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A.long walls taken out-to-out and short walls in-to-in at each footing and plinth step, giving exact quantities when wall sections vary
B.government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
C.multi-part code fixing how each trade is measured: earthwork and concrete in cubic metres, plaster and formwork in square metres, steel by weight
D.3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost
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2. Which term means: "multi-part code fixing how each trade is measured: earthwork and concrete in cubic metres, plaster and formwork in square metres, steel by weight"?
Junior
A.Bill of quantities
B.Rate analysis
C.Long-wall short-wall method
D.IS 1200 method of measurement
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3. Which statement is correct?
Junior
A.IS 1200 method of measurement — government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
B.IS 1200 method of measurement — itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender
C.IS 1200 method of measurement — multi-part code fixing how each trade is measured: earthwork and concrete in cubic metres, plaster and formwork in square metres, steel by weight
D.IS 1200 method of measurement — typical reinforcement runs about 80 to 100 kg per cubic metre for slabs, 120 to 150 for beams, 150 to 250 for columns and 60 to 80 for footings
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4. What is Centre-line method?
Junior
A.itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender
B.government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
C.unit rate built from material, labour, tools and plant, water charges and a 15 percent contractor's profit and overhead, using CPWD Delhi Analysis of Rates norms
D.total centre-line length of all walls times section area, deducting half the wall breadth at each T-junction and one breadth at cross junctions, fast for symmetrical buildings
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5. Which term means: "total centre-line length of all walls times section area, deducting half the wall breadth at each T-junction and one breadth at cross junctions, fast for symmetrical buildings"?
Junior
A.Rate analysis
B.Centre-line method
C.IS 1200 method of measurement
D.Long-wall short-wall method
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6. Which statement is correct?
Junior
A.Centre-line method — typical reinforcement runs about 80 to 100 kg per cubic metre for slabs, 120 to 150 for beams, 150 to 250 for columns and 60 to 80 for footings
B.Centre-line method — government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
C.Centre-line method — 3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost
D.Centre-line method — total centre-line length of all walls times section area, deducting half the wall breadth at each T-junction and one breadth at cross junctions, fast for symmetrical buildings
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7. What is Long-wall short-wall method?
Junior
A.government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
B.long walls taken out-to-out and short walls in-to-in at each footing and plinth step, giving exact quantities when wall sections vary
C.itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender
D.total centre-line length of all walls times section area, deducting half the wall breadth at each T-junction and one breadth at cross junctions, fast for symmetrical buildings
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8. Which term means: "long walls taken out-to-out and short walls in-to-in at each footing and plinth step, giving exact quantities when wall sections vary"?
Junior
A.IS 1200 method of measurement
B.Long-wall short-wall method
C.Bill of quantities
D.Contingencies and work-charged establishment
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9. Which statement is correct?
Junior
A.Long-wall short-wall method — IS 1200 Part 12 deducts nothing for openings up to 0.5 m², one face only for 0.5 to 3 m², and both faces with jambs measured above 3 m²
B.Long-wall short-wall method — long walls taken out-to-out and short walls in-to-in at each footing and plinth step, giving exact quantities when wall sections vary
C.Long-wall short-wall method — unit rate built from material, labour, tools and plant, water charges and a 15 percent contractor's profit and overhead, using CPWD Delhi Analysis of Rates norms
D.Long-wall short-wall method — multi-part code fixing how each trade is measured: earthwork and concrete in cubic metres, plaster and formwork in square metres, steel by weight
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10. What is Bill of quantities?
Junior
A.3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost
B.total centre-line length of all walls times section area, deducting half the wall breadth at each T-junction and one breadth at cross junctions, fast for symmetrical buildings
C.itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender
D.typical reinforcement runs about 80 to 100 kg per cubic metre for slabs, 120 to 150 for beams, 150 to 250 for columns and 60 to 80 for footings
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11. Which term means: "itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender"?
Junior
A.Centre-line method
B.Contingencies and work-charged establishment
C.Long-wall short-wall method
D.Bill of quantities
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12. Which statement is correct?
Junior
A.Bill of quantities — itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender
B.Bill of quantities — long walls taken out-to-out and short walls in-to-in at each footing and plinth step, giving exact quantities when wall sections vary
C.Bill of quantities — typical reinforcement runs about 80 to 100 kg per cubic metre for slabs, 120 to 150 for beams, 150 to 250 for columns and 60 to 80 for footings
D.Bill of quantities — 3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost
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13. What is Rate analysis?
Mid
A.unit rate built from material, labour, tools and plant, water charges and a 15 percent contractor's profit and overhead, using CPWD Delhi Analysis of Rates norms
B.3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost
C.long walls taken out-to-out and short walls in-to-in at each footing and plinth step, giving exact quantities when wall sections vary
D.typical reinforcement runs about 80 to 100 kg per cubic metre for slabs, 120 to 150 for beams, 150 to 250 for columns and 60 to 80 for footings
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14. Which term means: "unit rate built from material, labour, tools and plant, water charges and a 15 percent contractor's profit and overhead, using CPWD Delhi Analysis of Rates norms"?
Mid
A.Rate analysis
B.Bill of quantities
C.Steel consumption norms
D.IS 1200 method of measurement
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15. Which statement is correct?
