Exam Details

Subject Quantity Surveying & Valuation
Paper
Exam / Course B.Tech. Civil (Construction Management) / (Water Resources Engineering)/ (Aero Space Engineering) BTCM-BTWRE
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Discuss the various factors influencing the accuracy of estimate in building construction.

How are bills of quantities made? Give a step-by-step procedure.

A school building is proposed to be constructed for 400 students. Calculate the plinth area. It is given that

Carpet area per student: 1·4 m^2.

20% of the built-up area will be occupied by the corridors, verandah, lavatories, staircases, etc.

15% of the built-up area will be occupied by walls.

Write the units of measurement of the following items

Sand filling

Painting

Grouting of cracks

Spun yarn

Mass concrete

Glazing

Pelmets

Explain the role of computers in preparing building estimates.

Describe the detailed specifications of "Reinforced Brick-Work".

4. Calculate the cost of 1 m^3 of R.C.C. 1 2 4 cement: 2 coarse sand: 4 stone aggregate) work in beams.

Discuss the various factors affecting valuation of land.

Briefly explain the important features of Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act.

6. A building fetches a gross rent of 15,000 per month. Assuming 30% outgoing for taxes, 20% for repairs and maintenance and be set aside to accumulate the cost of building, determine its capitalized value at interest per annum.

7. Write short notes on the following

Cost Index

Abstracting of Quantities

Years Purchase Method

Acquisition of Land

8. Differentiate between the following

Revised and Supplementary Estimate

Scrap and Salvage Value

Technical and Material Specification

Depreciation and Obsolescence


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Subjects

  • Agricultural Legislation and Management
  • Building Architecture
  • Building Services
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Applications
  • Computer Programming and Numerical Analysis
  • Concrete Technology & Construction Techniques
  • Construction Management-I
  • Construction Management-II
  • Construction Works Supervision
  • Design Detailing
  • Earth & Its Environment
  • Elementary Hydrology
  • Engineering Materials
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Flow in Open Channel
  • Foundation Engineering
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  • Hydraulic Structures
  • Hydraulic Structures-I
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  • Hydrology
  • Inventory and Stores Management
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  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics  III
  • Mathematics- I
  • Mathematics- II
  • Mechanical Equipmentsin Construction
  • Mechanics of Fluids
  • Open Channel Flow
  • Operation and Maintenance of Construction Equipment
  • Physics
  • Planning Construction of Buildings
  • Pollutants and Water Supply
  • Principles of Electrical Science
  • Principles of Engineering Management and Economics
  • Quantity Surveying & Valuation
  • Repair and Maintenance of Buildings
  • Soil Conservation and Agronomy
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Soil Science
  • Strength of Materials
  • Structural Analysis
  • Structural Design- |
  • Structural Design- II
  • System Methods
  • Technical Writing
  • Testing for Quality Control
  • Transportation &Traffic Engineering
  • Waste Water Treatment
  • Water Resources Planning