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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.
| 1. |
The preparation of surface of stone to obtain plain edges or to obtain stones of required size andshape is known as |
| A. | Quarrying of stones |
| B. | Blasting of stones |
| C. | Seasoning of stones |
| D. | Dressing of stones |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
In a rock calcium carbonate predominates. State whether it is: |
| A. | Siliceous rock |
| B. | Argillaceous rock |
| C. | Calcareous rock |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 3. |
The weight of a good quality brick when immersed in water for a period of 16 hours should notexceed the weight of dry brick |
| A. | 20 % |
| B. | 15 % |
| C. | 10 % |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 15 % | |
| 4. |
Generally wooden mounds are made from |
| A. | ply wood |
| B. | shisham wood |
| C. | deodar wood |
| D. | teak wood |
| Answer» C. deodar wood | |
| 5. |
Pick up the volcanic rock from the following |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Dolerite |
| C. | Basalt |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» D. All the above. | |
| 6. |
The compound of Portland cement which contributes strength after two to three years is |
| A. | Tricalcium silicate |
| B. | Di-calcium silicate |
| C. | Tricalcium aluminate |
| D. | Tetra calcium alumina ferrite. |
| Answer» C. Tricalcium aluminate | |
| 7. |
The clay to be used for manufacturing for bricks is dugout and allowed to weather in |
| A. | the monsoon |
| B. | the winter |
| C. | the summer |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. the winter | |
| 8. |
Apiece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and 20 cmin the other direction, is called a |
| A. | Cant |
| B. | Deal |
| C. | Baulk |
| D. | Strip |
| Answer» D. Strip | |
| 9. |
Pig iron obtained from the furnace which is properly provided with fuel at a very hightemperature, is called |
| A. | Bessemer pig |
| B. | Grey or foundry pig |
| C. | White or forge pig |
| D. | Mottled pig |
| Answer» C. White or forge pig | |
| 10. |
Pick up the hypabyssal rock from the following |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Dolerite |
| C. | Basalt |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» C. Basalt | |
| 11. |
Portland cement manufactured from pure white chalk and clay but free from iron-oxide, is knownas |
| A. | Quick setting cement |
| B. | Rapid hardening cement |
| C. | White cement |
| D. | Low heat Portland cement |
| Answer» D. Low heat Portland cement | |
| 12. |
Depending on the chemical composition and mechanical properties, iron classified as |
| A. | cast iron |
| B. | wrought iron |
| C. | steel |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Plywood is made by bonding together thin layers of wood in such a way that the angle betweengrains of any layer to grains of adjacent layers is |
| A. | 0° |
| B. | 30° |
| C. | 45° |
| D. | 90° |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
If water required for 1 bag of cement is 30 litres, the water cement ratio is: |
| A. | 0.40 |
| B. | 0.50 |
| C. | 0.60 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 15. |
Pick up the rock which is not a sedimentary rock from the following: |
| A. | Gravel |
| B. | Sand stone |
| C. | Gypsum |
| D. | Dolerite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The portion of the brick cut across its width and having its length equal to that of a full brick, isknown as |
| A. | Closer |
| B. | Queen closer |
| C. | King closer |
| D. | Prince closer |
| Answer» C. King closer | |
| 17. |
Quick lime is (i) Slow in setting (ii) Rapid in slacking (iii) Good in strength The correct answer is |
| A. | Only (i) |
| B. | Only (ii) |
| C. | Both (i) and (ii) |
| D. | Both (ii) and (iii) |
| Answer» D. Both (ii) and (iii) | |
| 18. |
Pick up the constituent of good brick earth whose excess causes the raw bricks shrink and warpduring drying and burning, from the following: |
| A. | Alumina |
| B. | Lime |
| C. | Iron-oxide |
| D. | Magnesia |
| Answer» B. Lime | |
| 19. |
Granite mainly composed of quartz and feldspar particles, is obtained from |
| A. | Sedimentary rocks |
| B. | Metamorphic rocks |
| C. | Igneous rocks |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 20. |
The maximum quantity of calcium chloride used as an accelerator in cement in percentage byweight of cement is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 21. |
The initial setting time for ordinary Portland cement as per IS specifications should not be lessthan |
| A. | 10 minutes |
| B. | 30 minutes |
| C. | 60 minutes |
| D. | 600 minutes |
| Answer» C. 60 minutes | |
| 22. |
If is the percentage of water required for normal consistency, water to be added fordetermination of initial setting time, is |
| A. | 0.70 P |
| B. | 0.75 P |
| C. | 0.80 P |
| D. | 0.85 P |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The portion of the brick without a triangular corner equal to half the width and half the length, iscalled |
| A. | Closer |
| B. | Queen closer |
| C. | King closer |
| D. | Squint brick |
| Answer» D. Squint brick | |
| 24. |
Rocks formed due to alteration of original structure due to heat and excessive pressure are |
| A. | sedimentary rocks |
| B. | igneous rocks |
| C. | metamorphic rocks |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 25. |
Proper amount of entrained air in concrete results in (i) Better workability (ii) Better resistance to freezing and thawing (iii) Lesser workability (iv) Less resistance to freezing and thawing The correct answer is |
| A. | (i) and (ii) |
| B. | (i) and (iv) |
| C. | (ii) and (iii) |
| D. | (iii) and (iv) |
