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This section includes 581 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION (ESE) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
According to IS specifications, the compressive strength of ordinary Portland cement after threedays should not be less than |
| A. | 7 MPa |
| B. | 11.5 MPa |
| C. | 16 MPa |
| D. | 21 MPa |
| Answer» D. 21 MPa | |
| 52. |
Which one of the following is acid resistant asbestos? |
| A. | Actinolite asbestos |
| B. | Amosite asbestos |
| C. | Anthophylite asbestos |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
The curved swellings from the growth of layers or wounds left after branches are cut off in anirregular manner are known as |
| A. | Knots |
| B. | Rindgalls |
| C. | Burls |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Burls | |
| 54. |
Assertion A : Paints with white lead base are not recommended for painting of iron works.Reason R : Paints with white lead base do not check rusting of iron. Select your answer according to the coding system given below: |
| A. | Both A and R is true and, R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A | |
| 55. |
Porcelain is used as: |
| A. | Sanitary wares |
| B. | Electric insulators |
| C. | Storage vessels |
| D. | Reactor chambers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
Assertion A : Normally turpentine oil is recommended as thinner for indoor painting.Reason R : Turpentine oil is costlier than other thinners. Select your answer according to the coding system given below: |
| A. | Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» C. A is true but R is false | |
| 57. |
A well-seasoned timber may contain moisture up to |
| A. | 4 to 6% |
| B. | 6 to 8% |
| C. | 8 to 10% |
| D. | 10 to 12%. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
Which of the following stone is best suited for construction of piers and abutments of a railwaybridge? |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Sand stone |
| C. | Lime stone |
| D. | Quartzite |
| Answer» B. Sand stone | |
| 59. |
In stone masonry, stones (stratified rocks) are so placed that the direction of pressure to theplane of bedding is |
| A. | right angles |
| B. | 45° |
| C. | 60° |
| D. | parallel |
| Answer» B. 45° | |
| 60. |
Which of the following pairs gives a correct combination of the useful and harmful constituentsrespectively of a good brick earth? |
| A. | Lime stone and alumina |
| B. | Silica and alkalies |
| C. | Alumina and iron |
| D. | Alkalies and magnesium |
| Answer» C. Alumina and iron | |
| 61. |
If the furnace is provided with insufficient fuel at low temperatures, the type of pig iron produced,is called |
| A. | Bessemer pig |
| B. | Grey or foundry pig |
| C. | White or forge pig |
| D. | Mottled pig |
| Answer» D. Mottled pig | |
| 62. |
The cracks caused by shrinkage of the exterior surface of the wood exposed to atmosphere, arecalled: |
| A. | Radial shakes |
| B. | Heart shakes |
| C. | Wind cracks |
| D. | Twisted fibres |
| Answer» D. Twisted fibres | |
| 63. |
Pick up the most favourable condition for the rapid growth of fungus for dry rot from thefollowing: |
| A. | Absence of sun light |
| B. | Dampness |
| C. | Presence of sap |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
If water required for 1 bag of cement is 30 liters, the water cement ratio is |
| A. | 0.40 |
| B. | 0.50 |
| C. | 0.60 |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» D. None of these. | |
| 65. |
The clay to be used for manufacturing bricks for a large project, is dugout and allowed to weatherthroughout |
| A. | The monsoon |
| B. | The winter |
| C. | The summer |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The winter | |
| 66. |
The process of manufacturing steel by heating short lengths of wrought iron bars mixed withcharcoal in fire clay crucibles and collecting the molten iron into moulds, is known as |
| A. | Cementation process |
| B. | Crucible process |
| C. | Bessemer process |
| D. | Open hearth process |
| Answer» C. Bessemer process | |
| 67. |
The ultimate tensile strength of structural mild steel is about |
| A. | 160 N/mm² |
| B. | 260 N/mm² |
| C. | 420 N/mm² |
| D. | 520 N/mm² |
| Answer» D. 520 N/mm² | |
| 68. |
The cracks which extend from bark towards the sap wood in the cross section of a tree, arecalled |
| A. | radial shakes |
| B. | star shakes |
| C. | heart shakes |
| D. | cup shakes. |
| Answer» C. heart shakes | |
| 69. |
The compound of Portland cement which reacts immediately with water and sets first is |
| A. | Tri-calcium silicate |
| B. | Di-calcium silicate |
| C. | Tri-calcium aluminate |
| D. | Tetra calcium alumino ferrite. |
| Answer» D. Tetra calcium alumino ferrite. | |
| 70. |
Based on the following rocks and minerals, select the correct statement, quartz, shale, basalt,granite, marble, gypsum, mica |
| A. | Basalt and marble are the only metamorphic rocks |
| B. | There is no sedimentary rock |
| C. | Granite is the only igneous rock |
| D. | Quartz and mica are minerals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
The portion of the brick without a triangular corner equal to half the width and half thelength, is called |
| A. | closer |
| B. | queen closer |
| C. | king closer |
| D. | Squint brick. |
| Answer» D. Squint brick. | |
| 72. |
Portland cement manufactured from pure white chalk and clay, free from iron-oxide,known as |
| A. | quick setting cement |
| B. | rapid hardening cement |
| C. | white cement |
| D. | low heat Portland cement. |
| Answer» D. low heat Portland cement. | |
| 73. |
Which of the following cements is suitable for use in massive concrete structures such as largedams? |
| A. | Ordinary Portland cement |
| B. | Low heat cement |
