Important Multiple Choice Questions’s for Building Construction

1. What is the maximum height of the gravity retaining wall?
A) 3 m
B) 5 m
C) 8 m
D) 10 m

2. The geometrical shape of combined RCC footing under two columns is determined on the basis of the location of:
A) C.G. of loads
B) C.G. of base slab
C) Property line
D) Maximum bearing capacity

3. Concreting should be stopped when temperature falls below:
A) 4.5° C
B) 20° C
C) 15° C
D) 10° C

4. The concrete not used for structure is:
A) M25
B) M10
C) M15
D) M20

5. Maximum distance between black board and last row of benches should not be more than …….. in school building.
A) 3 metre
B) 7 metre
C) 10 metre
D) 15 metre

6. Maximum ground coverage for the hospital building is:
A) 25%
B) 35%
C) 50%
D) 60%

7. Geotextile is generally placed behind of:
A) Gabion wall
B) Masonry wall
C) Both of above
D) None of above

8. Critical load of column is defined as load at which column is in:
A) Neutral equilibrium
B) Stable equilibrium
C) Unstable equilibrium
D) All of above

9. In random masonry, bond stone shall be provided at rate of:
A) 0.9 sq. m
B) 0.5 sq. m
C) 1.3 sq. m
D) None

10. According to MRT, size of foundation should be minimum of:
A) 4′×4′
B) 5′×5′
C) 6′×6′
D) 7′×7′

11. Minimum depth of footing for masonry wall is:
A) 650 mm
B) 750 mm
C) 900 mm
D) 1000 mm

12. General mix ratio for construction of stone masonry wall is:
A) 1:2
B) 1:3
C) 1:4
D) 1:6

13. The compound responsible for the initial setting of cement is:
A) Tri-calcium aluminate
B) Tetra-calcium alumino ferrite
C) Both (A) and (B)
D) None of these

14. The shrinkage of concrete can be reduced by reducing:
A) Temperature
B) The water content of the mix
C) The cement content in the mix
D) The sand content in the mix

15. A masonry arch is subjected to:
A) Shear force
B) Thrust
C) Bending moment
D) All of the above

16. The method of analysis used to identify critical loading condition in a beam due to moving load is:
A) Dynamic analysis
B) Kinetic energy
C) Influence line diagrams
D) None of the above

17. The structural frames which are casted monolithically are known as:
A) Redundant frames
B) Portal frames
C) Prestressed frames
D) Indeterminate frames

18. In limit state design of RC structures, the relationship between the compressive stress distribution in concrete and the strain in concrete may be assumed to be:
A) Rectangle
B) Parabola
C) Trapezoid
D) Any shape complying with test results

19. The lacing and battening of the columns:
A) Increase the capacity of columns
B) Decrease the buckling of the columns
C) Decrease the local buckling of columns
D) Is a must

20. The minimum area of side face reinforcement for deep beam is:
A) 0.1% of web area
B) 0.2% of web area
C) 0.3% of web area
D) 0.4% of web area

21. Water mixed in a mortar should always be:
A) Less than basic water content
B) Equal to basic water content
C) More than basic water content
D) None

22. Minimum depth of strip footing should be:
A) 65 cm
B) 75 cm
C) 85 cm
D) 90 cm

23. Minimum thickness of masonry should be:
A) 350 mm
B) 450 mm
C) 550 mm
D) 650 mm

24. In one bundle of 12′ CGI sheet, there are:
A) 6 sheets
B) 8 sheets
C) 10 sheets
D) 5 sheets

25. Thickness of 24 gauge CGI sheet is:
A) 1/24 inch
B) 1/30 inch
C) 1/40 inch
D) 1/50 inch

26. What is maximum height of boundary wall that can be constructed in Nepal?
A) 2 ft
B) 3 ft
C) 4 ft
D) 5 ft

27. If it is mentioned M10/40 grade concrete, then 40 means:
A) Grade of concrete
B) Maximum water content
C) Maximum aggregate size
D) None

28. The best way of natural light in library is provided with:
A) East light
B) West light
C) North light
D) South light

29. According to NBC, the minimum thickness of stone masonry wall is:
A) 300 mm
B) 350 mm
C) 400 mm
D) 450 mm

30. Which one is correct?
A) All footings are foundation
B) All foundations are footing
C) Both
D) None

31. When bar is cooled to −5° C, it will develop:
A) No stress
B) Shear stress
C) Tensile stress
D) Compressive stress

32. The most effective method to reduce the cracking tendency of concrete is to reduce the:
A) Cement
B) Coarse aggregate
C) Fine aggregate
D) W/C ratio

33. The minimum thickness of plaster in stone masonry wall is:
A) 12.5 mm
B) 50 mm
C) 20 mm
D) 10 mm

34. Dead load includes:
A) Weight of stationary equipment
B) Weight of furniture
C) Self weight of staircase
D) All of the above

35. The effective length of a circular electric pole of length L and constant diameter erected on ground is:
A) 0.80 L
B) 1.20 L
C) 1.50 L
D) 2.00 L

36. Conjugate beam method is:
A) Force method
B) Displacement method
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above

37. Area for ILD for reaction at propped end of cantilever beam is:
A) 2L/3
B) L/2
C) L/4
D) 1

38. In general in the design of a section by limit method, it is assumed that:
A) The stress in steel reaches its yield limit before concrete failure
B) The stress in concrete reaches its permissible limit before steel yields
C) Stresses in both concrete and steel reach their permissible values simultaneously
D) None of the above are correct

39. Fillet weld fails by:
A) Direct stress
B) Shear
C) Bending
D) None