A floor is the bottom surface of a room or vehicle. Flooring is the general term for the permanent covering of a floor, or the process of laying flooring material.  Flooring can provide a uniform walking surface and has many benefits, such as: Structural support Resistance to moisture, heat, and sound A surface finish that may contribute to the look, feel, and acoustics of a space  When choosing flooring, you can consider things like: Traffic, Durability, Room size, Adaptability, Maintenance requirements.  Here are some types of flooring: Hardwood Engineered wood Laminate... Show more

A floor is the bottom surface of a room or vehicle. Flooring is the general term for the permanent covering of a floor, or the process of laying flooring material. 

Flooring can provide a uniform walking surface and has many benefits, such as:
Structural support
Resistance to moisture, heat, and sound
A surface finish that may contribute to the look, feel, and acoustics of a space 
When choosing flooring, you can consider things like: Traffic, Durability, Room size, Adaptability, Maintenance requirements. 

Here are some types of flooring:
Hardwood
Engineered wood
Laminate flooring
Real stone flooring
Tile floors
Resin or concrete flooring
Vinyl floors 
 

Floors and Flooring topics include: Flooring materials, floors and its types, ground and upper floors types.

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Building & Construction Practice Test: Floors and Flooring

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25 Questions

1. In timber flooring, the spacing between the sleeper walls is not more than __________

2.2-2.4 m2-2.2 m2.4-2.6 m1.8-2 m

2. Which of the following precautions is not correct while constructing brick jack arch floors?

R.S.J should be properly secured in positionKey brick should be properly secured in mortarOnly first class bricks are usedAny class of bricks can be used

3. In the figure given below, A represents __________

FlagstoneBrickGlassMortar

4. Wooden joists provided in single joist timber floors are called as __________

Bridging joistsSeparating joistsBreaking joistsBinding joints

5. Which of the following types of flooring is a decorative flooring?

Mud flooringTerrazzo flooringMuram flooringCement concrete flooring

6. The minimum thickness of the granolithic finish, when laid over a hardened surface, is __________

35 mm15 mm35 cm15 cm

7. In simple reinforced cement concrete slab flooring, it is important to provide reinforcement in both the directions when the length of the room is _________ times its width.

0.51.512

8. Which of the following is not an element of triple joists timber flooring?

GirdersFloorboardsBridging joistsSeparating joists

9. R.C.C stands for ___________

Reinforced concrete cementRolled concrete cementRolled cement concreteReinforced cement concrete

10. _____________ flooring is known as the composition flooring or jointless flooring.

StoneRubberMagnesiteMoorum

11. The exposed term surfaces of floors are termed as the ____________

FloorsRoofingRoofsFlooring

12. R.C.C is strong in tension and weak in compression.

FalseMaybeTrueDon't Know

13. Granules of cork are heated with ____________ oil to manufacture cork carpet.

LinseedPeanutMustardSunflower

14. The minimum depth of concrete at the crown in jack arch floors is _________

15 cm10 cm20 cm5 cm

15. Arch in cement concrete jack flooring is made of __________ cement concrete.

2:3:41:3:41:2:41:2:3

16. How many components are there in cement concrete flooring?

FourThreeTwoSix

17. Which grade of cement concrete is used in the construction of simple R.C.C. floors?

M15M20M30M10

18. Damp prevention in timber flooring can be prevented by providing a DPC layer above the flooring.

MaybeFalseDon't KnowTrue

19. ___________ flooring is available in two forms, namely, tiles and carpet.

CorkRubblePlasticMarble

20. In ________________ floors, the Steel bars and concrete are used to form of floor.

Hollow blockPrecast concreteRCCJack arch

21. Cork used in cork flooring is obtained from the bark of _____________ tree.

Quercus suberMagnolia liliifloraMontezuma cypressSalix matsudana

22. With the development of _______________ construction technique, it is possible to prepare the precast unit for the floor.

Factory madePre castOn siteIn situ

23. ______________ flooring material is used when it is desired to transmit light to the floor below or to admit light to the basement from the upper floor.

LinoleumMagnesiteGlassMarble

24. In mosaic flooring, the surface is rubbed with __________ to make it smooth and polished.

GravelAerosolAcetonePumice stone

25. __________________ material is used for cheap construction and for places where heavy articles are to be stacked as in case of godowns, Sheds, stores, etc.

ConcreteCorkBrickRubber