Knowledge L-IV

1. _______________shows the items present for the construction work with the associated
specification and the estimated quantity with the Unit price for each of the items.
A. Bill of quantity
B. Contract
C. Technical drawings
D. Tender
2. A term or processes used in the construction industry to take measurements of civil Works,
prepare specifications and estimate the cost of, prepare specifications, and estimate the cost
of works either for each trade of work or for the whole project is
A. Quantity Survey
B. Contract document
C. Project evaluation
D. Project estimation
3. Good project managers try to ensure quality control:
A. By maintaining the desired quality.
B. By providing defects or failures in constructed facilities.
C. By increasing costs and delays.
D. By applying the quality of a completed facility during construction stages rather than
during the design and planning.
4. The correct cycle regarding quality of construction supervision is:
A. Plan - Do - Check - Act
B. Act - Do - Plan -Check
C. Do - Plan - Check - Act
D. Check - Act - Plan - Do
5. The main purpose of costing or estimating are to:
A. Know the volume of work in reference to the fund available
B. Check quality of materials
C. Identifying engineering estimate of the work for bidding purpose
D. Work out economical use of materials, labor and equipment’s

6. How should management respond to unusable ideas in an effort to foster creativity in the
workplace?
a) Expressing anger
b) Using the idea anyway
c) Firing the employee
d) Being supportive while explaining how the idea is not right for the situation
7. The reduction in project time normally results in
a) Decreasing the direct cost and increasing indirect cost
b) Increasing the direct cost and decreasing the indirect cost
c) Increasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
d) Decreasing the direct cost and indirect cost both
8. The ability of performing two or more Activities, is the complement of the other without
affecting one to another
A. Management
B. Quality Control
 C. Resource Task management skill
D. Performance note
9. In construction site, work schedule and resource assignments are prepared by
A. Site manager
B. Consultant
C. Contractor
D. Client
10. In the recent days, RC design codes of many countries including ES EN 2 2013, the cover
to the reinforcements is given based on
A. Member size and shape
B. Exposure condition
C. Concrete characteristic strength
D. Cement content per m3 of concrete
11. Which one of the following is adequate protective clothing that should be worn especially
in areas where there is likelihood of dust, grease and other spilling materials?
A. Goggles
B. Over all
C. Safety Shoes
D. Safety Belt
12. A test performed to determine the presence of internal crack and voids and the depth of
penetration of cracks that are visible at the surface is
A. Non-destructive test
B. Destructive test
C. Fatigue tests
D. Long-time tests
13. The main purpose of costing or estimating are to:
A. Know the volume of work in reference to the fund available
B. Check quality of materials
C. Identifying engineering estimate of the work for timely planning purpose
D. Work out economical use of materials , labor and equipment’s
14. Which data required for the preparation of detailed cost estimation of masonry work?
A. Amount of locally available masonry materials
B. Quality of local Masons
C. Specification and rate of materials
D. Specializations of the skilled labor
15. Which one of the following is true about measurements of work items in the preparation
of bill of quantity?
A. Excavation works for stone pillars can be quantified linearly
B. Clearing site vegetation is measured in m3
C. Deep excavation conducted for the stone foundation work is measured in m3
D. The steel bar used in reinforced retaining wall are measured in meter length quantities
are taken from the structural drawing
16. Which one of the following is the means for maintenance of brick work?
A. Crushing due to overloading.
B. Shearing along any horizontal Plane due to lateral load.
C. Rupture along a vertical plane due to vertical load.
 D. Re-pointing of old brickwork to improve the appearance and make it water tight.
17. Good Leadership skill; consistent, strong or informed leadership is evidenced by.
a. Avoiding conflict, "passing the buck" with little follow-through on decisions.
b. Employees see the same continued issues in the workplace.
c. Supervisors understand the jobs of their subordinates.
