FAQ’s for Quantity surveyor Jobs

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1. 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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2. 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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3. The perpetuity lease(Endless Duration) is granted for how many years?

1. 999

2. 99

3. 50

4. 30

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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 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. When we put the property for sale in open market at any particuar time the price what we obtain is called as?

1. Market value

2. Book Value

3. Current value

4. Obsolesce value

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10. 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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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. 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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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 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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16. What si the standard size of a normal brick?

1. 19 X 9 X 9 cm

2. 20 X 10 X 10 cm

3. 20 X 12 X 8 cm

4. 20 X 10 X 8 cm

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17. 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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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. 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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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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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. 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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26. 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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27. Generally the Skirting is measured in?

1. Sq.m

2. Meter

3. Cu.m

4. No.

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28. 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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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. 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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33. 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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34. 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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35. 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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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 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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38. 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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39. 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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40. 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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41. 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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42. 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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43. From the below mentioned options choose which estimate is least accurate to work?

1. Detailed estimate

2. Plinth area estimate

3. Supplementary estimate

4. Revised estimate

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

1. 100

2. 75

3. 50

4. 25

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46. 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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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. 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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49. 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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50. 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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