FAQ’s for Quantity surveyor Jobs

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1. What do we call a person who takes the lease of any thing?

1. Free holder

2. Lessee

3. Lease holder

4. Both B and C

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2. The perpetuity lease(Endless Duration) is granted for how many years?

1. 999

2. 99

3. 50

4. 30

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3. When we try to make the payment of a debt in a series of equal periodic instalments, it is called as?

1. Amortization

2. Year’s purchase

3. Annuity

4. Sinking fund

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4. What do we call when the capital sum required to be invested in order to receive an annuity at certain rate of interest, is called as?

1. Amortization

2. Year’s purchase

3. Annuity

4. Sinking fund

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5. As per the standards what is the length of a steel rod in meters?

1. 10

2. 12

3. 14

4. 16

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6. Calcualte the quantity of sand required for 10 m³ of 1:2:4 cement concrete?

1. 4.4 m³

2. 4.76 m³

3. 6.51 m³

4. 8.43 m³

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7. Calculate the quantity of aggregate required for 10 m³ of 1:2:4 cement concrete?

1. 6.89 m³

2. 8.8 m³

3. 9.12 m³

4. 12.98 m³

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8. 1 bag of cement of 50 kgs covers how much volume?

1. 0.025 m³

2. 0.035 m³

3. 0.055 m³

4. 0.045 m³

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9. How many bricks are required for 15 Cu.m of brick masonry work?

1. 500 nos.

2. 5000 nos.

3. 750 nos.

4. 7500 nos.

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10. Which IS Code do we use for mode of measurment?

1. IS : 1200

2. IS : 2100

3. IS : 12100

4. IS : 21100

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11. What do we call the process of calculating the quantities of various items required for complete the project?

1. Estimate

2. Costing

3. Quantity surveying

4. Estimating

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12. What is the abrivation of S.O.R as per Quantity Surveying?

1. Schedule of Rates

2. Square of Rates

3. Size of Rates

4. Shape of Rate

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13. For any work the rate of an item depends on which one of the following mentioned below?

1. Specifications of works

2. Specifications of material

3. Proportion of mortar

4. All of the above

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14. Different weather conditions like extreme cold, heat or rain how will they effect the project?

1. Increase the rate of items.

2. Decrease the rate of items.

3. Constant rate of the items

4. None of the above

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15. What is the name given to the rate per unit of a particular item of work, from the cost of quantities of materials, the cost of labors, the cost of equipments and other miscellaneous petty expenses require for the completion of the project?

1. Estimating

2. Rate analysis

3. Costing

4. Specification

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16. As per which IS Code the sand should be used in the specifications?

1. IS 800

2. IS 269

3. IS 383

4. IS 1200

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17. What is the unit of measurment of excavation?

1. kg

2. Sq.m

3. No.

4. Cu.m

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18. While we make specifications the sentence shall be in which format?

1. Both A and B

2. None of these

3. Long, complicated and discursive

4. Short, simple and concise

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19. In all engineering departments they prepare detailed specifications of certain common items of construction and publish them in book form. What are such types of specifications called as?

1. General specification

2. Detailed specification

3. Short specification

4. Standard specifications

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20. In the contract document which type of specificaitons is a part of it?

1. Short specification

2. General specification

3. Detailed specification

4. All of the above

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21. In the contract document which type of specificaitons is not a part of it?

1. Short specification

2. General specification

3. Detailed specification

4. All of the above

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22. From the below mentioned options which details are shown in the specifications?

1. Type and quality of materials

2. Quality of workmanship

3. Method of measurement of an item

4. All of the above

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23. What is the unit of measurment of Centering and shuttering?

1. Cu.m

2. Sq.m

3. No.

4. Meter

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24. The brick massonary for honey comb massonary is measured in?

1. Sq.m

2. Meter

3. Cu.m

4. No.

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25. What is the unit of measurment of Reinforced Cement Concrete(R.C.C)?

1. Meter

2. Sq.m

3. Cu.m

4. None of these

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26. What is the unit of measurment of damp proof course (D.P.C.)?

1. Cu.m

2. Sq.m

3. Meter

4. None of these

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27. The birck work done in Foundation, Plinth level, Supestructure are measured in?

1. Cu.m

2. Sq.m

3. Meter

4. None of the above

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28. what is the unit of measurment of Surface dressing?

