1. A storey of building wholly or partially constructed below ground level is called:
(A) Basement
(B) Both a and b
(C) Cellar
(D) None of these
2. Monolithic basement construction of R.C.C walls and floor is called:
(A) Cellar
(B) Combined
(C) Box
(D) None of these
3. Basements are used for ________ purpose.
(A) Residential
(B) Storage
(C) All of these
(D) A.C. Plant installation
4. The wall used to prevent dampness is:
(A) Cavity
(B) Retaining
(C) Partition
(D) Boundary
5. Tanking is a method of providing DPC in:
(A) Walls
(B) Basements
(C) Roofs
(D) Plinth
6. ______ is a major problem in basements.
(A) Drainage
(B) Dampness
(C) Ventilation
(D) Approach
7. Excavation below water table is done through:
(A) Boring
(B) Sinking
(C) Piling
(D) All of these
8. Foundations of surrounding buildings can be done by:
(A) All of these
(B) Cofferdam
(C) Bulk lead
(D) Sheet pile
9. .10: ______ is used for water proofing in basement:
(A) All of these
(B) Bitumen layer
(C) Polythene sheet
(D) Bentonite gel
10. ______ is used for water proofing in basement in case of partial settlement.
(A) Bentonite gel
(B) Bitumen layer
(C) Polythene sheet
(D) All of these