Multiple Choice Exam on IAE103  C. Stretcher bond 23.

What type of stone masonry

Instructions: Choose the correct  D. Zigzag bond consists of carefully cut and dressed
answer for each question. 12. Which type of mortar is stones?
commonly used for high-strength  A. Ashlar masonry
1. What is masonry? applications?  B. Rubble masonry
A. The construction of structures  A. Cement mortar  C. Brick masonry
using bricks, stones, or concrete  B. Lime mortar  D. Composite masonry
blocks  C. Mud mortar 24. What is the primary purpose of
B. A type of metalworking  D. Gypsum mortar reinforcement in masonry?
C. A painting technique 13. What is the standard size of a  A. To improve tensile strength
D. A method of welding common brick?  B. To reduce cost
2. What is the main purpose of  A. 190mm x 90mm x 90mm  C. To improve appearance
mortar in masonry?  B. 200mm x 100mm x 100mm  D. To increase porosity
A. To bind masonry units together  C. 180mm x 80mm x 80mm 25. What is the process of filling
B. To paint walls  D. 210mm x 110mm x 110mm joints in masonry after construction?
C. To waterproof structures 14. What is the purpose of curing in  A. Pointing
D. To act as insulation masonry?  B. Curing
3. What is the strongest type of bond  A. To increase strength  C. Dressing
in brick masonry?  B. To enhance color  D. Rendering
A. English bond  C. To provide insulation 26. What is a coping in masonry?
B. Flemish bond  D. To reduce weight  A. A protective cap on walls
C. Header bond 15. What is a frog in a brick?  B. A type of mortar
D. Stretcher bond  A. A recess on one side of a  C. A tool for cutting bricks
4. Which tool is commonly used to brick  D. A type of joint
spread mortar?  B. A type of mortar joint 27. What type of stone is best suited
A. Trowel  C. A tool used in masonry for damp conditions?
B. Chisel  D. A defect in brickwork  A. Granite
C. Plumb bob 16. What is the main advantage of  B. Sandstone
D. Level hollow concrete blocks?  C. Marble
5. What is the main component of  A. Better insulation  D. Limestone
Portland cement?  B. Higher weight 28. Which tool is used for cutting
A. Limestone  C. Lower strength bricks?
B. Sand  D. Increased water absorption  A. Chisel
C. Gypsum 17. What type of finish is achieved by  B. Trowel
D. Clay chiseling stone surfaces?  C. Spirit level
6. What type of masonry uses uncut,  A. Hammer-dressed finish  D. Plumb bob
irregularly shaped stones?  B. Polished finish 29. What is the main function of a
 A. Rubble masonry  C. Bush-hammered finish stretcher in brick masonry?
 B. Ashlar masonry  D. Rough-pointed finish  A. To provide horizontal bonding
 C. Brick masonry 18. What is the function of a  B. To act as a foundation
 D. Concrete block masonry weathered joint in masonry?  C. To create a waterproof layer
7. Which tool is used to check the  A. To allow water drainage  D. To reduce weight
vertical alignment of masonry work?  B. To create a decorative finish 30. What is the purpose of a lintel in
 A. Plumb bob  C. To increase load-bearing masonry?
 B. Spirit level capacity A. To support the load above
 C. Trowel  D. To prevent movement openings
 D. Hammer 19. What is the main disadvantage of B. To provide decoration
8. What is the term for the process of stone masonry? C. To create a waterproof barrier
shaping rough stones for  A. High cost D. To reduce the need for
construction?  B. Weak durability reinforcement
 A. Dressing  C. Low compressive strength 31. What is masonry?
 B. Curing  D. Poor insulation A. The construction of structures
 C. Plastering 20. What is the purpose of a header using bricks, stones, or concrete
 D. Pointing in brick masonry? blocks
9. Which stone is most commonly  A. To bind two walls together B. A type of carpentry
used in high-quality stone masonry?  B. To create a gap in the wall C. A process of painting walls
 A. Granite  C. To allow water drainage D. A method of welding
 B. Sandstone  D. To provide decoration 32. Which of the following is a
 C. Limestone 21. What is the name of the joint primary material used in stone
 D. Slate where two masonry walls meet? masonry?
10. What defect in masonry is caused A. Quoin A. Granite
by water-soluble salts? B. Bond B. Plastic
 A. Efflorescence C. Lintel C. Aluminum
 B. Cracking D. Keystone D. Fiberglass
 C. Bulging 22. What type of mortar is made 33. What is ashlar masonry?
 D. Spalling using lime and sand? A. Masonry using finely dressed
11. Which type of brick bond consists A. Lime mortar stones
of alternate courses of headers and B. Cement mortar B. Masonry using irregularly shaped
