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Browse complete papersThe document showing item-wise quantities of work is called:
Tender form
Bill of Quantities
Measurement book
Cost index
Correct answer
Tender form
The expected output of a mason for half brick partition wall construction is:
5sqm per day
15sqm per day
25sqm per day
45sqm per day
Correct answer
5sqm per day
The approximate weight of one cubic meter of mild steel is:
1000 kg
2400 kg
14000 kg
7850 kg
Correct answer
1000 kg
Calculate the quantity of plastering (both faces) for a wall that is 3meters long, 3meters high, and 30cm thick.
\( 18m^2 \)
\( 27m^2 \)
\( 9m^2 \)
\( 37m^2 \)
Correct answer
\( 18m^2 \)
The volume of dry materials required for 10cum of wet concrete is:
15.4cum
12.0cum
16.5cum
14.5cum
Correct answer
15.4cum
The reciprocal levelling eliminates which errors completely?
Curvature, refraction and collimation
Curvature only
Refraction and curvature only
Collimation and local attraction
Correct answer
Curvature, refraction and collimation
When using total stations, a prism constant error primarily behaves as:
Scaling with the length of the measurement
Uniform addition or subtraction across distances
Changing mainly with ambient temperature
Stemming from atmospheric or terrain curvature
Correct answer
Scaling with the length of the measurement
A rectangular plot was measured with a tape that was 0.5% too long. If the measured area is 4,000\( m^2 \), what is the TRUE area of the plot?
4,020.0\( m^2 \)
4,040.1\( m^2 \)
3,980.1\( m^2 \)
4,080.0\( m^2 \)
Correct answer
4,020.0\( m^2 \)
A 30m steel tape (weight 0.8kg) is supported at its ends only. If a pull of 100N is applied, then what is the sag correction? (Take g = 9.81 \( m/s^2 \))
0.0051m
0.0077m
0.0125m
0.0150m
Correct answer
0.0051m
The bubble of a level tube is deflected by 3 divisions for a staff reading change of 0.018m at a distance of 100m. What is the radius of curvature of the bubble tube if one division is 2mm?
22.22m
33.33m
11.11m
44.44m
Correct answer
22.22m