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201.

A ridge formed by the intersection of two sloped surfaces having an exterior angle greater than 180?, is called

A.	gable	B.	hip
C.	verge	D.	template

202.

A block of stone or concrete provided under the end of tie beam to spread the load from the roof over a large area of bearing, is called

A.	gable	B.	hip
C.	verge	D.	template

203.

The horizontal members of wood or steel used to support the common rafter of a sloping roof, are called

A.	purlins	B.	cleats
C.	hip rafters	D.	valley rafters

204.

In a sloping roof, the inclined wooden members laid from the ridge to the caves are known as

A.	hip rafters	B.	jack rafters
C.	common rafters	D.	valley rafters

205.

In pitched roofs, the term gable is defined as the

A.	apex line of the sloping roof	B.	inclination of the sides of a roof to the hoizontal plane
C.	horizontal distance between the internal faces of the walls	D.	triangular upper part of a wall formed at the end of a pitched roof

206.

The term pitch in connection with pitched roofs is defined as the

A.	apex line of the sloping roof	B.	inclination of the sides of a roof to the horizontal plane
C.	horizontal distance between the internal faces of the walls	D.	triangular upper part of a wall formed at the end of a pitch roof

207.

A pitched roof in which rafters slope to one side only is called

A.	lean-to roof	B.	Pent roof
C.	Aisle roof	D.	any one of these

208.

The combination of a king-post truss and queen post truss is known as

A.	couple roof	B.	collar beam roof
C.	mansard roof	D.	purlin roof

209.

The coupled roof is suitable for spans upto

A.	3.5 m	B.	5 m
C.	6.5 m	D.	8 m

210.

The type of truss commonly used for spans varying from 5 to 9 metre is

A.	queen post truss	B.	king post truss
C.	mansard truss	D.	composite truss