Previous year question paper for QSV (Diploma Civil Engineering 6th)

1. Introduction to quantity surveying and its importance. Duties of quantity surveyor

(02 hrs)

2. Types of estimates (03 hrs)

2.1 Preliminary estimates

- Plinth area estimate

- Cubic rate estimate

- Estimate per unit base

2.2 Detailed estimates

- Definition

- Stages of preparation – details of measurement and calculation of

quantities and abstract

3. Measurement (03 hrs)

3.1 Units of measurement for various items of work as per BIS:1200

3.2 Rules for measurements

3.3 Different methods of taking out quantities – centre line method and long

wall and short wall method

4. Preparation of Detailed and Abstract Estimates from Drawings for: (30 hrs)

4.1 A small residential building with a flat roof and pitched roof building

comprising of

- Two rooms with W.C., bath, kitchen and verandah

4.2 Earthwork for unlined channel

4.3 WBM road and pre-mix carpeting

4.4 Single span RCC slab culvert

4.5 Earthwork for plain and hill roads

4.6 RCC work in beams, slab, column and lintel, foundations

4.7 users septic tank - 10 users

- 50 users

5. Calculation of quantities of materials for (08 hrs)

5.1 Cement mortars of different proportion

5.2 Cement concrete of different proportion

5.3 Brick/stone masonry in cement mortar

5.4 Plastering and pointing

5.5 White washing, painting

5.6 R.C.C. work in slab, beams

6. Analysis of Rates (10 hrs)

6.1 Steps involved in the analysis of rates. Requirement of material, labour,

sundries, contractor’s profit and overheads

6.2 Analysis of rates for finished items when data regarding labour, rates of

material and labour is given:

- Earthwork in excavation in hard/ordinary soil and filling with a

concept of lead and lift - RCC in roof slab/beam/lintels/columns

- Brick masonry in cement mortar

- Cement Plaster

- White washing, painting

- Stone masonry in cement mortar

- 6.3 Running and maintenance cost of construction equipment

7 Contractorship (06 hrs)

- Meaning of contract - Qualities of a good contractor and their qualifications

- Essentials of a contract - Types of contracts, their advantages, dis-advantages and suitability, system of

payment - Single and two cover-bids; tender, tender forms and documents, tender notice,

submission of tender and deposit of earnest money, security deposit, retention

money, maintenance period

- Classification and types of contracting firms/construction companies

8 Preparation of Tender Document based on Common Schedule Rates (CSR)

(12 hrs)

- Introduction to CSR and calculation of cost based on premium on CSR

- Exercises on writing detailed specifications of different types of building

works from excavation to foundations, superstructure and finishing operation

- Exercises on preparing tender documents for the following

a) Earth work

b) Construction of a small house as per given drawing

c) RCC works

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d) Pointing, plastering and flooring

e) White-washing, distempering and painting

f) Wood work including polishing

g) Sanitary and water supply installations

h) False ceiling, aluminum (glazed) partitioning

i) Tile flooring including base course

j) Construction of W.B.M/Concrete road

9. Exercises on preparation of comparative statements for item rate contract

(02 hrs)

10. Valuation (04 hrs)

a) Purpose of valuation, principles of valuation

b) Definition of various terms related to valuation like depreciation, sinking

fund, salvage and scrap value, market value, fair rent, year’s purchase etc.

c) Methods of valuation (i) replacement cost method (ii) rental return

method