Basic Civil Engineering Drawing Questions and Answers on “Estimation of Basic Rates Occurred”.
1. __________ is the built up covered area of a building measured at floor level of any storey.
a) Covered area
b) Carpet area
c) Total area
d) Plinth area
Answer: d
Clarification: Plinth area is calculated by taking the external dimensions of the building at the floor level excluding plinth offsets if any. Court-yard, open areas, balconies and cantilever projections are not included in the plinth area.
2. ____________ is a list or schedule of quantities of all the possible items of work required for construction of any building or structure.
a) Quality survey
b) Rate list
c) Quantity survey
d) Rate schedule
Answer: c
Clarification: These quantities are worked from the plan and drawing of the structure. Thus the quantity survey indicates the quantities of work to be done under each item which when priced per unit gives the amount of cost.
3. _________________ area of a building is the area of verandahs, passage, corridors, balconies, porches, etc.
a) Floor area
b) Horizontal circulation area
c) Vertical circulation area
d) Verandah area
Answer: b
Clarification: It is required for the horizontal movement of the users of building. This may be 10% to 15% of the plinth area of the building.
4. ___________ of building is the useful area or liveable area or lettable area. This is the total floor area minus the circulation area, verandahs, corridors, passages, staircase, lifts, entrance hall, etc. minus other non-useable areas.
a) Plinth area
b) Floor area
c) Carpet area
d) Circulation area
Answer: c
Clarification: For office building carpet area is the lettable area or useable area and for residential building carpet area is the liveable area and should exclude the kitchen, pantry, stores and similar other room which are not used for living purpose.
5. ______________ include general office expenses, rents, taxes, supervision and other costs which are indirect expenses and not productive expenses on the job.
a) Total costs
b) General costs
c) Overhead costs
d) Contingencies
Answer: c
Clarification: The miscellaneous expenses on overheads may be under the following heads- General overheads, Job overheads.
6. The capacity of doing work by an artesian or skilled labour in the form of quantity of work per day is known as the ______________
a) over-turn
b) in-turn
c) out-turn
d) out-come
Answer: c
Clarification: The out-turn of work per artesian varies to some extend according to the nature, size, height, situation, location, etc. In bigger cities where specialised and experienced labour is available the out-turn is greater than small towns and country sides.
7. In earthwork per 28.30 cu m, how many beldars and mzdoors are required per day?
a) 15 Beldars and 8 Mazdoors
b) 0 Beldars and 14 Mazdoors
c) 2 Beldars and 0 Mazdoors
d) 5 Beldars and 4 Mazdoors
Answer: d
Clarification: Excavation in foundation, trenches, etc. in ordinary soil including disposal up to 30 m(100’) and lift of 1.5 m (5’).
8. In flooring how many masons, beldars, mazdoors and bhishti per day are required?
a) 4 Beldars, 10 Mazdoors, 10 Masons and 8 Bhishti
b) 4 Beldars, 3 Mazdoors, 5 Masons and 1 Bhishti
c) 9 Beldars, 13 Mazdoors, 5 Masons and 1 Bhishti
d) 3 Mazdoors, 5 Masons and 10 Bhishti