| C. | Rapid hardening cement |
| D. | Sulphate resisting cement |
| Answer» C. Rapid hardening cement | |
| 74. |
The pressure acting on the stones in stone masonry construction should be |
| A. | Along the direction of bedding planes |
| B. | At 45° to the direction of bedding planes |
| C. | At 60° to the direction of bedding planes |
| D. | Perpendicular to the direction of bedding planes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
Compared to mild steel, cast iron has (i) High compressive strength (ii) High tensile strength (iii) Low compressive strength (iv) Low tensile strengthThe correct answer is |
| A. | (i) and (ii) |
| B. | (ii) and (iii) |
| C. | (iii) and (iv) |
| D. | (i) and (iv) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
Sandstone is a (i) Sedimentary rock (ii) Aqueous rock (iii) Siliceous rock The correct answer is |
| A. | Only (i) |
| B. | Both (i) and (ii) |
| C. | Both (i) and (iii) |
| D. | All (i), (ii) and (iii) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
The weight of 1 m3 of brick earth, is about |
| A. | 1200 kg |
| B. | 1500 kg |
| C. | 1800 kg |
| D. | 2000 kg. |
| Answer» D. 2000 kg. | |
| 78. |
Granite mainly composed of quartz and felsper particles, is obtained from |
| A. | sedimentary rocks |
| B. | metamorphic rocks |
| C. | igneous rocks |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» D. all the above. | |
| 79. |
Non acid-resistant asbestos is : |
| A. | tremolite asbestos |
| B. | chrysolite abestos |
| C. | amosite absestos |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. amosite absestos | |
| 80. |
Lacquer paints |
| A. | are generally applied on structural steel |
| B. | are less durable as compared to enamel paints |
| C. | consist of resin and nitro-cellulose |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
The rocks formed from molten magma, are called |
| A. | sedimentary rocks |
| B. | igneous rocks |
| C. | metamorphic rocks |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. metamorphic rocks | |
| 82. |
Pick up the metal refractory from the following: |
| A. | Molyblendum |
| B. | Tungsten |
| C. | Zicronium |
| D. | All of these. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
With storage, strength of cement |
| A. | increases |
| B. | decreases |
| C. | remains the same |
| D. | none to these. |
| Answer» C. remains the same | |
| 84. |
The steel used for rails under heavy traffic and on sharp curves, is |
| A. | Nickel steel |
| B. | Chrome steel |
| C. | Magnese steel |
| D. | Vanadium steel. |
| Answer» D. Vanadium steel. | |
| 85. |
Gniess is obtained from |
| A. | igneous rocks |
| B. | metamorphic rocks |
| C. | sedimentary rocks |
| D. | sedimentary metamorphic rocks. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
Pick up the plutonic rock from the following: |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Dolerite |
| C. | Basalt |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» B. Dolerite | |
| 87. |
The portion of the brick without a triangular corner equal to half the width and half the length, is called |
| A. | closer |
| B. | queen closer |
| C. | king closer |
| D. | squint brick. |
| Answer» D. squint brick. | |
| 88. |
The most fire resistant paints are : |
| A. | enamel paints |
| B. | aluminium paints |
| C. | asbestos paints |
| D. | cement paints. |
| Answer» D. cement paints. | |
| 89. |
The silica is used for preparing |
| A. | silica bricks |
| B. | coke oven |
| C. | lining for glass furnaces |
| D. | all of these. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
The operation of removal of impurities or clay adhering to iron ores, is known as |
| A. | dressing |
| B. | calcination |
| C. | roasting |
| D. | smelting. |
| Answer» B. calcination | |
| 91. |
For a 50 kg cement bag water required, is |
| A. | 16.5 litres |
| B. | 18.5 litres |
| C. | 20.5 litres |
| D. | 22.5 litres |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
Pig iron obtained from the furnance which is properly provided with fuel at a very high temperature, is called |
| A. | Bessemer pig |
| B. | Grey or foundry pig |
| C. | White or forge pig |
| D. | Mottled pig |
| Answer» C. White or forge pig | |
| 93. |
The cracks which extend from bark towards the sap wood in the cross section of a tree, are called |
| A. | radial shakes |
| B. | star shakes |
| C. | heart shakes |
| D. | cup shakes. |
| Answer» C. heart shakes | |
| 94. |
The plastics prepared from Vinyl resin are |
| A. | odourless |
| B. | non-toxic |
| C. | transparent |
| D. | all of these. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
Slump test for concrete is carried out, to determine |
| A. | strength |
| B. | durability |
| C. | workability |
| D. | water content. |
| Answer» D. water content. | |
| 96. |
If the ore impurities is |
| A. | clay, lime stone is used as flux |
| B. | lime stone, clay is used as flux |
| C. | quartz, lime stone and argallaceous iron ores are used as flux |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
If P is the percentage of water required for normal consistency, water to be added for determination of initial setting time, is |
| A. | 0.70 P |
| B. | 0.75 P |
| C. | 0.80 P |
| D. | 0.85 P |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
A prime coat is given to steel work with |
| A. | an oxide of iron paint |
| B. | a mixture of white lead and lead paint |
| C. | a special paint |
| D. | cement paint. |
| Answer» C. a special paint | |
| 99. |
Mastic asphalt is normally used for |
| A. | sound insulation |
| B. | water proofing |
| C. | fire proofing |
| D. | none to these. |
| Answer» C. fire proofing | |
| 100. |
The most valuable timber may be obtained from |
| A. | chir |
| B. | shisham |
| C. | sal |
| D. | teak. |
| Answer» E. | |