Building Technology and Architectural Planning MCQ Questions and Answers in Civil Engineering

Question. The ratio of the total floor area inclusive of all the floors to the area of the plot on which building stands is known as ___________
(a) groundage
(b) plot area
(c) floor area
(d) built-up area

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) pitch of the sound increases with increase in frequency
(b) pitch of the sound decreases with increase in frequency
(c) decibel is equal to 1/100 of bel
(d) increase in the amplitude of the sound decreases the intensity

Answer : A

Question. Reverberation time is directly proportional to ____________
(a) effective surface area
(b) lateral surface area
(c) volume of the room
(d) shape of the room

Answer : C

Question. In cavity wall construction for soundproofing, the width of the cavity should be at least _________
(a) 3 cm
(b) 5 cm
(c) 8 cm
(d) 12 cm

Answer : B

Question. Partially ventilated single stack system is the modified form of __________
(a) single stack system and two-pipe system
(b) single stack system and one pipe system
(c) one pipe system and two-pipe system
(d) two pipe system

Answer : B

Question. _______ consists of a group of member which form a support for a door or window.
(a) sill
(b) head
(c) style
(d) frame

Answer : D

Question. ____________ is a piece of timber which is fixed in an inclined position within a frame.
(a) jamb
(b) reveal
(c) rebate
(d) louver

Answer : D

Question. Light, a term used in windows, is:
(a) area between outer parts of a window
(b) glazed part of the window
(c) area between inner parts of a window
(d) opening of the window allowing light

Answer : A

Question. Which of the below doors is generally used in residential and office buildings?
(a) flush door
(b) rotating door
(c) louvered door
(d) hinged door

Answer : A

Question. _________ floor is used for spans of more than 7.5m.
(a) framed timber
(b) stone
(c) glass
(d) double joist timber

Answer : A

Question. Identify the type of Arch given below.
(a) semi circular arch
(b) inverted arch
(c) segmented arch
(d) flat arch

Answer : D

Question. __________ consist of slabs of Stones which are placed across the opening.
(a) stone lintels
(b) brick lintels
(c) steel lintels
(d) wood lintels

Answer : A

Question. _________ arrangement helps in improving the appearance of the face and also reduces the quality of concrete.
(a) rebated boot lintel
(b) (d)p.(c)
(c) rcc
(d) reboot lintel

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is not a characteristic of sound?
(a) intensity
(b) frequency
(c) speed
(d) quality

Answer : C

Question. The intensity of sound depends on the ear of the listener.
(a) true
(b) false

Answer : B

Question. Calculate the transmission loss given the sound levels measured on either side of the wall is 60 dB and 40 d(b)
(a) 20 db
(b) 100 db
(c) 60 db
(d) 2400 db

Answer : C

Question. The maximum rate of air change is __________
(a) 30 per min
(b) 30 per hour
(c) 60 per min
(d) 60 per hour

Answer : D

Question. ________ is the top most horizontal member of the shutter.
(a) head
(b) bottom rail
(c) top rail
(d) style

Answer : C

Question. __________ is a mixture of a linseed oil and whiting Chalk.
(a) putty
(b) pop
(c) concrete
(d) jamb

Answer : A

Question. Which of the below material of window has life span of 50 years?
(a) pvc
(b) steel
(c) upvc
(d) aluminium

Answer : C

Question. Floor under the flooring is called:
(a) plinth
(b) sunken floor
(c) sub floor
(d) hind floor

Answer : C

Question. In suspended concrete floors, _________ beams are use(d)
(a) t shaped
(b) inverted l shaped
(c) inverted t shaped
(d) i shaped

Answer : C

Question. In Wood or Timber lintels, the depth of lintel should be about __________ to __________ of the span with the minimum value of 80 mm.
(a) 1/6,1/4
(b) 1/12,1/4
(c) 1/12,1/8
(d) 1/6,1/8

