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The approximate cost of modern residential building construction per m² of plinth area is about
The vertical distance between two adjacent contours is known as
A straight line, normal to the plumb line at a point, and tangential to the level line at the point, is called
In trapezoidal rule, the required area =
Intersection method of plane table survey is also known as
Object of leveling is
Line of collimation is the line
The imaginary line joining the points of same elevation is known as
Reciprocal leveling is used when
First staff reading taken on a staff held at point of known elevation is known as
Adjustments made at every setting up of instrument is known as:
Least count of a metric leveling staff is :
The process of forming the image of the object in the plane of cross hairs is called
True Meridian is defined as:
If the length of a chain is actually longer than designated, then the measured distance comes to be
The number of links in a 30 m chain is:
Measuring a line with the help of a tape is known as
The length of engineer chain is
Handles of chains are made up of:
An instrument which can be used for ranging is
Which of the following is primary division of survey
The projection of tread beyond the riser is called
The interior portion of a wall between facing and backing is
The under surface of arch is called
The platform or resting place provided between two flights in a staircase is called
The lower most part of a structure that transmits the load to the soil is called
The purest form of iron is called
The outermost protective covering of cells and woody fibers of a tree is called
The lighter colored outer annual rings constitute the
The innermost part or core of the tree is called
The property of a material to resist deformation is known as
Rocks formed by volcanic eruption is called
The total cost of construction of a project including land is called
A property though physically sound, but it becomes out of date in style, structure,in design and thus it loses its functional utility. This is known as
It is value of property at the end of utility period without being dismantled
Art of determining the present value of a property is
The gradual decrease in the value of usefulness of a property is called
The standing advance of a fixed sum of money given to an individual to enable him to make certain classes of disbursement entrusted to his charge by divisional officer is known as
The formal approval by the department concerned of the project proposal for incurring the expenditure on a work initiated is
To determine the rate of an item of work from quantities materials and labor required and their cost is known as
When the excavated earth at a certain point of canal is just equal to make the banks, that depth of excavation is known as
The unit of payment of RCC 1:2:4 with 20 mm aggregates in roofing is
Percentage of contingencies added to get the total cost of a project is
In the specification of earth work, initial lead is specified as
The unit of payment for earth work excavation is
Groynes are built
Meandering of river occurs in
Rain shadow region in India is found
Contour bunding is practiced in
The type of canal meant for diversion flood waters of river is