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. What is the meaning of net income?

1. Gross income + outgoings

2. Gross income – outgoings

3. Gross income x outgoings

4. Gross income /outgoings

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3. The Owner who allows another person to enjoy rights over his property is called as?

1. Servient owner

2. Free holder

3. Dominant owner

4. Lease holder

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4. What do we calll the owner who grants the lease of the property to the other person as?

1. Lessee

2. Lease holder

3. Lessor

4. None of these

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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. The value of a property at the end of its usefull life with out dismanteling it is called as?

1. Salvage Value

2. Market value

3. Scrap value

4. Book Value

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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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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 is the cost of a building which consist of 400 cubic meters. The rate per cubic meter is Rs. 180/- ?

1. 92000 Rs.

2. 72000 Rs.

3. 12000 Rs.

4. 42000 Rs.

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16. What do we call the process of determining the probable cost of the project after knowing the quantities of various items and their unit rate is called as?

1. Estimate

2. Estimating

3. Quantity surveying

4. Costing

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17. 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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18. Is the following statement True of False The steel used in the reinforcment shall be of mild steel or deformed steel?

1. True

2. False

3. Both a and b

4. None of these

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19. 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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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 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. Specifications are divided in to two catogories the first one is general specifications or brief specificatons and what is the second one called as?

1. Short specification

2. General specification

3. Detailed specification

4. Brief specification

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25. The unit of measurement of steel railing is?

1. Cu.m

2. No.

3. Meter

4. Sq.m

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26. Generally the Skirting is measured in?

1. Sq.m

2. Meter

3. Cu.m

4. No.

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27. 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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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. 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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30. When we are measuring the weight of an item we corrrectly measure nearest to how much Kgs?

1. 0.25 kg

2. 0.50 kg

3. 1.00 kg

4. 5 kg

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31. Choose from the below given options what do we consider while preparing a detailed estimate?

1. Dimension should be measured correct to 0.01 m

2. Area should be measured correct to 0.01 sq.m

3. Volume should be measured correct to 0.01 cu.m

4. All of the above

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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. 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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34. 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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35. From the below mentioned options choose what is required while preparing a detailed estimate?

1. Dimension should be measured correct to 0.01 m

2. Area should be measured correct to 0.01 sq.m

3. Volume should be measured correct to 0.01 cu.m

4. All of the above

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

1. 1

2. 2

3. 12

4. 8

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38. What is the meaning of Floor area?

1. Plinth area – Area of

2. Carpet area – Area of walls

3. Plinth area – Carper area

4. Carpet area – Plinth area

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39. While preparing the plint area estimate from the below mentioned options which item is not included?

1. Wall thickness

2. Cantilever porch

3. W.C. Area

4. Room area

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40. What is the unit of stadium used for the usage?

1. Number of Seat

2. Number of Beds

3. Hectare meter

4. Number of Students

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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. 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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43. To prepare an proper estimate of a work we requier Drawing, Specifications and what?

1. Materials

2. Item rates

3. Labours

4. Transportation

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44. How much % of balcony area is included in the floor area?

1. 100

2. 75

3. 50

4. 25

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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. 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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47. 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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48. To prepare a detailed estimate, what is the main factor to be considered?

1. Quantity of the materials

2. Availability of materials

3. Transportation of materials

4. All of the above

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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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