| Answer» B. (i) and (iv) | |
| 26. |
In brick masonry the bond produced by laying alternate headers and stretchers in each course isknown as |
| A. | English bond |
| B. | Double Flemish bond |
| C. | Zigzag bond |
| D. | Single Flemish bond |
| Answer» C. Zigzag bond | |
| 27. |
Varnish is a transparent or semi-transparent solution of resinous substances in |
| A. | Alcohol |
| B. | Linseed |
| C. | Turpentine |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a relatively shallow depth from the earth'ssurface are called |
| A. | Plutonic rocks |
| B. | Hypabyssal rocks |
| C. | Volcanic rocks |
| D. | Igneous rocks |
| Answer» C. Volcanic rocks | |
| 29. |
Assertion A : Pure lime takes a long time to develop adequate strength.Reason R : Pure lime has slow hardening characteristics. Select your answer according to the coding system given below: |
| A. | Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true and R is not a 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 and R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 30. |
The most fire resistant paints are |
| A. | enamel paints |
| B. | aluminum paints |
| C. | asbestos paints |
| D. | Cement paints. |
| Answer» D. Cement paints. | |
| 31. |
The sequence of refractory materials according to increasing melting points is: |
| A. | Dolomite, Magnesia, Bauxite, Chromites |
| B. | Bauxite, Chromites, Dolomite, Magnesia |
| C. | Magnesia, Bauxite, Dolomite, Chromites |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Magnesia, Bauxite, Dolomite, Chromites | |
| 32. |
The cracks which extend from bark towards the sap wood in the cross section of a tree, are |
| A. | radial shakes |
| B. | star shakes |
| C. | heart shakes |
| D. | cup shakes. |
| Answer» C. heart shakes | |
| 33. |
Name the type of cement from the following for canal linings |
| A. | sulphate resisting cement |
| B. | rapid hardening cement |
| C. | quick setting cement |
| D. | Pozzuolana cement. |
| Answer» B. rapid hardening cement | |
| 34. |
The weight of 1 m3of brick earth, is about |
| A. | 1200 kg |
| B. | 1500 kg |
| C. | 1800 kg |
| D. | 2000 kg. |
| Answer» D. 2000 kg. | |
| 35. |
The cast iron when heated to red heat with powdered red haematite in an oven for increasing itstoughness, is converted to |
| A. | Grey cast iron |
| B. | White cast iron |
| C. | Mottled cast iron |
| D. | Toughed cast iron |
| Answer» D. Toughed cast iron | |
| 36. |
Pick up the plutonic rock from the following |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Dolerite |
| C. | Basalt |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» B. Dolerite | |
| 37. |
The tendency of a stone is, to split along |
| A. | texture |
| B. | fracture |
| C. | cleavage |
| D. | structure |
| Answer» D. structure | |
| 38. |
In a rock calcium carbonate predominates. State whether it is |
| A. | Sillicious rock |
| B. | Argillaceous rock |
| C. | Calcareous rock |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» D. None of these. | |
| 39. |
In stone masonry, stones (stratified rocks) are so placed that the direction of pressure to the planeof bedding is |
| A. | Right angles |
| B. | 45° |
| C. | 60° |
| D. | Parallel |
| Answer» B. 45° | |
| 40. |
For testing compressive and tensile strength of cement, the cement mortar is made by mixingcement and standard sand in the proportions of |
| A. | 1 : 2 |
| B. | 1 : 3 |
| C. | 1 : 4 |
| D. | 1 : 6 |
| Answer» C. 1 : 4 | |
| 41. |
Pick up the constituent of good brick earth whose excess causes the raw bricks shrink andwarp during drying and burning, from the following: |
| A. | Alumina |
| B. | Lime |
| C. | Iron oxide |
| D. | Magnesia. |
| Answer» B. Lime | |
| 42. |
Which of the following represents a metamorphic rock? (i) Slate (ii) Shale (iii) Quartzite The correct answer is |
| A. | Only (iii) |
| B. | Both (i) and (iii) |
| C. | Both (ii) and (iii) |
| D. | All (i), (ii) and (iii) |
| Answer» C. Both (ii) and (iii) | |
| 43. |
The rocks which are formed due to cooling of magma at a relatively shallow depth from theearth's surface are called |
| A. | Plutonic rocks |
| B. | Hypabyssal rocks |
| C. | Volcanic rocks |
| D. | Igneous rocks. |
| Answer» C. Volcanic rocks | |
| 44. |
The melting point of silica is: |
| A. | 1570°C |
| B. | 1630°C |
| C. | 1730°C |
| D. | 1850°C |
| Answer» D. 1850°C | |
| 45. |
1st class brick immersed in water for 24 hours, should not absorb water (by weight) more |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 15% |
| C. | 20% |
| D. | 25% |
| Answer» D. 25% | |
| 46. |
The process of decarbonising the pig iron completely and then adding proper percentage of carbonfor manufacturing steel, is called |
| A. | Cementation process |
| B. | Crucible process |
| C. | Bessemer process |
| D. | Open hearth process |
| Answer» B. Crucible process | |
| 47. |
A piece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and20 cm in the other direction, is called a |
| A. | cant |
| B. | deal |
| C. | baulk |
| D. | strip. |
| Answer» D. strip. | |
| 48. |
A good brick earth should contain |
| A. | about 20% to 30% of alumina |
| B. | about 50% to 60% of silica |
| C. | not more than 5% of lime |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Wrought iron contains carbon up to |
| A. | 0.25% |
| B. | 1.0% |
| C. | 1.5% |
| D. | 2%. |
| Answer» B. 1.0% | |
| 50. |
Study the following statements. (i) Hydraulic lime is suitable for white washing, (ii) Fat lime is suitable for whitewashing, (iii) Hydraulic lime is suitable for making mortar, (iv) Fat lime is suitable for making mortar. The correct answer is |
| A. | (i) and (iv) |
| B. | (ii) and (iii) |
| C. | (i) and (ii) |
| D. | (iii) and (iv) |
| Answer» C. (i) and (ii) | |