Planning and Design of Stairs – MCQ
1. The structure having a series of steps and acts as a connector between two floors is known as
a) Footing
b) Stair
c) Columns
d) Beam
View Answer
b) Stair.
2. The balustrade is also known as
a) Winders
b) Going
c) Barrister
d) Scotia
View Answer
c) Barrister.
3. The horizontal platform that connects two flights of a stair is known as
a) Roof
b) Landing
c) Connector
d) Base
View Answer
b) Landing
4. The undersurface of a stair is called
a) Scotia
b) Waist
c) Spandrel
d) Soffit
View Answer
d) Soffit.
5. The width of the stair depends on
a) The situation
b) Purposes
c) Types of buildings
d) All of these
View Answer
d) All of these
6. The headroom provided for a stair should not be less than
a) 3.14 m
b) 2.5 m
b) 2.14 m
c) 1.5 m
View Answer
b) 2.14 m.
7. The minimum number of steps in a flight should be at least
a) 2
b) 3
b) 4
c) 10
View Answer
b) 3.
8. The maximum number of steps in a flight should not be more than 10
a) 12
b) 11
c) 13
d) 10
View Answer
a) 12.
9. What is the maximum pitch for a staircase?
a) 25°
b) 30°
c) 35°
d) 40°
View Answer
d) 40°
10. What is the minimum pitch for a staircase?
a) 25°
b) 30°
c) 35°
d) 40°
View Answer
a) 25°
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