Mid
A.Rate analysis — IS 1200 Part 12 deducts nothing for openings up to 0.5 m², one face only for 0.5 to 3 m², and both faces with jambs measured above 3 m²
B.Rate analysis — government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
C.Rate analysis — multi-part code fixing how each trade is measured: earthwork and concrete in cubic metres, plaster and formwork in square metres, steel by weight
D.Rate analysis — unit rate built from material, labour, tools and plant, water charges and a 15 percent contractor's profit and overhead, using CPWD Delhi Analysis of Rates norms
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16. What is CPWD DSR?
Mid
A.typical reinforcement runs about 80 to 100 kg per cubic metre for slabs, 120 to 150 for beams, 150 to 250 for columns and 60 to 80 for footings
B.3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost
C.multi-part code fixing how each trade is measured: earthwork and concrete in cubic metres, plaster and formwork in square metres, steel by weight
D.government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
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17. Which term means: "government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index"?
Mid
A.IS 1200 method of measurement
B.Deductions for openings in plaster
C.CPWD DSR
D.Bill of quantities
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18. Which statement is correct?
Mid
A.CPWD DSR — itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender
B.CPWD DSR — IS 1200 Part 12 deducts nothing for openings up to 0.5 m², one face only for 0.5 to 3 m², and both faces with jambs measured above 3 m²
C.CPWD DSR — multi-part code fixing how each trade is measured: earthwork and concrete in cubic metres, plaster and formwork in square metres, steel by weight
D.CPWD DSR — government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
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19. What is Contingencies and work-charged establishment?
Mid
A.total centre-line length of all walls times section area, deducting half the wall breadth at each T-junction and one breadth at cross junctions, fast for symmetrical buildings
B.multi-part code fixing how each trade is measured: earthwork and concrete in cubic metres, plaster and formwork in square metres, steel by weight
C.3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost
D.government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
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20. Which term means: "3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost"?
Mid
A.IS 1200 method of measurement
B.Rate analysis
C.Contingencies and work-charged establishment
D.Steel consumption norms
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21. Which statement is correct?
Mid
A.Contingencies and work-charged establishment — government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
B.Contingencies and work-charged establishment — 3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost
C.Contingencies and work-charged establishment — unit rate built from material, labour, tools and plant, water charges and a 15 percent contractor's profit and overhead, using CPWD Delhi Analysis of Rates norms
D.Contingencies and work-charged establishment — itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender
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22. What is Deductions for openings in plaster?
Senior
A.IS 1200 Part 12 deducts nothing for openings up to 0.5 m², one face only for 0.5 to 3 m², and both faces with jambs measured above 3 m²
B.itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender
C.unit rate built from material, labour, tools and plant, water charges and a 15 percent contractor's profit and overhead, using CPWD Delhi Analysis of Rates norms
D.typical reinforcement runs about 80 to 100 kg per cubic metre for slabs, 120 to 150 for beams, 150 to 250 for columns and 60 to 80 for footings
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23. Which term means: "IS 1200 Part 12 deducts nothing for openings up to 0.5 m², one face only for 0.5 to 3 m², and both faces with jambs measured above 3 m²"?
Senior
A.Contingencies and work-charged establishment
B.Steel consumption norms
C.Deductions for openings in plaster
D.CPWD DSR
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24. Which statement is correct?
Senior
A.Deductions for openings in plaster — itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender
B.Deductions for openings in plaster — 3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost
C.Deductions for openings in plaster — IS 1200 Part 12 deducts nothing for openings up to 0.5 m², one face only for 0.5 to 3 m², and both faces with jambs measured above 3 m²
D.Deductions for openings in plaster — total centre-line length of all walls times section area, deducting half the wall breadth at each T-junction and one breadth at cross junctions, fast for symmetrical buildings
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25. What is Steel consumption norms?
Senior
A.government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
B.3 to 5 percent added for unforeseen items and 1.5 to 2 percent for supervisory staff charged to the work, on top of the estimated cost
C.itemised schedule giving description, unit, quantity, rate and amount for every work item, priced by the bidder in an item-rate tender
D.typical reinforcement runs about 80 to 100 kg per cubic metre for slabs, 120 to 150 for beams, 150 to 250 for columns and 60 to 80 for footings
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26. Which term means: "typical reinforcement runs about 80 to 100 kg per cubic metre for slabs, 120 to 150 for beams, 150 to 250 for columns and 60 to 80 for footings"?
Senior
A.CPWD DSR
B.IS 1200 method of measurement
C.Bill of quantities
D.Steel consumption norms
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27. Which statement is correct?
Senior
A.Steel consumption norms — total centre-line length of all walls times section area, deducting half the wall breadth at each T-junction and one breadth at cross junctions, fast for symmetrical buildings
B.Steel consumption norms — typical reinforcement runs about 80 to 100 kg per cubic metre for slabs, 120 to 150 for beams, 150 to 250 for columns and 60 to 80 for footings
C.Steel consumption norms — government-published unit rates for standard items, the CPWD Delhi Schedule of Rates being the national reference adjusted by a location cost index
D.Steel consumption norms — unit rate built from material, labour, tools and plant, water charges and a 15 percent contractor's profit and overhead, using CPWD Delhi Analysis of Rates norms
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