Answer : C

Question. ____________ consists of the reinforcement cement concrete and they have replaced practically all other materials for the lintels.
(a) rcc lintels
(b) wood lintels
(c) stone lintels
(d) timber lintels

Answer : A

Question. Sound travels faster in gases than in solids.
(a) true
(b) false

Answer : B

Question. The amount of sound transmitted outside a room depends on the surface while the amount of sound reflected or absorbed depends on the sound insulation properties of the surface.
(a) true
(b) false

Answer : B

Question. The sound insulation offered by rigid homogenous walls decreases with the increase in the thickness of the wall.
(a) true
(b) false

Answer : B

Question. The length of the bathtubs generally varies from ___________
(a) 1.7-1.85 m
(b) 2.5-3.2 m
(c) 3.6-4.7 m
(d) 4.8-5.2 m

Answer : A

Question. The entire assembly of styles, panels and rails is known as the __________
(a) putty
(b) horn
(c) sash
(d) shutter

Answer : D

Question. If a door swings towards the person opening it, it is called:
(a) left handed
(b) reverse
(c) normal
(d) right handed

Answer : B

Question. A ________ floor makes noise when an intruder walks on it.
(a) glass
(b) chirping
(c) sound
(d) nightingale

Answer : D

Question. Identify the type of Arch given below
(a) horse shoe arch
(b) pointed arch
(c) relieving arch
(d) stilted arch

Answer : C

Question. _____________ consists of Steel angles or rolled Steel joists.
(a) rcc lintels
(b) steel lintels
(c) wood lintels
(d) timber lintels

Answer : B

Question. The velocity of sound in bricks is __________
(a) 1450 m/sec
(b) 343 m/sec
(c) 3000 m/sec
(d) 4300 m/sec

Answer : D

Question. In the Sabine’s expression for reverberation time t=0.16V/A, A represents __________
(a) area of the room
(b) volume of the room
(c) total absorbing power
(d) total adsorbing power

Answer : C

Question. If the direction of the wind is at 90° to one of the faces, positive pressure will be produced on __________
(a) windward face
(b) leeward face
(c) two windward faces
(d) two leeward faces

Answer : A

Question. The pedestal type European water closet is also known as ________
(a) commode
(b) corundum
(c) luminite
(d) limonite

Answer : A

Question. The most common type of door is:
(a) double leaf door
(b) louvred door
(c) single leaf door
(d) battened door

Answer : C

Question. A roof lantern is also called:
(a) skylight
(b) cupola
(c) celestory
(d) oriel

Answer : B

Question. Which of the below is a problem with floors?
(a) cracks
(b) stains
(c) vibration
(d) projections

Answer : C

Question. At present, the lentils of _________ are widely used to span the openings for doors, windows, et(c) in a structure.
(a) timber
(b) wood
(c) rcc
(d) cement

Answer : C

Question. The intensity of sound is proportional to __________ of amplitude.
(a) square root
(b) cube root
(c) square
(d) cube

Answer : C

Question. Reverberation time is independent of the shape of the room.
(a) true
(b) false

Answer : A

Question. Concrete floor floating construction provides good insulation against __________ sounds.
(a) impact
(b) air-borne
(c) water-borne
(d) structural

Answer : A

Question. In the two-pipe system for the drainage of buildings, the discharge from the waste pipe is disconnected from the drain by using __________
(a) gully trap
(b) silt trap
(c) floor trap
(d) grease trap

Answer : A

Question. he top or uppermost horizontal part of a frame is known as the _______
(a) panel
(b) hold fast
(c) horn
(d) head

Answer : D

Question. The representative figure below shows the mechanism of a _________ door.
(a) rotating
(b) swing
(c) spinning
(d) sliding

Answer : A

Question. In a ventilator, top edge of shutter opens,
(a) outside
(b) inside
(c) sideways
(d) does not open

Answer : B

Question. The upper floors are floating floors.
(a) true
(b) false

Answer : B

Question. _________ lintels consist of pieces of timber which are placed across the opening.
(a) timber
(b) rcc
(c) steel
(d) brick

