Question

A __________ is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure.

(a) balcony

(b) veranda

(c) terrace

(d) chowkhat

The question was posed to me in an international level competition.

I need to ask this question from Line Planned and Storeyed Buildings in division Methods of Building Estimate & Estimate of Building of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

Correct choice is (b) veranda

The best I can explain: A veranda or verandah (from Portuguese varandaa) is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure.

Although the form “verandah” is correct and very common, some authorities prefer the version without an h (the Concise Oxford English Dictionary gives the h version as a variant and the Guardian Style Guide says “veranda not verandah”.