Top Best Most Important Basic Civil Engineering Interview Questions with Answers On Building Construction

1) 1BHK full form?

     Ans: 1 Bedroom, 1 Hall, 1 Kitchen.

2) List some of the issues that architects have to face?

    Ans: Limited Budget.
        Limited space.
        When client is not sure about the requirement.

3) How many number of bricks in 115 mm wall for 1m2?

Ans: Approximate 56 bricks.

4) How many number of bricks in 230 mm wall for 1m3?

Ans: Approximate 496 Bricks.

5) What is Civil Engineering?

Ans: Civil Engineering deals and involves in the design, construction, supervise, maintain and operate infrastructure project like road, tunnels, canals, dams etc.

6) What is the full form of BOQ?

Ans: Bill of Quantity.

7) What is the cement mortar proportion for internal and external plaster?

Ans: External plaster - 1:4
               Inter Plaster - 1:6

8) How many liters in 1 gallon?

Ans: 3.78 liters.

 9) What is the thickness of plaster applied?

 Ans: Inner wall – 12mm
         Outer wall – 20mm
                   Ceiling – 10mm.

      10) What is minimum thickness of the slab?

 Ans: 125 mm or 5 inch.

11) What are the types of bond use in brick masonry wall?

Ans: Stretcher bond, Header bond, English bond, Flemish bond.

12) 1m2 is equal to how much Sqft?

Ans: 10.16 Sqft.

13) 1 ground is equal to how much Sqft?

Ans: 1400 Sqft.

14)  Name the process of making the back ground rough before plastering?

Ans: Hacking.

15)  What are the functions of column in building?

Ans: Column is vertical member in a building which supports structural load transferred by the whole structure through beam, after that column transfer the load to footing.

16) What are the important skill in Civil engineering?

Ans: Technical skills, Project management, Leadership skill, Communication skill, Creativity.

17) How many mm in 1 soot?

      Ans: 3.17 mm.

     18) How many litter in 1 Gallon?

     Ans: 3.78 liters.

     19) What are Unit Weight of materials?

     Ans: Concrete   =       25KN/m3
              Brick         =      19KN/m3
              Steel          =      7850kg/m3
               Cement     =      1440kg/m3.

     20) What is Shuttering?

     Ans: To place the permanent structure a temporary structure of specified shape and dimension is built on the site which termed as shuttering.