Question: Pick up the true statement from the following?

• 1. Plain ceiling provides the best property diffusing light
• 2. In the absence of beams, it is easier to install piping
• 3. In the absence of beams, it is easier to paint
• 4. All the above

Question: Pick up the correct statement from the following?

• 1. A pile is a slender member which transfers the load through its lower end on a strong strata
• 2. A pile is a slender member which transfers its load to the surrounding soil
• 3. A pile is a slender member which transfers its load by friction
• 4. A pile is a cylindrical body of concrete which transfers the load at a depth greater than its width

Question: Dimensions of a beam need be changed if the shear stress is more than_______________?

• 1. 10 kg/cm2
• 2. 15 kg/cm2
• 3. 20 kg/cm2
• 4. 25 kg/cm2

Question: The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab, is_______________?

• 1. One-fourth the width of the panel
• 2. Half the width of the panel
• 3. Radius of the column
• 4. Diameter of the column

Question: The length of lap in tension reinforcement should not be less than the bar diameter × (actual tension / four times the permissible average bond stress) if it is more than_______________?

• 1. 18 bar diameters
• 2. 24 bar diameters
• 3. 30 bar diameters
• 4. 36 bar diameters

Question: As the percentage of steel increases________________?

• 1. Depth of neutral axis decreases
• 2. Depth of neutral axis increases
• 3. Lever arm increases
• 4. Lever arm decreases

Question: For a number of columns constructed in a rcjw, the type of foundation provided, is_______________?

• 1. Footing
• 2. Raft
• 3. Strap
• 4. Strip

Question: If the modular ratio is , steel ratio is and overall depth of a beam is , the depth of the critical neutral axis of the beam, is___________________?

• 1. m/(m – r) d
• 2. m/(m + r) d
• 3. (m + r)/ m d
• 4. (r – m)/m d

Question: In a simply supported slab, alternate bars are curtailed at________________?

• 1. 1/4th of the span
• 2. 1/5th of the span
• 3. 1/6th of the span
• 4. 1/7th of the span

Question: Pick up the incorrect statement from the following?

• 1. In the stem of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided near the earth side
• 2. In the toe slab of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided at the bottom of the slab
• 3. In the heel slab of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided at the top of the slab
• 4. None of these