Category: Building Materials and Construction

A. perpendicular distance between intra-dos and extrados
B. vertical distance between springing line and intrados
C. perpendicular distance between springing line and extrados
D. none of the above

A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains same
D. may increase or decrease

A. driving wooden headed chisels
B. rough dressing of stones
C. carving of stones
D. breaking small projection of stones

A. greater tensile strength in longer direction
B. greater tensile strength in shorter direction
C. same tensile strength in all directions
D. none of the above

A. less than 0.25
B. between 0.25 and 0.7
C. between 0.7 and 1.5
D. greater than 1.5

A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

A. mulberry
B. mahogany
C. sal
D. deodar

A. haunch
B. spandril
C. voussoirs
D. skewbacks

A. there is no horizontal tie beam
B. there is a horizontal tie at the feet of rafters only
C. there is a horizontal tie at almost the middle of rafters only
D. there are two horizontal ties, one at the feet and other at the middle of the rafters