4. Timber Windows Quiz

What percentage of the floor area in a room is required for light from windows?

• 40%

• 30%

• 20%

• 10%

Which type of window consists of a window frame and sashes or shutter frame?

• Pivoted Window

• Casement Window

• Corner Window

• Louvered Window

What is the purpose of a gable window?

• To be provided at the corner of the room

• To provide light and ventilation to the enclosed space below the roof

• To rotate about a pivot fixed to the window frame

• To project outward from the external walls

What is the purpose of a sky light window?

• To rotate about a pivot fixed to the window frame

• To project outward from the external walls

• To provide light and ventilation to the enclosed space below the roof

• To admit natural light

What is the angle of inclination of louvers in a louvered window?

• 60⁰

• 90⁰

• 45⁰

• 30⁰

What is the purpose of a clerestory window?

• To project outward from the external walls

• To be provided in a room with greater ceiling height

• To be provided at the corner of the room

• To provide light and ventilation to the enclosed space below the roof

What is the purpose of a transom window?

• To provide light and ventilation to the enclosed space below the roof

• To rotate about a pivot fixed to the window frame

• To be provided at the corner of the room

• To admit natural light

What is the purpose of a bay window?

• To create a partition in the room

• To provide natural light and ventilation

• To project outward from the external walls

• To block all light from entering

What is a Mullion?

• The middle vertical member of a complete window frame

• The material used to join glass with window.

• It is type of a wooden joinery.

• Horizontal member of a window.

What is a Transom?

• The horizontal division in the frame.

• It is the name of the inventor, who invented the transom window.

• Type of a joinery.

• Vertical joinery in decorative windows.