estimating and costing MCQs – Page 2

Practise focused estimating and costing questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

estimating and costing Mcqs
51. S: 1 and length is______________?
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A. L.D 1 + s2)

B. 2 L.D 1 + s 2)

C. d2 ( ds)2]

D. d d s

52. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. The gully trap disconnects the sullage drain from the main drainage system

B. The grating provided over gully traps is 23 cm square

C. The gully trap collects waste water from the kitchen, sink, wash basins, etc.

D. In a gully trap, a water seal of 6 to 7.5 cm is provided

53. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following?
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A. Dimensions are measured to the nearest 0.01 m

B. Cubic contents are measured to the nearest 0.1 cum

C. Areas are measured to the nearest 0.01 sq.m

D. Weights are measured to the nearest 0.001 tonnes

54. The slope of the outlet of P trap below the horizontal is kept________________?
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A. 12

B. 10

C. 14

D. 8

55. For 100 sq. m cement concrete (1 : 2: 4) 4 cm thick floor, the quantity of cement required, is_______________?
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A. 0.90 m3

B. 0.98 m3

C. 0.94 m3

D. 1.00 m3

56. The minimum width of a septic tank is taken__________________?
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A. 75 cm

B. 90 cm

C. 70 cm

D. 80 cm

57. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. Detailed specifications specify qualities, quantities and the proportions of materials to be used for a particular item

B. Additional supervising staff engaged at work site, is called work charged establishment

C. The incidental expenses of a miscellaneous character which could not be predicted during preparation of the estimate, is called contingencies

D. All the above
58. Pick up the item of work not included in the plinth area estimate______________?
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A. Courtyard area

B. Room area

C. Wall thickness

D. W.C. area

59. The expected out turn of half brick partition wall per mason per day is___________________?
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A. 4.0 m2

B. 2.0 m3

C. 5.0 m2

D. 1.5 m 3

60. The diameter of a domestic sewer pipe laid at gradient 1 in 100 is recommended___________________?
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A. 175 mm

B. 100 mm

C. 200 mm

D. 150 mm
61. 88 is 1400 kg/cm2 and bond stress is 6 kg/cm2, the If tensile stress of a steel rod of diameter required bond length of the rod is____________________?
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A. 50 D

B. 30 D

C. 39 D

D. 59 D
62. The item of steel work which is measured in sq.m, is_________________?
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A. Collapsible gates

B. Rolling shutters

C. All the above

D. Ventilators and glazing

63. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. The formal acceptance by the administrative department for incurring an expenditure on the work, is called administrative approval

B. The actual expenditure involved to complete a work including incidental, establishment and travelling charges, is called actual cost

C. All the above

D. The estimated value of the work excluding the amount for contingencies, work charged establishment, tool and plants, is called work value

64. Pick up the incorrect statement regarding a master trap from the following ?
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A. It is provided a cleaning eye at the top of the trap

B. The mica flap valve which opens inwards only, is fitted at the top of the inlet pipe

C. It is provided in between the lower end of the house drain and the street sewer

D. The water seal is less than that of ordinary traps
65. For 12 mm thick cement plastering 1 : 6 on 100 sq.m new brick work, the quantity of cement required, is___________________?
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A. 0.295 m3

B. 0.274 m3

C. 0.200 m3

D. 0.247 m3

66. The brick work is measured in sq metre, in case of_________________?
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A. All the above

B. Honey comb brick work

C. Brick flat soling

D. Half brick walls or the partition

67. period in a septic tank is assumed___________________?
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A. 30 minutes

B. 40 minutes

C. 20 minutes

D. 25 minutes

E. detention

68. The order of booking dimensions is________________?
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A. None of these

B. Length, breadth, height

C. Height, breadth, length

D. Breadth, length, height

69. The expected out turn for earth work in excavation in ordinary soil per workman per day is_______________?
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A. 3.00 cum

B. 2.00 cum

C. 4.00 cum

D. 1.00 cum

70. If B is the width of formation, d is the height of the embankment, side slope S : 1, for a highway with no transverse slope, the area of cross-section is___________________?
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A. B d Sd1/2

