Planning and Design of Stairs – MCQ || Building Construction

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

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b) Stair.

2. The balustrade is also known as

a) Winders
b) Going
c) Barrister
d) Scotia

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c) Barrister.

3. The horizontal platform that connects two flights of a stair is known as

a) Roof
b) Landing
c) Connector
d) Base

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b) Landing

4. The undersurface of a stair is called

a) Scotia
b) Waist
c) Spandrel
d) Soffit

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d) Soffit.

5. The width of the stair depends on

a) The situation
b) Purposes
c) Types of buildings
d) All of these

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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

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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

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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

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a) 12.

9. What is the maximum pitch for a staircase?

a) 25°
b) 30°
c) 35°
d) 40°

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d) 40°

10. What is the minimum pitch for a staircase?

a) 25°
b) 30°
c) 35°
d) 40°

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a) 25°

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