Q. The highest line of sloping roof, where two oposite slopes meet, is known as

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Q. The vertical sides of a door and window openings provided in a wall, are known as

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Q. The piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of full brick, is called

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Q. A stair should not have pitch more than

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Q. The mortar in which both cement and lime are used as binding materials, is called

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Q. The rock formed from the solidification of molten matter (magma) is called :

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Q. The minimum width of a stair in residential buildings, is

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Q. The bond in which headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses and every stretcher course is started with a three fourth brick bat, is known as

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Q. The vertical faces of a door opening which support frame of the door, are

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Q. The sill of a common wooden partition is

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Q. Suitable spacing of timber piles, is

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Q. The members which support covering material of a sloping roof, are

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Q. An ordinary concrete may be made water proof by adding

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Q. The Auger boring method is not suitable for

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Q. Under reamed piles are generally used for

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Q. The thickness of a reinforced brick partition wall, is generally kept

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Q. The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called

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Q. A pointed arch which forms isosceles or equilateral triangle, is generally known as

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Q. The art of bringing the floor to a true level surface by means of screads, is called

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