stretchers? C. Gypsum mortar stones
 A. English bond D. Surki mortar C. Masonry using bricks only
 B. Flemish bond D. Masonry using hollow blocks
34. What is a keystone in masonry? D. To reduce the need for C. To improve wall appearance
A. The central stone at the top of an reinforcement D. To absorb moisture
arch 46. What is the process of filling 57. What is the purpose of curing in
B. A foundation stone joints in masonry after masonry?
C. A type of brick bond construction? A. To increase strength
D. A mortar mix A. Pointing B. To enhance color
[Link] is the characteristic of B. Curing C. To provide insulation
rubble masonry? C. Dressing D. To reduce weight
A. Uses rough, undressed stones D. Rendering 58. What is a frog in a brick?
B. Uses perfectly cut stones 47. What type of mortar is made A. A recess on one side of a
C. Uses only bricks using lime and sand? brick
D. Uses wooden planks A. Lime mortar B. A type of mortar joint
36. 6. What is the main function of B. Cement mortar C. A tool used in masonry
mortar in masonry? C. Gypsum mortar D. A defect in brickwork
A. To bind masonry units together D. Surki mortar 59. What is the main function of a
B. To act as insulation 48. What is the term for the process stretcher bond?
C. To provide waterproofing of shaping rough stones for A. To provide horizontal bonding
D. To add decorative elements construction? B. To act as a foundation
37. Which type of stone is the A. Dressing C. To create a waterproof layer
hardest and most durable? B. Curing D. To reduce weight
A. Granite C. Plastering 60. Which tool is used to check the
B. Limestone D. Pointing vertical alignment of masonry
C. Sandstone 49. What is the primary purpose of work?
D. Marble reinforcement in masonry? A. Plumb bob
38. 8. What is a quoin in masonry? A. To improve tensile strength B. Spirit level
A. The external corner of a masonry B. To reduce cost C. Trowel
wall C. To improve appearance D. Hammer
B. A tool used for cutting bricks D. To increase porosity 61. What is the primary characteristic
C. A type of mortar 50. What is the main disadvantage of of rubble masonry?
D. A method of waterproofing stone masonry? A. Uses undressed or roughly
39. What type of stone masonry A. High cost dressed stones
consists of irregularly shaped B. Weak durability B. Uses finely cut and shaped stones
stones? C. Low compressive strength C. Uses only bricks
A. Rubble masonry D. Poor insulation D. Uses concrete blocks
B. Ashlar masonry 51. Which type of mortar is 62. Which type of ashlar masonry
C. Brick masonry commonly used for high-strength has continuous horizontal joints?
D. Concrete block masonry applications? A. Ashlar fine masonry
40. 10. Which of the following is A. Cement mortar B. Ashlar block-in-course
NOT a classification of stone B. Lime mortar C. Ashlar chamfered
masonry? C. Mud mortar D. Ashlar rough tooled
A. Reinforced masonry D. Gypsum mortar 63. What is the purpose of a bolster
B. Rubble masonry 52. What is a stretcher in brick in stone dressing?
C. Ashlar masonry masonry? A. To split or shape stones
D. Composite masonry A. A brick laid with its length B. To smooth the stone surface
41. What is the purpose of a header along the wall C. To measure angles
in brick masonry? B. A tool for cutting bricks D. To apply mortar
A. To bind two walls together C. A foundation stone 64. Which surface finish is achieved
B. To create a gap in the wall D. A type of mortar by polishing the stone?
C. To allow water drainage 53. What is the purpose of a A. Polished finish
D. To provide decoration weathered joint in masonry? B. Bush-hammered finish
42. 12. What is the standard size of A. To allow water drainage C. Rough-pointed finish
a common brick? B. To create a decorative finish D. Tooled finish
A. 190mm x 90mm x 90mm C. To increase load-bearing 65. What is the function of a butt joint
B. 200mm x 100mm x 100mm capacity in stone masonry?
C. 180mm x 80mm x 80mm D. To prevent movement A. To create a seamless connection
D. 210mm x 110mm x 110mm 54. What is an efflorescence in B. To prevent movement
43. 13. What is a coping in masonry? C. To reduce mortar usage
masonry? A. The appearance of white salt D. To enhance aesthetics
A protective cap on wall deposits 66. Which of the following is NOT a
B. A type of mortar B. A method of joining bricks type of brick?
C. A tool for cutting bricks C. A type of stone finish A. Burnt clay brick
D. A type of joint D. A tool for cutting stones B. Fly ash brick
44. What type of finish is achieved by 55. What type of bond is formed by C. Glass brick
chiseling stone surfaces? alternating courses of headers D. Metal brick
A. Hammer-dressed finish and stretchers? 67. What is a stretcher bond in brick
B. Polished finish A. English bond masonry?
C. Bush-hammered finish B. Flemish bond A. A bond where bricks are laid
D. Rough-pointed finish C. Stretcher bond lengthwise
45. What is the purpose of a lintel in D. Zigzag bond B. A bond using alternating headers
masonry? 56. What is the function of a plinth in and stretchers
A. To support the load above masonry? C. A bond using only headers
openings A. To provide a strong base for a D. A zigzag pattern of bricks
B. To provide decoration structure
C. To create a waterproof barrier B. To act as insulation
68. What defect in brick masonry is D. Alternating thick and thin 90. What type of bond is commonly
caused by excessive water mortar joints used in strong load-bearing
absorption? 79. Which tool is used for precise walls?
