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Questions and Answers from the previous Exam paper. Mostly these questions are repeated in exam.
Questions for G+1 and G+4 Building Contracting
Q1) The shutters and bottom support of non-cantilever slab is removed within minimum of
______ days.
A: 7 days
B: 14 days
C: 28 days
D: 21 days
Q2) Shotcrete is used in ________
A: Repairing surfaces
B: Dam surfaces
C: Curved surfaces
D: All of above
Q3) The shutters and bottom support of non-contiliver beam can be removed within minimum of ____
A: 7 days
B: 14 days
C: 28 days
D: 21 days
Q4) Bitumen is used in construction to provide ______
A: Protective Surface
B: Shining surface
C: decorative surface
D: All of above
Q5) First test on concrete is done after ______days
A: 7 days
B: 14 days
C: 28 days
D: 3 days
Q6) Core samples are taken for finding ____
A: tensile strength
B: compressive strength
C: water absorption
D: surface hardness
Q7) Rebound smidth hammer test is _____
A: Destructive test
B: non-destructive
C: cohesion test
D: All of above
Q8) Core samples are taken after _____ days
A: 7 days
B: 14 days
C: 28 days
D: 10 days
Q9) Density of Aluminium is _____Kg/m 3 in normal temperature.
A: 3500
B: 2700
C: 2500
D: 3000
Q10) Which type of cement is used in normal slabs ____
A: SRC
B: OPC
C: Non-shrinkage
D: Rapid hardening
Q11) Density of Steel is _____ Kg/m3
A: 7000 B: 8000 C: 6500 D: 7800
Q12) Contractors use blankets over fresh concrete to ____
A: increase evaporation
B: reduce evaporation
C: be rapid harden
D: avoid sulphate attack
Q13) The density of light weight concrete is ____ Kg/m3
A: 1000 B: 2000 C: 300 D: 1300
Q14) How many cubes samples required for 110cum concrete on single day?
A: 18 B:12 C: 9 D: 6
Q15) Adding more water to concrete mix, its workability ____
A: Decrease B: remain same C: increase D: no effect
Q16) Density of ACC block is _____ Kg/m3
A: 500 B: 550 C: 700 D: 600
Q17) Compaction of concrete is done to _____
A: increase strength B: increase durability C: remove air D: All are required
Q18) Proper curing of concrete should be continued for ____ days.
A: 7 B: 14 C: 10 D: 28 days
Q19) The average strength of cubes at the end of 28 days should be ____
B: Greater than or
Q20) Compaction of concrete is done to ____
A: increase strength B: increase durability C: remove air D: All of above
Q21) When casting , if the temperature of concrete mix is above 32C0, than how should you bring the
temperature of the mix down to 32 or less?
A: adding water B: adding fly ash C: adding silica D: adding ice
Q22) structural element that holds the earth retaining wall is ____
A: stem B: shear key C: foundation (toe & heel) D: toe
Q23) Minimum amount of steel required in normal column is ____
A: 2% B: 3% C: 4% D: 1%
Q24) Amount of steel in flat slab is _____ Kg/m3
A: 80-100 B: 200 C: 120 D: 160-185
Q25) What is the effect of corrosion in reinforcement on RCC element _____
A: damage of concrete element
B: cracking of the element
C: deflection become more than normal
D: All of above are correct
Q26) concrete is __________
A: weak in compression and strong in tension
B: strong in compression and strong in tension
C: strong in compression but weak in tension
D: Enough strong in tensile strength for normal loads
Q27) The correct lapping location in beam is ________
A: middle in top and middle in bottom bars
B: extreme middle third in top and at support in bottom layers
C: middle in bottom and at support at top
D: anywhere is correct.
Q28) What is the thickness to which the soil is back filled in layers and compacted?
A: 600mm B: 400-500mm C: 150-200mm D: 250-300mm
Q29) Density of water is ___________Kg/m3
A: 800 B: 900 C: 1200 D: 1000
Q30) Concrete beam is reinforced to increase ____
A: strength B: compression C: serviceability D: tension
Q31) The clear cover given to footing is _________
A: 40mm B: 50mm C: 100mm D: 75mm
Q32) Which part of a building transfer the load to the soil below the foundation?
A: Column B: plinth C: super structure D: foundation
Q33) When moderate sulfate resistance is desired for concrete element than cement ASTM C150 ___.
A: Type I B: Type III C: Type IV D: Type II is used.
Q34) Honey comb in concrete is caused by ______
A: no vibration B: less workability C: spacing less than 25mm D: All
Q35) Identify the correct section of beam for reinforcement ____
So you have to check whether the depth is more 700mm than you have to look for face reinforcement
also. Otherwise check for normal bottom and top bars.
Q36) The modulus of elasticity of concrete is _____ N/mm 2
0.5 0.5
Q37) The Poisson ration ratio of structural steel is ______
A: 0.2 B: 0.5 C: 0.4 D: 0.3
Q38) Which type of cement is used for foundation concrete?
