Sample Exam Paper
Instructions:
1. All Questions are Compulsory.
2. Illustrate your answers with neat sketches wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Assume suitable data if necessary.
5. Use of Non-programmable Electronic Pocket Calculator is permissible.
6. Mobile Phone, Pager and any other Electronic Communication devices are not permissible in Examination Hall.
Marks: 70
Time: 3 Hours
1. Attempt any FIVE of the following: (10 Marks)
a) Define estimating and its purpose.
b) List the types of estimates used in construction.
c) Explain the term 'Rate Analysis'.
d) What is the significance of using IS:1200 for measurements?
e) Define the term 'work charged establishment'.
f) List the different methods of calculating earthwork.
g) What is the purpose of contingency in estimates?
2. Attempt any THREE of the following: (12 Marks)
a) Explain the rules for deduction in plastering as per IS:1200.
b) Calculate the approximate estimate for a two-story residential building with the given data: - Plinth area: 150 sqm, Plinth area
c) Differentiate between a detailed estimate and a preliminary estimate.
d) Describe the long wall-short wall method for quantity estimation.
3. Attempt any THREE of the following: (12 Marks)
a) Prepare an approximate estimate for a public building with the following data: - Plinth area = 2200 sqm, Rate = Rs. 3500 per
b) Differentiate between centerline method and unit quantity method.
c) Calculate the quantity of materials needed for a 40 m3 brick masonry in CM 1:6.
d) What is the rate analysis for a PCC work of M15 grade?
4. Attempt any THREE of the following: (12 Marks)
a) Draw a neat sketch of a household septic tank and explain its components.
b) Calculate the earthwork quantity for a proposed road given the formation level and chainage data.
c) Describe the procedure for calculating steel reinforcement for a RCC column.
d) Prepare a bar bending schedule for a beam with specified dimensions and reinforcement.
5. Attempt any TWO of the following: (12 Marks)
a) Work out the rate analysis for RCC slab (M20 grade) with given proportions.
b) Estimate the quantity of cement, sand, and bricks required for a wall of dimensions 6m x 3m x 0.23m.
c) Explain the factors affecting the rate analysis and the impact of each factor.
