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

1. 999

2. 99

3. 50

4. 30

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7. The long term lease is granter for how many years?

1. 999

2. 99

3. 50

4. 30

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8. 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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9. 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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10. If we sell a property lower than the market value of that time is said to have what value?

1. Market value

2. Scrap value

3. Book Value

4. Distress value

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11. 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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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. 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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14. What is the process of calculating the quantities and costs of the various items required to complete the work is called as?

1. Estimate

2. Costing

3. Quantity surveying

4. Estimating

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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. 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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17. 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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18. 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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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. 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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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 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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24. The unit of measurement of steel railing is?

1. Cu.m

2. No.

3. Meter

4. Sq.m

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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. 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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27. 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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28. For hard soil the earthwork excavation is measured in?

1. kg

2. Meter

3. Bag

4. Cu.m

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

1. Bag

2. Cu.m

3. kg

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. 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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37. 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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38. What is the term give to the procedure of costing or valuing an item of work on the basis of actual laborers and materials required?

1. Prime cost

2. Hour work

3. Day work

4. Sub work

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

1. 1

2. 2

3. 12

4. 8

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41. 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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42. 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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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. 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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46. How much % of balcony area is included in the floor area?

1. 100

2. 75

3. 50

4. 25

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47. 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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48. 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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49. 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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50. 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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