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following relations between loudness and intensity is correct?
(a) i ∝ log l
(b) i ∝ log l2
(c) l ∝ log i
(d) l ∝ log i2

Answer : C

Question. Ventilation arising from the temperature difference between outside and inside takes place due to ____________ effect.
(a) stack
(b) stark
(c) zeeman
(d) spark

Answer : A

Question. ________ is the area of shutter enclosed between the adjacent rails.
(a) sash
(b) jamb
(c) holdfast
(d) panel

Answer : D

Question. A bay window is a multi-panel window, which:
(a) is provided at corners
(b) runs parallel to the wall
(c) embeds inside wall
(d) projects outside wall

Answer : D

Question. Which of the below utility cannot be provided underneath a floor?
(a) plumbing
(b) sound proofing
(c) air-conditioning
(d) gas lines

Answer : D

Question. ___________ consist of bricks which are generally placed on one end or edge.
(a) stone lintels
(b) brick lintels
(c) wood lintels
(d) timber lintels

Answer : B

Question. Which law states that the magnitude of a sensation is directly proportional to the logarithm of the physical stimulus producing it?
(a) beer-lambert law
(b) huygens–fresnel law
(c) lorentz law
(d) weber and fechner’s law

Answer : D

Question. n rigid homogeneous walls, the transmission loss of a one-brick wall is _________
(a) 10 db
(b) 20 dbc)
(c) 50 db
(d) 70 db

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is not a classification of traps based on their shape?
(a) p-trap
(b) q-trap
(c) s-trap
(d) w-trap

Answer : D

Question. ________ door swings both ways.
(a) mead
(b) dutch
(c) garden
(d) french

Answer : A

Question. The flat, segmental, semicircular, horse-shoe and Stilted arches are __________
(a) two centred arch
(b) three centred arch
(c) five centred arch
(d) one centred arch

Answer : D

Question. The absorption of a surface is the product of the __________ of the surface and its absorption coefficient.
(a) length
(b) area
(c) volume
(d) width

Answer : B

Question. Septic action is produced by the septic tank by __________
(a) fungi
(b) virus
(c) termites
(d) anaerobic bacteria

Answer : D

Question. _________ is a vertical member which is employed to subdivided a window or door opening vertically.
(a) transom
(b) jamb
(c) mullion
(d) rebate

Answer : C

Question. A casement window hung horizontally is called:
(a) hopper
(b) awning
(c) pivot
(d) transom

Answer : B

Question. Which type of floor is used for residential buildings?
(a) ground timber floor
(b) single joist timber floor
(c) double joist timber floor
(d) framed timber floor

Answer : B

Question. A _________ is a horizontal member which is placed across an opening to support the position of the structure above it.
(a) door
(b) window
(c) sill
(d) lintel

Answer : D

Question. For an echo to be distinguished as separate, it should reach the ear _________ of a second after the direct soun(d)
(a) one-fourth
(b) one-fifth
(c) one-eighth
(d) one-tenth

Answer : D

Question. __________ is the middle horizontal member of the shutter where the locking arrangement is provide(d)
(a) lock rail
(b) cross rail
(c) top rail
(d) bottom rail

Answer : A

Question. The middle horizontal member of the shutter is called:
(a) median rail
(b) mid rail
(c) sill rail
(d) lock rail

Answer : D

Question. Distribution of loads on the wall is not uniform in single joist timber floor.
(a) true
(b) false

Answer : B

Question. Hard materials used for sound insulation are good absorbers.
(a) true
(b) false

Answer : B

Question. The general temperature difference between inside and outside of a room is not more than ____________
(a) 3°c
(b) 5°c
(c) 6°c
(d) 8°c

Answer : D

Question. _________ is a strip of wood, usually moulded or Splayed, which is fixed on the sides and head of opening.
(a) style
(b) architrave
(c) architect
(d) head

Answer : B