Estimating and Costing

A. Lead is the average horizontal straight distance between the borrow pit and the place of spreading soil
B. The lead is calculated for each block of the excavated area
C. The unit of lead is 50 m for a distance upto 500 m
D. The unit of lead is 1 km where the lead exceeds 2 km

A. The total length of centre line of four walls is 20 m
B. Length of long wall out-to -out is 6.80 m
C. Length of short walls in-to-in is 3.20 m
D. All the above

A. The earth work of cutting in trenches or borrow pits in fairly uniform ground is measured with the help of average depths of the dead men
B. The earth work in trenches or borrow pits in irregular ground is measured by taking the difference in levels before and after completion of work
C. The earth work in trenches or borrow pits, where neither a nor b is feasible, are measured from the fillings after deduction of voids
D. All the above

A. The estimated value of the work excluding the amount for contingencies, work charged establishment, tool and plants, is called work value
B. The actual expenditure involved to complete a work including incidental, establishment and travelling charges, is called actual cost
C. The formal acceptance by the administrative department for incurring an expenditure on the work, is called administrative approval
D. All the above

A. Fully in excavation
B. Partly in excavation and partly in embankment
C. Fully in embankment
D. All the above

A. 0.25 kg
B. 0.50 kg
C. 0.75 kg
D. 1.00 kg

A. 100 %
B. 75 %
C. 50 %
D. 25 %

A. Bib-cocks
B. Stop-cocks
C. Ball valves
D. All the above

A. 30 D
B. 39 D
C. 50 D
D. 59 D

A. 0.01 cum
B. 0.02 cum
C. 0.03 cum
D. 0.04 cum