d. Supervisors don’t understand the jobs of their subordinates
18. After demolishing any building structure, you should do:
A. Designated demolition area is assessed to determine scope of work
B. Risks are identified and managed
C. Demolition operations and techniques
D. Cleaning, storage and environmentally friendly waste management of material
19. The reason for continued widespread use of brick as an external wall material is: -
A. Strong enough to carry higher loads
B. Provides high thermal insulation
C. Retains its good appearance over a long period
D. Higher compressive strength than other masonry walls
20. Choice of masonry units is generally made from the consideration of:
A. Cost, durability, weather condition and ease of construction
B. Local availability, compressive strength, cost and durability
C. Weather condition, physical dimension and cost
D. Compressive strength, weather condition and cost
21. What measures you should consider to retain the excavated soil during the trench
excavation of foundation wall?
A. Timbering
B. Trenching
C. Retaining wall construction
D. Trenching wall construction
22. Structural units of rectangular shape and convenient size that are made from suitable
types of clays by mounding, drying and burning
A. Blocks
B. Stones
C. Concrete
D. Bricks
23. Among the following, one is categorized under the mechanical characteristic of bricks?
A. Insulation
B. Colour
C. Flexure strength
D. Durability
24. Bricks should be so designed that they are light and strong and give adequate insulation
because
A. Very dense and heavy bricks conduct heat and sound at a greater rate.
B. Very strong and light bricks conduct heat and sound at a greater rate.
C. Very strong and heavy bricks conduct heat and sound at a lower rate.
D. Very dense and light bricks conduct heat and sound at a lower rate.
25. One of the following is the advantages of hollow bricks over the ordinary solid bricks
A. Being heavy in weight
B. Offer better insulation against heat and sound
C. Ideal and economical for load-bearing walls
D. Larger in size
26. During excavation of trenches and pits on soft soils, how can you protect the sides of the
excavation from collapsing in?
A. By decreasing the shear strength of the soil in the area
B. By carrying out the excavation only on stiff grounds
C. By applying some water over the ground before excavation
D. By providing timber or other boards to the sides of the excavation
27. The surface of stones obtained from quarry are rough, irregular in shape and non-uniform
in size then what do you do to give it a desired aesthetic appearance:
A. Painting
B. Dressing
C. Pointing
D. Tiling
28. Which one of the following working drawings made by imaginary cut lines of a building
and provides more information about construction materials of building elements such as
walls?
A. Elevation drawing
B. Sectional drawing
C. Floor plans
D. Site plans
29. During the construction of fire place and chimney with gladding, which membrane you
should provide to prevent the penetration of moisture from ground surface?
A. Surface course membrane
B. Sound insulation membrane
C. Damp proofing course
D. Base course
30. Which data is required for the preparation of detailed cost estimation of masonry work?
A. Amount of locally available masonry materials
B. Quality of local Masons
C. Specification and rate of materials
D. Specializations of the skilled labor
31. Which one of the following is true about measurements of work items in the preparation
of bill of quantity?
A. Excavation works for stone pillars can be quantified linearly
B. Clearing site vegetation is measured in m3
C. Deep excavation conducted for the stone foundation work is measured in m3
D. The steel bar used in reinforced retaining wall are measured in meter length quantities
are taken from the structural drawing
32. A parts of roof structures which is the underside of the eaves that is fixed to the back of
the fascia and the wall and forms an enclosed element all around the building.
a. Ridge
b. Gable
 c. Soffit
d. Purlin
33. A system of casting concrete in a reusable mould or “form” which is then treated in a
controlled environment, conveyed to the construction site and lifted to the place is
A. Prestressed structure
B. Pre-cast structures
C. Retaining structures
D. Reinforced structures
34. The temporary framework is known as __________ and it is useful in construction
demolition, maintenance or repair works.