1. Cu.m

2. Sq.m

3. Meter

4. None of the above

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29. When we measure the wood, what units do use to measure them?

1. Bag

2. Cu.m

3. Sq.m

4. Meter

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30. In measuring plastering, no deduction is made for opening up to/ While we are doing the calcualtions for the palstering we don’t do the deductions for opening up to how many m²?

1. 0.25 m²

2. 1.0 m²

3. 1.5 m²

4. 0.5 m²

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31. While doing backfilling or refilling earthwork in foundation pit the thickness should not exceed for each layer?

1. 10 cm

2. 20 cm

3. 30 cm

4. 50 cm

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32. What do we call the cost for the items mentioned in the question: – general office expenses, rents, taxes, supervision and other costs which are indirect expenses and not productive expenses on the job?

1. Total costs

2. General costs

3. Contingencies

4. Overhead costs

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33. From the below mentioned options select which one is not a spot item?

1. Demolishing existing structure

2. Estimating the wall

3. Constructing opening in the existing wall

4. Clearing the site

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34. The amount which is provided in the estimate and bill of quantities for some specialized work to be done by a specialized firm; whose details are not known at the time of preparing estimate is called as?

1. Prime cost

2. Day work

3. Spot item

4. Provisional sum

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35. When we are measuring an area we measure it correctly and nearest to?

1. 0.01 sq.m

2. 0.02 sq.m

3. 0.03 sq.m

4. 0.04 sq.m

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36. Which IS Code do we use for mode of measurment?

1. IS 1200

2. IS 2100

3. IS 12100

4. IS 21100

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37. The area of our house in which we can live is called as?

1. Circulation area

2. Plinth area

3. Carpet area

4. Built up area

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38. What is the unit of dam used to measure for usage?

1. Number of Students

2. Number of Beds

3. Number of Seat

4. Hectare meter

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39. When we modifying the original detailed estimate and prepare a new estimate what is it called as?

1. Revised estimate

2. Supplementary estimate

3. Detailed estimate

4. Preliminary estimate

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40. We use appoximate estimate to prepare an estimate for an work what is also known as?

1. Preliminary estimate

2. Rough estimate

3. Both A and B

4. None of the above

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41. After knowing the quantittes of various items and their unit rate we calculate the Propable cost of the project what is it called as?

1. Estimate

2. Estimating

3. Quantity surveying

4. Costing

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42. The calculation of the quantities and costs of the various items required for work is called as?

1. Estimate

2. Costing

3. Quantity surveying

4. Estimating

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43. Pick up the correct statement from the below mentioned options?

1. Bricks are paid per thousand

2. Cement is paid per 50 kg bag

3. Lime is paid per quintal

4. All of the above

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44. For the construction of buildings, What are the subheads of the estimate for construction of building?

1. Earthwork, Concrete work, Brick work

2. Brickwork, Stone work, Roofing

3. Brickwork Flooring, Wood work, Steel work

4. All of the above

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45. What is the actual size of a modular brick according to Indian Standard institute?

1. 23 cm × 11.5 cm × 7.5 cm

2. 25 cm × 13 cm × 7.5 cm

3. 19 cm × 9 cm × 9 cm

4. 20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm

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46. The correct metric unit is what is the corrcet metric units used for estimating th eqantities for construction of a building?

1. Meter for area

2. Cubic meter for area

3. Square meters for volume

4. Liter for capacity

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47. The omitted cover of concrete is assumed to be for estimating a reinforced cement structure?

1. At the end of reinforcing bar, not less than 25 mm or twice the diameter of the bar

2. In thin slabs, 12 mm minimum or diameter of the bar whichever is more

3. For reinforcing longitudinal bar in a beam 25 mm minimum or diameter of the largest bar which is more

4. All of the above

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48. Which of these does not include the plinth area of a building?

1. Lift and wall including landing

2. Area of cantilevered porch

3. Area of the walls at the floor level

4. Internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq m. in area

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49. How much water is required for one kg distemper?

1. 0.2 Liter

2. 0.4 Liter

3. 0.6 Liter

4. 0.8 Liter

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50. For one Cubic Meter of brick masonary how many bricks are required?

1. 400

2. 450

3. 500

4. 550

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