Building Maintenance

This is an MCQ-based quiz on Building Maintenance.

This includes cleaning, servicing, oiling, greasing, renewal of plastering, painting walls, and painting woodworks.

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Which of the below is a pigment imparting brown colour?

Raw Sienna Soot Burnt Sienna Ultramarine

The component filler in paint does the function of:

Absorbing oxygen Reducing cost Consistency Smooth Spreading

Saponification is a defect on the painted surface and it is identified by the appearance of:

Wrinkles Dull patches Bubbles Soapy patches

Which of the below is not an example of a base?

White lead Cobalt Zinc oxide Red lead

Which paint contains polystyrene as a base?

Synthetic rubber Enamel Aluminium Emulsion

In case of bridge greater than 10.7m in height and which cannot be inspected from beneath due to watery situation the instrument suited for inspection work is?

Electrical resistance meter Strain gauges Barins snooper vehicle Rain guages

In the case of dormant cracks wider than about 1m, it is more economical to use ____________

Epoxy resin Grouting Tensioning Ranging

How many sealants are there used depending upon their suitability in a given situation?

3 2 4 1

How many types of damages are present in classification of damage?

1 2 3 4

If the loss of prestress is excessive resulting in tensile cracks, which method should be used?

Preloading method Hollow method Transparent method Layered method

The chemical heptachlor in anti-termite proofing has concentration by weight of:

0.5% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%

Leaks in the pitched roof may be caused due to:

Improper slopes Unfinished roof and wall junction Depression on top of roof Heavy wind

Which IS code gives details about termite proofing?

IS 6835 IS 6313 IS 5886 IS 5668

Shear cracks between the main wall and cross wall can be corrected using:

Grouting Rebuilding Guining Toothing

The main reason for cracks in masonry joints is:

Moisture Sulphate Magnesium Sodium

The structural concrete slab panels can be repaired by ____________

Internal bonding External bonding Stress bonding Layered bonding

Which type of inspection is more intensive involving examination of structural elements?

Minor inspection General inspection Major inspection Reverse inspection

Prestressed concrete structures showing visible signs of distress in the form of ____________

Surface cracks Patterns Patches None of the mentioned

One of the testing equipments used for inspection is?

Strain gauges Measuring jar Test tubes None of the mentioned

The pachometer is used to locate the ____________

Steel reinforcement Aluminium reinforcement Tensile reinforcement Surface reinforcement
Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Building Maintenance
Questions: 20
Contributed by:
Diego