Estimation, Costing and Valuation Engineering | Set 1
1. is required for preliminary studies of various aspects of a work or project.
Correct : D. abstract estimate
2. Per kilometre basis depending on the nature of road, for 10 km of a state highway approx. cost @ Rs. 50000/- per 1 km works out as Rs. 5 lakh.
Correct : B. false
3. Approx. cost of a bridge of 3 spans of 50 m each span @Rs.30000/- per running m of span comes to 3*50*30000 = Rs. 45 lakhs.
Correct : A. true
4. Approximate cost of sewerage project for a population of one Rs. 10/- head works out as Rs. 10 lakh.
Correct : B. false
5. is prepared on the basis of plinth area of building, the rate being deducted from the cost of similar building having similar specification, heights and construction, in the locality.
Correct : D. plinth area estimate
6. is the amount provided in the estimate and bill of quantities for some specialised work to be done by a specialised firm; whose details are not known at the time of preparing estimate.
Correct : B. provisional sum
7. estimate is a detailed estimate and is prepared to maintain the structure or work in proper order and safe condition.
Correct : B. maintenance estimate
8. A large work or project may consists of several building or small works and each of these work is known as
Correct : A. sub-work
9. The term is used to denote a procedure of costing or valuing an item of work on the basis of actual labourers and materials required.
Correct : C. day-work
10. The surface of the highway pavement should be designed to allow
Correct : B. low rolling resistance
11. The soil becomes weak in
Correct : C. rainy season
12. Which of the following pavement has greater life?
Correct : B. cement concrete pavements
13. Which of the following requirement is given most importance in highway design?
Correct : A. structural
14. The surface of the pavement should be
Correct : C. sufficient enough to resist skid
15. The drainage layer is
Correct : B. sub base
16. The maximum stress sustained by concrete pavements in kg/cm2 is
Correct : B. 45
17. The ICPB type of pavement uses
Correct : A. concrete paver blocks
18. The ICPB may be used in
Correct : A. water logged areas
19. The maximum length of vehicle that can be used on Indian roads is
Correct : B. 12
20. 3 SEPTIC TANK
Correct : D. 15
21. The design period of cement concrete road is taken as
Correct : C. 30
22. In India the flexible pavement is designed as per
Correct : A. msa
23. Which of the following materials is not used in the construction of a septic tank?
Correct : B. rubber
24. Septic tank is a small scale treatment unit.
Correct : A. true
25. The shape of the tank is circular.
Correct : B. false
26. The heavy particles in the tank
Correct : B. sink into the bottom
27. The scum formed in the tank
Correct : D. floats on top
28. Which of the following methods are not used for the dispersion of the effluent out of a septic tank?
Correct : A. wetlands
29. During the disposal of the sludge, it must be
Correct : B. dried
30. The first chamber in a septic tank should be at least of the total length.
Correct : D. 50 %
31. Which of the following reasons is correct with respect to the need of providing baffle walls?
Correct : D. prevent scum and solids from escaping
32. What are the product gases of anaerobic digestion?
Correct : A. carbon-dioxide and methane
33. What is the mixture of methane and carbon-dioxide of anaerobic digestion called?
Correct : C. biogas
34. The term “septic” refers to
Correct : A. anaerobic bacterial environment that develops in the tank
35. Septic tank is usually consists of brick wall in cement not less than
Correct : A. 20 cm
36. A is a type of toilet that collects human faeces in a hole in the ground.
Correct : C. pit toilet
37. The size of the faeces drop hole in the floor or slab should not be larger than
Correct : B. 25 cm
38. As of 2013 pit latrines are used by an estimated people.
Correct : C. 1.77 billion
39. As a very general guideline it is recommended that the bottom of the pit should be at least above groundwater level.
Correct : B. 2 m
40. A houses the squatting pan or toilet seat and provides privacy and protection from the weather for the user.
Correct : D. shelter
41. The theory of plasticity pertaining to soils is based on
Correct : A. mohr’s theory
42. On designing retaining walls it is necessary to take care of exerted by soil mass.
Correct : B. lateral pressure
43. The material retained or supported by the retaining structure is called
Correct : C. back fill
44. The coefficient of earth pressure when the soil is at equilibrium is
Correct : B. σh /σv
45. The computation of stress in plastic equilibrium is based on
Correct : A. theory of plasticity
46. The wedge-shaped portion of the backfill tending to move with the wall is called
Correct : C. failure wedge
47. In active stress, the major principal stress σ1 acting on the wall will be in plane.
Correct : B. horizontal
48. The plastic state of stress was proposed by
Correct : B. rankine
49. The position of the backfill lying above the horizontal plane at the top of wall is called
Correct : C. surcharge
50. A structure that allows water to flow under a road, railroad, trail, or similar obstruction from one side to the other side is called as
Correct : D. culverts
51. A structure that carries water above land is known as an
Correct : A. aqueduct
52. If the span of crossing is greater than 12 feet (3.7 m), the structure is termed as bridge and otherwise is culvert.
Correct : A. true
53. Culverts cannot be constructed of a variety of materials including cast-in-place or precast concrete.
Correct : B. false
54. A culvert can be used to span over a canyon, or depression, or even over a freeway or roadway.
Correct : B. false
55. Construction or installation at a culvert site generally results in disturbance of the site soil.
Correct : A. true
56. Box culverts can be defined as a passage for water over a natural ground having a deck
Correct : C. daylighting
57. culverts have a concrete (sometimes other materials can be used too) floor allowing the water to flow smoothly through it.
