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 is the meaning of Price?

1. Cost – Profit

2. Cost + Profit

3. Cost x Profit

4. Cost = Profit

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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. When we get total income from different sources what do we call it as?

1. Outgoings

2. Price

3. Net income

4. Gross income

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

1. 999

2. 99

3. 50

4. 30

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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. Calculate the quantity of sand required for 5 m³ of brick work in cement mortar 1: 6?

1. 1.5 m3

2. 2.41 m3

3. 3.81 m3

4. 16.66 m3

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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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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21. For the list of rates of various items is prepared after the analysis of rates and document is prepared. What is that document called as?

1. Square of Rates

2. Schedule of Rates

3. Size of Rates

4. None of these

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22. 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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23. If a 1st class dry brick is immersed in water for 24 hours how % of water should it absorb by its weight?

1. 10%

2. 15%

3. 20%

4. 25%

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24. 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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25. As per IS: 269, what should be the minimum compressive strength of Ordinary Portland Cement?

1. 10.5 N/mm2

2. 15.5 N/mm2

3. 20.5 N/mm2

4. 17.5 N/mm2

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26. As per which IS Code the cement should be used in the specifications?

1. IS 800

2. IS 269

3. IS 383

4. IS 1200

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27. 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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28. 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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29. 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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30. 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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31. 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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32. What is the term given for the detailed description of the quality of materials and workmanship required to complete an engineering project in accordance with its drawings and details?

1. Estimate

2. Costing

3. Specification

4. Item rate

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

1. Cu.m

2. Sq.m

3. No.

4. Meter

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34. The unit of measurement of steel railing is?

1. Cu.m

2. No.

3. Meter

4. Sq.m

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

1. Sq.m

2. Meter

3. Cu.m

4. No.

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36. 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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37. 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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38. 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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39. 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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40. 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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41. The provision of an incidental expense variation in detailed estimate is how much % ?

1. 10 to 15

2. 3 to 5

3. 1 to 2

4. 12 to 18

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

1. 1

2. 2

3. 12

4. 8

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43. 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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44. 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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45. For which item the measurement is not made in square meters?

1. DPC (Damp proof course)

2. Form works

3. Concrete Jeffries

4. RCC (Chhajja)

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46. 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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47. 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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48. To do a work the rate of an item depends on?

1. Specifications of works

2. Specifications of materials

3. Proportion of mortar

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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