A. Grouting
B. Scaffolding
C. Shoring
D. Underpinning
35. Construction of cavity walls as external walls to protect the building from the outside
heat or cold as the hollow space between two walls act as an ________
A. Destructive material
B. Burning material
C. Building material
D. Insulating material
36. Which of the following line is usually parallel to the plot boundaries and laid down in
each case by the Authority, beyond which nothing can be constructed towards the site
boundaries?
A. Property Line
B. Building Line
C. Plot Line
D. Control Line
37. Which of the following term in the buildings is used to mean the coming out of water
from components like walls and floors of the buildings?
A. Water Proofing
B. Dampness
C. Termite Proofing
D. Damp Proofing
38. A window should be located on which of the following side of a room as seen from the
point of view of fresh air?
A. Eastern
B. Southern
C. Northern
D. Western
39. Which of the following tools is used for cutting soft bricks?
A. Jointer
B. Scutch
C. Spirit Level
D. Trowel
40. A wall may be defined as that component of a building, whose width is _________ times
its thickness.
 A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
41. Which of the following is a mixture of cement, sand, pebbles or crushed rock and water,
which, when placed in the skeleton of forms and are allowed to cure, becomes hard like a
stone?
A. Cement Mortar
B. Cement Grouting
C. Cement Concrete
D. Cement slurry
42. Assume that you are vibrating the concrete in the construction site by using the vibrating
machine. Unfortunately, your machine is failed to vibrate, what would you do?
A. Add some amount of aggregate and compact by hands.
B. Add some amount of cement and compact by hands.
C. Add some amount of water and compact by hands.
D. Add some amount of sand and compact by hands.
43. ___________is a temporary support to precast or in situ concrete structure, it holds the
concrete until it has set
A. Bleeding.
B. Scaffolding.
C. Grouting.
D. Form work.
44. In concrete production, cement paste means
A. Measuring of the volume of cement.
B. The chemical reaction when cement is brought in contact with water.
C. Determine the amount of cement.
D. Determine the strength of cement.
45. Project monitoring is required:
A. Before commencement of the project
B. During implementation of the project
C. After completion of the project
D. At any stage of the project deemed necessary
46. In order to achieve economy, the spacing of stirrups at mid span section-compared to that
of support section
A. May be decreased
B. May be increased
C. Must be kept equal
D. None of the above.
47. Following document define the legal rights and obligations of the parties and may be
described as the regulations under which the contract will be performed.
A. Specifications
B. General Conditions of Contract
C. Special provisions
D. Bill of Quantities
48. In order to achieve economy, one of the following is correct?
 A. The spacing of stirrups at mid span section will be decreased as compare to
that of support section.
B. The number of stirrups at mid span section will be decreased as compare to
that of support section.
C. The number of top reinforcements at mid span section will be decreased as
compare to that of support section.
D. The number of bottom reinforcements at mid span section will be decreased as
compare to that of support section.
49. The purpose of the Supplementary Conditions is used
A. To describes the guidelines that will be used in the administration of the
contract
B. To provide an extension of the General Provisions of the contract to fit the
specific project at hand.
C. To inform the responsibilities of the parties involved in the contract- the
owner and the general contractor.
D. To familiarize all parties concerned, and the wording is not only clearly
understood, but has also been tested in the courts.
50. Project manager need communications in a construction place:
A. To provide information and instructions.
B. To increase defects in the site
C. To minimize productivity
D. To entertain the workers
51. Quality control is___________
a) Evaluating overall project performance to ensure the project will satisfy the
relevant quality standards
b) Identifying which quality standards one relevant to the project and how to satisfy
them
c) Monitoring specific project results to ensure that they comply with the relevant
quality standards while identifying ways to improve quality.
d) The graphic display of data that illustrates results of a process over time.
52. A team leader must
A. Select the worst solution.
B. Define the problem properly.
C. Detect the problem lately.
D. Express one’s own decision.
53. The processes of establishing a structural relationship among function of people to
perform the work effectively within the company.
A. Planning
B. Organizing
C. Evaluate work plan and activities
D. Scheduling