A: OPC B: rapid hardening C: self compacting D: SRC
Q39) Adding more water to concrete mix than its strength ______
A: increase B: constant C: no relation D: decrease
Q40) Maximum allowable settlement of raft foundation is _____mm
A: 40 B: 75 C: 60 D: 50
Q41) In concentric footing the column is at the ____of footing.
A: corner B: edge C: diagonal D: center
Q42) Maximum allowable deflection for isolated footing is ____
A: 50mm B: 40mm C: 30mm D: 25mm
Q43) Density of RCC is ______ Kg/m3
A: 2000 B: 2300 C: 2400 D: 2500
Q44) The most common type of footing used in building is ______
A: combine B: strap C: Raft D: Isolated footing
Q45) In continuous slab the maximum bending moment will be at _____
A: mid of slab B: middle third C: L/2 from beam D: Near column or beam
Q46) The Clear cover provided to beam is _____
A: 20mm B: 45mm C: 50mm D: 25mm
Q47) The thickness of external fence wall plaster wall should be _____
A: 10mm B: 12mm C: 15mm D: 20mm
Q48) The gate level of the villa should be above from the road level by ____
A: 10cm B: 15cm C: 20cm D: 30cm
Q49) The correct definition of durability of concrete is ______
A: The capability of concrete to resist weathering action.
B: Ability to resist against chemical attack and abrasion.
C: Ability to bear heavy load
D: Both A and B
Q50) The 6 concrete cubes are casted and are tested after ____
A: 3 days B: 7 days C: 28 days D: 7 and 28 days
Q51) When water content in concrete increase than strength _____
A: increase B: no change C: no relation D: decrease
Q52) Which section of column is best for construction purpose to bear crushing ____
A: rectangular B: square C: triangular D: Circular
Q53) The durability of concrete can be improved to most by adding _____
A: Fly ash B: silica fume C: GGBS D: Both Fly ash and slag
Q54) The bending moment diagram for a simply supported beam carrying uniformly distributed load
of w per unit length will be _____
A: a horizontal line B: vertical line C: inclined line D: parabolic curve
Q55) When shear force at a point is zero, then the bending moment is _____ at that point.
A: Zero B: Minimum C: infinity D: Maximum
Q56) The point of contra flexure is a point where ______
A: shear force changes sign
B: Bending moment changes sign
C: shear force is maximum
D: bending moment is maximum
Q57) In a simply supported beam carrying uniformly distributed load w per unit length , the point of
contra flexure ____
A: lies in the center of beam
B: lies at the end of beam
C: depend on L of beam
D: Does not exist.
Q58) For normal size of blocks 200x200x400, the number of blocks required for 3mx5m wall is ___
A: 140 B: 187 C: 165 D: 150
Q59) For external fence wall the type of block used is ____
A: solid blocks B: thermal C: ACC thermo D: Hollow blocks
Q60) For external villa walls which type of blocks are usually used?
A: Hollow blocks B: solid blocks C: semisolid D: Thermal blocks
Q61) For unsupported block masonry exceeding _____ m2 you should provide dummy columns.
A: 10 B: 20 C: 25 D: 14
Q62) The strength of solid blocks should be _____N/mm2 for walls.
A: 5 B: 2 C: 20 D: 12.5
Q63) The Sulfate content SO3 should not exceed _____in fine aggregate used for construction.
A: 1% B: 0.6% C: 0.8% D: 0.4%
Q64) As per DM requirements, the yield strength of deformed bars should be ____ N/mm 2
A: 260 B: 370 C: 514 D: 460
Q65) As per DM rules the lap length usually used is _____ for reinforcement.
A: 40d B: 60d C: 30d D: 50d
Q66) As per DM rule for beams depth more ___shrinkage bars should be used on each face of beam.
A: 600mm B: 800mm C: 760mm D: 700mm
Q67) The clear cover for strap beam is _______
A: 50mm B: 75mm C: 20mm D: 30mm
Q68) The purpose of integrity test on piles in deep foundation is _____
A: to find necking B: to find bulging C: to find cracks D: All
Q69) Integrity test on Rcc piles is done after no sooner than ____days after casting
A: 3 B: 5 C: 10 D: 7
Q70) The minimum percentage of steel in beam as per BS standards is _____
A: 1% B: 2% C: 0.5% D: 0.8%
Q71) For water used in construction, the Ph value is not _____ than 6.
A: more B: equal C: less D: related.
Q72) In bottom layer of Raft foundation the overlap is provided _____
A: near the column B: near the beam C: away from column D: anywhere
Q73) Smidth hammer is a non-destructive test for ______
A: steel B: Aluminum C: is destructive test D: concrete
Q74) If a site engineer forgets to cast concrete cubes for test than what to do ___
A: He should make same cubes next day
B: He should not do the test and trust ready mix
C: He should check with the plant if they made the cubes or do core test.
D: He should used smidth hammer test.
Q75) What are the documents to be available with the contractor prior to the start of the project?
