1. What is defined as the current assets minus inventories and prepaid expenses ?.
A. Profit margin ratio
B. Price-earnings ratio
C. Return of investment ratio
D. Quick ratio.
Answer = Quick ratio
2. The effective height of free standing nonload bearing wall and column respectively will be_________________?.
A. 1.OH and 1.OH
B. 1.5Handl.5H
C. 2.0Handl.5H
D. 2.0H and 2.0H.
Answer = 2.0H and 2.0H
3. The thickness of each leaf of a cavity wall shall not be less than_________________?.
A. 5 cm
B. 7.5 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 15 cm.
Answer = 7.5 cm
4. A free standing brick wall 20 cm thick is subjected to a wind pressure of 75kg/m2. The maximum height of wall from stability consideration is___________________?.
A. 0.64 m
B. 0.96 m
C. 1.28 m
D. 1.5 m.
Answer = 0.64 m
5. If the eccentricity ratio is more than 1/24, then increase in the permissible stress in the design of wall subjected to eccentric loading as per code is_________________?.
A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 33 1/3%
D. 50%.
Answer = 25%
6. The mode of failure of a very short masonry member having h/t ratio of less than 4 is by _______________?.
A. shear
B. vertical tensile splitting
C. buckling
D. any of the above.
Answer = shear
7. The timber floor not spanning on the masonry wall but properly anchored to the wall gives________________?.
A. lateral restraint but not rotational restraint
B. rotational restraint but not lateral restraint
C. both lateral and rotational restraints
D. neither lateral nor rotational restraint.
Answer = lateral restraint but not rotational restraint
8. Which of the following will give higher ratio of brickwork strength to mortar strength ?.
A. 1 : % : 3
B. 1 : Vz: 4>/2
C. 1:1:6
D. 1:2:9.
Answer = 1:2:9
9. Minimum compressive strength in N/mm2 for H1 type mortar used for masonry is_______________?.
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7.5
D. 10.
Answer = 10
10. For earthquake resistant masonry buildings, the vertical distance between openings one above the other in a load bearing wall shall not be less than_________________?.
A. 50 cm
B. 60 cm
C. 75 cm
D. 100 cm.
Answer = 60 cm