Correct : A. box
58. A is very useful equipment and it can be used for construction work like to clear the site of work, to make the land level, etc.
Correct : D. bulldozer
59. The size of the bulldozer is indicated by the dimension of its
Correct : D. blades
60. A can be used on wet ground and in all conditions of weather.
Correct : D. bulldozer
61. A is used to level the ground and spreads the loose material.
Correct : C. grader
62. A Grader which is told by a tractor is known as
Correct : D. elevating grader
63. consists of a large bucket which is attached to a tractor.
Correct : B. scraper
64. are usually mounted on two or four pneumatic tyred wheels.
Correct : A. scraper
65. type of scraper consists of a four wheeled scrapper bowl towed behind crawler Power unit.
Correct : C. crawler drawn
66. An is an oldest type of machine which removes earth.
Correct : B. excavator
67. type of excavator used for digging the foundation trenches below operating level.
Correct : B. backactor
68. type of excavator is used for digging below, at or above operating level in a vertical range.
Correct : C. clamshell
69. type of excavator carries Shovel at its lower end.
Correct : A. power shovel
70. type of excavator is used for digging at or below the operating level.
Correct : B. dragline
71. type of excavator carries the skimmer at its lower end.
Correct : A. skimmer
72. Which of the following is not a classification of labour?
Correct : D. unskilled fourth class
73. The concrete used for cement concrete roads is of grade
Correct : B. m 15
74. Which of the following is the correct order of stages of estimation of concrete roads?
Correct : A. earthwork excavations, cement concrete for the base course (1:4:8) and cement concrete for wearing course (1:2:8)
75. The rates of materials used for government works are approved by
Correct : D. board of chief engineers
76. The quantity of sand required for RCC (1:2:4) for 15 cubic metres of work is
Correct : D. 6.51 m3
77. The quantity of coarse aggregate required for RCC (1:3:6) for 20 cubic metres of work is
Correct : A. 18.24 m3
78. The unit of payment of cement concrete in lintels is
Correct : B. per cum
79. Which of the following are parameters involved in computing the total cost of a software development project?
Correct : D. all of the mentioned
80. Which of the following costs is not part of the total effort cost?
Correct : C. costs of lunch time food
81. What is related to the overall functionality of the delivered software?
Correct : A. function-related metrics
82. A is developed using historical cost information that relates some software metric to the project cost.
Correct : A. algorithmic cost modelling
83. It is often difficult to estimate size at an early stage in a project when only a specification is available
Correct : A. true
84. Which technique is applicable when other projects in the same analogy application domain have been completed?
Correct : C. estimation by analogy
85. Which model assumes that systems are created from reusable components, scripting or database programming?
Correct : A. an application-composition model
86. Which of the following states that work expands to fill the time available.
Correct : C. parkinson’s law
87. Which model is used during early stages of the system design after the requirements have been established?
Correct : D. an early design model
88. For First class building drawing room and dining room floors shall be of
Correct : C. mosaic
89. For 2nd class building rain water pipes shall be of finished painted.
Correct : A. cast iron
90. Specification does not specify or describes the nature and the class off the work, materials to be used in the work, workmanship, etc.
Correct : A. false
91. The specifications are written in a language so that they indicate what the work should be and words “shall be” or “should be” are used.
Correct : A. true
92. General specification gives the nature and the class of the work and the materials in general terms.
Correct : A. true
93. For first class building the foundation and plinth shall be of 1st class brickwork in lime mortar or 1:2 cement mortar over lime concrete or 1:6:7 cement concrete.
Correct : B. false
94. For 2nd class building superstructure shall be of 1st class brickwork in lime mortar.
Correct : B. false
95. For third class building flooring shall be of brick-on-edge floor over well rammed earth.
Correct : A. true
96. For fourth class building the doors and windows shall be of wood or country wood.
Correct : D. mango
97. The water proof mud- plaster consists of
Correct : D. soil, janta emulsion and cowdung
98. The brick work is not measured in cu m in case of
Correct : D. half brick wall
99. The excavation exceeding 1.5 m in width and 10 sq. m in plan area with a depth not exceeding 30 cm, is termed as