Question

Batten is a piece of timber whose thickness and breadth do not exceed ________

(a) 10 mm

(b) 30 mm

(c) 50 mm

(d) 100 mm

The question was asked during an interview.

The question is from Timber topic in division Steel, Timber, Mortar, Plastics, Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys of Construction & Building Materials

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) 50 mm

To explain: Timber is available in markets in various forms. These are battens, boards, ends, poles, etc. Batten is a piece of timber whose thickness and breadth do not exceed 50 mm.