairly uniform ground is measured with the help of average depths of the dead men
  • the earth work in trenches or borrow pits in irregular ground is measured by taking the difference in levels before and after completion of work
  • the earth work in trenches or borrow pits, where neither a nor b is feasible, are measured from the fillings after deduction of voids
  • all the above
Q13 | The cross-sections for a highway is taken at
  • right angle to the centre line
  • 30 metres apart
  • intermediate points having abrupt change in gradient
  • all the above
Q14 | Referring of given figure, pick up the correct statement from the following:
  • the total length of centre line of four walls is 20 m
  • length of long wall out-to-out is 6.80 m
  • length of short walls in-to-in is 3.20 m
  • all the above
Q15 | According to Indian Standards Institute, the actual size of modular bricks is
  • 23 cm × 11.5 cm × 7.5 cm
  • 25 cm × 13 cm × 7.5 cm
  • 19 cm × 9 cm × 9 cm
  • 20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
Q16 | The following item of earth work is not measured separately.
  • setting out of works
  • site clearance
  • steps in deep excavation
  • all the above
Q17 | The measurement is made in square metre in case of
  • cement concrete in foundation
  • r.c.c. structure
  • hollow concrete block wall
  • none of these
Q18 | Cost of fittings and their fixing is specified for the following sanitary fittings
  • water closets
  • flushing pipes
  • lavatory basins
  • all the above
Q19 | The excavation exceeding 1.5 m in width and 10 sq.m in plan area with a depth not exceeding 30cm, is termed as
  • excavation
  • surface dressing
  • cutting
  • surface excavation
Q20 | For the construction of buildings, the subheads of the estimate are
  • earthwork, concrete work, brick work
  • brickwork, stone work, roofing
  • brickwork flooring, wood work, steel work
  • all the above
Q21 | Pick up the correct statement from the following:
  • pointing is measured in sq.m
  • plastering is measured in sq.m
  • glazing is measured in sq.m
  • all the above
Q22 | The cross-section of a road partly in banking and partly in cutting is shown in the given figure. Thearea of the shaded portion is
  • b - rd)²/(r - s)
  • b - rd)²/(r + s)
  • ½ × (b + rd)²/(r - s)
  • b - rd)²/(s - r)
Q23 | Pick up the correct statement from the following:
  • if the bed level is above n.s.l. the canal is called fully in baking and the berms are designed as 3 d where d is full supply depth of water (f.s.d.)
  • area of canal in cutting = bd + sd 2 where b = bed width, d = depth of cutting and s is the side slope
  • if f.s.l. is above n.s.l the canal is called partly in cutting and partly in filling and berms are designed as 2d where d is full supply depth
  • all the above
Q24 | Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
  • no deduction is made for the volume occupied by reinforcement
  • no deduction is made for the openings upto 0.1 sq.m
  • no deduction is made for volumes occupied by pipes, not exceeding 100 sq.cm in crosssection
  • none of these
Q25 | The value of 'B' of Indian type W.C. shown in the given figure is:
  • 45 cm
  • 50 cm
  • 30 cm
  • 25 cm