Ans: Building permit, NOC from authorities like (RTA, DEWA), Drawings, contract, trade license.
Q76) For G+3 buildings in Dubai usually ______ foundation is used.
A: Mat foundation B: strip footing C: pile foundation D: Isolated footing
Q77) As per DM, tall buildings are those of minimum ______ meter height measured from ground.
A: 50m B: 70m C: 40m D: 60m
Q78) Which test is done before casting the concrete in dubai?
A: slump test B: temperature test C: cubes test D: Both A and B
Q79) The formwork of columns can be removed after _____
A: 3 days B: 7 days C: 4 days D: 1 day
Q80) After 7 days of compressive strength test of cubes, what is the minimum value should be
accepted
A: 40% B: 50% C: 60% D: 65%
Q81) SRC concrete is used in the construction in _____
A: Piling work B: direct contact with soil C: contact with water D: In All circumstances A,B,C
Q82) Workability of concrete is measured by ____
A: thermometer B: mould C: smidth hammer D: slump cone
Q83) The initial setting time of normal cement concrete is _____
A: 60 minutes B: 2 hours C: 10 hours D: 30 minutes
Q84) What is the standard size of cubes taken for compressive strength test?
A: 50x50mm B: 100x100mm C: 200x200mm D: 150x150mm
Q85) Why polythene sheet is used under the footing of buildings?
A: to stop water seepage B: to make the footing strong C: to avoid evaporation D: None
Q86) If the 28 days result of the cubes compressive test is not satisfactory than what to do?
A: Do smidth test B: no need again C: make new cubes D: take core samples
Q87) We provide strap beams in foundation or footing to avoid ______
A: cracks B: crushing C: settlement D: overturning
Q88) The design of strap beam shows that the reinforcement is more in the _____
A: bottom B: mid C: Top D: All same
Q89) After how many days can we remove the shuttering of 3.75mx4.75m room slab?
A: 14 days B: 7 days C: 28 days D: 10 days
Q90) Expansion joints are provided in big structure to avoid ____
A: sound effect B: Earth quake effect C: wind effect D: thermal effect or cracks
Q91) Tests for bearing capacity of soil used is/are _____
A: plate load test B: SPT C: cone penetration D: All
Q92) In Cantilever beam the tension side is the _____
A: bottom B: mid C: face D: top
Q93) Which test is used to determine the bearing capacity of piles?
A: Dynamic formula B: static formula C: pile load test D: All
Q94) For plastering the exposed blocks wall, the mortar should be of ratio____
A: 1:2 B: 1:3 C: 1:5 D: 1:4
Q95) The doors used in residential buildings should be fire rated up to _____
A: MI30 B: Mi100 C: MI120 D: MI60
Q96) The finished surface of flat roof should have a slope of _____ for effective drainage.
A: 1 in 5 B: 1 in 30 C: 1 in 10 D: 1 in 20
Q97) For stairs the sum of tread and rise must lie between _____mm
A: 300-350 B: 300-500 C: 600-650 D: 400-450 mm
Q98) The horizontal member for supporting common rafter in sloping roof is ____
A: cleat B: batten C: strut D: purlin
Q99) The bearing capacity of water logged soil can be improved by ____
A: compacting the soil B: depth increase C: grouting D: draining the soil
Q100) The compaction of concrete is necessary to _____
A: avoid honeycomb B: remove air C: remove water D: Both A and B
Q101) Bulk density of aggregate depends upon ____
A: shape B: grading C: compaction D: All of above
Q102) Slump test of concrete is measure of its ____
A: compressive strength B: tensile strength C: impact value D: consistency
Q103) Water to cement ratio is _____ of water to that of cement.
A: volume B: weight C: strength D: none
Q104) concrete beam sides shuttering are removed minimum after ____
A: 2 days B: 3 days C: 7 days D: 1 day
Q105) Durability of concrete means that concrete _____
A: has more strength
B: has high creep value
C: get stronger with time
D: is less brittle
Q106) The bulk density of aggregate is generally expressed as ____
A: Tons/m3 B: Kg/m3 C: kg/litr D: g/cm3
Q107) Allowable shear strength of concrete depends upon ____
A: tensile strength B: compressive strength C: shear strength D: none
Q108) Depth of slab depend upon _____
A: deflection B: modulus of elasticity C: modification factor D: none
Q109) Workability of concrete depends upon _____
A: water content
B: gradation and admixtures
C: aggregate shape and size
D: All of above
Q110) High temperature _____ the strength of concrete.
A: increase B: no effect C: decrease D: none
Q111) Which of the following is not the characteristic of hard concrete ____
A: brittle B: strong in compression C: weak in tension D: soft
Q112) Fly ash a by product of coal fired electric generating plants is used to partially replaced OPC by __
A: 30% by mass B: 50% by mass C: 10% by mass D: 60% by mass
G+12 and G+ Unlimited Exam Questions for Dubai Municipality
Q1) Why are vibrators not used in piles concrete during casting for compaction?
