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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

Correct : C. surface excavation

100. The roofing cannot be made with slate.

Correct : B. false