2023 NTC Exams: Likely Building Construction Questions And Answers

The 2023 Teacher Licensure Examination(NTC Exams) will begin on 13th September, 2023. Here are some likely Building Construction questions and Answers

1. To start a building construction work at a site, the document that grants a mandate to begin work is the…

A. working drawings
B. building permit
C. site plan
D. bill of quantity

2. Which of the following does NOT constitute a building’s purpose?

A. Offering a place to stay for weather protection
B. Enabling human connections and activities
C. Increasing the aesthetic value of the area
D. Producing money and economic value for the building’s owners or inhabitants

3. An excavation is to be done at a construction site which has a narrow access road leading to it and there is a limited space in the vicinity for manoeuvring. Which of the following will NOT be a key consideration in selecting equipment for the excavation?

A. Volume of the material to be removed
B. Size of the machine to be used
C. Soil type and depth of excavation
D. Availability of spare parts

2023 NTC Exams: Likely Building Construction Questions And Answers

4. Construction is ongoing at a marketing centre where business is active. How can we ensure the marketers’ safety from debris and falling objects?
A. Provision of scaffold
B. Provision of hoarding
C. Provision of fence
D. Provision of formwork

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5. A metropolitan assembly utilized a piece of land for dumping trash. Owing to increasing population expansion, the location is no longer suitable for such an activity. The metropolitan engineers have recommended that the land must be used for the building of market shops instead. Which of these is the most important consideration in the foundation design?

A. The excavation methods to be employed

B. The bearing capacity of the soil

C. The width of the foundation

D. The depth of the foundation

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6. A presidential palace was constructed for the president of a country. When the president of another country paid a visit, he was captivated by the structure and asked for the plan in order to construct something similar in his own country. When the design was presented, the engineers argued that the location they had in mind would not allow for its construction. The following are the possible reasons except
A. the economic situation
B. the nature of the soil
C. the size of the land
D. the underground level

7. Blocks, sand, and stones were acquired by a client to be utilized in the construction of a residential facility. They discovered they needed to relocate all the materials backward to make room for the building’s setting. Which of these should have been done prior to the reconnaissance survey and project planning stage?
A. Site layout.
B. Storage of materials
C. Block plan
D. Material schedule

8. Carpenters argue that wall plates are no more important. Most carpenters nowadays fix roof rafters directly on abutment walls. They have forgotten that wall plate ……
A. provides a means of fixing rafters to the wall
B. provides means of support to the foot of rafters
C. helps spread the load evenly from the rafter to the wall
D. helps in arranging rafters evenly on the wall

9. A client has given you the offer to design a stair to link his hall to the master bedroom but realized there is limited space during the planning. Which of these stairs will suit the little floor area?
A. Straight flight stair
B. Quarter-turn stair
C. Half-turn stair
D. Helical stair

ANSWERS

1. B

2. C

3. D

4. B

5. B

6. A

7. A

8. C

9. D