B. (Bd + Sd2)

C. Bd + Sd2

D. B + d + Sd

71. The expected out turn of brick work in cement mortar in foundation and plinth per mason per day, is ________________?
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A. 1.25 m3

B. 1.50 m3

C. 1.75 m3

D. 1.00 m3

72. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following?
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A. The usable covered area of the rooms of any storey of a building is called carpet area

B. The carpet area of a building along with area of its kitchen, pantry, store, lavatory, bath room and glazed veranda, is called floor area

C. The built up covered area at the floor level of any storey of a building is called plinth area

D. None of these
73. The floor area includes the area of the balcony up to_________________?
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A. 25%

B. 75%

C. 50 %

D. 100%

74. Referring of given figure, pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. Length of long wall out-to -out is 6.80 m

B. The total length of centre line of four walls is 20 m

C. All the above

D. Length of short walls in-to-in is 3.20 m

75. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. 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.)

B. 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

C. All the above

D. Area of canal in cutting = BD + Sd2 where B = bed width, d = depth of cutting and S is the side slope

76. Size, capacity and materials need be specified for__________________?
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A. Ball valves

B. Bib-cocks

C. All the above

D. Stop-cocks

77. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following ?
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A. No deduction is made for volumes occupied by pipes, not exceeding 100 sq.cm in cross-section

B. None of these

C. No deduction is made for the volume occupied by reinforcement

D. No deduction is made for the openings upto 0.1 sq.m

78. The volume is measured correct to the nearest__________________?
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A. 0.01 cum

B. 0.04 cum

C. 0.02 cum

D. 0.03 cum

79. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. All pipes and fittings are classified according to their diameters

B. The diameter of the pipes is the nominal diameter of internal bore

C. All the above

D. All pipes are measured along the centre line of the pipes in metres

80. Pick up the correct statement in case of water supply ?
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A. Pipes laid in trenches and pipes fixed to walls are measured separately

B. All the above

C. Pipes are classified according to their sizes and quality

D. Cutting through walls and floors are included with the item

81. Berms are provided in canals if these are__________________?
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A. Fully in excavation

B. Fully in embankment

C. All the above

D. Partly in excavation and partly in embankment
82. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. All the above

B. Cement is paid per 50 kg bag

C. Bricks are paid per thousand

D. Lime is paid per quintal

83. Pick up the correct statement from the following ?
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A. All the above

B. Pointing is measured in sq.m

C. Glazing is measured in sq.m

D. Plastering is measured in sq.m

84. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. The bending of bars near supports is generally at 45

B. The bent up bars at a support resist the negative bending moment

C. The bent up bars at a support resist the sharing force

D. All the above
85. Pick up the item whose weight is added to the weight of respective item, is________________?
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A. All the above

B. Cleats

C. Bolts

D. Brackets

86. The damp proof course (D.P.C.) is measured in________________?
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A. None of these

B. Sq. m

C. Cub. m

D. Metres

87. The weight of an item is measured correct to nearest_________________?
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A. 0.75 kg

B. 1.00 kg

C. 0.25 kg

D. 0.50 kg

88. The ground surface slopes 1 in 50 along a proposed railway embankment 150 m in length. The height of the embankment at zero chainage is 0.5 m, the width is 11 m and side slopes 2:1. If the falling gradient of the embankment is 1 in 150, the quantity of the earthwork calculated by Prismoidal formula, is____________________?
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A. 3225 m3

B. 3250 m3

C. 3275 m3

D. 3300 m3

89. The height of the sink of wash basin above floor level is kept____________________?
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A. 80 cm

B. 70 cm

C. 75 cm to 80 cm

D. 60 cm

90. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. All the above

B. The earth work in trenches or borrow pits, where neither a nor b is feasible, are measured from the fillings after deduction of voids

C. 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

D. 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

91. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following?
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A. The unit of lead is 50 m for a distance upto 500 m

B. The unit of lead is 1 km where the lead exceeds 2 km

C. Lead is the average horizontal straight distance between the borrow pit and the place of spreading soil

D. The lead is calculated for each block of the excavated area