A. Efflorescence cutting of stones? A. English bond
B. Cracking A. Chisel B. Stretcher bond
C. Spalling B. Trowel C. Header bond
D. Uneven joints C. Mallet D. Herringbone bond
69. What is random rubble masonry? D. Level 91. What is the primary characteristic
A. Masonry using irregularly shaped 80. What finish is commonly used for of first-class bricks?
stones architectural decoration? A. Well-burnt and uniform in
B. Masonry using uniform-sized A. Polished finish shape
stones B. Rough-pointed finish B. High water absorption
C. Masonry using bricks C. Bush-hammered finish C. Weak and brittle
D. Masonry using concrete blocks D. Dragged finish D. Soft and porous
70. Which ashlar masonry type has 81. What is the purpose of a struck 92. Which masonry joint allows for
beveled edges? joint? expansion and contraction?
A. Ashlar chamfered A. To prevent water A. Expansion joint
B. Ashlar block-in-course accumulation B. Raked joint
C. Ashlar fine masonry B. To make walls look decorative C. Struck joint
D. Ashlar rough tooled C. To reduce mortar usage D. Weathered joint
71. Which tool is used for rough D. To strengthen corners 93. What tool is used to apply
shaping of stones? 82. What is the key advantage of mortar?
A. Pickaxe concrete bricks? A. Trowel
B. Trowel A. High durability and uniform B. Mallet
C. Plumb bob shape C. Chisel
D. Spirit level B. Cheaper than clay bricks D. Plumb bob
72. What surface finish is achieved C. Better thermal resistance 94. What is the main advantage of
by striking the stone surface with D. Absorbs less water using ashlar masonry?
a pointed tool? 83. What bond uses alternating A. Provides a refined and elegant
A. Rough-pointed finish headers and stretchers in each look
B. Polished finish row? B. Uses less mortar
C. Bush-hammered finish A. Flemish bond C. Is cheaper than rubble masonry
D. Tooled finish B. English bond D. Requires no skilled labor
73. What is a raked joint? C. Stretcher bond 95. Which tool is used to check the
A. A joint where mortar is removed to D. Header bond vertical alignment of masonry
a certain depth 84. What is the primary cause of walls?
B. A joint with tightly packed mortar efflorescence? A. Plumb bob
C. A joint using a different colored A. Salt deposits due to moisture B. Trowel
mortar B. Overheating bricks C. Bolster
D. A decorative joint C. Using low-quality mortar D. Chisel
74. What is the main advantage of D. Poor structural design 96. What type of surface finish
hollow bricks? 85. What is dry rubble masonry? provides a rugged, non-slip
A. Lightweight and good A. Masonry without mortar texture?
insulation B. Masonry using concrete A. Bush-hammered
B. Higher compressive strength blocks B. Polished
C. Cheaper than regular bricks C. Masonry using only cement C. Tooled
D. Better resistance to water bricks D. Rock-faced
75. Which brick bond is the D. Masonry for pavements 97. Which joint type is designed to
strongest? 86. What is the purpose of bush prevent water penetration?
A. English bond hammering? A. Weathered joint
B. Flemish bond A. To create a textured surface B. Raked joint
C. Stretcher bond B. To smooth the stone C. Struck joint
D. Header bond C. To increase stone strength D. Open joint
76. What defect occurs due to frost D. To clean the surface 98. What is the most common defect
action on bricks? 87. Which bond provides a in brick masonry caused by
A. Spalling decorative pattern? poor-quality clay?
B. Efflorescence A. Flemish bond A. Cracking
C. Uneven joints B. English bond B. Efflorescence
D. Cracks C. Running bond C. Spalling
77. What is coursed rubble masonry? D. Header bond D. Blowholes
A. Masonry with stones arranged in 88. What causes the cracking defect 99. What type of bond is known for its
horizontal layers in bricks? distinctive herringbone pattern?
B. Masonry with random stone A. Rapid drying of clay bricks 1. A. Zigzag bond
placement B. Excess cement in mortar 2. B. English bond
C. Masonry using only bricks C. Poorly compacted joints 3. C. Flemish bond
D. Masonry using prefabricated D. Using too much water 4. D. Basket weave bond
blocks 89. What is composite masonry? 100. Which stone dressing tool is
78. What is the primary characteristic A. Masonry made of two or more used to create fine details?
of ashlar rough tooled masonry? materials A. Chisel
A. Finely chiseled stone faces B. Masonry using only bricks B. Club hammer
B. Rough chisel marks visible on C. Masonry used for flooring C. Pickaxe
the surface D. Masonry that requires D. Masonry saw
C. Irregular stone placement reinforcement