cameroon gce advanced level 2025 building construction technology practice 1
cameroon gce advanced level 2025 building construction technology practice 1
- The purpose of site investigation is to
A Position the project on the site.
B Gather information about the site.
C Be able to build the site hutments.
D Know where to start the project on
site.
- Choose two aspects related to site
investigation
A Preliminary and finished
investigation.
B Supplementary and beginning
investigation.
C Detailed and planned investigation.
D Preliminary and detailed
investigation.
- Two principal systems used in drainage are
A Storm and combine system.
B Combined and separate system.
C Isolated and combine system
D Separate and isolated system
- The process of reducing or removing sap in
wood is
A Seasoning
B Tarrying
C Creosoting.
D Painting.
- Strands in pre-stressing are
A Star cables.
B Tensioning rods.
C Wires.
D Tendons.
- Less prestressed due to relaxation of steel
may be compensated by
A Permanent over stressing
B Sustained over stressing.
C Normal over stressing.
D Temporary over stressing.
- In walls, Cavity is space
A At the top of two leafs
B At the bottom of two leafs
C Between two separating walls.
D Between two leafs
- In counterfort retaining walls, the main
reinforcement in the stem and at the
supports are provided
A Only in the inner face.
B At the line of eccentricity.
C Only in the front face.
D Both in the inner and front faces.
- A panel wall is an
A Internal non-load bearing wall.
B External non-load bearing wall.
C Internal load bearing wall.
D External load bearing wall.
- A system whereby both soil and waste
water are discharged into a single pipe
through a trap is a
A Sewer
B Soil pipe
C Stack
D Soil drain
- The necessity to tie back the scaffold with
the building at suitable levels is known as
A Loading.
B Raising.
C Spacing.
D Tying in.
- Ribbed floors are also known as
A Hollow floors.
B Pillar joists floors.
C R.C.C. floors.
D Solid tiled floors.
- Indicate the parts of electrical insulation
system that does not have the potential of
the earth after the earthing of a building
A Switches
B Fuses
C Neutral
D Live wire
- The importance of using twisted steel bars
in reinforced concrete is to increase the
A cost of steel
B Key between steel and concrete.
C Quantity of water in the concrete mix.
D bar bonding capability.
