FAQ’s for Quantity surveyor Jobs

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1. What is the meaning of Cost?

1. Prime cost + supplementary cost

2. Prime cost – supplementary cost

3. Prime cost x supplementary cost

4. Prime cost / supplementary cost

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2. The charges represented directly in the commodity produced are called as?

1. Supplementary cost

2. Prices

3. Prime cost

4. Value

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3. 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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4. When we deduct outging amount from the gross income what do we call it as?

1. Outgoings

2. price

3. Net income

4. Gross income

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

1. 999

2. 99

3. 50

4. 30

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6. When we pay annuity at the end of each period for a certain number of years, what is it called as?

1. Annuity due

2. Deferred annuity

3. Perpetual annuity

4. Annuity certain

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7. what do we call when we try to recive annuity for an indefinite period?

1. Annuity due

2. Deferred annuity

3. Perpetual annuity

4. Annuity certain

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8. 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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9. The net instalment of annual or periodical payment for repayment of capital amount invested in a property for a specified period is called as?

1. Amortization

2. Year’s purchase

3. Annuity

4. Sinking fund

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10. If a property is capable of fetching more return due to its alternative use or by providing some development works, such inherent value of a property is known as?

1. Potential value

2. Market value

3. Distress value

4. Scrap value

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11. From the total cost of the construction how much % is the scrap value of the building?

1. 5%

2. 10%

3. 15%

4. 20%

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

1. 58 bags

2. 49.98 bags

3. 60.4 bags

4. 63.4 bags

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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. Is the below statement True of False, Bricks shall be laid in English bond unless otherwise specified?

1. True

2. False

3. Both a & b

4. None of this

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19. When ever we write the specifications it is written in a language so that they indicate what the work should be and words like “shall be” or “should be” are used. Is it Ture or False?

1. True

2. False

3. Both a and b

4. None of the above

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20. The Public Works department publishes the standard specifications in a book. What is the name given to that book?

1. P.W.D. Hand book

2. R&B Hand book

3. I.S. code

4. None of these

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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. Choose form the below mentioned options what is or are the Important contract documents?

1. Drawings and Specifications

2. Drawings

3. Specification

4. None of these

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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 unit of measurement of steel railing is?

1. Cu.m

2. No.

3. Meter

4. Sq.m

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

1. Sq.m

2. Meter

3. Cu.m

4. No.

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26. For hard soil the earthwork excavation is measured in?

1. kg

2. Meter

3. Bag

4. Cu.m

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27. The steel used in the reinforcments is mearuded in?

1. Bag

2. Cu.m

3. kg

4. Meter

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28. What is the Unit of measurment of Cement?

1. Bag

2. Cu.m

3. Sq.m

4. Meter

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29. 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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30. The bricks for masonry structure are measured in cubic meters except in the case of?

1. One or more than one brick wall

2. Brick work in arches

3. Reinforced brick work

4. Half brick wall

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31. 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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32. 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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33. 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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34. What is the order or sequence of measurment as per ISI method which is to be used?

1. Breadth, length, height

2. Length, breadth, height

3. Height, breadth, length

4. None of these

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35. How much % of amount from detail estimate is their for work charged establishment?

1. 3 to 5 %

2. 5 to 7%

3. 2 to 2.5 %

4. Above 10%

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36. For some items it is hard for the for the estimator to fix an amount without seeing and studying them in detail. Such items are known as?

1. Prime cost

2. Day work

3. Spot item

4. Provisional sum

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37. What is the abbreviation of CBRI?

1. Central Bureau Research Institute

2. Central Building Road Institute

3. Central Building Research Institute

4. None of the above

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38. The Electrification cost of a building is how much % of total estimate?

1. 1

2. 2

3. 12

4. 8

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39. Based on the plinth area of the building which estimate is prepared?

1. Cube rate estimate

2. Supplementary estimate

3. Maintenance estimate

4. Plinth area estimate

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40. What is the unit of road used for the measurment for usage?

1. Number of Seat

2. Number of Beds

3. Kilometer

4. Hectare meter

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41. What is the unit of hospitals used for repesenting the usage of hospital?

1. Number of Students

2. Number of Beds

3. Number of Rooms

4. Number of Seats

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42. 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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43. 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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44. From the below mentioned options choose which is not included in the carpet area?

1. The walls along with doors and other openings

2. Bath room and lavatory

3. Kitchen and pantry

4. All of the above

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45. 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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46. Which one of the following is the most reliable estimate?

1. Detailed estimate

2. Preliminary estimate

3. Plinth area estimate

4. Cube rate estimate

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47. 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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48. 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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49. 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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50. 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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